For 17 years Camie Bianco has sat in this seat, right above the home dugout at Swayze Field. MLB Rebs Its almost March, let chaos reign supreme, Line em up: Heres how the Rebels will take the field versus Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss basketball gets a double bye with huge quad one road win over Alabama, The original Air Kiffin shirt is available here, Ole Miss took a critical SEC West series from the Tigers in Oxford, In a recent interview with RebelGrove.com. Title Time in Oxford They protect each other in the lineup Sam hits leadoff, Drew bats third and Ben is the cleanup hitter. So, while Drew, a sophomore infielder at Oxford, and Ben, a junior catcher with the Chargers, have the talent to be recruited by upper-level schools, the destinations will be elsewhere. The 39 wins were then one shy of the school record for a single season, while the 17 conference wins tied the school record at the time. All-told, 29,646 fans came to the Super Regional, making it the most attended Super Regional of the season and the highest attendance for a Super Regional at an on-campus facility in NCAA history at the time. Yarbrough was tabbed as an All-SEC and All-America selection at the conclusion of the season and was one of six Rebels drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft. Maybe it was something they all were born with in their blood after all, their parents fell in love at the ballpark. Ole Miss won the game, 8-5, Drew nearly had a chance late in the game, as he came to the on-deck circle. Drew has chosen instead to play for LSU, his dad's alma mater. Hayden Dunhurst added to the recent run of Rebel backstops drafted highly in 2022, being selected in the sixth round by the Kansas City Royals. Rookie hurler Hunter Elliott received three different Freshman All-American designations, receiving plaudits from Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and D1Baseball. Ole Miss also saw its first SEC Freshman of the Year as outfielder Seth Smith earned the honor from the league. 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. Gambling problem? Bianco the son of Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco appeared in 50 games (and started 32) as a redshirt junior this spring. 19 pick from the Toronto Blue Jays. That run was enough for the Rebels to earn the No. Bianco's 2000 McNeese State team raked in the individual postseason awards. If you feel like you're losing control over your gambling experience, call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, PA, WV), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-888- 532-3500(Virginia) 1-800-522-4700 (NV, TN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, TN), 1-855-2CALLGA (IL), 1-800-270-7117 (MI). The Rebel legacy was named the Brooks Wallace Award Winner, given annually to the nations top shortstop, becoming the first player in program history to win the award. In 2018 and 2019, three Rebels were drafted as catchers in the top six rounds. Five of his Rebels have been named CoSIDA Academic All-District. 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. In 2010, Bianco was inducted into the Seminole High School Hall of Fame. 2 Alabama. 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. Ben Bianco is a freshman at Louisville. The game began with a special moment as Ron Bianco, the father of Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco, threw out the first pitch. Contact Annie Costabile at 601-961-7293 oracostabile@gannett.com . National Treasure 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. He was also named to the All-Alex Box Omaha Era Team by LSU in 2008. His 2000 team batted .305 and set a new school standard for hits in a season with 600. 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. Rebels Return to Omaha But he wont play at Ole Miss, either. That trend continued in 2019, when 29,352 fans witnessed a three-game Rebel sweep of the Oxford Regional, the fourth-most in the country. T.J. Beam (New York Yankees) was the first player from the Bianco Era to be called up in 2006, followed by Seth Smith (Colorado) in 2007 and Matt Tolbert (Minnesota) in 2008. They dont have to be the coachs son. He has six homers this seasonbut is still struggling at.228 in 43 games and 25 starts. While the Cougars faced down University of the Incarnate Word in the. Sixteen years ago, Mike Bianco and his wife, Camille, made what could be considered a puzzling decision. The Rebels have also celebrated great academic success under Bianco. From there he would head back to his alma mater as an assistant coach before taking his first head coaching positionat McNeese State. Ron started it and Mike has kept it going. He then returned to Baton Rouge where he joined Bertman's staff at LSU. Proud to say that I have committed to Louisiana State University!! Follow her onFacebook , Instagram ,andTwitter . Hawkins will lead the pitching staff at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, from September 1-10. