2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Eastern
	Western
	x – Division champion ; † – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion; Oxford Regional champion; Lafayette Super Regional champion
College World Series, T-3rd Place
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
2014 record	46–19 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (14th season);
Assistant coach	Stephen Head (1st season)
Hitting coach	Cliff Godwin (4th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (8th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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^[3]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Feb 14	@ Stetson	Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL	W 7–0	Ellis (1–0)	Schluter (0–1)	None	932	1–0
Feb 15	@ Stetson	Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL	W 11–1	Trent (1–0)	Perez (0–1)	None	975	2–0
Feb 16	@ Stetson	Melching Field at Conrad Park • Deland, FL	W 8–2	Smith (1–0)	Powers (0–1)	None	845	3–0
Feb 19	Tennessee–Martin	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 6–0	Waguespack (1–0)	Boshers (0–1)	None	6,960	4–0
Feb 21	Georgia State	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 3–0	Ellis (2–0)	Bates (0–1)	None	9,042	5–0
Feb 22	Georgia State	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 9–1	Trent (2–0)	Fessler (0–1)	None	9,157	6–0
Feb 23	Georgia State	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 4–6	Rose (1–0)	Bickel (0–1)	None	7,164	6–1
Feb 25	Louisiana–Monroe	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 5–4	Short (1–0)	Bray (1–1)	None	6,089	7–1
Feb 26	Louisiana–Monroe	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 4–3	Bickel (1–1)	Taylor (0–1)	None	5,657	8–1
Feb 28	UCF	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 4–3¹³	Bickel (2–1)	Thomas (1–2)	None	5,903	9–1

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Mar 1	UCF	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 5–4¹⁰	Short (2–0)	Thompson (0–1)	None	8,239	10–1
Mar 2	UCF	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 9–2	Smith (2–0)	Howell (0–1)	None	6,035	11–1
Mar 5	Memphis	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 1–4	Wallingford (3–0)	Massie (0–1)	Blackwood (3)	6,629	11–2
Mar 7	Arkansas–Little Rock	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 2–1¹⁰	Laxer (1–0)	Harbin (2–1)	None	6,579	12–2
Mar 8	Arkansas–Little Rock	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 11–5	Greenwood (1–0)	Schlechte (1–1)	None	7,242	13–2
Mar 9	Arkansas–Little Rock	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 11–1	Smith (3–0)	Allen (1–1)	None	6,234	14–2
Mar 11	@ Southeastern Louisiana	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	@ Southeastern Louisiana	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 8–3	Bickel (3–1)	Pickett (0–1)	None	1,375	16–2
Mar 14	@ South Carolina	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 6–4	Ellis (3–0)	Montgomery (3–1)	Laxer (1)	7,859	17–2	1–0
Mar 15	@ South Carolina	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 4–5¹⁰	Seddon (1–0)	Denny (0–1)	None	7,835	17–3	1–1
Mar 15	@ South Carolina	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	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 4–3	Weathersby (1–0)	Kibler (0–1)	Laxer (2)	6,716	18–4
Mar 21	Missouri	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 4–3	Ellis (4–0)	Miles (2–2)	Laxer (3)	9,651	19–4	2–2
Mar 22	Missouri	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 7–1	Trent (3–0)	Fairbanks (2–2)	Greenwood (1)	8,149	20–4	3–2
Mar 23	Missouri	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 8–3	Short (3–0)	Steele (0–3)	None	6,918	21–4	4–2
Mar 25	Southern Miss	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 3–5	Glasshof (2–2)	Massie (1–2)	Roney (7)	3,043	21–5
Mar 28	@ Alabama	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	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 5–6¹⁰	Bramblett (2–0)	Short (3–1)	None	4,001	21–7	4–4
Mar 30	@ Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–3	Keller (5–1)	Smith (3–2)	None	3,575	21–8	4–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Apr 2	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 11–1	Anderson (1–0)	Schwartz (2–4)	None	6,783	22–8
Apr 4	Auburn	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 8–5¹³	Laxer (2–0)	Wade (3–1)	None	9,187	23–8	5–5
Apr 5	Auburn	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 6–0	Trent (4–0)	Thompson (5–1)	None		24–8	6–5
Apr 5	Auburn	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	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 9–1	Massie (2–2)	Garner (0–3)	None	1,637	26–8
Apr 9	Murray State	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 8–5	Denny (1–1)	Finch (3–3)	Short (2)	6,553	27–8
Apr 11	@ Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS	W 6–1	Ellis (5–0)	Mitchell (5–3)	Short (3)	13,244	18–8	8–5
Apr 12	@ Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 5–6¹⁰	Tatum (1–0)	Laxer (2–1)	None	15,586	28–9	8–6
Apr 13	@ Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS	W 12–2	Smith (5–2)	Bracewell (2–3)	Massie (1)	10,371	29–9	9–6
Apr 17	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 3–4¹³	Bugg (2–1)	Laxer (2–2)	McCune (2)	9.861	29–10	9–7
Apr 18	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 5–1	Trent (5–0)	Poche (6–3)	None	10,061	30–10	10–7
Apr 19	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 0–2	Devall (1–0)	Smith (5–3)	McCune (3)	9,741	30–11	10–8
Apr 22	vs. Mississippi State	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	L 3–8	Tatum (2–0)	Tarkington (0–1)	None	8,496	30–12
Apr 25	@ Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 12–4	Ellis (6–0)	Reed (7–2)	None	2,247	31–12	11–8
Apr 26	@ Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 18–5	Trent (6–0)	Dwyer (5–2)	Weathersby (1)	2,474	32–12	12–8
Apr 27	@ Kentucky	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	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 6–7	Roney (1–0)	Short (3–2)	None	7,655	33–13

