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RECORDSTEAM     W  L  T   PCT.   HOME  ROAD  NEUTRAL  CONF. NON-CONF.  STREAKGeorgia 19  8  0  .703    16-5   3-3      0-0   7-4  12-4       W1REBELS   22  8  1  .726  16-5-1   6-2      0-1   8-3    14-5-1       L1
TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UP                                                                        CAREER VS.TEAM  NO.  NAME              Yr.  L/R     IP  W  L  SV  BB  SO   ERA    OPPONENTUGA   29   Brandon Moorhead  So.  R     33.1  1  0   0  10  30  3.78    First appearanceUM    32   Ronnie Goodwin    Sr.  R     46.1  3  1   1  14  19  6.22    1-0, 2.57 (7.0 IP, 2 ER)
BULLDOGS VS. GOODWIN: Thornhill .500 (1x2), Swann .333 (1x3), Neufeld .250 (1x4), Brooks .000 (0x3), Edge .000 (0x3), Keppinger .000 (0x3),
TV/RADIORadio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum and Gary Darby), 12:45 pmTV: None
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TV/RADIO LISTINGS)Tuesday: vs. Memphis, 6:30 p.m. (Ole Miss Radio Network, 6:15 p.m. airtime)Friday: at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m. (Ole Miss Radio Network, 6:15 p.m. airtime)Saturday: at Arkansas, 2 p.m. (Ole Miss Radio Network, 1:45 p.m. airtime)Sunday: at Arkansas, 1:30 p.m. (Ole Miss Radio Network, 1:15 p.m. airtime)

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: No. 20 Georgia scored six runs in the first inning to jump out to a 7-2 lead after two innings en route to a 10-6 win over No. 16 Ole Miss Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high 3,071 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The loss snapped the Rebels' seven-game SEC win streak. Six different Georgia players recorded two hits as the Bulldogs out-hit Ole Miss 14-8. After the Rebels plated three runs in the third, Jeffery Carswell (6-0) came on to pitch a career-long 6 2/3 innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits and one walk to earn the win. He also fanned six. Ole Miss starter Mike Gray (2-1) faced just five batters before being relieved in taking the loss. Clint Farrar went 2x5 at the plate, including hitting his first HR of the season with a solo shot in the seventh to provide the 10-6 margin.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Georgia enters today's game with an 19-8 record, including 7-4 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 is hitting .314 (304x969) as a team. Junior SS Jeff Keppinger leads the team in hitting with a .422 (43x102) average and also has team-high 28 RBI. Keppinger, senior Andy Neufeld and junior Doc Brooks have hit a team-high five HRs. Bulldog pitchers have a team ERA of 4.12 (247.0 IP, 113 ER), and opponents are hitting .265 (261x986) against them with 21 HRs.

SERIES INFO: Today's meeting is the 42nd all-time between Ole Miss and Georgia ... Georgia leads the series 22-19 ... 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 10-9 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.

MANUFACTURING RUNS: One of the keys to Ole Miss' success this season has been its ability to manufacture runs. The Rebels enter today's game with 18 sacrifice bunts, 11 more than their last year's total of seven in 55 games. Ole Miss has moved 23 runners into scoring position with those 18 sac bunts, eventually scoring 15 (65.2 percent). The Rebels' 18 sac bunts ranked second in the SEC entering yesterday's action.

AFTER 31 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 18-13 after 31 games last season ... The Rebels had a .291 batting average (322x 1,108) with 25 HRs, 169 RBI, 56 doubles and five triples ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 185-164 ... The Rebels stole 33-of-46 bases and had hit into 19 double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 4.57 ERA (273.2 IP, 139 ER), allowing 268 hits, including 20 HRs, walked 116 and struck out 202 ... The Rebels had committed 44 errors and turned 24 double plays.

REBEL DIAMOND NOTES:
* Ole Miss turned four double plays in yesterday's game for the first time since turning four at Austin Peay on Apr. 28, 1999.
* Ole Miss' 13-5-1 record in March marked the Rebels' best March since going 14-5 in 1995.
* The Rebels' record in March was also their best month since going 15-5 in April of 1999.
* Yesterday's 10-6 loss was Ole Miss' first in six games this season against a team ranked in the Top 25 in one of the three major college baseball polls.
* A win today would give the Rebels three straight SEC series victories for the first time since 1999 when they defeated Vanderbilt (2-1), Florida (3-0) and Georgia (2-1).
* Ole Miss went 12-8 (.600) in April last season.
* The Rebels are 11-2 (.846) this season in games decided by two runs or less this season.

TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#32 Ronnie Goodwin (6-2, 177, Sr., RHP)

* Is making his 10th appearance and eighth start of the season.
* Is 3-1 with a 6.22 ERA (46.1 IP, 32 ER) and has one save.
* Opponents are hitting .296 against him (55x186).
* Earned lone save of the year against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/10), working three innings of relief (4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO).
* Struck out a season-high five against SE Missouri State (2/18) and Southern Miss (3/4).
* Recorded Ole Miss' first, nine-inning complete game of the season in his start versus Southern Miss on March 4 (W, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 SO).
* Has a 7-8 career record with a 5.28 ERA (148.1 IP, 87 ER) in 49 career appearances, including 14 starts.

LAST START: Pitched seven-plus innings last Sunday against Alabama ... Was the winning pitcher in the Rebels' 11-9 victory to complete the three-game sweep of the Crimson Tide ... Allowed seven runs on 10 hits and two walks ... Threw 99 pitches, locating 62 for strikes ... First three Alabama batters of the game reached base as the Crimson Tide scored two runs in the first ... Alabama also plated two runs in the third and two in the fourth ... Held the Tide scoreless until the eighth, until Jeremy Brown led-off the inning with a single and eventually came around to score ... Was relieved by Adam Yates following Brown's single.

PRIOR START: Worked 4.1 innings on Mar. 18 at Auburn ... Allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk ... Had no decision ... Threw 79 pitches, 46 for strikes ... Retired the side in order in the third for his only 1-2-3 inning ... Gabe Gross hit a two-run home run in the fourth to tie the game 2-2 ... After retiring Jonathan Schuerholz on a pop up to first to start the fifth, allowed three straight hits as Auburn took a 4-2 lead ... Was relieved by Nick Bradshaw ... Ole Miss ended up winning the game 6-5 in 11 innings.

GOODWIN VS. GEORGIA: This will be Goodwin's second career appearance and start against Georgia ... Is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (7.0 IP, 2 ER) after earning the win in a start against the Bulldogs last May 7 in Athens.

GOODWIN AND SEC OPPONENTS: Goodwin is 2-4 with a 6.71 ERA (63.0 IP, 47 ER) and three saves in 25 career appearances, including six starts, versus SEC opponents ... Is 1-0 with a 8.19 ERA (18.2 IP, 17 ER) in three SEC starts this season.

GOODWIN VS. THE SEC EASTERN DIVISION: Is 1-2 with one save and a 6.00 ERA (24.0 IP, 16 ER) in eight career appearances, including three starts versus teams from the SEC Easten Division ... Is 0-0 with a 7.37 ERA (7.1 IP, 6 ER) in one start versus the SEC East this season, that coming on Mar. 11 in Oxford against Kentucky.

GOODWIN MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
* Is 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA (48.1 IP, 12 ER) and one save in 14 career appearances, including four starts, during April.
* 5-3 career record with four saves and a 4.62 ERA (101.1 IP, 52 ER) in 28 career appearances, including 11 starts at home.
* 3-0 with a save and a 5.79 ERA (37.1 IP, 24 ER) in six appearances, including five starts, at home this season.
* 2-4 career record with one save and a 7.06 ERA (35.2 IP, 28 ER) in 17 career appearances, including three starts, on the road.
* Is 0-1 with an 8.00 ERA (9.0 IP, 8 ER) in three appearances, including two starts, on the road this season.
* Is 4-7 with three saves and a career 7.00 ERA (90.0 IP, 70 ER) in 30 appearances, including nine starts, during the day.
* Is 3-1 with a 6.35 ERA (45.1 IP, 32 ER) and one save in eight appearances, including seven starts, during the day this season.
* Is 3-1 with two saves and a 2.62 ERA (58.1 IP, 17 ER) in 19 career appearances, including five starts, at night.
* Is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (1.0 IP, 0 ER) in one relief appearance at night this season.
* As a starter, is 6-3 with a 4.81 ERA (86.0 IP, 46 ER) in 14 career starts.
* Is 3-1 with a 6.59 ERA (42.1 IP, 31 ER) in seven starts this season.

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