– ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of April 10, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball
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The 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.
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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]
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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 9–6
Chase 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 6–2
Christian 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 5–1
Eric 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 6–2
David 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 7–4
Christian 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 2–7
Cooper 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 4–8
Camden 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 8–4
Chase 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 0–4
Adam 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 9–0
Christian 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 2–6
Luis 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 5–1
Christian MacLeod (4–0)
Christian Nicolosi (0–2)
none
SECN+
7,518
8–4
–
March 7
Quinnipiac
No. 18
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
W 5–4
Landon Sims (1–0)
David Longstreeth (0–1)
none
SECN+
8,909
9–4
–
March 8
Quinnipiac
No. 18
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
W 8–4
David 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 6–3
Houston 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 3–2
Riley 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 Bold = Mississippi State team member
Schedule Source:[3]
*Rankings are based on the team’s current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings[edit]
^ 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.
MLB Draft[edit]
There were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft.
†Competitive Balance Round A[9] ‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State.[10] He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.[11]
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