2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

Mississippi State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season

2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

SEC Western Division co-champion
Starkville Regional champions
Starkville Super Regional champions

2019 College World Series, 5th (tie)

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Western Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
CB| No. 5
Record| 52–15 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach|

* Chris Lemonis (1st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Scott Foxhall
* Jake Gautreau

Home stadium| Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt x‍†‍‡‍y | 23 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .767 |  |  | 58 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .829
No. 18 Georgia ‍‍‍y | 21 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .700 |  |  | 46 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .730
Tennessee ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .467 |  |  | 40 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .656
Missouri ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 16 | - | 1 |  | .450 |  |  | 34 | - | 22 | - | 1 |  | .605
Florida ‍‍‍y | 13 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .433 |  |  | 34 | - | 26 | - | 0 |  | .567
South Carolina ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 22 | - | 0 |  | .267 |  |  | 28 | - | 28 | - | 0 |  | .500
Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .233 |  |  | 26 | - | 29 | - | 0 |  | .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State x‍‍‍y | 20 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 52 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .776
No. 6 Arkansas x‍‍‍y | 20 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 46 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .697
No. 14 LSU ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .567 |  |  | 40 | - | 26 | - | 0 |  | .606
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 13 | - | 1 |  | .550 |  |  | 39 | - | 23 | - | 1 |  | .627
No. 12 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .533 |  |  | 41 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .603
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .467 |  |  | 38 | - | 28 | - | 0 |  | .576
Alabama ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .233 |  |  | 30 | - | 26 | - | 0 |  | .536
x - Division champion
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

## Preseason

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### Preseason All-American teams

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1st Team

* Jake Mangum – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)[2]
* Jake Mangum – Outfielder (NCBWA)[3]

2nd Team

* JT Ginn – Utility Player (Baseball America) [4]
* Jake Mangum – Outfielder (D1Baseball)[5]

3rd Team

* Jake Mangum -"BAMF" Outfielder (Perfect Game)[6]

### SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in sixth place in the Western Division.[7]

Media poll (West)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | LSU | 88 (10)
2 | Ole Miss | 65 (1)
3 | Arkansas | 59 (1)
4 | Auburn | 57 (1)
5 | Texas A&M | 48 (1)
6 | Mississippi State | 47
7 | Alabama | 21

### Preseason All-SEC teams

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1st Team

* Jake Mangum – Outfielder

2nd Team

* Tanner Allen – First Baseman

## Roster

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Jake Mangum plays centerfield for the Bulldogs 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

Players | Coaches
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2  | INF | Gunner Halter | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | Overland Park, Kansas
3  | INF | J. T. Ginn | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Fr | Brandon, Mississippi
4  |  | Rowdey Jordan | S/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | So | Auburn, Alabama
5  |  | Tanner Allen | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | So | Theodore, Alabama
6  | INF | Brandon Smith | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Richland, Mississippi
8  | C | Dustin Skelton | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jr | Olive Branch, Mississippi
10  |  | Josh Hatcher | L/L  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | So | Albany, Georgia
11  | INF | Jordan Westburg | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | So | New Braunfels, Texas
12  | C | Hayden Jones | L/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Huntertown, Indiana
13  | RHP | Peyton Plumlee | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Sr | Olive Branch, Mississippi
14  | RHP | Riley Self | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 241 lb (109 kg) | Jr | Coldwater, Mississippi
15  | OF | Jake Mangum | S/L  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | Sr | Pearl, Mississippi
16  | LHP | Jack Eagan | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Wautoma, Wisconsin
17  | INF | Justin Foscue | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | So | Huntsville, Alabama
18  | RHP | Keegan James | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | RS Jr | Southaven, Mississippi
19  | RHP | Jared Liebelt | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | Sr | Aurora, Illinois
20  | C | Luke Hancock | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Houston, Mississippi
23  |  | Tucker Childers | L/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Ripley, Mississippi
24  | RHP | Cole Gordon | L/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 244 lb (111 kg) | RS Sr | Tampa, Florida
27  | INF | Bryce Brock | L/L  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Fr | Hernando, Mississippi
28  | LHP | Christian MacLeod | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Huntsville, Alabama
31  | OF | Benjamin Bell | L/R  | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Madison, Mississippi
32  | INF | Landon Jordan | L/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Poplarville, Mississippi
33  | OF | Brad Cumbest | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Fr | Hurley, Mississippi
34  | C | Marshall Gilbert | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Sr | Kenosha, Wisconsin
35  | OF | Basiel Williams | S/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Hammond, Louisiana
36  | OF | Hunter Blalock | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | Madison, Mississippi
37  | RHP | Eric Cerantola | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | Oakville, Ontario
38  | RHP | J. P. Elkins | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Ridgeland, Mississippi
39  | RHP | Tyler Spring | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | RS Jr | Wiggins, Mississippi
40  | OF | Elijah MacNamee | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Sr | Cypress, Texas
41  | RHP | Colby White | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Foxworth, Mississippi
43  | LHP | Kale Breaux | R/L  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | RS Jr | Sulphur, Louisiana
44  | LHP | Ethan Small | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | RS Jr | Lexington, Tennessee
46  | LHP | Trysten Barlow | L/L  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | RS Jr | Halls, Tennessee
55  | RHP | Spencer Price | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | RS Jr | Olive Branch, Mississippi

