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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Game #11, Away Game #2 at Louisiana Tech
2/24/2001 | Baseball
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RECORDSTEAM W L PCT. HOME ROAD NEUTRAL CONF. NON-CONF. STREAKLouisiana Tech 7 4 .636 5-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 7-4 L2REBELS 8 2 .800 7-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 8-2 W2TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UP CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTLTU 10 Casey Blalock Jr. R 15.0 2 0 0 4 16 4.20 First appearanceUM 18 Mike Gray Jr. L 12.2 1 0 0 4 12 2.13 First appearanceTOMORROW'S PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UP#32 Ronnie Goodwin (Sr., RHP, 1-0, 5.79) vs. #14 Nick Green (Jr., RHP, 1-1, 4.00)
IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss received six votes in this week's Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25 to finish tied for 18th among "Other Receiving Votes."
ARIZONA GAME TIME CHANGE: Ole Miss' game on Sat., March 3 versus Arizona in Oxford has been changed from 1 p.m. to 11:30 a.m., due to the Ole Miss-Alabama men's basketball game scheduled for 3 p.m., at Tad Smith Coliseum.
FREE BASEBALL: Ole Miss faculty and staff can attend three upcoming Ole Miss baseball games for free: Tues. vs. UT-Martin (6:30 p.m.), Fri., March 9 vs. Kentucky (6:30 p.m.) and Wed., Mar. 14 vs. Murray State (6:30 p.m.). Tickets for these games can be obtained at the Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field Ticket Office on the date of the contest.
ORDER SEASON TICKETS ONLINE: Fans can still order season tickets and the SEC season ticket package through the Ole Miss Ticket Office's secured website at http://bruiser.olemiss.edu. Once on the page, click on Ole Miss Ticket Office link.
MAYOR'S TROPHY TICKETS: Tickets for the March 28 Mayor's Trophy game versus Mississippi State can be purchased by calling 1-601-981-1414 or sending a check to: OVERTIME SPORTS, 1200 LAKELAND DRIVE, JACKSON, MS 39216. Ticket prices are $10 for grandstand chairback and $6 for all other seats.
LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore Chad Sterbens went 4-for-5 and junior RHP Pete Montrenes pitched eight strong innings to earn his third straight win as Ole Miss pounded Louisiana Tech, 14-4, Friday night in the first of a three-game weekend series. Montrenes allowed four runs on six hits and two walks, and registered eight strikeouts. The two runs the Bulldogs plated in the fifth snapped Montrenes' scoreless-inning streak at 16 2/3. Ole Miss broke a 6-2 game open with a five-run seventh inning as the first five batters of the inning reached base safely. Nine different Ole Miss players recorded at least one hit each as the Rebels out-hit the Bulldogs 13-7. Louisiana Tech starter Derek Brewster was charged with the loss, allowing four runs, two earned, on three hits and three walks.
SERIES INFO: Today's game marks the 34th all-time meeting between the Rebels and Bulldogs dating back to 1912 ... Ole Miss leads the series 24-9 ... The Rebels have won four straight in the series, including sweeping last year's three-game set in Oxford ... This weekend's series are the first meetings between the two teams in Ruston since since 1990 when La. Tech won 1-0 ... Ole Miss is 14-6 versus La. Tech in Oxford, 9-3 in Ruston, and are 1-0 in Jackson, Miss. ... In the all-time series, Ole Miss has outscored Louisiana Tech 177-101.
OLE MISS VS. THE SUN BELT: Louisiana Tech is the second team from the Sun Belt Conference Ole Miss has faced this season. The Rebels are 3-1 versus the Sun Belt this season, winning 2-of-3 from Arkansas-Little Rock to open the season (2/10-12) and winning Friday night against Louisiana Tech. All-time, Ole Miss is 111-58 (.657 winning percentage) versus teams that currently compete in the 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 10-4 .714Arkansas State 57-16 .781Louisiana-Lafayette 1-2 .333Louisiana Tech 24-9 .727Middle Tennessee State 6-10 .375New Orleans 3-5 .375South Alabama 8-12 .400Western Kentucky 2-0 1.000
AFTER 10 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 8-2 after 10 games last season ... The Rebels had a .343 batting average (121x353) with seven HRs, 62 RBI, 21 doubles and one triple ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 68-36 ... The Rebels stole 17-of-20 bases and had hit into nine double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 3.24 ERA (86.0 IP, 36 ER), allowing 63 hits, including five HRs, walked 38 and struck out 63 ... The Rebels had committed 10 errors and turned five double plays.
REBEL DIAMOND NOTES:
* The Rebels have won seven of their last eight games.
* Ole Miss has held the opposition to less than five runs and less than 10 hits in six consecutive games.
* Yesterday's start by Pete Montrenes was Ole Miss' eighth quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) of the season. Last year, the Rebels did not receive their eighth quality start until the 23rd game of the season on March 24.
* Ole Miss is outscoring the opposition 54-20 from the fifth inning on.
* Ole Miss has 12 doubles in the last four games, including a season-high six last night.
* Chad Sterbens' four-hit game Friday night was the first four-hit game by an Ole Miss player this season.
* Ole Miss has pitched a shutout in three of its last six games.
* The Rebels are 8-8 in their last 16 road games dating back to last season.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#18 Mike Gray (6-1, 196, Jr., LHP)
* Is making his third appearance and third start of the season.
* 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP, 3 ER).
* Made first career start versus Arkansas-Little Rock (2/11), earning a no decision in a 5-2 Ole Miss win (6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO).
* Eight strikeouts is a season-high.
* Notched first career win in his last start versus SE Missouri State (2/18), working six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks, and struck out four.
LAST START: Earned his first career win at Ole Miss against SE Missouri State (2/18), pitching six innings and allowing two runs on five hits and two walks ... Struck out four ... After yielding a lead-off single to Clemente Bonilla to start the game, retired the next six batters he faced ... After retiring the first two batters in the fourth inning, the Indians scored two runs when Vern Hatton was hit by a pitch, Brad Hopkins drew a walk and Jeff Bourbon hit a two-run double to left ... Worked out of trouble in the fifth when SEMO had runners on second and third with one out ... Struck out Tristen McDonald for the second out in the fifth and coaxed Shane Allen to pop out to second to end the inning ... Was relieved by Nick Bradshaw at the start of the seventh with Ole Miss leading 14-2 ... Used 102 pitches, throwing 58 for strikes.
PRIOR START: Worked 6.2 innings, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and two walks, while striking out eight in taking a no decision in his first career start at Ole Miss on February 11 versus Arkansas-Little Rock ... Threw 109 pitches, 67 for strikes ... Allowed a two-out solo home run to Derin McMains in the first inning ... Michael Johnson led off the sixth with a double to left field, and advanced to third after a throwing error by Gray on a pickoff attempt at second ... Johnson then scored on John Gragg, III's sac-fly to center to give the Trojans a 2-1 lead ... With the score tied at 2-2 in the seventh, Gray retired the first two batters he faced before yielding a single to center to Luke Mercado ... Was relieved by Michael Posey, who would record the win in relief.
GRAY VS. LOUISIANA TECH: This will be Gray's first career appearance versus Louisiana Tech.
GRAY AND NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Gray is 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP, 3 ER) in two career starts versus non-conference opponents.
GRAY'S MISCELLANEOUS STATS: Opponents are hitting .205 against him ... Is 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP, 3 ER) in two starts at home ... Is making his first start on the road at Ole Miss ... Is 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP, 3 ER) in two starts during the day ... During the month of February, is 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP, 3 ER) in two career starts.
