State entered Saturday needing a win to even the weekend at a game a piece. 5 Arizona. Friday: Tennessee won 12-8. I didn't even see it. He has racked up 854victories, holding a 854-485-1 (.638) record. Arkansas set their program high mark in 2018 against USC with a turnstile total of 13,742. Ole Miss continued to pull in the accolades in 2009 as the Rebels claimed the SEC Regular-Season Championship for the first time since 1977 with a 20-10 record in conference play. Henry also joined Nathan Baker and Zach Miller on the SEC All-Freshman team. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Mississippi State Baseball/Softball (VIP), Slot to Mississippi State Bulldogs Newsletter. Lineup vs. Mississippi State in Pearl #GovernorsCup #RoadREBS - Twitter This past weekend, Mississippi State broke their own NCAA record for on campus attendance. Thursday's first pitch, TV info: 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network) SEC Network is channel 611 on DirecTV, channel 404 or 408 on Dish . "It's unfortunate.". Leading the way throughout the season were All-SEC Second Team reliever Wyatt Short, Ferriss Trophy finalist Scott Weathersby, and senior slugger Sikes Orvis. However, on that same play, Jordan was able to get on base thanks to the pitch going past Calvin Harris behind the plate. . As a team, Ole Miss is hitting .299. While working behind the plate for LSU, Bianco caught major league pitchers Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Curtis Leskanic, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea and Paul Byrd. Mississippi State baseball pitching woeful in sweep at Tennessee After running through the SEC Tournament, capped by a 9-1 win over LSU in the conference title game, the Rebels hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2016 after missing a year in 2017. Ole Miss made the NCAA Tournament in 2013 with a berth in the Raleigh Regional hosted by N.C. State after a 38-win season and advancing to the third day of play at the SEC Tournament. The SECs First-Year Academic Honor Roll has included 93Bianco-coached Rebels, while 251student-athletes have been selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Three of them touched home to cut the Irish lead down to just one run at 7-6. Bianco has been on staff . Bianco's winning ways can be traced back to his playing days. David Eckert, Ole Miss writer: MSU wins two games. His overall records against Mississippi State and LSU are just under .500, but he's dominated matchups against SEC West opponents Alabama (38-29), Arkansas (39-33), Auburn (37-27) and Texas A&M (15-9). The Rebels became one of only two schools to have hosted an NCAA Regional each of the previous four years and one of only four schools to have advanced to Super Regional play three-straight years. Once in Omaha, the Bulldogs swept their side of the bracket to advance to the College World Series final. The rickety foundation bulldozed to the ground, leaving the Rebels to start building again. Ole Miss also saw the second-straight Ferriss Trophy come to Oxford when Brian Pettway was named as the award's recipient as well as being named an All-American for the first time in his career. Bianco also worked with the pitchers during his three years as head coach at McNeese State, and continues to serve in that same capacity with the Rebels. The Irish collected a pair of doubles in the top of the 7th to tie the game once again at 8-8. Ole Miss fell to the Cavaliers to end the season with a third-place finish, tying the best finish in the CWS by an Ole Miss team with the 1956 Rebels. Two runs scored and the Bulldogs walked it off. Not satisfied with the accomplishments of the previous season, Ole Miss added to its list of firsts in 2005. The top ranking was the first No. One of the best years to date offensively made Ole Miss one of the most feared teams by opposing pitchers, and rightfully so. At least three Rebels have been selected in each of the past 18full seasons of the Bianco Era. In his 28 years as either an assistant or head coach at Northwestern State, LSU, McNeese State and Ole Miss, Bianco has coached 166players who have gone on to sign professional contracts. The Diamond Dawgs earned a #1 ranking over the course of the season. From there, the LSU bullpen did the rest to preserve a 4-3 victory. PEARL Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball