2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	27–26 (9–21 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Vacant; Jake Gautreau;
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	54	–	17	–	0	.761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	42	–	20	–	0	.677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	0	.552	42	–	21	–	0	.667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	44	–	22	–	0	.667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Georgia ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	29	–	27	–	0	.518
Missouri ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	30	–	24	–	0	.556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	43	–	18	–	0	.705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	0	.655	54	–	17	–	0	.761
Auburn ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	34	–	23	–	1	.595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	43	–	21	–	0	.672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	38	–	27	–	0	.585
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	27	–	26	–	0	.509
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	25	–	29	–	0	.463

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

Previous season

In 2022, the Bulldogs finished 26–30, 9–21 in the SEC to finish in last place in the West, one of the worst seasons in recent history. The Diamond Dawgs were coming off winning a national championship the year before. The Mississippi State baseball looks to turn things around from last year, and once again, make it back to Omaha.^[2]

Coaching staff

2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaching staff
Chris Lemonis - Head Coach - 5th year Scott Foxhall (fired May 1)^[3] - Assistant Coach - 5th year Jake Gautreau - Assistant Coach - 6th year Kyle Cheesebrough - Camps Coordinator/Volunteer Assistant - 5th year Bobby Austin - Player Development - Roger Rodeheaver - Director of Baseball Operations - 5th year Blake Loper - Coordinator of Baseball Operations -

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Schedule and results

2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (27–26)

February (6–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 17	VMI	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 11–2	Cade Smith (1–0)	Roberto Velasquez (0–1)	none	SECN+	10,652	1–0	–
February 18	VMI	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 13–14	JT Inskeep (1–0)	Nate Dohm (0–1)	Will Riley (1)	SECN+	12,213	1–1	–
February 19	VMI	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–3	Jurrangelo Cijntje (1–0)	Nathan Light (0–1)	none	SECN+	11,005	2–1	–
February 21	Louisiana-Monroe	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 5–11	Carson Orton (1–0)	Bradley Loftin (0–1)	none	SECN+	9,247	2–2	–
February 22	Louisiana-Monroe	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 14–3	Jurrangelo Cijntje (2–0)	Brandt Corley (0–1)	none	SECN+	9,399	3–2	–
February 24	Arizona State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–13	Ross Dunn (1–0)	Cade Smith (1–1)	none	SECN+	11,136	3–3	–
February 25	Arizona State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	Graham Yntema (1–0)	Khristian Curtis (1–1)	Nate Dohm (1)	SECN+	14,320	4–3	–
February 26	Arizona State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 16–3	Landon Gartman (1–0)	Timmy Manning (0–1)	none	SECN+	11,043	5–3	–
February 28	vs. No. 25 Southern Miss	–	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	W 10–9	Nate Dohm (1–1)	JB Middleton (0–1)	none	SECN+	6,542	6–3	–

March (10–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Frisco College Baseball Classic
March 3	vs. Ohio State	–	Riders Field • Frisco, TX	L 3–8	Isaiah Coupet (2–1)	Evan Siary (0–1)	Jonah Jenkins (1)	D1Baseball	5,175	6–4	–
March 4	vs. Oklahoma	–	Riders Field • Frisco, TX	L 9–15	Jett Lodes (1–0)	Graham Yntema (1–1)	none	D1Baseball	7,526	6–5	–
March 5	vs. California	–	Riders Field • Frisco, TX	W 8–4	Nate Dohm (2–1)	Daniel Colwell (1–1)	none	D1Baseball	5,410	7–5	–

March 7	Valparaiso	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 12–2⁷	Bradley Loftin (1–1)	Grant Jablonski (0–1)	none	SECN+	9,486	8–5	–
March 10	Lipscomb	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–2	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–0)	Michae Dunkleberger (0–3)	Evan Siary (1)	SECN+	10,410	9–5	–
March 11	Lipscomb (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 4–3	Nate Dohm (3–1)	Logan Van Treeck (1–2)	none	SECN+	10,977	10–5	–
March 11	Lipscomb (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 12–4	Tyler Davis (1–0)	Collin Witze (0–1)	none	SECN+	10,977	11–5	–
March 12	Lipscomb	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to March 11, impending weather
Hancock Whitney Classic
March 14	vs. Nicholls	–	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	W 12–4	Brock Tapper (1–0)	Chat Hayes (0–1)	none	SECN+	5,684	12–5	–
March 15	vs. Louisiana	–	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	W 4–2	Colby Holcombe (1–0)	Sam Hill (0–1)	Nate Dohm (2)	SECN+	5,816	13–5	–

