2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

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2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CB No. 2
Record51–20 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Dudy Noble Field
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  xy263 .8975412 .818
No. 13 South Carolina  y1712 .5864320 .683
Florida  y1416 .4672930 .492
Kentucky  1119 .3673025 .545
Missouri  1020 .3331832 .360
Tennessee  820 .2862230 .423
Georgia  720 .2592132 .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  xy237 .7675711 .838
No. 18 Arkansas  y1811 .6213922 .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  y1614 .5335120 .718
Ole Miss  y1515 .5003824 .613
Alabama  y1415 .4833528 .556
Texas A&M  y1316 .4483429 .540
Auburn  1317 .4333323 .589
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2013 [1] [2] [3] [4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by John Cohen, in his 14th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 5th at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field, and compete in the Southeastern Conference's West Division.

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After the 2012 season, assistant coach Lane Burroughs left Mississippi State to become the head coach at Northwestern State. Nick Mingione became the assistant coach for the 2013 season, replacing Lane Burroughs. [5]

After a third-place finish in the SEC West and a semifinal appearance in the 2013 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament, the Bulldogs advanced through the NCAA tournament's Starkville Regional, Charlottesville Super Regional, and College World Series bracket to reach the College World Series final with an 8–1 record in the tournament.

MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Hunter Renfroe OF113 San Diego Padres
Adam Frazier SS6179 Pittsburgh Pirates
Kendall Graveman RHP8235 Toronto Blue Jays
Chad Girodo LHP9265 Toronto Blue Jays
Evan MitchellRHP13405 Cincinnati Reds
Daryl NorrisINF/RHP22666 Detroit Tigers
Luis PollorenaLHP23700 Texas Rangers

[6] [7]

Roster

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHome town
17 C Nick AmmiratiS/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)189 lb (86 kg)Sr Seton Hall Prep, Seton Hall / Panola College Sparta, NJ
39 RHP Anthony AnelloR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)Fr Fellowship Christian School Roswell, GA
6 OF Derrick ArmstrongR/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jr Columbia Central HS / Columbia State CC Columbia, TN
4 RHP Ben BracewellR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Briarwood Christian School Chelsea, AL
10 OF C.T. BradfordL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jr Pace HS Pace, FL
15 INF Matthew BrittonL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)189 lb (86 kg)So Cullman HS Cullman, AL
26 OF Cody BrownL/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Biloxi HS Biloxi, MS
33 RHP Preston BrownR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)188 lb (85 kg)RS Fr St. George's HS Germantown, TN
38 RHP Will CoxR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)217 lb (98 kg)So Amory HS Amory, MS
3 INF Alex DetzL/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)177 lb (80 kg)Jr Mission Prep HS / Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
31 RHP Trevor FittsR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)212 lb (96 kg)So Pelham HS Helena, AL
25 INF Nick FlairR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg)RS Fr Belle Chasse HS Belle Chasse, LA
12 INF Adam Frazier L/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)174 lb (79 kg)Jr Oconee County HS Bishop, GA
8 INF Sam FrostL/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)168 lb (76 kg)Sr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
9 OF Tyler FullertonR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)179 lb (81 kg)So Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN
19 C Daniel GarnerR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)206 lb (93 kg)Fr Sparkman HS Madison, AL
47 RHP Myles GentryR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg)Fr Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
18 LHP Chad GirodoL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sr Hartselle HS Hartselle, AL
49 RHP Kendall Graveman R/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)197 lb (89 kg)Sr Benjamin Russell HS Alexander City, AL
23 INF Kyle HannR/R5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)179 lb (81 kg)Fr Hillfield Strathallan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2 OF Demarcus HendersonR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)171 lb (78 kg)Jr Wayne County HS Waynesboro, MS
14 RHP Jonathan HolderR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)229 lb (104 kg)So Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
21 LHP Jacob LindgrenR/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)206 lb (93 kg)So St. Stanislaus HS Bay St. Louis, MS
51 RHP Evan MitchellR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jr Wheeler HS Marietta, GA
48 LHP Ross MitchellL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg)So Blackman HS Smyrna, TN
5 INF Daryl NorrisR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jr Fairhope HS Fairhope, AL
13 INF Brett PirtleS/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)176 lb (80 kg)Jr Tyler Lee HS / Panola College Tyler, TX
22 LHP Luis PollorenaL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)169 lb (77 kg)Sr United HS / Marion Military Institute Laredo, TX
32 INF Trey PorterL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)218 lb (99 kg)Sr East Central HS / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hurley, MS
36 C Zach RandolphR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg)Jr Amory HS / Itawamba CC Amory, MS
35 INF Wes ReaR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)272 lb (123 kg)So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
34 OF Hunter Renfroe R/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)216 lb (98 kg)Jr Copiah Academy Crystal Springs, MS
7 OF Jacob RobsonL/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)177 lb (80 kg)Fr Vincent Massey Secondary School Windsor, Ontario, Canada
28 RHP John Marc ShellyR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)188 lb (85 kg)Fr St. George's Independent Schools Germantown, TN
29 C Mitch SlauterR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg)Sr Olathe North HS / Barton County CC Olathe, KS
43 RHP Wes StokesR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)233 lb (106 kg)Jr West Lauderdale HS / Meridian CC Collinsville, MS
24 RHP Brandon WoodruffL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)225 lb (102 kg)So Wheeler HS Wheeler, MS
Head coach

