RHP Hively takes command, leads Team Snyder to sweep
Team Snyder entered the 2011 Pizza Bowl looking for a sweep over Team Wright.
Mission accomplished. (more…) (October 28, 2011, Page 8A)
Team Snyder slugs way to Game 1 win
The Chicago Cubs have been making headlines recently for their hiring of former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, the architect of Boston’s two World Series championship teams.
What went largely unnoticed amongst national headlines was the job Ole Miss senior first baseman Matt Snyder did assembling the Red team’s roster for the annual best-of-three Pizza Bowl series that began on Wednesday.
After skillfully piecing together his team through Monday’s draft, the Red squad rolled past the Blue 10-4 on Wednesday at Oxford-University Stadium. (October 27, 2011, Page 7)
OF Bousfield making early impression on Rebels
Ole Miss’ regular-season opener at Texas Christian University isn’t until Feb. 17, but there’s no better time than the present to begin playing for starting jobs.
Entering the fall ball season, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco said the outfield could see a lot of change with Tanner Mathis as the lone returning starter.
Auston Bousfield has taken note of the turnover and wasted no time making a good first impression on the Ole Miss coaching staff. (more…) (September 19, 2011, Page 3B)
Quick hits from Ole Miss’ first intrasquad
BLOG: While the Gridiron Rebels were getting dismantled in Nashville, the Diamond Rebels were hard at work playing their first intrasquad game of the fall at Oxford-University Stadium. (more…) (September 17, 2011)
One stop shopping for Ole Miss fall ball info.
BLOG: Ole Miss’ fall ball season officially gets underway later today with Scout Day at 1:30 p.m.
The season runs from today until the Ole Miss Fall World Series Oct. 26-28. (more…)
(September 16, 2011)
Rebs anxious to get practice underway
Mike Bianco has a number of reasons to be anxious for the official start of fall ball this weekend.
The fall ball season offers the Ole Miss head baseball coach the opportunity to begin molding the team without the pressure of facing opponents.
In addition to getting a fresh start after a disappointing season in the spring, the Rebels welcome a plethora of new players — nine of which were drafted but opted to come to Oxford — into the fold. (September 16, 2011, Page 6A)
Bianco doesn’t expect to see Golson, Brown until January
Dual sport standouts Senquez Golson and Chief Brown took swings in the batting cage on Monday.
While Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco said it was nice to see them, he cautioned not to expect to see them very often during the fall considering they have other — more timely — obligations to the football team. (September 16, 2011, Page 6A)
