2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

Starkville Regional Champions SEC Regular Season Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
2016 record	44–18–1 (21–9 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
#12 South Carolina ^x^y	20	–	9	–	0	.690	46	–	18	–	0	.719
#7 Florida ^y	19	–	10	–	0	.655	52	–	16	–	0	.765
#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
#10 Mississippi State ^x†^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	44	–	18	–	1	.706
#9 Texas A&M ‡^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	49	–	16	–	0	.754
#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 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 (40–14–1)

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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	W 17–4	Keegan James (1–0)	Landon Busch (0–1)	none	SECN+		1–1	–
Feb. 20	Florida Atlantic	#11	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	W 15–5 ⁷	Blake Smith (1–0)	Eldon Evans (0–1)	none	SECN+	6,608	2–2	–
Feb. 23	Memphis		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Postponed to 4/13, inclement weather
Feb. 26	UMass Lowell		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	W 5–0	Austin Sexton (1–1)	Cole Stapler (1–1)	none			4–2	–
Feb. 27	UMass Lowell		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Los Angeles, CA	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 • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–7	Blake Smith (2–0)	Mason Perryman (1–1)	Kale Breaux (1)		428	8–3	–
Mar. 6	vs. Oklahoma	#23	Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	T 5–5	none	none	none		1,543	8–3–1	–
Mar. 8	South Alabama	#26	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Nashville, TN	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 • 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. 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. 22	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. 24	Georgia	#11	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Pearl, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	Canceled
April 5	UT Martin	#8	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	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 • Gainesville, FL	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 • Gainesville, FL	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 • Gainesville, FL	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Starkville, MS	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 • Biloxi, MS	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 • Baton Rouge, LA	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 • Baton Rouge, LA	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 • Baton Rouge, LA	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 • Pearl, MS	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 • Tuscaloosa, AL	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 • Tuscaloosa, AL	Postponed to 4/30, inclement weather
April 30	at Alabama	#8	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	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 • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 2–1 ⁷	Konnor Pilkington (2–1)	Nick Eicholtz (3–2)	Daniel Brown (1)	SECN+	6,644	30–14–1	12–9

May (10–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 5	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–2	Dakota Hudson (7–3)	Reggie McClain (4–3)	none	SECN	6,630	31–14–1	13–9
May 6	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 4–3	Austin Sexton (5–2)	Tanner Houck (4–5)	none	ESPNU	6,904	32–14–1	14–9
May 7	Missouri	#8	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 3–1	Daniel Brown (3–2)	Michael Plassmeyer (4–5)	Reid Humphreys (6)	SECN+	7,614	33–14–1	15–9
May 11	at Troy	#7	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 7–3	Zac Houston (4–0)	Cory Gill (3–3)	none		1,488	34–14–1	–
May 13	at Auburn	#7	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 4–0	Dakota Hudson (8–3)	Cole Lipscomb (2–4)	none	SECN+	2,899	35–14–1	16–9
May 14	at Auburn	#7	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 16–6	Austin Sexton (6–2)	Justin Camp (3–4)	none	SECN	3,228	36–14–1	17–9
May 15	at Auburn	#7	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 10–3	Konnor Pilkington (3–1)	Casey Mize (2–4)	none	SECN+	2,813	37–14–1	18–9
May 19	Arkansas	#5	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–0	Dakota Hudson (9–3)	Dominic Taccolini (5–5)	none	SECN+	6,822	38–14–1	19–9
May 20	Arkansas	#5	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	Austin Sexton (7–2)	Isaiah Campbell (3–1)	Reid Humphreys (7)	SECN+	7,195	39–14–1	20–9
May 21	Arkansas	#5	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–4	Ryan Rigby (5–1)	Jordan Rodriguez (0–1)	none	SECN	8,421	40–14–1	21–9

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.

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	Final
Coaches'^[1]	17	17*	17	23	15	16	12	10	8	11	4	4	4	4	3 6	4	4*	4*	11
Baseball America^[2]	20	24	24	24	15	10	5	5	2	7	3	3	3	3	2	4	4*	4*	10
Collegiate Baseball^^[3]	11	NR	23	26	13	11	7	8	5	10	8	8	7	5	1	4	4	10	10
NCBWA†^[4]	19	24	19	20	14	14	11	8	4	7	3	3	3	3	1	4	4	4*	11

^ 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

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]

† As of July 16, 2016, Brent Rooker intends to return to Mississippi State for the 2017 season after playing in a summer collegiate baseball league in 2016. Brent Rooker had 11 HRs, a 0.578 slugging percentage, and 54 RBI, leading the Bulldogs in all three categories. His 11 HRs were only 3 behind the SEC leader, Ole Miss' J.B. Woodman with 14.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ USA Today Coaches' Poll
↑ Baseball America Poll
↑ Collegiate Baseball Poll
↑ NCBWA Poll
↑ Bulldogs Set Program Record With 11 Total MLB Draftees
↑ MLB Draft Tracker
↑ "MSU baseball update: Rooker returning, Kruger signs professionally". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ 2016 SEC Baseball - Individual Statistics

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