2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
American college baseball season
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.
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: 48–21[ 3]
Regular season (40–16)
February (9–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
Feb 14
@ Stetson
No. 30
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
W 7–0
Ellis (1–0)
Schluter (0–1)
None
932
1–0
—
Feb 15
@ Stetson
No. 30
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
W 11–1
Trent (1–0)
Perez (0–1)
None
975
2–0
—
Feb 16
@ Stetson
No. 30
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
W 8–2
Smith (1–0)
Powers (0–1)
None
845
3–0
—
Feb 19
Tennessee–Martin
No. 27
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 6–0
Waguespack (1–0)
Boshers (0–1)
None
6,960
4–0
—
Feb 21
Georgia State
No. 27
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 3–0
Ellis (2–0)
Bates (0–1)
None
9,042
5–0
—
Feb 22
Georgia State
No. 27
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 9–1
Trent (2–0)
Fessler (0–1)
None
9,157
6–0
—
Feb 23
Georgia State
No. 27
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 4–6
Rose (1–0)
Bickel (0–1)
None
7,164
6–1
—
Feb 25
Louisiana–Monroe
No. 25
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 5–4
Short (1–0)
Bray (1–1)
None
6,089
7–1
—
Feb 26
Louisiana–Monroe
No. 25
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 4–3
Bickel (1–1)
Taylor (0–1)
None
5,657
8–1
—
Feb 28
UCF
No. 25
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 4–313
Bickel (2–1)
Thomas (1–2)
None
5,903
9–1
—
March (12–7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
Mar 1
UCF
No. 25
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 5–410
Short (2–0)
Thompson (0–1)
None
8,239
10–1
—
Mar 2
UCF
No. 25
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 9–2
Smith (2–0)
Howell (0–1)
None
6,035
11–1
—
Mar 5
Memphis
No. 18
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 1–4
Wallingford (3–0)
Massie (0–1)
Blackwood (3)
6,629
11–2
—
Mar 7
Arkansas–Little Rock
No. 18
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 2–110
Laxer (1–0)
Harbin (2–1)
None
6,579
12–2
—
Mar 8
Arkansas–Little Rock
No. 18
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 11–5
Greenwood (1–0)
Schlechte (1–1)
None
7,242
13–2
—
Mar 9
Arkansas–Little Rock
No. 18
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 11–1
Smith (3–0)
Allen (1–1)
None
6,234
14–2
—
Mar 11
@ SE Louisiana
No. 16
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
@ SE Louisiana
No. 16
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 8–3
Bickel (3–1)
Pickett (0–1)
None
1,375
16–2
—
Mar 14
@ No. 1 South Carolina
No. 16
Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
W 6–4
Ellis (3–0)
Montgomery (3–1)
Laxer (1)
7,859
17–2
1–0
Mar 15
@ No. 1 South Carolina
No. 16
Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
L 4–510
Seddon (1–0)
Denny (0–1)
None
7,835
17–3
1–1
Mar 15
@ No. 1 South Carolina
No. 16
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
No. 16
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 4–3
Weathersby (1–0)
Kibler (0–1)
Laxer (2)
6,716
18–4
—
Mar 21
Missouri
No. 16
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 4–3
Ellis (4–0)
Miles (2–2)
Laxer (3)
9,651
19–4
2–2
Mar 22
Missouri
No. 16
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 7–1
Trent (3–0)
Fairbanks (2–2)
Greenwood (1)
8,149
20–4
3–2
Mar 23
Missouri
No. 16
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 8–3
Short (3–0)
Steele (0–3)
None
6,918
21–4
4–2
Mar 25
Southern Miss
No. 12
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 3–5
Glasshof (2–2)
Massie (1–2)
Roney (7)
3,043
21–5
—
Mar 28
@ Alabama
No. 12
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
No. 12
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 5–610
Bramblett (2–0)
