2020 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team explained

The 2020 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.

The final game played by the Rebels was on March 11 against Louisiana–Monroe. The season was suspended following that game due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Previous season

The Rebels finished 41–27 overall, and 16–14 in the conference. The Rebels won the Oxford Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing in the Fayetteville Super Regional to Arkansas.

2019 MLB draft

The Rebels had eight players and four signees selected in the 2019 MLB draft.^[1]

		2	68	Houston Astros
Will Ethridge		5	159	Colorado Rockies
Thomas Dillard		5	163	Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Johnson	Catcher	6	172	Detroit Tigers
Parker Caracci	Pitcher	21	627	Toronto Blue Jays
Trey LaFleur	Outfielder	21	641	Los Angeles Dodgers
Cole Zabowski		22	652	Detroit Tigers
Zack Phillips	Pitcher	27	799	Kansas City Royals
Houston Roth	Pitcher	29	858	Baltimore Orioles
Jerrion Ealy	Center fielder	31	932	Arizona Diamondbacks
Hayden Dunhurst	Catcher	37	1119	Colorado Rockies
Derek Diamond	Pitcher	40	1202	Arizona Diamondbacks

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Ole Miss.

Schedule and results

2020 Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 14 No. 25 Swayze Field Oxford, MS L 2–7 R. Detmers (1–0) D. Nikhazy (0–1) M. Kirian (1) 9,853 0–1 February 15 No. 1 Louisville No. 25 Swayze Field W 8–6 A. Miller (1–0) J. Poland (0–1) B. Forsyth (1) SECN+ 9,907 1–1 February 16 No. 1 Louisville No. 25 Swayze Field W 7–6 W. Burton (1–0) T. Kuehner (0–1) M. Cioffi (1) SECN+ 8,969 2–1 February 19 No. 17 Swayze Field W 9–8(10) B. Forsyth (1–0) J. Fernandez (1–1) SECN+ 7,950 3–1 February 21 No. 17 Swayze Field W 13–0 D. Nikhazy (1–1) L. Flamm (0–2) SECN+ 8,573 4–1 February 22 Xavier No. 17 Swayze Field W 9–0 G. Hoglund (1–0) N. Zwack (1–1) SECN+ 9,136 5–1 February 23 Xavier No. 17 Swayze Field W 13–3(8) D. Diamond (1–0) E. Bosacker (0–1) SECN+ 7,966 6–1 February 25 No. 15 Swayze Field W 4–3 A. Miller (2–0) M. Adams (0–1) B. Forsyth (2) SECN+ 8,078 7–1 February 28 vs. No. 15 Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC W 6–2 D. Nikhazy (2–1) H. Smith (2–1) – 8–1 February 29 at No. 21 No. 15 Clark–LeClair Stadium W 2–1 G. Hoglund (2–0) T. Smith (1–1) B. Forsyth (3) 4,928 9–1
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 No. 15 Clark–LeClair Stadium W 9–5 T. Broadway (1–0) M. Brown (0–1) B. Forsyth (4) – 10–1 March 3 No. 9 Swayze Field W 8–1 J. Kimbrell (1–0) W. Brockhouse (0–1) SECN+ 8,072 11–1 March 6 No. 9 Swayze Field W 15–0 D. Nikhazy (3–1) A. Gnazzo (0–2) SECN+ 8,422 12–1 March 7 Princeton No. 9 Swayze Field W 18–4 G. Hoglund (3–0) J. Proctor (0–1) SECN+ 8,573 13–1 March 8 Princeton No. 9 Swayze Field W 14–2(7) D. Diamond (2–0) C. Nolan (0–2) SECN+ 8,319 14–1 March 10 No. 8 Warhawk Field Monroe, LA W 6–3 T. Broadway (2–0) C. Deeds (0–1) B. Forsyth (5) 2,129 15–1 March 11 at Louisiana–Monroe No. 8 Warhawk Field W 18–7 J. Kimbrell (2–0) N. Judice (1–1) 2,295 16–1 March 13 No. 8 Swayze Field SECN+ March 14 No. 19 LSU No. 8 Swayze Field SECN+ March 15 No. 19 LSU No. 8 Swayze Field SECN+ March 17 Swayze Field SECN+ March 19 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX March 20 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park SECN+ March 21 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park SECN+ March 24 at Memphis AutoZone Park Memphis, TN March 27 Swayze Field March 28 Arkansas Swayze Field SECN March 29 Arkansas Swayze Field SECN March 31 vs. Southern Miss Trustmark Park Pearl, MS
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 Swayze Field SECN+ April 4 South Carolina Swayze Field ESPNU April 5 South Carolina Swayze Field SECN+ April 7 Swayze Field SECN+ April 9 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS SECN+ April 10 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field SECN+ April 11 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field SECN April 14 Swayze Field SECN+ April 15 Swayze Field SECN April 17 Swayze Field SECN+ April 18 Vanderbilt Swayze Field SECN+ April 19 Vanderbilt Swayze Field SECN+ April 21 vs. Mississippi State Trustmark Park SECN+ April 24 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN+ April 25 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium SECN+ April 26 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium ESPNU April 28 Swayze Field SECN+
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Foley Field Athens, GA SECN+ May 2 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ May 3 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ May 8 Swayze Field SECN+ May 9 Auburn Swayze Field SECN May 10 Auburn Swayze Field SECN+ May 12 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field Jonesboro, AR May 14 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL SECN+ May 15 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium SECN+ May 16 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium SECN+
Post-Season
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled Bold = Ole Miss team member

Schedule Source:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Awards and honors

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Cael Baker	SEC Co-Player of the Week	February 17, 2020	[3]
Cael Baker	Golden Spikes Performance of the Week	February 18, 2020	[4]
Anthony Servideo	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	February 24, 2020	[5]
Doug Nikhazy	SEC Pitcher of the Week	February 24, 2020	[6]
Braden Forsyth	SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week	March 2, 2020	[7]

February

Alcorn State midweek

Alcorn State Braves	at	No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels

Southern Miss midweek

Southern Miss Golden Eagles	at	No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels

Keith LeClair Classic

March

Memphis midweek

Memphis Tigers	at	No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels

March 10–11 midweek

No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels	at	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

Notes and References

1. Web site: Four Rebels Selected on Final Day of 2019 MLB Draft. Ole Miss Athletics . October 2, 2019.
2. Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule. University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. October 1, 2019. October 2, 2019.
3. Web site: Cael Baker Named SEC Co-Player of the Week. February 17, 2020. Ole Miss Athletics. February 21, 2020.
4. Web site: Cael Baker Wins Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week. February 18, 2020. Ole Miss Athletics. February 21, 2020.
5. Web site: Anthony Servideo Named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. February 24, 2020. Ole Miss Athletics. February 24, 2020.
6. Web site: Doug Nikhazy Named SEC Pitcher of the Week. February 24, 2020. Ole Miss Athletics. February 24, 2020.
7. Web site: Braden Forsyth Named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week. March 2, 2020. Ole Miss Athletics. March 7, 2020.