Mississippi State Baseball Notes

SEASONFEBRUARY SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2012 17 Washington State ...... W, 6-2 Norris 3x4; Stratton 4 IP, win in relief 19 Washington State ...... L, 5-6 (13 inn.) Porter 3x3, HR; Reed 6.1 IP, car. hi 9 Ks MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 Washington State ...... W, 5-4 Bradford 3x4; Graveman QS (6.1 IP/2ER) 24 Kansas ...... W, 1-0 Rea GWRBI 2B in 9th; Stratton 6 IP, 6K, W #2 25 Mississippi Valley State ...... W, 13-5 Rea 3 hits, Bradford 3 RBI ; Fitts earns 1st win BASEBALL 25 Kansas ...... W, 3-1 MSU scores 3 late; Reed earns 1st save 26 Mississippi Valley State ...... W, 5-1 Frosh Cox debuts w/8 Ks in 7 IP for 1st win Week 6 • March 23-25 • No. 3 Arkansas 29 Memphis ...... L, 6-7 UM scores in 9th to snap MSU win streaks Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Miss. MARCH 2 Connecticut ...... W, 5-4 Dogs rally w/2 in 9th; Stratton 3rd W in relief Dogs host Hogs SEC home opener: Mississippi State raises 3 Lipscomb ...... W, 6-4 Career-hi 3 hits/4 RBI for Hunter Renfroe the curtains on its fi ve-weekend, 15-game SEC baseball schedule for 2012 with 3 Connecticut ...... W, 3-1 Quality start (6 IP/1 UER), 1st win for Routt this weekend’s three-game series against SEC West rival Arkansas. Weekend 4 Lipscomb ...... W, 16-6 Season-hi 16-R/19-H; Bradford 4x6/6 RBI game times are set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday for 6 Penn State ...... W, 7-3 Gaines’ 1st car. win; Norris hit strk 8 gms 7 Penn State ...... W, 10-6 7th comeback win; Bradford, Norris injured the series fi nale televised regionally by SportSouth. 9 Mercer ...... W, 5-3 Stratton 4th W, Reed 4th save; 7th cons. win The radio broadcasts of all three of this weekend’s games can be heard 10 Mercer ...... L, 1-6 MU: 14 hits, 2 HR; halts MSU win streak on the MSU Baseball Radio Network with subscription-based video stream- 11 Mercer ...... W, 3-1 Graveman: car-hi 8.1 IP/8Ks; Cohen’s 100th W ing available online (www.HailState.com/hstvlive) for all but Sunday’s televised 13 at Southeastern Louisiana ...... L, 3-4 Casey 2-R HR (1st hit); Fr. Fullerton in OF game. HSTV debuts its high defi nition webcasting with the Arkansas series. 14 at Southeastern Louisiana ...... L, 1-5 12 H, 13 LOB; Fullerton 4 hits in 2nd GP Day Date Opponent Time Radio TV/live video 16 at LSU (Cox Sports-TV) ...... L, 2-3 (10 inn.) 17 Ks, 8.2 IP in 1st start (ND) for Stratton Fri. Mar. 23 Arkansas 6:30 p.m. MSU Network HailStateTV 17 at LSU (CSS-TV) ...... L, 3-4 MSU leads in hits 10-4; 4 LSU DPs Sat. Mar. 24 Arkansas 2:00 p.m. MSU Network HailStateTV 18 at LSU ...... W, 7-1 Graveman gets CG win; Rea hits HR #2 Sun. Mar. 25 Arkansas 12:00 p.m. MSU Network SportSouth TV 21 Alabama A&M ...... Rainout Makeup/replacement date TBA The Razorbacks took two of three games in the 23 Arkansas ...... 6:30 p.m. SEC home-opener MSU vs. Arkansas: 24 Arkansas ...... 2:00 p.m. regular season series in Fayetteville (6-5, 6-1, 3-5) and later added a second- 25 Arkansas (SportSouth-TV) ..... 12:00 p.m. 1st of six TV games at DNF in 2012 round SEC Tournament win (7-1) to narrow MSU’s all-time series lead over Ar- 27 Alcorn State ...... 6:30 p.m. kansas to 43-35. UA has won eight of the last 10 meetings and the past three 30 at Auburn ...... 6:00 p.m. series. State has prevailed in nine of the last 13 series State and leads 20-13 in 31 at Auburn ...... 3:00 p.m. games played in Starkville, where MSU has won six of 10 series since the Razor- APRIL backs’ fi rst season in the SEC (1992). 