In five seasons at LSU (1993-1997), the Tigers advanced to the College World Series four times and claimed three national championships. Under Bianco, the boys in Red, White and Blue earned the Bronze Medal at Honkbalweek in Haarlem, Netherlands. Camie was a student athletic trainer and a diamond girl. LSU also won three Southeastern Conference crowns and two SEC Tournament titles in that five-year span. Braxton Lee earned MLB Reb when he earned a spot on the 2018 Opening Day roster for the Miami Marlins. Those call ups gave the Rebels eight players active in the Majors in the 2011 season, the second most of any Southeastern Conference team that season. The Rebels hosted a second-straight NCAA Regional and advanced to an NCAA Super Regional for the first time, playing host to the eventual national champion Texas Longhorns. They were in the same ballpark for Drews Senior Day ceremony as the LSU veteran played his final home game in Baton Rouge. Mike is on the road coaching Ole Miss to a win against Southern Miss in Pearl. Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach, and his son Drew, the LSU third baseman, had an emotional and once-in-a-lifetime Sunday. Bianco also worked with the pitchers during his three years as head coach at McNeese State, and continues to serve in that same capacity with the Rebels. Four Cowboys were named to the SLC's first team, including the conference's Hitter and Newcomer of the Year in Chris Williamson, and the SLC's Pitcher of the Year in Chris Howay. LSU infielder/outfielder Drew Bianco may not play against his dad, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco, in the SEC Tournament this week, but he will get to visit with him and his mother Camille. His 2000 team batted .305 and set a new school standard for hits in a season with 600. Ole Miss ultimately fell one game short of Omaha, falling in the Tucson Super Regional finale at No. The Rebels also set a new standard with a third consecutive 40-win season as Ole Miss advanced to the Tempe Super Regional and posted a 40-25 mark on the year. You're not playing because you're the coach's son and you didn't fail because you're the coach's son. They protect each other in the lineup Sam hits leadoff, Drew bats third and Ben is the cleanup hitter. Here is the latest regarding Whittier Little League and the 2021 Spring Season. For the first time in program history, the Rebels finished No. And keep in mind that Mike himself played college ball in Baton Rouge. He has six homers this seasonbut is still struggling at.228 in 43 games and 25 starts. Shes seen more baseball games than any scout, Mike said. With five wins over teams ranked No. Follow The Grove Report On Facebook and Twitter. Growing up, "normal" for the Bianco boys meant taking batting practice and helping at Ole Miss baseball camps, fielding balls from Dad at Swayze and SEC road trips. I love Ole Miss, and my dad. Ole Miss made the NCAA Tournament in 2013 with a berth in the Raleigh Regional hosted by N.C. State after a 38-win season and advancing to the third day of play at the SEC Tournament. It was the highest national ranking for the Rebels since finishing the 1969 season ranked No. Electric Atmosphere at Swayze Growing up in south Florida, everyone played baseball, he said. However, things were different this time around. While the Cougars faced down University of the Incarnate Word in the. His time behind the plate as a player would later benefit him as he served as LSU's pitching coach during three World Series championship teams in the 1990s. The Clarion-Ledger Top 20 Underclassmen selection, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Its a tradition that through the years has become the familys favorite. Drew Bianco is a talented middle infielder for Oxford High School who currently ranks as the 99th best player nationally in the 2018 recruiting class by Perfect Game. The Rebels held a spot in the top 25 all season thanks to a powerful offense that finished in the top 25 nationally in hits, walks, runs scored and home runs. Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco. His knack for the game is something Mike cant even explain fully. It was something he was always cautious of though, raising his family on a baseball field. The Rebels have totaled 73 All-SEC nods under Bianco. 