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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
2/24/2001 | Baseball
Feb. 24, 2001
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MONTRENES NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Junior RHP Pete Montrenes was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week Monday by the league office. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, while striking out a career-high 10 during his last start, a 1-0 victory over SE Missouri State this past Saturday. In 12 innings during two starts this season, Montrenes hasn't allowed a run. He is 2-0 with 17 strikeouts to only four walks, and opponents are hitting .105 against him.
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.
RECORDSTEAM W L PCT. HOME ROAD NEUTRAL CONF. NON-CONF. STREAKLouisiana Tech 7 5 .583 5-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 7-5 L3REBELS 9 2 .818 7-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 9-2 W3
TONIGHT'S PITCHING MATCH-UP CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTLTU 36 Adam Kirkendall So. L 10.2 1 0 0 2 16 0.84 0-1, 21.60 ERA (1 App., 3.1 IP)UM 32 Ronnie Goodwin Sr. R 14.0 1 0 1 4 10 5.79 0-0, 3.00 ERA (1 App., 3 IP)REBELS VS. KIRKENDALL: Nugen 1.000 (2x2), Robinson 1.000 (1x1), Farrar .667 (2x3), Cox .333 (1x3), Hutchinson .000 (0x1), Lafferty .000 (0x2)BULLDOGS VS. GOODWIN: Montgomery 1.000 (1x1), Adams .000 (0x1), Grimes .000 (0x1), Beck .000 (0x0, BB), Meadows .000 (0x0, BB)
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: Burney Hutchinson's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning to score Clint Farrar lifted Ole Miss an 8-7 win Saturday afternoon. The Rebels also won the series-opener 14-4 on Friday. Nick Bradshaw pitched four innings of relief to earn his first career win. He allowed two runs on three hits and two walks. Ole Miss led the 3-0 before Louisiana Tech scored four runs in the eighth to take a 4-3 lead into the ninth. The Rebels plated two in the ninth, before the Bulldogs scored a run in the bottom half of the inning to send the game into extra innings. Ole Miss scored two in the 11th to take a 7-5 lead, but Craig Montgomery hit a two-run home run in the 11th to even the score again at 7-7.
SERIES INFO: Today's game marks the 35th all-time meeting between the Rebels and Bulldogs dating back to 1912 ... Ole Miss leads the series 25-9 ... The Rebels have won five straight in the series, including sweeping last year's three-game series in Oxford ... This weekend's games are the first between the two schools in Ruston since the Bulldogs won 1-0 in 1990 ... Ole Miss is 14-6 versus La. Tech in Oxford, 10-3 in Ruston, and are 1-0 in Jackson, Miss. ... In the all-time series, Ole Miss has outscored Louisiana Tech 185-108.
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 4-1 versus the Sun Belt Conference this season, winning 2-of-3 from Arkansas-Little Rock to start the season (2/10-12) and winning the first two games of this weekend's series against Louisiana Tech. All-time, Ole Miss is 112-58 (.700 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 25-9 .735Middle Tennessee State 6-10 .375New Orleans 3-5 .375South Alabama 8-12 .400Western Kentucky 2-0 1.000AFTER 11 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 8-3 after 11 games last season ... The Rebels had a .342 batting average (135x395) with 10 HRs, 74 RBI, 25 doubles and one triple ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 82-51 ... The Rebels stole 18-of-22 bases and had hit into nine double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 4.18 ERA (94.2 IP, 44 ER), allowing 82 hits, including eight HRs, walked 45 and struck out 68 ... The Rebels had committed 13 errors and turned seven double plays.
REBEL DIAMOND NOTES
* Ole Miss is aiming for its first three-game sweep on the road since 1986 at Kentucky. Since then, the Rebels have played 62 three-game road series.
* The last time, Ole Miss had a chance to sweep a three-game road series was last March 10-12 at Florida. The Rebels defeated the Gators 11-5 and 15-12 in the first two games before dropping the finale 13-3.
* Of the Rebels' 62 previous three-game road series dating back to 1986, Ole Miss has been in a position to sweep nine times.
