Game #1: Arkansas State at Ole Miss Postgame Notes

Feb. 15, 2005

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PREGAME NOTES
TIME OF FIRST PITCH: 3:03 p.m.
WEATHER: 71 F; Sunny; Wind SW, 11 mph.

SERIES INFORMATION

Ole Miss leads the all-time series 62-20, including holding a 46-9 advantage in Oxford.
Today's meeting was the only scheduled game between the two schools in 2005, after having played three times last year.

NATIONAL RANKINGS

Arkansas State: NR
Ole Miss: #15- Sports Weekly/ESPN Coaches; #16- Baseball America; #16- Collegiate Baseball; #17- NCBWA

HOME RUN DISTANCES

ARKANSAS STATE NOTES

Former Ole Miss pitcher Taylor Fowler worked 1.1 innings of relief, coming in for starter Tyler Goodwin at the start of the fifth inning. Fowler allowed four runs on seven hits.

OLE MISS NOTES

Today's crowd of 3,118 set a new Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field attendance record on opening day, breaking the mark of 2,740 set last year versus Birmingham-Southern.
Junior LF Brian Pettway tied his career with four RBI, set previously in a 24-0 win over New York Tech on March 9, 2003.
Sophomore 3B Chris Coghlan went 3x4 to tie his career high for hits. It is his fourth career three-hit game.
Today's 10-0 win marked the Rebels' 24th straight season-opening win since losing to Livingston, 8-6, in Oxford back in 1981.
Ole Miss has now won 24 consecutive season home openers since dropping the 8-6 decision to Lvingston in 1981.

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