John Cohen

Assistant coach(es)

Butch Thompson (associate head coach)
Nick Mingione (assistant coach)
Tyler Bratton (volunteer assistant coach)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season
SEC tournament
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
May 21 Missouri Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL 2–1 (17)Cox (3–1)Walsh (2–2)None5,40441–161–0
May 22 South Carolina Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL5–3Gentry (4–0)Westmoreland (7–2)None5,91342–162–0
May 23 Texas A&M Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL6–4Mitchell (11–0)Pineda (5–5)Holder (16)8.14343–163–0
May 25 Vanderbilt Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL8–16Pecoraro (4–1)Lindgren (4–3)Miller (2)11,96343–173–1
NCAA Starkville Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 31 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS 5–3Graveman (6–5)McClanahan (10–6)Holder (17)11,10244–171–0
June 1 South Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS6–2Mitchell (12–0)Bell (6–2)None11,12445–172–0
June 2Central ArkansasDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS2–5McKinzie (4–2)Gentry (4–1)None10,22645–182–1
June 3Central ArkansasDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS6–1Girodo (7–1)Biggerstaff (6–5)None8,66246–183–1
NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 8 Virginia Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA 11–6Graveman (7–5)Waddell (6–3)Mitchell (2)4,95647–184–1
June 9 [c] VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA6–5Girodo (8–1)Silverstein (10–2)Holder (18)4,95648–185–1
College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCWS record
June 15 Oregon State TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 5–4Mitchell (13–0)Boyd (10–4)Holder (19)24,47349–181–0
June 17 Indiana TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE5–4Girodo (9–1)Halstead (4–5)Holder (20)25,26050–182–0
June 21Oregon StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE4–1Graveman (8–5)Moore (14–2)Holder (21)18,86851–183–0
June 24 UCLA TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE1–3Plutko (10–3)Fitts (0–1)Berg (24)25,69051–193–1
June 25UCLATD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE0–8Vander Tuig (14–4)Pollorena (6–4)None27,12751–203–2
  1. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on April 19.
  2. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on May 11.
  3. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on June 10.
Wes Rea, paying first base against Arkansas, was a leader on the team Mississippi State at Arkansas baseball 2013, 001.jpg
Wes Rea, paying first base against Arkansas, was a leader on the team
C.T. Bradford was the leadoff hitter for the Bulldogs Mississippi State at Arkansas baseball 2013, 013.jpg
C.T. Bradford was the leadoff hitter for the Bulldogs

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2013 SEC baseball game results, 2013 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 14–151–22–1.3–0.1–20–32–10–3.2–12–01–2ALAW55–51–2
ARK 18–112–11–2.2–02–11–22–1.1–23–02–12–1.ARKW27–31–0
AUB 13–171–22–12–12–1.0–31–21–22–1..2–10–3AUBW75–50–2
FLA 14–16..1–21–21–20–31–22–12–13–02–1.1–2FLAE34–61–1
UGA 7–200–30–21–22–11–2..1–2.0–31–00–31–2UGAE71–80–3
KEN 11–19.1–2.2–12–10–32–11–22–10–31–2.0–3KENE44–60–3
LSU 23–72–12–13–03–0.3–02–13–02–11–2.2–1.LSUW19–14–0
MSU 16–143–01–22–12–1.1–21–2.1–22–1.3–00–3MSUW35–52–1
MIZZ 10–201–2.2–11–22–12–10–3..1–21–20–30–3MIZZE53–70–3
MISS 15–153–02–11–21–2.1–21–22–1..3–01–20–3MISSW44–62–1
SCAR 17–12.0–3.0–33–03–02–11–22–1.3–03–00–2SCARE26–44–2
TENN 8–201–21–2.1–20–12–1..2–10–30–31–20–3TENNE62–70–3
TAMU 13–160–21–21–2.3–0.1–20–33–02–10–32–1.TAMUW64–62–2
VAN 26–32–1.3–02–12–13–0.3–03–03–02–03–0.VANE110–06–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 1818*1361115161716101215131613112
Baseball America 555313192521161622212416142
Collegiate Baseball^131295814192426181728242318141272
NCBWA1613106101417181611101513171392

^ 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

  1. "Rivals Alabama, Auburn will be Day 1 highlight at SEC Tournament (with bracket)". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Tennessee". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Georgia". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. "NCAA Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. "MSU assistant Mingione hired as new Kentucky coach". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. Three More Diamond Dogs Drafted In First 10 Rounds
  7. Three More Diamond Dogs Selected In MLB Draft