12 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. During the 2021 campaign, Doug Nikhazy became the programs fourth two-time All-American and its third unanimous All-American. In total, the Rebels have hosted 10 NCAA Regionals in the past 18 full season, further evidence that under Mike Bianco, Ole Miss baseball has truly become a national name. Ole Miss won the game, 8-5, Drew nearly had a chance late in the game, as he came to the on-deck circle. Follow her onFacebook , Instagram ,andTwitter . Even if it means playing for a fierce rival. Drew Bianco made a verbal pledge to play baseball at LSU last month. MLB Rebs "I got caught up in the moment. . Younger brother Sam, still at Oxford, is a likely prospect as well. Ryan Rolison joined Pomeranz as a first-round selection in 2018 when he was taken 22nd overall by the Colorado Rockies. The 39 wins were then one shy of the school record for a single season, while the 17 conference wins tied the school record at the time. The Biancos are a baseball family through and through, a love of the game passed down through the generations but never forced upon the next one. The Rebels advanced to the championship game before falling to the top-ranked Hurricanes. Scott Bittle brought home the program's third Ferriss Award as the state of Mississippi's top collegiate player and also earned First Team All-America honors. Yarbrough was tabbed as an All-SEC and All-America selection at the conclusion of the season and was one of six Rebels drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft. The Biancos are a baseball family through and through, a love of the game passed down through the generations but never forced upon the next one. DURHAM, N.C. On Sunday afternoon, just one week after leading Ole Miss to the first College World Series championship in program history, Mike Bianco sat in the third-base dugout at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, wearing the red, white and blue uniform of USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team, taking stock of the turbulent-turned-magical 2022 season, and the whirlwind week that followed. Its gotta be their love, Bianco said. We make jokes about it all the time and how fun its going to be. The Rebels also won the SEC West crown in 2018, becoming just the second in program history to win both a divisional and tournament title in the same season. Sign up for the For The Win newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. The success continued in 2019 as Ole Miss notched yet another 40-win season, finishing 41-27 after a tremendous SEC Tournament run, an NCAA Oxford Regional Championship and a berth in the Fayetteville Super Regional. He sits in the diamond suites at Swayze Field, on the third base side straight back behind the Ole Miss dugout. A $19 million project, completed right after the 2018 season, included a new Baseball Performance Center, a field level club, additional box seating, a rooftop plaza down the first base line and an expansion/realignment of the left field terrace, as well as an additional videoboard down the right field line to accommodate those enjoying the outfield seating. He then returned to Baton Rouge where he joined Bertman's staff at LSU. The 2019 Ole Miss class ranked No. A road SEC win at Texas A&M on May 8, 2021gave Bianco 900 for his career, including 800 in a Rebel uniform to become one of 16 active head coaches with 900 career victories and one of just two in the SEC alongside LSUs Paul Mainieri and Arkansas Dave Van Horn. We wanted them to experience that. For a lot of reasons. Join Alumni Network . Sign up for the LSU Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 0:49. Like, holy cow. In 2021, Tim Elko became the programs first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. It was one of those hits that seemed destined for pay dirt, but Biancos heroic flop over the fence kept it from going in Incarnate Words favor. College World Series Most Outstanding Player Dylan DeLuciawas named a Third Team All-American by Baseball America, while three-time Rebel captain Tim Elkolanded on the NCBWA's Third Team All-America squad. He's also the son of Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco. For a lot of reasons. He also was named Co-Player of the Year in the SEC and was selected as one of five finalists for the 2004 Golden Spikes Award, amateur baseball's most prestigious award. All rights reserved. 6 ranking by Collegiate Baseball. If any of the couple's four sons were talented enough to play Division I college baseball . Prior to the 2016 season, the Rebels added a new HD video board to the outfield that measures 30x48 in size to enhance the game day experience. On Monday, June 13, 2005, the Rebels' Super Regional game against eventual national champion Texas was the third-most watched television broadcast of a college baseball game in the history of ESPN. The Rebels closed out the year with a trip to the NCAA Regional in New Orleans as the No. F inal. He is married to the former Camille Marquette, and the couple has five children: sons, Michael, Benjamin, Andrew and Samuel, and one daughter, Catherine. The Bianco family is one proud group as Mike, the father and head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels, will lead his team into the Super Regionals this weekend in Tucson, AZ. He batted .246 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Mike was a transfer player coming in on scholarship. Rebels Return to Omaha When we have time we go there we go to the baseball field.. He