2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team


The 2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.

2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC tournament champion
SEC Western Division co-champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record48–17 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarc MacMillan (3rd season)
Hitting coachMike Clement (4th season)
Pitching coachCarl Lafferty (12th season)
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍‍y 20 10   .667 49 21   .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 39 21   .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 37 26   .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 35 27   .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 34 22   .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 34 22   .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 29 27   .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 18 12   .600 48 18   .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 48 21   .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 43 23   .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 27   .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 29   .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 40 22   .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 27 29   .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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2018 Ole Miss Rebels coaching staff
  • Mike Bianco – Head coach – 18th year
  • Mike Clement – Assistant baseball coach – 4th year
  • Carl Lafferty – Assistant coach – 12th year
  • Marc MacMillan – Volunteer assistant – 3rd year
  • Zach Boone – Strength and conditioning coach – 1st year

Schedule and results

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Legend
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2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season (42–14)
February (8–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Feb. 16 Winthrop #9 Swayze FieldOxford, MS 7-3 Rolison (1-0) Peek (0-1) SECN+ 8,797 1–0
Feb. 17 Winthrop #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8-1 Feigl (1-0) Rendon (0-1) SECN+ 8,185 2–0
Feb. 18 Winthrop #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 3-1 Fowler (1-0) Harris (0-1) Woolfolk (1) SECN+ 7,450 3–0
Feb. 20 Memphis #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8-6 Roth (1-0) Denz (0-1) Woolfolk (2) SECN+ 7,742 4–0
Feb. 23 Tulane #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-4 Rolison (2-0) Roper (0-1) Woolfolk (3) SECN+ 8,013 5–0
Feb. 24 Tulane #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 9-1 Feigl (2-0) Massey (1-1) SECN+ 9,310 6–0
Feb. 25 Tulane #9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 6-3 Fowler (2-0) Gillies (0-1) Woolfolk (4) SECN+ 7,708 7–0
Feb. 27 Murray State #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7-6 Caracci (1-0) Whaley (0-1) SECN+ 7,415 8–0
March (17–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Mar. 3 (1) at Long Beach State #9 Blair FieldLong Beach, CA 3-4 Andrews (1-2) Rolison (2-1) Rivera (3) 1,862 8–1
Mar. 3 (2) at Long Beach State #9 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA 4-3 Feigl (3-0) Baayoun (2-1) Woolfolk (5) 1,971 9–1
Mar. 4 at Long Beach State #9 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA 12-1 McArthur (1-0) Radcliffe (0-1) 2,348 10–1
Mar. 6 Austin Peay #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 11-4 Stokes (1-0) Wilson (0-1) Ethridge (1) SECN+ 7,832 11–1
Mar. 7 Little Rock #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 10-2 Caracci (2-0) Garcia (1-1) SECN+ 6,749 12–1
Mar. 9 (1) Eastern Illinois #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7-2 Rolison (3-1) Stevenson (1-2) SECN+ 8,301 13–1
Mar. 9 (2) Eastern Illinois #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 4-0 Feigl (4-0) Malatestinic (0-1) Ethridge (2) SECN+ 8,301 14–1
Mar. 11 Eastern Illinois #8 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7-3 McArthur (2-0) Haws (1-2) SECN+ 7,173 15–1