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. A $19 million project, completed right after the 2018 season, included a new Baseball Performance Center, a field level club, additional box seating, a rooftop plaza down the first base line and an expansion/realignment of the left field terrace, as well as an additional videoboard down the right field line to accommodate those enjoying the outfield seating. He batted .246 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Stuart Turner and Bobby Wahl became All-SEC and All-America honorees, while Turner was named the winner of the Johnny Bench Award as the top collegiate catcher in the nation. What was originally going to be a career as a financial planner changed after Mike graduated from LSU. Gonzalez was also tabbed as a freshman All-American along with TJMcCants, giving Ole Miss two or more Freshman All-Americans for six consecutive seasons, a total of 14 in that span. A bunch of Ole Miss fans right now, probably: "THAT DAMN BIANCO CAN'T EVEN CROOT HIS OWN SON!". One member of that pitching staff, two-way player Stephen Head, was named SEC Freshman of the Year and also earned national Freshman of the Year along with All-America honors. WASHINGTON BASEBALL PLAYER'S EJECTION GOES VIRAL; FANS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT 'EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION' WAS Bianco, the son of Mike Bianco, is a graduate student at Houston after spending four seasons with the LSU Tigers from 2019-2022. The Rebels have totaled 73 All-SEC nods under Bianco. "I got caught up in the moment. Parker Caracci carried on the tradition in 2018, earning a spot on the Team USA roster, where he posted a perfect 0.00 ERA with two saves and opposing batting average of .094 in 9.2 innings of work. May 8, 2020 Sam Bianco stands in front of brothers Drew, left, and Ben at their family home in Oxford. When they are 10 years old playing in Tupelo or Jackson, and they have Bianco on the back of their jersey. 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. Bianco Earns Head Coaching Experience He wants his sons to be their own man. If any of the couple's four sons were talented enough to play Division I college baseball . The Rebels remained one of the top teams in college baseball all season despite several injuries, including the loss of Friday night ace Gunnar Hoglund. This caused a stir on social media. Theres no other way you become the starting catcher on a college baseball team that finished third in the College World Series (LSU, 1989) and go on the become the winningest coach in Ole Miss history with 662 victories. Advertisement Mike's son, Drew, will be in the Super Regionals in Knoxville playing for the LSU Tigers. Mike Bianco and his wife, Cami, concluded when he took the job in 2000 none of their sons would play baseball for their dad at the collegiate level. Michael F. Bianco (born May 3, 1967) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco. The 2019 group included four of Perfect Games top 50 prospectsthe only class in the country of its kind. Carrie's son turned eight on February 26. "Dad said, 'You're two or three hits away from batting .250. Bianco's on-field accomplishments have been recognized nationally, as the Rebel skipper was tapped as the manager of the USA Collegiate National Team before the start of the 2022 season. CCCAA Baseball Whittier, CA Joined: Sep 2011: Roster: 2: Alumni: 53: Coaches. Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Mike Bianco's son committed to LSU baseball and no, you shouldn't be angry about it Ole Miss' head coach decided long ago that he didn't want his sons playing. Another Rebel shortstop made history in 2021 when Jacob Gonzalez became the programs first National Freshman of the Year, bestowed by D1Baseball. Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach, and his son Drew, the LSU third baseman, had an emotional and once-in-a-lifetime Sunday. That's the way you need to think about it,' " Bianco said. The Rebels blew through the Regional with a win over Jacksonville State and a pair of wins over Washington on the way to a fifth NCAA Super Regional in 10 seasons. Younger brother Sam, still at Oxford, is a likely prospect as well. Follow on, Shelton Sampson Jr., 5-star 2023 WR, announces SEC commitment, Suni Lee, Auburn star and Olympic gold medalist, flips while throwing out first pitch for Minnesota Twins, Former Alabama LB reportedly back in NCAA transfer portal, Nate Oats weighs in on Brandon Miller not earning SEC weekly awards, Nate Oats comments on Brandon Miller's 'pat down' intro routine: 'It won't happen again', Texas A&M guard reportedly fully cleared for basketball activities, 2023 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Joe Lunardi's latest projections include 8 SEC teams, Overrated? The Cougars finished last season 37-24 overall and 13-11 in conference play. Nick Fortes and Hayden Dunhurst carried on the tradition in 2018 and 2021, earning Johnny Bench Award semifinalist nods. Its special, Ben says. 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. 6 by Collegiate Baseball. 186. Ole Miss posted the largest crowds for any NCAA Super Regional in 2005 and 2006 and posted the highest attendance of any NCAA Regional in 2006. Prior to Johnson being hired at LSU, Mike Bianco was the initial top choice. @CoachMikeBianco x @DrewBianco8 pic.twitter.com/4j4hJ3E11a, Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) May 15, 2022, Ill be honest with you, it was in the middle of (Tyler) McManus at-bat. It turns out that Ron Bianco played college baseball at the University of Delaware in the early 1960's. Prior to Biancos arrival, Ole Miss eclipsed four draftees just three times. Bianco was inducted into the Indian River Community College Hall of Fame in 2003. It's a family game. It was one of those hits that seemed destined for pay dirt, but Biancos heroic flop over the fence kept it from going in Incarnate Words favor. Youve got to grow up and youve got to live and get an education. 