1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

The 1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Jake Gibbs in his 1st year as head coach at Ole Miss.

1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Champion
District III champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern
CBNo. 8
Record28–16 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y 13 3 0   .813 35 15 1   .696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 19 14 0   .576
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 18 17 0   .514
Florida  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 23 21 0   .523
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 8 0   .333 16 10 1   .611
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 4 12 0   .250 12 22 0   .353
Western Division
No. 8 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 15 3 0   .833 28 16 0   .636
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 21 14 1   .597
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 24 16 0   .600
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 21 21 0   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Rebels won the District III Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns. They would not make it to the College World Series again until 2014.

Roster

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1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Larry Anthony /
Bobby Berry /
INF Steve Dillard R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Saltillo, Mississippi
Don Farrar /
P Barry Gaddis /
OF Paul Husband R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jackson, Mississippi
Bob Knight /
Hank List /
Dan McLeod /
Hugh McLeod /
Kevin McMahon /
Byron Meaut /
Jamie Morris /
Herb Nappier /
Joe Nichols /
RHP Mike Park R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr
P Jim Pittman /
So
Bill Rogers /
Rodney Siedell /
Bobby Spaulding /
C Dennis Starr R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Memphis, Tennessee
Glenn Terry /
Fr
OF Norris Weese /
Sr
Practice Team Players: /
Lynn Tramel /
Kent Doyle /
Brant Beene /
Frank D'Orsie /
Danny Gaither /
Jimmy Sanders /
Head coach

Jake Gibbs

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Williams


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

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

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1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (7–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
1 March 10 Kansas State Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 8–7 1–0
2 March 10 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 10–5 2–0
3 March 11 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–8 2–1
4 March 11 Kansas State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–10 2–2
5 March 17 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 9–1 3–2
6 March 18 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 3–2 4–2
7 March 19 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, Alabama 1–7 4–3
8 March 19 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 0–6 4–4
9 March 20 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 4–8 4–5
10 March 24 Southern Mississippi Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–3 5–5
11 March 24 Southern Mississippi Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 0–3 5–6
12 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 2–1 6–6 1–0
13 March 31 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–2 7–6 2–0
Postseason
April (13–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
14 April 1 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 8–6 3–0
15 April 7 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–6 9–6 4–0
16 April 7 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–1 10–6 5–0
17 April 8 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 1–2 10–7 5–1
18 April 14 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–2 11–7 6–1
19 April 14 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–3 12–7 7–1
20 April 15 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–3 13–7 8–1
21 April 17 Memphis State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 4–3 14–7 8–1
22 April 19 at Memphis State Nat Buring StadiumMemphis, Tennessee 8–14 14–8 8–1
23 April 21 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 15–8 9–1
24 April 21 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–3 16–8 10–1
25 April 22 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–6 17–8 11–1
26 April 24 Memphis State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–8 17–9 11–1
27 April 25 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee 7–8 17–10 11–1
28 April 28 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 2–1 18–10 12–1
29 April 28 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 19–10 13–1
30 April 29 Mississippi State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–2 20–10 14–1
May (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
31 May 1 at Delta State Unknown • Cleveland, Mississippi 1–4 21–10 14–1
32 May 5 at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana 3–4 21–11 14–2
33 May 5 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 7–4 22–11 15–3
34 May 6 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3–7 22–12 15–3
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
35 May 10 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 5–3 23–12 15–3
36 May 13 Vanderbilt Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–4 24–12 15–3
NCAA District III Playoff (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
37 June vs Jacksonville Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 9–3 25–12 15–3
38 June 2 vs Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 3–9 25–13 15–3
39 June vs Florida State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 8–3 26–13 15–3
40 June vs Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 9–0 27–13 15–3
41 June vs South Alabama Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 8–4 28–13 15–3
42 June vs South Alabama Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 12–1 29–13 15–3
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
43 June 9 vs Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–8 29–14 15–3
44 June 10 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–9 29–15 15–3

Awards and honors

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Steve Dillard
Barry Gaddis
  • All-SEC Western Division
Paul Husband
  • All-SEC
  • All-SEC Western Division
  • First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • First Team All-American Worth
  • All District III
Jim Pittman
  • All-SEC
Dennis Starr
  • All-SEC Western Division
Norris Weese
  • All-SEC Western Division[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Rebel Baseball Guide" (PDF). www.olemisssports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 26, 2021.