The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.
Previous season In 2015, the Rebels finished 30–28 overall and 15–14 in conference play. Despite entering the postseason with high hopes, the Rebels lost their only game of the SEC tournament and lost two straight in the Los Angeles Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament to finish the season.
2015 MLB Draft Selections Four Rebels were selected in the 2015 MLB draft, along with two incoming players who chose to join the team. Scott Weathersby Pitcher 10 298 Houston Astros Sikes Orvis First baseman 17 502 Chicago White Sox Brady Bramlett Pitcher 22 668 Oakland Athletics Chad Smith† Pitcher 23 694 Cleveland Indians Christian Trent Pitcher 24 721 Milwaukee Brewers Andy Pagnozzi† Pitcher 36 1067 Colorado Rockies Players in bold returned to Ole Miss. †Chad Smith and Andy Pagnozzi were drafted out of community college and high school, respectively, but decided to attend Ole Miss.
Preseason
Preseason All-American teams 1st Team Errol Robinson – Shortstop (D1Baseball) Errol Robinson – Shortstop (Baseball America)
SEC Media poll The pre-season SEC media poll of February 19, 2016 saw Ole Miss predicted to finish in fifth place in the Western Division. Media poll (West) 1 Texas A&M 85 (8) 2 LSU 79 (5) 3 Arkansas 65 4 Mississippi State 49 (1) 5 Ole Miss 46 6 Auburn 33 7 Alabama 28
Preseason All-SEC teams 2nd Team Errol Robinson – Shortstop
Roster 2016 Ole Miss Rebels roster Pitchers 3 – Chad Smith – Junior 10 – David Parkinson – Sophomore 16 – Matt Denny – Senior 17 – Will Stokes – Sophomore 18 – Connor Green – Freshman 19 – Andy Pagnozzi – Freshman 21 – Brady Bramlett – Junior 24 – Dallas Woolfolk – Freshman 26 – James McArthur – Freshman 29 – Andrew Lowe – Freshman 33 – Sean Johnson – Junior 34 – Brian Browning – Junior 38 – Wyatt Short – Junior 39 – Brady Feigl – Freshman 40 – John Creel – Freshman 65 – Parker Caracci – Freshman Catchers 7 – Nick Fortes – Freshman 11 – Nic Perkins – Sophomore 22 – Henri Lartigue – Junior 43 – Carson Klepzig – Freshman
Infielders 4 – Tate Blackman – Sophomore 6 – Errol Robinson – Junior 8 – Will Golsan – Sophomore 25 – Colby Bortles – Junior 28 – Ray Alejo – Freshman 32 – Michael Fitzsimmons – Freshman 35 – Micah McHugh – Freshman Outfielders 1 – DJ Miller – Freshman 12 – J.B. Woodman – Junior 14 – Cameron Dishon – Senior 27 – Connor Cloyd – Senior 42 – Holt Perdzock – Senior
Utility 2 – Ryan Olenek (OF/RHP) – Freshman 9 – Kyle Watson (INF/OF) – Sophomore
Schedule and results 2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log Regular season (43–19) February (6–1)DateOpponentRank Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record SEC record Feb. 19 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 9–2 Brady Bramlett (1–0) Andres Nunez (0–1) 10,129 1–0 — Feb. 20 Florida International Swayze Field W 7–4 Andy Pagnozzi (1–0) Christopher Mourelle (0–1) Wyatt Short (1) 10,027 2–0 — Feb. 21 Florida International Swayze Field W 16–5 Sean Johnson (1–0) Garret Cave (0–1) 6,754 3–0 — Feb. 24 Swayze Field W 4–3 Dallas Woolfolk (1–0) Bradey Welsh (0–1) 6,262 4–0 — Feb. 26 No. 2 Louisville Swayze Field W 6–5 Brady Bramlett (2–0) Kyle Funkhouser (1–1) Wyatt Short (2) 9,088 5–0 — Feb. 27 No. 2 Louisville Swayze Field L 0–4 Brendan McKay (2–0) Chad Smith (0–1) 10,561 5–1 — Feb. 28 No. 2 Louisville Swayze Field W 6–5 Sean Johnson (2–0) Drew Harrington (1–1) Wyatt Short (3) 9,010 6–1 — March (14–4)DateOpponentRank Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record SEC record March 2 Swayze Field W 9–7 Andy Pagnozzi (2–0) Alex Hicks (0–1) Will Stokes (1) 6,924 7–1 — March 4 vs. Springs Brooks StadiumConway, SC W 7–3 Brady Bramlett (3–0) Kevin Marnon (1–2) Dallas Woolfolk (1) 118 8–1 — March 5 vs. Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium W 8–2 Chad Smith (1–1) Tyler Poole (2–1) 1,789 9–1 — March 6 vs. Cincinnati Springs Brooks Stadium W 7–1 Sean Johnson (3–0) Doug Lowe II (0–1) 123 10–1 — March 8 No. 13 Swayze Field W 10–2 James McArthur (1–0) Jacob Lawrence (0–1) 7,354 11–1 — March 9 Southeast Missouri No. 13 Swayze Field W 6–4 Wyatt Short (1–0) Brady Wright (0–2) 6,481 12–1 — March 11 No. 13 Swayze Field W 15–2 Brady Bramlett (4–0) Caleb Nunez (0–1) 6,380 13–1 — March 13 (1) Grambling State No. 13 Swayze Field W 7–37 Chad Smith (2–1) Tanner Raiburn (0–3) Wyatt Short (4) 7,301 (DH) 14–1 — March 13 (2) Grambling State No. 13 Swayze Field W 6–17 Brady Feigl (1–0) Isaac O'Bear (2–2) Will Stokes (2) 7,301 (DH) 15–1 — March 15 at No. 10 Regions FieldBirmingham, AL W 8–1 Andy Pagnozzi (3–0) Adam Lamar (2–1) 2,150 16–1 — March 16 at UAB No. 10 Regions Field W 5–1 James McArthur (2–0) Stephen Baggett (0–2) 1,050 17–1 — March 18 at Tennessee No. 10 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN L 2–3 Jon Lipinski (1–0) Wyatt Short (1–1) 1,555 17–2 0–1 March 19 at Tennessee No. 10 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–4 Brady Feigl (2–0) Eric Freeman (1–1) Wyatt Short (5) 1,972 18–2 1–1 March 20 at Tennessee No. 10 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–7 Andy Pagnozzi (4–0) Steven Kane (0–2) 1,572 19–2 2–1 March 22 No. 9 Swayze Field W 8–2 James McArthur (3–0) Jake Patzner (1–2) 7,181 20–2 2–1 March 24 No. 10 South Carolina No. 9 Swayze Field L 1–5 Clarke Schmidt (6–0) Brady Bramlett (4–1) Josh Reagan (7) 8,167 20–3 2–2 March 25 No. 10 South Carolina No. 9 Swayze Field L 5–9 Braden Webb (5–1) Chad Smith (2–2) 9,064 20–4 2–3 March 26 No. 10 South Carolina No. 9 Swayze Field L 0–4 Adam Hill (5–0) Andy Pagnozzi (4–0) Tyler Johnson (2) 10,184 20–5 2–4 April (13–7)DateOpponentRank Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 11 Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS L 1–3 Dakota Hudson (4–1) Brady Bramlett (4–2) 10,152 20–6 2–5 April 2 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 11 Dudy Noble Field L 2–6 Austin Sexton (3–1) Chad Smith (2–3) 11,515 20–7 2–6 April 3 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 11 Dudy Noble Field W 8–5 Wyatt Short (2–1) Ryan Rigby (3–1) Will Stokes (3) 10,164 21–7 3–6 April 5 vs. No. 15 Trustmark ParkPearl, MS W 8–5 James McArthur (4–1) Mason Walley (1–2) 4,104 22–7 3–6 April 8 No. 21 Arkansas No. 15 Swayze Field W 7–3 Brady Bramlett (5–2) James Teague (2–3) 9,051 23–7 4–6 April 9 No. 21 Arkansas No. 15 Swayze Field W 14–9 David Parkinson (1–0) Zach Jackson (2–3) 9,747 24–7 5–6 April 10 No. 21 Arkansas No. 15 Swayze Field W 8–7 Andy Pagnozzi (5–1) Barrett Loseke (1–2) Will Stokes (4) 8,060 25–7 6–6 April 13 Southern Miss No. 11 Swayze Field L 1–5 Cody Livingston (2–2) Matt Denny (0–1) Nick Sandlin (6) 7,437 25–8 6–6 April 15 at Alabama No. 11 Sewell-Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, AL W 4–0 Brady Bramlett (6–2) Geoffrey Bramblett (3–2) Wyatt Short (6) 5,950 26–8 7–6 April 16 at Alabama No. 11 Sewell-Thomas Stadium L 0–2 Jake Walters (3–3) David Parkinson (1–1) Thomas Burrows (9) 6,385 26–9 7–7 April 17 at Alabama No. 11 Sewell-Thomas Stadium L 2–7 Nick Eicholtz (3–1) Andy Pagnozzi (5–2) Dylan Duarte (2) 6,354 26–10 7–8 April 19 at No. 16 AutoZone ParkMemphis, TN W 7–0 James McArthur (5–0) Jonathan Bowlan (1–4) 2,272 27–10 7–8 April 20 No. 16 Swayze Field W 8–3 Chad Smith (3–3) Brad Boegel (0–1) 7,506 28–10 7–8 April 22 No. 16 Swayze Field W 6–4 Brady Feigl (3–0) Gabe Klobosits (2–3) Will Stokes (5) 9,716 29–10 8–8 April 23 Auburn No. 16 Swayze Field W 7–4 David Parkinson (2–1) Justin Camp (3–3) Will Stokes (6) 10,102 30–10 9–8 April 24 Auburn No. 16 Swayze Field W 6–5 Andy Pagnozzi (6–2) Gabe Klobosits (2–4) 7,527 31–10 10–8 April 26 vs. No. 4 Mississippi StateGovernor's Cup No. 12 Trustmark Park L 0–2 Zac Houston (3–0) Chad Smith (3–4) Jacob Billingsley (1) 8,542 31–11 10–8 April 28 No. 13 No. 12 Swayze Field W 7–6 Brady Feigl (4–0) Parker Bugg (0–2) Wyatt Short (7) 8,472 32–11 11–8 April 29 No. 13 LSU No. 12 Swayze Field L 3–6 Alex Lange (5–3) David Parkinson (2–2) 8,564 32–12 11–9 April 30 No. 13 LSU No. 12 Swayze Filed W 12–2 Andy Pagnozzi (7–2) John Valek