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D1Baseball Ranks Rebels No. 1
2/23/2021 | Baseball
Ole Miss Earns Second No. 1 Ranking
DURHAM, N.C. โ Ole Miss baseball earned its first No. 1 ranking in program history from Baseball America on Monday, and on Tuesday, the Rebels received their second as D1Baseball slotted Mike Bianco's squad at No. 1.
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The Rebels were No. 6 in D1Baseball's preseason poll but made a massive jump after sweeping three games against No. 10 TCU, No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 9 Texas to complete opening weekend at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at 3-0.
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Before Monday, the highest ranking in program history was No. 2, most recently achieved in 2018 on the heels of an SEC Tournament Championship triumph.
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Bianco's squad opened its season with a 7-3 victory over the Horned Frogs at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. The Rebels plated four runs in the second inning and never looked back to start the year at 1-0.
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The following day, Ole Miss found itself in a dogfight with the third-ranked Red Raiders. Texas Tech took an early 2-0 lead, but the Rebels answered back with five runs in the third, which was just enough in a 5-4 victory.
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Ole Miss completed the sweep with an emphatic 8-1 win over Texas on Monday. The Rebels' final game in Arlington was tight in the early going, but they poured on four runs in the sixth inning and punctuated the weekend with three runs in the ninth.
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The Lone Star State sweep extended Ole Miss' win streak to a program-record 19 games, dating back to Feb. 15, 2020.
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Ole Miss will now return home to Swayze Field, where they'll host Arkansas State for a midweek matchup. The date of that contest has been pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT.
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The Rebels were No. 6 in D1Baseball's preseason poll but made a massive jump after sweeping three games against No. 10 TCU, No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 9 Texas to complete opening weekend at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at 3-0.
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Before Monday, the highest ranking in program history was No. 2, most recently achieved in 2018 on the heels of an SEC Tournament Championship triumph.
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Bianco's squad opened its season with a 7-3 victory over the Horned Frogs at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. The Rebels plated four runs in the second inning and never looked back to start the year at 1-0.
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The following day, Ole Miss found itself in a dogfight with the third-ranked Red Raiders. Texas Tech took an early 2-0 lead, but the Rebels answered back with five runs in the third, which was just enough in a 5-4 victory.
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Ole Miss completed the sweep with an emphatic 8-1 win over Texas on Monday. The Rebels' final game in Arlington was tight in the early going, but they poured on four runs in the sixth inning and punctuated the weekend with three runs in the ninth.
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The Lone Star State sweep extended Ole Miss' win streak to a program-record 19 games, dating back to Feb. 15, 2020.
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Ole Miss will now return home to Swayze Field, where they'll host Arkansas State for a midweek matchup. The date of that contest has been pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT.
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