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Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
3/23/2001 | Baseball
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RECORDSTEAM W L T PCT. HOME ROAD NEUTRAL CONF. NON-CONF. STREAKAlabama 17 7 0 .708 14-4 3-3 0-0 4-2 13-5 W4REBELS 18 6 1 .740 12-4-1 6-2 0-0 4-2 14-4-1 L1
TONIGHT'S PITCHING MATCH-UP CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTALA 34 Mark Carter Jr. L 43.0 4 1 0 6 29 3.35 First appearanceUM 6 Pete Montrenes Jr. R 39.1 5 1 0 9 45 2.91 First appearance
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPSTomorrow vs. Alabama: Lance Cormier (Jr., R, 4-3, 1.54) vs. Mike Gray (Jr., L, 2-0, 2.61)Sunday vs. Alabama: B.J. Green (Jr., R, 3-0, 4.91) vs. Ronnie Goodwin (Sr., R, 2-1, 5.87)
OLE MISS BACK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: After a one-week absence, Ole Miss returned to the national rankings this week. The Rebels are ranked in all three of the major college baseball polls, receiving a rating as high as No. 19 in Collegiate Baseball's Top 30. Ole Miss is also No. 21 in this week's Baseball America Top 25, and No. 24 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25.
BULLPEN CLUB TO MEET SATURDAY: The Ole Miss Bullpen Club will meet tomorrow from 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m., prior to the Ole Miss-Alabama game at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The meeting will take place in a hospitality tent the Bullpen Club will have set-up just outside the Irving Oakes Pavilion in left field. Head Coach Mike Bianco is scheduled to visit the tent around 3:05 p.m. The Bullpen Club invites all Rebel fans, including non-members, to visit the tent and participate in other baseball tailgating activities.
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: Three different Memphis pitchers combined to hold Ole Miss to one run as the Tigers downed the Rebels 3-1 Wednesday night at AutoZone Park in Memphis. Daniel Uggla broke a 1-1 tie with a lead-off home run in the fourth, and the Tigers later added an insurance run in the eighth. Carl Lafferty tied a career-high with three hits, however, the Tigers out-hit the Rebels 8-7. Senior Dan McShea (1-2) worked four-plus innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and struck out five in taking the loss.
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE: Alabama enters tonight's game 17-7 on the year, including 4-2 in the SEC and tied for first in the Western Division with LSU, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. The Crimson Tide has won four straight and five of its last six. Alabama defeated Birmingham Southern 9-1 in midweek action on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa. The Tide is hitting .318 as a team (273x858) with 30 HRs, led by junior OF Scott McClanahan's .378 (34x90) average. Senior 1B Aaron Clark leads the Tide in HRs (8) and RBI (32). Alabama pitchers have a team ERA of 3.35 (215.0 IP, 80 ER), and opponents are hitting .260 against them with 20 HRs.
SERIES INFO: Tonight's meeting is the 301st all-time between Ole Miss and Alabama ... the Crimson Tide leads the series 180-118-2 ... the two teams have split the last six SEC series dating back to 1995, with Alabama holding an 11-8 series edge since then ... the Crimson Tide won last year's series 2-1 in Tuscaloosa, while the Rebels won the last series played in Oxford, 2-1 in 1999 ... since 1948, Ole Miss is 56-53 against Alabama in Oxford, including 8-8 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field, 50-59 in Tuscaloosa and 1-1 at neutral sites (Baton Rouge, 1-0, Birmingham 0-1) ... Alabama last swept Ole Miss in 1997 in Oxford ... the Rebels last swept the Crimson Tide in 1972 in Tuscaloosa ... this will be Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco's first game as a head coach versus Alabama ... Alabama head coach Jim Wells is 11-8 (.579) all-time versus Ole Miss.
