Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC (36-24, 17-13)
Big Wins: 2/19 Texas Tech (8-5), 4/8 Kentucky (10-6), 4/28 Auburn (5-2)
Bad Losses: 2/21 Morehead State (8-13), 2/26 Marist (8-9), 3/5 at Oregon (5-6)
Coach: Andy Cannizaro
Key Field Players:
Brent Rooker, Junior, OF, .404 BA, 21 HR, 76 RBI, 18 SB
Ryan Gridley, Junior, IF, .328 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI
Jake Mangum, Sophomore, OF, .324 BA, 23 RBI, 11 SB
Cody Brown, Senior, IF/OF, .301 BA, 7 HR, 33 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Konnor Pilkington, Sophomore, P, 3.13 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 95.0 IP, 98 SO
Peyton Plumlee, Sophomore, P, 3.44 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 65.1 IP, 46 SO
Spencer Price, Sophomore, P, 2.45 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 29.1 IP, 39 SO, 14 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (90th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: .059 (255, 14)
Doubles per Game: 1.84 (97, 3)
Earned Run Average: 4.80 (145, 12)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (32, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.88 (87, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (132, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .428 (80, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.21 (66, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (121, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated SE Missouri State, defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Mississippi State
2016 Super Regional eliminated by Arizona
2014 Regional defeated San Diego State, defeated Jackson State, lost to Louisiana Lafayette, eliminated by Louisiana Lafayette
2013 Regional defeated Central Arkansas, defeated South Alabama, lost to Central Arkansas, defeated Central Arkansas
2013 Super Regional defeated Virginia, defeated Virginia
2013 CWS defeated Oregon State, defeated Indiana, defeated Oregon State, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2012 Regional lost to Samford, defeated UAB, eliminated by Samford
2011 Regional defeated Southern Miss, defeated Austin Peay, defeated Georgia Tech
2011 Super Regional eliminated by Florida
2007 Regional defeated Stetson, defeated Florida State, defeated Florida State
2007 Super Regional defeated Clemson
2007 CWS lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Louisville
2006 Regional lost to Elon, defeated North Carolina Asheville, defeated Elon, eliminated by Clemson
2005 Regional defeated Florida Atlantic, lost to Miami (FL), defeated Florida Atlantic, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2004 Regional lost to Texas Tech, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by Texas Tech
*all team stats through 5/21
