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 9–6Chase 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 6–2Christian 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 5–1Eric 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 6–2David 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 7–4Christian 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 2–7Cooper 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 4–8Camden 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 8–4Chase 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 0–4Adam 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 9–0Christian 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 2–6Luis 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 5–1Christian MacLeod (4–0) Christian Nicolosi (0–2) none SECN+ 7,518 8–4 – March 7 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4Landon Sims (1–0) David Longstreeth (0–1) none SECN+ 8,909 9–4 – March 8 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4David 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 6–3Houston 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 3–2Riley 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 Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Schedule Source: [3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings [ edit ] ^ 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 ] There were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft.
†Competitive Balance Round A[9] [10] Tommy John surgery in March 2020.[11]
References [ edit ] ^ "2020 Standings" . Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship" . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi State University Athletics. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll" . Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings" . baseballamerica.com . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper" . baseballnews.com . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "NCBWA > News" . sportswriters.net . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .^ "2020 MLB Draft: Full results tracker, list of all 160 picks from five-round process" . CBS Sports. June 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021 .^ "Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers" . CBS Sports . June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .^ "J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup" . Baseball America. August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021 .
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