The University of Mississippi Athletics
This Week In Ole Miss Baseball
4/1/2002 | Baseball
April 1, 2002
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REBELS AT A GLANCE
OVERALL RECORD: 21-7 (.750)
SEC RECORD: 5-4 (.556)
CURRENT STREAK: W6
LAST FIVE GAMES: 5-0 (1.000)
LAST 10 GAMES: 8-2 (.800)
LAST 15 GAMES: 10-5 (.667)
LAST 20 GAMES: 15-5 (.750)
HOME RECORD: 16-3 (.842)
ROAD RECORD: 5-4 (.556)
VS. TOP 25 TEAMS: 2-4 (.333)
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | PROBABLE STARTER |
| Wednesday | vs. Mississippi State (J) | 6:30 p.m. | Mike Gray (Sr., LHP, 1-0, 2.57) |
| Friday | Vanderbilt* | 7 p.m. | J.R. Pickens (Jr., RHP, 5-1, 3.06) |
| Saturday | Vanderbilt* | 1:30 p.m. | Pete Montrenes (Sr., RHP, 6-2, 4.37) |
| Sunday | Vanderbilt* | 1:30 p.m. | Alan Horne (Fr., RHP, 1-1, 6.46) |
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | PITCHER OF RECORD |
| 3-25 | Austin Peay | W, 3-1 | Mike Gray (1-0) |
| 3-26 | Mississippi Valley State | W, 7-4 | Kyle Bateman (1-0) |
| 3-30 | at Kentucky* | W, 9-5 | J.R. Pickens (5-1) |
| 3-30 | at Kentucky* | W, 5-4 | Pete Montrenes (6-2) |
| 3-31 | at Kentucky* | W, 12-2 | Alan Horne (1-1) |
All Times Central
J - Jackson, Miss. (Mayor's Trophy Game)
* - SEC Game
MAYOR'S TROPHY TICKETS ON SALE: Tickets for Wednesday's Mayor's Trophy game versus Mississippi State in Jackson are currently on sale through phone orders only at the Smith-Wills Stadium Ticket Office. The number to call is (601) 362-2294. Prices are $10 for reserved seats and $6 for general admission. Only Visa and Mastercard is accepted.
CHARTING BURNEY: A look at where senior OF Burney Hutchinson ranks on the Ole Miss career lists after the weekend:
* Needs one triple to tie the school career record of 14 held by Kevin Kessinger (1989-92) and Nate Riddley (1989-92)
* Scored three runs in Sunday's 12-2 win at Kentucky to pass Kyle Gordon (1984-87) for third place with 169. Needs 12 runs to tie David Dellucci (1992-95) for second place on the Rebel career list with 181.
* Currently fourth on the Ole Miss career list for walks with 114, five shy of Dellucci in third place with 119.
* Passed Dellucci on Saturday for fourth-place in career RBIs at Ole Miss with 148, seven away from Jason Huisman (1995-98) in third place with 155.
* Hit his 34th career home run on Sunday, moving him two shy of tying Dellucci and Michael Rosamond (1997-99) for third place with 36.
* Ranks fifth in career total bases with 379, 24 shy of Jason Huisman in fourth place with 403.
* Needs one hit to tie Richy Harrelson (1993-96) for seventh-place on the school's all-time list ... Finished the week with 206 career hits, recording his 200th career hit last Monday against Austin Peay, going 1x4 with a double.
* Ranks seventh in career doubles with 45.
* Is eighth in career at bats with 619.
ROGERS ON A ROLL: Junior OF Drew Rogers finished the weekend series at Kentucky reaching base safely in 10 consecutive plate appearances, including nine straight at bats with a hit. After striking out twice and grounding to second in his first three at bats in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, Rogers singled in his final two bats to finish 2-for-5. In the night cap, Rogers went 4-for-4 with a double. In Sunday's series-finale, he finished a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-3 with a single in his first at bat, a double in the fifth inning and a solo home run in the sixth. Rogers was walked in the eighth.
TEAM NOTES
* Ole Miss' current six-game win streak matches its longest of the season, set from Feb. 15-23 to open the season, and again from March 1-9.
* The Rebels' three-game sweep at Kentucky this past weekend marked just their second three-game SEC road sweep since taking three games at Kentucky in 1986. Last season, Ole Miss swept a three-game set at Auburn.
* Ole Miss' sweep at Kentucky marked the first time since the 1982 and 1983 seasons, that the Rebels have recorded a three-game SEC sweep in back-to-back seasons.
* Ole Miss finished March 15-5 to tie the school record for the most wins in the month of March, set by the 1989 squad that went 15-6-1.
* Freshman RHP Alan Horne, a first-round draft choice of Cleveland in last June's Major League Baseball Draft, ptiched 5 2/3 innings at Kentucky Sunday to earn his first career victory.
LONGEST HITTING STREAKS
SEASON
| Player | No. | Dates |
| Burney Hutchinson | 12 | Mar. 9-26 |
| Seth Smith | 11 | Feb. 24-Mar. 16 |
CURRENT
| Player | No. | Dates |
| Seth Smith | 5 | Mar. 25 |
