Last season with the Wolfpack, White posted a.362 batting average and tallied 85 hits, 12 doubles and 74 RBIs. 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. Coming here they never get away from that. Michael was four years old, Ben was two, Drew was 10 months and the youngest Sam and Catherine werent even in the lineup yet. Bianco was inducted into the Indian River Community College Hall of Fame in 2003. Ole Miss has won 73.2 percent of its home games under Bianco, compiling a 542-198-1 record at Swayze Field. 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. Full name is Andrew Joseph Bianco son of Mike and Camie Bianco . Ole Miss finished 7-2 over its last three SEC series, including its first-ever sweep over LSU in Baton Rouge, to bolster its resume and ultimately garner the very last bid into the NCAA Tournament. That run was enough for the Rebels to earn the No. In 2016, Mike Mayers (St. Louis) became the 14th Bianco-coached Rebel to see his big league dream come true, earning a start for the Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball. That couldn't have happened in Oxford five minutes from my house.". The 2014 season will go down as one of the best in Ole Miss history. It was special to be there today.. Alex Presley (Pittsburgh) became the sixth Bianco-coached Rebel to get the call to the majors in 2010. Its special, Ben says. We always wanted them to have an experience like I did (in college), Mike Bianco said. 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. Maintaining Excellence For a lot of reasons. Omaha Experience In 2021, Tim Elko became the programs first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 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. While working behind the plate for LSU, Bianco caught major league pitchers Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Curtis Leskanic, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea and Paul Byrd. Mike became the head coach at Ole Miss in June of 2000. 6 by Collegiate Baseball. 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. 1 team in the country according to every poll. After hitting just .176 as a freshman in 2019 and .074 in the COVID-19 season of 2020, Bianco entered the NCAA transfer portal. He then returned to Baton Rouge where he joined Bertman's staff at LSU. With three brothers on one team the competition never stops. The reality, though, is that if the boys werent good enough to play for their dad at Ole Miss, no one would even know this rule existed. If they dont I dont really care. Ole Miss captured the SEC Tournament title in 2006 and again in 2018. The point is that's coach Bianco's boy. Here is the latest regarding Whittier Little League and the 2021 Spring Season. The Cowboys finished 39-20, including winning a school-record 20 SLC games en route to claiming their first conference title since 1988, and making their third-ever appearance in the NCAA Regionals. We wanted them to experience that. 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. 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. Three Rebels received All-American nods during Ole Miss' national championship campaign in 2022. 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. Bianco brought in another top-five class in 2022 with Perfect Game's No. That trend continued in 2019, when 29,352 fans witnessed a three-game Rebel sweep of the Oxford Regional, the fourth-most in the country. The Rebels have seen 126Major League Baseball draft picks in that time, including a combined 27 in the past fiveseasons. Doug Nikhazy made it three straight seasons with a Rebel arm wearing the Stars and Stripes, earning a spot on the 24-man roster for the 2019 summer. Hayden Dunhurst added to the recent run of Rebel backstops drafted highly in 2022, being selected in the sixth round by the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers look to continue their hot start with what would be a big road win on Tuesday night. 2 Alabama. Following his playing career, he joined Jim Wells' (former head coach at Alabama) coaching staff at Northwestern State, where he served two seasons from 1991-1992 as a graduate assistant. The 2018 campaign brought one of Biancos best seasons to date. 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. I think thats what college is all about. While the Cougars faced down University of the Incarnate Word in the. Drew has chosen instead to play for LSU, his dad's alma mater. 1 in the nation in attendance in 2021. Since taking over the Rebels, hes become the winningest coach in program history. The Rebels have reached the 30-win plateau in each of Biancos 21 full seasons, including 10 40-win campaigns, proving that the Rebels dont rebuild under Biancothey reload. He really just did that AGAIN. The Rebels have also celebrated great academic success under Bianco. For Mike its been a lifetime spent around the sport. Red Cup Rebellion, an Ole Miss Rebels community, Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics, Mike Bianco's son committed to LSU baseball and no, you shouldn't be angry aboutit. He batted .246 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Ole Miss claimed the SEC Western Division title for the third time under Bianco's leadership, posting a 19-11 record before hosting an NCAA Regional for the sixth time during the head coachs watch. LSU utility player Drew Bianco, son of Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, officially entered the transfer portal last week and now will transfer to Houston. Giving opposing hitters problems from the left side all season long, Hunter Elliott earned a Freshman All-SEC nod. David Magee is Publisher of The Oxford Eagle. He decided to stay at LSU. He never wanted them to play because he coached. I guess the question is why should we have to handle it. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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. Buy or Sell Ole Miss Tickets. 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. We joke and mess with each other throughout the game. Short recorded 10 saves in 2015, while Weathersby moved from the bullpen to a spot in the weekend rotation, willing to be called upon whenever his team needed him to lead the way. Let them be Drew Bianco and Ben Bianco and (youngest son) Sam Bianco. His father, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco, said his son showed a lot of maturity making the decision. The Bianco family planned its own spin on "Field of Dreams" before their four sons were old enough to wear spikes. To become the all-time winningest coach in Ole Miss history, Bianco passed Rebel legend Jake Gibbs with his 486th win on March 9, 2013, against Lipscomb in non-conference action. 