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RECORDSTEAM     W  L  T   PCT.   HOME  ROAD  NEUTRAL  CONF.  NON-CONF.  STREAKGeorgia 18  7  0  .720    16-5   2-2      0-0   6-3   12-4       W1REBELS   21  7  1  .741  15-4-1   6-2      0-1   7-2 14-5-1       L1
TONIGHT'S PITCHING MATCH-UP                                                                      CAREER VS.TEAM  NO.  NAME             Yr.  L/R     IP   W  L  SV  BB  SO   ERA  OPPONENTUGA   33   Rob Moravek      Jr.  R     35.2   1  1   0   6  26  4.54  0-1, 7.20 (1 GS, 5.0 IP, 4 ER)UM     6   Pete Montrenes   Jr.  R     52.0   6  1   0  10  51  2.94  First appearance
REBELS VS. MORAVEK: Cox 1.000 (1x1), Lafferty .000 (0x0).
TV/RADIORadio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum and Gary Darby), air time 6:15 p.m.TV: None
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPSTomorrow: Scott Murphy (Jr., R, 2-1, 6.19) vs. Mike Gray (Jr., L, 2-0, 3.94)Sunday: Brandon Morhead (So., R, 1-0, 3.78) vs. Ronnie Goodwin (Sr., R, 3-1, 6.22)

OLE MISS CLIMBS IN NATIONAL POLLS: Following a 3-1 week that included a three-game SEC sweep of Alabama, Ole Miss climbed in all three of this week's major college baseball polls. The Rebels are ranked as high as No. 16 in Collegiate Baseball's Top 30, up three spots from the previous week, and climbed as much as seven spots in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25 from No. 24 to No. 17. Ole Miss also jumped two spots in Baseball America's Top 25 from No. 21 to No. 19.

LAST TIME OUT: Two Ole Miss errors helped send 11 Mississippi State batters to the plate during a seven-run fifth inning as the Bulldogs cruised to a 15-6 win over the No. 16 Rebels in the 22nd annual Mayor's Trophy game Wednesday night at Jackson's Smith-Wills Stadium. Six of the Bulldogs' seven runs in the fifth inning were unearned. The Rebels led 2-1 after the first, scoring on Lance Jones' RBI single and Josh Christian's sacrifice fly to left. Mississippi State tied the game in the fourth on Josh West's lead-off home run before taking control of the contest with the seven-run fifth. Senior RHP Dan McShea (1-3) suffered the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, on on six hits and one walk in four-plus innings. He also struck out four.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Georgia enters today's game with an 18-7 record, including 6-3 in the SEC. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 20 by Baseball America, No. 23 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25, and No. 26 by Collegiate Baseball. Georgia ranks fourth in the SEC in hitting with a .314 (282x899) team average. The Bulldogs are led at the plate by junior SS Jeff Keppinger, who ranks second in the SEC in hitting at .442 (42x95). Senior Mark Thornhill is third in the conference at .404 (38x94) average. Keppinger and senior Andy Neufeld have both hit a team-high five HRs, and Keppinger also leads the team in RBI with 28. Bulldog pitchers have a team ERA of 4.07 (230.0 IP, 104 ER), and opponents are hitting .264 (242x918) against them with 20 HRs.

SERIES INFO: Tonight's meeting is the 40th all-time between Ole Miss and Georgia ... Georgia leads the series 21-18 ... the Rebels have won three of the last four SEC series dating back to 1995 ... the Bulldogs won last year's series 2-1 in Athens ... Ole Miss has never swept a three-game series from Georgia, however, the Rebels did win both games of a rain-shortened series in Athens in 1998 ... Georgia has the only three-game sweep in the series, that coming in 1989 in Oxford ... Ole Miss is 9-8 all-time against Georgia in Oxford, and 7-11 in Athens ... There are four games in 1929 and 1930 that the site can not be determined, and the two teams split those games.

REBELS RECORD BACK-TO-BACK SWEEPS: Ole Miss' three-game sweep of Alabama last weekend in Oxford marked the first time since 1972 the Rebels have recorded back-to-back SEC sweeps. Ole Miss swept three games from Auburn, Mar. 16-18, the previous weekend. It was also Ole Miss' first sweep of the Crimson Tide since 1979. The sweeps of the Crimson Tide and Tigers marks the first time since 1979 Ole Miss has swept both Alabama schools in the same season, and the first time since 1994 the Rebels have won an SEC series against the two schools during the same campaign.

