Jump to content

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m link Mark Ecker using Find link
Tag: Reverted
ce
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American college baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year = 2016
|year = 2016
Line 16: Line 18:
|asst_coach2 = Wes Johnson (1st season)
|asst_coach2 = Wes Johnson (1st season)
|stadium = [[Dudy Noble Field]]
|stadium = [[Dudy Noble Field]]
|champion =[[2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament#Starkville Super Regional|Starkville Regional Champions]] <br> [[Template:2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings|SEC Regular Season Champions]]
|champion =[[2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Starkville Super Regional|Starkville Regional champions]] <br> [[Template:2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings|SEC Regular season champions]]
|tourney =
|tourney =
|tourney_result =
|tourney_result =
}}
}}
{{2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings}}
{{2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings}}
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]].
The '''2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team''' represented the [[Mississippi State University]] in the [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season]]. The Bulldogs played their home games at [[Dudy Noble Field]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

===Roster===
===Roster===
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
Line 94: Line 97:
|-
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |
*[[John Cohen (baseball)|John Cohen]] – Head Coach – 7th year
*[[John Cohen (baseball)|John Cohen]] – Head coach – 7th year
*[[Nick Mingione]] – Assistant Coach, 7 years at Mississippi State – (4th as AC)
*[[Nick Mingione]] – Assistant coach, 7 years at Mississippi State – (4th as AC)
*[[Wes Johnson (baseball)|Wes Johnson]] – Assistant Coach – 1st year
*[[Wes Johnson (baseball)|Wes Johnson]] – Assistant coach – 1st year
*Lee VanHorn – Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 1st year
*Lee VanHorn – Coordinator of baseball operations – 1st year
*Will Coggin – Coordinator of Camps – 1st year
*Will Coggin – Coordinator of camps – 1st year
|}
|}


