Head Coach Mike Bianco Met With The Press On Monday
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered two years at Howard College under head coach Britt Smith ... Helped Howard to a No. 1 national ranking in both seasons and a berth in the NJCAA Regional Championships ... Named a Western Junior College Athletic Association All-Conference selection in 2011 ... Selected to participate in the Texas/New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game ... As a sophomore, posted a 4-1 record in nine appearances with a 2.50 ERA ... Posted 18 strikeouts and nine walks in 18.0 innings of work ... For his career at Howard, posted an 8-2 record with one save and a 3.30 ERA through 68.0 innings of work ... Struck out 60 and walked 22 in 20 appearances across those two seasons ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Mesquite Poteet under head coach Bobby Doe where he pitched and played first base ... Named a 2010 Rawlings Perfect Game All-America Honorable Mention ... Named an 2010 All-State selection by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and by the Texas Sports Writers ... Also named a 2010 THSBCA All-Star ... Named the 2010 District 15 - Class 4A MVP ... Helped Mesquite post a stretch of 50 consecutive wins ... As a senior, posted a perfect 11-0 record with two saves and a 0.49 ERA ... Struck out 100 and walked only nine through 59.0 innings of work ... Named the 2009 District 15 - Class 4A Pitcher of the Year ... Named the 2008 District 10 - Class 4A Second Team All-District selection at first base ... Posted a 21-2 record with four saves and a 1.41 ERA for his high school career ... Struck out 188 and walked 40 through 129.0 innings of work ... Hit .377 with eight home runs, 21 doubles, three triples and 87 RBI for his career ...
MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Tommy and Marcella Blunt ... Born April 23, 1992 ... Played summer ball for the Dallas Patriots and the Albuquerque Baseball Academy ... Named the 2009 Pitcher of the Year for the Dallas Patriots ...
WHAT HAPPENED VS. ALABAMA: For the third time in the SEC Tournament, Ole Miss scored first with three runs in the second, then battled back to tie the 5-5 in the seventh, but fell to Alabama 7-5 in 10 innings.... read more
Summer is approaching which means the magazine stands are starting to fill up with preseason football publications. I swung by the convenient store Wednesday, and it looks like Sporting News and Athlon won the war of getting their season previews... read more
Track & Field News published today a comprehensive listing of the best marks in the world and U.S. this year, combining indoors and outdoors (full lists here). Several current and former Ole Miss athletes found themselves on the lists, as... read more
Behind Bobby Wahl and Mike Mayers, sophomore right-hander Sam Smith has quietly put together a stellar season in his own right. The regular third starter in the weekend rotation, the Lake Charles, La., native is 3-0 with a 3.11 ERA... read more
No. 6 Ole Miss (37-20, 15-15 SEC) vs. No. 3 Arkansas (35-19, 18-11 SEC)May 22 | 9:30 a.m. | Hoover, Ala. | Comcast Sports Southeast/ESPN3UM So. RHP Sam Smith (3-0, 3.28 ERA) vs. UA Jr. RHP Barrett Astin (4-4, 2.02... read more
WHAT HAPPENED VS. KENTUCKY: On four days' rest, junior right-hander Mike Mayers pitched a gem, giving up one run (unearned) on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work, as No. 6 seed Ole Miss... read more
Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) vs. UK SR LHP Jerad Grundy (6-5, 4.75 ERA)1. LF Tanner Mathis (0-for-7, 3 BB)2, SS Austin Anderson (2-for-6)3. C Stuart Turner (2-for-3, HR, 2 BB)4. 3B Andrew Mistone (5-for-9, 3 2B, 3B)5. CF Auston... read more
No. 6 Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) vs. No. 11 Kentucky (30-24, 11-19 SEC) May 21 | 9:30 a.m. | Hoover, Ala. | Fox Sports Net/ESPN3 UM Jr. RHP Mike Mayers (4-5, 3.21 ERA) vs. UK Sr. LHP Jerad Grundy... read more
My name is Austin Miller, and I am the new writer and blogger for OleMissSports.com. I graduated with a bachelor's in journalism from Ole Miss less than two weeks ago, and I will be attending graduate school there in the... read more
It was exciting news this week as Rebel favorite Tom Luke returned to the Ole Miss football program as Assistant A.D. for Player Development. A second-generation Rebel and the brother of fellow Ole Miss standout and staffer Matt Luke, Tom... read more
A little more than a year into his first term as Ole Miss Athletics Director, Ross Bjork made his first trip to Starkville this week but did so for a good cause. Bjork and Bulldog AD Scott Stricklin joined forces... read more
Despite losing the All-American twin duo of Marcel and Chris Thiemann and playing in the toughest conference in America, Ole Miss finished the 2013 regular season with a ranking of No. 7 in the nation.The regular season was highlighted by... read more
The Rebels' uniform modifications for the 2013 football season were released during the BancorpSouth Grove Bowl. Facebook Photo Gallery Follow me on twitter @CampbellKyle.... read more
Injuries have riddled the Ole Miss football team this spring, and after evaluating the situation this week, the coaching staff determined a full scale scrimmage would not be an option for this year's BancorpSouth Grove Bowl. As a result, the... read more
