Author Archives: Brian Scott Rippee
The Latest on a former University of Mississippi student who was charged with placing a noose on a statue of the school’s first black student: 11:55 a.m. A former University of Mississippi student is pleading guilty to placing a noose on the statue of the school’s first black student. Austin Reed Edenfield waived indictment Thursday and pleaded guilty to a...
When Stefan Moody scores 39 points in a game, nine times out of 10 you can pencil that in as a victory. Unfortunately for the Rebels, this was one of those games where Moody didn’t have enough help from his teammates to get the win as Alabama (18-13, 8-10 SEC) defeated Ole Miss (20-12, 10-8 SEC) 81-73 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Video...
Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco watched his team grow up on Sunday. Ole Miss came back from an early 2-0 deficit to beat second-ranked Louisville 4-2, taking the series two games to one. “I think we needed a game like this. Not just to win, but to play in a really close game against a good team and win the game.” Bianco said. “Not feel like they gave it to you, but...
Louisville sophomore pitcher Brendan McKay stole the show on Saturday, as the left hander tossed a three-hit shutout to hand Ole Miss its first defeat of the season by a score of 4-0, and evened the series at one game apiece. “He was tremendous,” Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco said of McKay. “There are days where the other pitcher is just so dominant, but we’ve...
In its first true test of the season, Ole Miss felt as if it had a point to prove, and did just that by beating second ranked Louisville 6-5 to take game one of this three game series. “I think all of us came out here with a point to prove,” junior Friday night starter Brady Bramlett said. “As the guy starting on Friday, you’ve got have that emotion coming into...
Sean Johnson had waited a long time to make his first start for Ole Miss. After Tommy John surgery cost the 6’7 right hander from Durango Colorado to miss last season, Johnson was back on the mound Sunday for the Rebels, and though admittedly it was not his strongest outing, picked up a win against Florida International in his long-awaited first start. “It wasn’t...
It was not as clean as the opening day win, but Ole Miss found a way in game two of its three game set against Florida International, and won by a score of 7-4. Just like in game one, Ole Miss jumped on the FIU starter early, tallying three runs of off Christopher Mourelle in its first at bat on a pair of RBI singles from Tate Blackman and J.B. Woodman. Blackman’s shot...
