Five Fun Facts, #OleMiss baseball won a national championship edition:
1. Tim Elko was the Rebels' rock when times were good or bad. When Ole Miss was 7-11 in April, he batted .380 with 7 HRs and 19 RBIs. 10-1 in the NCAA Tourney? He batted .378 with 5 HRs and 14 RBIs.
1. Tim Elko was the Rebels' rock when times were good or bad. When Ole Miss was 7-11 in April, he batted .380 with 7 HRs and 19 RBIs. 10-1 in the NCAA Tourney? He batted .378 with 5 HRs and 14 RBIs.
2. Dylan DeLucia and Hunter Elliott combined to start 23 games for #OleMiss against either SEC or NCAA Tournament teams. They had a combined ERA of 2.53 across 135 1/3 innings.
In the NCAA Tourney, they had a combined 1.51 ERA in 53 2/3 innings.
In the NCAA Tourney, they had a combined 1.51 ERA in 53 2/3 innings.
3. Kevin Graham returned from injury on April 8.
Graham played in 37 games post-injury, batting .342 with 34 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
#OleMiss' cleanup man finished the year batting .451 with runners in scoring position, .407 with runners on base and .458 with RISP + 2 outs.
Graham played in 37 games post-injury, batting .342 with 34 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
#OleMiss' cleanup man finished the year batting .451 with runners in scoring position, .407 with runners on base and .458 with RISP + 2 outs.
4. Peyton Chatagnier didn't make a fielding error in his last 56 games for #OleMiss this season.
That means he made 85 putouts and 98 assists since his last error on Feb. 27 against VCU.
That means he made 85 putouts and 98 assists since his last error on Feb. 27 against VCU.
5. Mike Bianco was a head coach for 1,517 games before winning his first national championship.
The #OleMiss coach is just the third in SEC history with 800+ SEC wins and a national title, joining Vanderbilt's Tim Corbin and his mentor Skip Bertman.
The #OleMiss coach is just the third in SEC history with 800+ SEC wins and a national title, joining Vanderbilt's Tim Corbin and his mentor Skip Bertman.
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