1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

The 1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Jake Gibbs in his 1st year as head coach at Ole Miss.

1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion SEC Champion District III champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
CB	No. 8
Record	28–16 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jake Gibbs (1st season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field

1972 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y	13	–	3	–	0		.813			35	–	15	–	1		.696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	6	–	0		.538			19	–	14	–	0		.576
Auburn  ‍‍‍	7	–	6	–	0		.538			18	–	17	–	0		.514
Florida  ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0		.500			23	–	21	–	0		.523
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			16	–	10	–	1		.611
Georgia  ‍‍‍	4	–	12	–	0		.250			12	–	22	–	0		.353
Western Division
No. 8 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y	15	–	3	–	0		.833			28	–	16	–	0		.636
Alabama  ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0		.389			21	–	14	–	1		.597
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0		.389			24	–	16	–	0		.600
LSU  ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0		.389			21	–	21	–	0		.500
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1972 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Rebels won the District III Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns. They would not make it to the College World Series again until 2014.

Roster

1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town Larry Anthony / — — Bobby Berry / — — INF Steve Dillard R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Saltillo, Mississippi Don Farrar / — — P Barry Gaddis / — — OF Paul Husband R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jackson, Mississippi Bob Knight / — — Hank List / — — Dan McLeod / — — Hugh McLeod / — — Kevin McMahon / — — Byron Meaut / — — Jamie Morris / — — Herb Nappier / — — Joe Nichols / — — RHP Mike Park R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr P Jim Pittman / — — So Bill Rogers / — — Rodney Siedell / — — Bobby Spaulding / — — C Dennis Starr R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Memphis, Tennessee Glenn Terry / — — Fr OF Norris Weese / — — Sr Practice Team Players: / — — Lynn Tramel / — — Kent Doyle / — — Brant Beene / — — Frank D'Orsie / — — Danny Gaither / — — Jimmy Sanders / — —	Head coach Jake Gibbs Assistant coach(es) Larry Williams Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (7–6) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 1 March 10 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–7 1–0 – 2 March 10 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 10–5 2–0 – 3 March 11 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–8 2–1 – 4 March 11 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–10 2–2 – 5 March 17 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 9–1 3–2 – 6 March 18 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 3–2 4–2 – 7 March 19 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 1–7 4–3 – 8 March 19 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 0–6 4–4 – 9 March 20 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 4–8 4–5 – 10 March 24 Southern Mississippi Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–3 5–5 – 11 March 24 Southern Mississippi Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 0–3 5–6 – 12 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 2–1 6–6 1–0 13 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–2 7–6 2–0
Postseason
April (13–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 14 April 1 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 8–6 3–0 15 April 7 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–6 9–6 4–0 16 April 7 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–1 10–6 5–0 17 April 8 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–2 10–7 5–1 18 April 14 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–2 11–7 6–1 19 April 14 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–3 12–7 7–1 20 April 15 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–3 13–7 8–1 21 April 17 Memphis State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–3 14–7 8–1 22 April 19 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee 8–14 14–8 8–1 23 April 21 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 15–8 9–1 24 April 21 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–3 16–8 10–1 25 April 22 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–6 17–8 11–1 26 April 24 Memphis State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–8 17–9 11–1 27 April 25 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee 7–8 17–10 11–1 28 April 28 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 2–1 18–10 12–1 29 April 28 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 19–10 13–1 30 April 29 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 20–10 14–1
May (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 31 May 1 at Delta State Unknown • Cleveland, Mississippi 1–4 21–10 14–1 32 May 5 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3–4 21–11 14–2 33 May 5 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 7–4 22–11 15–3 34 May 6 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3–7 22–12 15–3
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 35 May 10 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 5–3 23–12 15–3 36 May 13 Vanderbilt Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–4 24–12 15–3
NCAA District III Playoff (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 37 June vs Jacksonville Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 9–3 25–12 15–3 38 June 2 vs Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 3–9 25–13 15–3 39 June vs Florida State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 8–3 26–13 15–3 40 June vs Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 9–0 27–13 15–3 41 June vs South Alabama Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 8–4 28–13 15–3 42 June vs South Alabama Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 12–1 29–13 15–3
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 43 June 9 vs Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–8 29–14 15–3 44 June 10 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–9 29–15 15–3

Awards and honors

Steve Dillard

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division
• Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• All District III

Barry Gaddis

• All-SEC Western Division

Paul Husband

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division
• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-American Worth
• All District III

Jim Pittman

• All-SEC

Dennis Starr

• All-SEC Western Division

Norris Weese

• All-SEC Western Division