2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2019
Team:	Ole Miss Rebels
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Western Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	15
Cbrank:	17
Record:	41–27
Conf Record:	16–14
Head Coach:	Mike Bianco
Hc Year:	19th
Asst Coach1:	Marc MacMillan
Ac1 Year:	4th
Hit Coach:	Mike Clement
Htc Year:	5th
Pitch Coach:	Carl Lafferty
Pc Year:	13th
Stadium:	Swayze Field
Champion:	Oxford Regional champions
Bowl:	Fayetteville Super Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2 vs. Arkansas

The 2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.

Previous season

The Rebels finished 48–17 overall, and 18–12 in the conference. The Rebels tied their school record for wins, won a share of the SEC Western Division Championship, and won the SEC tournament. The Rebels entered the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as the #4 National Seed. The Rebels looked to continue their hot streak as they won the first 2 games of the Oxford Regional. However, the Rebels were upset twice in one day by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to spoil their trip to the Super Regionals.

2018 MLB draft selections

The Rebels had eight players selected in the 2018 MLB draft.^[1] The Rebels also had two signees drafted out of high school.

		1	22	Colorado Rockies
Gunnar Hoglund†	Pitcher	CBA	36	Pittsburgh Pirates
		4	117	Miami Marlins
Brady Feigl	Pitcher	5	143	Oakland Athletics
James McArthur	Pitcher	12	347	Philadelphia Phillies
Dallas Woolfolk	Pitcher	13	383	Oakland Athletics
Ryan Olenek	Pitcher	17	496	San Francisco Giants
Will Golsan		26	786	Colorado Rockies
Parker Caracci	Pitcher	37	1106	Toronto Blue Jays
Kaleb Hill†	Pitcher	39	1183	Cleveland Indians

Players in bold returned to Ole Miss.
†Both Gunnar Hoglund and Kaleb Hill were drafted out of high school, but decided to attend Ole Miss.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Perfect Game)^[2]

2nd Team

• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball)^[3]
• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (D1Baseball)^[4]
• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (NCBWA)^[5]

3rd Team

• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Baseball America) ^[6]
• Thomas Dillard - Outfielder (D1Baseball)
• Ryan Olenek - Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Rebels predicted to finish in second place in the Western Division.^[7]

Media poll (West)
1	LSU	88 (10)
2	Ole Miss	65 (1)
3	Arkansas	59 (1)
4	Auburn	57 (1)
5	Texas A&M	48 (1)
6	Mississippi State	47
7	Alabama	21

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

• Cole Zabowski - First Baseman

2nd Team

• Tyler Keenan - Third Baseman
• Chase Cockrell - Designated Hitter/Utility
• Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher

