2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team (original) (raw)

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2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Starkville Regional championsStarkville Super Regional champions
College World Series National champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Record 50–18 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach Chris Lemonis (3rd season)
Assistant coaches Scott Foxhall Jake Gautreau
Home stadium Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium
Seasons← 20202022 →

2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | Eastern | | | | | | | | | | | | No. 6 Tennessee x‍‍‍y | 20 | – | 10 | | .667 | 50 | – | 18 | | .735 | | No. 2 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y | 19 | – | 10 | | .655 | 49 | – | 18 | | .731 | | Florida ‍‍‍y | 17 | – | 13 | | .567 | 38 | – | 22 | | .633 | | South Carolina ‍‍‍y | 16 | – | 14 | | .533 | 34 | – | 23 | | .596 | | Georgia ‍‍‍ | 13 | – | 17 | | .433 | 31 | – | 25 | | .554 | | Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 12 | – | 18 | | .400 | 29 | – | 23 | | .558 | | Missouri ‍‍‍ | 8 | – | 22 | | .267 | 15 | – | 36 | | .294 | | Western | | | | | | | | | | | | No. 5 Arkansas x‍†‍‡‍y | 22 | – | 8 | | .733 | 50 | – | 13 | | .794 | | No. 1 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y | 20 | – | 10 | | .667 | 50 | – | 18 | | .735 | | No. 13 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y | 18 | – | 12 | | .600 | 45 | – | 22 | | .672 | | No. 18 LSU ‍‍‍y | 13 | – | 17 | | .433 | 38 | – | 25 | | .603 | | Alabama ‍‍‍y | 12 | – | 17 | | .414 | 32 | – | 26 | | .552 | | Auburn ‍‍‍ | 10 | – | 20 | | .333 | 25 | – | 27 | | .481 | | Texas A&M ‍‍‍ | 9 | – | 21 | | .300 | 29 | – | 27 | | .518 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament championy – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021[1]Rankings from D1Baseball | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium. Mississippi State won the 2021 College World Series (CWS) Championship over Vanderbilt giving the Bulldogs their first team national championship in any team sport.[2]

The SEC coaches poll[3] was released on February 11, 2021 with Mississippi State predicted to finish second in the Western Division, receiving three out of fourteen Western Division first place votes. Mississippi State also received one overall conference first place vote. Florida received twelve overall conference first place votes and Vanderbilt also received one.

Coaches poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ole Miss 78 (7)
2 Mississippi State 73 (3)
3 Arkansas 72 (2)
4 LSU 63 (2)
5 Texas A&M 36
6 Auburn 32
7 Alabama 31
Coaches poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Florida 91 (13)
2 Vanderbilt 79 (1)
3 Tennessee 58
4 South Carolina 55
5 Georgia 51
6 Missouri 28
7 Kentucky 23

Preseason All-SEC teams

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First Team[3]

Second Team[3]