LSU ROOTS: Both Alabama head coach Jim Wells and first-year Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco's coaching roots can be traced back to legendary LSU head coach Skip Bertman. Wells served as a graduate assistant coach under Bertman at LSU from 1987-90 before serving as the head coach at Northwestern (La.) State from 1990-94 and then moving on to Alabama. Bianco played at LSU during the 1988 and 1989 seasons, while Wells was coaching at LSU, and then spent two years under Wells as a graduate assistant at Northwestern (La.) State in 1991 and 1992. Bianco then rejoined Bertman as an assistant coach at LSU from 1993-97 before taking the head coaching position at McNeese State (1998-2000). Former Wells assistant Todd Butler moved from Alabama to McNeese State this past summer to replace Bianco after he accepted the Ole Miss head coaching job. Bianco was also a Bertman assistant at LSU when the Tigers defeated Wells' Crimson Tide, 13-6, in the title game of the 1997 College World Series.
BREAKING OUT THE BROOMS: Ole Miss' three-game sweep of Auburn at Plainsman Park last weekend marked the Rebels' first three-game road sweep of an opponent -- SEC or non-conference -- since taking three games from Kentucky, Apr. 19-20 in Lexington. Prior to this weekend, Ole Miss had played 62 three-game road series, including 59 inside the SEC, without a three-game sweep.
YATES EXTENDS STREAK: Freshman RHP Adam Yates pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in two appearance last weekend at Auburn to extend his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 31 dating back to a Feb. 14 start against SE Louisiana. Yates earned the win in both of his appearances against the Tigers and is 4-0 on the season with a 1.60 ERA (33.2 IP, 6 ER), which ranks fourth in the SEC.
MONTRENES LEADS SEC IN STRIKEOUTS, TIED IN WINS: Junior RHP Pete Montrenes struck out seven in last Friday's 10-8 win over Auburn and continues to lead the SEC in strikeouts with 45, eight ahead of South Carolina's Kip Bouknight. Montrenes' five wins also ties him for the conference lead with Bouknight and the Gamecocks' Gary Bell.
STERBENS SECOND IN THE SEC IN HITTING: Sophomore SS Chad Sterbens enters this weekend's series second in the SEC in hitting with a .429 (27x63) average. Tennessee's Chris Burke tops the conference with a .440 average. Sterbens is coming off a 5-for-12 (.417) series last weekend at Auburn.
AFTER 25 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 15-10 after 25 games last season ... The Rebels had a .301 batting average (267x888) with 20 HRs, 146 RBI, 49 doubles and four triples ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 159-136 ... The Rebels stole 30-of-40 bases and had hit into 15 double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 4.77 ERA (218.2 IP, 116 ER), allowing 215 hits, including 18 HRs, walked 95 and struck out 162 ... The Rebels had committed 33 errors and turned 18 double plays.
TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER
#6 Pete Montrenes (6-3, 206, Jr., RHP)
* Is making his seventh start and seventh appearance of the season.
* Is 5-1 with a 2.91 ERA (43.1 IP, 14 ER), having taken the decision in all six of his starts this season.
* Leads the SEC with 45 strikeouts and is tied for the conference lead in wins.
* Ranks fifth in the SEC with 43.1 innings pitched.
* Five runners picked off is tied for the SEC lead.
* Opponents are hitting .217 (35x161) against him this season.
* Recorded a quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) in five of his six outings this season. * Opened the year by winning his first four starts against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/10), SE Missouri State (2/17), Louisiana Tech (2/23) and St. Francis (NY) (3/2).
* Pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, and struck out seven to earn the win in his Ole Miss debut against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/10).
* Tossed six shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks, while striking out a career-high 10 in his start versus SE Missouri State (2/17), to earn the decision in a 1-0 Rebel victory.
* Was named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance versus the Indians.
* Had a streak of 16 2/3 scoreless innings to start the season snapped in a 14-4 win at Louisiana Tech on Feb. 23.
* Suffered his first loss of the season against Kentucky on Mar. 9, allowing six runs, only one earned, on nine hits and one walk, while striking out six in eight innings.