Schedule and results

2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season (37–25)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Swayze Field SECN+ 8,832 1–0 Feb. 16 Wright State Swayze Field L 5–9 SECN+ 8,802 1–1 Feb. 17 Wright State Swayze Field Cancelled due to weather Feb. 20 Swayze Field SECN+ 7,848 2–1 Feb. 22 Turchin Stadium W 6–4 2,424 3–1 Feb. 23 at Tulane No. 10 Turchin Stadium 2,319 3–2 Feb. 24 at Tulane No. 10 Turchin Stadium W 6–3 2,515 4–2 Feb. 26 No. 10 Swayze Field W 12–6 Connor Green (2–0) David Hussey (0–1) SECN+ 8,414 5–2
March (15–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Swayze Field Will Ethridge (2–0) SECN+ 8,788 6–2 March 2 (1) Long Beach State No. 10 Swayze Field W 7–6 SECN+ 9,449 (DH) 7–2 March 2 (2) Long Beach State No. 10 Swayze Field W 5–3 SECN+ 9,449 (DH) 8–2 No. 10 Swayze Field Max Cioffi (1–0) Aaron Funk (0–1) SECN+ 7,574 9–2 March 6 No. 10 Swayze Field L 2–3 Jake Kuchmaner (1–0) Sam Lanier (2) SECN+ 7,701 9–3 March 8 No. 10 Swayze Field W 15–9 Will Ethridge (3–0) SECN+ 7,844 10–3 March 9 UAB No. 10 Swayze Field W 13–4 Zack Phillips (1–1) Tyler O’Clair (1–1) 8,059 11–3 UAB No. 10 Swayze Field W 2–1 Connor Green (3–0) 8,414 12–3 March 12 No. 9 Louisville, KY L 3–4^10 Michael McAvene (1–0) Connor Green (3–1) 1,196 12–4 March 13 at No. 7 Louisville No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium L 8–10 Adam Elliott (1–1) Houston Roth (1–1) ACCN Extra 1,397 12–5 March 15 No. 9 Swayze Field W 1–0 Will Ethridge (4–0) Sam Finnerty (4–1) Parker Caracci (3) SECN+ 8,507 13–5 1–0 March 16 Alabama No. 9 Swayze Field L 6–8 Deacon Medders (2–1) Doug Nikhazy (1–2) SECN+ 9,016 13–6 1–1 March 17 Alabama No. 9 Swayze Field W 12–2 Gunnar Hoglund (1–0) Wil Freeman (2–1) SECN+ 8,667 14–6 2–1 Swayze Field Jordan Fowler (1–0) Daniel Walsh (0–2) SECN+ 8,987 15–6 March 20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 18 Swayze Field W 25–0^7 Zack Phillips (2–1) Antoine Luster (0–2) SECN+ 8,409 16–6 March 22 No. 18 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO L 1–2 Will Ethridge (4–1) Cameron Dulle (3) 1,086 16–7 2–2 March 23 at Missouri No. 18 Taylor Stadium W 3–0 Doug Nikhazy (2–2) T. J. Sikkema (2–2) Parker Caracci (4) SECN+ 809 17–7 3–2 March 24 at Missouri No. 18 Taylor Stadium L 5–8 Ian Bedell (1–1) Connor Green (3–2) SEC Network 880 17–8 3–3 March 26 at No. 24 AutoZone Park Memphis, TN W 9–6 Tyler Myers (1–0) Drew Hall (1–1) Parker Caracci (5) 1,674 18–8 March 29 No. 24 Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 3–5 Isaiah Campbell (6–0) Will Ethridge (4–2) Matt Cronin (7) 10,251 18–9 3–4 March 30 at No. 8 Arkansas No. 24 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–3 Austin Miller (2–0) Kevin Kopps (1–1) Parker Caracci (6) SEC Network 9,642 19–9 4–4 March 31 at No. 8 Arkansas No. 24 Baum–Walker Stadium W 10–5 Zack Phillips (3–1) Kevin Kopps (1–2) Tyler Myers (1) SECN+ 8,433 20–9 5–4
April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 2 Swayze Field L 6–10 Hunter Davidson (2–1) Max Cioffi (1–1) SECN+ 12,081 20–10 April 5 No. 18 Swayze Field W 12–4 Tyler Myers (2–0) Tommy Mace (5–3) SECN+ 11,026 21–10 6–4 April 6 (1) No. 21 Florida No. 18 Swayze Field W 16–4 Doug Nikhazy (3–2) Tyler Dyson (3–2) SECN+ 10,220 (DH) 22–10 7–4 April 6 (2) No. 21 Florida No. 18 Swayze Field W 12–10 Parker Caracci (1–1) Nolan Crisp (2–1) SECN+ 10,220 (DH) 23–10 8–4 April 9 vs. No. 11 W 11–2 Austin Miller (3–0) Sean Tweedy (5–1) 4,097 24–10 April 12 No. 11 Swayze Field W 8–2 Will Ethridge (5–2) Jimmy Ramsey (2–3) SECN+ 9,491 25–10 9–4 April 14 (1) Kentucky No. 11 Swayze Field L 1–4^7 Mason Hazelwood (2–2) Doug Nikhazy (3–3) Carson Coleman (3) SECN+ 7,978 (DH) 25–11 9–5 April 14 (2) Kentucky No. 11 Swayze Field L 2–4^7 Zack Thompson (3–0) Gunnar Hoglund (1–1) Daniel Harper (1) SECN+ 7,978 (DH) 25–12 9–6 April 16 Memphis No. 15 Swayze Field W 5–2 Zack Phillips (4–1) Danny Denz (1–2) Parker Caracci (7) SECN+ 8,695 26–12 April 18 No. 15 Auburn, AL L 4–7 Richard Fitts (3–2) Will Ethridge (5–3) Cody Greenhill (9) SECN+ 3,409 26–13 9–7 April 19 at Auburn No. 15 Plainsman Park W 5–3 Doug Nikhazy (4–3) Tanner Burns (4–2) Parker Caracci (8) SECN+ 3,100 27–13 10–7 April 20 at Auburn No. 15 Plainsman Park L 5–6^10 Cody Greenhill (1–1) Parker Caracci (1–2) SECN+ 3,614 27–14 10–8 April 23 vs. No. 9 Mississippi State Governor's Cup No. 19 Trustmark Park L 1–8 Trysten Barlow (3–1) Zack Phillips (4–2) 8,638 27–15 April 25 No. 19 Swayze Field W 5–4^11 Parker Caracci (2–2) Joseph Menefee (3–1) SEC Network 7,889 28–15 11–8 April 26 No. 6 Texas A&M No. 19 Swayze Field W 13–3 Doug Nikhazy (5–3) Asa Lacy (6–3) SECN+ 9,884 29–15 12–8 April 27 No. 6 Texas A&M No. 19 Swayze Field W 3–2 Parker Caracci (3–2) Kalich (1–1) SECN+ 9,681 30–15 13–8
