It was huge news for the Ole Miss baseball program when left-handed pitcher Hunter Elliott announced he would forego the Major League Baseball Draft and return to Oxford for his final year of eligibilty.
Just check out the crafty hurler’s career highlights as a Rebel:
• 2026 SEC All-Defensive Team
• 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner
• 2025 NCBWA Third Team All-American
• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Second Team
• 2025 Oxford Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2025 SEC Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2025 Dick Howser Trophy Pitcher of the Month (February)
• 2024 MLB Draft Pick (Round 20 – Los Angeles Dodgers)
• 2022 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game, D1Baseball)
• 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
• 2022 Coral Gables Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2022 All-SEC Freshman Team
• 2022 SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 12, Week 13)
Elliott credits his decision to his love for Ole Miss and Oxford.
“I obviously love this place a lot, so I’m excited to be back, and excited to be back on the field,” Elliott said Monday at Ole Miss baseball’s fall press conference. “It was good to be back on the field this weekend and excited for this fall.”
Elliott had recorded 327 strikeouts over his career as a Rebel, joining Drew Pomeranz and Lance Lynn as the only Ole Miss pitchers to eclipse 300.