Short (3–1)
None
4,001
21–7
4–4
Mar 30
@ Alabama
No. 12
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 1–3
Keller (5–1)
Smith (3–2)
None
3,575
21–8
4–5
April (12–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
Apr 2
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
No. 20
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 11–1
Anderson (1–0)
Schwartz (2–4)
None
6,783
22–8
—
Apr 4
No. 27 Auburn
No. 20
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 8–513
Laxer (2–0)
Wade (3–1)
None
9,187
23–8
5–5
Apr 5
No. 27 Auburn
No. 20
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 6–0
Trent (4–0)
Thompson (5–1)
None
24–8
6–5
Apr 5
No. 27 Auburn
No. 20
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
No. 17
FedExPark • Memphis, TN
W 9–1
Massie (2–2)
Garner (0–3)
None
1,637
26–8
—
Apr 9
Murray State
No. 17
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 8–5
Denny (1–1)
Finch (3–3)
Short (2)
6,553
27–8
—
Apr 11
@ No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 17
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
W 6–1
Ellis (5–0)
Mitchell (5–3)
Short (3)
13,244
28–8
8–5
Apr 12
@ No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 17
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
L 5–610
Tatum (1–0)
Laxer (2–1)
None
15,586
28–9
8–6
Apr 13
@ No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 17
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
W 12–2
Smith (5–2)
Bracewell (2–3)
Massie (1)
10,371
29–9
9–6
Apr 17
No. 14 LSU
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 3–413
Bugg (2–1)
Laxer (2–2)
McCune (2)
9.861
29–10
9–7
Apr 18
No. 14 LSU
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 5–1
Trent (5–0)
Poche (6–3)
None
10,061
30–10
10–7
Apr 19
No. 14 LSU
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 0–2
Devall (1–0)
Smith (5–3)
McCune (3)
9,741
30–11
10–8
Apr 22
vs. No. 20 Mississippi State
No. 12
Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS
L 3–8
Tatum (2–0)
Tarkington (0–1)
None
8,496
30–12
—
Apr 25
@ No. 21 Kentucky
No. 12
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY
W 12–4
Ellis (6–0)
Reed (7–2)
None
2,247
31–12
11–8
Apr 26
@ No. 21 Kentucky
No. 12
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY
W 18–5
Trent (6–0)
Dwyer (5–2)
Weathersby (1)
2,474
32–12
12–8
Apr 27
@ No. 21 Kentucky
No. 12
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
No. 10
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 6–7
Roney (1–0)
Short (3–2)
None
7,655
33–13
—
May (7–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
May 2
Arkansas
No. 10
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 3–2
Ellis (7–0)
Killian (2–8)
Greenwood (2)
9,224
34–13
14–8
May 3
Arkansas
No. 10
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 7–4
Trent (7–0)
Beeks (5–4)
Laxer (5)
9,416
35–13
15–8
May 4
Arkansas
No. 10
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 1–11
Oliver (6–4)
Smith (5–4)
None
7,121
35–14
15–9
May 9
Georgia
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 12–2
Ellis (8–0)
Lawlor (4–5)
None
7,781
36–14
16–9
May 10
Georgia
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
L 0–2
Tyler (5–4)
Greenwood (1–1)
None
8,158
36–15
16–10
May 11
Georgia
No. 13
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 2–110
Massie (4–2)
Cheek (5–5)
None
7,338
37–15
17–10
May 13
@ Arkansas State
No. 13
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
No. 13
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
No. 13
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
No. 13
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 (8–5)
SEC Tournament (1–2)
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SECT Record
May 21
vs. (7) No. 23 Arkansas
(2) No. 13
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
L 1–2
Oliver (8–4)
Ellis (9–1)
Stone (2)
5,941
