2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	26–30 (9–21 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Foxhall Jake Gautreau
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y	25	–	5		.833			57	–	9		.864
No. 21 Florida  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			42	–	24		.636
Georgia  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			36	–	23		.610
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			39	–	23		.629
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			27	–	28		.491
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			33	–	26		.559
Missouri  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			28	–	23		.549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M  x‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			44	–	20		.688
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	21		.687
No. 25 LSU  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	22		.645
No. 7 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13		.552			43	–	22		.662
No. 1 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			42	–	23		.646
Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			31	–	27		.534
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			26	–	30		.464
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. They entered this season as the defending national champions.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 50–18, 20–10 in the SEC to finish in second place in the West. The Bulldogs swept the Starkville Regional and then hosted Notre Dame in the Starkville Super Regional. They advanced to the College World Series where they defeated Vanderbilt in the Championship Series to win the program's and institution's first team national championship, as there have been individual national champions in various sports. ^[1]

Schedule and results

2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (26–30)
February (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 18 No. 24 Long Beach State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–3 Luis Ramirez (1–0) Landon Sims (0–1) Devereaux Harrison (1) SECN+ 10,223 0–1 – February 19 No. 24 Long Beach State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–13 Marques Johnson (1–0) KC Hunt (0–1) none SECN+ 13,351 0–2 – February 20 No. 24 Long Beach State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–4 Cade Smith (1–0) Juaron Watts-Brown (0–1) none SECN+ 10,751 1–2 – February 22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 17–17 Jackson Fristoe (1–0) Mike Gerwitz (0–1) none SECN+ 7,908 2–2 – February 25 Northern Kentucky No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–7 Kyle Klingenbeck (1–1) Landon Sims (0–2) Bryson Lonsbury (1) SECN+ 8,879 2–3 – February 26 Northern Kentucky No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–1 Preston Johnson (1–0) Ben Gerl (0–2) none SECN+ 9,894 3–3 – February 27 Northern Kentucky No. 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–2 Cade Smith (2–0) Kaden Echeman (0–1) none SECN+ 8,654 4–3 –
March (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Grambling State No. 9 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 2–1 Parker Stinnett (1–0) Jacorey Boudreaux (0–1) none SECN+ 8,535 5–3 – March 2 vs. Southern Miss No. 9 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS L 1–7 Tanner Hall (1–0) Jackson Fristoe (1–1) none 6,387 5–4 – March 4 at Tulane No. 9 Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 19–2 Brandon Smith (1–0) Tyler Hoffman (0–2) none ESPN+ 2,905 6–4 – March 5 at Tulane No. 9 Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 10–1110 Zach Devito (2–0) Mikey Tepper (0–1) none ESPN+ 3,264 6–5 – March 6 at Tulane No. 9 Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 4–5 Lane Thomas (1–0) Drew Talley (0–1) Zach Devito (2) ESPN+ 2,886 6–6 – Hancock Whitney Classic March 8 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech No. 23 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS W 11–5 Parker Stinnett (2–0) Chase Hampton (1–1) none SECN+ 5,799 7–6 – March 9 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech No. 23 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS L 2–7 Colin Clark (1–0) Jackson Fristoe (1–2) none SECN+ 5,382 7–7 – March 11 Princeton No. 23 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–2 Preston Johnson (2–0) Jackson Emus (0–2) none SECN+ 8,998 8–7 – March 13 Princeton (DH-1) No. 23 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–2 Parker Stinnett (3–0) Andrew D'Alessio (0–1) Mikey Tepper (1) SECN+ 9,331 9–7 – March 13 Princeton (DH-2) No. 23 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–17 Cade Smith (3–0) Tom Chmielewski (0–2) none SECN+ 9,331 10–7 – March 14 Binghamton No. 23 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–5 Brooks Auger (1–0) Troy Butler (0–1) none SECN+ 8,469 11–7 – March 18 at No. 20 Georgia No. 23 Foley Field • Athens, GA L 0–11 Jonathan Canaan (4–1) Preston Johnson (2–1) none SECN 3,235 11–8 0–1 March 19 at No. 20 Georgia No. 23 Foley Field • Athens, GA L 11–12 Jack Gowen (1–0) Brandon Smith (1–1) none SECN+ 3,692 11–9 0–2 March 20 at No. 20 Georgia No. 23 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 20–3 Cade Smith (4–0) Will Pearson (0–1) none SECN 3,373 12–9 1–2 March 23 Southern – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–5 Pico Kohn (1–0) Khristian Paul (0–2) none SECN+ 8,191 13–9 – March 25 Alabama – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–610 Brooks Auger (2–0) Dylan Ray (0–2) none SECN+ 11,865 14–9 2–2 March 26 Alabama – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–7 Jackson Fristoe (2–2) Hunter Hoopes (0–1) none SECN+ 14,077 15–9 3–2 March 27 Alabama – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–6 Grayson Hitt (2–0) Cade Smith (4–1) Antoine Jean (1) SECN 11,144 15–10 3–3 March 29 at Memphis – AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN W 10–4 Mikey Tepper (1–0) JT Durham (0–1) Jackson Fristoe (1) ESPN+ 4,525 16–10 –