6 ranking by Collegiate Baseball. Under Bianco, the boys in Red, White and Blue earned the Bronze Medal at Honkbalweek in Haarlem, Netherlands. Four Rebels earned spots as All-SEC selections on either the first or second team, while outfielder Burney Hutchinson earned second team All-America honors from Baseball Weekly. 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. But, it isnt the first time a family member has been giving a blessing to go somewhere else. Ole Miss also continued the trend of sending Rebels to the pros with six players selected in the 2011 MLB Draft. 1 Miami. Following the triumphant season, the longtime Rebel skipper was tabbed the National Coach of the Year by D1Baseball, USA Baseball, the ABCA, and Collegiate Baseball. So, well just see what happens. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South. Hell join a Houston program that will be heading to the Big 12 following the 2023 season. . The 2018 campaign brought one of Biancos best seasons to date. He is the son of Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco. Row 1. 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. Its her favorite view in a ballpark, perhaps second-only to her seat at Oxford High School. 2023 www.clarionledger.com. Ole Miss ultimately fell one game short of Omaha, falling in the Tucson Super Regional finale at No. He played college baseball at Indian River Community College before transferring to LSU where he played for coach Skip Bertman from 1988 to 1989. It is about winning, but not winning at all costs. 1 ranking in national recruiting rankings by both Baseball America and D1Baseball.com. Foundation of Success Bianco, the son of Mississippi coach Mike Bianco and a graduate transfer from LSU, also made an electric play a week ago when he perfectly timed his jump at the wall to take away a homer from California's Caleb Lomavita. In addition to the outstanding winning percentage, the demand for seats led to new renovations and additions at O-U Stadium/Swayze Field. The 2003 season again saw Ole Miss in the postseason as the Rebels earned a berth in the Houston Regional. Last season under the direction of first-year coach Jay Johnson,Bianco had just five hits in 39 at-bats. At the end of the day its just baseball games, said Drew, in his senior year at Oxford High School. Power hitting was the Cowboys' trademark under Bianco, as they hit 212 home runs in his three seasons, including a school-record 81 in 1999. The Clarion-Ledger Top 20 Underclassmen selection, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Drew Pomeranz became the sixth Rebel to sport the American flag uniform in 2009, followed by Bobby Wahl in 2012 and Dallas Woolfolk in 2017. We always wanted them to have an experience like I did (in college), Mike Bianco said. OMAHA, Neb. 0:49. He is married to the former Camille Marquette, and the couple has five children: sons, Michael, Benjamin, Andrew and Samuel, and one daughter, Catherine. Growing up in south Florida, everyone played baseball, he said. The Rebels have taken that crowd support and turned it into a distinct home field advantage. Its Tuesday night now and Oxford just finished adding another game to the win column. 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. Please check your email for a confirmation. Ole Miss Baseball. #SCTop10 x @DrewBianco8 pic.twitter.com/HUJcjD3xFp, Houston Baseball (@UHCougarBB) February 26, 2023. 113. . Odds & lines subject to change. Dad felt the mix of emotions he might have had coaching his son. Regardless, somewhere within the quality time Mike hasspent with his five children at fields across the country, his love became theirs. Under Bianco, the Rebels have won four SEC Western Division titles, two SEC Tournament titles and one SEC regular-season championship, coming in 2009. 1 in the nation in attendance in 2021. I've always gone back to if they're good enough to play here they are good enough to play anywhere. Andy Martinez 486 Total Connections. Bianco was 3-for-12 with three RBIs in LSU's series victory at Ole Miss in April. Mike Salazar 162 Total Connections. The Bianco family is one proud group as Mike, the father and head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels, will lead his team into the Super Regionals this weekend in Tucson, AZ. The Rebels advanced to an NCAA Super Regional for the fourth time in five seasons, becoming one of only six schools to advance to at least four Super Regionals in that time. I am a . Bianco, a redshirt junior, elected to leave the program after four seasons in Baton Rouge. His first coaching position was as a grad assistant at Northwestern State under a former LSU grad assistant, Jim Wells. Maine Voices: Pitchers and catchers report. When you grow up in that baseball family the field is where they go visit their dad, Camie said. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. The 2019 squad set program records for walks drawn (351), fielding percentage (.978) and stolen bases (93) en route to a strong year. He sits in the diamond suites at Swayze Field, on the third base side straight back behind the Ole Miss dugout. In recognition, Bianco was named the SLC's Coach of the Year. Known by fans and peers as a classy winner on the field and a gifted, caring family man off the field the veteran Rebel baseball could be called an extreme competitor. In the 2014 NCAA Regional, the Rebels ranked second nationally with 49,314 fans packing the stadium for the six-game event as Ole Miss began its run to the College World Series. They play next to each other on the field Bens at first, Drews at second and Sam plays short. University of Houston utility player Drew Bianco stole a home run while flipping over the back fence during a Sunday game. But Mike has a routine each morning, which includes making breakfast for the entire Bianco clan. I want them to experience something similar that I experienced. The country superstar previously revealed that she is a homebody who "gets nervous" in group settings, despite being a multi-award-winning singer who has . Coming here they never get away from that. 1 team in the country according to every poll. Take Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, for example. That streak also includes 16 consecutive years ranked in the top five. Youre not playing because youre the coachs son and you didnt fail because youre the coachs son. When we have time we go there we go to the baseball field.. If baseball is the foundation this family was built on, Camie is the stitching that holds it all together. He never wanted them to play because he coached. This season is the first time three Biancos Ben, Drew and Sam will share the same diamond. The Cornhuskers are jumping on the outdoor sports trend with a record-setting attendance in mind. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. In 2010, the Rebels made an appearance in the postseason with an eighth consecutive berth, competing in an NCAA Regional at the University of Virginia. In a career that has been filled with memorable seasons, the pinnacle without a doubt came during the 2022 campaign. After Biancos bunch eased past the Sooners in game one, an eighth-inning rally sealed the deal, securing the programs first national championship. They were a consensus top-five team by the end of the year, and spent most of the season as one of the nations best teams. Vanderbilt and Louisville were also in the mix (Louisville is coached by Dan McDonnell, a former Ole Miss assistant who remains close to Bianco and his family), so it certainly would have been cool with Rebel fans if Mike had steered his son away from a division rival. 4. I miss a lot of my kids. The Tigers' offseason continues to be one with questions and concerns as Drew Bianco becomes the eighth name to enter the transfer portal. Cole Thompson Feb 15, 2023 6:15 PM EST As Ole Miss baseball begins its victory tour as national champions. The 2012 season saw the Rebels advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in the Bianco era as Ole Miss advanced to the championship at the College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M. You've got to respect Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach. Matt Tracy was called up to the big leagues by the New York Yankees, April 11, 2015, and made his debut later that day. For only the second time in program history, as well as the second consecutive season, three Rebels earned Freshman All-America honors in pitchers Will Ethridge, Ryan Rolison and Houston Roth. The fact that this Rebels team is . MVP Hustle 7U Casillas Norwalk, CA San Diego STARS San Diego, CA MVP Hustle 7U Arteaga Fontana, CA Corona Hitmen Corona, CA MVP Hustle Arteaga Black Fontana, CA RJBA7U-Wade TEMECULA, CA Sin City Thunder 7u LAS VEGAS, NV The Lot Quartz Hill, CA ZT Elite 7U Prospects . Gunnar Hoglund became the third Rebel pitcher coached by Bianco selected in the first round, earning the No. That is a no-win situation for the Bianco family. Thankfully it didnt get to that.. In the Bianco Era, Rebel pitchers have accounted for 71selections in the MLB Draft, including three first-rounders. 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. Its easy to form a list of opinions about the parents decision to encourage their kids to build their own name and start their own legacy. The Cowboys finished 39-20, including winning a school-record 20 SLC games en route to claiming their first conference title since 1988, and making their third-ever appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Those call ups gave the Rebels eight players active in the Majors in the 2011 season, the second most of any Southeastern Conference team that season. Ole Miss picked up right where it left off in 2021, topping three top-10 teams at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown to earn its first No. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Leading the way throughout the season were All-SEC Second Team reliever Wyatt Short, Ferriss Trophy finalist Scott Weathersby, and senior slugger Sikes Orvis. Once in the postseason, the Rebels never looked back, cruising through three-straight wins to claim the Coral Gables Regional and topping Southern Miss in the Hattiesburg Super Regional to advance to Omaha for the second time under Bianco. Things almost immediately don't go as planned. Following his playing career, he joined Jim Wells' (former head coach at Alabama) coaching staff at Northwestern State, where he served two seasons from 1991-1992 as a graduate assistant. At Oxford High School youll find him in a hat and a pair of headphones next to the home dugout. I miss graduations, proms, I miss a lot of stuff, he said, via Inside the Rebels. Michael was four years old, Ben was two, Drew was 10 months and the youngest Sam and Catherine werent even in the lineup yet. Its one of the many