1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion SEC Champion District III champion
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
Record	24–7 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Swayze (13th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field

1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn  x‍‍‍	12	–	3		.800			20	–	5		.800
Florida  ‍‍‍y	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			16	–	7		.696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	8	–	9		.471			17	–	14		.548
Georgia  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			9	–	11		.450
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	4	–	12		.250			7	–	14		.333
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	3	–	10		.231			7	–	15		.318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y	11	–	1		.917			19	–	5		.792
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Alabama  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			10	–	10		.500
LSU  ‍‍‍	5	–	7		.417			11	–	11		.500
Tulane  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			12	–	13		.480
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 13th year as head coach at Ole Miss.

The Rebels won the District III to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town Jan Adelman / — — Richard Almond / — — Chet Bergalowski / — — Bobby Boyd / — — Eddie Brawley / — — Nathan Fisher / — — P Larry Higginbotham / — — Jr Dennis Huffman / — — P Russ Johnson / — — Fr Jimmy Jones / — — INF Don Kessinger / — — Jr 11 INF Tommy Keyes /L — — 13 OF Glenn Lusk / — — Rodney Mattina / — — Bill McGlathery / — — Tommy Morris / — — Chuck Norman / — — Ron Peresich / — — Richie Perkins / — — Dave Presley / — — P Richie Prine / — — Jerry Rikard / — — 14 OF Fred Roberts / — — Bill Rogers / — — Kenny Ryland / — — INF Billy Sumrall / — — Ray Whitener / — — Mickey Williams / — —	Head coach Tom Swayze Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 1 March 27 Illinois Wesleyan Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–1 1–0 – 2 March 28 Illinois Wesleyan Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–1 2–0 – 3 March 30 at Southern Mississippi Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi 0–2 2–1 – 4 March 31 vs Southern Mississippi Rahaim Park • Laurel, Mississippi 10–2 3–1 –
Postseason
April (14–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 5 April 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana 9–10 3–2 – 6 April 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana 7–1 4–2 – 7 April 3 at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 9–0 5–2 1–0 8 April 4 at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana 12–10 6–2 2–0 9 April 7 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 4–3 7–2 3–0 10 April 7 LSU Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 11–0 8–2 4–0 11 April 10 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–5 9–2 5–0 12 April 11 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14–2 10–2 6–0 13 April 14 Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 9–6 11–2 6–0 14 April 15 Delta State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–6 12–2 6–0 15 April 17 Tulane Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–1 13–2 7–0 16 April 18 Tulane Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 12–3 14–2 8–0 17 April 20 at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 7–5 15–2 9–0 18 April 21 at Mississippi State Swayze Field • Starkville, Mississippi 8–0 16–2 10–0 19 April 29 Murray State Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 15–1 17–2 10–0
May (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 20 May 1 Alabama Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 6–0 18–2 11–0 21 May 4 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 2–5 18–3 11–0 22 May 5 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 8–0 19–3 11–0 23 May 8 Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 2–5 19–4 11–1
Postseason
SEC Conference Championship (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 24 May 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 3–8 19–5 11–1 25 May 15 Auburn Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 7–0 20–5 11–1 26 May 17 Auburn Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 5–0 21–5 11–1
NCAA District III Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 27 May 28 vs West Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 11–0 22–5 11–1 28 May 28 vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 4–3 23–5 11–1 29 May 30 vs North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 13–1 24–5 11–1
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 30 June 9 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 24–6 11–1 31 June 10 vs Arizona State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–5 24–7 11–1

Awards and honors

Don Kessinger

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division
• All-District III Team
• First Team All-America American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-America The Sporting News

Tommy Keyes

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division

Glenn Lusk

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division

Rich Prine

• All-SEC
• All-SEC Western Division

Fred Roberts

• All-SEC Western Division

Billy Sumrall

• All-SEC Western Division