In this 2019 Oxford Regional preview, TCI gives fans a further in-depth look into each team playing at Swayze Field this weekend.
#1-seed Ole Miss Rebels
| 2019 Record: | 37-25 (16-14; 5th SEC West) |
| Head Coach: | Mike Bianco (19th year at Ole Miss; 22nd year overall) |
| 2018 Review: | 48-17 (18-12; T-1st SEC West) – Oxford Regional |
| 2019 Pre-Season: | 2nd (one of 14 first-place votes) in SEC West (7 teams) |
| 2019 Home Record: | 22-9 (29-5 in 2018) |
| Offensive Statistical Leaders | |
| Batting Average: | .346 (#2 Ryan Olenek – SR) |
| RBIs: | 60 (#10 Tyler Keenan – SO) |
| Doubles: | 18 (#15 Grae Kessinger – JR) |
| Home Runs: | 13 (#10 Tyler Keenan – SO) |
| Walks: | 54 (#6 Thomas Dillard – JR) |
| Stolen Bases: | 22 (#3 Anthony Servideo – SO) |
| Pitching Statistical Leaders | |
| Wins: | 7 (#26 Doug Nikhazy – FR) |
| ERA: | 2.92 (#28 Austin Miller – JR) |
| Appearances: | 31 (#28 Austin Miller – JR) |
| Saves: | 11 (#65 Parker Caracci – *JR) |
| Innings: | 82.2 (#20 Will Ethridge – JR) |
| Strikeouts: | 69 (#26 Doug Nikhazy – FR) |
| Top Position Players | |
| #2 Ryan Olenek – SR | .346, 13 2B, 1 HR, 40 R, 30 RBI, 10-15 SB in 54 games |
| #15 Grae Kessinger – JR | .336, 18 2B, 5 HR, 60 R, 46 RBI, 16-19 SB in 62 games |
| #14 Cole Zabowski – JR | .305, 15 2B, 10 HR, 43 R, 45 RBI, 7-7 SB in 62 games |
| #6 Thomas Dillard – JR | .305, 9 2B, 10 HR, 51 R, 51 RBI, 14-17 SB in 62 games |
| Top Pitchers | |
| #28 Austin Miller – JR | 2.92, 5-3, 31 app/0 GS, 52.1 IP, 24 BB, 61 K, .196 OBA |
| #20 Will Ethridge – JR | 2.94, 6-6, 15 app/14 GS, 82.2 IP, 22 BB, 68 K, .253 OBA |
| #26 Doug Nikhazy – FR | 3.17, 7-3, 18 app/12 GS, 76.2 IP, 29 BB, 69 K, .231 OBA |
| #65 Parker Caracci – *JR | 5.16, 3-3, 11 SV, 22 app/0 GS, 29.2 IP, 17 BB, 36 K, .236 OBA |
#2-seed Illinois Fighting Illini
| 2019 Record: | 36-19 (15-9; T-3rd Big Ten) |
| Head Coach: | Dan Hartleb (14th year at Illinois; 14th year overall) |
| 2018 Review: | 33-20 (15-9; T-4th Big Ten) |
| 2019 Pre-Season: | 3rd in Big Ten (13 teams) |
| 2019 Neutral Record: | 3-4 (8-5 in 2018) |
| 2019 Road Record: | 15-11 (12-6 in 2018) |
| Offensive Statistical Leaders | |
| Batting Average: | .347 (#27 Grant Van Scoy – SR) |
| RBIs: | 33 (#29 Cam McDonald – FR) |
| Doubles: | 14 (#3 Jack Yalowitz – SR/#6 Michael Massey – JR) |
| Home Runs: | 10 (#37 Zac Taylor – *SR) |
| Walks: | 34 (#18 Kellen Sarver – *FR) |
| Stolen Bases: | 20 (#37 Zac Taylor – *SR) |
| Pitching Statistical Leaders | |
| Wins: | 7 (#38 Andy Fisher – *SR) |
| ERA: | 2.23 (#26 Garrett Acton – JR) |
| Appearances: | 29 (#26 Garrett Acton – JR/#43 Sean Leland – *SR) |
| Saves: | 19 (#26 Garrett Acton – JR) |
| Innings: | 94.2 (#38 Andy Fisher – *SR) |
| Strikeouts: | 89 (#38 Andy Fisher – *SR) |
| Top Position Players | |
| #27 Grant Van Scoy – SR | .347, 13 2B, 2 HR, 26 R, 22 RBI, 1-2 SB in 54 games |
| #37 Zac Taylor – *SR | .331, 12 2B, 10 HR, 38 R, 28 RBI, 20-23 SB in 41 games |
| #6 Michael Massey – JR | .325, 14 2B, 5 HR, 31 R, 27 RBI, 2-3 SB in 53 games |
| #3 Jack Yalowitz – SR | .296, 14 2B, 5 HR, 32 R, 31 RBI, 11-11 SB in 54 games |
| Top Pitchers | |
| #26 Garret Acton – JR | 2.23, 2-3, 19 SV, 29 app/0 GS, 32.1 IP, 18 BB, 33 K, .121 OBA |
| #38 Andy Fisher – *SR | 2.94, 6-6, 15 app/14 GS, 82.2 IP, 22 BB, 68 K, .253 OBA |
| #7 Ty Weber – JR | 3.17, 7-3, 18 app/12 GS, 76.2 IP, 29 BB, 69 K, .231 OBA |
| #43 Sean Leland – *SR | 5.16, 3-3, 11 SV, 22 app/0 GS, 29.2 IP, 17 BB, 36 K, .236 OBA |
