2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC tournament champion; SEC Western Division co-champion
Oxford Regional, 2-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	48–17 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (18th season);
Assistant coach	Marc MacMillan (3rd season)
Hitting coach	Mike Clement (4th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (12th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	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 ^x‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12	.600	48	–	18	.727
No. 2 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	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

Coaching staff

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

Legend
	Ole Miss win
	Ole Miss loss
Bold	Ole Miss team member

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 Field • Oxford, 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 Field • Long 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 Complex • Atlanta, 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 Park • College 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 Park • Memphis, TN	12-0	Roth (4-0)	Denz (1-2)			1,732	26–4
April 7 (1)	at Mississippi State	#3	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, 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 Park • Pearl, MS	11-3	Roth (5-0)	Keys (2-3)			5,772	28–6
April 13	at #15 Vanderbilt	#5	Hawkins Field • Nashville, 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 Park • Columbia, 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 Field • Jonesboro, AR	15-8	Fowler (6-0)	Patterson (0-4)			619	40–13
May 17	at Alabama	#4	Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, 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 Stadium • Hoover, 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

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

2018 SEC baseball records v t e 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

^ "2018 Baseball Schedule".

[1] "2018 Baseball Schedule".

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2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball

SEC tournament champion SEC Western Division co-champion
Oxford Regional, 2-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	48–17 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (18th season)
Assistant coach	Marc MacMillan (3rd season)
Hitting coach	Mike Clement (4th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (12th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →