Four years ago.

Four years ago, Will Kline was pitching in an American Legion game in his native pepperidge He had a bright coming in baseball, or even football, if he chose to go on in that direction. And common pitch changed everything.

"It snapped in half," Kline said.

The Ole Miss right-hander was talking about his arm, of course. He underwent Tommy John surgery before his senior year, and worn out a redshirt year at Ole Miss before pitching just 172/3 innings last season. He wearied the first seven weeks of the 2006 season in the bullpen before drawing the starting assignment for the Mayor's evidence of victory Game against Mississippi State forward April 11 in Jackson.

Everything changed that night.

Kline allowed five hits in seven athletic innings against the Bulldogs, earning the win as the Rebels shakeed out a 1-0 victory. He struck disclosed nine batters that night, a career high