2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team


The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.

2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record43–19 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarc MacMillan (1st season)
Hitting coachMike Clement (2nd season)
Pitching coachCarl Lafferty (10th season)
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20 9 0   .690 46 18 0   .719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 10 0   .655 52 16 0   .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 43 19 0   .694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 32 25 0   .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 27 30 0   .474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 29 28 0   .509
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 26 30 0   .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State x‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 44 18 1   .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 49 16 0   .754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 45 21 0   .682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 43 19 0   .694
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 32 26 0   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 23 33 0   .411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 26 29 0   .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season edit

In 2015, the Rebels finished 30–28 overall and 15–14 in conference play. Despite entering the postseason with high hopes, the Rebels lost their only game of the SEC tournament and lost two straight in the Los Angeles Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament to finish the season.

2015 MLB Draft Selections edit

Four Rebels were selected in the 2015 MLB draft, along with two incoming players who chose to join the team.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Scott Weathersby Pitcher 10 298 Houston Astros
Sikes Orvis First baseman 17 502 Chicago White Sox
Brady Bramlett Pitcher 22 668 Oakland Athletics
Chad Smith† Pitcher 23 694 Cleveland Indians
Christian Trent Pitcher 24 721 Milwaukee Brewers
Andy Pagnozzi† Pitcher 36 1067 Colorado Rockies

Players in bold returned to Ole Miss.
†Chad Smith and Andy Pagnozzi were drafted out of community college and high school, respectively, but decided to attend Ole Miss.

Preseason edit

Preseason All-American teams edit

1st Team

  • Errol Robinson – Shortstop (D1Baseball)[1]
  • Errol Robinson – Shortstop (Baseball America)[2]

SEC Media poll edit

The pre-season SEC media poll of February 19, 2016 saw Ole Miss predicted to finish in fifth place in the Western Division.[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted Finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 Texas A&M 85 (8)
2 LSU 79 (5)
3 Arkansas 65
4 Mississippi State 49 (1)
5 Ole Miss 46
6 Auburn 33
7 Alabama 28

Preseason All-SEC teams edit

2nd Team

  • Errol Robinson – Shortstop

Roster edit

2016 Ole Miss Rebels roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Chad SmithJunior
  • 10 – David Parkinson – Sophomore
  • 16 – Matt Denny – Senior
  • 17 – Will Stokes – Sophomore
  • 18 – Connor Green – Freshman
  • 19 – Andy Pagnozzi – Freshman
  • 21 – Brady Bramlett –   Junior
  • 24 – Dallas Woolfolk – Freshman
  • 26 – James McArthur – Freshman
  • 29 – Andrew Lowe – Freshman
  • 33 – Sean Johnson –   Junior
  • 34 – Brian Browning – Junior
  • 38 – Wyatt Short – Junior
  • 39 – Brady Feigl – Freshman
  • 40 – John Creel – Freshman
  • 65 – Parker Caracci – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 7 – Nick FortesFreshman
  • 11 – Nic Perkins – Sophomore
  • 22 – Henri Lartigue – Junior
  • 43 – Carson Klepzig – Freshman

Infielders

  • 4 – Tate Blackman – Sophomore
  • 6 – Errol Robinson – Junior
  • 8 – Will Golsan – Sophomore
  • 25 – Colby Bortles – Junior
  • 28 – Ray Alejo – Freshman
  • 32 – Michael Fitzsimmons –   Freshman
  • 35 – Micah McHugh – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – DJ Miller – Freshman
  • 12 – J.B. Woodman – Junior
  • 14 – Cameron Dishon – Senior
  • 27 – Connor Cloyd – Senior
  • 42 – Holt Perdzock – Senior

Utility

  • 2 – Ryan Olenek (OF/RHP) – Freshman
  • 9 – Kyle Watson (INF/OF) – Sophomore
 

Schedule and results edit

2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season (43–19)
Post-season (3–3)
SEC Tournament (3–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
May 24 vs. (10) Georgia (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
W 5–1 Brady Bramlett (8–3) Heath Holder (4–5) 4,612 41–16 1–0
May 25 vs. (2) South Carolina (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 10–4 David Parkinson (5–3) Clarke Schmidt (9–3) Will Stokes (7) 5,637 42–16 2–0
May 26 vs. (6) Vanderbilt (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–9 James McArthur (6–1) Jordan Sheffield (8–5) 43–16 3–0
May 28 vs. (3) Texas A&M (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 8–12 Corbin Martin (2–1) Wyatt Short (2–2) Marck Ecker (6) 43–17 3–1
NCAA Division I baseball tournament-Oxford Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 3 vs. (4) Utah (1) Swayze Field L 5–610 Riley Ottensen (2–2) Wyatt Short (2–3) Dylan Drachler (9) 10,166 43–18 0–1
June 4 vs. (2) Tulane (1) Swayze Field L 5–6 Corey Merrill (4–1) Will Stokes (2–1) 9,467 43–19 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Ole Miss team member

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Coaches Poll.

