2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2016 record	31–14–1 (13–9 SEC)
Head coach	John Cohen (8th year)
Assistant coach	Nick Mingione (4th season)
Assistant coach	Wes Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field

2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
#2 South Carolina	15	–	5	–	0	.750	34	–	9	–	0	.791
#1 Florida	14	–	6	–	0	.700	37	–	7	–	0	.841
#6 Vanderbilt	13	–	8	–	0	.619	34	–	10	–	0	.773
#28 Kentucky	11	–	10	–	0	.524	27	–	17	–	0	.614
Missouri	7	–	14	–	0	.333	24	–	21	–	0	.533
Georgia	7	–	14	–	0	.333	22	–	23	–	0	.489
Tennessee	6	–	15	–	0	.286	24	–	21	–	0	.533
Western
#5 Texas A&M	14	–	7	–	0	.667	35	–	9	–	0	.795
#8 Mississippi State	12	–	9	–	0	.571	30	–	14	–	1	.678
#26 Ole Miss	12	–	9	–	0	.571	33	–	12	–	0	.733
#27 LSU	11	–	10	–	0	.524	28	–	16	–	0	.636
Alabama	10	–	11	–	0	.476	25	–	20	–	0	.556
Arkansas	7	–	14	–	0	.333	26	–	18	–	0	.591
Auburn	7	–	14	–	0	.333	20	–	24	–	0	.455

‡ – Tournament champion As of May 2, 2016^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs roster

Pitchers

17 Paul Young - Junior
18 Keegan James - Freshman
20 Jared Padgett - Freshman
23 Austin Sexton - Junior
25 Dakota Hudson - Junior
28 Ryan Cyr - Freshman
31 Ryan Rigby - Sophomore
32 Vance Tatum - Junior
33 Parker Ford - Freshman
34 Kale Breaux - Freshman
38 Trent Waddell - Senior
39 Logan Elliot - Junior
41 Zac Houston - Junior
42 Blake Smith - Junior
44 Ethan Small - Freshman
45 Jacob Billingsley - Sophomore
46 Trysten Barlow - Freshman
47 Myles Gentry - Junior
48 Konnor Pilkington - Freshman
49 Daniel Brown - Freshman
51 Noah Hughes - Freshman

Catchers

9 Elih Marrero - Freshman
16 Josh Lovelady - Senior
35 Jack Kruger - Junior

Infielders

6 Luke Alexander - Freshman
10 Ryan Gridley - Sophomore
13 John Holland - Senior

Outfielders

5 Mike Smith - Senior
7 Jacob Robson - Junior
19 Brent Rooker - Sophomore
26 Cody Brown - Junior
52 Tanner Poole - Junior
53 Brant Blaylock - Freshman

Utility

2 Hunter Stovall - Freshman
3 Luke Reynolds - Junior
8 Gavin Collins - Junior
12 Reid Humphreys - Junior
14 Cole Gordon - Freshman
15 Jake Mangum - Freshman
36 Nathaniel Lowe - Junior

Coaching staff

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaching staff
John Cohen – Head Coach - 7th year Nick Mingione – Assistant Coach, 7 years at Mississippi State - (4th as AC) Wes Johnson – Assistant Coach - 1st year Lee VanHorn – Coordinator of Baseball Operations - 1st year Will Coggin – Coordinator of Camps - 1st year

Schedule and results

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February (6–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Feb. 19	Florida Atlantic	# 11	Dudy Noble Field	L 6–10	Brandon Rhodes (1–0)	Kale Breaux (0–1)	none	SECN+	9,413	0–1	–
Feb. 20	South Dakota State	# 11	Dudy Noble Field	W 17–4	Keegan James (1–0)	Landon Busch (0–1)	none	SECN+		1–1	–
Feb. 20	Florida Atlantic	#11	Dudy Noble Field	L 0–4	Marc Stewart (1–0)	Austin Sexton (0–1)	none	SECN+	9,405	1–2	–
Feb. 21	South Dakota State	#11	Dudy Noble Field	W 15–5 ⁷	Blake Smith (1–0)	Eldon Evans (0–1)	none	SECN+	6,608	2–2	–
Feb. 23	Memphis		Dudy Noble Field	Postponed to 4/13, inclement weather
Feb. 26	UMass Lowell		Dudy Noble Field	W 4–2	Dakota Hudson (1–0)	Steve Xirinachs (1–0)	Blake Smith (1)	SECN+	7,692	3–2	–
Feb. 27	Nicholls State		Dudy Noble Field	W 5–0	Austin Sexton (1–1)	Cole Stapler (1–1)	none			4–2	–
Feb. 27	UMass Lowell		Dudy Noble Field	W 4–2	Daniel Brown (1–0)	Nick Kuzia (0–1)	Reid Humphreys (1)		8,962	5–2	–
Feb. 28	Nicholls State		Dudy Noble Field	W 8–0	Zac Houston (1–0)	Alex Ernestine (1–1)	none		7,438	6–2	–

