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Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
2/10/2001 | Baseball
Feb. 10, 2001
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2000 RECORDSTEAM W L PCT. HOME ROAD NEUTRAL CONF. NON-CONF. STREAKArkansas-LR 33 23 .589 16-11 14-11 3-1 16-13 17-10 L1REBELS 30 25 .545 19-13 9-12 2-0 12-17 18-8 L1
<>TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UPSGAME #1 CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTUALR 31 Bobby Reed Jr. R 50.2 3 7 1 20 29 8.53 First appearanceUM 6 Pete Montrenes Jr. R 40.2 3 1 2 33 40 5.98 First appearance
GAME #2 CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTUALR 18 David Goni Jr. L --JUCO TRANSFER-- First appearanceUM 23 Dan McShea* Sr. R 86.2 7 3 1 29 55 4.05 First appearance* -- 1999 statistics
UPCOMING PITCHING MATCH-UPSunday: #8 Chris Hall (Sr., LHP, 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP) vs. #18 Mike Gray (Jr., LHP, JUCO Transfer)
SCHEDULE POSTER WEEKEND: The first 300 fans in attendance today and tomorrow will receive a free 2001 Ole Miss baseball schedule poster.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS: UALR returns seven starters and four pitchers from last year's team that finished 33-23 overall, and 16-13 and fourth in the Sun Belt Conference. Senior 2B Derin McMains returns after hitting a team-best .355 and driving in a team-high 54 run last season. The Trojans also return their top home run hitter from last season, senior C Aaron Robbins who hit 15, and also batted .345 with 42 RBI. UALR head coach Brian Rhees is entering his fifth season at Little Rock, and is 76-141 with the Trojans. He has a career record of 174-280.
SERIES INFO: Today's doubleheader will mar the 12th and 13th meetings all-time between UALR and Ole Miss dating back to 1978. The Rebels lead the series 8-3, with all 11 contests having been played in Oxford. The Trojans have won three of the last five, including 5-4 last year on May 2.
OLE MISS VS. THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE: Ole Miss is 108-57 (.655 winning percentage) all-time versus teams that currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Last year, the Rebels went 6-2 against the Sun Belt, sweeping three games from Louisiana Tech, winning 2-of-3 at South Alabama, defeating Arkansas State (4-3) and losing to Arkansas-Little Rock (5-4). The following chart shows how Ole Miss has fared against individual Sun Belt schools:
School Record Pct.Arkansas-Little Rock 8-3 .727Arkansas State 57-16 .781Louisiana-Lafayette 1-2 .333Louisiana Tech 23-9 .719Middle Tennessee State 6-10 .375New Orleans 3-5 .375South Alabama 8-12 .400Western Kentucky 2-0 1.000
THE MIKE BIANCO ERA BEGINS: The 2001 season will mark Ole Miss' first under head coach Mike Bianco. Bianco was hired as the 19th head coach in school history -- the sixth of the University's modern era (since 1947) -- on June 7, 2000, after serving three years as the head coach of McNeese State. A former player and assistant at LSU under Skip Bertman, Bianco compiled a 100-71 record with the Cowboys and led them to the 2000 Southland Conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA Regionals. For his efforts, Bianco was named the SLC's Coach of the Year.
REBEL COACHING DEBUTS: First-year head coach Mike Bianco is Ole Miss' fifth head coach since Tom Swayze became the Rebels' skipper in 1951. The Rebels are 4-0 in their first game under a new coach since Swayze won his debut, 4-2 over Illinois Wesleyan. The following chart shows the outcome of Ole Miss' first game under a new coach beginning with Swayze's 1951 coaching debut:
Year Head Coach Opponent Score1951 Tom Swayze Illinois Wesleyan W, 4-21972 Jake Gibbs Kansas State W, 8-71991 Don Kessinger Nicholls State W, 8-21997 Pat Harrison Eastern Kentucky W, 13-3
OPENERS: In recorded season-openers since 1893, the Rebels are 68-32 (.680 winning percentage). Ole Miss has won 19 straight season-openers dating back to an 8-6 season-opening loss to Livingston in 1981 ... In home-openers dating back to 1951, Ole Miss is 40-5 (.889 winning percentage) and have won its last 19 home-openers. The Rebels last loss in a home-opener was to Livingston in 1981 ... Today's opener is believed to be the earliest date the Rebels have ever opened the season.
