2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

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

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 -

[4]

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 12–2^7 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 5–6^10 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 3–17^7 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 3–26^7 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 13–3^7 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 21–2^7 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 1–11^7 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 2–13^7 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 2–14^7 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 1–12^7 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 14–13^10 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. [6]

† = 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

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball 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.

See also

• 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team

References

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. https://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.
9. "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
10. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
11. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.