Former and Current Players Congratulate Ole Miss Head Coach Mike Bianco on the 1000th Win of His Career
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco reached an incredible milestone Saturday evening in the Rebels 3-2 win over No. 24 Georgia. The victory marks the 1,000th win of his career and his 900th win at the helm of Ole Miss.
His 100 wins prior to becoming head coach in Oxford came at McNeese State, where he served as skipper for three seasons.
One thousand as a head coach, nine hundred as a Rebel. Congratulations @CoachMikeBianco! #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/jgarzamPIS
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) April 21, 2024
Bianco talked after the win over the Bulldogs Saturday on the achievement, giving credit to his players and coaches, past and present.
“Baseball is a crazy game. The truth is, you get here because of a lot of great players. I mean that, sincerely. I’ve been here for 24 years and we’ve had some great teams, some great coaches. I don’t throw it, I don’t hit it and I don’t catch it. To get to this point — 1,000 wins — you don’t do it without a lot of great players winning baseball games. This is really a team and program type of accolade. The other thing is, you don’t do it without a fan base that’s passionate and wants to win and has to continue to show up. Everybody gets a piece of this.”
Mike Bianco on reaching 1000 career wins
Coach Bianco’s Rebels have won two SEC tournament titles (2006, 2018), one SEC regular-season championship (2009), and four SEC West titles.
He has taken the Rebels to 18 postseason appearances in his 24 years in Oxford, including eight Super Regionals and two trips to Omaha for the College World Series, including the memorable 2022 run where the Rebels won the national title.
Coach Bianco is the winningest coach in Ole Miss history and also ranks third in the Southeastern Conference in all-time wins.
In 2022 after taking home the national title, Bianco was named National Coach of the Year (D1Baseball, USA Baseball, the ABCA, and Collegiate Baseball).
What They’re Saying
Ole Miss baseball released this video Sunday morning with former players congratulating Coach Bianco.
Leader of men. Thank you, Coach!@CoachMikeBianco | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/p4O5uHsQPb
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) April 21, 2024
Former and current Ole Miss players also took to social media after Bianco notched his 1000th win. Here’s what some of them had to say about the remarkable milestone.
Congrats to not only an amazing coach, but an amazing person! Thank you for everything Coach B! 👏🏼 @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/LlKJqfJX6b
— Tim Elko (@TimElko) April 21, 2024
Congratulations on this incredible milestone, Coach! @CoachMikeBianco I can’t express just how thankful I am for you, the countless lessons learned in baseball and in life, and the opportunity you gave me to become an Ole Miss Rebel! We love you! 💙🐐https://t.co/r0oEJ59GjA https://t.co/1SUenroFEp
— Will Allen (@WillAllen30) April 21, 2024
The absolute man! Congratulations @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/62rVuSDvIQ
— Døug Nikhazy (@Dougnikhazy) April 21, 2024
Nothing but respect 5! Congratulations on an incredible accomplishment! 🐐 @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/HBVoSeb0Ex
— Ryan Rolison (@RyanRolison24) April 21, 2024
Congratulations @CoachMikeBianco It was an absolute honor to get to play for you! Thank you for everything! https://t.co/OqrZ5rXVHY
— Taylor Broadway (@taylor_broadway) April 21, 2024
Goosebumps… What an accomplishment! Honored to be part of just a couple of those @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/bruqYnkrUn
— Aaron Barrett (@aaronbarrett30) April 21, 2024
Can’t thank you enough for everything @CoachMikeBianco congratulations to the best in the business!! https://t.co/ViBpLbbrfu
— Kevin Graham (@kevgraham11) April 21, 2024
Been an honor to play for one of the greatest coaches in college baseball history. Congrats Coach B, you deserve it! @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/BvttKy6SAs
— Ethan Groff (@ethangroff12) April 21, 2024
Nobody better to play for! Congrats!! @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/GRRrvV37kx
— Tyler Keenan (@TylerKeenan_10) April 21, 2024
— Hayden Dunhurst (@Hayden_Dunhurst) April 21, 2024
5 ball is one of the best to ever do it. And you can take that to the bank. Congrats coach! https://t.co/oQzNP3UInO
— Will Ethridge (@willethridge_20) April 21, 2024
I mean what an amazing accomplishment. It is an absolute honor to continue to learn how to play the game we all love at such a high level under such a great coach. Congratulations Coach B. Thank you for giving us your all everyday #REBS #1000wins #blessing https://t.co/82x9n4E6Z4
— Andrew Fischer (@sirfischer3) April 21, 2024
The 🐐 @CoachMikeBianco https://t.co/a1PEBzAztA
— JT Quinn (@quinnjt1) April 21, 2024
Congratulations to Coach Bianco and his family for this achievement, and thank you for all the blood, sweat and tears that went into building the Ole Miss baseball program. Hotty Toddy!
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