Line 104: Line 107:
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
|-
|-
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | Regular Season (40–14–1)
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | Regular season (40–14–1)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
|
|
Line 115: Line 118:
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 122: Line 125:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! SEC Record
! SEC record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| Feb. 19 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}} || # 11 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''L''' 6–10 || Brandon Rhodes (1–0) || '''Kale Breaux (0–1)''' || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 9,413 || 0–1 || –
| Feb. 19 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}} || # 11 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''L''' 6–10 || Brandon Rhodes (1–0) || '''Kale Breaux (0–1)''' || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 9,413 || 0–1 || –
Line 151: Line 154:
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 158: Line 161:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! SEC Record
! SEC record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| Mar. 1 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Alcorn State Braves|title=Alcorn State}} || #23 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 14–0 || '''Keegan James (2–0)''' || Jahborus Smith (0–1) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 5,823 || 7–2 || –
| Mar. 1 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Alcorn State Braves|title=Alcorn State}} || #23 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 14–0 || '''Keegan James (2–0)''' || Jahborus Smith (0–1) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 5,823 || 7–2 || –
Line 185: Line 188:
| Mar. 19 || at #2 Vanderbilt || #13 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || '''W''' 5–4 || '''Kale Breaux (1–1)''' || Hayden Stone (0–1) || '''Noah Hughes (1)''' || SECN || 3,636 || 14–5–1 || 2–0
| Mar. 19 || at #2 Vanderbilt || #13 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || '''W''' 5–4 || '''Kale Breaux (1–1)''' || Hayden Stone (0–1) || '''Noah Hughes (1)''' || SECN || 3,636 || 14–5–1 || 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| Mar. 20 || at #2 Vanderbilt || #13 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || '''L''' 6–12 || Kyle Wright (4–0) || '''Daniel Brown (2–1)''' || Patrick Raby (1) || SECN+ || 3,330 || 14–6–1 || 2–1
| Mar. 20 || at #2 Vanderbilt || #13 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || '''L''' 6–12 || [[Kyle Wright (baseball)|Kyle Wright]] (4–0) || '''Daniel Brown (2–1)''' || Patrick Raby (1) || SECN+ || 3,330 || 14–6–1 || 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| Mar. 22 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils|title=Mississippi Valley State}} || #11 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 16–1 || '''Konnor Pilkington (1–0)''' || Fredrick Spe (1–2) || none || SECN+ || 6,867 || 15–6–1 || –
| Mar. 22 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils|title=Mississippi Valley State}} || #11 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 16–1 || '''Konnor Pilkington (1–0)''' || Fredrick Spe (1–2) || none || SECN+ || 6,867 || 15–6–1 || –
Line 205: Line 208:
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 212: Line 215:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! SEC Record
! SEC record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|April 1 || #14 [[2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team|Ole Miss]] || #7 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 3–1 || '''Dakota Hudson (4–1)''' || Brady Bramlett (4–2) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 10,152 || 19–7–1 || 5–2
|April 1 || #14 [[2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team|Ole Miss]] || #7 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 3–1 || '''Dakota Hudson (4–1)''' || Brady Bramlett (4–2) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN+]] || 10,152 || 19–7–1 || 5–2
Line 235: Line 238:
|April 15 || #8 [[2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team|Texas A&M]]|| #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 3–10 || Brigham Hill (5–0) || '''Dakota Hudson (4–3)''' || none || SEC Network|SECN+ || 10,032 || 24–10–1 || 8–5
|April 15 || #8 [[2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team|Texas A&M]]|| #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 3–10 || Brigham Hill (5–0) || '''Dakota Hudson (4–3)''' || none || SEC Network|SECN+ || 10,032 || 24–10–1 || 8–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|April 16 || #8 Texas A&M || #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 6–10 || Jace Vines (6–0) || '''Austin Sexton (3–2)''' || [[Mark Ecker]] (2) || SEC Network|SECN+ || 15,078 || 24–11–1 || 8–6
|April 16 || #8 Texas A&M || #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 6–10 || Jace Vines (6–0) || '''Austin Sexton (3–2)''' || Mark Ecker (2) || SEC Network|SECN+ || 15,078 || 24–11–1 || 8–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|April 17 || #8 Texas A&M || #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 5–10 || Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) || '''Reid Humphreys (0–1)''' || none || SEC Network|SECN+ || 8,786 || 24–12–1 || 8–7
|April 17 || #8 Texas A&M || #5 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''L''' 5–10 || Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) || '''Reid Humphreys (0–1)''' || none || SEC Network|SECN+ || 8,786 || 24–12–1 || 8–7
Line 265: Line 268:
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 272: Line 275:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! SEC Record
! SEC record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|May 5 || [[2016 Missouri Tigers baseball team|Missouri]] || #8 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 8–2 || '''Dakota Hudson (7–3)''' || Reggie McClain (4–3) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN]] || 6,630 || 31–14–1 || 13–9
|May 5 || [[2016 Missouri Tigers baseball team|Missouri]] || #8 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 8–2 || '''Dakota Hudson (7–3)''' || Reggie McClain (4–3) || none || [[SEC Network|SECN]] || 6,630 || 31–14–1 || 13–9
Line 296: Line 299:
|}
|}
|-
|-
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | Post-Season (4–4)
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | Post-season (4–4)
|-
|-
|
|
Line 305: Line 308:
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 312: Line 315:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! SECT Record
! SECT Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
Line 324: Line 327:
|
|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | {{CollegePrimaryColorLink|Mississippi State Bulldogs|2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|NCAA Starkville Regional}} (3–0)
! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | {{CollegePrimaryColorLink|Mississippi State Bulldogs|2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Starkville Regional}} (3–0)
|-
|-
! Date
! Date
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 336: Line 339:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! NCAAT Record
! NCAAT record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| June 3 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|title=Southeast Missouri State}} || #4 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 9–5 || '''Daniel Brown (4–2)''' || [[Joey Lucchesi]] (10–5) || none || [[ESPN3]]|| 9,378 || 42–16–1 || 1–0
| June 3 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|title=Southeast Missouri State}} || #4 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''W''' 9–5 || '''Daniel Brown (4–2)''' || [[Joey Lucchesi]] (10–5) || none || [[ESPN3]]|| 9,378 || 42–16–1 || 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| June 4 || #23 {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}} || #4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 4–1 || '''Austin Sexton (8–3)''' || [[Colton Eastman]] (8–3) || '''Blake Smith (5)''' || ESPN3 || 10,656 || 43–16–1 || 2–0
| June 4 || #23 {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}} || #4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 4–1 || '''Austin Sexton (8–3)''' || Colton Eastman (8–3) || '''Blake Smith (5)''' || ESPN3 || 10,656 || 43–16–1 || 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| June 5 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|title=Louisiana Tech}} || #4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 4–0 || '''Zac Houston (6–0)''' || Braden Bristo (5–6)|| '''Ryan Rigby (1)''' || ESPN3 || 9,092 || 44–16–1 || 3–0
| June 5 || {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|title=Louisiana Tech}} || #4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || '''W''' 4–0 || '''Zac Houston (6–0)''' || Braden Bristo (5–6)|| '''Ryan Rigby (1)''' || ESPN3 || 9,092 || 44–16–1 || 3–0
Line 348: Line 351:
|
|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | {{CollegePrimaryColorLink|Mississippi State Bulldogs|2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|NCAA Starkville Super Regional}} (0–2)
! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | {{CollegePrimaryColorLink|Mississippi State Bulldogs|2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Starkville Super Regional}} (0–2)
|-
|-
! Date
! Date
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Rank
! Rank
! Site/Stadium
! Site/stadium
! Score
! Score
! Win
! Win
Line 360: Line 363:
! TV
! TV
! Attendance
! Attendance
! Overall Record
! Overall record
! NCAAT Record
! NCAAT record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| June 10 || #13 [[2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]] || #4 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''L''' 0–1 || [[Bobby Dalbec]] (10–4) ||'''Dakota Hudson (9–5)''' || Cameron Ming (2) || [[ESPN2]] || 12,913 || 44–17–1 || 3–1
| June 10 || #13 [[2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]] || #4 || [[Dudy Noble Field]] • [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]] || '''L''' 0–1 || [[Bobby Dalbec]] (10–4) ||'''Dakota Hudson (9–5)''' || Cameron Ming (2) || [[ESPN2]] || 12,913 || 44–17–1 || 3–1
Line 372: Line 375:
† Indicates the game does not count toward the [[Template:2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings|2016 Southeastern Conference standings]].<br>
† Indicates the game does not count toward the [[Template:2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings|2016 Southeastern Conference standings]].<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings#Collegiate Baseball|Collegiate Baseball]] poll.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings#Collegiate Baseball|Collegiate Baseball]] poll.

