1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Champion
District III champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
CB No. 6
Record27–15 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Swayze Field
Seasons
 1968
1970 
1969 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  xy134 .7652817 .622
Tennessee  95 .6431915 .559
Georgia  98 .5291512 .556
Kentucky  79 .4381519 .441
Auburn  710 .4121715 .531
Vanderbilt  312 .2001219 .387
Western Division
No. 6 Ole Miss  xy115 .6882715 .643
Mississippi State  117 .6112010 .667
Alabama  89 .4712415 .615
LSU  413 .2351124 .314
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 19th 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 Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Whitey Adams/
RHP Buddy Bowen/R
Ward Brister/
Bobby Cain/
Ron Coleman/
Eric Duncan/
Mike Friday/
So
Mike Greenich/
Tom Iseminger/
Jim Izard/
Kenny Kauerz/
Jr
Tommy Magee/
So
Archie Manning /R
C M. A. McCoy/
Eddie McLarty/
Lee Moore/
C Mooney/
Joe Musgrave/
Riley Myers/
So
OF Kenny Oakley/
Fred Setser/
John ShawR/
Bobby Wade/
Norris Weese /
Jr
Keith Welsh/
Jr
Ken Wilkinson/
Charlie Williams/
Jr
Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

Charlie Williams
Grafton Moore


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

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (5–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
1March 17 Delta State Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 2–60–1
2March 21 Southern Mississippi Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi7–11–1
3March 22Southern MississippiSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi4–32–1
4March 24 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi0–12–2
5March 24Kansas StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi9–33–2
6March 25Kansas StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi4–113–3
7March 25Kansas StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi10–04–3
8March 26 Tennessee Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi8–55–3
9March 31vs Indiana Unknown • Riverside, California 11–135–4
Postseason
April (13–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
10April 1vs Illinois Unknown • Riverside, California5–85–5
11April 2vs Southern California Unknown • Riverside, California6–75–6
12April 2vs BYU Unknown • Riverside, California0–55–7
13April 4at UC Riverside Unknown • Riverside, California13–76–7
14April 4vs UCLA Unknown • Riverside, California2–56–8
15April 5vs Delaware Unknown • Riverside, California5–37–8
16April 7 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi4–08–81–0
17April 7Mississippi StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi2–19–82–0
18April 8Mississippi StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi4–310–83–0
19April 11at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana 7–311–84–0
20April 11at LSUAlex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana4–112–85–0
21April 15 Arkansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi8–313–85–0
22April 16Arkansas StateSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi5–414–85–0
23April 18AlabamaSwayze Field • Starkville, Mississippi1–414–95–1
24April 18AlabamaSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi12–115–96–1
25April 25LSUSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi2–016–97–1
26April 25LSUSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi2–316–107–2
27April 26LSUSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi6–417–108–2
28April 29 Birmingham–Southern Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi11–118–108–2
May (3–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
29May 2at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 2–119–109–2
30May 2at AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama8–020–1010–2
31May 3at AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama3–221–1011–2
32May 9at Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, Mississippi 0–221–1111–3
33May 9at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi5–1121–1211–4
34May 10at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi3–1021–1311–5
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
35May 14 Florida Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi8–222–1311–5
36May 16at Florida Perry FieldGainesville, Florida 4–123–1311–5
NCAA District III Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
37May 29vs Virginia Tech Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 7–624–1311–5
38May 30vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina6–525–1311–5
39May 31vs North CarolinaSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina5–226–1311–5
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
40June 14vs NYU Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–826–1411–5
41June 15vs Southern Illinois Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–127–1411–5
42June 16vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–1427–1511–5

Awards and honors

Whitey Adams
Ed McLarty
Fred Setser
John Shaw

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References

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