MANUFACTURING RUNS: One of the keys to Ole Miss' success this season has been its ability to manufacture runs. The Rebels are tied for second in the SEC in sacrifice bunts with 17, 10 more than their last year's total of seven in 55 games. Ole Miss has moved 21 runners into scoring position with those 17 sac bunts, eventually scoring 14 (66.7 percent). The Rebels are also ranked fourth in the SEC in sac flies with 13. In total sacrifices (sac bunts and sac flies), Ole Miss is tied for third in the SEC with 30. Auburn leads the conference with 34 total sacrifices and Tennessee is second with 32.

AFTER 29 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 17-12 after 29 games last season ... The Rebels had a .295 batting average (307x1,039) with 24 HRs, 165 RBI, 51 doubles and five triples ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 180-157 ... The Rebels stole 33-of-46 bases and had hit into 17 double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 4.75 ERA (255.2 IP, 135 ER), allowing 252 hits, including 20 HRs, walked 110 and struck out 194 ... The Rebels had committed 40 errors and turned 21 double plays.

REBEL DIAMOND NOTES:
* Ole Miss' 12-4-1 record in March is the Rebels' best in terms of winning percentage since going 14-5 in 1995. The 1995 squad posted a .7368 winning percentage in March. This year's team has a .7352 winning percentage this month.
* The Rebels are second in the SEC in triples with 11, two behind league-leader Tennessee at 13.
* Ole Miss has grounded into the most double plays in the SEC at 24.
* The eight saves recorded by Ole Miss pitchers this season leads the SEC, one more than South Carolina and Tennessee.

TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER
#6 Pete Montrenes (6-3, 206, Jr., RHP)

* Is making his eighth start and eighth appearance of the season.
* Is 6-1 with a 2.94 ERA (52.0 IP, 17 ER), having taken the decision in all seven of his starts this season.
* Leads the SEC with 51 strikeouts and is tied for the conference lead in wins.
* Has logged the second most innings pitched in the SEC at 52.0.
* Five runners picked off is tied for the SEC lead.
* Opponents are hitting .212 (41x193) against him this season, fifth-best in the SEC.
* Recorded a quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) in six of his seven 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.
* Has worked into the ninth innings in his last two starts at Auburn (3/16) and versus Alabama (3/23) in earning the win.
* Worked a career-long 8 2/3 innings last Friday versus the Crimson Tide (6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 SO).
* Has an 11-2 career record at both Southern California and Ole Miss, with a 4.72 ERA (131.2 IP, 69 ER) in 56 appearances, including 14 starts.

LAST START: Worked 8.2 innings last Friday against Alabama, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out six in earning the win ... Recorded 120 pitches, 78 for strikes ... Retired first 11 batters he faced before allowing a two-out single to Jeremy Brown to start the fourth ... Brent Boyd hit a lead-off home run in the fifth to put the Crimson Tide up 1-0 ... Set down nine straight following Boyd's home run ... Escaped a bases loaded jam in the eighth when Casey Lambert lined into a double play ... Aaron Clark hit a two-run home run in the ninth ... After allowing a two-out double to Beau Hearod, was relieved by Glen Morris, who retired the first batter he faced to earn the save.

PRIOR START: Went 8.1 innings at Auburn on Mar. 16 ... 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.

MONTRENES VS. GEORGIA: This will be Montrenes' first career appearance against Georgia.

MONTRENES IN CONFERENCE GAMES: Is 5-1 with two saves and a 5.50 ERA (54.0 IP, 33 ER) in 25 career appearances, including three 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 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA (25.0 IP, 11 ER) in three SEC starts this season.

MONTRENES VS. SEC TEAMS: Is 2-1 with a 4.21 ERA (25.2 IP, 12 ER) versus SEC teams at both USC and Ole Miss ... Is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA (25.0 IP, 11 ER) in three 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 EAST: Is 0-1 with a 1.13 ERA (8.0 IP, 1 ER) in one start versus the SEC Eastern Division, that coming on Mar. 9 against Kentucky in Oxford ... Suffered the loss as two Ole Miss errors in the sixth led to five unearned runs in the Wildcats' 6-0 victory.

MONTRENES MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
* Is 8-2 in his career with a 3.22 ERA (81.0 IP, 29 ER) in 32 appearances, including six starts, at home at both USC and Ole Miss.
* Is 4-1 with a 1.51 ERA (35.2 IP, 6 ER) in five 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, 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 6-1 with a 4.22 ERA (59.2 IP, 28 ER) in 16 career appearances, including seven 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 6-2 with a 4.20 ERA (70.2 IP, 33 ER) in 19 career appearances at night, including seven starts, at both USC and Ole Miss.
* Is 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA (40.0 IP, 17 ER) in five starts at night this season.
* Is 7-1 with a career 3.74 ERA (74.2 IP, 31 ER) as a starter in 14 starts at both USC and Ole Miss.\

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