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Sunday, May 13, 2001 * Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field * Oxford, MS * 2:00 p.m. CDT

RECORDSTEAM                W  L  T  PCT.    HOME   ROAD  NEUTRAL    SEC  NON-CONF.  STREAKMississippi State  32 20  0  .615   22-12    9-8      1-0  17-12      15-8   W3REBELS              35 19  1  .645  24-8-1  11-10      0-1  16-13    19-6-1   L5
TODAY'S PITCHING MATCH-UP                                                                CAREER VS.TEAM  NO.  NAME         Yr.  L/R    IP  W  L  SV  BB  SO   ERA  OPPONENTMSU    TBAUM    23   Dan McShea   Sr.  R    69.1  3  5   0  15  31  5.80   0-1, 4.58 (17.2 IP, 9 ER)

BULLDOGS VS. McSHEA: West 4x4 (1.000), HR, Brinson 1x2 (.500),Brown 1x2 (.500), Burkley 1x2 (.500), Maniscalco 1x3 (.333), Willingham 1x3 (.333), Knott 1x6 (.167), Lewis 0x1 (.000), Gendron 0x2 (.000).

TV/RADIO: Today's game can be heard locally on WTNM Supertalk Mississippi 105.5 FM, and on stations along the Ole Miss Radio Network, with David Kellum and Gary Darby. Air time is 1:45 p.m.

SEC TOURNAMENT TICKET INFO: Tickets for this week's SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium outside of Birmingham, Ala., are on sale for $80 for reserved box seats, $15 for a single-game reserved seat and $48 for a Dr. Pepper Six-Pack general admission package. A limited number of single game tickets will be available during the week of the tournament. Call 1-800-240-2300 or 1-205-933-1280 to purchase tickets.

IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss is ranked in all three major college baseball polls for the eighth straight week. The Rebels' highest ranking is No. 20 in the Collegiate Baseball Top 30. Ole Miss is ranked No. 22 in the Baseball America Top 25 and No. 23 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25 ... Mississippi State enters this weekend's series unranked in any of the three polls.

LAST TIME OUT: Mississippi State sent 11 batters to the plate in the third inning, piecing together six hits and two walks to score six runs to erase a 5-1 deficit and defeat No. 20 Ole Miss, 7-6, Saturday evening at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The win clinched the weekend series for the Bulldogs as they also won Friday's series-opener 6-3. Sophomore Chris Young (3-1) worked 2.2 scoreless innings of relief for starter Tanner Brock to earn the win, and Brandon Medders retired all nine hitters he faced to record his fourth save of the year. Adam Yates (7-2) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings. The Bulldogs out-hit the Rebels 12-8 as Ole Miss managed just one after the fourth inning.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Mississippi State enters today's game 32-20 overall and 17-12 in the SEC. The Bulldogs are a game behind LSU for first-place in the Western Division and can claim a share of the division crown with a win today and a Tiger loss to Auburn. The Bulldogs entered the series 11th in the conference in batting with a .277 team batting average. They are 21x72 in the series for a .292 average, led by 1B Matthew Brinson, who is 4x7 (.571) in two games this weekend with five RBIs. Senior 1B/OF Jon Knott is 4x8 (.500) in the series with a RBI and enters this afternoon's contest with a team-best .353 (66x187) BA. Knott has also hit eight of the Bulldogs' 29 home runs this season. Senior OF Josh West leads the team with 44 RBIs, but is 0x9 (.000) in the series with no RBIs. Mississippi State pitchers entered the weekend with the third-best ERA in the SEC at 3.54, and allowed six earned runs in 18 innings this weekend. Rebel hitters are 21x72 (.292) in the series. For the season, opponents are hitting .241 against Bulldog pitching with 24 HRs.