April (9–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 2 Arkansas – Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 1–8 Connor Noland (4–1) Preston Johnson (2–2) none SECN 11,548 16–11 3–4 April 2 at No. 2 Arkansas – Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 5–12 Hagen Smith (5–1) Parker Stinnett (3–1) none SECN+ 11,522 16–12 3–5 April 3 at No. 2 Arkansas – Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 5–312 Jackson Fristoe (3–2) Kole Ramage (0–2) none SECN+ 11,415 17–12 4–5 April 5 UT Martin – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–27 Brandon Smith (2–1) Noah Walters (1–1) none SECN+ 8,441 18–12 – April 8 No. 19 LSU – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–5 Riley Cooper (2–1) Jackson Fristoe (3–3) Paul Gervase (1) SECN 11,893 18–13 4–6 April 9 No. 19 LSU – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–4 Devin Fontenot (2–1) Brandon Smith (2–2) Paul Gervase (2) SECN+ 14,228 18–14 4–7 April 10 No. 19 LSU – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–13 Grant Taylor (4–0) Cade Smith (4–2) none SECN+ 10,515 18–15 4–8 April 12 UAB – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–510 KC Hunt (1–1) Carson Myers (2–3) none SECN+ 8,424 19–15 – Super Bulldog Weekend April 14 No. 17 Auburn – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–6 Parker Stinnett (4–1) Blake Burkhalter (3–1) none SECN 10,663 20–15 5–8 April 15 No. 17 Auburn – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–5 Preston Johnson (3–2) Trace Bright (2–4) KC Hunt (1) SECN+ 12,346 21–15 6–8 April 16 No. 17 Auburn – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–3 Joseph Gonzalez (5–0) Jackson Fristoe (3–4) Blake Burkhalter (8) SECN+ 9,799 21–16 6–9 April 19 Jackson State – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 17–27 Jack Walker (1–0) Nick Johnson (0–2) none SECN+ 9,119 22–16 – April 21 at Ole Miss – Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 2–4 Dylan DeLucia (3–0) Brandon Smith (2–3) none SECN 10,474 22–17 6–10 April 22 at Ole Miss – Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 10–7 Pico Kohn (2–0) Jack Dougherty (1–2) none SECN+ 12,078 23–17 7–10 April 23 at Ole Miss – Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–611 KC Hunt (2–1) Brandon Johnson (1–2) none ESPN2 12,503 24–17 8–10 April 26 vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup – Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS L 2–5 Drew McDaniel (4–2) Lane Forsythe (0–1) Brandon Johnson (4) SECN+ 7,920 24–18 – April 29 at Missouri – Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 13–4 Brandon Smith (3–3) Tony Neubeck (3–2) none SECN+ 1,472 25–18 9–10 April 30 at Missouri – Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 8–19 Spencer Miles (3–4) Preston Johnson (3–3) Austin Marozas (1) SECN+ 2,336 25–19 9–11
May (1–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at Missouri – Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 6–7 Ian Lohse (2–2) KC Hunt (2–2) none SECN 1,467 25–20 9–12 May 6 Florida – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–8 Brandon Sproat (6–4) Brandon Smith (3–4) Ryan Slater (3) SECN 11,533 25–21 9–13 May 7 Florida – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–9 Ryan Slater (3–3) KC Hunt (2–3) none ESPNU 12,297 25–22 9–14 May 8 Florida – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–6 Fisher Jameson (1–0) Pico Kohn (2–1) none SECN+ 9,356 25–23 9–15 May 10 vs. Samford – Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 6–8 Alex Goff (5–2) Mikey Tepper (1–2) Carson Hobbs (9) ESPN+ 1,175 25–24 – May 13 at No. 10 Texas A&M – Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 7–8 Joseph Menefee (4–2) KC Hunt (2–4) Will Johnston (1) SECN+ 6,175 25–25 9–16 May 14 at No. 10 Texas A&M – Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 6–9 Chris Cortez (5–2) Pico Kohn (2–2) none SECN+ 6,094 25–26 9–17 May 15 at No. 10 Texas A&M – Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–8 Robert Hogan (3–1) Cade Smith (4–3) Will Johnston (2) SECN 5,252 25–27 9–18 May 17 North Alabama – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–48 Drew Talley (1–1) Jacob Bradshaw (1–8) none SECN+ 8,515 26–27 – May 19 No. 1 Tennessee – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–27 Chase Dollander (8–0) Brandon Smith (3–5) none SECN 10,206 26–28 9–19 May 20 No. 1 Tennessee – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–4 Blade Tidwell (2–1) Preston Johnson (3–4) none SECN+ 10,592 26–29 9–20 May 21 No. 1 Tennessee – Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–10 Ben Joyce (3–1) Cade Smith (4–4) none SECN+ 10,774 26–30 9–21
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Mississippi State team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [2]

MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Landon Sims	RHP	1	34	Arizona Diamondbacks
Logan Tanner	C	2	55	Cincinnati Reds
Preston Johnson	RHP	7	197	Baltimore Orioles
K.C. Hunt	RHP	12	350	Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson Fristoe	RHP	12	370	New York Yankees
Kamren James	SS	16	494	Tampa Bay Rays

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Player Eligibility

The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Jess Davis OF, RJ Yeager INF, and Drew Talley RHP. ^[4]

High School Recruits

Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 6th 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. ^[5]

Player	Position	PGRnk	DftRd	DftOA	Draft MLB Team
Jett Williams	SS	20	1	14	New York Mets
Jurrangelo Cijntje	BHP	34	18	552	Milwaukee Brewers
Dakota Jordan	OF	69	—	—	—
Ross Highfill	C	73	—	—	—
Bradley Loftin	LHP	98	—	—	—
McClain Ray	RHP	342	—	—	—
Logan Forsythe	RHP	353	—	—	—
Will Gibbs	RHP	380	—	—	—
Evan Siary	RHP	394	—	—	—
Charlie Keller	3B	433	—	—	—
Colton Bradley	OF	—	—	—	—
Bryce Hubbard	C	—	—	—	—
David Mershon	SS	—	—	—	—
Jay Murdock	1B	—	—	—	—
Jackson Parker	1B	—	—	—	—
Brock Tapper	LHP	—	—	—	—
Austin Tommasini	RHP	—	—	—	—
Ryan Williams	C	—	—	—	—

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See also

• 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team

References

1. "Mississippi State Baseball: Finally National Champions". Maroon and White Nation. July 1, 2021.
2. "Diamond Dawgs Announce 2022 Schedule". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. December 7, 2021.
3. "2022 DRAFT TRACKER". MLB Advabced Media LP. 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
4. "2022 Baseball Roster – Mississippi State". Mississippi State Athletics. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
5. "College Recruiting Rankings Class of 2022". Perfect Game. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
6. "Mississippi State - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.