Head coach

Chris Lemonis

Assistant coach(es)

Hitting coach(es)

Jake Gautreau

Base coach(es)

Kyle Cheesebrough

Pitching coach(es)

Scott Foxhall

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: June 10, 2019

## Schedule and results

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2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (45–11)
| February (8–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
Feb. 15 | Youngstown State | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–3 | Cole Gordon (1–0) | Kip DeShields (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,503 | 1–0 | –
Feb. 16 | Youngstown State (DH-1) | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–2 | JT Ginn (1–0) | Chad Coles (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,157 | 2–0 | –
Feb. 16 | Youngstown State (DH-2) | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–0 | Keegan James (1–0) | Jon Synder (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,157 | 3–0 | –
Feb. 17 | Youngstown State | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Moved to 2/16, impending weather
Feb. 20 | UAB | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–2 | Riley Self (1–0) | Riley Davis (1–1) | Cole Gordon (1) | SECN+ | 6,539 | 4–0 | –
Feb. 22 | Southern Miss | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–110 | Ryan Och (1–0) | Trysten Barlow (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,091 | 4–1 | –
Feb. 23 | Southern Miss | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–1 | JT Ginn (2–0) | Steve Powers (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,376 | 5–1 | –
Feb. 24 | Southern Miss | No. 14 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–3 | Cole Gordon (2–0) | Ryan Och (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,449 | 6–1 | –
Feb. 26 | Jackson State | No. 12 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 17–4 | Eric Cerantola (1–0) | Mario Lopez (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,019 | 7–1 | –
Feb. 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 12 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 12–0 | Peyton Plumlee (1–0) | Trey Shaffer (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,860 | 8–1 | –
| March (16–4)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
Mar. 1 | vs. Sam Houston State
Frisco Classic | No. 12 | Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX | W 5–4 | Trysten Barlow (1–1) | Riley Gossett (0–1) | Cole Gordon (2) |  | 6,447 | 9–1 | –
Mar. 2 | vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
Frisco Classic | No. 12 | Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX | W 4–2 | JT Ginn (3–0) | Caleb Kilian (0–2) | Cole Gordon (3) |  | 7,527 | 10–1 | –
Mar. 3 | vs. Nebraska
Frisco Classic | No. 12 | Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX | Cancelled due to cold
Mar. 5 | No. 18 East Carolina | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–1 | Keegan James (2–0) | Gavin Williams (1–1) | Cole Gordon (4) | SECN+ | 7,013 | 11–1 | –
Mar. 6 | Arkansas Pine–Bluff | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–1 | Eric Cerantola (2–0) | Colton Bochtler (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,506 | 12–1 | –
Mar. 8 | Maine (DH-1) | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–2 | Ethan Small (1–0) | Nick Silva (0–2) | Jared Liebelt (1) | SECN+ | 7,238 | 13–1 | –
