It is a little over a week since the Ole Miss baseball season ended in a heartbreaking winner-take-all game to the Murray State Racers. While it still stings, as the Rebels had a clear path to return to Omaha and the College World Series, this season marked a significant turnaround for the program, which had suffered two disappointing seasons since the National Championship run in 2022. While there will undoubtedly be a considerable amount of turnover on the roster due to eligibility expiring, the MLB Draft, and the transfer portal, the Rebels have a chance to return a solid core to the team for next season. With that, let us take a look at where the 2026 roster stands as we head into the beginning of the offseason.
Departures
Connor Spencer - Pitcher
Mason Nichols - Pitcher
Riley Maddox - Pitcher
Alex Canney - Pitcher
Isaac Humphrey - Outfielder
Mitchell Sanford - Outfielder
Ryan Moerman - Outfielder
Luke Cheng - Shortstop
Campbell Smithwick - Catcher (Transfer Portal)
Connor Chisolm - Outfielder (Transfer Portal)
Jackson Miller - Outfielder (Transfer Portal)
Hudson Mattox - Pitcher (Transfer Portal)
Cole Ketchum - Pitcher (Transfer Portal)
Question Marks
3B Luke Hill- Likely Gone: Expected to be a Top 5 Round Draft Pick
RHP Mason Morris - Likely Gone: Expected to be a Top 5 Round Draft Pick
LHP Hunter Elliott - Tossup / Leaning Gone: Top 10 Round Selection
2B Judd Uttermark - Tossup / Leaning Towards Staying: Top 10 Round Selection
A lot of the offseason will revolve around the retention efforts of Elliott and Uttermark.
Returners
The Rebels currently have a total of 23 players scheduled to return for next season. This is made up of 9 posistion players and 14 pitchers. Of course this number is subject with some impending draft decisions and the potential of more players on the current roster to enter the portal.
SS/2B Brayden Randle
SS/3B Owen Paino
UT Tate Sirmans
UT Hayden Federico
RHP Cade Townsend
LHP Cooper Johnson
RHP Will McCausland
RHP Brayden Jones (Will Miss Season with Tommy John)
LHP Walker Hooks
C/IF Collin Reuter
RHP Hudson Calhoun
C Austin Fawley
IF Ethan Surowiec
LHP Ryne Rodriquez
RHP Landon Waters
RHP Owen Hancock
1B/DH Will Furniss
OF Brett Moseley
RHP Patrick Galle
RHP JP Robertson
RHP Jake Reigert
RHP Sam Tookoian
RHP Taylor Rabe
Newcomers
The Rebels have yet to land a commitment from the transfers portal, but we expect for there to be significant portion of next seasons roster built through the portal.
Freshman
SS Coy James (Potential Draft Causality)
OF Cannon Goldin
RHP Blake Ilitch
OF Bryden Bull
RHP Noah Allen
RHP Leo Odom
1B Luke Romine
RHP Evan Farrow
LHP Grayson Gibson
C Kelven Perera Arellano
Junior College
LHP Patrick Collopy - Temple (Texas) College
RHP Terence Hayes Jr. - Bellevue College