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Mike Bianco 
Mike Bianco returns to the dugout in Baum Stadium Sport(s) Baseball Current position Title Head coach Team Ole Miss Conference SEC Record 0-0 Biographical details Born March 5, 1967 Place of birth Seminole, Florida Playing career 1986–1987
1988-1989Indian River CC
LSUPosition(s) Catcher Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1991-1992
1993-1997
1998-2000
2001-presentNorthwestern State (GA)
LSU (Asst)
McNeese State
Ole MissAccomplishments and honors Championships 1 SEC Tournament Championship
4 NCAA Regionals
3 Super RegionalsAwards Indian River Community College Hall of Fame
All-Alex Box Omaha Era TeamMike Bianco (born May 3, 1967) is the head coach for the University of Mississippi baseball team. He was hired in 2000, and his first season was in 2001. In his first five seasons, he has led the Rebels to a .642 winning percentage (198-110-1), besting even Tom Swayze (.542), the namesake of the Rebel's home field.
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Championships
As head coach, Bianco has led the Rebels to hosting four NCAA baseball regionals and three NCAA baseball Super Regionals. During his tenure the Rebels have won an SEC Western Division Championship (2005, 2009 Co-Champions), the 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament, the 2009 Southeastern Conference Co-Championship and four NCAA regional championships (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009). In 2005, 2006, and 2009, his teams hosted Super Regionals but each time finished one win away from advancing to the College World Seriesin Omaha, Nebraska.
Playing career
Bianco played two seasons (1988–89) at LSU after transferring from Indian River Community College in Florida. He was the Tigers' starting catcher and team captain on the 1989 team that finished third at the College World Series.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (1998–2000) 1998 McNeese State 30–26 13–10 3rd 1999 McNeese State 31–25 12–15 8th 2000 McNeese State 39–19 20–7 T–1st NCAA Regional McNeese State: 100–70 45–32 Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2001–present) 2001 Ole Miss 39–23–1 17–13 T–2nd (West) NCAA Regional 2002 Ole Miss 37–19 14–16 6th (West) 2003 Ole Miss 35–27 17–13 4th (West) NCAA Regional 2004 Ole Miss 39–21 18–12 T–2nd (West) NCAA Regional 2005 Ole Miss 48–20 18–12 T–1st (West) NCAA Super Regional 2006 Ole Miss 44–22 17–13 3rd (West) NCAA Super Regional 2007 Ole Miss 40–25 16–14 3rd (West) NCAA Super Regional 2008 Ole Miss 39–26 15–15 3rd (West) NCAA Regional 2009 Ole Miss 44–20 20–10 T–1st (West) NCAA Super Regional 2010 Ole Miss 39–24 16–14 3rd (West) NCAA Regional 2011 Ole Miss 30–25 13–17 T–5th (West) Ole Miss: 434–252–1 181–149 Total: 534–322–1 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionExternal links
McNeese State Cowboys head baseball coaches Cliff Johnson (1953–1954) • Ken Bahnsen (1955) • Reed Stephens (1956–1961) • Ralph O. Ward (1962) • Ted Chapman (1963–1965) • Desmond Jones (1966–1967) • Hubert Boales (1968–1977) • Johnny Suydam (1978–1980) • Triny Rivera (1981–1986) • Tony Robichaux (1987–1994) • Jim Ricklefsen (1995–1997) • Mike Bianco (1998–2000) • Todd Butler (2001–2003) • Chad Clement (2004–2007) • Chris Fackler # (2007) • Terry Burrows (2008– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Ole Miss Rebels head baseball coaches Unknown (1893) • No team (1894) • Unknown (1895) • No team (1896) • Unknown (1897) • No team (1898–1899) • T. H. Johnson (1900) • P. J. Murphy (1901) • Ashford (1902) • T. J. Keefe (1904) • J. C. Elmer (1905) • Unknown (1906–1907) • J. M. Acker (1908) • Unknown (1909) • J. W. McCall (1910) • Edgar Moss (1911–1912) • No team (1913) • Casey Stengel (1914) • Unknown (1915) • Fred A. Robins (1916) • Baxter Sparks (1917) • Dudy Noble (1918–1919) • Unknown (1920–1922) • Pete Shields (1923–1931) • Tad Smith (1932–1942) • Edwin W. Hale (1943) • No team (1944–1945) • Tad Smith (1946–1950) • Tom Swayze (1951–1971) • Jake Gibbs (1972–1990) • Don Kessinger (1991–1996) • Pat Harrison (1997–2000) • Mike Bianco (2001– )
Current head baseball coaches of the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division Kevin O'Sullivan (Florida) • David Perno (Georgia) • Gary Henderson (Kentucky) • Ray Tanner (South Carolina) • Dave Serrano (Tennessee) • Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt)
Western Division Mitch Gaspard (Alabama) • Dave van Horn (Arkansas) • John Pawlowski (Auburn) • Paul Mainieri (LSU) • John Cohen (Mississippi State) • Mike Bianco (Ole Miss)
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