2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
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Starkville Regional champions Starkville Super Regional champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | Western Division |
Record | 50–18 (20–10 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium |
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No. 6 Tennessee xy | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 50 | – | 18 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Vanderbilt y | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | 49 | – | 18 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 29 | – | 23 | .558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 15 | – | 36 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 5 Arkansas x†‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 50 | – | 13 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Mississippi State y | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 50 | – | 18 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Ole Miss y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 45 | – | 22 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 LSU y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 38 | – | 25 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama y | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | 32 | – | 26 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium. Mississippi State won the 2021 College World Series (CWS) Championship over Vanderbilt giving the Bulldogs their first team national championship in any team sport.[2]
Preseason
SEC Coaches poll
The SEC coaches poll[3] was released on February 11, 2021 with Mississippi State predicted to finish second in the Western Division, receiving three out of fourteen Western Division first place votes. Mississippi State also received one overall conference first place vote. Florida received twelve overall conference first place votes and Vanderbilt also received one.
Coaches poll (West Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ole Miss | 78 (7) |
2 | Mississippi State | 73 (3) |
3 | Arkansas | 72 (2) |
4 | LSU | 63 (2) |
5 | Texas A&M | 36 |
6 | Auburn | 32 |
7 | Alabama | 31 |
Coaches poll (East Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Florida | 91 (13) |
2 | Vanderbilt | 79 (1) |
3 | Tennessee | 58 |
4 | South Carolina | 55 |
5 | Georgia | 51 |
6 | Missouri | 28 |
7 | Kentucky | 23 |
Preseason All-SEC teams
First Team[3]
- OF: Tanner Allen
Second Team[3]
- 1B: Josh Hatcher
- OF: Rowdey Jordan
Schedule and results
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Mississippi State team member |
1.1 2 3 State Farm College Baseball Showdown originally scheduled 2/19-21 was pushed back 1 day due to winter storms in Texas.[4]
2.2 Game versus Jacksonville State was called after 5 innings due to inclement weather.
† Largest Super Regional Crowd in NCAA History
- Schedule Source:[5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Starkville Regional
Starkville Regional Teams | |||
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(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Campbell Fighting Camels | (4) Samford Bulldogs |
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | 8 | ||||||||||||
4 | Samford | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | 16 | ||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Campbell | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 19 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | 6 | – | |||||||||||
3 | Campbell | 5 | – | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
3 | Campbell | 19 | ||||||||||||
4 | Samford | 13 | 2 | VCU | 10 | |||||||||
3 | Campbell | 16 | ||||||||||||
Starkville Regional Round 1 | ||
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(4) Samford Bulldogs | vs. | (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
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(4) Samford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Will Bednar (7–1) LP: Samuel Strickland (5–4) Home runs: SAM: Max Pinto; Kaden Dreier; Sonny DiChiara MSU: None Attendance: 8,794 |
Starkville Regional Round 2 | ||
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(2) VCU Rams | vs. | (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(2) VCU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | X | 16 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Christian MacLeod (6–4) LP: Mason DeLane (3–1) Home runs: VCU: Jack Schroeder; Michael Haydak MSU: Brad Cumbest; Kellum Clark; Kamren James Attendance: 10,011 |
Starkville Regional Championship | ||
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(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs | vs. | (3) Campbell Fighting Camels |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Houston Harding (7–2) LP: Cade Boxrucker (0–2) Sv: Landon Sims (9) Home runs: MSU: Spencer Packard CAMP: Kamren James; Logan Tanner Attendance: 8,251 |
Starkville Super Regional
Starkville Super Regional Game 1 | ||
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(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | vs. | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(10) Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(7) Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Preston Johnson (3–0) LP: Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2) Sv: Landon Sims (10) Home runs: ND: Brooks Coetzee; Zack Prajzner MSU: Tanner Allen (2); Rowdey Jordan Attendance: 14,385 |
Starkville Super Regional Game 2 | ||
