The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
2/12/2000 | Baseball
Game #2, Home Date #2, vs. Nicholls State
Saturday, February 12, 2000
Time: 2pm
Stadium: Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field
Site: Oxford, Mississippi
REBELS VS. NICHOLLS STATE: This is the 19th meeting in the series dating back to 1962, and this weekend's three-game series is the first encounter between the two schools since 1991 ... Ole Miss leads the series 10-7-1, with the lone tie coming in 1975 (2-2 in Oxford) ... Ole Miss is 7-5-1 versus the Colonels in Oxford, and is 2-1 against Nicholls State at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
SCOUTING NICHOLLS STATE: The Colonels are 1-1 on the season having defeated SE Louisiana 8-6 at home on Wednesday and losing 8-0 to Ole Miss yesterday ... Sophomore 2B Bryan Daigle is leading the team in hitting for the young season, going 1-for-2 for a .500 average ... Sophomore C Jon Boruch and junior 1B Doug Gill are tied for the team-lead in RBIs with two, and Gill has hit the Colonels' lone home run of the 2000 campaign ... As a team, Nicholls State is hitting .242 and has a team ERA of 5.82.
PRE-SEASON RANKINGS: Ole Miss is ranked No. 40 in the preseason Collegiate Baseball Top 40 - one of five teams from the SEC Western Division to make the top 40 - and was listed among "Others Receiving Votes" in the USA Today/Baseball Weekly Coaches preseason Top 25 poll.
THE FIREMAN: Junior Justin Huisman comes into the 2000 season needing one save to become Ole Miss' all-time save leader. In his first two seasons at Ole Miss, Huisman has registered 13 saves to tie him with Skipper Wright (1983-1986) as the school's all-time leader in saves. Huisman converted on 10-of-14 save opportunities last season to break Rory Ferrell's 1977 single-season record of nine.
REBEL BULLET POINTS:
Ole Miss is 56-30 at home under fourth-year head coach Pat Harrison (.651 winning percentage), including a 21-5 mark in 1999. The .808 home winning percentage last season was the best in the 11-year history of Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
Over the past two seasons, Ole Miss is 46-7 (.867 winning percentage) when leading after seveninnings, and 50-3 (.943 winning percentage) when leading after eight innings.
Ole Miss is now 25-6 since the start of last season when scoring seven or more runs (.806 winning percentage).
The Rebels went 8-8 in Saturday games last season.
Yesterday's shutout of Nicholls State was the fifth posted by the Ole Miss pitching staff since the start of last season.
SCHEDULE CORRECTION: Please note that the start time for the Louisiana Tech game on Friday, February 18 is listed incorrectly on the 2000 Ole Miss schedule posters and cards. Game time for next Friday's game is 3:00 p.m., not 4:00 p.m.
TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UPNSU- Ben Gilchrist, Jr., LHP (JC Transfer) vs.
UM- Nathan Lyons, Soph., LHP (4-5, 4.34 ERA)
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPSTomorrow: David Bourg (Soph., LHP, 1-0, 4.50) vs.
Joey Cramblitt (Sr., RHP, 4-2, 6.59)
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#24 Nathan Lyons (Soph., LHP, Kennett, Mo.)
Appeared in 23 games last season, starting nine.
Posted a 4-5 mark with a 4.34 ERA.
Fanned 50 in 64.1 IP.
Made first career appearance at Baylor (2/14/99), working one inning of relief.
Drew first career starting assignment against Kentucky (3/21/99), taking a no decision.
Picked up first career victory by pitching four innings of scoreless relief against Mississippi State (3/31/99) in the Mayor's Trophy game in Jackson, Miss.
Registered a season-high six strikeouts against Arkansas State (3/9/99) and Auburn (4/25/99).
Pitched 1/3 of an inning of relief at Austin Peay (4/28/99) to earn first career sae.
Worked a career-long 6.1 innings in a start at Arkansas (5/9/99).
Started a NCAA Regional game against Texas A&M (5/29/99), suffering the loss.
LAST START: Worked 5.0 innings in a start against Texas A&M in the NCAA Regional (5/29/99) ... allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out three ... gave up two home runs in suffering the 13-7 loss ... was relieved by Ronnie Goodwin at the start of the sixth.
PRIOR START: Pitched 4.1 innings against Mississippi State (5/21/99) in the SEC Tournament ... allowed one run on five hits and three walks ... struckout three ... allowed a lead-off walk to Chris Lotterhos to start the game that led to the Bulldogs' first run ... worked out of trouble in the fourth, leaving runners on second and third ... got into a bases loaded jam in the fifth inning before being relieved by Ronnie Goodwin with one out in the inning ... was tagged with the loss.
LYONS AND NICHOLLS STATE: This will be Lyons' first career appearance against Nicholls State.
LYONS AND NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Was 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA in 14.2 innings during eight appearances against non-conference teams last season.
LYONS MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Is 2-1 at home with a 3.20 ERA (25.1 IP, 9 ER).
Made two appearances during the month of February last season, posting a 4.50 ERA and no decisions (4.0 IP, 2 ER)
Is 3-4 with a 4.44 ERA (50.2 IP, 25 ER) in 17 day game appearances.