Oxford Regional edit

Oxford Regional Teams
(1) Ole Miss Rebels (2) Tulane Green Wave (3) Boston College Eagles (4) Utah Utes
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Ole Miss5
4Utah610
4Utah3
3Boston College4
3Boston College7
2Tulane2
3Boston College
2Tulane
Lower round 1Lower final
2Tulane4
1Ole Miss54Utah1
2Tulane6
Oxford Regional Round 1
(4) Utah Utes vs. (1) Ole Miss Rebels
June 3, 2016, 7:05 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
(4) Utah 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
(1) Ole Miss 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
WP: Riley Ottesen (2–2)   LP: Wyatt Short (2–3)   Sv: Dylan Drachler (9)
Home runs:
UTAH: None
MISS: Kyle Watson (2)
Attendance: 10,166
Oxford Regional Round 1 – Elimination Game
(2) Tulane Green Wave vs. (1) Ole Miss Rebels
June 4, 2016, 1:05 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Tulane 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 9 0
(1) Ole Miss 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 8 0
WP: Corey Merrill (4–1)   LP: Will Stokes (2–1)
Home runs:
TUL: Jake Rogers (7); Hunter Williams (7, 8)
MISS: Colby Bortles (8); Kyle Watson (3)
Attendance: 9,467

Awards and honors edit

Award watch lists edit

Award watch lists
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Wyatt Short NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List February 15, 2016 [4]
Brady Bramlett National Pitcher of the Year Watch List April 21, 2016 [5]
Wyatt Short NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List April 28, 2016 [6]
Henri Lartigue Johnny Bench Award Watch List May 4, 2016 [7]
J.B. Woodman Ferriss Trophy Finalist May 16, 2016 [8]
Henri Lartigue Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist May 18, 2016 [9]

Regular season awards edit

Regular season awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
James McArthur SEC Freshman of the Week April 25, 2016 [10]
J.B. Woodman SEC Player of the Week May 2, 2016 [11]
J.B. Woodman NCBWA National Hitter of the Week May 3, 2016 [12]
J.B. Woodman ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region (South), OF June 15, 2016 [13]

All-SEC Awards edit

All-SEC Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
J.B. Woodman First Team All-SEC, OF May 23, 2016 [14]
Henri Lartigue First Team All-SEC, C May 23, 2016
Tate Blackman Second Team All-SEC, 2B May 23, 2016
J.B. Woodman SEC All-Defensive Team May 23, 2016

All-American Awards edit

All-American Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Brady Feigl Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, RP June 8, 2016 [15]
James McArthur Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP June 8, 2016
Andy Pagnozzi Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, RP June 8, 2016
J.B. Woodman Perfect Game Second Team All-American, OF June 27, 2016 [16]

Record vs. conference opponents edit

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2016 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 15–15 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 . ALA W5 5–5 1–1
ARK 7–23 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 . ARK W7 2–8 1–6
AUB 8–22 1–2 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 AUB W6 2–8 0–4
FLA 19–10 . 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 FLA E2 6–3 3–0
UGA 11–19 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 UGA E5 3–7 0–2
KEN 15–15 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 KEN E4 6–4 0–1
LSU 19–11 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 LSU W3 6–4 3–0
MSU 21–9 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 MSU W1 9–1 3–1
MIZZ 9–21 . 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 1–4
MISS 18–12 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . MISS W4 6–4 3–1
SCAR 20–9 3–0 3–0 . 1–1 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 SCAR E1 5–4 5–0
TENN 9–21 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E6 2–8 0–3
TAMU 20–10 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 TAMU W2 9–1 2–1
VAN 18–12 . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 3–0
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.

2016 MLB Draft edit

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
J.B. Woodman Outfielder 2 57 Toronto Blue Jays
Errol Robinson Shortstop 6 191 Los Angeles Dodgers
Henri Lartigue Catcher 7 197 Philadelphia Phillies
Chad Smith Pitcher 11 323 Miami Marlins
Brady Bramlett Pitcher 13 388 Boston Red Sox
Wyatt Short Pitcher 13 404 Chicago Cubs

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*13109111511161210т11610718
Baseball America242113131271314815976610618
Collegiate Baseball^29171386141515242620121616
NCBWA33281815119131411151311961071921

^ 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 edit

  1. ^ "Robinson Named D1Baseball Preseason All-American". Ole Miss Athletics. January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2016 College Preseason All-America Teams". Baseball America. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Florida picked to win 2016 SEC Baseball". Southeastern Conference. February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Short Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bramlett Named to National Pitcher of the Year Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. April 21, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCBWA Announces 2016 Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Henri Lartigue Added to Johnny Bench Award Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  8. ^ "Woodman Tabbed a Ferriss Trophy Finalist". Ole Miss Athletics. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lartigue Named Semifinalist for Johnny Bench Award". Ole Miss Athletics. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "James McArthur Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Ole Miss Athletics. April 25, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "J.B. Woodman Tabbed SEC Player of the Week". Ole Miss Athletics. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Woodman Named National Hitter of the Week". Ole Miss Athletics. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  13. ^ "Woodman Collects ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors". Ole Miss Athletics. June 15, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  14. ^ "Three Rebels Earn All-SEC Accolades". Ole Miss Athletics. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Louisville Slugger Freshman A-A Squad". Ole Miss Athletics. June 8, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "2016 College All-Americans". Perfect Game. June 27, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.