The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by

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in his 13th year as head coach at Ole Miss. The Rebels won the District III to advance to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

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*All- SEC *All-SEC Western Division *All-District III Team *First Team All-America ''

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'' *First Team All-America ''

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'' ;Tommy Keyes *All-SEC *All-SEC Western Division ;Glenn Lusk *All-SEC *All-SEC Western Division ;Rich Prine *All-SEC *All-SEC Western Division ;Fred Roberts *All-SEC Western Division ;Billy Sumrall *All-SEC Western Division

References

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