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 2	Arkansas	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 3–2	Ellis (7–0)	Killian (2–8)	Greenwood (2)	9,224	34–13	14–8
May 3	Arkansas	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 7–4	Trent (7–0)	Beeks (5–4)	Laxer (5)	9,416	35–13	15–8
May 4	Arkansas	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 1–11	Oliver (6–4)	Smith (5–4)	None	7,121	35–14	15–9
May 9	Georgia	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 12–2	Ellis (8–0)	Lawlor (4–5)	None	7,781	36–14	16–9
May 10	Georgia	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 0–2	Tyler (5–4)	Greenwood (1–1)	None	8,158	36–15	16–10
May 11	Georgia	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 2–1¹⁰	Massie (4–2)	Cheek (5–5)	None	7,338	37–15	17–10
May 13	@ Arkansas State	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	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	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	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

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 21	(7) #23 Arkansas	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	L 1–2	Oliver (8–4)	Ellis (9–1)	Stone (2)	5,941	40–17	0–1
May 22	(6) #18 Vanderbilt	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	W 7–2	Greenwood (2–1)	Beede (7–7)	None		41–17	1–1
May 20	(7) #23 Arkansas	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	L 7–8	Gunn (4–2)	Short (3–3)	Stone (3)		41–18	1–2

NCAA Tournament: Oxford Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 30	(4) Jacksonville State	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 12–2	Ellis (10–1)	Fowler (7–8)	None	10,394	42–18	1–0
May 31	(2) #13 Washington	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 2–1	Trent (9–0)	Brigham (7–4)	Greenwood (4)	9,599	43–18	2–0
June 1	(2) #13 Washington	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
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
June 6	(6) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette	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) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette	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) #1 Louisiana–Lafayette	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
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 15	#1 Virginia	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 1–2	Lewicki (7–1)	Greenwood (3–2)	None	23,393	46–20	0–1
June 17	#7 Texas Tech	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 2–1	Weathersby (4–1)	Smith (8–3)	None	18,828	47–20	1–1
June 19	#2 TCU	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 6–4	Laxer (3–2)	Kipper (8–3)	Greenwood (5)	25,783	48–20	2–1
June 21	#1 Virginia	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	Sborz (6–4)	Ellis (10–3)	Howard (20)	22,924	48–21	2–2

Ranking Movements[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	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
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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[]

^ "Official Baseball Roster". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "2013–2014 Schedule". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

[1] "Official Baseball Roster". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[2] "Baseball Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[3] "2013–2014 Schedule". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

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v t Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Venues	Swayze Field (1948–present)
Rivalries	Mississippi State
People
Seasons	1894 1896 1898 1899 1913 1944 1945 1956 1964 1969 1972 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
College World Series appearances in italics

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball

SEC Western Division champion Oxford Regional champion Lafayette Super Regional champion
College World Series, T-3rd Place
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
2014 record	46–19 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (14th season)
Assistant coach	Stephen Head (1st season)
Hitting coach	Cliff Godwin (4th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (8th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	40	–	23	–	0	.635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	44	–	18	–	0	.710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	51	–	21	–	0	.708
Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	37	–	25	–	0	.597
Tennessee ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Georgia ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	1	.383	26	–	29	–	1	.473
Missouri ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	48	–	21	–	0	.696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	11	–	1	.603	46	–	16	–	1	.738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	39	–	24	–	0	.619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	40	–	25	–	0	.615
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14	–	0	.517	37	–	24	–	0	.607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	36	–	26	–	0	.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	28	–	28	–	0	.500

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball