The 2026 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represents the University of Mississippi during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. Led by head coach Mike Bianco in his 26th season, the Rebels play their home games at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi.
During the 2025 season, the Rebels finished 43âÂÂ21, including a 16âÂÂ14 record in Southeastern Conference play. The team advanced to the finals of the 2025 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament before losing to Vanderbilt. The Rebels also hosted a regional as part of the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, but were defeated by fourth-seeded Murray State in the regional final.
Outfielders Isaac Humphrey, Ryan Moerman, and Mitchell Sanford, infielder Luke Cheng, and right-handed pitchers Riley Maddox, Mason Nichols, Alex Canney, and Connor Spencer all graduated from the program following the 2025 season.
Eight Rebels from the 2025 roster entered the NCAA transfer portal following the season. The portal was open from June 1 to July 1, 2025. On June 11, catcher Campbell Smithwick entered the portal, committing to Oklahoma State on June 25. On June 13, LHP Ryne Rodriguez entered the portal, committing to Houston. Infielder Ethan Surowiec officially entered the portal on July 5, but had filed a request prior to the July 1 deadline. The day after Surowiec entered the portal, he committed to Florida. Other transfers include outfielder Tyler Acevedo to Iona, outfielder Connor Chisolm to Murray State, outfielder Hudson Mattox to Nicholls, and outfielder Jackson Miller to Wake Forest. RHP Cole Ketchum also entered the portal, but did not commit to another team.
The 2025 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 13âÂÂ14, 2025. A total of eleven Rebels were selected, the most in a single draft since 2014. All signed with their respective MLB teams.
With nine high school commits, the Rebels ranked 38th in Perfect Games Class of 2025 recruiting rankings. Cannon Goldin, an outfielder out of Buford High School (Georgia), ranked as the 151st best recruit in the country by Perfect Game, and was the highest-rated Ole Miss incoming recruit. Blake Ilitch, a RHP out of Brother Rice High School (Michigan), ranked 174th. Outfielder Bryden Bull from Las Vegas High School (Nevada), came in as the 187th-best recruit. Other recruits included RHP Noah Allen of North Oconee High School (GA) RHP Leo Odom of Sumrall High School (Mississippi), Luke Romine of Hernando High School (Mississippi), RHP Evan Farrow of Vandegrift High School (Texas), LHP Grayson Gibson of Calvary Christian Academy (Florida), and catcher Kelven Perera of Miami Springs Senior High School (Florida).
Infielder Coy James, out of Davie County High School (North Carolina), also committed to Ole Miss, but was selected in the fifth round by the Washington Nationals, who he signed with. James was the fifteenth-ranked Class of 2025 recruit by Perfect Game and was the 2025 Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year.
Nine players transferred to the Rebels. On June 12, LHP Grant Richardson, a senior from Grand Canyon, committed to the Rebels, marking the first transfer for the team this year. Richardson previously missed all of the 2025 season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Two senior outfielders transferred in on June 14: Tristan Bissetta from Clemson, and Daniel Pacella from Illinois State. The following day, sophomore LHP Wil Libbert of Missouri committed to Ole Miss. Senior San Diego State RHP Marko Sipila committed to the team on June 21. Two more junior right-handed pitchers committed on June 23: Landon Koenig, a North Dakota State starter, and Owen Kelly, who previously played for Saint Louis. Kelly was an All-Atlantic 10 Conference second-team selection during the 2025 season. Dom Decker, a junior outfielder from the Murray State team that eliminated the Rebels from the playoffs last season, committed to the Rebels on June 29. On July 6, former Mississippi State signee Topher Jones, a sophomore infielder from Pearl River Community College, committed to the Rebels, marking the final transfer in for the team, and the only from a junior college.
Richardson was selected by the Athletics in the sixth round of the 2025 MLB Draft. On July 23, 2025, Richardson signed with the Athletics, meaning he no longer would play for the Rebels.
The Southeastern Conference revealed its 2026 preseason coaches poll and its preseason All-SEC teams on February 5, 2026. In the preseason poll, as voted on by the 16 SEC baseball head coaches, Ole Miss was predicted to finish 10th in the conference. Two Rebels made preseason All-SEC teams: starting pitcher Hunter Elliott was a first-team selection, while first baseman Will Funiss was a second-team selection. Elliott was also named a third-team preseason All-American selection by Perfect Game on January 7, 2026, and a first-team preseason All-American selection by D1Baseball on January 20, 2026.
The Rebels announced their schedule for the 2026 season, including nonconference and Southeastern Conference opponents, on September 9, 2025.
The Rebels opened play by hosting a three-game series against Nevada on the weekend of February 13âÂÂ15. Ole Miss swept the Wolf Pack by scores of 11â âÂÂ3 on February 13, 5âÂÂ1 on February 14, and 13âÂÂ2 in seven innings on February 15. In their first midweek matchup of the season against Arkansas State on February 17, the Rebels won in walk-off fashion. Down by three runs in the fifth inning, the Rebels tied the game in the eighth before a Brayden Randle sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth plated the game-winning run for a 7âÂÂ6 Rebel home victory. The following day, the Rebels beat in-state foe Jackson State by a score of 18âÂÂ3 in seven innings.
On the weekend of February 20âÂÂ22, the Rebels hosted their second nonconference weekend series, against Missouri State. The Rebels won the first game, 11âÂÂ6, on February 20, the second, 6âÂÂ3, on February 21, and the third, 3âÂÂ2, on February 22. The Rebels' 8âÂÂ0 start to the season was their best start since 2018. Following the series against Missouri State, Ole Miss entered the D1Baseball Top 25 rankings for the first time this season, placing No. 25. The Rebels won their only midweek game of the week against Southeast Missouri State at home on February 24 by a score of 13âÂÂ3, before heading to Daikin Park in Houston for the weekend's BRUCE BOLT College Classic. In the first game of the tournament, on February 27, the Rebels were handed their first loss of the season by Baylor, by a score of 5âÂÂ6 in ten innings. The following day, the Rebels defeated Ohio State 8âÂÂ0 to finish off February with a 10âÂÂ1 record, including a perfect 9âÂÂ0 at home.
The Rebels started the month of March with the final game of the BRUCE BOLT College Classic, against No. 9 Coastal Carolina on the first of the month. In their first ranked matchup of the season, the Rebels were soundly defeated, 2âÂÂ9, meaning the Rebels went 1âÂÂ2 in the tournament. Following the weekend, Ole Miss dropped out of D1Baseballs Top 25.
In a midweek game in which the Rebels hosted Memphis on March 3, the Rebels handled the Tigers by a score of 7âÂÂâ 1. The following day, the Rebels defeated North Alabama at home. After trailing 1âÂÂâ 4 by the bottom of the sixth, Ole Miss came back to defeat the Lions by a score of 8âÂÂ5â before a home weekend series against Evansville. Due to a chance of rain, the Rebels and Purple Aces played a doubleheader on March 6. Ole Miss took both games, with the first game finishing 7âÂÂ2 and the second ending 14âÂÂ2 in seven innings. An 8âÂÂ3 victory over the Purple Aces on March 8, saw the Rebels complete the series sweep. In this five game stretch, third baseman Judd Utermark went 7-for-17, amassing four home runs, and ten runs batted in. Utermark's performance earned him a spot on the Baseball America College Team of the Week for week four.
On March 10, Ole Miss traveled to Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to face No. 7 Southern Miss in a mid-week matchup. Tied 1âÂÂ1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Rebels blew the lead, losing 1âÂÂ2 as a result of a Southern Miss walk-off hit.
The Rebels opened Southeastern Conference play with an away weekend series against No. 2 Texas. The Rebels handed the Longhorns their first loss on March 13 after a back-and-forth game that lasted eleven innings. Down 3âÂÂ7 in the top of the ninth inning, the Rebels scored five runs, including a grand slam from Tristan Bissetta. The Longhorns tied the game, 8âÂÂ8 in the bottom of the ninth before a bases-loaded walk scored the winning run for the Rebels in the eleventh. The following day, the Longhorns defeated the Rebels in dominant fashion, 2âÂÂ11. Texas got the series win on March 15, defeating the Rebels 2âÂÂ8.
On March 17, the Rebels defeated Austin Peay at home, 9âÂÂ5. The Rebels' SEC home opener took place against No. 15 Kentucky on March 19. Starter Hunter Elliot gave up no earned runs while Bissetta hit two home runs in the Rebels' 5âÂÂ0 win, giving the Wildcats their first conference loss. The Wildcats followed with a 1âÂÂ3 victory over the Rebels. In the rubber match, the Rebels secured their first SEC series win by a score of 12âÂÂ9 over the Wildcats, with infielder Will Furniss breaking the 9âÂÂ9 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a two-RBI single. Following the series, Ole Miss was ranked number 18 by D1Baseball for the following week. Bisetta's five home runs over the week earned him a spot on the Baseball America Week 6 College Team of the Week.
