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April 21, 2002

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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2002
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Sewell-Thomas Stadium * Tuscaloosa, Ala.

RECORDS

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT.	SEC	NON-CONF.	HOME	AWAY*	STRK
Ole Miss	31	9	0	.775	11-6	19-3	24-4	7-5	L1
Alabama	34	6	0	.850	13-4	21-2	24-1	8-5	W1

* - includes neutral site games.

TODAY'S PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UP

TEAM	No.	Name	Yr.	L/R	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO	VS. OPPONENT
UM	32	Alan Horne	Fr.	R	27.1	2	1	0	5.27	13	16	First appearance
ALA	16	Shane Sanders	Sr.	R	49.0	5	1	0	3.86	13	29	First meeting

REBEL GAME NOTES
AT A GLANCE: No. 9 Ole Miss (31-9, 11-6 SEC) and No. 2 Alabama (34-6, 13-4 SEC) will meet in the rubber-match of this weekend's three-game conference series today at 2 p.m., at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Rebels won Friday's series opener 4-3, while the Crimson Tide rebounded for a 12-2 victory yesterday. Freshman right-hander Alan Horne (2-1, 5.27) is scheduled to make his eighth start of the year for the Rebels this afternoon, while Alabama is to counter with senior right-hander Shane Sanders (5-1, 3.86). Today's game can be heard on stations along the Ole Miss Radio Network beginning at 1:45 p.m,. with David Kellum and Gary Darby, and over the internet at www.OleMiss Sports.com.

LAST TIME OUT: Brent Boyd's grand slam off starter Pete Montrenes highlighted a seven-run first inning as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 12-2 win over the Rebels yesterday afternoon. Boyd finished the day 3x5 with two home runs and five RBIs, as he added a solo shot in the eighth to cap the game's scoring. Left-hander Jeffrey Norris pitched a complete game to earn the win, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits and one walk, while striking out two. Montrenes (8-3) was chased after 4.1 innings, allowing 10 runs on 10 hits and three walks. Josh Christian led the Rebels at the plate, going 2x4. Alabama out-hit Ole Miss on the day, 14-8.

IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss remained at No. 9 in this week's Collegiate Baseball Top 30, while moving to No. 12 in both the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches and Baseball America Top 25 polls. The Rebels are up one spot from last week in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN rankings, and three places in the Baseball America poll. Ole Miss dropped three spots in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association poll to No. 11 after being ranked No. 8 last week ... Alabama is ranked No. 2 in the Collegiate Baseball Top 30, and No. 4 by both Baseball Weekly and Baseball America.

OLE MISS ADDS HOME GAME: Ole Miss will host McNeese State on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m., in a make-up game for the Rebels' March 12 game at Louisiana-Monroe being canceled due to inclement weather. Since the ULM game was not originally an Ole Miss home game, all season ticket holders will be admitted free at the gate upon presentation of a torn or unused ticket stub from any earlier played game this season. If you are a season ticket holder, and do not have any unused tickets or stubs, see the Swayze Field Ticket Office on game day for your admission pass. The season ticket holder will have the right to sit in the seats they purchased for the season. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Ticket Office.

AFTER 40 GAMES LAST SEASON: The Rebels were 27-12-1 after 40 games last season ... Ole Miss was hitting .298 (410x1,374) with 70 doubles, 16 triples, 39 home runs and 239 RBIs ... The Rebels stole 33 bases in 47 attempts and grounded into 32 double plays ... They were outscoring their opponents 277-215 ... Rebel pitchers had a 4.40 ERA (352.0 IP, 172 ER), allowing 364 hits, including 30 home runs, walked 133 and had struck out 266 ... Ole Miss had committed 55 errors in 40 games.

REBELS VS. CRIMSON TIDE: This afternoon's meeting is the 298th all-time between the Ole Miss Rebels and Alabama Crimson Tide ... Alabama leads the series 173-122-2 ... Yesterday's 12-2 win by Alabama snapped Ole Miss' five-game win streak in the series, the Rebels' longest in the series since winning seven straight meetings against the Crimson Tide during the 1969 and 1970 seasons ... The two teams have split the last four series dating back to 1998, however, a win today would make Ole Miss the first road team to win a series since Alabama swept the Rebels in Oxford in 1997 ... A win would also mark the Rebels' first series win in Tuscaloosa since winning 2-of-3 in 1996, ironically on the weekend of April 19-21, and would give the Rebels' back-to-back series wins versus the Tide since winning five straight from 1992-96 ... The Rebels are 66-88-2 all-time against the Crimson Tide in Oxford, 53-80 in Tuscaloosa, and 3-5 at neutral sites.

