“The Rebels’ run to Omaha was already one of the great stories of college baseball’s modern era. But after learning some of the things going on behind the scenes… I’m blown away. It’s easy to lose sight of the humanity of the players and coaches we observe, and that is probably the best part. This is one for the ages.” — Mike Rooney, ESPN analyst“I love the behind-the-scenes setting, showing how this collection of team members each went through their individual journeys to reach what seemed to be an impossible goal. So often, we see the final result without the struggle to get there. There's no better person to provide that perspective.” — Mark Etheridge, D1Baseball.comOle Miss, under head coach Mike Bianco, has been one of the most consistent teams in college baseball for two decades, routinely making the NCAA Tournament and playing in front of one of the nation's top atmospheres at Swayze Field. With a passionate fan base and a midseason slump that dropped Ole Miss to the bottom of the Southeastern Conference standings, the season was headed for disaster with potential program change looming. Resilient Rebels takes readers through the story of how Ole Miss came back from the brink of devastation to deliver a remarkable College World Series run that ended with the national championship.Chase Parham, who has covered the Rebels since 2006, uses his experience and knowledge of the program, along with never-before-read stories and anecdotes, to weave together what brought Ole Miss to this pivotal season and what it meant for the program, the fan base and the personal lives of so many when the Rebels dog piled in Omaha.
