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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Champion
District III champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern
Record24–7 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn  x‍‍‍ 12 3   .800 20 5   .800
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 16 7   .696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 17 14   .548
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 9 11   .450
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 7 14   .333
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 10   .231 7 15   .318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 11 1   .917 19 5   .792
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 10 10   .500
LSU  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 11 11   .500
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 12 13   .480
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 13th 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 State Sun Devils.

Roster

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Jan Adelman /
Richard Almond /
Chet Bergalowski /
Bobby Boyd /
Eddie Brawley /
Nathan Fisher /
P Larry Higginbotham /
Jr
Dennis Huffman /
P Russ Johnson /
Fr
Jimmy Jones /
INF Don Kessinger /
Jr
11 INF Tommy Keyes /L
13 OF Glenn Lusk /
Rodney Mattina /
Bill McGlathery /
Tommy Morris /
Chuck Norman /
Ron Peresich /
Richie Perkins /
Dave Presley /
P Richie Prine /
Jerry Rikard /
14 OF Fred Roberts /
Bill Rogers /
Kenny Ryland /
INF Billy Sumrall /
Ray Whitener /
Mickey Williams /
Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
1 March 27 Illinois Wesleyan Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 5–1 1–0
2 March 28 Illinois Wesleyan Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–1 2–0
3 March 30 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 0–2 2–1
4 March 31 vs Southern Mississippi Rahaim Park • Laurel, Mississippi 10–2 3–1
Postseason
April (14–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
5 April 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni FieldHammond, Louisiana 9–10 3–2
6 April 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana 7–1 4–2
7 April 3 at Tulane Tulane DiamondNew Orleans, Louisiana 9–0 5–2 1–0
8 April 4 at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 12–10 6–2 2–0
9 April 7 at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana 4–3 7–2 3–0
10 April 7 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 11–0 8–2 4–0
11 April 10 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 9–5 9–2 5–0
12 April 11 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14–2 10–2 6–0
13 April 14 Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 9–6 11–2 6–0
14 April 15 Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–6 12–2 6–0
15 April 17 Tulane Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–1 13–2 7–0
16 April 18 Tulane Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 12–3 14–2 8–0
17 April 20 at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 7–5 15–2 9–0
18 April 21 at Mississippi State Swayze Field • Starkville, Mississippi 8–0 16–2 10–0
19 April 29 Murray State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 15–1 17–2 10–0
May (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
20 May 1 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 6–0 18–2 11–0
21 May 4 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, Louisiana 2–5 18–3 11–0
22 May 5 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 8–0 19–3 11–0
23 May 8 Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 2–5 19–4 11–1
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
24 May 13 at Auburn Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 3–8 19–5 11–1
25 May 15 Auburn Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–0 20–5 11–1
26 May 17 Auburn Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–0 21–5 11–1
NCAA District III Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
27 May 28 vs West Virginia Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 11–0 22–5 11–1
28 May 28 vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 4–3 23–5 11–1
29 May 30 vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 13–1 24–5 11–1
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
30 June 9 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–3 24–6 11–1
31 June 10 vs Arizona State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–5 24–7 11–1

Awards and honors

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Don Kessinger
Tommy Keyes
  • All-SEC
  • All-SEC Western Division
Glenn Lusk
  • All-SEC
  • All-SEC Western Division
Rich Prine
  • All-SEC
  • All-SEC Western Division
Fred Roberts
  • All-SEC Western Division
Billy Sumrall
  • All-SEC Western Division[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "2021 Rebel Baseball Guide" (PDF). www.olemisssports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 12, 2021.