The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes
2/11/2000 | Baseball
Feb. 11, 2000
TIME OF FIRST PITCH: 3:05 P.M.
WEATHER: 54 degrees and falling at 3:05 p.m.
21st CENTURY FIRSTS
First Hit: Burney Hutchinson single of Ben Thompson, bottom 1st
First RBI: Carl Lafferty sac fly to center in the second to score Craig Nugen.
First HR: Jude Voltz off Mike Prejean in the seventh.
Starter Jeff McAvoy was credited with the win to improve his career record at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field to 9-2. He was 5-0 at home last sesaon.
With today's win, Ole Miss is now a perfect 12-0 in home openers since moving into Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field in 1989.
Today's win was also the Rebels' 19th straight season-opening, and home-opening win. The last time Ole Miss lost a season-opener or a home-opener was to Livingston in 1981 (8-6).
The 8-0 shutout was the Rebels' first season-opening shutout since blanking Tennessee-Martin 5-0 in Oxford to start the 1995 season.
PITCHING BREAKDOWNPITCHER TOTAL STRIKES PCT. FIRST PITCH STRIKESBen Thompson, NSU 75 57 .760 16-of-25 (.640)Mike Prejean, NSU 44 24 .545 5-of-12 (.417)Jeff McAvoy, UM 61 46 .750 12-of-16 (.750)Glen Morris, UM 65 44 .677 10-of-19 (.526)
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