Ole Miss Baseball Game Notes

March 8, 2002

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RECORDS

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT.	CONF.	NON-CONF.	HOME	AWAY*	STRK
Indiana State	2	2	0	.500	0-0	2-2	0-1	2-1	W1
Ole Miss	10	2	0	.833	0-0	10-2	9-1	1-1	W4

TONIGHT'S PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UP

TEAM	No.	Name	Yr.	L/R	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO	VS. OPPONENT
ISU	26	Mitch Stetter	Jr.	L	5.0	0	0	0	0.00	1	9	First meeting
UM	6	Pete Montrenes	Sr.	R	20.0	3	0	0	2.25	8	21	First meeting

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS (RADIO/TV)
Saturday: TBA vs. J.R. Pickens (Jr., RHP, 2-0, 2.31) (WTNM Supertalk Mississippi 105.5 FM)
Sunday: TBA vs. Alan Horne (Fr., RHP, 0-0, 0.00) (WTNM Supertalk Mississippi 105.5 FM)
* - includes neutral site games.

REBEL GAME NOTES
AT A GLANCE: No. 9 Ole Miss (10-2) looks to extend its win streak to five games when the Rebels host the Indiana State Sycamores (2-2) in the opener of a three-game series tonight at 6:30 p.m., at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. Senior RHP Pete Montrenes (3-0, 2.25) will get the starting nod on the mound for the Rebels. He will be opposed by junior LHP Mitch Stetter, who pitched five scoreless innings last Saturday against Louisville in his first start of the year. Stetter allowed just one hit and struck out nine to earn Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week honors. The Sycamores enter this weekend's series having split a pair of midweek games, losing 8-6 at home to Saint Louis on Tuesday before posting an 8-0 shutout win at Austin Peay Wednesday.

LAST TIME OUT: Burney Hutchinson and Bryce Morrison both hit two home runs and five pitchers combined on a one-hitter as Ole Miss blanked Memphis 12-0 Tuesday evening at AutoZone Park. Hutchinson finished the night 3x5 with a career-high five RBIs, and Morrison was also 3x5 as 10 different Rebels recorded a hit in an 18-hit attack. Nick Bradshaw (1-1) worked five innings after coming on in the second to earn the win, allowing one hit and two walks, and fanned five. Freshman RHP Alan Horne pitched a perfect first inning on 11 pitches before being lifted due to a limited pitch count. The appearance was the first of his Horne's career after being selected in the first round of June's Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians.

IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss moved up one spot in this week's Collegiate Baseball poll to No. 9, jumped two places to No. 12 in both the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches and National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association polls, and advanced one slot to No. 19 in the Baseball America Top 25.

REBELS VS. INDIANA STATE: Tonight's game marks the fifth meeting, and the first since 1979, between the Rebels and Sycamores. Ole Miss holds a 3-1 advantage in the series, with all four previous meetings taking place in Oxford. The Rebels and Sycamores played a pair of single games in 1977 and 1978, with Ole Miss claiming 4-3 and 8-5 victories. The two teams then split a two-game series in 1979, with the Rebels winning 8-7 in 12 innings, and Indiana State earning a split with a 6-5 win in game two.

SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES: Indiana State is hitting .336 (49x146) as a team, with 13 of its 49 hits going for doubles. Sophomore Michael Miller is 5x10 with one homer and four RBIs in three games, and senior Tommy Jeffers is 8x18 (.444) with one home run and five runs batted in. Sycamore pitchers have a team ERA of 3.03 (35.2 IP, 12 ER), and opponents are hitting .214 (28x131) against them with three home runs. Indiana States features both the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, Jeffers, and Pitcher of the Week, Friday's scheduled starter Mitch Stetter. The Sycamores are coming off a 32-28 campaign in 2001, including a sixth-place finish in the MVC with a 15-16 record.

AFTER 12 GAMES LAST SEASON: The Rebels were 9-3 after 12 games last season ... Ole Miss was hitting .312 (117x375) with 24 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs and 80 RBIs ... The Rebels stole eight bases in 11 attempts and grounded into six double plays ... They were outscoring their opponents 92-56 ... Rebel pitchers had a 3.67 ERA (98.0 IP, 40 ER), allowing 91 hits, including seven home runs, walked 42 and had struck out 83 ... Ole Miss had committed 19 errors in 12 games.

BIANCO AIMS FOR WIN NO. 50 AT OLE MISS: Ole Miss Head Coach Mike Bianco is aiming for his 50th win at Ole Miss, and the 150th of his career in tonight's game. He would become the second fastest coach in school history to reach 50 wins with the Rebels, doing so in his 76th game. Pete Shields reached the 50-win plateau in 71 games from 1923-1926. Bianco is 49-25-1 (.660 winning percentage) at Ole Miss, and has a career mark of 149-96-1 (.608 winning percentage).

