The 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams 1st Team Jake Mangum – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball) Jake Mangum – Outfielder (NCBWA) 2nd Team JT Ginn – Utility Player (Baseball America) Jake Mangum – Outfielder (D1Baseball)

3rd Team Jake Mangum -"BAMF" Outfielder (Perfect Game)

SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in sixth place in the Western Division.Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship

Media poll (West) 1 LSU 88 (10) 2 Ole Miss 65 (1) 3 Arkansas 59 (1) 4 Auburn 57 (1) 5 Texas A&M 48 (1) 6 Mississippi State 47 7 Alabama 21

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team Jake Mangum – Outfielder

2nd Team Tanner Allen – First Baseman

Roster

Schedule and results 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season (45–11) February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFeb. 15 No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–3 Cole Gordon (1–0) Kip DeShields (0–1) none SECN+ 8,503 1–0 –Feb. 16 Youngstown State (DH-1) No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–2 JT Ginn (1–0) Chad Coles (0–1) none SECN+ 9,157 2–0 – Feb. 16 Youngstown State (DH-2) No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–0 Keegan James (1–0) Jon Synder (0–1) none SECN+ 9,157 3–0 – Feb. 17 Youngstown State No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Moved to 2/16, impending weatherFeb. 20 No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–2 Riley Self (1–0) Riley Davis (1–1) Cole Gordon (1) SECN+ 6,539 4–0 –Feb. 22 No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–110 Ryan Och (1–0) Trysten Barlow (0–1) none SECN+ 7,091 4–1 –Feb. 23 Southern Miss No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–1 JT Ginn (2–0) Steve Powers (1–1) none SECN+ 9,376 5–1 –Feb. 24 Southern Miss No. 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–3 Cole Gordon (2–0) Ryan Och (1–1) none SECN+ 9,449 6–1 –Feb. 26 No. 12 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 17–4 Eric Cerantola (1–0) Mario Lopez (0–2) none SECN+ 7,019 7–1 –Feb. 27 Southeastern Louisiana No. 12 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–0 Peyton Plumlee (1–0) Trey Shaffer (0–1) none SECN+ 7,860 8–1 – March (16–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMar. 1 vs. Frisco Classic No. 12 Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX W 5–4 Trysten Barlow (1–1) Riley Gossett (0–1) Cole Gordon (2) 6,447 9–1 –Mar. 2 vs. No. 3 Texas Tech Frisco Classic No. 12 Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX W 4–2 JT Ginn (3–0) Caleb Kilian (0–2) Cole Gordon (3) 7,527 10–1 –Mar. 3 vs. Frisco Classic No. 12 Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX Cancelled due to coldMar. 5 No. 18 No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 Keegan James (2–0) Gavin Williams (1–1) Cole Gordon (4) SECN+ 7,013 11–1 –Mar. 6 Arkansas Pine–Bluff No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–1 Eric Cerantola (2–0) Colton Bochtler (0–1) none SECN+ 6,506 12–1 –Mar. 8 (DH-1) No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–2 Ethan Small (1–0) Nick Silva (0–2) Jared Liebelt (1) SECN+ 7,238 13–1 –Mar. 8 Maine (DH-2) No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 JT Ginn (4–0) Peter Kemble (0–3) none SECN+ 7,238 14–1 –Mar. 9 Maine No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Moved to 3/8, impending weatherMar. 10 Maine No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–8 Colby White (1–0) Jacob Small (0–1) Cole Gordon (5) SECN+ 7,458 15–1 –Mar. 13 Grambling No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 18–1 Eric Cerantola (3–0) Andy Escano (0–2) none SECN+ 7,495 16–1 –Mar. 15 at No. 5 Florida No. 6 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 6–5 Ethan Small (2–0) Tommy Mace (4–1) none SECN+ 4,215 17–1 1–0Mar. 16 at No. 5 Florida (DH-1) No. 6 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 10–5 JT Ginn (5–0) Jack Leftwich (4–1) Jared Liebelt (2) SECN 4,019 18–1 2–0Mar. 16 at No. 5 Florida (DH-2) No. 6 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–4 Tyler Dyson (3–0) Keegan James (2–1) Christian Scott (1) SECN+ 3,247 18–2 2–1Mar. 17 at No. 5 Florida No. 6 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL Moved to 3/16, impending weatherMar. 