* Yesterday's 12-inning game was the longest since Ole Miss lost a 3-2, 12-inning decision in 1995 to Georgia.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#32 Ronnie Goodwin (6-2, 177, Sr., RHP)
* Is making his fourth appearance of the season, including his third start.
* Earned first save of the year against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/10), working three innings of relief (4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO).
* Started the first game of the doubleheader with SE Louisiana (2/14), pitching five innings to earn the win (9 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO).
* Took a no decision in his last start against SE Missouri State (2/18), allowing one unearned run in six innings of work on three hits and one walk.
* Struck out a season-high five against the Indians.
LAST START: Took a no decision against SE Missouri State (2/18) in game two of a doubleheader ... Allowed one unearned run on three hits and one walk in six innings ... Registered a season-high five strikeouts ... Allowed a single to Clemente Bonilla to start the game before striking out Brad Beatty and getting Zach Borowiak to bounce into an inning-ending double play ... Tristen McDonald reached base on a Goodwin throwing error in the second and later came around to score on Vern Hatton's sac fly to tie the game at 1-1 ... Retired eight straight batters from the second to the fourth inning, before Shane Allen reached base on an error to start the fifth ... Was lifted for Michael Posey to start the seventh with Ole Miss leading 2-1 ... SEMO scored four runs off the Rebel bullpen to hand Goodwin a no decision ... Threw 93 pitches, 64 for strikes.
PRIOR START: Pitched five innings to earn the win in game one of a doubleheader with SE Louisiana (2/14) ... Allowed nine runs -- eight earned -- on nine hits, three walks and two strikeouts ... Was touched for three home runs, including a grand slam in the second by Aaron Lowe ... Threw 96 pitches, 56 for strikes ... Gave up one run and left the bases full in the first inning ... Was touched for five runs in the second, including the grand slam by Lowe to make the score 6-1 in favor of the Lions ... After Ole Miss scored nine runs in the third to go up 10-6, Matt Rogelstad led-off the fourth inning with a solo home run to make the score 10-7 ... Steve Labbe hit a two-run home run in the fifth to make the score 12-9 ... Ole Miss plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 17-9, and Goodwin was relieved at the start of the sixth by freshman Nick Bradshaw.
GOODWIN VS. LOUISIANA TECH: This will be Goodwin second career appearance, and first start, against Louisiana Tech ... Pitched three innings of relief in last year's series in Oxford, allowing one run on two hits and two walks ... Struck out two.
GOODWIN AND NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Goodwin is 4-3 with a 4.27 ERA (71.2 IP, 34 ER) and one save in 21 career appearances, including six starts, versus non-conference opponents ... Was 1-0 with one save and a 2.65 ERA (17.0 IP, 5 ER) in six relief appearances versus non-conference opponents last season ... 1-0 with one save and a 5.79 ERA (14.0 IP, 9 ER) in three appearances, including two starts, versus non-conference opponents this season.
GOODWIN MISCELLANEOUS STATS: Opponents are hitting .271 against him this season ... Is 1-2 with an 7.62 ERA (26.0 IP, 22 ER) with one save in nine career appearances, including two starts, during the month of February ... 3-3 career record with four saves and a 4.27 ERA (78.0 IP, 37 ER) in 25 career appearances, including eight starts at home ... 1-0 with a save and a 5.79 ERA (14.0 IP, 9 ER) in three appearances, including two starts, at home this season ... 2-3 career record with one save and a 6.75 ERA (26.2 IP, 20 ER) in 14 career appearances, including one start, on the road ... 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA (18.0 IP, 8 ER) and a save in eight appearances, including one start, on the road last season ... 2-6 with three saves and a career 7.21 ERA (58.2 IP, 47 ER) in 25 appearances, including four starts during the day ... 1-0 with a save and a 5.79 ERA (14.0 IP, 9 ER) in three appearances, including two starts, during the day this season ... In nine career starts, Goodwin is 4-2 with a 3.79 ERA (54.2 IP, 23 ER) ... Last season, was 1-2 with a 7.82 ERA (12.2 IP, 11 ER) in three starts ... 1-0 with a 6.55 ERA (11.0 IP, 8 ER) in two starts this season.
