2017 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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.

2017 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
CBNo. 22
Record32–25 (12–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarc MacMillan (2nd season)
Hitting coachMike Clement (3rd season)
Pitching coachCarl Lafferty (11th season)
Home stadiumSwayze Field
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 21–9–0 .70052–19–0 .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 19–11–0 .63343–23–0 .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 15–13–1 .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†‍‡‍y 21–9–0 .70052–20–0 .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18–11–0 .62145–19–0 .703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56740–27–0 .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53341–23–0 .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .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

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.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
J.B. Woodman Outfielder 2 57 Toronto Blue Jays
Errol Robinson Shortstop 6 191 Los Angeles Dodgers
Henri Lartigue Catcher 7 197 Philadelphia Phillies
Chad Smith Pitcher 11 323 Miami Marlins
Brady Bramlett Pitcher 13 388 Boston Red Sox
Wyatt Short Pitcher 13 404 Chicago Cubs
Grae Kessinger† Shortstop 26 774 San Diego Padres
Cooper Johnson† Catcher 28 828 Cincinnati Reds
Will Ethridge† Pitcher 35 1047 Seattle Mariners
Ryan Rolison† Pitcher 37 1104 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 Finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 LSU 72 (13)
2 Texas A&M 55 (1)
3 Ole Miss 51
4 Mississippi State 36
5 Arkansas 27
T6 Alabama 16
T6 Auburn 16

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

  • Tate Blackman – Second Baseman
  • Colby Bortles – Third Baseman

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 Senior
  • 36 – Thomas Spinelli – Freshman
  • 38 – Korey Bell – Freshman
  • 39 – Brady Feigl – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 40 – Houston Roth – Freshman
  • 65 – Parker Caracci – Redshirt Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 7 – Nick Fortes – Sophomore
  • 13 – Cooper Johnson – Freshman
  • 43 – Carson Klepzig – Redshirt 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 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)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
May 23 vs. (8) Auburn (9) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 L 4–5 Casey Mize (7–2) Will Stokes (2–2) 2,930 32–25 0–1
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
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Will Stokes NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List February 13, 2017 [4]
Cooper Johnson Johnny Bench Award Watch List March 9, 2017 [5]
Colby Bortles Senior CLASS Award candidate March 27, 2017 [6]

Regular season awards
Weekly Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Ryan Olenek SEC Player of the Week February 20, 2017 [7]
David Parkinson SEC Pitcher of the Week March 13, 2017 [8]
Ryan Rolison SEC Freshman of the Week April 24, 2017 [9]
James McArthur SEC Pitcher of the Week May 1, 2017 [10]

All-SEC Awards
All Conference Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Colby Bortles Second-team All-SEC, 3B May 23, 2017 [11]
Ryan Rolison Freshman All-SEC, SP May 23, 2017

All-American Awards
All-American Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Will Ethridge Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP June 7, 2017 [12]
Ryan Rolison Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP June 7, 2017
Houston Roth Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, RP June 7, 2017

2017 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
David Parkinson Pitcher 12 353 Philadelphia Phillies
Tate Blackman Second baseman 13 387 Chicago White Sox
Colby Bortles Third baseman 22 665 Detroit Tigers
Brady Feigl Pitcher 35 1045 Los Angeles Angels
Kyle Watson Shortstop 37 1108 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
ALA5–241–23–00–3..0–30–30–30–31–2.0–30–2ALAW71–91–6
ARK18–112–11–2.3–0.1–23–02–11–2.1–12–12–1ARKW26–32–0
AUB16–140–32–13–02–1.0–32–1.2–12–12–11–2.AUBW57–31–2
FLA21–93–0.0–33–02–12–1.3–03–02–11–2.2–1FLAE18–24–1
UGA11–19.0–31–20–32–10–32–11–2.2–12–1.1–2UGAE64–60–3
KEN19–11...1–21–22–11–22–12–12–13–03–02–1KENE27–32–0
LSU21–93–02–13–01–23–01–23–0.2–12–1.1–2.LSUW17–34–0
MSU17–133–00–31–2.1–22–10–3.3–02–13–02–1.MSUW36–43–2
MIZZ14–163–01–2.0–32–11–2..1–22–13–00–31–2MIZZE44–62–2
MISS14–163–02–11–20–3.1–21–20–32–1..2–12–1MISSW65–51–2
SCAR13–172–1.1–21–21–21–21–21–21–2.3–0.1–2SCARE52–81–0
TENN7–21.1–11–22–11–20–3.0–30–3.0–31–21–1TENNE71–70–4
TAMU16–143–01–22–1..0–32–11–23–01–2.2–11–2TAMUW45–52–1
VAN15–132–01–2.1–22–11–2..2–11–22–11–12–1VANE35–40–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

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

Rankings
Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball 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 ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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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