Mar. 13 at Georgia State #6 GSU Baseball ComplexAtlanta, GA 5-3 Roth (2-0) White (0-2) Woolfolk (6) 435 16–1
Mar. 14 at Georgia State #6 GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA 16-2 Fowler (3-0) Baker (1-1) 347 17–1
Mar. 16 Tennessee #6 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 6-8 Crochet (2-2) Rolison (3-2) Linginfelter (2) SECN+ 7,277 17–2 0–1
Mar. 17 Tennessee #6 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7-1 Feigl (5-0) Stallings (3-1) SECN+ 8,875 18–2 1–1
Mar. 18 Tennessee #6 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-0 McArthur (3-0) Neely (2-1) Caracci (1) SECN+ 7,560 19–2 2–1
Mar. 20 New Orleans #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 9-4 Roth (3-0) Schindler (1-1) SECN+ 9,996 20–2
Mar. 22 at #12 Texas A&M #5 Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX 5-4 Ethridge (1-0) Hoffman (3-1) Caracci (2) SECN 4,107 21–2 3–1
Mar. 23 at #12 Texas A&M #5 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 6-7 Doxakis (4-0) Feigl (5-1) Chafin (2) SECN+ 6,261 21–3 3–2
Mar. 24 at #12 Texas A&M #5 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 7-6 Woolfolk (1-0) Lacy (0-1) Caracci (3) SECN+ 6,427 22–3 4–2
Mar. 27 #14 Southern Miss #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7-6 Holston (1-0) Carroll (0-1) Caracci (4) SECN+ 9,124 23–3
Mar. 29 #5 Arkansas #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 4-6 Knight (5-0) Rolison (3-3) Cronin (5) SECN 9,619 23–4 4–3
Mar. 30 #5 Arkansas #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-4 Feigl (6-1) Lee (1-2) Caracci (5) SECN+ 10,648 24–4 5–3
Mar. 31 #5 Arkansas #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 11-10 McArthur (4-0) Murphy (3-2) Caracci (6) SECN+ 11,146 25–4 6–3
April (9–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 4 at Memphis #3 AutoZone ParkMemphis, TN 12-0 Roth (4-0) Denz (1-2) 1,732 26–4
April 7 (1) at Mississippi State #3 Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS 3-13 Pilkington (2-4) Feigl (6-2) SECN+ 6,168 26–5 6–4
April 7 (2) at Mississippi State #3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6-1 Rolison (4-3) Small (2-3) SECN+ 6,168 27–5 7–4
April 8 at Mississippi State #3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5-7 Smith (3-0) Stokes (1-1) SECN+ 6,059 27–6 7–5
April 10 vs. #12 Southern Miss #4 Trustmark ParkPearl, MS 11-3 Roth (5-0) Keys (2-3) 5,772 28–6
April 13 at #15 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN 11-3 Rolison (5-3) Fellows (4-2) SECN+ 3,584 29–6 8–5
April 15 (1) at #15 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 7-8 Gillis (3-0) Woolfolk (1-1) SECN+ 3,030 29–7 8–6
April 15 (2) at #15 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 7-8 Fisher (2-0) Ethridge (1-1) Gillis (1) SECN+ 3,056 29–8 8–7
April 18 Arkansas State #7 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 10-3 Fowler (4-0) Patterson (0-3) SECN+ 8,091 30–8
April 20 #12 Georgia #7 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 2-3 Kristofak (2-1) Caracci (2-1) Schunk (6) SECN+ 10,399 30–9 8–8
April 21 (1) #12 Georgia #7 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8-4 Feigl (7-2) Hancock (4-3) Stokes (1) SECN+ 10,471 31–9 9–8
April 21 (2) #12 Georgia #7 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-2 McArthur (5-0) Webb (1-5) Caracci (7) SECN+ 9,102 32–9 10–8
April 24 vs. Mississippi State
Governor's Cup
#5 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS 6-7 Gordon (3-2) Caracci (2-2) SECN 8,515 32–10
April 26 LSU #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 14-3 Rolison (6-3) Kodros (0-1) SECN 8,062 33–10 11–8
April 27 LSU #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 2-5 Hilliard (8-3) Feigl (7-3) SECN+ 11,861 33–11 11–9
April 28 LSU #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 9-8 Ethridge (2-1) Gilbert (3-4) Caracci (8) SECN+ 12,152 34–11 12–9
May (8–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 2 UAPB #3 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 10-3 Fowler (5-0) Lopez (7-3) SECN+ 7,032 35–11