Schedule and results

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2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (40–13)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record State Farm College Baseball Showdown February 20 [1] vs. No. 9 Texas No. 7 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 8–3 Landon Sims (1–0) Ty Madden (0–1) none FloBaseball 16,908 1–0 – February 21[1] vs. No. 10 TCU No. 7 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 2–3 Russell Smith (1–0) Houston Harding (0–1) Garrett Wright (1) FloBaseball 17,587 1–1 – February 22 [1] vs. No. 3 Texas Tech No. 7 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 11–5 Carlisle Koestler (1–0) Jamie Hitt (0–1) none FloBaseball 13,659 2–1 – February 23 Jackson State No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict February 24 Jackson State No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–3 Brandon Smith (1–0) Nikelle Galatas (0–2) none SECN+ 2,007 3–1 – February 26 Tulane No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–7 Braden Olthoff (1–0) Christian MacLeod (0–1) none SECN+ 2,442 3–2 – February 27 Tulane No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–5 Stone Simmons (1–0) Trent Johnson (0–1) none SECN+ 2,473 4–2 – February 28 Tulane No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4 Spencer Price (1–0) Keagan Gillies (0–1) none SECN+ 2,456 5–2 –
March (12–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 2 vs. Southern Miss No. 3 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS postponed to 3/3, impending weather March 3 vs. Southern Miss No. 3 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS W 4–1 Houston Harding (1–1) Drew Boyd (1–1) Stone Simmons (1) 3,675 6–2 – March 5 Tennessee Tech No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, COVID March 5 Kent State No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–3 Brandon Smith (2–0) Collin Romel (0–2) none SECN+ 2,923 7–2 – March 6 Tennessee Tech No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, COVID March 6 Kent State No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–9 Luke Albright (2–1) Eric Cerantola (0–1) none SECN+ 3,557 7–3 – March 7 Tennessee Tech No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, COVID March 7 Kent State No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–0 Jackson Fristoe (1–0) Max Rippl (1–1) none SECN+ 2,810 8–3 – March 9 Grambling No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–0 Dylan Carmouche (1–0) Kerry Boykins Jr. (0–1) none SECN+ 2,103 9–3 – March 10 Louisiana No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–0 Houston Harding (2–1) Austin Perrin (0–1) none SECN+ 2,976 10–3 – March 12 Eastern Michigan No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–0 Christian MacLeod (1–1) Davis Feldman (2–1) none SECN+ 3,526 11–3 – March 13 Eastern Michigan No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 Carlisle Koestler (2–0) Justin Meis (0–2) none SECN+ 3,956 12–3 – March 14 Eastern Michigan No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 Jackson Fristoe (2–0) Luke McGuire (1–1) Landon Sims (1) SECN+ 3,250 13–3 – March 16 Samford No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–2 Brandon Smith (3–0) Blake Bortak (0–1) none SECN+ 3,220 14–3 – March 19 at No. 19 LSU No. 3 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–1 Christian MacLeod (2–1) Jaden Hill (2–2) Brandon Smith (1) SECN 5,013 15–3 1–0 March 20 at No. 19 LSU No. 3 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–0 Will Bednar (1–0) Landon Marceaux (2–1) Landon Sims (2) SECN+ 5,031 16–3 2–0 March 21 at No. 19 LSU No. 3 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–8 AJ Labas (1–0) Jackson Fristoe (2–1) Devin Fontenot (2) SECN+ 4,603 16–4 2–1 March 23 North Alabama No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS postponed to 3/24, impending weather March 24 North Alabama No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 18–1 Mikey Tepper (1–0) Will Haberstock (0–3) none SECN+ 2,430 17–4 – March 26 No. 2 Arkansas No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–8 Patrick Wicklander (1–0) Christian MacLeod (2–2) Peyton Pallette (1) SECN+ 6,115 17–5 2–2 March 27 No. 2 Arkansas No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–11 Caden Monke (3–0) Brandon Smith (3–1) Kevin Kopps (2) SECN+ 6,152 17–6 2–3 March 28 No. 2 Arkansas No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 4–6 Ryan Costeiu (3–0) Jackson Fristoe (2–2) Jaxon Wiggins (4) SECN 4,060 17–7 2–4 March 30 Mississippi Valley State No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, impending weather
April (13–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Kentucky No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–1 Christian MacLeod (3–2) Ryan Hagenow (1–1) none ESPNU 3,448 18–7 3–4 April 2 Kentucky No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–2 Landon Sims (2–0) Cole Stupp (3–1) none SECN 3,912 19–7 4–4 April 3 Kentucky No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–3 Jackson Fristoe (3–2) Zack Lee (2–2) Parker Stinnett (1) SECN+ 4,159 20–7 5–4 April 6 Southern No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–1 Carlisle Koestler (3–0) Dillen Miller (0–1) none SECN+ 2,292 21–7 – April 9 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 6–5 Brandon Smith (4–1) Carson Skipper (0–1) Landon Sims (3) SECN+ 850 22–7 6–4 April 10 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 7–2 Will Bednar (2–0) Jack Owen (0–2) none SECN+ 1,267 23–7 7–4 April 11 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 19–10 Houston Harding (3–1) Joseph Gonzalez (0–3) none SECN 1,126 24–7 8–4 April 13 Arkansas State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 18–10 Cade Smith (1–0) Jake Algee (0–1) none SECN+ 2,447 25–7 – Super Bulldog Weekend April 16 No. 6 Ole Miss No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–2 Preston Johnson (1–0) Gunnar Hoglund (3–2) Landon Sims (4) SECN 10,291 26–7 9–4 April 17 No. 6 Ole Miss No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–9 Doug Nikhazy (4–1) Will Bednar (2–1) none SECN+ 13,338 26–8 9–5 April 18 No. 6 Ole