return to Trustmark Park on Tuesday for the annual Governor's Cup. Lefthander Graham Yntema earned the win going five innings. His overall records against Mississippi State and LSU are just under .500, but he's dominated matchups against SEC West opponents Alabama (38-29), Arkansas (39-33), Auburn (37-27) and Texas A&M (15-9). As for the criticism Bianco receives mostly on social media and message boards take a look at his records against SEC opponents. The Rebels have reached the 30-win plateau in each of Biancos 21 full seasons, including 10 40-win campaigns, proving that the Rebels dont rebuild under Biancothey reload. The 2003 recruiting class was ranked No. Mississippi State baseball score vs. Tennessee: Live updates from SEC Mississippi State and Texas A&M looked to be on a collision course much of the season in 2016. He quickly displayed his abilities to develop a competitive program. Zack Cozart made the national squad in 2006, and Cody Satterwhite and Lance Lynn kept that going in 2007. On Monday, June 13, 2005, the Rebels' Super Regional game against eventual national champion Texas was the third-most watched television broadcast of a college baseball game in the history of ESPN. A road SEC win at Texas A&M on May 8, 2021gave Bianco 900 for his career, including 800 in a Rebel uniform to become one of 16 active head coaches with 900 career victories and one of just two in the SEC alongside LSUs Paul Mainieri and Arkansas Dave Van Horn. On DirecTV, ESPN2 is channel 209. ", FOOTBALL TRANSFERS: Ole Miss football transfer tracker: Monitoring Lane Kiffin's spring portal additions, FULL RECAP: Mississippi State baseball dominates listless Ole Miss lineup, secures season series win, TAD PAD RETURN? The Rebels' Mike Bianco is the dean of SEC head coaches, in his 19th season. The 2019 Ole Miss class ranked No. Ole Miss has been a consistent contender. Seth Heck traded places with Brown with a double of his own. The appearance in the NCAA Regional was the second in three years for Bianco's program and only the fourth for Ole Miss since the 1977 season. LSU athletic director Scott Woodward spoke to Bianco - a former . The results show that most of those who helped set those records have gone home happy more times than not. It was not just local folks who thought so. Those wins are the most in Rebel baseball history and rank third all-time among coaches in the SEC. It was the beginning of a steady climb to the top for Ole Miss. Right-hander Lance Lynn (St. Louis), shortstop Zack Cozart (Cincinnati) and left-hander Drew Pomeranz (Colorado) became the next crop of player to make their Major League debuts, getting the call to the big leagues in 2011. Ole Miss baseball has tools to perform turnaround, Mike Bianco - Yahoo The Cardinals lefty ace was the only pitcher to beat the Rebels in 2020, as they came back to win the series and reel off 16 consecutive wins, including a sweep of No. With two down in the 8th inning, the Aggies found some success against relievers Daniel Brown and Zach Houston. The Bulldogs and Tigers split the two seven-inning games that featured several legendary players for both programs. Mississippi State has walked 205 batters (six per game), which projects to easily surpass last seasons mark of 263. Ole Miss has some large-scale problems, specifically as it relates to pitching, but the Rebels are also doing little things on the basepaths and on defense to hurt themselves. 1 team in the country (LSU) on Sunday and you don't finish it out. It's rivalry week on the baseball diamond for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who will meet for a three-game Southeastern Conference series from Thursday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23, atSwayze Field in Oxford. Brown touched home bringing the tying run to the plate. While the 2014 team was not considered a real contender, the Bulldogs were pushing toward another NCAA regional appearance. Looking back at the top ten record crowds, Mississippi State played a dozen games. Both pitching staffs have struggled to throw strikes and record outs, but a pitcher's duel unfolded in the series opener. Foundation of Success He is married to the former Camille Marquette, and the couple has five children: sons, Michael, Benjamin, Andrew and Samuel, and one daughter, Catherine. Seven players appeared on Major League rosters in the 2013 season, including the call up of right-hander Phillip Irwin (Pittsburgh) that year. Two Ole Miss relievers combined to walk the bases loaded. 