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1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
District III champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record24–10 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 3   .813 20 4   .833
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13 3   .813 24 10   .706
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 5   .750 18 7   .720
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 16 7   .696
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 12 11   .522
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 10 13   .435
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 9 11   .450
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 11 11   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 11 9   .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 9   .308 11 12   .478
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 6 15   .286
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 12   .077 4 18   .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1956[1][2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 6th year as head coach at Ole Miss.

The Rebels won the District III to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.

Roster

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1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Charlie Baggett /
15 INF Raymond Brown /
LHP Cecil Burford /L
C Jerry Bynum /
C Buddy Chain /
OF Ed Crawford /
INF Eagle Day /
P Delbert Farmer /
OF John Gainey /
INF Buddy Garrison /
Joe Gibbon /
P Don Goad /
Sr
INF Billy Johnson /
OF Billy Kinard /
Joe Pegram /
INF Leroy Reed /
INF Bernie Schreiber /
Sr
17 INF Bill Scott /
P Dick Shelton /
P Archie White /
Sr
OF Don Williams /
RHP Buddy Wittichen /R
Jr
Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

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1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (5–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
1 March Delta State Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 9–6 1–0
2 March Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 21–1 2–0
3 March Illinois Wesleyan Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–1 3–0
4 March Illinois Wesleyan Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 10–12 3–1
5 March 30 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–2 3–2 0–1
6 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–6 4–2 1–1
7 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 11–0 5–2 2–1
Postseason
April (8–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
8 April at Arkansas State Unknown • Jonesboro, Arkansas 7–0 6–2 2–1
9 April 6 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 7–15 6–3 2–2
10 April 7 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 11–2 7–3 3–2
11 April 7 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–14 7–4 3–3
12 April Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 9–3 8–4 4–3
13 April Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 14–2 9–4 5–3
14 April at Loyola Unknown • New Orleans, Louisiana 6–11 9–5 5–3
15 April at Loyola Unknown • New Orleans, Louisiana 5–4 10–5 5–3
16 April at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 10–17 11–5 6–3
17 April at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 7–1 12–5 7–3
18 April at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 1–0 13–5 8–3
May (5–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
19 May Vanderbilt Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 9–3 14–5 9–3
20 May Vanderbilt Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–0 15–5 10–3
21 May Vanderbilt Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–0 16–5 11–3
22 May at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 6–2 17–5 12–3
23 May at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 8–5 18–5 13–3
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
24 May at Florida Perry FieldGainesville, Florida 3–8 18–6 13–3
25 May Florida Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–5 18–7 13–3
NCAA District III Playoff (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
26 June 1 vs Tennessee Tech Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 4–3 19–7 13–3
27 June 2 vs Tennessee Tech Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 3–2 20–7 13–3
28 June 4 vs Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 2–4 20–8 13–3
29 June 4 vs Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 6–2 21–8 13–3
30 June 4 vs Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 7–1 22–8 13–3
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
31 June 9 vs New Hampshire Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 13–12 23–8 13–3
32 June 10 vs Bradley Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–0 24–8 13–3
33 June 11 vs Minnesota Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–13 24–9 13–3
34 June 12 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–13 24–10 13–3

Awards and honors

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Ed Crawford
Eagle Day
  • All-SEC
Joe Gibbon
  • All-SEC
Billy Kinard
  • All-SEC
Bernie Schreiber

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Rebel Baseball Guide" (PDF). www.olemisssports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 12, 2021.