Mar. 8 | Maine (DH-2) | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | JT Ginn (4–0) | Peter Kemble (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 7,238 | 14–1 | –
Mar. 9 | Maine | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Moved to 3/8, impending weather
Mar. 10 | Maine | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–8 | Colby White (1–0) | Jacob Small (0–1) | Cole Gordon (5) | SECN+ | 7,458 | 15–1 | –
Mar. 13 | Grambling | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–1 | Eric Cerantola (3–0) | Andy Escano (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,495 | 16–1 | –
Mar. 15 | at No. 5 Florida | No. 6 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 6–5 | Ethan Small (2–0) | Tommy Mace (4–1) | none | SECN+ | 4,215 | 17–1 | 1–0
Mar. 16 | at No. 5 Florida (DH-1) | No. 6 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 10–5 | JT Ginn (5–0) | Jack Leftwich (4–1) | Jared Liebelt (2) | SECN | 4,019 | 18–1 | 2–0
Mar. 16 | at No. 5 Florida (DH-2) | No. 6 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 2–4 | Tyler Dyson (3–0) | Keegan James (2–1) | Christian Scott (1) | SECN+ | 3,247 | 18–2 | 2–1
Mar. 17 | at No. 5 Florida | No. 6 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | Moved to 3/16, impending weather
Mar. 19 | Little Rock | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 15–4 | Jack Eagan (1–0) | Ethan Daily (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,470 | 19–2 | –
Mar. 20 | at Samford | No. 2 | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 6–4 | Tyler Spring (1–0) | Jack Rude (0–2) | Cole Gordon (6) |  | 2,284 | 20–2 | –
Mar. 22 | No. 12 Auburn | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–6 | Elliott Anderson (4–0) | Colby White (1–1) | Cody Greenhill (4) | SECN+ | 10,029 | 20–3 | 2–2
Mar. 23 | No. 12 Auburn | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 15–2 | JT Ginn (6–0) | Carson Skipper (3–1) | none | SECN+ | 12,343 | 21–3 | 3–2
Mar. 24 | No. 12 Auburn | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 20–15 | Cole Gordon (3–0) | Cody Greenhill (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,886 | 22–3 | 4–2
Mar. 26 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–5 | Jared Liebelt (1–0) | Morgan Lomax (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,198 | 23–3 | –
Mar. 28 | No. 17 LSU | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–5 | Ethan Small (3–0) | Zack Hess (2–2) | Cole Gordon (7) | ESPNU | 9,797 | 24–3 | 5–2
Mar. 29 | No. 17 LSU | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–10 | Cole Henry (2–1) | JT Ginn (6–1) | none | SECN | 11,262 | 24–4 | 5–3
Mar. 30 | No. 17 LSU | No. 2 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–11 | Eric Walker (2–1) | Peyton Plumlee (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,648 | 24–5 | 5–4
| April (12–4)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
April 3 | Louisiana–Monroe | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 21–8 | Brandon Smith (1–0) | Cole Martin (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 7,532 | 25–5 | –
April 5 | at Tennessee | No. 8 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 6–311 | Trysten Barlow (2–1) | Garrett Crochet (3–2) | none | SECN+ | 2,684 | 26–5 | 6–4
April 6 | at Tennessee | No. 8 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 1–2 | Zach Linginfelter (5–3) | Peyton Plumlee (1–2) | Redmond Walsh (4) | SECN+ | 2,485 | 26–6 | 6–5
