PHOTOS: Ole Miss roared back to beat Oklahoma and take the crown of college baseball national champion

by:Ben Garrett•06/26/22•

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Ole Miss rallied to beat Oklahoma and win a national championship (the university’s first in a major sport since the 60s) on Sunday. Photos by Bruce Newman.

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma in Game 2 of the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 26, 2022. Ole Miss won 4-2 to win the National Championship. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma in Game 2 of the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 26, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss pitcher Austin Simmons exits series opener against Alabama early with an elbow injury

Jake Thompson•about 6 hours

The two-sport Ole Miss athlete felt something in his throwing elbow and was taken out of the game. A MRI will be taking place....

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Former Ole Miss outfielder TJ McCants makes his return to Oxford but this time as a visitor for the weekend series with No. 23 Alabama....

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Luke Hill and Andrew Fischer send the kids home happy in Ole Miss' win over North Alabama

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Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco addresses his team on Sunday

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GameDay Primer: Ole Miss’ Bianco takes next shot at 1,000-win club at No. 23 Georgia

Ben Garrett•04/19/24

Mike Bianco’s wait for 1,000 was extended at least a few more days. His next chance comes this weekend at Georgia....

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Jake Thompson•04/18/24

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The Flagship: Ole Miss baseball exorcised some demons against the in-state rival

Zach Berry•04/16/24

Ole Miss won a three-game series against rival Mississippi State for the first time in nine years this weekend. Let's talk about it....

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See It to Believe It: Ole Miss baseball finally won more games in a series than Mississippi State

Ben Garrett•04/14/24

Ole Miss baseball run-ruled Mississippi State Sunday to secure the first series win over the in-state-rival Bulldogs in well over 3,000 days....

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Rebel Rewind: Ole Miss walked-off in-state rival Mississippi State to snap its eight-game skid

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Ole Miss snapped an eight-game losing streak with an extra-inning, walk-off win over in-state rival Mississippi State Saturday night....

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Ben Garrett•04/13/24

Ole Miss baseball on Friday extended their recent run of misery with an embarrassing, 8-0 loss to in-state rival Mississippi State....

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Sixth inning the undoing for Ole Miss, Riley Maddox in series-opening loss to No. 1 Arkansas

Jake Thompson•04/04/24

Riley Maddox gave Ole Miss exactly what it needed with Arkansas ace Hagen Smith on the mound but one bad inning took away a Top 5 win....

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On this episode of "The Flagship", Greg Jones and I try to solve the issue which is Ole Miss' weekend rotation. Our answer: Austin Simmons....

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Ben Garrett•04/03/24

Ole Miss baseball made a magical run in the summer of 2022 to secure the program’s first-ever national championship....

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‘He was good’: First-time Friday-night starter Riley Maddox held up his end against Kentucky

Ben Garrett•03/29/24

Ole Miss earlier this week shook up its weekend pitching rotation following a handful of rough outings for all starters not named Liam Doyle....

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Maddox, Ole Miss let down by defense in series-opening loss to Kentucky

Ben Garrett•03/29/24

No. 22 Ole Miss baseball stepped on rake after rake in its series opener against No. 24 Kentucky Friday night at Swayze Field....

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Ole Miss rotation changes have The Flagship that much more fired up for Kentucky

Zach Berry•03/27/24

Greg Jones joins "The Flagship", presented by College Corner, to give his hot takes on this weekend's tournament games and Ole Miss baseball....

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Baseball America drops Ole Miss baseball to No. 22 after series loss at Tennessee

Ben Garrett•03/25/24

Outside of Liam Doyle, Ole Miss would be quite alright forgetting forever the rest of its nightmare weekend at Tennessee....

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No. 8 Tennessee run-rules Ole Miss for rocky start to first SEC road series

Jake Thompson•03/22/24

The Ole Miss baseball team was run-ruled by Tennessee in the opening game of the weekend series in Knoxville....

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The Flagship: Greg Jones is fired up for SEC baseball as Ole Miss stays hot

Zach Berry•03/21/24

On this Thursday edition of "The Flagship", Greg Jones is back to talk about March Madness, Ole Miss baseball and Coach Yo....

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GameDay Primer: Ole Miss baseball, ranked for the first time in nearly a year, gets USM in Pearl

Ben Garrett•03/19/24

It’s been nearly a full-calendar year since Ole Miss was ranked in a Top 25 poll. Next for the freshly-ranked Rebels is USM in Pearl....

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The Flagship: Ole Miss baseball wins opening SEC series, women's hoops earns 7-seed

Zach Berry•03/18/24

On this Monday edition of "The Flagship", we recap a big weekend at Swayze Field, look ahead at Ole Miss' chances of a deep run in March....

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Around the (Ole Miss) Diamond: Fischer homers thrice, bullpen stays dominant, Quinn to return

Ben Garrett•03/16/24

Duke transfer slugger Andrew Fischer was signed by Ole Miss in the off-season for games like Saturday against No. 20 South Carolina....

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