TWO TRANSFERS TAKE TO THE HILL: Both of today's scheduled starting pitchers in game one are transfers from NCAA Division I schools. UALR starter Bobby Reed transfered after last season from New Mexico State, and Ole Miss starter Pete Montrenes is a transfer from Southern California.
REBEL DIAMOND NOTES: Today's twinbill marks the first time the Rebels have played twice in a day since May 29, 1999 in the NCAA Regionals, when they defeated Monmouth (NJ) 12-3 and then lost to Texas A&M 13-7 ... This is Ole Miss' first "true" doubleheader since April 19, 1998 when the Rebels swept a pair of seven-inning games from Vanderbilt in Oxford.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER - GAME #1
#6 Pete Montrenes (6-3, 206, Jr., RHP)
* Transfers to Ole Miss after two seasons at Southern California.
* Had a 5-1 career record with a 5.87 ERA (79.2 IP, 52 ER) in 49 appearances, including seven starts.
* Was 3-1 last year with a 5.98 ERA (40.2 IP, 27 ER) in 25 appearances, including four starts.
* This summer, he pitched for the Chatham A's in the Cape Cod League, posting a 2-1 mark with a 3.23 ERA (47.1 IP, 17 ER) in 10 appearances, including five starts.
* Finished fourth in the Cape Cod League in strikeouts with 61.
* Worked 5.0 innings to earn the win in Chatham's 6-2 victory over Orleans in the Division play-in game (3 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 3 SO).
* Was a summer teammate of current junior OF Kris Cox.
LAST START: Started for USC on March 28, 2000 at San Diego State ... Lasted just 2/3 of an inning as he was touched for four runs -- only two earned -- on two hits and two walks ... Was also hurt by a Trojan error that led to two unearned runs ... Left trailing 4-3, however, he took a no decision as USC rallied for an 11-4 win.
PRIOR START: Started March 14, 2000 at San Diego ... Pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks, and struck out three ... Was lifted with two outs in the bottom of the fifth after yielding a two-out double ... Was leading 3-2 when exiting and took a no decision in the Trojans' 5-3 victory.
MONTRENES VS. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK: This will be Montrenes' first career appearance versus Arkansas-Little Rock.
MONTRENES AND NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Montrenes was 2-1 with a 5.33 ERA (50.2 IP, 30 ER) in 27 career appearances, including four starts, versus non-conference opponents during his two years at Southern California. Last season at USC, Montrenes was 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA (26.2 IP, 17 ER) in 14 appearances, including four starts, versus non-conference opponents.
MONTRENES MISCELLANEOUS STATS: During his two years at USC, Montrenes was 4-1 with a 4.57 ERA (45.2 IP, 23 ER) with two saves in 27 career appearances, including one start at home ... Last season, Montrenes was 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA (21.2 IP, 13 ER) and two saves in 14 relief appearances at home with the Trojans ... Montrenes has a career 1-0 record with a 5.81 ERA (21.2 IP, 14 ER) in 13 career appearances, including three starts, during the month of February ... In 2000, Montrenes was 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA (12.1 IP, 5 ER) with one sae in seven appearances, including two starts, during February ... In day games, Montrenes has a career record of 3-0 with a 6.61 ERA (49.0 IP, 36 ER) with two saves in 35 career appearances, including five starts ... Last year, Montrenes was 2-0 with a 5.00 ERA (27.0 IP, 15 ER) with one save in 18 appearances, including three starts, during the day ... At night, Montrenes has a career 2-1 mark with a 4.70 ERA (30.2 IP, 16 ER) in 14 career apperances, including two starts ... Last season, Montrenes was 1-1 with a 7.90 ERA (13.2 IP, 12 ER) with one save in seven appearances, including one start, at night ... As a starter, Montrenes has a career 1-0 record with a 5.56 ERA (22.2 IP, 14 ER) in seven career starts ... Last season, Montrenes made four starts and was 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA (12.0 IP, 9 ER).