REBEL NOTEBOOK:
* Ole Miss is 18-3 since being swept at Florida, March 15-17.
* Since the 1999 Alabama series, Ole Miss has won 13 of its last 14 SEC series when winning the opener. The only series loss during that span came at Mississippi State in 2000, when the Rebels took game one, 4-1, before losing the next two games, 10-4 and 12-3 ... Six of those 14 series involved a rubber-match.
* Ole Miss has played errorless defense in three of its last five games.
* The 14 hits by Alabama yesterday marked the first time Rebel pitchers have allowed 10 or more hits in back-to-back games since Feb. 24 against South Alabama and Feb. 27 at Southern Miss. The Crimson Tide rapped out 12 hits on Friday.
* The Rebels' 31-9 record marks the best 40-game mark in school history.
* A win today would give Ole Miss consecutive SEC road series wins for the first time since 1996 when the Rebels won consecutive road series at Alabama and at Mississippi State. Ole Miss swept three games from Kentucky in its last conference road series, March 30-31.

TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
#32 Alan Horne (6-4, 170, Fr., RHP)

* Is making his eighth start of the season ... Is 2-1 with a 5.27 ERA (27.1 IP, 16 ER) and has struck out 16 while walking 13.
* Missed the first three weeks of the season with discomfort in his back.
* Made his Ole Miss debut at AutoZone Park, the home of the AAA Memphis Redbirds, on March 5 against Memphis ... He worked a perfect first inning, throwing 11 pitches, eight for strikes, before being lifted due to a limited pitch count.
* Suffered the loss at Florida in his first SEC game (1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 5 BB).
* Has registered a quality start (at least 6 IP, 4 ER or less) in his last three starts against Kentucky (3/31), Vanderbilt (4/7) and Auburn (4/14) ... Is 2-0 with a 3.57 ERA (17.2 IP, 7 ER) during that stretch.
* Earned his first career win at Kentucky (3/31), working 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks, and struck out three.
* Worked a season-long 6.0 innings against Vanderbilt in taking a no decision in the Rebels' 10-9 win (5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO).
* Tied his season-long outing last Sunday against Auburn, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings to earn the win.

Marianna High School Highlights
* Drafted in the first round (27th overall pick) by the Cleveland Indians in last June's Major League Baseball Draft.
* Had a 24-6 record with two saves and a 1.56 ERA in his prep career at Marianna High School.
* Fanned 355 in his career while walking only 73 in 197.2 innings pitched.
* Was a finalist for the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Year.

LAST START: Tied his longest outing of the season, when he worked six innings last Sunday against Auburn ... Allowed two runs on four hits and two walks to earn the win ... Struck out two ... Threw 90 pitches, 52 for strikes ... Auburn tied the game at 1-1 in the second on Todd Pratt's two-out single to score Doug Vines, who was hit by a pitch with two outs in the inning, and then stole second ... Chuck Jeroloman singled to start the third and later scored on a wild pitch to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead ... Was relieved by Al Simontis in the seventh, leading 4-2, after issuing a lead-off walk to Pratt.

PREVIOUS START: Pitched a season-long 6.0 innings taking a no decision against Vanderbilt on April 7 ... Allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits and one walk ... Struck out a season-high four ... Left with Ole Miss trailing 4-1, and the Rebels trailed 9-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth before rallying for a 10-9 win in 10 innings ... Karl Nonemaker opened the game by reaching base on an error by third baseman Clint Farrar ... After advancing to second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored when Clint Farrar could not hold on to catcher Charlie Waite's throw ... Tony Mansolino singled and Cesar Nicolas then walked before retiring the next three hitters ... Retired the Commodores in order in the second ... Vanderbilt scored two in the fourth to go up 3-1 on Chris Broadus' RBI single and John Prothro later stole home ... John Kaye hit a one-out solo home run in the sixth to make it 4-1 ... Was relived by Adam Yates at the start of the seventh.

HORNE VERSUS ALABAMA: Today will mark Horne's first career appearance versus the Crimson Tide.

HORNE VERSUS THE SEC: Is 2-1 with a 6.04 ERA (22.1 IP, 15 ER) in five SEC starts this season.

HORNE VERSUS THE SEC WESTERN DIVISION: Is 1-0 with a 5.79 ERA (9.1 IP, 6 ER) in starts against LSU (3/24) and Auburn (4/14).

HORNE MISCELLANEOUS:
* Opponents are hitting .238 (24x101) against him ... Right-handers are hitting .273 (18x66) with one HR against him, and lefties are hitting .171 (6x35) with a HR.
* Is 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA (19.1 IP, 10 ER) in four starts at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
* Is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (8.0 IP, 6 ER) in three starts away from Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
* Is 2-1 with a 5.47 ERA (26.1 IP, 16 ER) in four day time starts.
* Is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (1.0 IP, 0 ER) in one start at night.

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