decided to stay at LSU. Drew Bianco is celebrating America in more ways than one this weekend as the redshirt junior from Oxford, Mississippi, will be transferring from LSU to play for the Houston Cougars in the American Athletic Conference. Seth Smith and Stephen Head both competed for the 2003 edition of the Collegiate National Team. Bianco brought in another top-five class in 2022 with Perfect Game's No. He joined Head, who became the program's first-ever three-time All-American when he earned the distinction again in 2005. Mike Salazar 162 Total Connections. Since Bianco took the helm of the program 22 years ago, he has raised the bar for expectations at Ole Miss with each successive season. I guess the question is why should we have to handle it. When they are 10 years old playing in Tupelo or Jackson, and they have Bianco on the back of their jersey. It was the second season in which Bianco was named the national coach of the year, receiving the honor from Collegiate Baseball after leading Ole Miss to a 16-1 start to the 2020 season prior to the halting of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His mom and his dad are very proud of him. But, it isnt the first time a family member has been giving a blessing to go somewhere else. Theyre still my parents. The Bianco family planned its own spin on "Field of Dreams" before their four sons were old enough to wear spikes. Drew Bianco heads to Houston following his four seasons at LSU. Advertisement Mike's son, Drew, will be in the Super Regionals in Knoxville playing for the LSU Tigers. On the field, Bianco has established a tradition of developing some of the nation's top players, as the Rebels have seen a combined 92selections to All-America and Freshman All-America teams over the past 22 seasons. Since then, Bianco has become the winningest coach in program history, led the Rebels to the only national championship in program history and established Ole Miss as one of the premier programs in college baseball. 1 ranking in program history. The Rebels posted a 44-22 record, marking the first time in history that Ole Miss had turned in back-to-back 40-win seasons. With four boys, Bianco decided when he took the head coaching job at Ole Miss in 2000 that none of their children would play collegiately for him. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Mike Bianco and his wife, Cami, concluded when he took the job in 2000 none of their sons would play baseball for their dad at the collegiate level. That couldn't have happened in Oxford five minutes from my house.". "No doubt about it," even Johnson said before the 2022 season. Taylor Broadway and Jacob Gonzalez joined Nikhazy on the All-American teams, Gonzalez being just the second true freshman in program history, alongside Stephen Head, to be named an All-American. At least three Rebels have been selected in each of the past 18full seasons of the Bianco Era. Seventeen of Bianco's 22 recruiting classes at Ole Miss have garnered top-20 national rankings, including 10that have placed in the top-10. His first coaching position was as a grad assistant at Northwestern State under a former LSU grad assistant, Jim Wells. His dad was a catcher at LSU under coach Skip Bertman, Here's what LSU's pitching rotation should be in SEC Tournament, LSU baseball will reach NCAA postseason if it stays hot | Guilbeau, Drew Bianco homers on first pitch he sees against his father's Ole Miss team, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Nick Fortes and Hayden Dunhurst carried on the tradition in 2018 and 2021, earning Johnny Bench Award semifinalist nods. The 2005 NCAA Regional in Oxford drew the second-largest crowd among all Regionals. Ron Bianco caught for @DelawareBASE. The winning tradition has led to a wealth of success in the nations strongest baseball conference. The 2019 squad set program records for walks drawn (351), fielding percentage (.978) and stolen bases (93) en route to a strong year. The country superstar previously revealed that she is a homebody who "gets nervous" in group settings, despite being a multi-award-winning singer who has . He also stands as the winningest and longest-active coach in the SEC among the sports of baseball, mens basketball and football. In a career that has been filled with memorable seasons, the pinnacle without a doubt came during the 2022 campaign. Ole Miss' head coach decided long ago that he didn't want his sons playing college ball under him, so put away those #FireBianco hashtags and settle down. That streak also includes 16 consecutive years ranked in the top five. A kid from south Florida fell in love with a Louisiana girl at the baseball field, Mike said. Its Tuesday night now and Oxford just finished adding another game to the win column. The Rebels defeated the eighth-ranked Aggies on the way to the program's sixth regional championship game in an eight-year span, a feat accomplished by only 15 teams nationally at the time. All-told, 29,646 fans came to the Super Regional, making it the most attended Super Regional of the season and the highest attendance for a Super Regional at an on-campus facility in NCAA history at the time. After Biancos bunch eased past the Sooners in game one, an eighth-inning rally sealed the deal, securing the programs first national championship. More: Here's what LSU's pitching rotation should be in SEC Tournament, More: LSU baseball will reach NCAA postseason if it stays hot | Guilbeau. The Rebels have taken that crowd support and turned it into a distinct home field advantage. