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Campbell Smithwick was good enough offensively as a true freshman catcher for Ole Miss baseball last season. The problem was his defense. Smithwick committed to Ole Miss back in 2020 and signed years later as a Perfect Game All-American. He was the No. 68 overall recruit in the country, as well as the No. 1 catcher in Mississippi. Smithwick opened the year as the team’s starter behind the plate. However, his struggles ultimately resulted in a demotion to a timeshare with backup Eli Berch. Smithwick, in all, allowed 11 passed balls to get by him. “He got sped up back there,” Ole Miss hitting co...
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The Birmingham Barons haven’t lost in seven games since former Ole Miss shortstop Jacob Gonzalez was promoted to AA last week. But it was another former Rebel who shined in a 4-0 win over Rocket City on Tuesday night. Three-time Ole Miss captain Tim Elko clubbed his sixth home run of the season — a three-run shot, which also scored Gonzalez, who had a hit in four at-bats on the night. Gonzalez is hitting .424 with a 1.035 OPS. Elko tied for the team lead in hits (2). He also paced the Barons in RBI (3) and walks (2). His batting average was hovering around .270 when Gonzalez, his former Ole Mi...
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The SEC showed its might as a baseball conference once more in producing the most NCAA Tournament bids from a single conference in history. Ole Miss wasn’t one of them. The Rebels, instead, posted the second of back-to-back losing seasons. Still, Mike Bianco and his Ole Miss coaching staff are returning for 2025. Bianco will be in his 25th season. They have work to do. Ole Miss hitting coach Mike Clement previewed the off-season ahead when he joined Ben Garrett (OMSpirit.com) for this (May 28, 2024) edition of ‘The Flagship.’ “Moving forward, certainly we’re going to be active in the portal,” ...
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All-time Ole Miss baseball great Jacob Gonzalez has multiple hits in four of his first five games since the Chicago White Sox promoted him to AA last week. Gonzalez has 11 hits in 25 at-bats (.458) with a home run and seven RBI. His Birmingham Barons have won all five of the road games they’ve played in Biloxi with Gonzalez in the lineup. Gonzalez has been reunited with Tim Elko as teammates once more. The pair won a national championship together as the shortstop and first baseman, respectively, for the Rebels in 2022. Gonzalez was the No. 15 overall selection of the Chicago White Sox in the ...
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Mike Bianco will return as Ole Miss head baseball coach in 2025. He’ll be in his 25th season leading the Rebels. Bianco helped the Rebels to their one and only national championship back in the summer of 2022. Pretty much everything else the last three years, though, has been pretty miserable. Ole Miss has won just 36 percent (36-64) of its SEC games — an average of 10.3 wins and 19.7 losses. The Rebels have finished below .500 and missed the postseason entirely the last two. They were in contention for an NCAA Tournament berth going into the final weeks of this season. However, Ole Miss dropp...
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Two former Ole Miss baseball Rebels were back in their Mississippi stomping grounds Thursday night. It was as if they’d never left. Now-two-time teammates Jacob Gonzalez and Tim Elko both came up big for the Birmingham Barons in a 5-4 win over the Biloxi Shuckers. Gonzalez scored twice, including the go-ahead run on the second of two hits from Elko in extra innings. Gonzalez hit second and manned his customary shortstop. He finished 1 for 4 with a walk and is up to .500 with his overage and 1.319 with his OPS in three games since earning his AA promotion this week. Gonzalez was the No. 15 over...
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Completing his 24th season at the helm of the Ole Miss baseball program, Mike Bianco reached the milestone mark of 1,000 career wins but that pales in comparison to the lackluster results the team has put on the field since winning it all two summers ago. The Rebels finished the season at 27-29 overall and 11-20 in SEC play, including Tuesday’s loss, and lost the last six games of the year. Last season it was another sub .500 year at 25-29 and a historic 6-24 conference record. Both seasons have worn on the fan base and players with the growing desire from the former to see change made at the ...
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Ole Miss baseball has at least one game left in the 2024 season. Of course the Rebels drew in-state rival Mississippi State. Ole Miss, the 12-seed in Hoover this week, and the five-seed Bulldogs open SEC Tournament action Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT. The Rebels (27-28, 11-19 SEC) are playing for little more than pride after going winless in four must-win opportunities last week. “Everyone knows what’s at stake (in the SEC Tournament),” Bianco said. “You gotta win.” REBEL YELL HOTLINEThis (May 20, 2024) edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline has all postseason bases covered and features guests Mitch Davis ...
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Mike Bianco and the 2024 Ole Miss baseball Rebels faced a four-game, must-win week. They lost them all. Even worse, each was a Quadrant 1 opportunity to boost their measly postseason resume. So, Saturday, a 9-3 loss to cap an LSU sweep in Baton Rouge, was effectively the end of the season. Sure, the Rebels did enough to at least make it into the SEC Tournament. But those results don’t matter. Ole Miss had to win Saturday and get at least two in Hoover to be eligible for the postseason. “Not a good week. Not a good weekend from us,” Bianco said afterwards. “We’ve got to turn it around for the t...
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Ole Miss baseball kicks off the final weekend of the regular season this afternoon against LSU. The Rebels are firmly on the bubble with three chances in Baton Rouge, La., to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The Rebels are 27-25 (11-16 SEC) on the season following a 7-4 loss at No. 25 Southern Miss in the midweek. All three games at LSU (33-20, 10-17 SEC) are Quadrant 1 opportunities for the Rebels, whose postseason resume is currently lacking but does notably feature the nation’s No. 2 strength of schedule. Ole Miss has won back-to-back SEC series and four overall on the year. The Rebel...
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