2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

The 2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi, familiarly known as Ole Miss, in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Bianco, and played their home games in Oxford at Swayze Field, adjacent to campus. They compete in the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, and won their division in 2014.

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion Oxford Regional champion Lafayette Super Regional champion
College World Series, T-3rd Place
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
2014 record	46–19 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (14th season)
Assistant coach	Stephen Head (1st season)
Hitting coach	Cliff Godwin (4th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (8th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			40	–	23	–	0		.635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			44	–	18	–	0		.710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			51	–	21	–	0		.708
Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			37	–	25	–	0		.597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	1		.383			26	–	29	–	1		.473
Missouri  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			48	–	21	–	0		.696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	11	–	1		.603			46	–	16	–	1		.738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	24	–	0		.619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	25	–	0		.615
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14	–	0		.517			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	26	–	0		.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			28	–	28	–	0		.500
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Rebels hosted an NCAA regional and defeated the #13 Washington Huskies twice in one-run games to finish undefeated. In the Super Regional at Louisiana-Lafayette, Ole Miss won in three games to advance to the College World Series, their first since 1972. The Rebels reached the semifinals and lost twice to Virginia. Ole Miss lost their opener by a run, then eliminated Texas Tech and TCU to reach the semifinals, but fell again to Virginia.

Personnel

Roster

2014 Ole Miss Rebels roster[1]
	Pitchers 2 – Jacob Waguespack – Sophomore 10 – Chris Ellis – Junior 16 – Matt Denny – Sophomore 20 – Josh Laxer – Junior 21 – Hawtin Buchanan – Junior 29 – Sam Smith – Junior 31 – Cheyne Bickel – Freshman 32 – Austin Blunt – Senior 35 – Jeremy Massie – Senior 38 – Wyatt Short – Freshman 40 – Scott Weathersby – Junior 41 – Preston Tarkington – Sophomore 44 – Aaron Greenwood – Senior 45 – Scott Ashford – Senior 47 – Christian Trent – Sophomore 55 – Evan Anderson – Freshman 65 – Gary Henry- Freshman	Catchers 13 – Austin Knight – Junior 22 – Henri Lartigue – Freshman 30 – Will Allen – Senior 42 – Holt Perdzock – Sophomore Infielders 1 – Preston Overbey – Senior 6 – Errol Robinson – Freshman 7 – Dalton Dulin – Freshman 8 – Austin Anderson – Senior 17 – Kyle Toth – Junior 24 – Sikes Orvis – Junior 25 – Colby Bortles – Freshman 28 – Brantley Bell – Freshman 36 – John Gatlin – Senior		Outfielders 4 – Will Jamison – Junior 9 – Auston Bousfield – Junior 11 – Braxton Lee – Junior 12 – J. B. Woodman – Freshman 14 – Cameron Dishon – Sophomore 19 – Peyton Attaway – Freshman

Coaches

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball coaching staff[2]
5 – Mike Bianco – Head Coach 23 – Cliff Godwin – Assistant Coach 15 – Carl Lafferty – Assistant Coach 18 – Stephen Head – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule

2014 Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Feb 14 @ Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL W 7–0 Ellis (1–0) Schluter (0–1) None 932 1–0 Feb 15 @ Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL W 11–1 Trent (1–0) Perez (0–1) None 975 2–0 Feb 16 @ Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL W 8–2 Smith (1–0) Powers (0–1) None 845 3–0 Feb 19 Tennessee–Martin Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 6–0 Waguespack (1–0) Boshers (0–1) None 6,960 4–0 Feb 21 Georgia State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 3–0 Ellis (2–0) Bates (0–1) None 9,042 5–0 Feb 22 Georgia State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 9–1 Trent (2–0) Fessler (0–1) None 9,157 6–0 Feb 23 Georgia State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 4–6 Rose (1–0) Bickel (0–1) None 7,164 6–1 Feb 25 Louisiana–Monroe Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–4 Short (1–0) Bray (1–1) None 6,089 7–1 Feb 26 Louisiana–Monroe Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Bickel (1–1) Taylor (0–1) None 5,657 8–1 Feb 28 UCF Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3^13 Bickel (2–1) Thomas (1–2) None 5,903 9–1
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 UCF Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–4^10 Short (2–0) Thompson (0–1) None 8,239 10–1 Mar 2 UCF Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 9–2 Smith (2–0) Howell (0–1) None 6,035 11–1 Mar 5 Memphis Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 1–4 Wallingford (3–0) Massie (0–1) Blackwood (3) 6,629 11–2 Mar 7 Arkansas–Little Rock Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–1^10 Laxer (1–0) Harbin (2–1) None 6,579 12–2 Mar 8 Arkansas–Little Rock Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–5 Greenwood (1–0) Schlechte (1–1) None 7,242 13–2 Mar 9 Arkansas–Little Rock Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–1 Smith (3–0) Allen (1–1) None 6,234 14–2 Mar 11 @ Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 2–1 Massie (1–1) Kennel (1–2) Short (1) 1,415 15–2 Mar 12 @ Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 8–3 Bickel (3–1) Pickett (0–1) None 1,375 16–2 Mar 14 @ South Carolina Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC W 6–4 Ellis (3–0) Montgomery (3–1) Laxer (1) 7,859 17–2 1–0 Mar 15 @ South Carolina Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC L 4–5^10 Seddon (1–0) Denny (0–1) None 7,835 17–3 1–1 Mar 15 @ South Carolina Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC L 1–3 Crowe (4–0) Smith (3–1) Seddon (6) 7,349 17–4 1–2 Mar 19 Arkansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Weathersby (1–0) Kibler (0–1) Laxer (2) 6,716 18–4 Mar 21 Missouri Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Ellis (4–0) Miles (2–2) Laxer (3) 9,651 19–4 2–2 Mar 22 Missouri Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–1 Trent (3–0) Fairbanks (2–2) Greenwood (1) 8,149 20–4 3–2 Mar 23 Missouri Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–3 Short (3–0) Steele (0–3) None 6,918 21–4 4–2 Mar 25 Southern Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 3–5 Glasshof (2–2) Massie (1–2) Roney (7) 3,043 21–5 Mar 28 @ Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 6–7 Turnbull (3–1) Weathersby (1–1) Burrows (2) 3,302 21–6 4–3 Mar 29 @ Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 5–6^10 Bramblett (2–0) Short (3–1) None 4,001 21–7 4–4 Mar 30 @ Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 1–3 Keller (5–1) Smith (3–2) None 3,575 21–8 4–5
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–1 Anderson (1–0) Schwartz (2–4) None 6,783 22–8 Apr 4 Auburn Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–5^13 Laxer (2–0) Wade (3–1) None 9,187 23–8 5–5 Apr 5 Auburn Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 6–0 Trent (4–0) Thompson (5–1) None 24–8 6–5 Apr 5 Auburn Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–1 Smith (4–2) O'Neal (2–3) Laxer (4) 10,523 25–8 7–5 Apr 8 @ Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 9–1 Massie (2–2) Garner (0–3) None 1,637 26–8 Apr 9 Murray State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–5 Denny (1–1) Finch (3–3) Short (2) 6,553 27–8 Apr 11 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS W 6–1 Ellis (5–0) Mitchell (5–3) Short (3) 13,244 18–8 8–5 Apr 12 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS L 5–6^10 Tatum (1–0) Laxer (2–1) None 15,586 28–9 8–6 Apr 13 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS W 12–2 Smith (5–2) Bracewell (2–3) Massie (1) 10,371 29–9 9–6 Apr 17 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 