2010: Appeared in 61 games, starting 54 of those games ... Played both first base and catcher, while also serving as a designated hitter ... Moved to 1B after an injury to Matt Snyder against Tulane ... Made two appearances on the mound, both in relief ... Hit .226 with seven home runs, 41 RBI and 22 runs scored ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 in steal attempts and drew 29 walks ... Turned in a .985 fielding percentage for the season with only six errors on the year ... Posted seven multiple-hit games on the year and 12 multiple-RBI games ... Held a season-long, seven-game hit streak (3/10 - 3/20) ... Turned in one of his best performances of the season at Tulane (3/5) going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, including a home run to propel the Rebels to the win ... Drew a season-high three walks against UA-Pine Bluff (3/16) ... Scored the deciding run against No. 2 Florida (3/26) in a 3-2 win on a suicide squeeze ... Turned in 1.0 inning of work against both UA-Pine Bluff (3/16) and Southern Miss (3/23) ... Allowed one hit in both outings, but did not surrender a run ... Hit a two-run home run against No. 7 South Carolina (5/26) in a 3-0 win at the SEC Tournament in the opening game ... NCAA TOURNAMENT: Started all three games for the Rebels, going 2-for-8 with four runs scored and two RBI ... Went 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk in an opening win over St. John's ...
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered two years under head coach Brit Smith at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas ... Played catcher and first base ... Named NJCAA All-America ... Rawlings Golden Glove Award winner ... Helped lead Howard to a 63-1 record and a national championship ... Won 57 straight games ... Hit .429 with 17 home runs and 88 runs scored in 2009 .... Also added 28 doubles and two triples ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years under head coach Paul Carmon at Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas ... Played third base and pitched ... Posted a 9-1 record on the mound with a 1.61 ERA as a senior ... Named District 10 Class 5A Pitcher of the Year in 2006 and 2007 ... Gale Fields Award recipient from the Garland Sports Hall of Fame ... Also lettered two years in football ...
MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Danny and Stacey Hamblin ... Has two siblings, brother Danny and sister Natalie ... Brother, Danny, played college baseball at Arkansas ... Full name is Miles Brent Hamblin ... Born October 22, 1988.
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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
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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
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