April 7 | at Tennessee | No. 8 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 7–5 | Keegan James (3–1) | Will Heflin (3–1) | Jared Liebelt (3) | SECN+ | 2,416 | 27–6 | 7–5
April 10 | South Alabama | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–5 | Brandon Smith (2–0) | Patrick McBride (0–2) | Cole Gordon (8) | SECN+ | 7,270 | 28–6 | –
April 12 | Alabama
Super Bulldog Weekend | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–0 | Ethan Small (4–0) | Sam Finnerty (5–4) | none | SECN+ | 10,386 | 29–6 | 8–5
April 13 | Alabama
Super Bulldog Weekend | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–1 | Peyton Plumlee (2–2) | Brock Love (4–2) | none | SECN+ | 11,112 | 30–6 | 9–5
April 14 | Alabama
Super Bulldog Weekend | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–3 | JT Ginn (7–1) | Casey Cobb (0–1) | none | SECN | 8,593 | 31–6 | 10–5
April 16 | Texas Southern | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Colby White (2–1) | Alex Olguin (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,402 | 32–6 | –
April 18 | at No. 12 Arkansas | No. 3 | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 3–5 | Isaiah Campbell (7–1) | Ethan Small (4–1) | Matt Cronin (8) | ESPNU | 8,338 | 32–7 | 10–6
April 19 | at No. 12 Arkansas | No. 3 | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 5–12 | Kevin Kopps (3–3) | Peyton Plumlee (2–3) | none | SECN+ | 9,573 | 32–8 | 10–7
April 20 | at No. 12 Arkansas | No. 3 | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 2–10 | Connor Noland (2–2) | JT Ginn (7–2) | none | SECN+ | 11,087 | 32–9 | 10–8
April 23† | vs. No. 19 Ole Miss
Governor's Cup | No. 9 | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | W 8–1 | Trysten Barlow (3–1) | Zack Phillips (4–2) | none |  | 8,638 | 33–9 | –
April 26 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 9 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 19–3 | Ethan Small (5–1) | C.J. Smith (3–3) | none | SECN+ | 9,061 | 34–9 | 11–8
April 27 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 9 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–3 | JT Ginn (8–2) | Tony Locey (7–1) | none | SECN | 9,572 | 35–9 | 12–8
April 28 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 9 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–5 | Peyton Plumlee (3–3) | Tim Elliott (5–3) | none | SECN+ | 8,204 | 36–9 | 13–8
| May (9–2)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
May 2 | at No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 6 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | Postponed to 5/4, inclement weather
May 3 | at No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 6 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | W 4–0 | Ethan Small (6–1) | John Doxakis (5–3) | none | SECN+ | 4,734 | 37–9 | 14–8
May 4 | at No. 14 Texas A&M (DH-1) | No. 6 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 0–17 | Asa Lacy (7–3) | JT Ginn (8–3) | none | SECN | 7,275 | 37–10 | 14–9
May 4 | at No. 14 Texas A&M (DH-2) | No. 6 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | W 4–37 | Peyton Plumlee (4–3) | Christian Roa (2–2) | Jared Liebelt (4) | SECN+ | 7,275 | 38–10 | 15–9
May 8 | Memphis | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–9 | Cole Gordon (4–0) | Joshua Scheer (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 8,061 | 39–10 | –
May 10 | at No. 11 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 2–0 | Ethan Small (7–1) | Will Ethridge (5–5) | Jared Liebelt (5) | SECN+ | 8,797 | 40–10 | 16–9