On March 24, the Rebels traveled to Memphis and were met with defeat, 2âÂÂ6, before a home series against SEC in-state rival No. 6 Mississippi State. In the first game, on March 27, the Rebels led 4âÂÂ3 going into the top of the ninth, before the Bulldogs scored two unanswered runs to take the opening game, 4âÂÂ5. The following day, the Rebels fell by a wider margin, 1âÂÂ6, securing the Bulldogs' ninth series win against the Rebels in the last ten years. The Bulldogs completed the series sweep on March 29, defeating Ole Miss, 1âÂÂ7. The sweep affected the Rebels' polling numbers, and became unranked in any major poll when the following week's rankings were revealed.
The Rebels closed out the month of March with a 7âÂÂ4 win against Little Rock at home on March 31. The Rebels finished the month with a 10âÂÂ9 record, including a 9âÂÂ4 home record, 1âÂÂ4 away record, and a loss at a neutral site.
The Rebels will open the month of April with an away series against No. 21 Florida from April 2âÂÂ4.
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || February 13 || || || 11â âÂÂ3 || Elliott (1âÂÂ0) || Desch (0âÂÂ1) || Calhoun (1) || 10,471 || 1âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || February 14 || Nevada || || 5âÂÂ1 || Rabe (1âÂÂ0) || Castro (0âÂÂ1) || â || 9,326 || 2âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || February 15 || Nevada || || 13âÂÂ2 (7) || Libbert (1âÂÂ0) || Giacomini (0âÂÂ1) || â || 8,446 || 3âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || February 17 || || || 7âÂÂ6 || Koenig (1âÂÂ0) || Allen (0âÂÂ1) || â || 8,350 || 4âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || February 18 || || || 18âÂÂ3 (7) || Hancock (1âÂÂ0) || Burton (0âÂÂ1) || â || 8,347 || 5âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || February 20 || || || 11âÂÂ6 || Calhoun (1âÂÂ0) || Yusypchuk (1âÂÂ1) || â || 9,807 || 6âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || February 21 || Missouri State || || 6âÂÂ3 || Rabe (2âÂÂ0) || Lucas (0âÂÂ1) || Koenig (1) || 9,893 || 7âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || February 22 || Missouri State || || 3âÂÂ2 || Robertson (1âÂÂ0) || Lucas (0âÂÂ2) || â || 8,397 || 8âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || February 24 || || No. 25 || 13âÂÂ3 (7) || Kelly (1âÂÂ0) || Kickhaefer (0âÂÂ1) || â || 8,198 || 9âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || || || No. 25 || 5âÂÂ6 (10) || Bunch (3âÂÂ1) || Waters (0âÂÂ1) || â || 13,427 || 9âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || || || No. 25 || 8âÂÂ0 || Townsend (1âÂÂ0) || Domke (1âÂÂ2) || Rabe (1) || â || 10âÂÂ1
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || || No. 9 Coastal Carolina || No. 25 || 2âÂÂ9 || Doran (3âÂÂ0) || Libbert (1âÂÂ1) || Horn (1) || â || 10âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || March 3 || || || 7âÂÂ1 || Gibson (1âÂÂ0) || Lucas (0âÂÂ1) || â || 8,604 || 11âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || March 4 || North Alabama || || 8âÂÂ5 || Robertson (2âÂÂ0) || Agosto (0âÂÂ1) || Koenig (2) || 8,471 || 12âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || March 6 (DH 1) || || || 7âÂÂ2 || Elliott (2âÂÂ0) || Deverman (0âÂÂ3) || Calhoun (2) || 8,442 || 13âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || March 6 (DH 2) || Evansville || || 14âÂÂ2 (7) || Townsend (2âÂÂ0) || Hansmann (1âÂÂ1) || â || 8,532 || 14âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || March 8 || Evansville || || 8âÂÂ3 || Libbert (2âÂÂ1) || Reed (2âÂÂ2) || â || 8,315 || 15âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || March 10 || @ No. 7 || || 1âÂÂ2 || Clark (3âÂÂ0) || Robertson (2âÂÂ1) || â || 5,775 || 15âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || March 13 || @ No. 2 Texas || || 9âÂÂ8 (11) || Rabe (3âÂÂ0) || Crossland (1âÂÂ1) || Waters (1) || 7,789 || 16âÂÂ3<br>(1âÂÂ0) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || March 14 || @ No. 2 Texas || || 2âÂÂ11 || Harrison (2âÂÂ0) || Gibson (1âÂÂ1) || â || 7,830 || 16âÂÂ4<br>(1âÂÂ1) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || March 15 || @ No. 2 Texas || || 2âÂÂ8 || Volantis (2âÂÂ0) || Libbert (2âÂÂ2) || Cozart (1) || 7,579 || 16âÂÂ5<br>(1âÂÂ2) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || March 17 || || || 9âÂÂ5 || Hancock (2âÂÂ0) || Cox (0âÂÂ2) || â || 8,094 || 17âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || March 19 || No. 15 Kentucky || || 5âÂÂ0 || Elliott (3âÂÂ0) || Cleaver (1âÂÂ1) || Rabe (2) || 9,013 || 18âÂÂ5<br>(2âÂÂ2) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || March 20 || No. 15 Kentucky || || 1âÂÂ3 || Jelkin (5âÂÂ0) || Calhoun (1âÂÂ1) || Adcock (2) || 9,710 || 18âÂÂ6<br>(2âÂÂ3) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || March 21 || No. 15 Kentucky || || 12âÂÂ9 || Hooks (1âÂÂ0) || Bounds (2âÂÂ1) || â || 9,873 || 19âÂÂ6<br>(3âÂÂ3) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || March 24 || @ Memphis || No. 18 || 2âÂÂ6 || Dienes (1âÂÂ0) || Kelly (1âÂÂ1) || Fair (4) || 1,261 || 19âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || March 27 || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 18 || 4âÂÂ5 || Pitzer (2âÂÂ1) || Rabe (3âÂÂ1) || â || 11,758 || 19âÂÂ8<br>(3âÂÂ4) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || March 28 || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 18 || 1âÂÂ6 || Valincius (6âÂÂ0) || Calhoun (1âÂÂ2) || â || 11,336 || 19âÂÂ9<br>(3âÂÂ5) |-style="background:#fbb" | 29 || March 29 || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 18 || 1âÂÂ7 || Stone (5âÂÂ0) || Townsend (2âÂÂ1) || â || 9,408 || 19âÂÂ10<br>(3âÂÂ6) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || March 31 || || || 7âÂÂ4 || Allen (1âÂÂ0) || Brown (2âÂÂ1) || Waters (2) || 14,056 || 20âÂÂ10
|-style= | 31 || April 2 || @ No. 21 Florida || || || || || || || |-style= | 32 || April 3 || @ No. 21 Florida || || || || || || || |-style= | 33 || April 4 || @ No. 21 Florida || || || || || || || |-style= | 34 || April 7 || || || || || || || || |-style= | 35 || April 10 || LSU || || || || || || || |-style= | 36 || April 11 || LSU || || || || || || || |-style= | 37 || April 12 || LSU || || || || || || || |-style= | 38 || April 14 || Southern Miss || || || || || || || |-style= | 39 || April 17 || @ Tennessee || || || || || || || |-style= | 40 || April 18 || @ Tennessee || || || || || || || |-style= | 41 || April 19 || @ Tennessee || || || || || || || |-style= | 42 || April 21 || || || || || || || || |-style= | 43 || April 24 || Georgia || || || || || || || |-style= | 44 || April 25 || Georgia || || || || || || || |-style= | 45 || April 26 || Georgia || || || || || || || |-style= | 46 || April 28 || Mississippi State || || || || || || ||
|-style= | 47 || May 1 || @ Arkansas || || || || || || || |-style= | 48 || May 2 || @ Arkansas || || || || || || || |-style= | 49 || May 3 || @ Arkansas || || || || || || || |-style= | 50 || May 8 || || || || || || || || |-style= | 51 || May 9 || Texas A&M || || || || || || || |-style= | 52 || May 10 || Texas A&M || || || || || || || |-style= | 53 || May 12 || || || || || || || || |-style= | 54 || May 14 || @ || || || || || || || || |-style= | 55 || May 15 || @ Alabama || || || || || || || |-style= | 56 || May 16 || @ Alabama || || || || || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement <br>Bold = Rebels team member<br>All rankings are from D1Baseball
The 2026 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 19âÂÂ24 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.