March (12–5–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Mar. 1	Alcorn State	#23	Dudy Noble Field	W 14–0	Keegan James (2–0)	Jahborus Smith (0–1)	none	SECN+	5,823	7–2	–
Mar. 4	at #21 UCLA	#23	Jackie Robinson Stadium	L 1–2	Griffen Canning (2–0)	Dakota Hudson (1–1)	Brian Gadsby (2)		1,166	7–3	–
Mar. 5	vs. USC	#23	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 8–7	Blake Smith (2–0)	Mason Perryman (1–1)	Kale Breaux (1)		428	8–3	–
Mar. 6	vs. Oklahoma	#23	Dodger Stadium	T 5–5	none	none	none		1,543	8–3–1	–
Mar. 8	South Alabama	#26	Dudy Noble Field	W 7–3	Ethan Small (1–0)	Hunter Soleymani (1–1)	none	SECN+	6,761	9–3–1	–
Mar. 11	#8 Oregon	#26	Dudy Noble Field	W 10–4	Dakota Hudson (2–1)	Cole Irvin (2–1)	Vance Tatum (1)	SECN+	6,454	10–3–1	–
Mar. 12	#8 Oregon	#26	Dudy Noble Field	W 9–3	Austin Sexton (2–1)	Matt Krook (0–1)	none	SECN+	6,627	11–3–1	–
Mar. 13	#8 Oregon	#26	Dudy Noble Field	W 5–2	Daniel Brown (2–0)	David Peterson (2–1)	Reid Humphreys (2)	SECN+	6,461	12–3–1	–
Mar. 15	Eastern Kentucky	#13	Dudy Noble Field	L 12–16 ¹⁰	Caleb Johnson (2–1)	Blake Smith (2–1)	none	SECN+	6,878	12–4–1	–
Mar. 16	Oral Roberts	#13	Dudy Noble Field	L 1–3	Cale Tims (1–0)	Jared Padgett (0–1)	Brady Womacks (4)	SECN+	6,404	12–5–1	–
Mar. 18	at #2 Vanderbilt	#13	Hawkins Field	W 2–1 ¹³	Ryan Rigby (1–0)	Matt Ruppenthal (0–1)	none	SECN	3,626	13–5–1	1–0
Mar. 19	at #2 Vanderbilt	#13	Hawkins Field	W 5–4	Kale Breaux (1–1)	Hayden Stone (0–1)	Noah Hughes (1)	SECN	3,636	14–5–1	2–0
Mar. 20	at #2 Vanderbilt	#13	Hawkins Field	L 6–12	Kyle Wright (4–0)	Daniel Brown (2–1)	Patrick Raby (1)	SECN+	3,330	14–6–1	2–1
Mar. 22	Mississippi Valley State	#11	Dudy Noble Field	W 16–1	Konnor Pilkington (1–0)	Fredrick Spe (1–2)	none	SECN+	6,867	15–6–1	–
Mar. 24	Georgia	#11	Dudy Noble Field	W 9–2	Dakota Hudson (3–1)	Kevin Smith (3–1)	none	SECN+	6,895	16–6–1	3–1
Mar. 25	Georgia	#11	Dudy Noble Field	W 3–1	Ryan Rigby (2–0)	Drew Moody (0–2)	none	SECN+	7,497	17–6–1	4–1
Mar. 26	Georgia	#11	Dudy Noble Field	L 8–11	Bo Tucker (3–1)	Daniel Brown (2–2)	Blake Cairnes (1)	SECN+	7,512	17–7–1	4–2
Mar. 29	vs. Southern Miss	#7	Trustmark Park	W 13–5	Ryan Rigby (3–0)	Cody Livingston (1–2)	none		5,982	18–7–1	–

April (12–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 1	#14 Ole Miss	#7	Dudy Noble Field	W 3–1	Dakota Hudson (4–1)	Brady Bramlett (4–2)	none	SECN+	10,152	19–7–1	5–2
April 2	#14 Ole Miss	#7	Dudy Noble Field	W 6–2	Austin Sexton (3–1)	Chad Smith (2–3)	none	SECN+	11,515	20–7–1	6–2
April 3	#14 Ole Miss	#7	Dudy Noble Field	L 5–8	Wyatt Short (2–1)	Ryan Rigby (3–1)	Will Stokes (3)	SECN+	10,164	20–8–1	6–3
April 5	UT Martin	#8	Dudy Noble Field	Canceled
April 5	UT Martin	#8	Dudy Noble Field	W 14–0	Ryan Cyr (1–0)	Adam Rimmer (0–1)	none	SECN+	7,014	21–8–1	–
April 8	at #1 Florida	#8	McKethan Stadium	L 2–8	Logan Shore (6–0)	Dakota Hudson (4–2)	none	SECN+	3,927	21–9–1	6–4
April 9	at #1 Florida	#8	McKethan Stadium	W 10–4	Ryan Rigby (4–1)	Alex Faedo (6–1)	none	SECN+	6,244	22–9–1	7–4
April 10	at #1 Florida	#8	McKethan Stadium	W 2–1	Zac Houston (2–0)	Dane Dunning (2–2)	Reid Humphreys (3)	SECN	3,720	23–9–1	8–4
April 13	Memphis	#5	Dudy Noble Field	W 11–1	Kale Breaux (2–1)	James Muse (0–3)	none	SECN+	7,043	24–9–1	–
April 15	#8 Texas A&M	#5	Dudy Noble Field	L 3–10	Brigham Hill (5–0)	Dakota Hudson (4–3)	none	SECN+	10,032	24–10–1	8–5
April 16	#8 Texas A&M	#5	Dudy Noble Field	L 6–10	Jace Vines (6–0)	Austin Sexton (3–2)	Mark Ecker (2)	SECN+	15,078	24–11–1	8–6
April 17	#8 Texas A&M	#5	Dudy Noble Field	L 5–10	Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0)	Reid Humphreys (0–1)	none	SECN+	8,786	24–12–1	8–7
April 20	vs. Louisiana–Monroe	#10	MGM Park	W 1–0 ¹⁴	Keegan James (3–0)	Tyler Schwaner (0–1)	none		4,474	25–12–1	–
April 22	at #15 LSU	#10	Alex Box Stadium	W 12–8	Dakota Hudson (5–3)	Jared Poche' (5–4)	Reid Humphreys (4)	SECN+	10,884	26–12–1	9–7
April 23	at #15 LSU	#10	Alex Box Stadium	W 2–1	Austin Sexton (4–2)	Alex Lange (4–3)	Reid Humphreys (5)	ESPNU	11,588	27–12–1	10–7
April 24	at #15 LSU	#10	Alex Box Stadium	L 8–11	Russell Reynolds (1–0)	Konnor Pilkington (1–1)	none	ESPN2	10,034	27–13–1	10–8
April 26†	vs. #24 Ole Miss	#8	Trustmark Park	W 2–0	Zac Houston (3–0)	Chad Smith (3–4)	Jacob Billingsley (1)	SECN	8,542	28–13–1	–
April 28	at Alabama	#8	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 12–5	Dakota Hudson (6–3)	Geoffrey Bramblett (3–3)	Blake Smith (2)	ESPNU	4,064	29–13–1	11–8
April 29	at Alabama	#8	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	Postponed to 4/30, inclement weather
April 30	at Alabama	#8	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	L 3–4 ⁹	Matt Foster (5–3)	Ryan Cyr (1–1)	none	SECN+	4,064	29–14–1	11–9
April 30	at Alabama	#8	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 2–1 ⁷	Konnor Pilkington (2–1)	Nick Eicholtz (3–2)	Daniel Brown (1)	SECN+	6,644	30–14–1	12–9

May (1–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 5	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field	W 8–2	Dakota Hudson (6–3)	Reggie McClain (4–3)	none	SECN	6,630	31–14–1	13–9
May 6	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field	–				ESPNU		–	–
May 7	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field	–				SECN+		–	–
May 11	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field	–						–	–
May 13	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	–				SECN+		–	–
May 14	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	–				SECN		–	–
May 15	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	–				SECN+		–	–
May 19	Arkansas		Dudy Noble Field	–				SECN+		–	–
May 20	Arkansas		Dudy Noble Field	–				SECN+		–	–
May 21	Arkansas		Dudy Noble Field	–				SECN		–	–

Post-Season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 24 or 25	TBD		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[2]	17	17*	17	23	15	16	12	10	8	11	4	4
Baseball America^[3]	20	24	24	24	15	10	5	5	2	7	3	3
Collegiate Baseball^^[4]	11	NR	23	26	13	11	7	8	5	10	8	8
NCBWA†^[5]	19	24	19	20	14	14	11	8	4	7	3	3

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

References

↑ "Baseball Standings". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
↑ USA Today Coaches' Poll
↑ Baseball America Poll
↑ Collegiate Baseball Poll
↑ NCBWA Poll

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

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Culture & lore	Left Field Lounge

People	Head coaches

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College World Series appearances in italics

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