2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team will represent Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs will play their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium.

2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
CB	No. 12
2020 record	12–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Foxhall Jake Gautreau
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	2		.882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	3		.833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of January 24, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 52–15 overall, and 20–10 in the conference. They participated in the 2019 College World Series

Preseason

SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.[2]

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

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+ 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
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'[4]	6	6*	6*	19	17
Baseball America[5]	9	9	4	12	13
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	6	6	6	12	10
NCBWA†[7]	9	7	6	13
D1Baseball[8]	10	10	8	18	17

^ 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

1. "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved 2020-02-17.
3. "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi State University Athletics. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
4. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
6. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
7. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
8. "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.