In spite of a lopsided loss in Game 1 of the LSU series in which Ole Miss pitching gave up 15 runs – nine of them earned – and 15 hits, the Rebels jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 in the latest release of SEC statistics. Ole Miss pitching allowed only one earned run – that from starter David Parkinson who went 6 1-3 innings – in a 4-1 win in Game 2 and just two earned runs in a 3-2 loss in Game 3. As Game 1 got out of hand some of the lesser used arms in the Ole Miss bullpen were hit hard by LSU.