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.
Grae Kessinger Shortstop 2 68 Houston Astros Will Ethridge Pitcher 5 159 Colorado Rockies Thomas Dillard Catcher 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 First baseman 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.
Roster
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. 1 Louisville No. 25 Swayze FieldOxford, MS L 2–7 R. Detmers (1–0) D. Nikhazy (0–1) M. Kirian (1) SECN+ 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 vs. Indiana 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 at Louisiana–Monroe No. 8 Warhawk FieldMonroe, 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. 19 LSU 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 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX SECN 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 ParkMemphis, TN March 27 Arkansas Swayze Field ESPNU March 28 Arkansas Swayze Field SECN March 29 Arkansas Swayze Field SECN March 31 vs. Southern Miss Trustmark ParkPearl, MS April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 South Carolina Swayze Field SECN+ April 4 South Carolina Swayze Field ESPNU April 5 South Carolina Swayze Field SECN+ April 7 Swayze Field SECN+ April 9 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, 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 Vanderbilt 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 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan StadiumGainesville, 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 at Georgia Foley FieldAthens, GA SECN+ May 2 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ May 3 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ May 8 Auburn Swayze Field SECN+ May 9 Auburn Swayze Field SECN May 10 Auburn Swayze Field SECN+ May 12 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell FieldJonesboro, AR May 14 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, AL SECN+ May 15 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium SECN+ May 16 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium SECN+ Post-Season Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Legend: = Win = Loss = CancelledBold = Ole Miss team member Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Awards and honors
Regular season awards Weekly AwardsPlayerAward Date awardedRef. Cael BakerSEC Co-Player of the WeekFebruary 17, 2020 Cael BakerGolden Spikes Performance of the WeekFebruary 18, 2020 Anthony ServideoCollegiate Baseball National Player of the WeekFebruary 24, 2020 Doug NikhazySEC Pitcher of the WeekFebruary 24, 2020 Braden ForsythSEC Co-Pitcher of the WeekMarch 2, 2020
February
Louisville weekend series Louisville SeriesNo. 1 Louisville CardinalsatNo. 25 Ole Miss Rebels
Alcorn State midweek
Alcorn State BravesatNo. 17 Ole Miss Rebels
Xavier weekend series Xavier SeriesXavier MusketeersatNo. 17 Ole Miss Rebels
Southern Miss midweek Southern Miss Golden EaglesatNo. 15 Ole Miss Rebels
Keith LeClair Classic
Keith LeClair Classic Game OneHigh Point Panthersvs.No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels
Keith LeClair Classic Game TwoNo. 15 Ole Miss RebelsatNo. 21 East Carolina Pirates
March
Keith LeClair Classic
Keith LeClair Classic Game ThreeIndiana Hoosiersvs.No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels
Memphis midweek
Memphis TigersatNo. 9 Ole Miss Rebels
Princeton weekend series Princeton SeriesPrinceton TigersatNo. 9 Ole Miss Rebels
March 10–11 midweek
No. 8 Ole Miss RebelsatLouisiana–Monroe Warhawks
References