diamonds theyve grown up on. Since then, Bianco has become the winningest coach in program history, led the. The Rebels were also ranked in all four major college baseball polls each week of the season, including eight total weeks in the top 10 in at least one of the polls. Beyond the right field wall, new terracing along with more grilling areas and picnic pavilions were built in the area heavily populated by Ole Miss students. That couldn't have happened in Oxford five minutes from my house.". I saw him over there and I was like oh my God, I did not want him batting, Mike said. Attendance continues to rise under Bianco as Oxford-University Stadium has been established as one of the best atmospheres in college baseball. Entering Sunday, Bianco played five games for the Cougars, hitting .118 (2-for-17) at the dish with one homer and three RBI. In the NCAA Super Regional, the Rebels traveled to face top-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette and rallied after losing the first game to claim the NCAA Super Regional with wins in game two and three to secure the program's berth in the College World Series. On the field, Bianco has established a tradition of developing some of the nation's top players, as the Rebels have seen a combined 92selections to All-America and Freshman All-America teams over the past 22 seasons. Dadwould definitely play catch with Mike,Ben, Drew and Sam, but if any of the boys became good enough to play college baseball, it would not be at Ole Miss. At least three Rebels have been selected in each of the past 18full seasons of the Bianco Era. So I hope people understand. New York Mets. 1993-97:Assistant Coach, LSU He played for Bertman and was an assistant under him for three . Three Rebels received All-American nods during Ole Miss' national championship campaign in 2022. But when it comes to family, thats where Bianco draws the line. Orvis, a fan favorite and face of the program, finished his career as a Rebel by climbing into the Ole Miss top-10 career home runs list. Alex Presley (Pittsburgh) became the sixth Bianco-coached Rebel to get the call to the majors in 2010. His father, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco, said his son showed a lot of maturity making the decision. Pinch-hitting with LSU up 7-3 at Alex Box Stadium, Bianco homered on the first pitch and flipped the bat. Growing up with an SEC coach as your dad had its advantages, Drew said. Just over one month later, another former Rebel pitcher made his Major League debut as David Goforth began pitching out of the bullpen for the Milwaukee Brewers. In the fall of 2016, Rebel Baseball earned the No. A graduate student and the son of Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco, Drew Bianco put up what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the young college baseball season. Biancos Rebels have brought home a number of awards from the league office as well, including Stephen Heads SEC Player of the Year laurel in 2004, Drew Pomeranz earning SEC Pitcher of the Year honors in 2010 and the Rebels trio of SEC Freshman of the Year winners: Seth Smith in 2002, Head in 2003 and Jordan Henry in 2007. We joke and mess with each other throughout the game. Ole Miss finished with a 43-19 record and hosted an NCAA Regional for the seventh time in the last 13 years. The talented youth made an immediate impact on the diamond as three freshmen found themselves in the everyday lineup, while five more saw action on the mound. Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach, and his son Drew, the LSU third baseman, had an emotional and once-in-a-lifetime Sunday. For a lot of reasons. Nick Fortes signed with the Miami Marlins after they chose him in the fourth round in 2018, while Thomas Dillard (5th Round - Milwaukee Brewers) and Cooper Johnson (6th Round - Detroit Tigers) were quickly taken off the board in 2019. After spending two seasons at Indian River (Fla.) Community College, he played two seasons for Skip Bertman at perennial national-power LSU in 1988 and 1989. . The Rebels advanced to the College World Series for the fifth time in program history and the first time since the 1972 season. No matter how good, no matter the temptation to add a few more Rebel wins by adding top talents, the Bianco boys were destined to play for anybody but Dad. The SECs winningest active coach joined Ron Polk and Skip Bertman as the only coaches in conference history with 800 wins. Grilling areas, picnic pavilions and terraced seats were added beyond the wall in left field in the Oakes Pavilion. In 2011, the Rebels continued to bring in postseason accolades as Alex Yarbrough was named an All-SEC selection. Their season ended with a 6-1 loss to Eastern Carolina in the American Conference Championship game. The Chargers are on pace to win their third-straight region title and contend for another 5A state championship. Ryan Rolison joined Pomeranz as a first-round selection in 2018 when he was taken 22nd overall by the Colorado Rockies. The weekend proved to be historic for the Rebels. Thats the toughest part about his job:the games he has to miss because hes at his own. OXFORD Section 24. The Bianco Era Begins The Rebels have seen 126Major League Baseball draft picks in that time, including a combined 27 in the past fiveseasons. Please check your email for a confirmation. The 2014 season will go down as one of the best in Ole Miss history. 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