SERIES INFO: Today's game marks the 392nd meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Mississippi State ... the Bulldogs lead the series 217-169-5 ... MSU leads the season series 3-0 as the Bulldogs also defeated the Rebels, 15-6, on Mar. 28 in the Mayor's Trophy game in Jackson, Miss. ... last night's win gave MSU its fourth series win over Ole Miss in the last five years, and has won 14 of the last 19 meetings during that span ... the Bulldogs' last three-game sweep of the Rebels came in 1997 in Oxford .... MSU also won the Mayor's Trophy that year to sweep the season series four games to none ... MSU has posted a 12-4 mark against the Rebels at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field since the facility opened in 1989 ... the Rebels are 86-84-3 against MSU in Oxford, 66-109-1 in Starkville and 17-24 in neutral site games ... Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco is 0-3 against MSU as a collegiate head coach ... MSU head coach Pat McMahon has a 10-6 all-time mark against Ole Miss.

AFTER 55 GAMES LAST YEAR: Ole Miss finished last season with a 30-25 record ... The Rebels posted a .285 batting average (548x1,924) with 57 HRs, 297 RBIs, 89 doubles and 10 triples ... Ole Miss outscored its opponents 330-324 ... The Rebels stole 44-of-67 bases and grounded into 29 double plays ... Ole Miss pitchers recorded a 4.93 ERA (483.2 IP, 265 ER), allowing 519 hits, including 45 HRs, walked 228 and struck out 339 ... The Rebels committed 82 errors and turned 40 double plays.

REBEL DIAMOND NOTES: Ole Miss enters today's game having lost five straight and six of its last seven ... The five-game losing streak is the Rebels' longest since dropping six consecutive from Feb. 28-Mar. 13 ... Ole Miss has also lost six consecutive SEC games for its longest conference skid since a school record 13-game SEC losing streak in 1997 ... The Rebels have lost three one-run games during their five-game losing streak, and have lost five of their last six games that have been decided by one run ... The six runs scored last night by the Rebels is the most they have scored in either their five-game overall losing streak, or their six-game SEC skid ... Ole Miss has scored only 18 runs in its last five games, and 21 in its last six conference games ... The Rebels are hitting .235 (47x200) during their six-game SEC losing streak and have recorded only six extra-base hits during that time (5 2Bs, 1 HR) ... Ole Miss has turned just two doubles plays in its last seven games overall ... The Rebels are 3-10 (.231 winning percentage) during May the last two years, including 2-5 at home ... Last night's loss eliminated Ole Miss from contention for the SEC Western Division crown, however, the Rebels can finish no lower than third in the West for their highest finish since a fourth-place showing in 1995 ... Ole Miss has not been swept in back-to-back SEC series since 1997 when the Rebels were swept in four straight by Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State and Alabama.

TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER
#23 Dan McShea (6-5, 212, Sr., RHP)

* Is making his 12th start and appearance of the season.
* Is 3-5 with a 5.80 ERA (45.0 IP, 29 ER) with 31 strikeouts and 15 walks.
* Opponents are hitting .330 (61x185) against him with four HRs.
* Ole Miss is 5-6 in games he's started this season, averaging 6.0 runs per start.
* Saw his first action after missing the 2000 season, when he underwent shoulder surgery in a start against Arkansas-Little Rock on Feb. 10 (L, 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO).
* Missed three weeks after developing soreness in his right shoulder following the start against Arkansas-Little Rock.
* Returned to action on Mar. 7 with a start at Arkansas State, working one inning against the Indians before being lifted due to a limited pitch count.
* Worked five scoreless innings against Murray State on Mar. 13 (4 H, 2 BB, 2 SO) to earn his first win since May 29, 1999 against Monmouth (NJ) in the 1999 NCAA Regionals.
* Made his first start on a SEC weekend since 1999 at LSU on Apr. 15, working a season-long 7.2 innings and striking out a season-high six in suffering a 6-3 setback (10 H, 6 R, 1 BB).
* Tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in earning the win at Vanderbilt (6.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 BB) on April 28.
* Is making his 72nd career appearance today to rank fourth on Ole Miss' all-time list for appearances.
* 13-11 career record with a 5.10 ERA (206.1 IP, 117 ER) in 71 appearances, including 25 starts.
* Has registered two career saves.

