Heated Mike Bianco ejected from Ole Miss-Vanderbilt series finale

Fans at Swayze Field on Sunday saw Mike Bianco as upset as he ever gets.

The Ole Miss head coach was ejected in the 2nd inning of the series finale against Vanderbilt.

Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco has been ejected. pic.twitter.com/bETbKKkSNe

— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) April 27, 2025

Bianco was upset with the pace of Vanderbilt pitcher Connor Fennell. He argued, strongly, that Fennell was pitching before the batter was engaged.

Vanderbilt leads Ole Miss 5-0 after 2 innings.

Mike Bianco got tossed in the bottom of the 2nd. Was upset with the Vandy pitcher essentially dictating pace but issuing strikes to the Rebel hitters because they weren't looking at the pitcher yet when he started his motion.

— Jake Thompson (@JakeThompsonOn3) April 27, 2025

Though Bianco was tossed, Fennell did receive a warning about the pace.

Looks like Connor Fennell has been issued a warning and Tim Corbin goes out to talk to the umpire

— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) April 27, 2025

Home plate umpire Will Posey threw out Bianco for arguing that Fennell has to slow down. Posey, then, immediately tells Fennell to slow down. Make that one make sense.

— Chase Parham (@ChaseParham) April 27, 2025

Ole Miss is trying for a sweep, but the Rebels have work to do. After taking the first 2 games by holding Vandy to 4 runs total (8-3, 7-1), the Commodores scored 5 runs in the first 2 innings and have a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th.

Andrew Olson

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