* Worked a career-long 8.1 innings last Friday at Auburn, earning a 10-8 win (12 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO).
LAST START: Went a career-long 8.1 innings last Friday at Auburn ... Allowed eight runs, seven earned, on 12 hits and walked none ... Struck out seven ... Used 127 pitches, locating 89 for strikes ... Allowed the first four batters he faced, and five of the first six, to reach base as Auburn scored five runs in the first ... Brett Burnham hit a three-run double in the first inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead ... Held the Tigers to just four hits from the second until the ninth inning ... Mailon Kent and Gabe Gross hit back-to-back doubles in the ninth to cut the Ole Miss lead to 10-7 ... Was relieved by Glen Morris following the Gross double.
PRIOR START: Pitched eight innings against Kentucky on Mar. 9 ... Suffered his first loss of the season, allowing six runs -- only one earned -- on nine hits and one walk, while striking out six ... Threw 117 pitches, locating 80 for strikes ... Seth Morris had a RBI double in the fourth to give Kentucky a 1-0 lead ... Two Rebel errors in the sixth led to five unearned runs ... Was relieved in the top of the ninth by Nick Bradshaw.
MONTRENES VS. ALABAMA: This will be Montrenes' first career appearance against Alabama.
MONTRENES IN CONFERENCE GAMES: Is 4-1 with two saves and a 5.96 ERA (45.1 IP, 30 ER) in 24 career appearances, including two starts, in conference games (Pac-10 and SEC) at both Southern California and Ole Miss ... Was 3-0 with two saves and a 6.83 ERA (29.0 IP, 22 ER) in 22 appearances in Pac-10 games while a member of the Trojans ... Is 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA (16.1 IP, 8 ER) in two SEC starts this season.
MONTRENES VS. SEC TEAMS: Is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA (17.0 IP, 9 ER) versus SEC teams at both USC and Ole Miss ... Is 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA (16.1 IP, 8 ER) in two starts against SEC opponents this season ... Prior to his Mar. 9 start versus Kentucky, Montrenes' only other appearance versus a SEC team came on June 12, 2000 when he pitched 2/3 of an inning of relief for USC versus LSU in the College World Series .
MONTRENES VS. THE SEC WEST: Is 1-0 with a 8.30 ERA (8.2 IP, 8 ER) in two appearances, including one start, versus the SEC Western Division at both USC and Ole Miss ... Prior to last Friday's start at Auburn, Montrenes' only other appearance versus the SEC West came in the 2000 College World Series against LSU while pitching for USC ... Allowed one run in 2/3 innings of relief.
MONTRENES MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
* Is 7-2 in his career with a 3.24 ERA (72.1 IP, 26 ER) in 31 career appearances, including five starts, at home in his career at both USC and Ole Miss.
* Is 3-1 with a 1.00 ERA (27.0 IP, 3 ER) in four starts at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
* Is 3-0 with a 7.02 ERA (50.0 IP, 39 ER) in 23 career appearances, including eight starts, in his career on the road at both USC and Ole Miss.
* Is 2-0 with a 6.06 ERA (16.1 IP, 11 ER) in two road starts at Ole Miss.
* Is 5-1 with a 4.41 ERA (51.0 IP, 25 ER) in 15 career appearances, including six starts, during the month of March.
* Is 5-0 with a career 5.31 ERA (61.0 IP, 36 ER) in 37 career appearances, including seven starts, in day games.
* Is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (12.0 IP, 0.00 ER) in two starts this season during the day.
* Is 5-2 with a 4.35 ERA (62.0 IP, 30 ER) in 18 career appearances at night, including six starts, at both USC and Ole Miss.
* Is 3-1 with a 4.02 ERA (31.1 IP, 14 ER) in four starts at night this season.
* Is 6-1 with a career 3.82 ERA (66 IP, 28 ER) as a starter in 13 starts at both USC and Ole Miss.