March 17	at Kentucky	–	Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY	L 5–6¹⁰	Seth Chavez (2–0)	Nate Dohm (3–2)	none	SECN+	1,646	13–6	0–1
March 18	at Kentucky	–	Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY	L 3–12	Ryan Hagenow (2–0)	Landon Gartman (1–1)	none	SECN+	1,827	13–7	0–2
March 19	at Kentucky	–	Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY	L 3–17⁷	Ryder Giles (1–0)	Graham Yntema (1–2)	none	SECN	1,680	13–8	0–3
March 21	Arkansas State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 16–2	Bradley Loftin (2–1)	Chase Armstrong (1–1)	none	SECN+	9,215	14–8	–
March 24	No. 4 Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–26⁷	Carter Holton (3–0)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–1)	none	SECN+	11,080	14–9	0–4
March 25	No. 4 Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 5–18	Hunter Owen (3–0)	Landon Gartman (1–2)	none	SECN+	12,927	14–10	0–5
March 26	No. 4 Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 7–11	Sam Hliboki (3–2)	Nate Dohm (3–3)	none	SECN+	9,872	14–11	0–6
March 28	Samford	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–4	Brock Tapper (2–0)	Heath Clevenger (0–1)	KC Hunt (1)	SECN+	8,971	15–11	–
March 30	No. 9 South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–6	James Hicks (4–0)	Colby Holcombe (1–1)	Cade Austin (1)	SECN	9,854	15–12	0–7
March 31	No. 9 South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–3⁷	Landon Gartman (2–2)	Noah Hall (5–1)	none	SECN+	10,385	16–12	1–7

April (8–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	No. 9 South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 5–14	James Hicks (5–0)	KC Hunt (0–1)	none	SECN+	12,357	16–13	1–8
April 4	Grambling	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 21–2⁷	Parker Stinnett (1–0)	Jacorey Boudreaux (0–2)	none	SECN+	9,343	17–13	–
April 6	at Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 12–8	Colby Holcombe (2–1)	Connor Ball (1–1)	KC Hunt (2)	SECN+	3,409	18–13	2–8
April 7	at Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–11⁷	Luke Holman (5–1)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–2)	none	SECN+	3,418	18–14	2–9
April 8	at Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–4	Nate Dohm (4–3)	Aidan Moza (0–1)	none	ESPNU	4,393	19–14	3–9
April 11	at UAB	–	Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL	W 7–3	Parker Stinnett (2–0)	Braxton Shelton (1–2)	none	ESPN+	808	20–14	–
Super Bulldog Weekend
April 14	Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–3	Mitch Murrell (2–1)	Colby Holcombe (2–2)	none	SECN+	14,739	20–15	3–10
April 15	Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–7	Nate Dohm (5–3)	Sam Tookoian (1–1)	none	SECN	16,423†^[5]	21–15	4–10
April 16	Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–3	Aaron Nixon (1–0)	Jackson Kimbrell (0–3)	none	SECN+	12,824	22–15	5–10

April 18	Southern	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	canceled, scheduling conflict
April 21	at Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 1–2	Tanner Bauman (3–1)	Nate Dohm (5–4)	Will Cannon (4)	SECN+	4,096	22–16	5–11
April 22	at Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 11–10	KC Hunt (1–1)	John Armstrong (6–2)	Aaron Nixon (1)	SECN+	4,096	23–16	6–11
April 23	at Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 11–12	Konner Copeland (2–1)	Aaron Nixon (1–1)	none	SECN+	4,096	23–17	6–12
April 25	vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup	–	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	W 2–1	Evan Siary (1–1)	Grayson Saunier (2–3)	Aaron Nixon (2)	SECN+	6,601	24–17	–
April 27	at No. 24 Tennessee	–	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 7–8	Chase Burns (4–3)	KC Hunt (1–2)	none	SECN	4,011	24–18	6–13
April 28	at No. 24 Tennessee	–	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 8–12	Camden Sewell (3–0)	Brock Tapper (2–1)	none	SECN+	4,471	24–19	6–14
April 29	at No. 24 Tennessee	–	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 2–13⁷	Drew Beam (6–2)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–3)	none	ESPNU	4,790	24–20	6–15