May 11 | at No. 11 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 8–5 | Riley Self (2–0) | Austin Miller (4–1) | Cole Gordon (9) | SECN+ | 8,967 | 41–10 | 17–9
May 12 | at No. 11 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 11–5 | Peyton Plumlee (5–3) | Gunnar Hoglund (1–2) | none | ESPN2 | 8,572 | 42–10 | 18–9
May 14 | Louisiana Tech | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–3 | Brandon Smith (3–0) | Logan Robbins (4–4) | none | SECN+ | 7,989 | 43–10 | –
May 16 | South Carolina | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 24–7 | Ethan Small (8–1) | Cam Tringali (2–4) | none | SECN+ | 8,094 | 44–10 | 19–9
May 17 | South Carolina | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–2 | Colby White (3–1) | Reid Morgan (4–6) | none | SECN+ | 9,235 | 45–10 | 20–9
May 18 | South Carolina | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 8–10 | Brett Kerry (4–1) | Peyton Plumlee (5–4) | Parker Coyne (1) | SECN+ | 10,461 | 45–11 | 20–10
Post-season (7–4)
| SEC Tournament (1–2)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SECT Record
May 22 | vs. (5) No. 16 LSU | (4) No. 3 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | W 6–517 | Keegan James (4–1) | Ma'Khail Hilliard (0–4) | none | SECN | 13,902 | 46–11 | 1–0
May 23 | vs. (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt | (4) No. 3 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 0–1 | Drake Fellows (11–0) | Ethan Small (8–2) | Tyler Brown (14) | SECN | 8,620 | 46–12 | 1–1
May 24 | vs. (5) No. 16 LSU | (4) No. 3 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 2–127 | Aaron George (3–1) | JT Ginn (8–4) | none | SECN | 14,294 | 46–13 | 1–2
NCAA Starkville Regional (3–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 31 | (4) Southern | (1) No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–6 | Jared Liebelt (2–0) | Connor Whalen (5–1) | Cole Gordon (10) | SECN | 8,826 | 47–13 | 1–0
June 1 | (3) Central Michigan | (1) No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–2 | Ethan Small (9–2) | Cameron Brown (10–1) | none | ESPN3 | 11,511 | 48–13 | 2–0
June 2 | (2) No. 17 Miami (FL) | (1) No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–2 | Peyton Plumlee (6–4) | Slade Cecconi (5–4) | Cole Gordon (11) | SECN | 9,014 | 49–13 | 3–0
NCAA Starkville Super Regional (2–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
June 8 | (11) No. 4 Stanford | (6) No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–2 | Ethan Small (10–2) | Brendan Beck (5–4) | none | ESPNews | 13,132 | 50–13 | 4–0
June 9 | (11) No. 4 Stanford | (6) No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–1 | Peyton Plumlee (7–4) | Erik Miller (8–3) | none | ESPNU | 11,597 | 51–13 | 5–0
College World Series (1–2)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 16 | vs. Auburn | (6) No. 3 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 5–4 | Cole Gordon (5–0) | Tanner Burns (4–4) | none | ESPN2 | 22,671 | 52–13 | 1–0
June 18 | vs. (2) No. 2 Vanderbilt | (6) No. 3 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | Postponed to 6/19, inclement weather
June 19 | vs. (2) No. 2 Vanderbilt | (6) No. 3 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 3–6 | Kumar Rocker (11–5) | Peyton Plumlee (7–5) | Tyler Brown (16) | ESPN | 15,465 | 52–14 | 1–1
June 20 | vs. (7) No. 11 Louisville | (6) No. 3 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 3–4 | Reid Detmers (13–4) | Cole Gordon (5–1) | none | ESPN2 | 24,201 | 52–15 | 1–2

