The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
3/10/2000 | Baseball
March 10, 2000
Date: Friday, March 10, 2000
Time: 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Stadium: McKethan Stadium
Site: Gainesville, Florida
TONIGHT'S PITCHING MATCH-UP
#34 Jeff McAvoy (Sr., RHP), 3-1, 5.68 ERA vs. #28 Mike Smalley (Jr., LHP), 3-1, 6.31 ERA
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS VS. FLORIDA
Tomorrow: Nathan Lyons (So., LHP), 3-1, 1.57 ERA vs. Jay Belflower (So., RHP), 2-1, 9.13 ERA
Sunday: Joey Cramblitt (Sr., RHP), 3-1, 2.22 ERA vs. Jeff Cardozo (Jr., RHP), 1-0, 4.72 ERA
GATORS VS. McAVOY: Dill .000 (0-1, BB), Heath .000 (0-3), Keene 1.000 (2-2), Klebonis .000 (0-1), Nystrom .000 (0-3), Siegel .400 (2-5), Socarras .000 (0-3).
REBELS VS. FLORIDA: Tonight's meeting is the 55th all-time between the Rebels and Gators ... Florida leads the series 31-23 ... Ole Miss is 6-17 against the Gators in Gainesville and has dropped 12 of its last 13 games in Gainesville ... in their last visit to Florida in 1998, the Rebels took the third game 10-6 on Robert Shelton's pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth to snap a 12-game losing streak at Gainesville ... Ole Miss swept last year's series in Oxford, outscoring the Gators 28-9 and outhitting them 32-25.
SCOUTING FLORIDA: The Gators have won four of their last five after sweeping UMass last weekend and splitting a two-game series with Louisville on Tuesday and Wednesday ... Florida is 8-5 at home this season ... opponents have outscored Florida 175-165 ... the Gators are hitting .307 (214-697) as a team with 30 HRs ... junior 1B Jason Dill leads the team hitting with a .391 average (27-69) and is tied for the team lead in home runs with four ... Gator pitchers have a team ERA of 7.63 (177.0 IP, 150 ER) and the opponents are hitting .311 against them with 25 HRs.
IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss is not ranked in any of three major college baseball polls but did receive five votes in the latest Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Poll to finish 19th among "Others Receiving Votes." ... Florida received one vote in this week's Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches poll.
AFTER 14 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 6-9 through 15 games in 1999 ... the Rebels were hitting .317 (172-543) with 25 HRs, 36 doubles, eight triples and 96 RBIs ... they had outscored the opposition 106-103 ... Ole Miss had stole 11 bases in 20 attempts and grounded into eight double plays ... Rebel pitchers had a 6.40 ERA (128.0 IP, 91 ER), allowing 131 hits, including 14 HRs, walked 71 and had struck out 97 ... Ole Miss had a .967 fielding percentage with 18 errors.
REBEL BULLET POINTS:
The Rebels have dropped three of their last five, including two in a row for the first time this season.
Baylor took two games from the Rebels on Tuesday and Wednesday to snap a string of 10 consecutive home series wins by Ole Miss dating back to 1998. The Bears also became the first non-conference opponent since Minnesota to win a series at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field in 1992.
Ole Miss is hitting .303 (46-152) in four road games this season with six HRs, compared to .332 (125-377) with seven HRs in 11 home games. Rebel pitchers have posted a 7.53 ERA (34.2 IP, 29 ER) away from home, and opponents are hitting .326 (46-141) against them with six HRs. Ole Miss has a 2.44 ERA (96.0 IP, 26 ER) at home and have held opponents to a .193 average (66-342) with two HRs.
The Rebels set a school record with 17 Southeastern Conference wins last season, bettering the old mark of 15 set by the 1972, 1977 and 1982 teams. Ole Miss also swept two SEC series for the first time since 1986, including a sweep of Florida at Oxford.
Ole Miss hit .283 (298-1052) in 30 SEC games last season, and Rebel pitchers posted a conference best 4.56 ERA (264.1 IP, 134 ER).
Rebel pitchers have held opponents to 10 or less hits in 12-of-15 games this season.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#34 Jeff McAvoy, Sr., RHP
(Palmer, Mass./Palmer H.S./Western Carolina)
Is making his fifth start of the season.