May (3–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 5	No. 6 Arkansas	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–6	Hagen Smith (7–1)	Cade Smith (1–2)	Gage Wood (5)	SECN+	10,871	24–21	6–16
May 6	No. 6 Arkansas	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–14⁷	Brady Tygart (2–0)	Landon Gartman (2–3)	Will McEntire (1)	ESPN2	11,973	24–22	6–17
May 7	No. 6 Arkansas	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 6–11	Zack Morris (1–3)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–4)	none	SECN+	9,882	24–23	6–18
May 9	Memphis	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	canceled, inclement weather
May 12	at No. 2 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1–12⁷	Paul Skenes (10–1)	Evan Siary (1–2)	none	SECN	12,304	24–24	6–19
May 13	at No. 2 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–4	KC Hunt (2–2)	Thatcher Hurd (3–2)	none	SECN+	11,904	25–24	7–19
May 14	at No. 2 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–13¹⁰	Aaron Nixon (2–1)	Riley Cooper (3–3)	none	SECN+	11,002	26–24	8–19
May 16	North Alabama	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	canceled, inclement weather
May 18	Texas A&M	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–8	Nate Dohm (6–4)	Brandyn Garcia (2–3)	none	SECN+	9,744	27–24	9–19
May 19	Texas A&M	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–6	Chris Cortez (3–0)	Aaron Nixon (2–2)	Evan Aschenbeck (2)	SECN+	10,848	27–25	9–20
May 20	Texas A&M	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 10–15	Brad Rudis (5–0)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–5)	none	SECN+	10,665	27–26	9–21

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Mississippi State team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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† = NCAA All-time On-campus attendance record

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	16–14		1–2	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	3–0	.	.	2–1	2–1	ALA	W4	5–5	2–1
ARK	20–10	2–1		3–0	.	0–3	.	1–2	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	4–1
AUB	17–13	1–2	0–3		1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	AUB	W3	6–4	2–1
FLA	20–10	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	FLA	E1	8–2	3–1
UGA	11–19	.	3–0	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	UGA	E6	3–7	1–3
KEN	16–14	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2		1–2	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–3	KEN	E5	4–6	3–1
LSU	19–10	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1		1–2	.	3–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	.	LSU	W2	7–2	2–0
MSU	9–21	2–1	0–3	1–2	.	.	0–3	2–1		.	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	MSU	W6	3–7	0–4
MIZZ	10–20	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	3–0	0–3	.	.		2–1	0–3	3–0	1–2	1–2	MIZZ	E7	3–7	2–5
MISS	6–24	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	1–2		.	.	1–2	0–3	MISS	W7	1–9	0–5
SCAR	16–13	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0	0–3	1–1	2–1	3–0	.		1–2	.	1–2	SCAR	E3	4–5	3–1
TENN	16–14	.	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	.	2–1		3–0	3–0	TENN	E4	5–5	3–2
TAMU	14–16	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	0–3		.	TAMU	W5	6–4	0–2
VAN	19–11	1–2	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–3	.		VAN	E2	7–3	4–2
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. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[7]	—	—*	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[9]	22	24	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[10]	31	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
D1Baseball^[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.

References

^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "Mississippi State Baseball: The Diamond Dawgs are back!". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Statement From Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis". Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ "2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ https://twitter.com/HailStateBB/status/1647357940330909697
^ "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
^ "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

[1] "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[2] "Mississippi State Baseball: The Diamond Dawgs are back!". Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "Statement From Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis". Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[4] "2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[5] ttps://twitter.com/HailStateBB/status/1647357940330909697

[6] "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.

[7] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[8] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.

[CBNPoll-9] "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".

[10] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

[11] "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

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