2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team explained

The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 52–15 overall, and 20–10 in the conference. They participated in the 2019 College World Series

Preseason

SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.^[1]

Media poll (West)
1	Arkansas	82 (5)
2	Mississippi State	73 (4)
T–3	Auburn	67 (2)
T–3	LSU	67 (3)
5	Texas A&M	44
6	Ole Miss	38
7	Alabama	21

Schedule and results

2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (12–4)
February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 14 No. 10 W 9–6 Chase Patrick (1–0) Daniel Kreuzer (0–1) Jared Shemper (1) SECN+ 9,509 1–0 – February 15 Wright State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 Christian MacLeod (1–0) Bradley Brehmer (0–1) none SECN+ 11,006 2–0 – February 16 Wright State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Eric Cerantola (1–0) Austin Cline (0–1) none SECN+ 8,173 3–0 – February 18 No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, impending weather February 21 No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 David Dunlavey (1–0) Cooper Hjerpe (0–1) none SECN+ 8,297 4–0 – February 22 Oregon State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–4 Christian MacLeod (2–0) Jake Pfennigs (1–1) none SECN+ 12,034 5–0 – February 23 Oregon State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–7 Cooper Hjerpe (1–1) Jared Shemper (0–1) none SECN+ 8,209 5–1 – February 25 No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 4–8 Camden Guarnere (1–0) David Dunlavey (1–1) Jesse Garcia (1) SECN+ 8,160 5–2 – February 26 No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4 Chase Patrick (2–0) George Osborne III (0–1) none SECN+ 6,834 6–2 – February 28 at No. 25 No. 8 L 0–4 Adam Seminaris (1–0) Carlisle Koestler (0–1) none BigWest.TV 1,832 6–3 – February 29 at No. 25 Long Beach State No. 8 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 9–0 Christian MacLeod (3–0) Alfredo Ruiz (2–1) Will Bednar (1) BigWest.TV 1,779 7–3 –
March (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 at No. 25 Long Beach State No. 8 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 2–6 Luis Ramirez (2–0) Eric Cerantola (1–1) Matt Fields (1) BigWest.TV 1,625 7–4 – March 4 vs. No. 18 canceled, inclement weather March 6 No. 18 W 5–1 Christian MacLeod (4–0) Christian Nicolosi (0–2) none SECN+ 7,518 8–4 – March 7 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4 Landon Sims (1–0) David Longstreeth (0–1) none SECN+ 8,909 9–4 – March 8 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4 David Dunlavey (2–1) Colin Donnelly (0–2) none SECN+ 7,405 10–4 – March 10 No. 17 W 6–3 Houston Harding (1–0) Mason Montgomery (3–1) Spencer Price (1) SECN+ 5,752 11–4 – March 11 vs. No. 4 Texas Tech No. 17 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS W 3–2 Riley Self (1–0) Jakob Brustoski (1–1) Spencer Price (2) SECN+ 6,029 12–4 – March 13 No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 14 No. 14 Arkansas No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 15 No. 14 Arkansas No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 18 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 20 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 21 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 22 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 24 at canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 27 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 28 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 29 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 31 at canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 4 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 5 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 7 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 9 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 10 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 11 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 16 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 17 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 18 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 21 vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 24 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 25 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 26 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 2 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 3 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 5 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 9 Missouri Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 10 Missouri Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 12 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 14 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 15 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 16 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled Bold = Mississippi State team member

Schedule Source:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Justin Foscue	2B/3B	1	14	Texas Rangers
Jordan Westburg	SS	1†	30	Baltimore Orioles
J. T. Ginn‡	RHP	2	52	New York Mets

There were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft.
†Competitive Balance Round A^[3]
‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State.^[4] He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship. 2020-02-17.
2. Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule. Mississippi State University Athletics. October 16, 2019. November 30, 2019.
3. Web site: 2020 MLB Draft: Full results tracker, list of all 160 picks from five-round process. 11 June 2020. CBS Sports. 9 April 2021.
4. Web site: Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers. June 5, 2018. June 6, 2018. CBS Sports.
5. Web site: J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup. 3 August 2020. Baseball America. 9 April 2021.