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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes
4/14/2001 | Baseball
April 14, 2001
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RECORDSTEAM W L T PCT. HOME ROAD NEUTRAL SEC NON-CONF. STREAKREBELS 26 11 1 .697 18-5-1 8-5 0-1 10-6 16-5-1 L1LSU 26 10 1 .716 18-5 7-5-1 1-0 11-5 15-5-1 W1TV/RADIO
TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UP CAREER VS.TEAM NO. NAME Yr. L/R IP W L SV BB SO ERA OPPONENTUM 18 Mike Gray Jr. L 49.2 2 1 0 20 42 5.07 First appearanceLSU 38 Brian Wilson Fr. R 18.2 1 2 0 11 15 5.79 First appearance
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum and Gary Darby), 2:45 p.m. airtime
TV: FOX Sports South (Dave Neal and Larry Conley), 3:00 p.m.
UPCOMING PITCHING MATCH-UPS (TV/RADIO LISTINGS)
Tomorrow: Dan McShea (Sr. R, 2-3, 3.60) vs. Lane Mestepey (Fr., L, 6-0, 3.25) (Ole Miss Radio Network, 12:45 airtime, TV- Guaranty Sports)
IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss is ranked in all three major college baseball polls for the fourth consecutive week. The Rebels are as high as No. 18 in Baseball America, down two spots from the previous week. Ole Miss also dropped two places to No. 22 in Collegiate Baseball's Top 30, and six notches in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25 to No. 22. LSU enters this weekend's series ranked No. 2 by both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, and No. 3 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 2 LSU scored six runs on just two hits while sending 10 batters to the plate in the fifth inning en route to a 15-2 win over No. 18 Ole Miss last night in this weekend's series-opener. The loss dropped the Rebels one-game behind the Tigers for first place in the overall SEC standings, and into a second-place tie with Alabama in the SEC Western Division. After holding the Tigers to one run on three hits through the first four innings, Rebel starter Pete Montrenes (7-3) struggled with his control in the fifth. He walked five straight batters, including three with the bases loaded, to put LSU on top 4-1. The Tigers added three more runs in the inning and tacked on three in the sixth, two in the seventh and three more in the eighth for the 15-2 final. Tiger starter Jason Scobie (2-1) worked eight complete innings to earn the win, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits and one walk, and striking out five. Ten different LSU players recorded a hit, including three by 2B Mike Fontenot, as the Tigers out-hit the Rebels 13-7. Senior 3B Lance Jones went 3-for-3 for Ole Miss, driving in both Rebel runs and hit his fifth HR of the season with a solo shot in the sixth.
SERIES INFO: Today's meeting is the 279th all-time between Ole Miss and LSU ... the Tigers lead the series 151-127 ... Ole Miss is 74-57 all-time against LSU in Oxford, but 52-91 in Baton Rouge and 1-3 at neutral sites ... the Rebels are 8-31 against the Tigers since 1990, including 2-15 in Baton Rouge ... LSU has won four of the last five SEC series, including two straight ... the Tigers won last year's series 2-1 in Oxford and won 2-of-3 from the Rebels when the two teams last met in Baton Rouge in 1999 ... Ole Miss' last series win came in 1998 in Oxford, 2-1 ... the Tigers have won the last 10 SEC series played in Baton Rouge with the Rebels last series win here coming in 1982, 2-1 ... this weekend's series will be Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco's first against LSU as coach of the Rebels ... Bianco is 2-4 against LSU, going 2-3 during his three seasons at McNeese State from 1998-2000. He led the Cowboys to a pair of wins over the Tigers last season, winning 9-8 in Baton Rouge on Feb. 22 and 4-3 in Lake Charles, La., on May 2 ... LSU head coach Skip Bertman has compiled a 46-13 record versus the Rebels in his 18 years with LSU.
AFTER 38 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss was 23-15 after 38 games last season ... The Rebels had a .285 batting average (381x1,339) with 31 HRs, 202 RBI, 63 doubles and six triples ... Ole Miss had outscored its opponents 226-201 ... The Rebels stole 35-of-52 bases and had hit into 21 double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers had a 4.34 ERA (335.2 IP, 162 ER), allowing 341 hits, including 27 HRs, walked 147 and struck out 250 ... The Rebels had committed 55 errors and turned 29 double plays.