Is 3-1 with a 5.68 ERA (19.0 IP, 12 ER).
Allowed just one hit and two runs in six innings of work in his start against Louisiana Tech (2/18).
Struck out a season-high seven against the Bulldogs.
Pitched four shutout innings against Nicholls State in the season-opener (2/11), allowing two hits and one walk.
Was credited with the win versus the Colonels after being lifted due to a pitch count.
Career Numbers:
Is making the 40th appearance of his career and 33rd career start.
Is 16-12 with an ERA of 5.52 (220.0 IP, 135 ER).
LAST START: Worked five innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits and a season-high four walks in earning the win against SE Missouri State last Friday (3/3) ... The Indians scored their lone run in the first ... Kevin Meyer reached on an error by third baseman Banks Robinson, and advanced to third when Clemente Bonilla followed with a single ... After striking out Jeremy Johnson, Darin Kinsolving drew a walk to load the bases ... Phil Warren then grounded into a fielder's choice to score Meyer ... relieved by Ronnie Goodwin at the start of the sixth.
PRIOR START: Lasted just four innings in his start at South Alabama (2/25) ... allowed 10 earned runs on eight hits, including three home runs, and two walks in suffering the loss ... seven of the 10 runs allowed were off home runs ... allowed the first four batters he faced to reach base ... yielded a three-run home run to Jason Glasscock in the bottom of the first to make it 5-1 South Alabama ... retired the side in order in the second ... gave up his second home run of the game to Tony Piccotti, a solo shot in the third ... allowed four runs on four hits in the fourth, including a three-run shot by Tim Merritt ... was relieved by Brett Young at the start of the fifth.
McAVOY AND FLORIDA: This will be McAvoy's third career start against the Gators, and his second in Gainesville ... is 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA (11.1 IP, 9 ER) ... was touched for 11 runs, nine earned, on 11 hits and two walks in three innings during his last start in Gainesville (4/10/98) ... last year in Oxford, pitched 8.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and eight walks, to combine with freshman Glen Morris for an 8-0 shutout ... the shutout snapped the Gators' 268-game scoring streak, which is the sixth-longest in NCAA Division I history, and was the longest active streak at the time ... McAvoy earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance against Florida last season.
McAVOY VS. SEC OPPONENTS: Has a 9-7 career mark with a 5.15 ERA (153.2 IP, 88 ER) against SEC opponents in 23 career appearances, including 22 starts ... went 5-4 with a 4.00 ERA (87.2 IP, 39 ER) in 12 starts against SEC schools last season.
McAVOY VS. THE SEC EAST: Is 2-3 with a 6.88 ERA (66.2 IP, 51 ER) in 10 career starts against SEC East teams ... went 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA (36.0 IP, 18 ER) against the SEC Eastern Division last season.
McAVOY MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
Is 11-2 with a 3.12 ERA (109.2 IP, 38 ER) in 20 career appearances at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
Is 3-0 with a 1.20 ERA (15.0 IP, 2 ER) this season in three starts at home.
Has won nine straight decisions at home, with his last home lost coming on April 4, 1998 against South Carolina.
Opponents are hitting .211 (15-71) against him.
Is 5-6 with a 8.92 ERA (78.2 IP, 78 ER) in 15 career appearances, including 14 starts, on the road.
Is 0-1 with a 22.50 (4.0 IP, 10 ER) in one start away from Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field this season.
Is 7-4 with a career 4.88 ERA (97.2 IP, 53 ER) in 17 career outings at night, including 14 starts.
Is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP, 0 ER) in one start at night this season.
Last year, he was 5-2 with a 3.59 ERA (72.2 IP, 29 ER) in 10 starts at night.
Has a 9-8 record with a 6.03 ERA (122.1 IP, 82 ER) in 23 day game outings in his career.
In 2000, he is 2-1 with a 7.71 ERA (14 IP, 10 ER) in three day game starts.
Has a career mark of 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA (54.1 IP, 35 ER) in 11 appearances, including nine starts, in the month of March.
Is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP, 0 ER) during the month of March this season.
Was 1-2 with a 8.22 ERA (23 IP, 21 ER) in five outings, including four starts, last year in March.