Miss No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–5 Houston Harding (4–1) Austin Miller (0–1) Landon Sims (5) SECN+ 10,522 27–8 10–5 April 20 UAB No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 19–7 Mikey Tepper (2–0) Carson Knight (2–4) none SECN+ 2,901 28–8 – April 23 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 4 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–6 Kumar Rocker (9–1) Christian MacLeod (3–3) none SECN 1,407 28–9 10–6 April 24 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 4 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 7–4 Will Bednar (3–1) Jack Leiter (7–1) none ESPNU 1,399 29–9 11–6 April 25 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 4 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 4–7 Chris McElvain (3–0) Jackson Fristoe (3–3) Nick Maldonado (3) SECN+ 1,372 29–10 11–7 April 30 Texas A&M No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–712 Landon Sims (3–0) Alex Magers (2–2) none SECN+ 8,949 30–10 12–7
May (10–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Texas A&M (DH-1) No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–2 Will Bednar (4–1) Bryce Miller (2–2) Stone Simmons (2) SECN+ 9,071 31–10 13–7 May 1 Texas A&M (DH-2) No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–5 Houston Harding (5–1) Nathan Dettmer (3–2) Cam Tullar (1) SECN+ 7,938 32–10 14–7 May 2 Texas A&M No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS moved to 5/1, impending weather May 5 at The Citadel No. 4 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 10–2 Cade Smith (2–0) Cameron Reeves (2–8) none ESPN+ 1,173 33–10 – May 7 at No. 19 South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 9–0 Christian MacLeod (4–3) Brannon Jordan (4–4) none SECN+ 3,017 34–10 15–7 May 8 at No. 19 South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 9–6 Will Bednar (5–1) Will Sanders (6–3) Landon Sims (6) SECN+ 3,350 35–10 16–7 May 9 at No. 19 South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 3–411 Julian Bosnic (3–2) Brandon Smith (4–2) none SECN 2,810 35–11 16–8 May 11 UT Martin No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, impending weather May 13 Missouri No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4 Preston Johnson (2–0) Lukas Veinbergs (1–4) Landon Sims (7) ESPNU 7,444 36–11 17–8 May 14 Missouri No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–7 Spencer Miles (2–7) Stone Simmons (1–1) none SECN+ 8,470 36–12 17–9 May 15 Missouri No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–16 Ben Pedersen (1–1) Houston Harding (5–2) none SECN+ 8,730 36–13 17–10 May 18 Jacksonville State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–15 [2] Parker Stinnett (1–0) Camden Lovrich (1–1) none SECN+ 7,673 37–13 – May 20 at Alabama No. 10 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4–2 Christian MacLeod (5–3) Tyler Ras (6–4) Landon Sims (8) SECN+ 2,032 38–13 18–10 May 21 at Alabama No. 10 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7–0 Will Bednar (6–1) Dylan Smith (1–7) none SECN+ 2,630 39–13 19–10 May 22 at Alabama No. 10 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7–3 Houston Harding (6–2) Landon Green (3–1) none SECN+ 2,630 40–13 20–10
Post-season (10–5)
SEC Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 26 vs. (6) No. 13 Florida (3) No. 8 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 1–137 Hunter Barco (10–2) Brandon Smith (4–3) none SECN 5,235 40–14 0–1 May 27 vs. (2) No. 4 Tennessee (3) No. 8 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–128 Chad Dallas (10–1) Christian MacLeod (5–4) none SECN 4,737 40–15 0–2 NCAA Starkville Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 (4) Samford (1) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4 Will Bednar (7–1) Samuel Strickland (5–4) none ESPN3 8,794 41–15 1–0 June 5 (2) VCU (1) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 16–4 Christian MacLeod (6–4) Mason Delane (3–1) none ESPN3 10,011 42–15 2–0 June 6 (3) Campbell (1) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS postponed to 6/7, inclement weather June 7 (3) Campbell (1) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 Houston Harding (7–2) Cade Boxrucker (0–2) Landon Sims (9) ESPNU 8,251 43–15 3–0 NCAA Starkville Super Regional (2–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 12 (10) No. 6 Notre Dame (7) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–8 Preston Johnson (3–0) Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2) Landon Sims (10) ESPN 14,385† 44–15 4–0 June 13 (10) No. 6 Notre Dame (7) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 1–9 Aidan Tyrell (5–1) Christian MacLeod (6–5) none ESPNU 13,971 44–16 4–1 June 14 (10) No. 6 Notre Dame (7) No. 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–7 Landon Sims (4–0) Will Mercer (4–3) none ESPN2 11,754 45–16 5–1 College World Series (5–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record CWS record June 20 vs. (2) No. 3 Texas (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 2–1 Will Bednar (8–1) Ty Madden (7–5) Landon Sims (11) ESPN2 23,885 46–16 1–0 June 22 vs. Virginia (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–5 Cade Smith (3–0) Stephen Schoch (4–2) Landon Sims (12) ESPN2 22,803 47–16 2–0 June 25 vs. (2) No. 3 Texas (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 5–8 Aaron Nixon (4–3) Brandon Smith (4–4) none ESPN 24,003 47–17 2–1 June 26 vs. (2) No. 3 Texas (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 4–3 Landon Sims (5–0) Cole Quintanilla (5–1) none ESPN2 21,883 48–17 3–1 June 28 vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 2–8 Jack Leiter (11–4) Christian MacLeod (6–6) Nick Maldonado (9) ESPN2 24,052 48–18 3–2 June 29 vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 13–2 Preston Johnson (4–0) Christian Little (3–2) none ESPN 24,122 49–18 4–2 June 30 vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt (7) No. 11 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 9–0 Will Bednar (9–1) Kumar Rocker (14–4) Landon Sims (13) ESPN2 24,052 50–18 5–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Mississippi State team member

