# 2020 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

The 2020 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.
The final game played by the Rebels was on March 11 against Louisiana–Monroe. The season was suspended following that game due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

## Previous season

The Rebels finished 41–27 overall, and 16–14 in the conference. The Rebels won the Oxford Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing in the Fayetteville Super Regional to Arkansas.

### 2019 MLB draft

The Rebels had eight players and four signees selected in the 2019 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Grae Kessinger | Shortstop | 2 | 68 | Houston Astros |
| Will Ethridge | Pitcher | 5 | 159 | Colorado Rockies |
| Thomas Dillard | Catcher | 5 | 163 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Cooper Johnson | Catcher | 6 | 172 | Detroit Tigers |
| Parker Caracci | Pitcher | 21 | 627 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Trey LaFleur | Outfielder | 21 | 641 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Cole Zabowski | First baseman | 22 | 652 | Detroit Tigers |
| Zack Phillips | Pitcher | 27 | 799 | Kansas City Royals |
| Houston Roth | Pitcher | 29 | 858 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Jerrion Ealy | Center fielder | 31 | 932 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Hayden Dunhurst | Catcher | 37 | 1119 | Colorado Rockies |
| Derek Diamond | Pitcher | 40 | 1202 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Ole Miss.

## Schedule and results

2020 Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 14 | No. 1 Louisville | No. 25 | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | L 2–7 | R. Detmers (1–0) | D. Nikhazy (0–1) | M. Kirian (1) | SECN+ | 9,853 | 0–1 |
| February 15 | No. 1 Louisville | No. 25 | Swayze Field | W 8–6 | A. Miller (1–0) | J. Poland (0–1) | B. Forsyth (1) | SECN+ | 9,907 | 1–1 |
| February 16 | No. 1 Louisville | No. 25 | Swayze Field | W 7–6 | W. Burton (1–0) | T. Kuehner (0–1) | M. Cioffi (1) | SECN+ | 8,969 | 2–1 |
| February 19 | Alcorn State | No. 17 | Swayze Field | W 9–8$^{(10)}$ | B. Forsyth (1–0) | J. Fernandez (1–1) | | SECN+ | 7,950 | 3–1 |
| February 21 | Xavier | No. 17 | Swayze Field | W 13–0 | D. Nikhazy (1–1) | L. Flamm (0–2) | | SECN+ | 8,573 | 4–1 |
| February 22 | Xavier | No. 17 | Swayze Field | W 9–0 | G. Hoglund (1–0) | N. Zwack (1–1) | | SECN+ | 9,136 | 5–1 |
| February 23 | Xavier | No. 17 | Swayze Field | W 13–3$^{(8)}$ | D. Diamond (1–0) | E. Bosacker (0–1) | | SECN+ | 7,966 | 6–1 |
| February 25 | Southern Miss | No. 15 | Swayze Field | W 4–3 | A. Miller (2–0) | M. Adams (0–1) | B. Forsyth (2) | SECN+ | 8,078 | 7–1 |
| February 28 | vs. High Point | No. 15 | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | W 6–2 | D. Nikhazy (2–1) | H. Smith (2–1) | | | – | 8–1 |
| February 29 | at No. 21 East Carolina | No. 15 | Clark–LeClair Stadium | W 2–1 | G. Hoglund (2–0) | T. Smith (1–1) | B. Forsyth (3) | | 4,928 | 9–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| March 1 | vs. Indiana | No. 15 | Clark–LeClair Stadium | W 9–5 | T. Broadway (1–0) | M. Brown (0–1) | B. Forsyth (4) | | – | 10–1 |
| March 3 | Memphis | No. 9 | Swayze Field | W 8–1 | J. Kimbrell (1–0) | W. Brockhouse (0–1) | | SECN+ | 8,072 | 11–1 |
| March 6 | Princeton | No. 9 | Swayze Field | W 15–0 | D. Nikhazy (3–1) | A. Gnazzo (0–2) | | SECN+ | 8,422 | 12–1 |
| March 7 | Princeton | No. 9 | Swayze Field | W 18–4 | G. Hoglund (3–0) | J. Proctor (0–1) | | SECN+ | 8,573 | 13–1 |
| March 8 | Princeton | No. 9 | Swayze Field | W 14–2$^{(7)}$ | D. Diamond (2–0) | C. Nolan (0–2) | | SECN+ | 8,319 | 14–1 |
| March 10 | at Louisiana–Monroe | No. 8 | Warhawk Field Monroe, LA | W 6–3 | T. Broadway (2–0) | C. Deeds (0–1) | B. Forsyth (5) | | 2,129 | 15–1 |
| March 11 | at Louisiana–Monroe | No. 8 | Warhawk Field | W 18–7 | J. Kimbrell (2–0) | N. Judice (1–1) | | | 2,295 | 16–1 |
| March 13 | No. 19 LSU | No. 8 | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 14 | No. 19 LSU | No. 8 | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 15 | No. 19 LSU | No. 8 | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 17 | UT Martin | | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 19 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | | | | | SECN | | |
| March 20 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 21 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 24 | at Memphis | | AutoZone Park Memphis, TN | | | | | | | |
| March 27 | Arkansas | | Swayze Field | | | | | ESPNU | | |
| March 28 | Arkansas | | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN | | |
| March 29 | Arkansas | | Swayze Field | | | | | SECN | | |
| March 31 | vs. Southern Miss | | Trustmark Park Pearl, MS | | | | | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV |
| April 3 | South Carolina | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 4 | South Carolina | Swayze Field | ESPNU |
| April 5 | South Carolina | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 9 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | SECN+ |
| April 10 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | SECN+ |
| April 11 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | SECN |
| April 14 | Belmont | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 15 | North Alabama | Swayze Field | SECN |
| April 17 | Vanderbilt | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 18 | Vanderbilt | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 19 | Vanderbilt | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| April 21 | vs. Mississippi State | Trustmark Park | SECN+ |
| April 24 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL | SECN+ |
| April 25 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | SECN+ |
| April 26 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | ESPNU |
| April 28 | Arkansas State | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV |
| May 1 | at Georgia | Foley Field Athens, GA | SECN+ |
| May 2 | at Georgia | Foley Field | SECN+ |
| May 3 | at Georgia | Foley Field | SECN+ |
| May 8 | Auburn | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| May 9 | Auburn | Swayze Field | SECN |
| May 10 | Auburn | Swayze Field | SECN+ |
| May 12 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field Jonesboro, AR | |
| May 14 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN+ |
| May 15 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | SECN+ |
| May 16 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | SECN+ |
Post-Season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT record |
| May 19–24 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Ole Miss team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Awards and honors
### Regular season awards