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. For Mike its been a lifetime spent around the sport. 17 ECUs Keith LeClair Classic. The 2003 recruiting class was ranked No. Bianco, 55, was born May 3, 1967, and is a native of Seminole, Florida. Grilling areas, picnic pavilions and terraced seats were added beyond the wall in left field in the Oakes Pavilion. Parker Caracci carried on the tradition in 2018, earning a spot on the Team USA roster, where he posted a perfect 0.00 ERA with two saves and opposing batting average of .094 in 9.2 innings of work. Another Rebel shortstop made history in 2021 when Jacob Gonzalez became the programs first National Freshman of the Year, bestowed by D1Baseball. Omaha Experience Bianco's 2000 McNeese State team raked in the individual postseason awards. Three position players returned to the starting lineup along with a cast that was just getting its first taste of baseball at the highest collegiate level. That's the way you need to think about it,' " Bianco said. We support responsible gambling. He is the son of Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco. February 28, 2023. The Bianco Era Begins Published 9:38 am Thursday, November 9, 2017. Johnny Bench Award winner Stuart Turner saw his dream come true when he made the Cincinnati Reds roster to start the 2017 season. None were more important though than Mikes first coach, his father, Ron. He did not get in until the eighth inning, but he made a dramatic entrance. Let them be Drew Bianco and Ben Bianco and (youngest son) Sam Bianco. Attendance continues to rise under Bianco as Oxford-University Stadium has been established as one of the best atmospheres in college baseball. Growing up with an SEC coach as your dad had its advantages, Drew said. Four Rebels earned spots as All-SEC selections on either the first or second team, while outfielder Burney Hutchinson earned second team All-America honors from Baseball Weekly. The last time Ron coachedhis son was when he was 12 years old but hes been guiding him in his career every day since. Last season with the Wolfpack, White posted a.362 batting average and tallied 85 hits, 12 doubles and 74 RBIs. After advancing to the College World Series for the fifth time in program history during the 2014 season, Bianco had a young team with little experience take the field for the 2015 campaign. Not satisfied with the accomplishments of the previous season, Ole Miss added to its list of firsts in 2005. Pomeranz became the highest draft pick in school history when he was taken fifth overall by the Cleveland Indians and led a group of five Rebels drafted in 2010. The top ranking was the first No. Right-hander Lance Lynn (St. Louis), shortstop Zack Cozart (Cincinnati) and left-hander Drew Pomeranz (Colorado) became the next crop of player to make their Major League debuts, getting the call to the big leagues in 2011. ___ AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Row 1. If baseball is the foundation this family was built on, Camie is the stitching that holds it all together. But when it comes to family, thats where Bianco draws the line. Zack Cozart made the national squad in 2006, and Cody Satterwhite and Lance Lynn kept that going in 2007. Beyond the right field wall, new terracing along with more grilling areas and picnic pavilions were built in the area heavily populated by Ole Miss students. Mike became the head coach at Ole Miss in June of 2000. The win sent the Rebels to Fayetteville for a Super Regional date with No. In other words, get out from under the family and find your path, even if it means father and son will become fierce rivals on the field when LSU and Ole Miss battle in baseball as elite college programs fighting to win it all. The Rebels became one of only two schools to have hosted an NCAA Regional each of the previous four years and one of only four schools to have advanced to Super Regional play three-straight years. He sets his folding chair up in the box he built and listens to the Rebels on the radio as he watches Ben, Drew and Sam on the field in front of him. Following the triumphant season, the longtime Rebel skipper was tabbed the National Coach of the Year by D1Baseball, USA Baseball, the ABCA, and Collegiate Baseball. Foundation of Success What was originally going to be a career as a financial planner changed after Mike graduated from LSU. Ole Miss also saw its first SEC Freshman of the Year as outfielder Seth Smith earned the honor from the league. Once in the postseason, the Rebels never looked back, cruising through three-straight wins to claim the Coral Gables Regional and topping Southern Miss in the Hattiesburg Super Regional to advance to Omaha for the second time under Bianco. I've always gone back to if they're good enough to play here they are good enough to play anywhere. It is about winning, but not winning at all costs. I always get asked when people see our name, Yall are brothers? Yeah, were brothers.. 