2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Western Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
CB| No. 12
Record| 12–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach|

* Chris Lemonis (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Scott Foxhall
* Jake Gautreau

Home stadium| Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium

Seasons

<- 2019

2021 ->

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf. |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 1 |  | .941
Tennessee ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 2 |  | .882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778
South Carolina ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 6 |  | .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 1 |  | .941
Alabama ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 1 |  | .941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 5 |  | .706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
‡ - Tournament champion
– ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium.

## Previous season

[edit]

The Bulldogs finished 52–15 overall, and 20–10 in the conference. They participated in the 2019 College World Series

## Preseason

[edit]

### SEC Coaches poll

[edit]

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.[2]

Media poll (West)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Arkansas | 82 (5)
2 | Mississippi State | 73 (4)
T–3 | Auburn | 67 (2)
T–3 | LSU | 67 (3)
5 | Texas A&M | 44
6 | Ole Miss | 38
7 | Alabama | 21

## Schedule and results

[edit]

2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (12–4)
| February (7–3)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
February 14 | Wright State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–6 | Chase Patrick (1–0) | Daniel Kreuzer (0–1) | Jared Shemper (1) | SECN+ | 9,509 | 1–0 | –
February 15 | Wright State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–2 | Christian MacLeod (1–0) | Bradley Brehmer (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,006 | 2–0 | –
February 16 | Wright State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Eric Cerantola (1–0) | Austin Cline (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,173 | 3–0 | –
February 18 | Samford | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, impending weather
February 21 | Oregon State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–2 | David Dunlavey (1–0) | Cooper Hjerpe (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,297 | 4–0 | –
February 22 | Oregon State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–4 | Christian MacLeod (2–0) | Jake Pfennigs (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 12,034 | 5–0 | –
February 23 | Oregon State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–7 | Cooper Hjerpe (1–1) | Jared Shemper (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,209 | 5–1 | –
February 25 | Texas Southern | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 4–8 | Camden Guarnere (1–0) | David Dunlavey (1–1) | Jesse Garcia (1) | SECN+ | 8,160 | 5–2 | –
February 26 | Alcorn State | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–4 | Chase Patrick (2–0) | George Osborne III (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,834 | 6–2 | –
February 28 | at No. 25 Long Beach State | No. 8 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 0–4 | Adam Seminaris (1–0) | Carlisle Koestler (0–1) | none | BigWest.TV | 1,832 | 6–3 | –
February 29 | at No. 25 Long Beach State | No. 8 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 9–0 | Christian MacLeod (3–0) | Alfredo Ruiz (2–1) | Will Bednar (1) | BigWest.TV | 1,779 | 7–3 | –
| March (5–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
March 1 | at No. 25 Long Beach State | No. 8 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 2–6 | Luis Ramirez (2–0) | Eric Cerantola (1–1) | Matt Fields (1) | BigWest.TV | 1,625 | 7–4 | –
March 4 | vs. Southern Miss | No. 18 | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | canceled, inclement weather
March 6 | Quinnipiac | No. 18 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Christian MacLeod (4–0) | Christian Nicolosi (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,518 | 8–4 | –
March 7 | Quinnipiac | No. 18 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–4 | Landon Sims (1–0) | David Longstreeth (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,909 | 9–4 | –
March 8 | Quinnipiac | No. 18 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–4 | David Dunlavey (2–1) | Colin Donnelly (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,405 | 10–4 | –
March 10 | vs. No. 4 Texas Tech | No. 17 | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | W 6–3 | Houston Harding (1–0) | Mason Montgomery (3–1) | Spencer Price (1) | SECN+ | 5,752 | 11–4 | –
March 11 | vs. No. 4 Texas Tech | No. 17 | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | W 3–2 | Riley Self (1–0) | Jakob Brustoski (1–1) | Spencer Price (2) | SECN+ | 6,029 | 12–4 | –
March 13 | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 17 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 14 | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 17 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 15 | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 17 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana |  | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 20 | at LSU |  | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 21 | at LSU |  | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 22 | at LSU |  | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 24 | at UAB |  | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 27 | Kentucky |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 28 | Kentucky |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 29 | Kentucky |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 31 | at Memphis |  | AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
April 3 | at Auburn |  | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 4 | at Auburn |  | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 5 | at Auburn |  | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 7 | UT Martin |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9 | Ole Miss |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 10 | Ole Miss |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 11 | Ole Miss |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 14 | South Alabama |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 16 | at South Carolina |  | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 17 | at South Carolina |  | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 18 | at South Carolina |  | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 21 | vs. Ole Miss
Governor's Cup |  | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24 | Texas A&M |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 25 | Texas A&M |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 26 | Texas A&M |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
May 1 | at Alabama |  | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 | at Alabama |  | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 | at Alabama |  | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 | Southern |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 | Missouri |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 9 | Missouri |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 | Missouri |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 12 | North Alabama |  | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 | at Vanderbilt |  | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 | at Vanderbilt |  | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 | at Vanderbilt |  | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season
| SEC Tournament

Date  | Opponent  | Seed  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SECT Record
May 19–24 |  |  | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Mississippi State team member

Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

[edit]

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

|

Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
Coaches'[4]| 6| 6*| | 19| 17| | | | | | | | | | | |
Baseball America[5]| 9| 9| 4| 12| 13| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collegiate Baseball^[6]| 6| 6| 6| 12| 10| | | | | | | | | | | |
NCBWA†[7]| 9| 7| 6| 13| | | | | | | | | | | | |
D1Baseball[8]| 10| 10| 8| 18| 17| | | | | | | | | | | |

^ 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

[edit]

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | MLB Team

|
|
|
|

Justin Foscue | 2B/3B  | 1  | 14  | Texas Rangers
Jordan Westburg | SS  | 1†  | 30  | Baltimore Orioles
J. T. Ginn‡  | RHP  | 2  | 52  | New York Mets

There were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft.

†Competitive Balance Round A[9]
‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State.[10] He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.[11]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. ^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
3. ^ "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi State University Athletics. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
4. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
6. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
7. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
8. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
9. ^ "2020 MLB Draft: Full results tracker, list of all 160 picks from five-round process". CBS Sports. June 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
10. ^ "Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers". CBS Sports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
11. ^ "J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup". Baseball America. August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

* v
* t
* e

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

Venues|

* Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium (1967–present)

Rivalries|

* Ole Miss

Culture & lore|

* Left Field Lounge

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

National Championships in Bold; College World Series appearances in italics
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[No.]: Number