Number Eight: 2006 Baseball

Number eight on the list of sports memories over the past 4 years is a story that is still developing. The 2006 Baseball season has been somewhat of a roller coaster. The Rebels started the season out with the prediction of being a good team but not as good as last year. They were also supposed to be a young team that would make alot of mistakes and errors.

Well, things have gone a little different than planned. The Rebels lost some games early in the year, that made many Rebel fans think this years team would not be as exciting. The Rebels made their first trip to the west coast to take on the UCLA Bruins, a trip I also made. Being my first time on the west coast, I knew I would be in for a treat. The experience was awesome, the number of Ole Miss fans in L.A. were more than UCLA fans. This shows you just how far the Ole Miss baseball team has come. We only wish we could have won a couple of more games out their, but the trip was worth it.

When SEC play came along the next weekend the Rebels struggled losing their first two series. Since then though, the Rebels have swept three series including two back to back series sweeps over LSU and Tennessee. Those back to back weekends and 10 game home stretch were fun times and reminded people of the 2005 baseball team. The one thing about this baseball season has been the rain. Rain has kept people away from the ballpark on the weekends. It has rained every home series in some form or fashion on the weekend.

As stated earlier, this story is still developing, the Rebels recently lost a series for the first time in several weeks as they were swept by very good Kentucky team. This will drop the spirits of Rebel fans a little bit, but come next weekend the Arkansas series will tell how this team will be for the rest of the season. This team has a chance to host a regional if they play well from here on out. A strong SEC tournament appearance looks like it is going to be key. One thing is for sure the last weekend of SEC play is going to be a big one as the Rebels travel to Starkville. The pressure will be on both team in the final series. However, I hope this season ends up like a season that will be talked about later this week as the Top Ten list continues.