2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team


The 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. They entered this season as the defending national champions.

2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record26–30 (9–21 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Foxhall
  • Jake Gautreau
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee xy 25 5   .833 57 9   .864
No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 42 24   .636
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 36 23   .610
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 39 23   .629
South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 27 28   .491
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 33 26   .559
Missouri ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 28 23   .549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M x‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 44 20   .688
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 46 21   .687
No. 25 LSU ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 22   .645
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍y 16 13   .552 43 22   .662
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 42 23   .646
Alabama ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 31 27   .534
Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 26 30   .464
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished 50–18, 20–10 in the SEC to finish in second place in the West. The Bulldogs swept the Starkville Regional and then hosted Notre Dame in the Starkville Super Regional. They advanced to the College World Series where they defeated Vanderbilt in the Championship Series to win the program's and institution's first team national championship, as there have been individual national champions in various sports.[1]

Schedule and results

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2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (26–30)
May (1–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 6–7 Ian Lohse (2–2) KC Hunt (2–2) none SECN 1,467 25–20 9–12
May 6 Florida Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS L 6–8 Brandon Sproat (6–4) Brandon Smith (3–4) Ryan Slater (3) SECN 11,533 25–21 9–13
May 7 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–9 Ryan Slater (3–3) KC Hunt (2–3) none ESPNU 12,297 25–22 9–14
May 8 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–6 Fisher Jameson (1–0) Pico Kohn (2–1) none SECN+ 9,356 25–23 9–15
May 10 vs. Samford Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL L 6–8 Alex Goff (5–2) Mikey Tepper (1–2) Carson Hobbs (9) ESPN+ 1,175 25–24
May 13 at No. 10 Texas A&M Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX L 7–8 Joseph Menefee (4–2) KC Hunt (2–4) Will Johnston (1) SECN+ 6,175 25–25 9–16
May 14 at No. 10 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 6–9 Chris Cortez (5–2) Pico Kohn (2–2) none SECN+ 6,094 25–26 9–17
May 15 at No. 10 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–8 Robert Hogan (3–1) Cade Smith (4–3) Will Johnston (2) SECN 5,252 25–27 9–18
May 17 North Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–48 Drew Talley (1–1) Jacob Bradshaw (1–8) none SECN+ 8,515 26–27
May 19 No. 1 Tennessee Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–27 Chase Dollander (8–0) Brandon Smith (3–5) none SECN 10,206 26–28 9–19
May 20 No. 1 Tennessee Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–4 Blade Tidwell (2–1) Preston Johnson (3–4) none SECN+ 10,592 26–29 9–20
May 21 No. 1 Tennessee Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–10 Ben Joyce (3–1) Cade Smith (4–4) none SECN+ 10,774 26–30 9–21
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Mississippi State team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Standings

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West Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Texas A&M 64 19 11 .633 44 20 .688 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Arkansas 67 18 12 .600 1 46 21 .687
3 LSU 62 17 13 .567 2 40 22 .645
4 Auburn 65 16 13 .552 2.5 43 22 .662 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
5 Ole Miss 65 14 16 .467 5 42 23 .646
6 Alabama 58 12 17 .414 6.5 31 27 .534 Qualification for the first round
7 Mississippi State 56 9 21 .300 10 26 30 .464
Source: SEC[3]
y – Division champion

Results

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Home \ Away ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Arkansas 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Auburn 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
Florida 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3
Georgia 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Kentucky 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
LSU 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Ole Miss 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Mississippi State 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
Missouri 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
South Carolina 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Tennessee 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Texas A&M 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Vanderbilt 2–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2
Source: SEC[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Landon Sims RHP 1 34 Arizona Diamondbacks
Logan Tanner C 2 55 Cincinnati Reds
Preston Johnson RHP 7 197 Baltimore Orioles
K.C. Hunt RHP 12 350 Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson Fristoe RHP 12 370 New York Yankees
Kamren James SS 16 494 Tampa Bay Rays

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Player Eligibility

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The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Jess Davis OF, RJ Yeager INF, and Drew Talley RHP.[6]

High School Recruits

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Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 6th in the nation by Perfect Game. Perfect Game ranks players nationwide as the top 500. If there is no ranking, then the player was not in the top 500. If draft is not indicated, then the player was not drafted in this years draft.[7]

Player Position PGRnk DftRd DftOA Draft MLB Team
Jett Williams SS 20 1 14 New York Mets
Jurrangelo Cijntje BHP 34 18 552 Milwaukee Brewers
Dakota Jordan OF 69
Ross Highfill C 73
Bradley Loftin LHP 98
McClain Ray RHP 342
Logan Forsythe RHP 353
Will Gibbs RHP 380
Evan Siary RHP 394
Charlie Keller 3B 433
Colton Bradley OF
Bryce Hubbard C
David Mershon SS
Jay Murdock 1B
Jackson Parker 1B
Brock Tapper LHP
Austin Tommasini RHP
Ryan Williams C

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State Baseball: Finally National Champions". Maroon and White Nation. July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Diamond Dawgs Announce 2022 Schedule". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. December 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 DRAFT TRACKER". MLB Advabced Media LP. 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Baseball Roster – Mississippi State". Mississippi State Athletics. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "College Recruiting Rankings Class of 2022". Perfect Game. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mississippi State - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.