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER- GAME #2
#23 Dan McShea (6-5, 212, Sr., RHP)
* Is making his first start since May 27, 1999 when he started the Rebels' NCAA Regional game against Monmouth (NJ) in College Station, Texas.
* Missed last season when he underwent shoulder surgery in October of 1999.
* Finished 1999 as the Rebels' No. 2 starter after starting the season in the bullpen.
* Posted a 7-3 record with a team-best 4.05 ERA(86.2 IP, 39 ER).
* Was 5-2 inside SEC play.
* Pitched three innings of scoreless relief against South Alabama (2/27/99) to earn his lone save of the year.
* Registered two hitless innings of relief versus Morehead State (3/17) to combine with Chad Mead and Glen Morris on a one-hit shutout.
* Fanned a career-high seven strikeouts against SE Missouri State (2/23) and Kentucky (3/20).
* Didn't allow an earned run in his final 18 innings of the season.
* Closed the year with 12 straight scoreless innings in SEC and NCAA Tournament starts against South Carolina (5/20, W, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 SO) and Monmouth (NJ) (5/27, W, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO).
* Threw first career complete game against the Gamecocks and was named to the SEC All-Tournament team.
Career Highlights/Numbers
* Today's start will be McShea's 61st career appearance, tying him with Jeff Purvis (1986-89) and Mickey Callaway (1994-96) for seventh-place on the school's career list.
* Needs one strikeout to reach the 100 strikeout-mark for his career.
LAST START: Worked three innings in a NCAA Regional start against Monmouth (NJ) on May 29, 1999 ... was lifted after three innings after Ole Miss built a 10-0 lead and was credited with the victory ... allowed three hits and one walk, while striking out two ... the Hawks loaded the bases in the second with two outs, but McShea escaped the inning when he coaxed Ian Magley to ground out to first.
PRIOR START: Used 104 pitches in throwing a three-hit shutout of South Carolina (5/20/99) in the SEC Tournament in Birmingham, Ala. ... allowed just two Gamecock runners to reach as far as second ... South Carolina's only real scoring threat came in the sixth ... Brian Roberts led the inning off with a single and advanced to second on a balk, however, he was picked off by McShea a batter later ... the pickoff proved to be large as Adam Poe singled a hitter later for South Carolina ... retired the last 10 batters he faced ... was named to the SEC All-Tournament team for his performance ... marked his first career complete game and shutout.
McSHEA VS. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK: This is McShea's second career appearance against the Trojans and his first start ... He pitched one scoreless inning of relief versus UALR as a freshman in 1997, allowing one hit and striking out one in a 13-0 Rebel win on Feb. 19, 1997.
McSHEA AND NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: McShea has a 3-2 career record with a 5.05 ERA (57.0 IP, 32 ER) in 27 apperances, including four starts, versus non-conference opponents ... Was 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA (21.2 IP, 8 ER) in nine apperances, including two starts, versus non-conference opponents in 1999.
McSHEA MISCELLANEOUS STATS: Is 6-4 with a 4.33 ERA (95.2 IP, 46 ER) and one save in 35 career appearances at home, including nine starts ... Was 3-1 with a 3.10 ERA (40.2 IP, 14 ER) and one save in eight appearances, including five starts, at home in 1999 ... 1-0 with a 4.25 ERA (29.2 IP, 14 ER) and one save in 13 career appearances, including two starts, in February ... Went 1-0 with a 4.72 ERA (13.1 IP, 7 ER) and one save in five appearances, including one start, during February in 1999 ... In day games, has a 9-4 career record with a 4.06 ERA (113.0 IP, 51 ER) and two saves in 37 career appearances, including 12 starts ... In 1999, was 7-2 with a 3.81 ERA (78.0 IP, 33 ER) and one save in 19 appearances, including nine starts, during the day.