3–4^13 Bugg (2–1) Laxer (2–2) McCune (2) 9.861 29–10 9–7 Apr 18 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–1 Trent (5–0) Poche (6–3) None 10,061 30–10 10–7 Apr 19 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 0–2 Devall (1–0) Smith (5–3) McCune (3) 9,741 30–11 10–8 Apr 22 vs. Mississippi State Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS L 3–8 Tatum (2–0) Tarkington (0–1) None 8,496 30–12 Apr 25 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 12–4 Ellis (6–0) Reed (7–2) None 2,247 31–12 11–8 Apr 26 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 18–5 Trent (6–0) Dwyer (5–2) Weathersby (1) 2,474 32–12 12–8 Apr 27 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–6 Massie (3–2) Salow (2–2) None 2,380 33–12 13–8 Apr 30 Southern Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 6–7 Roney (1–0) Short (3–2) None 7,655 33–13
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 2 Arkansas Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 3–2 Ellis (7–0) Killian (2–8) Greenwood (2) 9,224 34–13 14–8 May 3 Arkansas Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–4 Trent (7–0) Beeks (5–4) Laxer (5) 9,416 35–13 15–8 May 4 Arkansas Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 1–11 Oliver (6–4) Smith (5–4) None 7,121 35–14 15–9 May 9 Georgia Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 12–2 Ellis (8–0) Lawlor (4–5) None 7,781 36–14 16–9 May 10 Georgia Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 0–2 Tyler (5–4) Greenwood (1–1) None 8,158 36–15 16–10 May 11 Georgia Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–1^10 Massie (4–2) Cheek (5–5) None 7,338 37–15 17–10 May 13 @ Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 16–9 Anderson (2–0) Gaines (4–1) None 1,134 38–15 May 15 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–4 Ellis (9–0) Mengden (4–7) Greenwood (3) 3,797 39–15 18–10 May 16 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–2 Trent (8–0) Long (6–2) Weathersby (2) 4,595 40–15 19–10 May 17 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 6–9 Minter (2–0) Massie (4–3) None 5,474 40–16 19–11
Post-Season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 21 (7) #23 Arkansas Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 1–2 Oliver (8–4) Ellis (9–1) Stone (2) 5,941 40–17 0–1 May 22 (6) #18 Vanderbilt Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 7–2 Greenwood (2–1) Beede (7–7) None 41–17 1–1 May 20 (7) #23 Arkansas Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 7–8 Gunn (4–2) Short (3–3) Stone (3) 41–18 1–2
NCAA Tournament: Oxford Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 30 (4) Jacksonville State Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 12–2 Ellis (10–1) Fowler (7–8) None 10,394 42–18 1–0 May 31 (2) #13 Washington Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–1 Trent (9–0) Brigham (7–4) Greenwood (4) 9,599 43–18 2–0 June 1 (2) #13 Washington Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 3–2 Weathersby (2–1) Nesbitt (0–1) None 9,396 44–18 3–0
NCAA Tournament: Lafayette Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 6 (6) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5–9 Robichaux (8–3) Ellis (10–2) None 4,278 44–19 3–1 June 7 (6) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5–2 Greenwood (3–1) Baranik (11–2) None 4,294 45–19 4–1 June 8 #(6) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10–4 Weathersby (3–1) Boutte (9–1) Laxer (6) 4,295 46–19 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 15 #1 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–2 Lewicki (7–1) Greenwood (3–2) None 23,393 46–20 0–1 June 17 #7 Texas Tech TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 2–1 Weathersby (4–1) Smith (8–3) None 18,828 47–20 1–1 June 19 #2 TCU TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–4 Laxer (3–2) Kipper (8–3) Greenwood (5) 25,783 48–20 2–1 June 21 #1 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 Sborz (6–4) Ellis (10–3) Howard (20) 22,924 48–21 2–2

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	NR	NR*	NR*	15	12	14	9	16	13	10	13	16	14	14	14	17
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	25	21	20	13	23	19	13	16	11	11	11	10	12
Collegiate Baseball^	30	27	25	18	16	16	12	20	17	13	12	10	13	13	13	14	6	4
NCBWA†	NR	26	24	17	14	15	12	18	14	12	18	15	16	16	16	17	8
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "Official Baseball Roster". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
2. "Baseball Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
3. "2013–2014 Schedule". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 14, 2014.