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(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs | vs. | (10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(7) Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(10) Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Aidan Tyrell (5–1) LP: Christian MacLeod (6–5) Home runs: MSU: none ND: David LaManna; Jack Brannigan Attendance: 13,971 |
Starkville Super Regional Game 3 | ||
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(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | vs. | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(10) Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(7) Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Landon Sims (4–0) LP: Will Mercer (4–3) Home runs: ND: Ryan Cole; Niko Kavadas MSU: Logan Tanner; Tanner Allen Attendance: 11,754 |
College World Series
2021 College World Series Teams | |||||||
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NC State Wolfpack | (9) Stanford Cardinal | (5) Arizona Wildcats | (4) Vanderbilt Commodores | Virginia Cavaliers | (3) Tennessee Volunteers | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs | (2) Texas Longhorns |
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Stanford | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 712 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | –[A] | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Stanford | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Tennessee | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Tennessee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 |
Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2021 SEC baseball records
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 12–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | ALA | W5 | 3–7 | 2–2 | |
ARK | 22–8 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ARK | W1 | 10–0 | 2–0 | |
AUB | 10–20 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | . | 2–1 | . | AUB | W6 | 3–7 | 0–3 | |
FLA | 17–13 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | FLA | E3 | 7–3 | 2–2 | |
UGA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | UGA | E5 | 3–7 | 0–0 | |
KEN | 12–18 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 1–2 | |
LSU | 13–17 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | LSU | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2 | |
MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | MSU | W2 | 7–3 | 4–1 | |
MIZZ | 8–22 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 0–4 | |
MISS | 18–12 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | MISS | W3 | 5–5 | 3–0 | |
SCAR | 16–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E4 | 5–5 | 2–1 | |
TENN | 20–10 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | TENN | E1 | 8–2 | 2–0 | |
TAMU | 9–21 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | TAMU | W7 | 2–8 | 0–3 | |
VAN | 19–10 | 2–0 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 | |
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
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches'[7] | 7 | 7* | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7т | 7т* | 7т* | 1 |
Baseball America[8] | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8* | 8* | 1 |
Collegiate Baseball^[9] | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
NCBWA†[10] | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4т | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12* | 12* | 1 |
D1Baseball[11] | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11* | 11* | 1 |
^ 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
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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Will Bednar | RHP | 1 | 14 | San Francisco Giants |
Tanner Allen† | OF | 4 | 118 | Miami Marlins |
Eric Cerantola | RHP | 5 | 139 | Kansas City Royals |
Christian McLeod | LHP | 5 | 159 | Minnesota Twins |
Rowdey Jordan | OF | 11 | 322 | New York Mets |
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†Tanner Allen, a red shirt junior, was previously drafted in the 34th round in 2019.[13]
NOTE: Houston Harding, a red shirt Junior LHP, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent. [14] All drafted have signed contracts.[15]
Player Eligibility
The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Scotty Dubrule 2nd, Carlisle Koestler RHP, and Riley Self RHP.[16]
High School Recruits
Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 9th in the nation by Perfect Game. Perfect Game ranks players nationwide as the top 500. If there is no ranking, then the player was not in the top 500. If draft is not indicated, then the player was not drafted in this years draft. After all players, that were going to, have signed contracts with their major league team, this recruiting class is ranked 16th in the nation.[17]
Player | Position | PGRnk | DftRd | DftOA | Draft MLB Team |
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Maddux Bruns | LHP | 6 | 1 | 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
James Wood | OF | 46 | 2 | 62 | San Diego Padres |
Jordan McCants | SS | 113 | 3 | 88 | Miami Marlins |
Aaron Downs | 3B | 107 | — | — | — |
William "Pico" Kohn | LHP | 148 | — | — | — |
Slate Alford | 3B | 224 | — | — | — |
Jack Walker | RHP | 419 | — | — | — |
Revy "Trey" Higgins | OF | 439 | — | — | — |
Gray Bane | C | — | — | — | — |
Cole Cheatham | LHP | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Conn | RHP | — | — | — | — |
Tyler Haines | RHP | — | — | — | — |
Hunter Hines | 3B | — | — | — | — |
Jeffrey Ince | SS | — | — | — | — |
Tayler Montiel | LHP | — | — | — | — |
Sawyer Robertson | OF | — | — | — | — |
Bradley Wilson | C | — | — | — | — |
Bryce Chance | OF | — | — | — | — |
[18][19]
NOTE: All drafted have signed contracts.[14]
Notes
- ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[6]
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