Mike Bianco
{{Short description|American baseball coach (born 1967)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mike Bianco
| image = Mike Bianco official photo.jpg
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Ole Miss
| current_conference = SEC
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|924|548|1|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|03}}
| birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1986–1987
| player_team1 = Indian River CC
| player_years2 = 1988–1989
| player_team2 = LSU
| player_positions = Catcher
| coach_years1 = 1991–1992
| coach_team1 = Northwestern State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1993–1997
| coach_team2 = LSU (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1998–2000
| coach_team3 = McNeese State
| coach_years4 = 2001–present
| coach_team4 = Ole Miss
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1,024|619|1|record=y}}
| tournament_record = 47–40 (NCAA)
| championships = * College World Series (2022)
- 2x College World Series appearance (2014, 2022)
- SEC regular season (2009)
- 2× SEC Tournament (2006, 2018)
- 4× SEC West (2005, 2009, 2014, 2018)
- 8× NCAA Super Regionals (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- Southland Conference regular season (2000)
| awards = * 2x Collegiate Baseball National Coach of the Year (2020, 2022)
- Seminole High School Hall of Fame
- Indian River Community College Hall of Fame
- All-Alex Box Omaha Era Team
| coaching_records =
}}
Michael F. Bianco (born May 3, 1967) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. He played college baseball at Indian River Community College before transferring to LSU where he played for coach Skip Bertman from 1988 to 1989.
Bianco served as the head coach of the McNeese State Cowboys (1998–2000) before being named head coach at Ole Miss.{{cite web |url=https://www.djournal.com/sports/hed-bianco-gets-the-nod/article_ae54c571-221a-575a-b0ee-a04597231889.html |title=Bianco gets the nod |author=Gregg Ellis |date=June 8, 2000 |publisher=Tupelo Daily Journal |work=www.djournal.com |accessdate=April 9, 2020}} He has led the Rebels to two College World Series appearances (2014 and 2022), with Ole Miss winning their first national championship in 2022.
Playing career
Bianco attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida{{cite web |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2017/04/15/biancos-and-baseball/100500380/ |title=The Biancos: the family that loves baseball |author=Annie Costabile |date=April 16, 2017 |publisher=The Clarion-Ledger |work=www.clarionledger.com |accessdate=April 8, 2020}} where following the conclusion of a senior year, he was drafted in the 13th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1985 |title=1985 BASEBALL DRAFT |publisher=Baseball Almanac, Inc. |work=www.baseball-almanac.com |accessdate=April 8, 2020}} Bianco played two seasons at Indian River Community College in Florida before transferring to LSU from 1988 to 1989.{{cite web |url=https://olemiss.rivals.com/news/mike-bianco-to-ole-miss-the-story-behind-the-hire-that-revived-the-rebels |title=Mike Bianco and Ole Miss: The story behind the hire that revived the Rebels |author=Chase Parham |date=February 13, 2017 |publisher=Yahoo! |work=www.rivals.com |accessdate=April 8, 2020}} He was the Tigers' starting catcher and team captain on the 1989 team that finished third at the College World Series.
Coaching career
On June 8, 2000, Bianco was named the head baseball coach of Ole Miss. During his tenure, Ole Miss has hosted nine NCAA baseball regionals and three NCAA baseball Super Regionals. The program has won four SEC Western Division Championships under his guidance (2005, 2009, 2014, 2018), the 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament, the 2018 SEC Baseball Tournament, the 2009 Southeastern Conference Co-championship, and eight NCAA regional championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022). In 2005, 2006, and 2009, his teams hosted Super Regionals.
Ole Miss reached the College World Series for the first time under Bianco in 2014, advancing to the semifinals. Eight years later at the 2022 College World Series, Bianco and the Rebels won their first national championship with a two-game sweep of Oklahoma.
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=McNeese State Cowboys
|startyear=1998
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=2000
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 30–26
| conference = 13–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 31–25
| conference = 12–15
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2000
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 39–20
| conference = 20–7
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = McNeese State
| overall = {{Winning percentage|100|71|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|45|32|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Ole Miss Rebels
|startyear=2001
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|endyear=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 39–23–1
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = T–2nd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 37–19
| conference = 14–16
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 35–27
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 39–21
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = T–2nd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = 2005
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 48–20
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2006
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 44–22
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 40–25
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 39–26
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 44–20
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 39–24
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 30–25
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = T–5th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 37–26
| conference = 14–16
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 38–24
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = 2014
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 48–21
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 30–28
| conference = 15–14
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 43–19
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 32–25
| conference = 14–16
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = divboth
| season = 2018
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 48–17
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 41–27
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 5th (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 16–1{{efn|group=schedule|The season was not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.}}
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 45–22
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 2022
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 42–23
| conference = 14–16
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(West)}}
| postseason = College World Series Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 25–29
| conference = 6–24
| confstanding = 7th {{small|(West)}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 27–29
| conference = 11–19
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(West)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 28–12
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = {{Winning percentage|934|555|1|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|369|338|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall={{Winning percentage|1,034|626|1|record=y}}
}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190714160610/https://olemisssports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=416&path=baseball Official Biography]
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