1 Miami. It was the beginning of a steady climb to the top for Ole Miss. 1 in the nation in attendance in 2021. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Its been fun having him as our dad and our coach.. Theres no other way you become the starting catcher on a college baseball team that finished third in the College World Series (LSU, 1989) and go on the become the winningest coach in Ole Miss history with 662 victories. National Champion Rebels Mike Bianco has named his starting three for the weekend series against Deleware. Youve got to grow up and youve got to live and get an education. The 2018 campaign brought one of Biancos best seasons to date. The experience that the Rebels gained in 2015 paid dividends in the 2016 season. The Chargers are on pace to win their third-straight region title and contend for another 5A state championship. Several players pulled in honors in 2007 as Ole Miss added a third SEC Freshman of the Year in Jordan Henry and seven Rebels took slots on All-SEC teams. Head also brought the first "Boo" Ferriss Award home to Oxford, given to the top baseball player in the state of Mississippi. in 1963 and 64 and won national titles with @Delaware_FB. Drew was The Oxford EAGLE area Player of the Year in 2017, so letting him get away to LSU still isnt that easy for Bianco and Ole Miss, of course. Ole Miss has ranked among the nations top 25 attendance leaders in all of Biancos 22 seasons. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. 2 Alabama. In 2011, the Rebels continued to bring in postseason accolades as Alex Yarbrough was named an All-SEC selection. Michael was four years old, Ben was two, Drew was 10 months and the youngest Sam and Catherine werent even in the lineup yet. But credit Mike for not letting selfish reasons interfere with letting Drew make his own decision. He has racked up 854victories, holding a 854-485-1 (.638) record. In 2018 and 2019, three Rebels were drafted as catchers in the top six rounds. Just a dad. 2023 www.clarionledger.com. He played college baseball at Indian River Community College before transferring to LSU where he played for coach Skip Bertman from 1988 to 1989. A graduate student and the son of Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco, Drew Bianco put up what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the young college baseball season. I'd like them to go somewhere where they make it or don't and sink or swim on their own. Bianco Earns Head Coaching Experience Matt Tracy was called up to the big leagues by the New York Yankees, April 11, 2015, and made his debut later that day. We joke and mess with each other throughout the game. Ron, Camie and Camies parents, Patty and Jerry Marquette, are all there to give the three boys a big hug and congratulations following their win. THE BIANCO FILE You've got to respect Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach. Here is a look at LSU baseball infielder Drew Bianco, whose hometown is Oxford, Mississippi. Vanderbilt and Louisville were also in the mix (Louisville is coached by Dan McDonnell, a former Ole Miss assistant who remains close to Bianco and his family), so it certainly would have been cool with Rebel fans if Mike had steered his son away from a division rival. Ole Miss named Mike Bianco head coach of the Rebel baseball program on June 7, 2000. Ole Miss has won 73.2 percent of its home games under Bianco, compiling a 542-198-1 record at Swayze Field. Entering Sunday, Bianco played five games for the Cougars, hitting .118 (2-for-17) at the dish with one homer and three RBI. State and LSU, Bianco received his first head coaching opportunity, taking over the reins of McNeese State. Chad Smith became the latest Rebel to make it to the "big leagues" in 2022, debuting for the Colorado Rockies. The fact that Bianco made it over the fence like he did and came up triumphantly with the ball should be a good sign for Houston this season, even though the team came up short to Incarnate Word on Sunday, 10-8. Rookie hurler Hunter Elliott received three different Freshman All-American designations, receiving plaudits from Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and D1Baseball. It's a family game. Its easy to form a list of opinions about the parents decision to encourage their kids to build their own name and start their own legacy. GEAUX TIGERS pic.twitter.com/tSkwlaVX5r. Things almost immediately don't go as planned. 