==Record vs. conference opponents==
{{2016 SEC baseball record vs. opponent|team=MSU}}


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
Line 544: Line 550:
| [[Minnesota Twins]]
| [[Minnesota Twins]]
|-
|-
|}<ref>[http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker/ MLB Draft Tracker]</ref>
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker/ |title=MLB Draft Tracker |access-date=2016-06-15 |archive-date=2016-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610111240/http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker |url-status=dead }}</ref>
† Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=51585|title=MSU baseball update: Rooker returning, Kruger signs professionally|date=16 July 2016|publisher=The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://assets.espn.go.com/sec/baseball/2016/lgplyrs.htm 2016 SEC Baseball – Individual Statistics]</ref> In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/twins|title=MLB draft tracker|date=2017|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>
† Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=51585|title=MSU baseball update: Rooker returning, Kruger signs professionally|date=16 July 2016|publisher=The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://assets.espn.go.com/sec/baseball/2016/lgplyrs.htm 2016 SEC Baseball – Individual Statistics]</ref> In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/twins|title=MLB draft tracker|date=2017|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 555: Line 561:
[[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball seasons]]
[[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball seasons]]
[[Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons]]
[[Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons]]
[[Category:2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament participants|Mississippi State]]
[[Category:2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament participants|Mississippi State]]
[[Category:2016 in sports in Mississippi|Miss]]
[[Category:2016 in sports in Mississippi|Miss]]

Latest revision as of 16:54, 22 October 2024

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record44–18–1 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Mingione (4th season)
  • Wes Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20 – 9 – 0   .690 46 – 18 – 0   .719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 52 – 16 – 0   .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 25 – 0   .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 26 – 30 – 0   .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State x‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 44 – 18 – 1   .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 49 – 16 – 0   .754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 45 – 21 – 0   .682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 23 – 33 – 0   .411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 26 – 29 – 0   .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Personnel