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. Mike Bianco played for LSU under Skip Bertman in 1988 and 1989. Ole Miss also claimed the 2006 SEC Tournament Championship on the way to hosting its third-consecutive NCAA Regional as well as a second-straight Super Regional against the Miami Hurricanes. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Rebels entered postseason play tied for their highest ranking in program history at No. Sam is a senior in high school headed to Louisiana-Lafayette, Drew a sophomore who's. It turns out that Ron Bianco played college baseball at the University of Delaware in the early 1960's. The Rebels remained one of the top teams in college baseball all season despite several injuries, including the loss of Friday night ace Gunnar Hoglund. Coach Mike Bianco They protect each other in the lineup Sam hits leadoff, Drew bats third and Ben is the cleanup hitter. They dont have to be the coachs son. 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. I always get asked when people see our name, Yall are brothers? Yeah, were brothers.. Like Camie, he doesnt miss a game, but when he has to choose between his grandsons and his son he chooses the Chargers. Ben Bianco is a freshman at Louisville. Mike is on the road coaching Ole Miss to a win against Southern Miss in Pearl. Cozart was named an All-SEC First Team selection, while Henry, Lance Lynn and Cody Satterwhite were named to the second team. The Rebels advanced to the championship game before falling to the top-ranked Hurricanes. When you grow up in that baseball family the field is where they go visit their dad, Camie said. So, well just see what happens. "Dad said, 'You're two or three hits away from batting .250. 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. Just over one month later, another former Rebel pitcher made his Major League debut as David Goforth began pitching out of the bullpen for the Milwaukee Brewers. The fact that this Rebels team is . Orvis, a fan favorite and face of the program, finished his career as a Rebel by climbing into the Ole Miss top-10 career home runs list. Growing up with an SEC coach as your dad had its advantages, Drew said. Maybe it was the trips he took with his sons to their favorite Major League ballparks, or the time they all watched as the Rebels made it to Omaha for the first time in 42 years. Mike Bianco is the head baseball coach at Ole Miss, and he played at LSU as a catcher from 1988-89 and worked as an LSU . Ole Miss rose in the national spotlight that season, breaking into the top 10 in the national rankings for the first time since the 1972 season. LSU is a one of the nation's top programs and it's a prudent move for anyone trying to further their baseball career. The trio also pulled in Freshman All-America honors, marking the first time the Rebels earned the honor for three players in the same season. Bianco has also tutored 19 catchers who have gone on to sign professional contracts. 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. Just when that 2016 class cycled through, the Rebels reloaded with another elite class. But its a safe bet that Drew Bianco will get plenty of support from Rebel fans. 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. It is about winning, but not winning at all costs. Despite Rebel captain Tim Elkos warning of dont let the Rebs get hot, the college baseball world did just that. And Sam, 20, is a freshman infielder at Louisiana-Lafayette. I miss graduations, proms, I miss a lot of stuff, he said, via Inside the Rebels. It was the highest national ranking for the Rebels since finishing the 1969 season ranked No. The news was first reported by D1Baseball.com and later confirmed by Fox 26 Houston. He sees things out on the field that people just dont see, Mike said. 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. 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. CCCAA Baseball Whittier, CA Joined: Sep 2011: Roster: 2: Alumni: 53: Coaches. The Rebels advanced to the College World Series for the fifth time in program history and the first time since the 1972 season. 1 in the country, including series wins over Florida and Vanderbilt, Ole Miss fought through the gauntlet to earn another postseason berth, the 13th during Biancos tenure. The Rebels have been to seven NCAA tournaments, including three NCAA Super Regionals, won two SEC West Championships (2005 and 2009), and won the 2006 SEC Tournament. I love Ole Miss, and my dad. 17 ECUs Keith LeClair Classic. Growing up in south Florida, everyone played baseball, he said. Here is a look at LSU baseball infielder Drew Bianco, whose hometown is Oxford, Mississippi. With the conclusion of the 2006 season, Ole Miss found itself holding a spot as one of the top teams in the nation and atop the Southeastern Conference. Ole Miss also saw its first SEC Freshman of the Year as outfielder Seth Smith earned the honor from the league. Maine Voices: Pitchers and catchers report. I saw him over there and I was like oh my God, I did not want him batting, Mike said. Younger brother Sam, still at Oxford, is a likely prospect as well. I think it would be difficult, but I think I could handle it and I think they could handle it, Mike said. 10 by Collegiate Baseball, while the 2011 class was ranked third nationally by Collegiate Baseball and fifth by Baseball America. Sixteen years ago, Mike Bianco and his wife, Camille, made what could be considered a puzzling decision. I hope I win and hes hoping he wins. Ole Miss finished with a 43-19 record and hosted an NCAA Regional for the seventh time in the last 13 years. The weekend proved to be historic for the Rebels. 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. Ole Miss emerged victorious at Swayze Field, earning their second consecutive and seventh overall Super Regional berth. Justin Garza (1-0) L. Michael Kopech (3-1) S. Emmanuel Clase (13) Cincinnati Reds. 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. Attendance continues to rise under Bianco as Oxford-University Stadium has been established as one of the best atmospheres in college baseball. 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. Join Alumni Network . If baseball is the foundation this family was built on, Camie is the stitching that holds it all together. ___ AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Left-hander Drew Pomeranz claimed SEC Pitcher of the Year honors, becoming the first Rebel to claim the award since its inception, and also garnered All-SEC and All-America honors. 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