1.1 2 3 State Farm College Baseball Showdown originally scheduled 2/19-21 was pushed back 1 day due to winter storms in Texas.[4]
2.2 Game versus Jacksonville State was called after 5 innings due to inclement weather.
† Largest Super Regional Crowd in NCAA History

Schedule Source:[5]

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

Starkville Regional

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Starkville Regional Teams
(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) VCU Rams (3) Campbell Fighting Camels (4) Samford Bulldogs
First Round Semi-Finals Finals
1 Mississippi State 8
4 Samford 4
1 Mississippi State 16
2 VCU 4
3 Campbell 4
2 VCU 19
1 Mississippi State 6 –
3 Campbell 5 –
Lower round 1 Lower final
3 Campbell 19
4 Samford 13 2 VCU 10
3 Campbell 16
Starkville Regional Round 1
(4) Samford Bulldogs vs. (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs

June 4, 2021 2:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(4) Samford 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
(1) Mississippi State 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 8 11 1
WP: Will Bednar (7–1) LP: Samuel Strickland (5–4)**Home runs:**SAM: Max Pinto; Kaden Dreier; Sonny DiChiaraMSU: NoneAttendance: 8,794
Starkville Regional Round 2
(2) VCU Rams vs. (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs

June 5, 2021 8:25 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) VCU 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 3
(1) Mississippi State 2 1 0 2 1 9 0 1 X 16 14 0
WP: Christian MacLeod (6–4) LP: Mason DeLane (3–1)Home runs:VCU: Jack Schroeder; Michael HaydakMSU: Brad Cumbest; Kellum Clark; Kamren JamesAttendance: 10,011
Starkville Regional Championship
(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. (3) Campbell Fighting Camels

June 7, 2021 11:06 am (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Mississippi State 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
(3) Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 2
WP: Houston Harding (7–2) LP: Cade Boxrucker (0–2) Sv: Landon Sims (9)Home runs:MSU: Spencer PackardCAMP: Kamren James; Logan TannerAttendance: 8,251

Starkville Super Regional

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Starkville Super Regional Game 1
(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs

June 12, 2021 1:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(10) Notre Dame 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 12 4
(7) Mississippi State 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 X 9 10 1
WP: Preston Johnson (3–0) LP: Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2) Sv: Landon Sims (10)Home runs:ND: Brooks Coetzee; Zack PrajznerMSU: Tanner Allen (2); Rowdey JordanAttendance: 14,385
Starkville Super Regional Game 2
(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. (10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

June 13, 2021 5:05 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(7) Mississippi State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
(10) Notre Dame 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 X 9 8 1
WP: Aidan Tyrell (5–1) LP: Christian MacLeod (6–5)Home runs:MSU: _none_ND: David LaManna; Jack BranniganAttendance: 13,971
Starkville Super Regional Game 3
(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs

June 12, 2021 6:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(10) Notre Dame 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 7 10 1
(7) Mississippi State 1 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 11 12 1
WP: Landon Sims (4–0) LP: Will Mercer (4–3)Home runs:ND: Ryan Cole; Niko KavadasMSU: Logan Tanner; Tanner AllenAttendance: 11,754

College World Series

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2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns

| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Arizona | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 712 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bracket 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | –[A] | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stanford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stanford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bracket 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Record vs. conference opponents

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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC baseball recordsvte Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 12–17 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 0–2 ALA W5 3–7 2–2
ARK 22–8 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . ARK W1 10–0 2–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 . . 2–1 . AUB W6 3–7 0–3
FLA 17–13 . 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 FLA E3 7–3 2–2
UGA 13–17 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 UGA E5 3–7 0–0
KEN 12–18 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 KEN E6 3–7 1–2
LSU 13–17 2–1 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 LSU W4 5–5 0–2
MSU 20–10 3–0 0–3 3–0 . . 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 MSU W2 7–3 4–1
MIZZ 8–22 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–4
MISS 18–12 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 MISS W3 5–5 3–0
SCAR 16–14 . 1–2 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E4 5–5 2–1
TENN 20–10 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 TENN E1 8–2 2–0
TAMU 9–21 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 . TAMU W7 2–8 0–3
VAN 19–10 2–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . VAN E2 7–3 2–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.

Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below

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

^ 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.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Will Bednar RHP 1 14 San Francisco Giants
Tanner Allen† OF 4 118 Miami Marlins
Eric Cerantola RHP 5 139 Kansas City Royals
Christian McLeod LHP 5 159 Minnesota Twins
Rowdey Jordan OF 11 322 New York Mets

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†Tanner Allen, a red shirt junior, was previously drafted in the 34th round in 2019.[13]
NOTE: Houston Harding, a red shirt Junior LHP, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent.[14] All drafted have signed contracts.[15]

The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Scotty Dubrule 2nd, Carlisle Koestler RHP, and Riley Self RHP.[16]

High School Recruits

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Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 9th 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. After all players, that were going to, have signed contracts with their major league team, this recruiting class is ranked 16th in the nation.[17]

Player Position PGRnk DftRd DftOA Draft MLB Team
Maddux Bruns LHP 6 1 29 Los Angeles Dodgers
James Wood OF 46 2 62 San Diego Padres
Jordan McCants SS 113 3 88 Miami Marlins
Aaron Downs 3B 107 — — —
William "Pico" Kohn LHP 148 — — —
Slate Alford 3B 224 — — —
Jack Walker RHP 419 — — —
Revy "Trey" Higgins OF 439 — — —
Gray Bane C — — — —
Cole Cheatham LHP — — — —
Jackson Conn RHP — — — —
Tyler Haines RHP — — — —
Hunter Hines 3B — — — —
Jeffrey Ince SS — — — —
Tayler Montiel LHP — — — —
Sawyer Robertson OF — — — —
Bradley Wilson C — — — —
Bryce Chance OF — — — —

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NOTE: All drafted have signed contracts.[14]

  1. ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[6]

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  3. ^ "Road to 2021 College World Series: NCAA baseball tournament scores, schedule, bracket". ESPN. June 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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  5. ^ "Start of 2021 State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field moved to Saturday". Texas Sports. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

  6. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule – Mississippi State". THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETICS. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  7. ^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

  8. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  9. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  10. ^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  11. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  12. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

  13. ^ "New York Mets Draft Rowdey Jordan, Citi Field Becoming a Popular Landing Spot For Mississippi State Players". FanNation. July 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

  14. ^ "Questions remain about injured Ginn, Eagan". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. June 11, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

  15. ^ a b "Mississippi State pitcher Houston Harding signs free-agent deal with Los Angeles Angels". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

  16. ^ "2021 MLB Draft Signing Deadline Team-By-Team Breakdowns". The Sports Poll. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

  17. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster – Mississippi State". Mississippi State Athletics. 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

  18. ^ "College Recruiting Rankings Class of 2021". Perfect Game. 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

  19. ^ "MLB Draft: Here's where Ole Miss, Mississippi State players and signees were selected in first 10 rounds". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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