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

## Starkville Regional

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Starkville Regional Teams

(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs  | (2) Miami Hurricanes  | (3) Central Michigan Chippewas  | (4) Southern Jaguars

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Starkville Regional Game 1

(4) Southern Jaguars  | vs.  | (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs
May 31, 2019, 12:00 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(1) Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 11 | 12 | 1
WP: Jared Liebelt (2–0)  LP: Connor Whalen (5–1)  Sv: Cole Gordon (10)
Home runs:
SOU: Johnny Johnson
MSST: Rowdey Jordan
Attendance: 8,826
Starkville Regional Game 2

(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs  | vs.  | (3) Central Michigan Chippewas
June 1, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(3) Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2
WP: Ethan Small (9–2)  LP: Cameron Brown (10–1)
Home runs:
MSST: Tanner Allen
CMU: Jason Sullivan
Attendance: 11,511
Starkville Regional Championship

(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs  | vs.  | (2) Miami Hurricanes
June 2, 2019, 8:00 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(2) Miami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1
WP: Peyton Plumlee (6–4)  LP: Slade Cecconi (5–4)  Sv: Cole Gordon (11)
Home runs:
MSST: None
MIA: Raymond Gil
Attendance: 9,014

## Starkville Super Regional

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See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Starkville Super Regional Game 1

(11) Stanford Cardinal  | vs.  | (6) Mississippi State Bulldogs
June 8, 2019, 7:00 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(6) Mississippi State | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1
WP: Ethan Small (10-2)  LP: Brendan Beck (5-4)
Attendance: 13,132
June 9, 2019, 8:00 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(11) Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0
WP: Peyton Plumlee (7-4)  LP: Erik Miller (8-3)
Home runs:
STAN: Tim Tawa
MSST: Elijah MacNamee
Attendance: 11,597

## Record vs. conference opponents

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{{Sports table errors|Alabama at Vander Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

## Rankings

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Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'[8]| 15| 15*| | 8| 5| 4 (4)| 2 (2)| 8| 6| 2 (1)| 8| 7| 6| 5| 3| 4| 4*| 4*| 4
Baseball America[9]| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 2| 2| 5| 5| 3| 9| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5*| 5*| 5
Collegiate Baseball^[10]| 27| 25| 16| 8| 5| 2| 4| 10| 10| 3| 9| 7| 6| 5| 6| 5| 5| 3| 5
NCBWA†[11]| 13| 12| 11| 7| 5| 2| 3| 9| 5| 3| 10| 7| 6| 4| 4| 5| 5*| 5*| 5
D1Baseball| 14| 14| 12| 7| 6| 2| 2| 8| 6| 3| 9| 6| 5| 5| 3| 3| 3*| 3*|

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## MLB Draft

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Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | MLB Team

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Ethan Small†  | LHP  | 1  | 28  | Milwaukee Brewers
Jake Mangum‡  | OF  | 4  | 118  | New York Mets
Colby White | RHP  | 6  | 188  | Tampa Bay Rays
Trysten Barlow  | LHP  | 16  | 489  | Colorado Rockies
Dustin Skelton  | C  | 18  | 531  | Miami Marlins
Jared Liebelt  | RHP  | 20  | 602  | Arizona Diamondbacks
Keegan James  | RHP  | 25  | 759  | Colorado Rockies
Marshall Gilbert  | C  | 29  | 874  | Pittsburgh Pirates
Peyton Plumlee  | RHP  | 31  | 946  | Houston Astros
Cole Gordon  | RHP  | 32  | 958  | NY Mets
Tanner Allen§  | 1B  | 34  | 1029  | Colorado Rockies

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†Small, a redshirt junior, had previously been drafted in the 26th round in 2018.[13]
‡Mangum, a senior, had previously been drafted in the 32nd round in 2018.[14]
§Allen, a sophomore, will return to play for Mississippi State in 2020.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
2. ^ "Collegiate Baseball 2019 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
3. ^ "NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2019 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM". NCBWA. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
4. ^ Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
5. ^ "2019 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans". D1Baseball. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
6. ^ Rooney, Mike; Ebert, Patrick (January 8, 2019). "College Preseason All-Americans". Perfect Game. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
7. ^ Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship
8. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
9. ^ Baseball America Poll
10. ^ "2018 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
11. ^ NCBWA > News
12. ^ "Every 2019 MLB Draft Pick Playing In The College World Series". Baseball America. June 12, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
13. ^ "Mississippi State's Ethan Small earns 2019 National Pitcher of the Year Award". Major League Baseball. June 12, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
14. ^ "Jake Mangum Announces He's Returning To Mississippi State Baseball". FanSided Inc. June 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
15. ^ "Questions remain about injured Ginn, Eagan". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. June 11, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

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