Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC (31-25, 15-15)
Big Wins: 4/21 Arkansas (7-5), 4/24 vs Mississippi (7-6), 5/18 Florida (12-4)
Bad Losses: 2/28 at McNeese (3-6), 3/9 Utah Valley (1-2), 3/27 at Nicholls (4-7)
Coach: Andy Cannizaro
Key Field Players:
Jake Mangum, Junior, OF, .353 BA, 24 RBI, 14 SB
Hunter Stovall, Junior, IF, .329 BA, 35 RBI, 10 SB
Tanner Allen, Freshman, IF/OF, .305 BA, 37 RBI
Luke Alexander, Junior, IF, .207 BA, 6 HR, 41 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Ethan Small, Sophomore, P, 2.94 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 79.2 IP, 99 SO
Konnor Pilkington, Junior, P, 4.28 ERA, 2-6 W/L, 88.1 IP, 92 SO
Jacob Billingsley, Senior, P, 5.04 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 60.2 IP, 61 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .276 (102nd in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.96 (23, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.20 (12, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.15 (83, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (86, 11)
Home Runs per Game: 0.58 (179, 14)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (123, 12)
Slugging Percentage: .401 (125, 11)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.60 (255, 14)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (111, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
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 5/20