19 No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–4 Jack Eagan (1–0) Ethan Daily (0–2) none SECN+ 7,470 19–2 –Mar. 20 at No. 2 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 6–4 Tyler Spring (1–0) Jack Rude (0–2) Cole Gordon (6) 2,284 20–2 –Mar. 22 No. 12 Auburn No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–6 Elliott Anderson (4–0) Colby White (1–1) Cody Greenhill (4) SECN+ 10,029 20–3 2–2Mar. 23 No. 12 Auburn No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–2 JT Ginn (6–0) Carson Skipper (3–1) none SECN+ 12,343 21–3 3–2Mar. 24 No. 12 Auburn No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 20–15 Cole Gordon (3–0) Cody Greenhill (0–1) none SECN+ 9,886 22–3 4–2Mar. 26 Mississippi Valley State No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 18–5 Jared Liebelt (1–0) Morgan Lomax (0–1) none SECN+ 7,198 23–3 –Mar. 28 No. 17 LSU No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 Ethan Small (3–0) Zack Hess (2–2) Cole Gordon (7) ESPNU 9,797 24–3 5–2Mar. 29 No. 17 LSU No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–10 Cole Henry (2–1) JT Ginn (6–1) none SECN 11,262 24–4 5–3Mar. 30 No. 17 LSU No. 2 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–11 Eric Walker (2–1) Peyton Plumlee (1–1) none SECN+ 11,648 24–5 5–4 April (12–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 3 Louisiana–Monroe No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 21–8 Brandon Smith (1–0) Cole Martin (0–3) none SECN+ 7,532 25–5 –April 5 at Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 6–311 Trysten Barlow (2–1) Garrett Crochet (3–2) none SECN+ 2,684 26–5 6–4April 6 at Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1–2 Zach Linginfelter (5–3) Peyton Plumlee (1–2) Redmond Walsh (4) SECN+ 2,485 26–6 6–5April 7 at Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 7–5 Keegan James (3–1) Will Heflin (3–1) Jared Liebelt (3) SECN+ 2,416 27–6 7–5April 10 No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–5 Brandon Smith (2–0) Patrick McBride (0–2) Cole Gordon (8) SECN+ 7,270 28–6 –April 12 Alabama Super Bulldog Weekend No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–0 Ethan Small (4–0) Sam Finnerty (5–4) none SECN+ 10,386 29–6 8–5April 13 Alabama Super Bulldog Weekend No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–1 Peyton Plumlee (2–2) Brock Love (4–2) none SECN+ 11,112 30–6 9–5April 14 Alabama Super Bulldog Weekend No. 6 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–3 JT Ginn (7–1) Casey Cobb (0–1) none SECN 8,593 31–6 10–5April 16 No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Colby White (2–1) Alex Olguin (2–2) none SECN+ 7,402 32–6 –April 18 at No. 12 Arkansas No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 3–5 Isaiah Campbell (7–1) Ethan Small (4–1) Matt Cronin (8) ESPNU 8,338 32–7 10–6April 19 at No. 12 Arkansas No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 5–12 Kevin Kopps (3–3) Peyton Plumlee (2–3) none SECN+ 9,573 32–8 10–7April 20 at No. 12 Arkansas No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2–10 Connor Noland (2–2) JT Ginn (7–2) none SECN+ 11,087 32–9 10–8April 23† vs. No. 19 Ole Miss Governor's Cup No. 9 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS W 8–1 Trysten Barlow (3–1) Zack Phillips (4–2) none 8,638 33–9 –April 26 No. 4 Georgia No. 9 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 19–3 Ethan Small (5–1) C.J. Smith (3–3) none SECN+ 9,061 34–9 11–8April 27 No. 4 Georgia No. 9 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–3 JT Ginn (8–2) Tony Locey (7–1) none SECN 9,572 35–9 12–8April 28 No. 4 Georgia No. 9 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 Peyton Plumlee (3–3) Tim Elliott (5–3) none SECN+ 8,204 36–9 13–8 May (9–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 2 at No. 14 