2 p.m. Sunday, vs. Mississippi State SEC Network+ . #19 Ole Miss provided the competition for Super Bulldog Weekend. Three Mississippi State players have reached the 100-hit milestone in a single season, and all were a part of MSU's 1997 and 1998 College World Series teams Richard Lee (left), Tommy Raffo and Brian Wiese. An RBI single gave Ole Miss the lead with just three outs to play. The 2003 season again saw Ole Miss in the postseason as the Rebels earned a berth in the Houston Regional. The Rebels looked destined for a deep postseason run in 2020. The Rebels tied it in the top of the 5th against Jacob Lindgren. The Rebels held a spot in the top 25 all season thanks to a powerful offense that finished in the top 25 nationally in hits, walks, runs scored and home runs. The Rebels won game one of the series setting up a big Saturday match-up. Another Rebel shortstop made history in 2021 when Jacob Gonzalez became the programs first National Freshman of the Year, bestowed by D1Baseball. Not only have fans and the media covering college baseball noticed Ole Miss' resurgence under Bianco, some of the top talent in the country is also taking a close look at the Rebels. Ole Miss enters the series at 21-15 overall and 5-10 in the SEC. Amani Larry and Colton Ledbetter followed with singles that combined to plate two more runs and cap the scoring at 5-1. His 2000 team batted .305 and set a new school standard for hits in a season with 600. Mike Bianco - Wikipedia Inside The Rebels will be on site to provide updates, notes, facts, observations and more. Braxton Lee earned MLB Reb when he earned a spot on the 2018 Opening Day roster for the Miami Marlins. Once sitting at 7-14 in the SEC and left for dead by fans and media across the country, Biancos Rebels responded with one of the most miraculous turnarounds in college baseball history to not only right the ship, but finish on top. The Bulldogs looked poised to capture the tourney title, but dropped two games to top seeded Florida to end the weekend. The SECs winningest active coach joined Ron Polk and Skip Bertman as the only coaches in conference history with 800 wins. Lineup vs. Mississippi State in Pearl #GovernorsCup #RoadREBS . Head coach Mike Bianco passed the legendary Skip Bertman for second-most wins by an SEC head coach on April 4 with Ole Miss' 7-2 win over Memphis. Not far ahead of Mississippi State's staff is Ole Miss with its 5.66 ERA. The win sent the Rebels to Fayetteville for a Super Regional date with No. In 22 seasons in Oxford, Bianco has posted just five seasons with a winning. Those two double headers from the late 80s only add to the intrigue. Of the top 25 crowds to watch a game on an NCAA campus, 23 of those contests have taken place at Dudy Noble Field. You look at (Sam) Tookoians night and it looked like we had a good night, and its unfortunate," Bianco said. The honors continued to come in for the Rebels in 2008 as Ole Miss advanced to a sixth-straight NCAA Regional, playing in Coral Gables at No. Many wondered when the new stadium was built if the configuration would allow for potential record crowds. MSU took two of three . Over the course of the next four innings, Smith posted zeroes. He also stands as the winningest and longest-active coach in the SEC among the sports of baseball, mens basketball and football. 2 Alabama. Mississippi State would have to come from behind three times on the evening to secure the victory. More than 10,000 fans packed Swayze for all four of Ole Miss NCAA Regional contests in 2018 for a grand total of 42,437 over the weekend. CoachChris Lemonis' team is in sixth place in the SEC West. Instead of a race to the top, fans are set to watch a struggle to crack the SEC tournament field next month. Bianco is in his 22nd season as Ole Miss' head baseball coach. In his first season with the Cowboys in 1998, he engineered an 11-game improvement from 1997, posting a 30-26 record - the first of three 30-win seasons. Additions to the grandstand including skyboxes and additional grandstand seating were completed in 2009 as O-U Stadium expanded to accommodate the standing room only crowds that have become a mainstay for the Rebels under the leadership of Bianco.