CHARTING BURNEY: OF Burney Hutchinson is a triple shy of the Ole Miss career record of 14 held by Kevin Kessinger (1989-92) and Nate Riddley (1989-92) ... With two home runs Tuesday night, he became the sixth player in school history to hit 30 career homers ... Is four runs away from tying Jason Huisman (1995-98) for fourth-place in career runs scored with 150 ... Needs four RBIs to tie Mike Pomeranz (1976-79) for fifth place on the school's career list with 142 ... Is tied for 10th in career doubles at Ole Miss with Chad Hill (1997-2000) at 37.

TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER
#6 Pete Montrenes (6-3, 206, Sr., RHP)
* Is making his fourth start of the season ... Is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA (20.0 IP, 5 ER), and has struck out 21 while walking eight.
* Tied for third in the SEC in wins.
* Held Eastern Illinois to one run on one hit and five walks in seven innings, and struck out a season-high nine in his last start on March 1.
* Named 2002 Preseason SEC Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
* Also earned second team preseason All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball.

2001 Highlights
* Was a second team All-SEC and ABCA All-South I Region selection in 2001.
* Went 10-4 with a 3.45 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 2001 to join former Rebel All-American Jamey Price as the only pitchers in school history to record at least 10 wins and 100 strikeouts in a season.
* .216 batting-average-against (94x436) was the lowest in the SEC in 2001.
* Ranked second in the SEC in strikeouts and runners picked off, tied for second in wins, was third in ERA and innings pitched, and was fifth in games started.
* Recorded a quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) in 13-of-16 starts during 2001.
* Struck out at least seven in nine starts.
* Averaged over seven innings per start and worked at least eight innings in eight starts.

Career Highlights
* Is seventh on the Ole Miss career list for winning percentage at .765, posting a 13-4 record as a Rebel.
* Has recorded a quality start in 16-of-19 career starts at Ole Miss.

LAST START: Limited Eastern Illinois to one run on one hit and five walks, and fanned a season-high nine during seven innings of work to earn the win ... Retired the first 12 batters of the game before allowing back-to-back walks to Bret Pignatiello and Brian Nickell to start the fifth ... Then coaxed Nolan Cork to foul out to first and Tim Aurrichio to ground into a double play to end the inning ... After striking out Aaron Shelbourne to start the sixth, allowed the next four runners to reach base ... Chris Uhle walked and then Pete Pirman recorded Eastern Illinois' first hit with a single to right ... Walked Ben Duke and Kirk Walters to force Uhle home to make it 4-1 Ole Miss ... Struck out Pignatiello and Nickell fouled out to the catcher as the Panthers left the bases loaded ... Struck out the side in the seventh and the Rebels added two runs in the bottom of the frame to make 6-1 ... Was relieved by Adam Yates at the start of the eighth.

PRIOR START: Earned the decision in a 12-5 win over South Alabama on Feb. 22 ... Pitched seven complete innings, allowing five runs, two earned, on nine hits and on walk ... Struck out four ... Gave up an infield single to T.J. Touchstone to start the game ... Touchstone advanced to second on Montrenes' throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt at first base, and later came around to score on Shane Scoville's sac fly to left ... Retired 12 straight following Touchstone's single until Kyle Stankly singled to start the fifth ... Two batters later, Kevin Sytko hit a two-run double to tie the game 3-3 ... Two Rebel errors in the sixth led to two unearned runs as the Jaguars pulled to within 6-5 ... Was relieved at the start of the eighth by Adam Yates with the Rebels leading 8-5.

MONTRENES VS. INDIANA STATE: This will be Montrenes' first career appearance against the Sycamores.

MONTRENES VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Has a 9-1 record with a 3.85 ERA (105.1 IP, 45 ER) in 35 career appearances, including 12 starts, against non-confernece opponents at both Southern California and Ole Miss ... Is 7-0 with a 2.47 ERA (54.2 IP, 15 ER) in eight career starts as a Rebel versus non-conference teams.

MONTRENES MISCELLANEOUS:
* Opponents are hitting .203 (15x74) against him with no home runs.
* Is 8-1 with a 4.00 ERA (74.1 IP, 33 ER) in 18 appearances, including nine starts, during his career in the month of March ... Is 5-1 with a 3.47 ERA (46.2 IP, 18 ER) in six starts during March at Ole Miss.
* Recorded a 13-3 record with two saves and a 3.08 ERA (125.2 IP, 43 ER) in 38 appearances with 12 starts in home games during his career at USC and Ole Miss ... Is 9-2 with a 2.24 ERA (80.1 IP, 20 ER) in 11 career starts at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
* Has compiled a 10-5 record with a 3.80 ERA (130.1 IP, 55 ER) in 27 career appearances, including 15 starts, in night games .... Is 8-4 with a 3.52 ERA (99.2 IP, 39 ER) in 13 starts at night while at Ole Miss.

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