2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 2020

|team = Mississippi State Bulldogs

|image = Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball logo.svg

|image_size = 150

|conference = Southeastern Conference

|division = Western Division

|short_conf = SEC

|CoachRank = 19

|CBRank = 12

|record = 12–4

|conf_record = 0–0

|head_coach = Chris Lemonis

|hc_year = 2nd

|asst_coach1 = Scott Foxhall

|asst_coach2 = Jake Gautreau

|stadium = Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium

|champion =

|bowl =

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/28647554/vanderbilt-picked-win-2020-sec-baseball-championship|title=Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship|accessdate=2020-02-17}}

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align="center" \|align="center" Colspan="3" \|Media poll (West)
align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs\|Predicted finish\|Team\|Votes (1st place)}}
align="center" \| 1	Arkansas	82 (5)
align="center" \| 2	Mississippi State	73 (4)
align="center" \| T–3	Auburn	67 (2)
align="center" \| T–3	LSU	67 (3)
align="center" \| 5	Texas A&M	44
align="center" \| 6	Ole Miss	38
align="center" \| 7	Alabama	21

Schedule and results

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" \| 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" \| Regular season (12–4)
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" \| February (7–3)
Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SEC record
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|February 14	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Wright State Raiders\|title=Wright State}}	No. 10	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–6	Chase Patrick (1–0)	Daniel Kreuzer (0–1)	Jared Shemper (1)	SECN+	9,509	1–0	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|February 18	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Samford Bulldogs\|title=Samford}}	No. 10	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled, impending weather
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|February 21	Oregon State	No. 10	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–2	David Dunlavey (1–0)	Cooper Hjerpe (0–1)	none	SECN+	8,297	4–0	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" \|February 25	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Texas Southern Tigers\|title=Texas Southern}}	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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|February 26	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Alcorn State Braves\|title=Alcorn State}}	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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" \|February 28	at No. 25 {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Long Beach State Dirtbags\|title=Long Beach State}}	No. 8	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 0–4	Adam Seminaris (1–0)	Carlisle Koestler (0–1)	none	BigWest.TV	1,832	6–3	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SEC record
class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" \| March (5–1)
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 4	vs. {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles\|title=Southern Miss}}	No. 18	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	colspan=8\| canceled, inclement weather
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|March 6	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Quinnipiac Bobcats\|title=Quinnipiac}}	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	Christian MacLeod (4–0)	Christian Nicolosi (0–2)	none	SECN+	7,518	8–4	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|March 10	vs. No. 4 Texas Tech	No. 17	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	W 6–3	Houston Harding (1–0)	Mason Montgomery (3–1)	Spencer Price (1)	SECN+	5,752	11–4	–
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \|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	–
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 13	No. 14 Arkansas	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 14	No. 14 Arkansas	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 15	No. 14 Arkansas	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 18	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 20	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 21	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 22	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 24	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=UAB Blazers\|title=UAB}}		Regions Field • Birmingham, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 27	Kentucky		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 28	Kentucky		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 29	Kentucky		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|March 31	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Memphis Tigers\|title=Memphis}}		AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SEC record
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align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 3	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 4	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 5	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 7	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=UT Martin Skyhawks\|title=UT Martin}}	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 9	Ole Miss	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 10	Ole Miss	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 11	Ole Miss	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 14	South Alabama	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 16	at South Carolina	Founders Park • Columbia, SC	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 17	at South Carolina	Founders Park • Columbia, SC	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 18	at South Carolina	Founders Park • Columbia, SC	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 21	vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 24	Texas A&M	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 25	Texas A&M	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|April 26	Texas A&M	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SEC record
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align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 1	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 2	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 3	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 5	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Southern Jaguars\|title=Southern}}	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 8	Missouri	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 9	Missouri	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 10	Missouri	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 12	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=North Alabama Lions\|title=North Alabama}}	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 14	at Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 15	at Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 16	at Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs|color=white}}" | Post-season

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Date ! Opponent ! Seed ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SECT Record
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" \|May 19–24	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	colspan=8\| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}" | {{CollegePrimaryColorLink|Mississippi State Bulldogs|2020 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament|SEC Tournament}}

Date

! Opponent

! Seed

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Win

! Loss

! Save

! TV

! Attendance

! Overall record

! SECT Record

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|May 19–24

Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL

colspan=8| canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

! colspan=9 | Legend: {{Color box|#ddffdd|border=darkgray}} = Win {{Color box|#ffdddd|border=darkgray}} = Loss {{Color box|#bbbbbb|border=darkgray}} = Cancelled
Bold = Mississippi State team member

:Schedule Source:{{cite press release|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2019/10/16/baseball-announces-2020-schedule.aspx|title=Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule|publisher=Mississippi State University Athletics|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=November 30, 2019}}

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

{{NCAA Division I baseball rankings

| year = year

| finalpollweek = 16

| coaches_ref = {{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/usa_today_coaches |title=USA Today Coaches' Poll |access-date=2020-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710183835/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/usa_today_coaches |archive-date=2017-07-10 |url-status=dead }}

| ba_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/college-baseball-top-25/|website=baseballamerica.com|title=College Baseball Top 25 Rankings|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}

| collegiate_ref = {{cite web|url=http://baseballnews.com/2019-collegiate-baseball-polls/|title=2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper|website=baseballnews.com|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}

| ncbwa_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/index.html|website=sportswriters.net|title=NCBWA > News|accessdate=2020-02-17}}

| d1b_ref = {{cite web|url=https://d1baseball.com/category/rankings|website=d1baseball.com|title=College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis|accessdate=2020-02-17}}

| coaches_pre = 6

| ba_pre = 9

| collegiate_pre = 6

| ncbwa_pre = 9

| d1b_pre = 10

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| collegiate_1 = 6

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| ba_3 = 12

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MLB Draft

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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

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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{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2020-mlb-draft-full-results-tracker-list-of-all-160-picks-from-five-round-process/|title=2020 MLB Draft: Full results tracker, list of all 160 picks from five-round process|date=11 June 2020|publisher=CBS Sports|access-date=9 April 2021}}

‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-j-t-ginn-drafted-30th-overall-by-dodgers/|title=Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers|date=June 5, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2018|work=CBS Sports}} He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/jt-ginn-impresses-mets-with-stuff-makeup/|title=J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup|date=3 August 2020|publisher=Baseball America|access-date=9 April 2021}}

References

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