#3-seed Clemson Tigers
| 2019 Record: | 34-24 (15-15; 4th ACC Atlantic) |
| Head Coach: | Monte Lee (4th year at Clemson; 11th year overall) |
| 2018 Review: | 47-16 (22-8; 1st ACC Atlantic) – Clemson Regional |
| 2019 Pre-Season: | 3rd (one of 14 first-place votes) in ACC Atlantic (7 teams) |
| 2019 Neutral Record: | 3-1 (4-2 in 2018) |
| 2019 Road Record: | 10-11 (15-5 in 2018) |
| Offensive Statistical Leaders | |
| Batting Average: | .315 (#4 Grayson Byrd – *SR) |
| RBIs: | 56 (#4 Grayson Byrd – *SR) |
| Doubles: | 17 (#8 Logan Davidson – JR) |
| Home Runs: | 15 (#4 Grayson Byrd – *SR/#8 Logan Davidson – JR) |
| Walks: | 43 (#8 Logan Davidson – JR) |
| Stolen Bases: | 30 (#5 Sam Hall – SO) |
| Pitching Statistical Leaders | |
| Wins: | 9 (#20 Mat Clark – *SO) |
| ERA: | 2.84 (#20 Mat Clark – *SO) |
| Appearances: | 29 (#23 Carson Spiers – JR) |
| Saves: | 11 (#23 Carson Spiers – JR) |
| Innings: | 77.2 (#30 Davis Sharpe – FR) |
| Strikeouts: | 80 (#30 Davis Sharpe – FR) |
| Top Position Players | |
| #4 Grayson Byrd – *SR | .315, 15 2B, 15 HR, 46 R, 56 RBI, 4-7 SB in 58 games |
| #8 Logan Davidson – JR | .296, 17 2B, 15 HR, 52 R, 55 RBI, 17-20 SB in 58 games |
| #11 Michael Green – *SO | .299, 8 2B, 2 HR, 23 R, 13 RBI, 4-5 SB in 25 games |
| #10 Kyle Wilkie – JR | .293, 13 2B, 5 HR, 40 R, 37 RBI, 5-7 SB in 55 games |
| Top Pitchers | |
| #20 Mat Clark – *SO | 2.84, 9-2, 13 app/10 GS, 69.2 IP, 20 BB, 59 K, .193 OBA |
| #30 Davis Sharpe – FR | 3.48, 6-4, 14 app/14 GS, 77.2 IP, 32 BB, 80 K, .210 OBA |
| #23 Carson Spiers – JR | 3.33, 2-5, 11 SV, 29 app/0 GS, 46.0 IP, 12 BB, 43 K, .218 OBA |
| #32 Jacob Hennessy – JR | 3.72, 4-1, 19 app/5 GS, 48.1 IP, 12 BB, 35 K, .249 OBA |
#4-seed Jacksonville State Gamecocks
| 2019 Record: | 37-21 (22-8; 1st Ohio Valley Conference) |
| Head Coach: | Jim Case (18th year at Jacksonville State; 18th year overall) |
| 2018 Review: | 32-25 (18-12; T-3rd OVC) |
| 2019 Pre-Season: | 2nd (six of 22 first-place votes) in OVC (11 teams) |
| 2019 Neutral Record: | 3-0 (2-2 in 2018) |
| 2019 Road Record: | 14-10 (13-11 in 2018) |
| Offensive Statistical Leaders | |
| Batting Average: | .333 (#10 Nic Gaddis – SR) |
| RBIs: | 56 (#12 Alex Webb – JR) |
| Doubles: | 21 (#12 Alex Webb – JR) |
| Home Runs: | 13 (#10 Nic Gaddis – SR) |
| Walks: | 40 (#10 Nic Gaddis – SR) |
| Stolen Bases: | 12 (#1 Tre Kirklin – JR) |
| Pitching Statistical Leaders | |
| Wins: | 6 (#16 Corley Woods – JR/#32 Christian Edwards – SO) |
| ERA: | 1.98 (#37 Jackson Tavel – *SO) |
| Appearances: | 30 (#5 Austin Brewster – SR) |
| Saves: | 7 (#32 Christian Edwards – SO) |
| Innings: | 100.2 (#31 Garrett Farmer – *JR) |
| Strikeouts: | 104 (#31 Garrett Farmer – *JR) |
| Top Position Players | |
| #10 Nic Gaddis – SR | .333, 16 2B, 13 HR, 50 R, 42 RBI, 8-16 SB in 57 games |
| #12 Alex Webb – JR | .308, 21 2B, 9 HR, 34 R, 56 RBI, 3-4 SB in 57 games |
| #3 Cole Frederick – SO | .292, 13 2B, 6 HR, 47 R, 37 RBI, 7-8 SB in 57 games |
| #6 Isaac Alexander – SO | .281, 13 2B, 2 HR, 38 R, 30 RBI, 4-6 SB in 58 games |
| Top Pitchers | |
| #37 Jackson Tavel – *SO | 1.98, 3-1, 1 SV, 27 app/1 GS, 41.0 IP, 23 BB, 37 K, .209 OBA |
| #31 Garrett Farmer – *JR | 2.24, 5-1, 15 app/15 GS, 100.2 IP, 12 BB, 104 K, .221 OBA |
| #29 Dylan Hathcock – *SO | 4.01, 3-0, 18 app/15 GS, 60.2 IP, 20 BB, 32 K, ,296 OBA |
| #32 Christian Edwards – SO | 5.28, 6-5, 7 SV, 26 app/0 GS, 29.0 IP, 22 BB, 46 K, .172 OBA |