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Cael Baker | SEC Co-Player of the Week | February 17, 2020 |
| Cael Baker | Golden Spikes Performance of the Week | February 18, 2020 |
| Anthony Servideo | Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week | February 24, 2020 |
| Doug Nikhazy | SEC Pitcher of the Week | February 24, 2020 |
| Braden Forsyth | SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week | March 2, 2020 |

## February
### Louisville weekend series

Louisville Series :
| No. 1 Louisville Cardinals | at | No. 25 Ole Miss Rebels |
February 14, 2020, 4:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 1 Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| No. 25 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| WP: Reid Detmers (1–0) LP: Doug Nikhazy (0–1) Sv: Michael Kirian (1) Home runs: LOU: None MISS: None Attendance: 9,853 |||||||||||||
February 15, 2020, 1:30 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 1 Louisville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| No. 25 Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| WP: Austin Miller (1–0) LP: Jared Poland (0–1) Sv: Braden Forsyth (1) Home runs: LOU: Danny Oriente (1) MISS: Cael Baker (1, 2); Tim Elko (1) Attendance: 9,907 |||||||||||||
February 16, 2020, 12:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 1 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| No. 25 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| WP: Wes Burton (1–0) LP: Tate Kuehner (0–1) Sv: Max Cioffi (1) Home runs: LOU: Levi Usher (1); Ben Bianco (1) MISS: Anthony Servideo (1) Attendance: 8,969 |||||||||||||

### Alcorn State midweek

| Alcorn State Braves | at | No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels |
February 19, 2020, 4:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Alcorn State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Braden Forsyth (1–0) LP: Jose Fernandez (1–1) Home runs: ALCN: Travaris Cole (3); Tristin Garcia (1) MISS: Tyler Keenan (1); Knox Loposer (1); Anthony Servideo (2) Attendance: 7,950 ||||||||||||||