REBEL DIAMOND NOTES:
* Today's game is the sixth of a season-long seven-game road swing for Ole Miss. The Rebels 2-3 on the trip after losing 15-2 last night.
* Ole Miss is hitting .246 as a team during the current road trip, and has a team ERA of 7.07.
* For the season, the Rebels are batting .286 on the road with 13 HRs and have a team ERA of 5.00 ERA, compared to hitting .303 at home with 21 HRs and a 3.53 ERA.
* Ole Miss has not lost back-to-back games this season.
* At 10-6 in the SEC, the Rebels are two conference wins shy of equaling last season's total of 12.
* A wild pitch by junior LHP Nathan Lyons in the seventh inning last night was the first by a Rebel pitcher in 18 games dating back to Mar. 14. Ole Miss entered the weekend having thrown the fewest wild pitches in the SEC at nine.
* Last night's 15-2 loss was Ole Miss' worse conference loss since falling 19-6 to Florida in the opener of a three-game series in Gainesville in 1998.
* Ole Miss has turned at least one double play in six ofthe last eight games.
* The Rebels entered the weekend tied for the SEC lead in sac bunts with 22. Ole Miss was dead last in that category a year ago with seven in 55 games. The Rebels had one sac bunt last night to increase their total to 23 in 38 games this season.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#18 Mike Gray (6-1, 196, Jr., LHP)
* Is making his 11th appearance, including 10th start of the season.
* Is 2-1 with a 5.07 ERA (49.2 IP, 28 ER)
* Ole Miss is 8-1 this season in games he's started, scoring an average of 8.1 per game.
* Opponents are hitting .299 (60x201) against him.
* Has turned in a quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) in six of his nine starts this season.
* 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).
* 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.
* Worked a season-long eight innings and struck out a season-high 10 in his start against Arizona (3/3).
* Allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits and three walks against the Wildcats in taking a no decision in the Rebels' 5-4, 17-inning win.
* Made his first relief appearance against Mississippi State in the Mayor's Trophy game in Jackson, Miss., on Mar. 28 (ND, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SO).
* Suffered his first loss of the season against Georgia on Mar. 31, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks while not making it out of the first inning (5 hitters faced).
LAST START: Pitched four-plus innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits and one walk ... Struck out three ... Threw 81 pitches, 47 for strikes ... Brian Kirby had a RBI single in the first to score Brad Hagedorn ... Retired the side in order in the second for his only 1-2-3 inning ... Arkansas scored two runs on four hits in the third with a RBI single from Ryan Fox and a run-scoring double from Jeff Fletcher ... Issued a lead-off walk to Kirby to start the fifth and was then lifted for Nick Bradshaw.
PRIOR START: Faced just five batters as also five reached safely against Georgia on Mar. 31 ... Was charged with five runs on three hits and two walks ... Andy Neufel walked to lead-off the game, Jody Pollock then doubled and Jeff Keppinger walked to load the bases ... Mark Thornhill hit a two-run single ... Doc Brooks followed Thornhill with a RBI double to make it 3-0 ... Was relieved by Nick Bradshaw ... 25 pitches, 10 strikes ... Georgia won the game 10-6 to hand Gray his first loss of the season.
GRAY VS. LSU: This will be Gray's first career appearance versus LSU.
GRAY AND SEC OPPONENTS: Is 1-1 with a 8.72 ERA (21.2 IP, 21 ER) in six appearances, including five starts, versus SEC teams, including the Mayor's Trophy game versus Mississippi State on Mar. 28 ... Is 1-1 with a 8.72 ERA (20.2 IP, 19 ER) in five starts on SEC weekends.
GRAY AND THE SEC WESTERN DIVISION: Is 1-0 with a 7.47 ERA (15.2 IP, 13 ER) in four appearances, including three starts, versus teams from the SEC Western Division, including the Mar. 28 Mayor's Trophy game against Mississippi State.
GRAY'S MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
* Is 2-1 with a 5.70 ERA (30.0 IP, 19 ER) in six starts at home.
* Is 0-0 with a 3.37 ERA (18.2 IP, 7 ER) in three starts on the road.
* Is 0-0 with an 18.00 ERA (1.0 IP, 2 ER) in one relief appearance at a neutral site.
* Is 2-1 with a 4.91 ERA (47.2 IP, 26 ER) in nine starts during the day.
* Is 0-0 with an 18.00 ERA (1.0 IP, 2 ER) in one relief appearance at night.
