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Baseball numbers from the weekend
by parrishalford
 Inside Ole Miss Sports
Apr 23, 2012 | 987 views | 2 2 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

Computing some baseball numbers after the weekend.

WarrenNolan.com has the Rebels with a 14 RPI following the series win against Arkansas, which comes in at 13. The Rebels and Razorbacks are tied at 9-9 in the SEC West, three games behind division-leading LSU.

Ole Miss is 12-8 against the RPI top 50, the second-most top 50 wins in the SEC, the most in the division.

The Rebels face top 50 opponents the next two weekends, first at rival Mississippi State, then at home against LSU. MSU currently sports an RPI of 40, LSU of 8.

Per Bill Bunting at media relations, Alex Yarbrough (.529, 4 doubles, 4 RBIs) is the team's nominee for SEC player of the week, Mike Mayers (6.1 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, 4 K, Opp. BA .095) for pitcher of the week and Hawtin Buchanan (6.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 BB, 11 K, Opp. BA .105) for freshman of the week.

Matt Snyder continues to hit well too. Against Arkansas he was 5-for-12 with four RBIs and two home runs. In the suspended game Snyder had a home run before the rain on Friday and after the rain on Saturday.

He's hitting .377 for the season, an average that would lead many teams but Yarbrough is hitting .433.

Snyder leads the team with 45 RBIs.

Going into the weekend, Yarbrough was second in the SEC in hitting, behind LSU's Raph Rhymes, and Snyder was fourth.

Rankings information will come out later today.

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Churn
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April 23, 2012
MSU has one of the top college baseball pitcher in the nation, will Ole Miss challenge him and pitch their best, Bobby Wahl, I don't think so. I believe the Rebel coach is will to give State this game and hope for miracles to happen in the other two game. Throw out and forget that RPI and lets get down to some ole country baseball between to very good teams.Beside LSU will not go easy. Ole miss has a hard and cloddy row to hoe. Vandy no push over.

Gators looking forward to Rebels for rematch.

JB
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gotohell-lsu
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April 23, 2012
Do you think an RPI below 16 can still host a regional, due to strength of conference?

On a more serious topic. "The Rebels face top 50 opponents the next two weekends, first at rival Mississippi State, then at home against LSU." PA

I think you placed "rival" in the wrong spot in that sentence. If your not sure, show up to the LSU games next week. I know PA knows better, so I'm guessing a little pressure from editors on that one. If Ms State was 8 and LSU 40, then you can leave it off of when describing LSU.
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