1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Champion
District III champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern
Record24–7 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Swayze Field
Seasons
 1963
1965 
1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn  x123 .800205 .800
Florida  y135 .7222311 .676
Kentucky  105 .667167 .696
Tennessee  89 .4711714 .548
Georgia  59 .357911 .450
Vanderbilt  412 .250714 .333
Georgia Tech  310 .231715 .318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss  xy111 .917195 .792
Mississippi State  77 .5001712 .586
Alabama  68 .4291010 .500
LSU  57 .4171111 .500
Tulane  410 .2861213 .480
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 13th year as head coach at Ole Miss.

Contents

The Rebels won the District III to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Jan Adelman/
Richard Almond/
Chet Bergalowski/
Bobby Boyd/
Eddie Brawley/
Nathan Fisher/
P Larry Higginbotham/
Jr
Dennis Huffman/
P Russ Johnson/
Fr
Jimmy Jones/
INF Don Kessinger /
Jr
11 INF Tommy Keyes/L
13 OF Glenn Lusk/
Rodney Mattina/
Bill McGlathery/
Tommy Morris/
Chuck Norman/
Ron Peresich/
Richie Perkins/
Dave Presley/
P Richie Prine/
Jerry Rikard/
14 OF Fred Roberts/
Bill Rogers/
Kenny Ryland/
INF Billy Sumrall/
Ray Whitener/
Mickey Williams/
Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
1March 27 Illinois Wesleyan Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 5–11–0
2March 28Illinois WesleyanSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi5–12–0
3March 30at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 0–22–1
4March 31vs Southern MississippiRahaim Park • Laurel, Mississippi 10–23–1
Postseason
April (14–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
5April 1at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni FieldHammond, Louisiana 9–103–2
6April 2at Southeastern LouisianaAlumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana7–14–2
7April 3at Tulane Tulane DiamondNew Orleans, Louisiana 9–05–21–0
8April 4at TulaneTulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana12–106–22–0
9April 7at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana 4–37–23–0
10April 7LSUSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi11–08–24–0
11April 10at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 9–59–25–0
12April 11at AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama14–210–26–0
13April 14 Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi9–611–26–0
14April 15Delta StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi7–612–26–0
15April 17TulaneSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi8–113–27–0
16April 18TulaneSewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama12–314–28–0
17April 20at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 7–515–29–0
18April 21at Mississippi StateSwayze Field • Starkville, Mississippi8–016–210–0
19April 29 Murray State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi15–117–210–0
May (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
20May 1AlabamaSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi6–018–211–0
21May 4at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, Louisiana 2–518–311–0
22May 5at Nicholls StateRay E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana8–019–311–0
23May 8Mississippi StateUnknown • Starkville, Mississippi2–519–411–1
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
24May 13at Auburn Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 3–819–511–1
25May 15AuburnSawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi7–020–511–1
26May 17AuburnSawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi5–021–511–1
NCAA District III Playoff (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
27May 28vs West Virginia Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 11–022–511–1
28May 28vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina4–323–511–1
29May 30vs North CarolinaSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina13–124–511–1
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
30June 9vs Southern California Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–324–611–1
31June 10vs Arizona State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–524–711–1

Awards and honors

Don Kessinger
Tommy Keyes
Glenn Lusk
Rich Prine
Fred Roberts
Billy Sumrall

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References

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