Texas A&M No. 6 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX Postponed to 5/4, inclement weatherMay 3 at No. 14 Texas A&M No. 6 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–0 Ethan Small (6–1) John Doxakis (5–3) none SECN+ 4,734 37–9 14–8May 4 at No. 14 Texas A&M (DH-1) No. 6 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 0–17 Asa Lacy (7–3) JT Ginn (8–3) none SECN 7,275 37–10 14–9May 4 at No. 14 Texas A&M (DH-2) No. 6 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–37 Peyton Plumlee (4–3) Christian Roa (2–2) Jared Liebelt (4) SECN+ 7,275 38–10 15–9May 8 No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–9 Cole Gordon (4–0) Joshua Scheer (2–2) none SECN+ 8,061 39–10 –May 10 at No. 11 Ole Miss No. 5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–0 Ethan Small (7–1) Will Ethridge (5–5) Jared Liebelt (5) SECN+ 8,797 40–10 16–9May 11 at No. 11 Ole Miss No. 5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–5 Riley Self (2–0) Austin Miller (4–1) Cole Gordon (9) SECN+ 8,967 41–10 17–9May 12 at No. 11 Ole Miss No. 5 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–5 Peyton Plumlee (5–3) Gunnar Hoglund (1–2) none ESPN2 8,572 42–10 18–9May 14 Louisiana Tech No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–3 Brandon Smith (3–0) Logan Robbins (4–4) none SECN+ 7,989 43–10 –May 16 South Carolina No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 24–7 Ethan Small (8–1) Cam Tringali (2–4) none SECN+ 8,094 44–10 19–9May 17 South Carolina No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–2 Colby White (3–1) Reid Morgan (4–6) none SECN+ 9,235 45–10 20–9May 18 South Carolina No. 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–10 Brett Kerry (4–1) Peyton Plumlee (5–4) Parker Coyne (1) SECN+ 10,461 45–11 20–10 Postseason (7–4) (1–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 22 vs. (5) No. 16 LSU (4) No. 3 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 6–517 Keegan James (4–1) Ma'Khail Hilliard (0–4) none SECN 13,902 46–11 1–0May 23 vs. (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt (4) No. 3 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 0–1 Drake Fellows (11–0) Ethan Small (8–2) Tyler Brown (14) SECN 8,620 46–12 1–1May 24 vs. (5) No. 16 LSU (4) No. 3 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–127 Aaron George (3–1) JT Ginn (8–4) none SECN 14,294 46–13 1–2 (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordMay 31 (4) Southern (1) No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–6 Jared Liebelt (2–0) Connor Whalen (5–1) Cole Gordon (10) SECN 8,826 47–13 1–0June 1 (3) Central Michigan (1) No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–2 Ethan Small (9–2) Cameron Brown (10–1) none ESPN3 11,511 48–13 2–0June 2 (2) No. 17 Miami (FL) (1) No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–2 Peyton Plumlee (6–4) Slade Cecconi (5–4) Cole Gordon (11) SECN 9,014 49–13 3–0 (2–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordJune 8 (11) No. 4 Stanford (6) No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 Ethan Small (10–2) Brendan Beck (5–4) none ESPNews 13,132 50–13 4–0June 9 (11) No. 4 Stanford (6) No. 3 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–1 Peyton Plumlee (7–4) Erik Miller (8–3) none ESPNU 11,597 51–13 5–0 (1–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record CWS recordJune 16 vs. Auburn (6) No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 5–4 Cole Gordon (5–0) Tanner Burns (4–4) none ESPN2 22,671 52–13 1–0June 18 vs. (2) No. 2 Vanderbilt (6) No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE Postponed to 6/19, inclement weatherJune 19 vs. (2) No. 2 Vanderbilt (6) No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 3–6 Kumar Rocker (11–5) Peyton Plumlee (7–5) Tyler Brown (16) ESPN 15,465 52–14 1–1June 20 vs. (7) No. 11 Louisville (6) No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 3–4 Reid Detmers (13–4) Cole Gordon (5–1) none ESPN2 24,201 52–15 1–2 † Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Starkville Regional