2017 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | Western Division |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
CB | No. 22 |
Record | 32–25 (12–15 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Marc MacMillan (2nd season) |
Hitting coach | Mike Clement (3rd season) |
Pitching coach | Carl Lafferty (11th season) |
Home stadium | Swayze Field |
Seasons |
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Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida x†y | 21 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .700 | 52 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Kentucky y | 19 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .633 | 43 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Vanderbilt y | 15 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .534 | 36 | – | 25 | – | 1 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 36 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 35 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 25 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .250 | 27 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 LSU x†‡y | 21 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .700 | 52 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Arkansas y | 18 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .621 | 45 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Mississippi State y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 40 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Texas A&M y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 41 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 29 Auburn y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 37 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 32 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .183 | 19 | – | 34 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2017 Ole Miss Rebels Baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games in Swayze Field.
Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2016 season 43–19 overall and 18–12 in the conference. The Rebels advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament before suffering elimination at the hands of eventual champion Texas A&M in the semifinals. The Rebels earned regional hosting status in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, but two straight losses to Utah and Tulane brought the season to an end.
2016 MLB Draft Selections
The Rebels had six players selected in the 2016 MLB draft.[1] The Rebels also had four signees drafted out of high school.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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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 |
Grae Kessinger† | Shortstop | 26 | 774 | San Diego Padres |
Cooper Johnson† | Catcher | 28 | 828 | Cincinnati Reds |
Will Ethridge† | Pitcher | 35 | 1047 | Seattle Mariners |
Ryan Rolison† | Pitcher | 37 | 1104 | San Diego Padres |
†Grae Kessinger, Cooper Johnson, Will Ethridge, and Ryan Rolison were drafted out of high school, but decided to attend Ole Miss.
Preseason
Preseason All-American teams
3rd Team
- Colby Bortles – Third Baseman (Collegiate Baseball)[2]
SEC Media poll
In the 2017 SEC media poll, released February 10, 2017, the Rebels were predicted to finish third place in the Western Division.[3]
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Predicted Finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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1 | LSU | 72 (13) |
2 | Texas A&M | 55 (1) |
3 | Ole Miss | 51 |
4 | Mississippi State | 36 |
5 | Arkansas | 27 |
T6 | Alabama | 16 |
T6 | Auburn | 16 |
Preseason All-SEC teams
2nd Team
- Tate Blackman – Second Baseman
- Colby Bortles – Third Baseman
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Ole Miss team member |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Coaches Poll.
Awards and honors
Award watch lists
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Will Stokes | NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List | February 13, 2017 | [4] |
Cooper Johnson | Johnny Bench Award Watch List | March 9, 2017 | [5] |
Colby Bortles | Senior CLASS Award candidate | March 27, 2017 | [6] |
Regular season awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Ryan Olenek | SEC Player of the Week | February 20, 2017 | [7] |
David Parkinson | SEC Pitcher of the Week | March 13, 2017 | [8] |
Ryan Rolison | SEC Freshman of the Week | April 24, 2017 | [9] |
James McArthur | SEC Pitcher of the Week | May 1, 2017 | [10] |
All-SEC Awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Colby Bortles | Second-team All-SEC, 3B | May 23, 2017 | [11] |
Ryan Rolison | Freshman All-SEC, SP | May 23, 2017 |
All-American Awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Will Ethridge | Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP | June 7, 2017 | [12] |
Ryan Rolison | Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP | June 7, 2017 | |
Houston Roth | Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, RP | June 7, 2017 |
2017 MLB Draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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David Parkinson | Pitcher | 12 | 353 | Philadelphia Phillies |
Tate Blackman | Second baseman | 13 | 387 | Chicago White Sox |
Colby Bortles | Third baseman | 22 | 665 | Detroit Tigers |
Brady Feigl | Pitcher | 35 | 1045 | Los Angeles Angels |
Kyle Watson | Shortstop | 37 | 1108 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Players in bold will return to Ole Miss.
Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2017 SEC baseball records
Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 5–24 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 0–2 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 1–6 | |
ARK | 18–11 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ARK | W2 | 6–3 | 2–0 | |
AUB | 16–14 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | AUB | W5 | 7–3 | 1–2 | |
FLA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 4–1 | |
UGA | 11–19 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | UGA | E6 | 4–6 | 0–3 | |
KEN | 19–11 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | KEN | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 | |
LSU | 21–9 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | LSU | W1 | 7–3 | 4–0 | |
MSU | 17–13 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–2 | |
MIZZ | 14–16 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 4–6 | 2–2 | |
MISS | 14–16 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | MISS | W6 | 5–5 | 1–2 | |
SCAR | 13–17 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E5 | 2–8 | 1–0 | |
TENN | 7–21 | . | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | TENN | E7 | 1–7 | 0–4 | |
TAMU | 16–14 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | TAMU | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 | |
VAN | 15–13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | VAN | E3 | 5–4 | 0–0 | |
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. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches' | 24 | 24* | 20 | 19 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Baseball America | — | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Collegiate Baseball^ | 22 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
NCBWA† | 27 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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
- ^ "SELECTIONS MADE: Six Ole Miss players, multiple signees taken in MLB Draft". Oxford Eagle. June 12, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Collegiate Baseball 2017 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "UF, LSU picked to win 2017 SEC baseball title".
- ^ "Stokes Lands on Stopper of the Year Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. February 13, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Cooper Johnson Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bortles Names Senior CLASS Award Candidate". Ole Miss Althetics. March 27, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Week 1: Baseball Players of the Week". Southeastern Conference. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "David Parkinson Named SEC Pitcher of the Week". Ole Miss Athletics. March 13, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ole Miss pitcher Ryan Rolison named SEC Freshman of the Week". Oxford Eagle. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ole Miss ace James McArthur named SEC Pitcher of the Week". WLBT-TV. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards Announced". Southeastern Conference. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ole Miss Trio Earns Freshman All-American Honors". Ole Miss Athletics. June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.