May 4 at #14 South Carolina #4 Founders ParkColumbia, SC 5-13 Shook (3-0) Rolison (6-4) SECN+ 7,559 35–12 12–10
May 5 at #14 South Carolina #4 Founders Park • Columbia, SC 6-11 Hill (5-5) Feigl (7-4) SECN+ 7,692 35–13 12–11
May 6 at #14 South Carolina #4 Founders Park • Columbia, SC 6-5 Caracci (3-2) Bridges (2-1) SECN 6,852 36–13 13–11
May 10 #16 Auburn #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-4 Rolison (7-4) Daniel (3-4) Caracci (9) SECN 7,851 37–13 14–11
May 11 #16 Auburn #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8-3 Feigl (8-4) Mize (9-3) SECN+ 9,408 38–13 15–11
May 12 #16 Auburn #5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 10-3 Ethridge (3-1) Greenhill (3-2) SECN+ 8,655 39–13 16–11
May 15 at Arkansas State #4 Tomlinson Stadium-Kell FieldJonesboro, AR 15-8 Fowler (6-0) Patterson (0-4) 619 40–13
May 17 at Alabama #4 Sewell-Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, AL 3-2 Rolison (8-4) Finnerty (4-4) Caracci (10) SECN+ 3,305 41–13 17–11
May 18 at Alabama #4 Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 0-3 Walters (4-5) Feigl (8-5) SECN+ 3,373 41–14 17–12
May 19 at Alabama #4 Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 10-8 Holston (2-0) Cameron (1-3) SECN+ 3,991 42–14 18–12
Postseason (6–3)
SEC Tournament (4–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 23 vs. (7) Auburn (2) #4 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL 3-9 Burns (6-4) Holston (2-1) Coker (7) SECN 7,126 42–15 0–1
May 24 vs. (3) Georgia (2) #4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 5-4 Caracci (4-2) Schunk (2-2) SECN 43–15 1–1
May 25 vs. (7) Auburn (2) #4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 7-0 McArthur (6-0) Mitchell (2-2) SECN 44–15 2–1
May 26 vs. (11) Texas A&M (2) #4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 2-1 Fowler (7-0) Kilkenny (8-4) Ethridge (3) SECN 45–15 3–1
May 27 vs. (8) LSU (2) #4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 9-1 Rolison (9-4) Gilbert (3-5) ESPN 14,126 46–15 4–1
NCAA Division I Oxford Regional (2–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 2 (4) Saint Louis (1) #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 9-2 Rolison (10-4) Hogan (10-4) ESPN3 11,304 47–15 1–0
June 3 (2) #20 Tennessee Tech (1) #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 9-8 Caracci (5-2) Provey (5-1) Roth (1) ESPN3 10,891 48–15 2–0
June 4 (1) (2) #20 Tennessee Tech (1) #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 5-15 Roberts (6-1) McArthur (6-1) ESPN3 10,180 48–16 2–1
June 4 (2) (2) #20 Tennessee Tech (1) #4 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 2-3 Osborne (2-0) Roth (5-1) ESPN3 10,062 48–17 2–2
Schedule Source:[1]

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2018 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 8–22 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 . ALA W7 2–8 0–4
ARK 18–12 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 . ARK W2 5–5 4–1
AUB 15–15 3–0 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 . . 2–1 3–0 AUB W3 5–5 2–2
FLA 20–10 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 FLA E1 9–1 2–1
UGA 18–12 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 UGA E2 6–4 2–0
KEN 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 KEN E5 5–5 0–2
LSU 15–15 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . . 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 LSU W4 5–5 1–1
MSU 15–15 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 MSU W5 4–6 2–1
MIZZ 12–18 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 MIZZ E6 4–6 0–2
MISS 18–12 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 MISS W1 7–3 1–0
SCAR 17–13 . 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 SCAR E3 6–4 2–1
TENN 12–18 3–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 TENN E7 3–7 1–2
TAMU 13–17 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 . TAMU W6 3–7 1–1
VAN 16–14 . . 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 . VAN E4 6–4 2–2
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Baseball Schedule".