III (6–2) 8,831 33–12 12–9 May (7–4)DateOpponentRank Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record SEC record May 4 No. 10 Swayze Field W 12–1 Chad Smith (4–4) Humbe Medina (4–5) 8,174 34–12 12–9 May 6 at No. 10 Foley FieldAthens, GA W 6–4 Andy Pagnozzi (8–2) Robert Tyler (3–5) Wyat Short (8) 2,433 35–12 13–9 May 7 at Georgia No. 10 Foley Field W 7–3 David Parkinson (3–2) Connor Jones (5–5) Wyatt Short (9) 3,011 36–12 14–9 May 8 at Georgia No. 10 Foley Field L 2–13 Heath Holder (3–3) James McArthur (5–1) 2,039 36–13 14–10 May 12 No. 11 Swayze Field W 3–1 Brady Bramlett (7–2) Zack Brown (2–10) Wyatt Short (10) 8,013 37–13 15–10 May 13 Kentucky No. 11 Swayze Field W 14–2 David Parkinson (4–2) Dustin Beggs (8–2) Andy Pagnozzi (1) 9,142 38–13 16–10 May 14 Kentucky No. 11 Swayze Field W 7–5 Will Stokes (1–0) Sean Hjelle (4–1) 8,704 39–13 17–10 May 17 at Arkansas State No. 6 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell FieldJonesboro, AR L 6–8 Zach Haake (1–0) Sean Johnson (3–1) Tanner Kirby (2) 753 39–14 17–10 May 19 at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX L 6–1 Brigham Hill (7–1) Brady Bramlett (7–3) 4,494 39–15 17–11 May 20 at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell Park L 5–11 Stephen Kolek (3–0) David Parkinson (4–3) Andrew Vinson (2) 5,876 39–16 17–12 May 21 at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell Park W 3–2 Will Stokes (2–0) Kyle Simonds (8–3) Wyatt Short (11) 6,559 40–16 18–12 Postseason (3–3) (3–1)DateOpponentSeed Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record SECT record May 24 vs. (10) Georgia (7) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL W 5–1 Brady Bramlett (8–3) Heath Holder (4–5) 4,612 41–16 1–0 May 25 vs. (2) South Carolina (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 10–4 David Parkinson (5–3) Clarke Schmidt (9–3) Will Stokes (7) 5,637 42–16 2–0 May 26 vs. (6) Vanderbilt (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–9 James McArthur (6–1) Jordan Sheffield (8–5) 43–16 3–0 May 28 vs. (3) Texas A&M (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 8–12 Corbin Martin (2–1) Wyatt Short (2–2) Marck Ecker (6) 43–17 3–1 (0–2)DateOpponentSeed Site/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveAttendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 vs. (4) (1) Swayze Field L 5–610 Riley Ottensen (2–2) Wyatt Short (2–3) Dylan Drachler (9) 10,166 43–18 0–1 June 4 vs. (2) (1) Swayze Field L 5–6 Corey Merrill (4–1) Will Stokes (2–1) 9,467 43–19 0–2Legend: = Win = LossBold = Ole Miss team member *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Coaches Poll.
Oxford Regional
Oxford Regional Teams(1) Ole Miss Rebels(2) Tulane Green Wave(3) Boston College Eagles(4) Utah Utes
Oxford Regional Round 1(4) Utah Utesvs.(1) Ole Miss Rebels
Oxford Regional Round 1 – Elimination Game(2) Tulane Green Wavevs.(1) Ole Miss Rebels
Awards and honors
Award watch lists Award watch listsPlayerAward Date awardedRef. Wyatt Short NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List February 15, 2016 Brady Bramlett National Pitcher of the Year Watch List April 21, 2016 Wyatt Short NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List April 28, 2016 Henri Lartigue Johnny Bench Award Watch List May 4, 2016 J.B. Woodman Ferriss Trophy Finalist May 16, 2016 Henri Lartigue Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist May 18, 2016
Regular season awards Regular season awardsPlayerAward Date awardedRef. James McArthur SEC Freshman of the Week April 25, 2016 J.B. Woodman SEC Player of the Week May 2, 2016 J.B. Woodman NCBWA National Hitter of the Week May 3, 2016 J.B. Woodman ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region (South), OF June 15, 2016
All-SEC Awards All-SEC AwardsPlayerAward Date awardedRef. J.B. Woodman First Team All-SEC, OF May 23, 2016 Henri Lartigue First Team All-SEC, C May 23, 2016 Tate Blackman Second Team All-SEC, 2B May 23, 2016 J.B. Woodman SEC All-Defensive Team May 23, 2016
All-American Awards