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at Southern Miss No. 13 Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS L 3–5 J. C. Keys (2–1) Max Cioffi (1–2) 5,202 30–16 May 3 No. 13 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 3–8 Zack Hess (3–3) Will Ethridge (5–4) SECN+ 11,119 30–17 13–9 May 4 at No. 12 LSU No. 13 Alex Box Stadium W 5–1 Doug Nikhazy (6–3) Eric Walker (4–4) SECN+ 11,409 31–17 14–9 May 5 at No. 12 LSU No. 13 Alex Box Stadium W 19–15^10 Austin Miller (4–0) Devin Fontenot (4–1) 10,671 32–17 15–9 May 10 No. 5 Mississippi State No. 11 Swayze Field L 0–2 Ethan Small (7–1) Will Ethridge (5–5) Jared Liebelt (5) SECN+ 8,797 32–18 15–10 May 11 No. 5 Mississippi State No. 11 Swayze Field L 5–8 Riley Self (2–0) Austin Miller (4–1) Cole Gordon (9) SECN+ 8,967 32–19 15–11 May 12 No. 5 Mississippi State No. 11 Swayze Field L 5–11 Peyton Plumlee (5–3) Gunnar Hoglund (1–2) ESPN2 8,572 32–20 15–12 May 14 at Arkansas State No. 15 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field Jonesboro, AR L 5–6 Noah Stone (2–1) Parker Caracci (3–3) 1,053 32–21 May 16 No. 15 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN L 0–7 Garrett Stallings (8–3) Will Ethridge (5–6) SEC Network 2,310 32–22 15–13 May 17 at Tennessee No. 15 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–7 Redmond Walsh (1–2) Austin Miller (4–2) SECN+ 2,866 32–23 15–14 May 18 at Tennessee No. 15 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–4 Gunnar Hoglund (2–2) Zach Linginfelter (6–5) Ryan Olenek (1) SEC Network 2,718 33–23 16–14
Post-season (7–2)
(4–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record May 21 vs. (10) Missouri (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL W 2–1 Will Ethridge (6–6) Cantleberry Ryan Olenek (2) SEC Network 4,135 34–23 1–0 May 22 vs. (2) Arkansas (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 3–5 Kevin Kopps (6–3) Zack Phillips (4–3) Matt Cronin (11) SEC Network 5,264 34–24 1–1 May 23 vs. (6) Texas A&M (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 1–0 Doug Nikhazy (7–3) Miller (4–2) Parker Caracci (9) SEC Network ` 35–24 2–1 May 24 vs. (2) Arkansas (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 3–2 Austin Miller (5–2) Zebulon Vermillion (4–1) Parker Caracci (10) SEC Network 36–24 3–1 May 25 (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 5–3 Max Cioffi (2–2) Tony Locey (10–2) Parker Caracci (11) SEC Network 37–24 4–1 May 26 (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 10–11 Brown (3–1) Austin Miller (5–3) ESPN2 10,487 37–25 4–2 (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/National Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 31 (1) No. 12 Swayze Field W 16–2 Will Ethridge (7–6) Garrett Farmer (5–2) 9,810 38–25 1–0 June 1 (1) No. 12 Swayze Field W 6–1 Doug Nikhazy (8–3) Mat Clark (9–3) ESPNU 10,037 39–25 2–0 June 2 (4) Jacksonville State (1) No. 12 Swayze Field W 19–4 Gunnar Hoglund (3–2) Trey Fortner (2–6) ESPN3 9,505 40–25 3–0 (0–0) Date Opponent National Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 8 at (5) Arkansas (12) Baum–Walker Stadium L 2–11 Isaiah Campbell (12–1) Will Ethridge (7–7) 11,350 40–26 3–1 June 9 at (5) Arkansas (12) Baum–Walker Stadium W 13–5 Doug Nikhazy (9–3) Connor Noland (3–5) Houston Roth (1) ESPNU 11,383 41–26 4–1 June 10 at (5) Arkansas (12) Baum–Walker Stadium L 1–14 Cody Scroggins (3–0) Gunnar Hoglund (3–3) ESPN2 11,095 41–27 4–2
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled Bold = Ole Miss team member