1993-97:Assistant Coach, LSU Such has been the story of the 2022 Ole Miss baseball season. New York Mets. He played for Bertman and was an assistant under him for three . Bianco has also tutored 19 catchers who have gone on to sign professional contracts. A non-fan tries to introduce his son to the wide world of sports via the town baseball clinic. Rebels coach Mike Bianco is the favored option among the large contingent of former Bertman players. What I mean by that is I think going away sometimes is good.. During his time with the Tigers, he played at every position, except for pitcher, predominantly seeing most of his reps as an infielder. It was special to be there today.. It was the first time a Rebel player had ever been a finalist for the award. 0:04. Three Rebel players joined Bianco on the Collegiate National Team, with Jacob Gonzalez and Hunter Elliott making the travel squad that competed in The Netherlands and Mason Nichols earning a spot on the initial Collegiate National Team training camp roster that competed in theStars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina. 1 Louisville and eventual top-10 MLB Draft pick Reid Detmers. Bianco's Rebels were led by a young but stout pitching staff, featuring five freshmen throwing more than 60 percent of the innings on the season. . He was the starting catcher and team captain for the 1989 team that placed third at the College World Series. 1,846. Just as the Rebels were rising to the top of the national rankings and preparing for SEC play, the 2020 season ended due to the spread of COVID-19. Ole Miss posted the largest crowds for any NCAA Super Regional in 2005 and 2006 and posted the highest attendance of any NCAA Regional in 2006. 1 seed Virginia, falling to the Cavaliers 2-1 in the opening-round game before picking up win a dramatic walk-off win over Texas Tech and a 6-4 victory over TCU in elimination contests to set up another showdown against Virginia with a berth in the CWS Championship Series on the line. the Rebels made it to Omaha for the first time in 42 years. His best season came during the 2021 season in which he hit seven home runs and recorded 21 RBIs in 50 games played to go along with a.378 on-base percentage. Take Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, for example. That run was enough for the Rebels to earn the No. After hitting just .176 as a freshman in 2019 and .074 in the COVID-19 season of 2020, Bianco entered the NCAA transfer portal. The Rebels again found themselves in the national spotlight in the 2002 season as Ole Miss climbed as high as No. Its one of the many diamonds theyve grown up on. They key for the Biancos though is that they realize baseball isnt bigger than family. Furthest seat to the right. Youve got to respect Mike Bianco, the Ole Miss baseball coach. 1991-92:Assistant Coach, Northwestern State. Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Mike Bianco's son committed to LSU baseball and no, you shouldn't be angry about it Ole Miss' head coach decided long ago that he didn't want his sons playing. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South. He'll join a Houston. Trent Dilfer might want to rethink this hot take. David Magee is Publisher of The Oxford Eagle. 4 ranked recruiting class. 20 college football teams we aren't sold on in 2023, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Mizzou shocks Tennessee, Alabama downs Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama stays unbeaten in SEC play, Tennessee outlasts Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: A new top team emerges, Alabama loses in blowout fashion, Mizzou lights it up again. Following a 31-25 campaign in 1999, Bianco's 2000 team produced one of the most successful seasons in McNeese State history. Every Rebel who started a game in 2018 recorded a home run, but no one contributed more to the offense than the hot bat of Ryan Olenek, who had a record year that saw the junior hit .350 with 83 hits in 61 games, including the third-longest hitting streak in program history at 23 games. As a dad,I'mproud, but disappointed in the way we played.". While his bat isn't much to write home about - Bianco is a career .186 hitter in college seasons thus far . Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. Ole Miss also became the first school to produce two different finalists for the Johnny Bench Award in consecutive seasons when Stuart Turner and Will Allen were named as finalists in 2013 and 2014, respectively. He batted .246 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. The SECs First-Year Academic Honor Roll has included 93Bianco-coached Rebels, while 251student-athletes have been selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 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