ARE YOU READY (for Rebel baseball)? HYDR! If you aren’t already excited for Ole Miss baseball, here are the top 8 reasons that you should be.
1. OU Stadium/Swayze Field
The Oxford University Stadium has one of the best baseball atmospheres in the nation. Beyond the right field wall, you can find students line the concrete bleachers cheering on the Rebels. Even if you’re not a Rebel fan, Swayze Field is definitely something that everyone should experience.
2. The Weather
Unlike football season, where it starts off uncomfortably hot and ends in the freezing cold, baseball begins at the most perfect time of the year. The weather is comfortable and pleasing to sit in.
3. The Schedule
If you thought football kept you busy during the fall, just try attending every baseball game during spring semester. You don’t have to worry about being bored because out of the 56 games that are on the schedule, 32 of the games will be played at Swayze.
4. The Stadium Food
If you don’t get excited over $1 hotdogs, I don’t know what you get excited about. When the Rebels play during the week, you can purchase a hot dog for $1 at Swayze. Talk about American glory! Cheap hotdogs and good baseball.
5. The Freshman Class
This year’s freshmen class was named the #1 recruiting class in the nation by Baseball America. This has been the first year in Rebel baseball history that any recruiting class has been nationally ranked this high.
6. The Home Runs
An Ole Miss player steps into the batter’s box and hits one over the wall, the fans in the right field, almost in unison, throw their drinks in the air as high as possible giving a shower effect. Swayze showers are a tradition that makes baseball season extremely exciting.
7. The Bottom of the 5th
Right before the Rebels go to bat in the fifth inning, you can find the team, the student section, and fans in the stadium dance along to “The Love is Gone.” It starts off with fist pumping and turns into a crazy dance session.
8. OMAHA
Okay, let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, but with the baseball team having the highest ranked national recruiting class the Rebels have a bright season ahead, the chances of Ole Miss blessing Omaha this year are pretty high. If that’s not something to be excited, about I don’t know what is.
See y'all at Swayze!