Schedule Source:^[8] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Oxford Regional

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Fayetteville Super Regional

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Award watch lists

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Cooper Johnson	Buster Posey Award Watch List	April 3, 2019	^[9]
Grae Kessinger	Brooks Wallace Award Finalist	May 30, 2019	^[10]

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Thomas Dillard	SEC Player of the Week	February 25, 2019	^[11]
Thomas Dillard	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	February 25, 2019	^[12]
Thomas Dillard	Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week	February 26, 2019	^[13]
Thomas Dillard	NCBWA National Hitter of the Week	February 26, 2019	^[14]
Ryan Olenek	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	March 4, 2019	^[15]
Doug Nikhazy	SEC Freshman of the Week	April 8, 2019	^[16]
Doug Nikhazy	SEC Freshman of the Week	April 29, 2019	^[17]
Cooper Johnson	SEC Player of the Week	May 6, 2019	^[18]

All-SEC Awards

All Conference Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Grae Kessinger	First-team All-SEC, SS	May 20, 2019	^[19]
Cooper Johnson	Second-team All-SEC, C	May 20, 2019
Doug Nikhazy	Freshman All-SEC, SP	May 20, 2019
Cooper Johnson	SEC All-Defensive, C	May 20, 2019

All-American Awards

All American Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Grae Kessinger	Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American, SS	May 30, 2019	^[20]
Doug Nikhazy	Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP	June 5, 2019	^[21]
Kevin Graham	Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, DH	June 5, 2019

2019 MLB draft

		2	68	Houston Astros
Will Ethridge		5	159	Colorado Rockies
		5	163	Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Johnson	Catcher	6	172	Detroit Tigers
Parker Caracci	Pitcher	21	627	Toronto Blue Jays
Cole Zabowski		22	652	Detroit Tigers
Zack Phillips	Pitcher	27	799	Kansas City Royals
Houston Roth	Pitcher	29	858	Baltimore Orioles

Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Four Taken for Baseball on Final Day of 2018 MLB Draft . Ole Miss Athletics . January 23, 2019.
2. News: College Preseason All-Americans . Perfect Game . Mike. Rooney. Patrick . Ebert. January 8, 2019 . January 8, 2019.
3. News: Collegiate Baseball 2019 All-Americans . Collegiate Baseball Newspaper . December 17, 2018 . January 8, 2019.
4. News: 2019 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans . D1Baseball . January 21, 2019 . January 21, 2019.
5. News: NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2019 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM . . February 5, 2019 . February 5, 2019.
6. News: 2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans . . Teddy. Cahill. Carlos . Collazo. January 28, 2019 . January 28, 2019.
7. Web site: Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship.
8. Baseball Announces 2019 Schedule. University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. September 19, 2018. January 8, 2019.
9. Web site: Cooper Johnson Named to Buster Posey Award Watch List. April 3, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
10. Web site: Grae Kessinger Named Brooks Wallace Award Finalist. May 30, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
11. Web site: Thomas Dillard Wins SEC Player of the Week. February 25, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
12. Web site: Thomas Dillard Named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball. February 25, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
13. Web site: Thomas Dillard Wins Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week. February 26, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
14. Web site: NCBWA Names Thomas Dillard National Hitter of the Week. February 26, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
15. Web site: Ryan Olenek Named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. March 4, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
16. Web site: Doug Nikhazy Named SEC Freshman of the Week. April 8, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
17. Web site: Doug Nikhazy Nabs Second SEC Freshman of the Week Honor. April 29, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
18. Web site: Cooper Johnson Named SEC Player of the Week. May 6, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
19. Web site: Three Earn All-SEC Honors for Ole Miss Baseball. May 20, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
20. Web site: Grae Kessinger Earns All-American Honors from Collegiate Baseball. May 30, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. May 31, 2019.
21. Web site: Nikhazy and Graham Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans. June 5, 2019. Ole Miss Athletics. June 5, 2019.