LAST START: Was relieved after 1 2/3 innings last Saturday at Tennessee ... Allowed four runs on five hits and two walks ... Struck out one ... Threw 42 pitches, 23 for strikes ... Gave up three runs on three hits, a walk, and one hit batsmen in the first inning ... Chris Burke hit a one-out double in the second and later scored on Brandon Hopkins' RBI single to make it 4-1 ... Was relieved by Nick Bradshawafter the Hopkins single.

PRIOR START: Worked into the seventh inning on April 28 at Vanderbilt in earning the win ... Allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks in 6.1 innings ... Tied a career-high with seven strikeouts ... Threw 105 pitches, 72 for strikes ... Vanderbilt put a runner on base in every inning McShea started ... Commodores scored a run in the third on Kevin Geshke ground out to second that scored David Wallace, who hit a lead-off double, to make it 2-1 Ole Miss ... Chris Broadus had a RBI single in the fourth to score John Kaye, who reached on a double, to make it 3-2 Ole Miss ... Allowed three of the first four hitters of the seventh to reach base, and was relieved by Adam Yates after issuing a walk to Karl Nonemaker ... Sean Luellwitz then doubled off Yates, scoring all three of McShea's runs.

McSHEA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE: Is 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA (17.2 IP, 9 ER) in six career appearances, including two starts, against Mississippi State ... Suffered the loss against the Bulldogs in his start in the Mayor's Trophy game on March 28, allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits and one walk in four-plus innings ... Took a no decision against Mississippi State in his start in Oxford on May 15, 1999 against Mississippi State, allowing three runs, two earned, on eight hits and four walks, while striking out four in seven innings ... Ole Miss won that game 5-4 by scoring a run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

McSHEA AND SEC OPPONENTS: Is 8-7 with a 5.37 ERA (124.0 IP, 74 ER) in 37 career appearances, including 14 starts, versus SEC opponents ... Is 1-2 with a 8.55 ERA (20.0 IP, 19 ER) in four starts in SEC games this season ... Is 1-3 with an 8.25 ERA (24.0 IP, 22 ER) in five starts against SEC opponents this season, including the Mar. 28 Mayor's Trophy game vs. Mississippi State in Jackson, Miss.

McSHEA VERSUS THE SEC WESTERN DIVISION: Is 1-4 with a 6.34 ERA (55.1 IP, 39 ER) in 17 career appearances, including six starts, versus the SEC West ... Is 0-2 versus the SEC West this season with a 6.94 ERA (11.2 IP, 9 ER).

McSHEA MISCELLANEOUS STATS:
* Is 3-3 with a 4.11 ERA (35.0 IP, 16 ER) in seven career appearances, including six starts, during May.
* Has an 8-5 career record at home with a 4.30 ERA (113.0 IP, 54 ER) with one save in 39 appearances, including 13 starts.
* Is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA (17.1 IP, 8 ER) in four starts at home this season.
* Has a 3-4 career road record with a 6.90 ERA (73.0 IP, 56 ER) and one save in 25 appearances, including nine starts.
* Is 1-3 with a 6.84 ERA (23.2 IP, 18 ER) in six road starts this season.
* Has a 9-7 career record in the day with a 4.79 ERA (127.2 IP, 68 ER) and two saves in 41 appearances, including 16 starts.
* Is 0-3 with a 10.43 ERA (14.2 IP, 17 ER) in four starts during the day this season.
* Is 4-4 in his career with a 5.61 ERA (78.2 IP, 49 ER) in 30 appearances, including nine starts at night.
* Is 3-2 with a 3.56 ERA (30.1 IP, 12 ER) in seven starts at night this season.
* As a starter, has an 8-9 career mark with a 5.21 ERA (112.1 IP, 65 ER) in 26 starts.
* Is 3-5 with a 5.80 ERA (45.0 IP, 29 ER) in 11 starts this season.

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