2017 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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2017 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Ole Miss Rebels baseball logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
CB No. 22
Record32–25 (12–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Marc MacMillan (2nd season)
Hitting coachMike Clement (3rd season)
Pitching coachCarl Lafferty (11th season)
Home stadium Swayze Field
Seasons
←  2016
2018  →
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y21–9–0 .70052–19–0 .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y19–11–0 .63343–23–0 .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y15–13–1 .53436–25–1 .589
Missouri  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46736–23–0 .610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43335–25–0 .583
Georgia  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36725–32–0 .439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍7–21–0 .25027–25–0 .519
Western
No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y21–9–0 .70052–20–0 .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y18–11–0 .62145–19–0 .703
No. 13 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y17–13–0 .56740–27–0 .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y16–14–0 .53341–23–0 .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y16–14–0 .53337–26–0 .587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46732–25–0 .561
Alabama  ‍‍‍5–24–1 .18319–34–1 .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.

Contents

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.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
J.B. Woodman Outfielder 257 Toronto Blue Jays
Errol Robinson Shortstop 6191 Los Angeles Dodgers
Henri Lartigue Catcher 7197 Philadelphia Phillies
Chad Smith Pitcher 11323 Miami Marlins
Brady BramlettPitcher13388 Boston Red Sox
Wyatt ShortPitcher13404 Chicago Cubs
Grae Kessinger†Shortstop26774 San Diego Padres
Cooper Johnson†Catcher28828 Cincinnati Reds
Will Ethridge†Pitcher351047 Seattle Mariners
Ryan Rolison†Pitcher371104 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

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]

Media poll (West)
Predicted FinishTeamVotes (1st Place)
1LSU72 (13)
2Texas A&M55 (1)
3Ole Miss51
4Mississippi State36
5Arkansas27
T6Alabama16
T6Auburn16

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

Roster

2017 Ole Miss Rebels roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 – DJ Miller – Sophomore
  • 10 – David Parkinson – Junior
  • 12 – Greer Holston – Freshman
  • 17 – Will Stokes – Junior
  • 18 – Connor Green – Sophomore
  • 19 – Andy Pagnozzi – Sophomore
  • 20 – Will Ethridge – Freshman
  • 22 – Ryan Rolison – Freshman
  • 24 – Dallas Woolfolk – Sophomore
  • 26 – James McArthur – Sophomore
  • 28 – Jackson Tavel – Freshman
  • 29 – Andrew Lowe – Sophomore
  • 31 – Jason Barber – Freshman
  • 33 – Sean Johnson – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 36 – Thomas Spinelli – Freshman
  • 38 – Korey Bell – Freshman
  • 39 – Brady Feigl – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 40 – Houston Roth – Freshman
  • 65 – Parker Caracci – Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 7 – Nick Fortes – Sophomore
  • 13 – Cooper Johnson – Freshman
  • 43 – Carson Klepzig – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 – Bryce Blaum – Freshman
  • 4 – Tate Blackman – Junior
  • 11 – Chase Cockrell – Sophomore
  • 14 – Cole Zabowski – Freshman
  • 15 – Grae Kessinger – Freshman
  • 25 – Colby Bortles – Senior
  • 32 – Michael Fitzsimmons – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 35 – Trace Tyre – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 27 – Bryan Seamster – Freshman
  • 42 – Tim Rowe – Junior

Utility

  • 2 – Ryan Olenek (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 6 – Thomas Dillard (C/OF) – Freshman
  • 8 – Will Golsan (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 9 – Kyle Watson (INF/OF) – Junior
 

Schedule and results

2017 Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (32–25)
Post-Season (0–1)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
May 23vs. (8) Auburn(9) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL 		L 4–5Casey Mize (7–2)Will Stokes (2–2)2,93032–250–1
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

Award watch lists
PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Will StokesNCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch ListFebruary 13, 2017 [4]
Cooper JohnsonJohnny Bench Award Watch ListMarch 9, 2017 [5]
Colby BortlesSenior CLASS Award candidateMarch 27, 2017 [6]

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards
PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Ryan OlenekSEC Player of the WeekFebruary 20, 2017 [7]
David ParkinsonSEC Pitcher of the WeekMarch 13, 2017 [8]
Ryan RolisonSEC Freshman of the WeekApril 24, 2017 [9]
James McArthurSEC Pitcher of the WeekMay 1, 2017 [10]

All-SEC Awards

All Conference Awards
PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Colby BortlesSecond-team All-SEC, 3BMay 23, 2017 [11]
Ryan RolisonFreshman All-SEC, SPMay 23, 2017

All-American Awards

All-American Awards
PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Will EthridgeCollegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SPJune 7, 2017 [12]
Ryan RolisonCollegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SPJune 7, 2017
Houston RothCollegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, RPJune 7, 2017

2017 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
David Parkinson Pitcher 12353 Philadelphia Phillies
Tate Blackman Second baseman 13387 Chicago White Sox
Colby Bortles Third baseman 22665 Detroit Tigers
Brady FeiglPitcher351045 Los Angeles Angels
Kyle Watson Shortstop 371108 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

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 5–241–23–00–3..0–30–30–30–31–2.0–30–2ALAW71–91–6
ARK 18–112–11–2.3–0.1–23–02–11–2.1–12–12–1ARKW26–32–0
AUB 16–140–32–13–02–1.0–32–1.2–12–12–11–2.AUBW57–31–2
FLA 21–93–0.0–33–02–12–1.3–03–02–11–2.2–1FLAE18–24–1
UGA 11–19.0–31–20–32–10–32–11–2.2–12–1.1–2UGAE64–60–3
KEN 19–11...1–21–22–11–22–12–12–13–03–02–1KENE27–32–0
LSU 21–93–02–13–01–23–01–23–0.2–12–1.1–2.LSUW17–34–0
MSU 17–133–00–31–2.1–22–10–3.3–02–13–02–1.MSUW36–43–2
MIZZ 14–163–01–2.0–32–11–2..1–22–13–00–31–2MIZZE44–62–2
MISS 14–163–02–11–20–3.1–21–20–32–1..2–12–1MISSW65–51–2
SCAR 13–172–1.1–21–21–21–21–21–21–2.3–0.1–2SCARE52–81–0
TENN 7–21.1–11–22–11–20–3.0–30–3.0–31–21–1TENNE71–70–4
TAMU 16–143–01–22–1..0–32–11–23–01–2.2–11–2TAMUW45–52–1
VAN 15–132–01–2.1–22–11–2..2–11–22–11–12–1VANE35–40–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 2424*20191422——————————
Baseball America —222021181120————
Collegiate Baseball^22149252523————————————
NCBWA†27211318261723————————————

^ 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

  1. ↑ "SELECTIONS MADE: Six Ole Miss players, multiple signees taken in MLB Draft". Oxford Eagle. June 12, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Collegiate Baseball 2017 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "UF, LSU picked to win 2017 SEC baseball title".
  4. ↑ "Stokes Lands on Stopper of the Year Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. February 13, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cooper Johnson Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List". Ole Miss Athletics. March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bortles Names Senior CLASS Award Candidate". Ole Miss Althetics. March 27, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Week 1: Baseball Players of the Week". Southeastern Conference. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "David Parkinson Named SEC Pitcher of the Week". Ole Miss Athletics. March 13, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ole Miss pitcher Ryan Rolison named SEC Freshman of the Week". Oxford Eagle. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ole Miss ace James McArthur named SEC Pitcher of the Week". WLBT-TV. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards Announced". Southeastern Conference. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Ole Miss Trio Earns Freshman All-American Honors". Ole Miss Athletics. June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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