[edit]

Roster

[edit]
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 – Redshirt 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

[edit]
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

[edit]
2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (40–14–1)
Post-season (4–4)
SEC Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 25 vs. Alabama #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 4–1 Zac Houston (5–0) Geoffrey Bramblett (5–4) Blake Smith (4) SECN 13,448 41–14–1 1–0
May 26 vs. #9 LSU #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–6 Jared Poche' (7–4) Dakota Hudson (9–4) Parker Bugg (4) SECN 11,390 41–15–1 1–1
May 27 vs. #6 Florida #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–12 7 Alex Faedo (12–1) Austin Sexton (7–3) none SECN 9,429 41–16–1 1–2
NCAA Starkville Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 3 Southeast Missouri State #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–5 Daniel Brown (4–2) Joey Lucchesi (10–5) none ESPN3 9,378 42–16–1 1–0
June 4 #23 Cal State Fullerton #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 Austin Sexton (8–3) Colton Eastman (8–3) Blake Smith (5) ESPN3 10,656 43–16–1 2–0
June 5 Louisiana Tech #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–0 Zac Houston (6–0) Braden Bristo (5–6) Ryan Rigby (1) ESPN3 9,092 44–16–1 3–0
NCAA Starkville Super Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 10 #13 Arizona #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–1 Bobby Dalbec (10–4) Dakota Hudson (9–5) Cameron Ming (2) ESPN2 12,913 44–17–1 3–1
June 11 #13 Arizona #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–6 11 Cameron Ming (2–2) Blake Smith (2–1) none ESPNU 13,452 44–18–1 3–2

† 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.

Record vs. conference opponents

[edit]

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

2016 SEC baseball records

Source: 2016 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 15–15 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 . ALA W5 5–5 1–1
ARK 7–23 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 . ARK W7 2–8 1–6
AUB 8–22 1–2 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 AUB W6 2–8 0–4
FLA 19–10 . 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 FLA E2 6–3 3–0
UGA 11–19 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 UGA E5 3–7 0–2
KEN 15–15 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 KEN E4 6–4 0–1
LSU 19–11 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 LSU W3 6–4 3–0
MSU 21–9 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 MSU W1 9–1 3–1
MIZZ 9–21 . 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 1–4
MISS 18–12 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . MISS W4 6–4 3–1
SCAR 20–9 3–0 3–0 . 1–1 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 SCAR E1 5–4 5–0
TENN 9–21 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E6 2–8 0–3
TAMU 20–10 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 TAMU W2 9–1 2–1
VAN 18–12 . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 3–0
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.

Rankings

[edit]
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[1]1717*17231516121081144443 644*4*11
Baseball America[2]20242424151055273333244*4*10
Collegiate Baseball^[3]11—232613117851088751441010
NCBWA†[4]1924192014141184733331444*11

^ 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]

A school record 11 players were selected in the draft. It is 3rd most in the NCAA for the 2016 season trailing only Texas A&M with 13 and Southern California with 12.[5]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Dakota Hudson RHP 1 34 St. Louis Cardinals
Reid Humphreys RHP/OF 7 200 Colorado Rockies
Daniel Brown LHP 7 201 Milwaukee Brewers
Jacob Robson OF 8 235 Detroit Tigers
Zac Houston RHP 11 325 Detroit Tigers
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 13 390 Tampa Bay Rays
Gavin Collins C/3B 13 392 Cleveland Indians
Vance Tatum LHP 18 553 Kansas City Royals
Austin Sexton RHP 18 556 St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Kruger C/DH 20 606 Los Angeles Angels
Brent Rooker† OF/DH 38 1143 Minnesota Twins

[6]

† Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins.[7][8] In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.[9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Baseball America Poll
  3. ^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
  4. ^ NCBWA Poll
  5. ^ Bulldogs Set Program Record With 11 Total MLB Draftees Archived 2016-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "MLB Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "MSU baseball update: Rooker returning, Kruger signs professionally". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  8. ^ 2016 SEC Baseball – Individual Statistics
  9. ^ "MLB draft tracker". MLB Advanced Media. 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2016_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball_team&oldid=1252714765"