The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels, Bulldogs Face Off In Governor's Cup Game
4/8/2013 | Baseball
April 8, 2013
#18 Ole Miss (23-9) vs. #16 Mississippi State (26-9)
Date: April 9, 2013
Times: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Pearl, Miss.
Venue: Trustmark Park
Capacity: 8,480
Surface: Grass
Series: Ole Miss trails 203-233-5
In Non-Conference Series: Ole Miss leads 17-16
In Governor's Cup: Series Tied 3-3
Last Governor's Cup: Ole Miss won 6-3
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
RebelVision: None
Live Stats/Audio: OleMissSports.com
Twitter Updates: @OleMissBSB
OLE MISS QUICK HITS
รโข Ole Miss continued to be ranked nationally in week nine of competition, topping out in the charts at
No. 18 (USAToday/ESPN Coaches), while coming at No. 21 in Baseball America and Perfect Game and
No. 23 in NCBWA.
รโข The Rebels are moved to 19-1 in non-conference games with a midweek win over Arkansas State two
weeks ago.
รโข Stuart Turner came alive at the plate on Sunday, going 4-for-5 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in
the finale.
รโข Turner is now hitting .409 and ranks in the top 5 in the SEC in batting average and RBI heading into
the week.
รโข Junior RHP Bobby Wahl turned in another quality start with one unearned run allowed Friday against #2
Vandy.
รโข Austin Anderson continues to be a difficult task for opposing pitchers with only three strikeouts this
season.
รโข Aaron Greenwood has now worked 10.0 consecutive scoreless innings in his last two relief outings vs.
UF, Vandy.
รโข RHP Hawtin Buchanan could return to the mound Tuesday night in the Rebels' first midweek outing in
two weeks.
รโข Ole Miss is now 2-1 in extra-inning games on the season with all three extra-inning games coming in
SEC play.
รโข RHP Chris Ellis was solid in his relief outing vs. Vandy, turning in 1.2 scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts
and no walks.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY, 6:30 PM
MSU - Brandon Woodruff, So., RHP
Ole Miss - Josh Laxer, So., RHP
NOTING LAXER:
รโข Laxer makes his fifth start of the season in the Governor's Cup game vs. Mississippi State on Tuesday night.
รโข The RHP holds a 2-0 record and has combined for one shutout on the season as a midweek starter.
รโข In his last outing at Trustmark Park, worked 7.0 scoreless innings with five strikeouts vs. Southern
Miss (5/1/12)
รโข Made his last start against Arkansas State on March 27 because of rainout in midweek last week.
รโข Holds a 2.45 ERA with 11 walks and 12 strikeouts through 25.2 innings of work, seven appearances in
2013.
REBELS vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE IN GOVERNOR'S CUP GAME
Ole Miss and Mississippi State have faced each other six times in the Governor's Cup game since the series was moved to Trustmark Park and changed from the Mayor's Trophy game for the 2007 season.
รโข The series between the two teams is tied at 3-3 with the Rebels having won three of the last four games.
รโข Mississippi State claimed the first two games in the newly dubbed Governor's Cup game in 2007 and
2008.
รโข Ole Miss won last year's meeting 6-3 behind a four-run fourth inning that snapped a 1-1 game.
รโข Matt Snyder was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, while Tanner Mathis was 2-for-3 with a run and
HBP.
A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
Mississippi State enters the midweek contest with an overall record of 26-9 and is coming off a series win at home over Southeastern Conference foe Florida. The Bulldogs won the first two games of the series before the Gators came back to win the finale on Sunday.
รโข Hunter Renfroe leads MSU with a .417 batting average, 38 RBI and 10 home runs to pace the offense.
รโข As a team, the Bulldogs hit at a .296 clip with 17 home runs, 198 RBI and 224 runs scored.
รโข Wes Rea and Brett Pirtle are the only other Bulldogs with more than one home run in the 2013
campaign.
รโข As a pitching staff, MSU holds a 2.56 ERA with 292 strikeouts, 125 walks and a .208 opponent batting
average.
รโข RHP Woodruff is 1-1 on the yer with a 4.15 ERA to go along with 15 strikeouts and nine walks in six
outings.
รโข Woodruff has combined for one shutout on the season and allowed 11 runs (8 earned) in 17.1 innings
of work.
FAST STARTS KEY REBEL SUCCESS
Quick starts to games have been a key to Rebel success this season. When the Rebels get on the board often and early, Ole Miss tends to win. Through the first four innings, Ole Miss is outscoring its opponents by a whopping 108-to-43 margin. Ole Miss is 18-3 when scoring first this season and is 12-2 when scoring in the first inning.
ANDERSON TOUGH TO STRIKE OUT
Through 32 games and 119 at bats this season, Austin Anderson has struck out only three times. His first strikeout came in the final at bat of the first game at #11 Arkansas, 20 games into the season. Anderson ranks first nationally in the NCAA as toughest hitter to strikeout entering the week.
MULTIPLE-HIT AND MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES
Stuart Turner does a little bit of everything for the Rebels and currently leads the team in multiple-hit games and multiple-RBI games. To date, Turner has posted 16 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games. Ten Rebels have posted multiple-hit games in 2012, while 10 Rebels have also posted multiple-RBI games this season. Austin Anderson (11), Will Allen (9) and Auston Bousfield (9) are behind him in multiple hit games this season.
STREAKING REBELS TO WATCH
Following the weekend series with the Vanderbilt Commodores that featured a finale with the Rebel bats starting to wake up again, the Rebels have eight players who hit safely in their last game played. Heading into this Tuesday night's game, three players hold hit streaks of more than one game with Austin Anderson (4) leading the way. Behind him are Sikes Orvis (2) and Andrew Mistone (2).