40–17
0–1
May 22
vs. (6) No. 18 Vanderbilt
(2) No. 13
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
W 7–2
Greenwood (2–1)
Beede (7–7)
None
41–17
1–1
May 20
vs. (7) No. 23 Arkansas
(2) No. 13
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
L 7–8
Gunn (4–2)
Short (3–3)
Stone (3)
41–18
1–2
NCAA tournament: Oxford Regional (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
May 30
(4) Jacksonville State
(1) No. 14
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 12–2
Ellis (10–1)
Fowler (7–8)
None
10,394
42–18
1–0
May 31
(2) No. 13 Washington
(1) No. 14
Swayze Field • Oxford, MS
W 2–1
Trent (9–0)
Brigham (7–4)
Greenwood (4)
9,599
43–18
2–0
June 1
(2) No. 13 Washington
(1) No. 14
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 (2–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
June 6
(6) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 6
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) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 6
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) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 6
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 (2–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
CWS record
June 15
(3) No. 1 Virginia
No. 4
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
L 1–2
Lewicki (7–1)
Greenwood (3–2)
None
23,393
46–20
0–1
June 17
No. 7 Texas Tech
No. 4
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
W 2–1
Weathersby (4–1)
Smith (8–3)
None
18,828
47–20
1–1
June 19
(7) No. 2 TCU
No. 4
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
W 6–4
Laxer (3–2)
Kipper (8–3)
Greenwood (5)
25,783
48–20
2–1
June 21
(3) No. 1 Virginia
No. 4
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
L 1–4
Sborz (6–4)
Ellis (10–3)
Howard (20)
22,924
48–21
2–2
Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2014 SEC baseball game results
Team
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
ALA
15–14
1–2
2–1
0–3
.
2–1
1–1
1–2
.
3–0
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
ALA
W5
5–4
1–1
ARK
16–14
2–1
1–2
1–2
.
.
1–2
1–2
3–0
1–2
2–1
.
2–1
2–1
ARK
W4
5–5
1–0
AUB
10–20
1–2
2–1
.
.
1–2
0–3
0–3
1–2
0–3
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
AUB
W7
3–7
0–3
FLA
21–9
3–0
2–1
.
3–0
1–2
3–0
.
3–0
.
2–1
2–1
1–2
1–2
FLA
E1
7–3
4–0
UGA
11–18
.
.
.
0–3
1–2
0–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
2–1
2–1
2–1
0–3
UGA
E6
4–6
0–2
KEN
14–16
1–2
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
.
.
1–2
0–3
2–1
1–2
2–1
1–2
KEN
E4
5–5
0–1
LSU
17–11
1–1
2–1
3–0
0–3
2–0
.
3–0
.
2–1
.
2–1
1–2
1–2
LSU
W2
6–3
2–1
MSU
18–12
2–1
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
.
0–3
3–0
1–2
.
2–1
1–2
2–1
MSU
W3
7–3
2–1
MIZZ
6–24
.
0–3
2–1
0–3
1–2
2–1
.
0–3
0–3
0–3
1–2
.
0–3
MIZZ
E7
2–8
0–6
MISS
19–11
0–3
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
3–0
1–2
2–1
3–0
1–2
.
2–1
.
MISS
W1
7–3
3–1
SCAR
18–12
2–1
1–2
2–1
1–2
1–2
1–2
.
.
3–0
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
SCAR
E2
6–4
2–0
TENN
12–18
1–2
.
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
1–2
2–1
.
0–3
.
2–1
TENN
E5
3–7
0–1
TAMU
14–16
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
1–2
.
.
2–1
TAMU
W6
4–6
0–0
VAN
17–13
.
1–2
.
2–1
3–0
2–1
2–1
1–2
3–0
.
1–2
1–2
1–2
VAN
E3
5–5
2–0
Team
W–L
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
SW
Updated for entire regular season. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.
Ranking Movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' — —* 15 12 14 9 16 13 10 13 16 14 14 14 17 Baseball America — — — 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 †— 26 24 17 14 15 12 18 14 12 18 15 16 16 16 17 8
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A 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
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics