Here is a little bit via the Ole Miss Website.... pretty solid weekend all around for the Rebel faithful. B-Ball in the Final Four of the NIT, Baseball hosting #2 Florida, and Spring Football practice drills begin.. practice is open to the public
#17 Ole Miss (17-5, 2-1 SEC) vs. #2 Florida (17-3, 3-0 SEC)
Oxford, Miss. • O-U Stadium/Swayze Field
March 26-28 • 6:30 p.m./6 p.m./1 p.m.
Radio: Full Ole Miss Radio Network
Announcers: David Kellum and Gary Darby
Television: CSS (Saturday and Sunday)
Announcers: Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Jay Powell (color)
Live Video: RebelVision (Friday); ESPN360 (Saturday and Sunday)
Live Audio: RebelVision
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.
UF - Alex Panteliodis, Soph., LHP
OM - Drew Pomeranz, Jr., LHP
NOTING POMERANZ: Pomeranz enters the weekend with a 3-0 record and is coming off a shutout win at No. 20 Kentucky last weekend. The southpaw leads the SEC in strikeouts (49) and is second in the SEC in ERA with a 1.23 earned run average through 29.1 innings of work. In the win over Kentucky, Pomeranz struck out nine batters and held the Wildcats to only one hit and is averaging more than 10 strikeouts a game in his last four outings, including a season-high 15 against Oakland and 12 against No. 8 Louisville. He was named to the Pitcher of teh Year Award Watch List on Tuesday.
SATURDAY, 6 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP
OM - Aaron Barrett, Sr., RHP
NOTING BARRETT: Barrett enters the weekend contest with a 5-0 record on the year and is tied for the league lead in wins with Florida Friday starter Panteliodis. The senior is second in the league in strikeouts (37) behind Pomeranz and holds a 1.69 ERA on the season - fifth best in the SEC. Barrett is coming off a career-long 7.0 innings of work at No. 20 Kentucky in which he fanned seven batters and helped the Rebels clinch the series win in Lexington for the first time since the 2002 season. Barrett has held hitters to a .202 average against and walked 12 batters in his 32.0 innings of work. He was named to the Watch List for Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday.
SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Hudson Randall, Fr., RHP
OM - TBA
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS:
For the sixth straight season Ole Miss opened the year ranked in the preseason polls. Currently, the Rebels are ranked as high as 17th (Collegiate Baseball) and appear in the rankings of all of five of the major college baseball polls.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME:
The home field has been kind to the Rebels during Bianco's tenure as Ole Miss has posted a 247-88-1 record within the friendly confines of O-U Stadium/Swayze Field for a (.737 winning percentage) at home.
REBELS VS. THE SEC:
Ole Miss experienced some success in Southeastern Conference play over the years as Ole Miss is 796-878-11 all time in conference play. The Rebels hold the lead against six teams in the league all-time with series leads over Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
A LOOK AT FLORIDA:
The Florida Gators enter the weekend with a 17-3 record, 3-0 in the season and are ranked as high as second in the nation according to Baseball America. Florida is coming off a mid-week win over Florida Gulf Coast University and a weekend sweep of Mississippi State. As a team, the Gators are batting .319 and have hit 24 home runs with 146 RBI on the season. They are led at the plate by first baseman Preston Tucker who is hitting .382 and has four home runs with 20 RBI. Austin Maddox leads the team with six home runs and 27 RBI. On the mound, Florida holds a 3.77 ERA as a team and is led by sophomore Alex Panteliodis - the Friday starter. Panteliodis holds a 5-0 record and a 1.59 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts. As a team, the Gators have struck out 158 and walked only 44 in 179.0 innings of work.
REBELS VS. FLORIDA:
Ole Miss leads the all-time series with Florida 41-40 and split the four meetings with the Gators a year ago. The Rebels took the weekend series 2-1 in Gainesville, but were eliminated from the SEC Tournament by the Gators in day two of action. The two teams first met in 1948 with sporadic contests as Ole Miss held a 15-10 advantage between 1948 and 1980. Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco is 17-9 against the Gators in his time as the Rebel skipper.
HIT STREAKS ON THE LINE:
Ole Miss has several players boasting hit streaks currently, but none longer than junior Matt Smith and freshman Alex Yarbrough. Bothp players have hit safely in six straight games. Yarbourgh is three games shy of tying his season-long of nine games with a hit. Also holding hit streaks heading into the weekend are Zach Miller (4), Kevin Mort (3), David Phillips (2) and Matt Tracy (2). Other players on the roster who hit safely in their last game played include Tim Ferguson, Taylor Hightower, Tanner Mathis, Matt Snyder and Mike Snyder.
MOVING UP THE STRIKEOUT LIST:
Junior pitcher Drew Pomeranz is quickly moving up the list for strikeouts in a career. With 49 strikeouts in 2010, the junior now has 254 strikeouts for his career putting him at seventh all time in program history. The top spot on the list is held by Lance Lynn with 332. Pomeranz needs three strikeouts to move into a tie for fourth place with Scott Bittle at 257 strikeouts.
#17 Ole Miss (17-5, 2-1 SEC) vs. #2 Florida (17-3, 3-0 SEC)
Oxford, Miss. • O-U Stadium/Swayze Field
March 26-28 • 6:30 p.m./6 p.m./1 p.m.
Radio: Full Ole Miss Radio Network
Announcers: David Kellum and Gary Darby
Television: CSS (Saturday and Sunday)
Announcers: Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Jay Powell (color)
Live Video: RebelVision (Friday); ESPN360 (Saturday and Sunday)
Live Audio: RebelVision
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.
UF - Alex Panteliodis, Soph., LHP
OM - Drew Pomeranz, Jr., LHP
NOTING POMERANZ: Pomeranz enters the weekend with a 3-0 record and is coming off a shutout win at No. 20 Kentucky last weekend. The southpaw leads the SEC in strikeouts (49) and is second in the SEC in ERA with a 1.23 earned run average through 29.1 innings of work. In the win over Kentucky, Pomeranz struck out nine batters and held the Wildcats to only one hit and is averaging more than 10 strikeouts a game in his last four outings, including a season-high 15 against Oakland and 12 against No. 8 Louisville. He was named to the Pitcher of teh Year Award Watch List on Tuesday.
SATURDAY, 6 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP
OM - Aaron Barrett, Sr., RHP
NOTING BARRETT: Barrett enters the weekend contest with a 5-0 record on the year and is tied for the league lead in wins with Florida Friday starter Panteliodis. The senior is second in the league in strikeouts (37) behind Pomeranz and holds a 1.69 ERA on the season - fifth best in the SEC. Barrett is coming off a career-long 7.0 innings of work at No. 20 Kentucky in which he fanned seven batters and helped the Rebels clinch the series win in Lexington for the first time since the 2002 season. Barrett has held hitters to a .202 average against and walked 12 batters in his 32.0 innings of work. He was named to the Watch List for Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday.
SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Hudson Randall, Fr., RHP
OM - TBA
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS:
For the sixth straight season Ole Miss opened the year ranked in the preseason polls. Currently, the Rebels are ranked as high as 17th (Collegiate Baseball) and appear in the rankings of all of five of the major college baseball polls.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME:
The home field has been kind to the Rebels during Bianco's tenure as Ole Miss has posted a 247-88-1 record within the friendly confines of O-U Stadium/Swayze Field for a (.737 winning percentage) at home.
REBELS VS. THE SEC:
Ole Miss experienced some success in Southeastern Conference play over the years as Ole Miss is 796-878-11 all time in conference play. The Rebels hold the lead against six teams in the league all-time with series leads over Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
A LOOK AT FLORIDA:
The Florida Gators enter the weekend with a 17-3 record, 3-0 in the season and are ranked as high as second in the nation according to Baseball America. Florida is coming off a mid-week win over Florida Gulf Coast University and a weekend sweep of Mississippi State. As a team, the Gators are batting .319 and have hit 24 home runs with 146 RBI on the season. They are led at the plate by first baseman Preston Tucker who is hitting .382 and has four home runs with 20 RBI. Austin Maddox leads the team with six home runs and 27 RBI. On the mound, Florida holds a 3.77 ERA as a team and is led by sophomore Alex Panteliodis - the Friday starter. Panteliodis holds a 5-0 record and a 1.59 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts. As a team, the Gators have struck out 158 and walked only 44 in 179.0 innings of work.
REBELS VS. FLORIDA:
Ole Miss leads the all-time series with Florida 41-40 and split the four meetings with the Gators a year ago. The Rebels took the weekend series 2-1 in Gainesville, but were eliminated from the SEC Tournament by the Gators in day two of action. The two teams first met in 1948 with sporadic contests as Ole Miss held a 15-10 advantage between 1948 and 1980. Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco is 17-9 against the Gators in his time as the Rebel skipper.
HIT STREAKS ON THE LINE:
Ole Miss has several players boasting hit streaks currently, but none longer than junior Matt Smith and freshman Alex Yarbrough. Bothp players have hit safely in six straight games. Yarbourgh is three games shy of tying his season-long of nine games with a hit. Also holding hit streaks heading into the weekend are Zach Miller (4), Kevin Mort (3), David Phillips (2) and Matt Tracy (2). Other players on the roster who hit safely in their last game played include Tim Ferguson, Taylor Hightower, Tanner Mathis, Matt Snyder and Mike Snyder.
MOVING UP THE STRIKEOUT LIST:
Junior pitcher Drew Pomeranz is quickly moving up the list for strikeouts in a career. With 49 strikeouts in 2010, the junior now has 254 strikeouts for his career putting him at seventh all time in program history. The top spot on the list is held by Lance Lynn with 332. Pomeranz needs three strikeouts to move into a tie for fourth place with Scott Bittle at 257 strikeouts.
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