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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 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 – 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

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)
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

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

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

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

  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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball_team