#6 Mississippi State Baseball 2021 Preview

 
Mississippi State Bulldogs
 
Overall Rank: #6
Conference Rank: #3 SEC
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2019: 52-15, 20-10
2019 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Lemonis
 
Key Departed Players:
Jake Magnum, OF, .358 BA, 1 HR, 39 RBI, 22 SB
Elijah McNamee, OF, .286 BA, 7 HR, 52 RBI
Ethan Small, P, 1.93 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 107.0 IP, 32 BB, 176 SO
Peyton Plumlee, P, 3.80 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 85.1 IP, 28 BB, 68 SO
Jared Liebelt, P, 2.96 ERA, 2-0 W/L, 54.2 IP, 11 BB, 38 SO
Cole Gordon, P, 3.80 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 42.2 IP, 24 BB, 69 SO, 11 SV
Colby White, P, 3.12 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 26.0 IP, 9 BB, 48 SO
Dustin Skelton, C, .314 BA, 10 HR, 55 RBI, 3 SB
Justin Foscue, INF, .331 BA, 14 HR, 60 RBI
Jordan Westburg, INF, .294 BA, 6 HR, 66 RBI
JT Ginn, P, 3.13 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 86.1 IP, 19 BB, 105 SO
Jack Eagan, P, 3.09 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 23.1 IP, 17 BB, 34 SO
 
Key Returning Players:
Tanner Allen, OF, .349 BA, 7 HR, 66 RBI
Rowdey Jordan, OF, .290 BA, 6 HR, 49 RBI, 11 SB
Brandon Smith, P, 3.93 ERA, 3-0 W/L, 36.2 IP, 6 BB, 31 SO
 
Projected Postseason: NCAA Baseball Tournament