### Xavier weekend series

Xavier Series :
| Xavier Musketeers | at | No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels |
February 21, 2020, 4:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Doug Nikhazy (1–1) LP: Lane Flamm (0–2) Home runs: XAV: None MISS: Hayden Dunhurst (1); Knox Loposer (2) Attendance: 8,573 Notes: The combined no-hitter from Doug Nikhazy, Drew McDaniel, and Jackson Kimbrell was the first 9-inning no hitter since 1966 and first ever combined no-hitter. |||||||||||||
February 22, 2020, 1:30 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Gunnar Hoglund (1–0) LP: Nick Zwack (1–1) Home runs: XAV: None MISS: Anthony Servideo (3); Cael Baker (3); Hayden Dunhurst (2) Attendance: 9,136 |||||||||||||
February 23, 2020, 12:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Derek Diamond (1–0) LP: Ethan Bosacker (0–1) Home runs: XAV: Kody Darcy (1) MISS: Anthony Servideo (4); Cael Baker (4); Peyton Chatagnier (1); Hayden Leatherwood (1) Attendance: 7,966 ||||||||||||

### Southern Miss midweek

| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | at | No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels |
February 25, 2020, 4:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| No. 15 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Austin Miller (2–0) LP: Matthew Adams (0–1) Sv: Braden Forsyth (2) Home runs: USM: Will McGillis (2) MISS: Hayden Leatherwood (2) Attendance: 8,078 |||||||||||||

### Keith LeClair Classic

Keith LeClair Classic Game One :
| High Point Panthers | vs. | No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels |
February 28, 2020, 11:00 am (CDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 15 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| High Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Doug Nikhazy (2–1) LP: Harrison Smith (2–1) Home runs: MISS: Tyler Keenan (2) HPU: None |||||||||||||
Keith LeClair Classic Game Two :
| No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels | at | No. 21 East Carolina Pirates |
February 29, 2020, 3:30 pm (CDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 15 Ole Miss | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| No. 21 East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Gunnar Hoglund (2–0) LP: Tyler Smith (1–1) Sv: Braden Forsyth (3) Home runs: MISS: None ECU: None Attendance: 4,928 |||||||||||||

## March
### Keith LeClair Classic

Keith LeClair Classic Game Three :
| Indiana Hoosiers | vs. | No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels |
March 1, 2020, 10:00 am (CDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| No. 15 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Taylor Broadway (1–0) LP: McCade Brown (0–1) Sv: Braden Forsyth (4) Home runs: IND: Grant Richardson (4); Jordan Fucci (1) MISS: Tyler Keenan (3); Kevin Graham (1); Hayden Dunhurst (3) |||||||||||||

### Memphis midweek

| Memphis Tigers | at | No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels |
March 3, 2020, 6:30 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Jackson Kimbrell (1–0) LP: Walker Brockhouse (0–1) Home runs: MEM: None MISS: None Attendance: 8,072 |||||||||||||

### Princeton weekend series

Princeton Series :
| Princeton Tigers | at | No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels |
March 6, 2020, 6:30 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Princeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No. 9 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | X | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| WP: Doug Nikhazy (3–1) LP: Andrew Gnazzo (0–2) Home runs: PRIN: None MISS: Peyton Chatagnier (2); Tyler Keenan (4); Kevin Graham (2); Hayden Leatherwood (3); Tim Elko (2) Attendance: 8,422 |||||||||||||
March 7, 2020, 1:30 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Princeton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| No. 9 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | X | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Gunnar Hoglund (3–0) LP: James Proctor (0–1) Home runs: PRIN: Nadir Lewis (1) MISS: Tim Elko (3) Attendance: 8,573 |||||||||||||
March 8, 2020, 12:00 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Princeton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | X | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| WP: Derek Diamond (2–0) LP: Conor Nolan (0–2) Home runs: PRIN: None MISS: Anthony Servideo (5); Peyton Chatagnier (3, 4); Justin Bench (1) Attendance: 8,319 |||||||||||

### March 10–11 midweek

| No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels | at | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks |
March 10, 2020, 6:00 pm (CDT) at Warhawk Field in Monroe, Louisiana :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 8 Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Taylor Broadway (2–0) LP: Conner Deeds (0–1) Sv: Braden Forsyth (5) Home runs: MISS: Tyler Keenan (5) ULM: Danny DeSimone (6) Attendance: 2,129 |||||||||||||
March 11, 2020, 4:00 pm (CDT) at Warhawk Field in Monroe, Louisiana :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 8 Ole Miss | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| WP: Jackson Kimbrell (2–0) LP: Nicholas Judice (1–1) Home runs: MISS: Tyler Keenan (6, 7); Kevin Graham (3); Hayden Dunhurst (4, 5) ULM: Wiley Cleland (1) Attendance: 2,295 |||||||||||||