1 at Auburn ...... 1:30 p.m. In a tight divisional race, 2 Mississippi Valley State ..... 6:30 p.m. Hogs and Dogs 1-2 in West in 2011: 6 Vanderbilt ...... 6:30 p.m. Arkansas fi nished atop the SEC Western Division a year ago in a race that was 7 Vanderbilt ...... 2:00 p.m. not settled until the fi nal weekend of competition. The Razorbacks won two of 8 Vanderbilt ...... 1:30 p.m. three at home against Ole Miss to fi nish with a 15-15 league mark while Alabama, 10 South Alabama ...... 6:30 p.m. Auburn and Mississippi State all went 1-2 on the fi nal weekend to share second 13 at South Carolina ...... 6:00 p.m. with 14-16 worksheets. A mere two games separated fi rst place Arkansas and fi fth 15 at South Carolina ...... 3:00 p.m. place fi nishing LSU and Ole Miss. 16 at South Carolina ...... 12:30 p.m. State erupted for fi ve fi rst-inning runs Sunday and junior 17 + vs. Ole Miss (Comcast-TV) ... 6:30 p.m. Designated home team in Gov’s Cup V Last time out: 19 Tennessee (ESPNU-TV) ...... 6:30 p.m. ESPNU/SEC Thurs. TV Game of Week righty Kendall Graveman went the distance as State claimed Sunday’s SEC 20 Tennessee ...... 6:30 p.m. Super Bulldog Weekend opening weekend series fi nale at No. 10 LSU 7-1. MSU lashed four doubles in 21 Tennessee ...... 1:00 p.m. the fi ve-hit opening frame, including a two-bagger off the Alex Box Stadium left 24 + vs. Southern Miss ...... 6:30 p.m. 2nd ‘12 appearance at Trustmark Park fi eld wall by freshman fi rst baseman Wes Rea. Rea later delivered a solo blast, 27 Ole Miss (SportSouth-TV) ...... 7:00 p.m. his second homer of the year. Graveman scattered 10 hits, walked three, and 28 Ole Miss (SportSouth-TV) ...... 2:00 p.m. for the fi rst time this 29 Ole Miss (CSS-TV) ...... 1:30 p.m. season the MSU pitch- COMPARING MAY THE STATS 4 at Alabama ...... 6:35 p.m. ing staff did not record MSU ARK 5 at Alabama ...... 2:05 p.m. a strikeout. Graveman, 15-7/1-2 Overall/SEC record 20-2/3-0 6 at Alabama ...... 1:05 p.m. in notching the SEC’s .291 Batting average .292 11 at Florida ...... 6:00 p.m. fi rst CG and his sec- 9.7 (214) Hits per game 9.5 (208) 12 at Florida ...... 6:00 p.m. ond career route-going 5.3 (116) Runs per game 6.8 (149) .390 Slugging percentage .428 13 at Florida ...... 12:00 p.m. performance, was 15 Central Arkansas ...... 6:30 p.m. .970 Fielding percentage .965 backed by an error- 17 Kentucky ...... 6:30 p.m. 1.3 (28) Double plays per game 0.8 (17) 18 Kentucky (SportSouth-TV) ...... 7:00 p.m. free defense which 1.2 (27) Stolen bases per game 1.3 (29) 19 Kentucky ...... 2:00 p.m. turned a season-high 2.62 Staff ERA 2.25 four double plays. .232 Opponent batting average .207 22-27 SEC Tournament ...... Regions Park • Hoover, Ala. On deck: The 9.2 (203) Strikeouts per game 8.4 (184) June Bulldogs close out Probable starting pitchers 1-4 NCAA Regionals ...... Campus sites TBA their 2012 home Friday, March 23 (6:30 p.m.) 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals ...... Campus sites TBA schedule Mar. 27 with MS: Jr. RHP-Chris Stratton (4-0 • 2.12 • 1 GS • 29.2 IP • 10 BB • 44 K) 16-27 College World Series ...... TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Neb. a 6:30 p.m. meeting UA: Jr. RHP-D.J. Baxendale (5-0 • 2.30 • 6 GS • 27.1 IP • 8 BB • 21 K) + --- Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) • All game times Central with Alcorn State. The Saturday, March 24 (2 p.m.) Mississippi State University Baseball Media Relations Diamond Dogs then MS: Jr. LHP-Nick Routt (1-2 • 4.05 • 5 GS • 20.0 IP • 4 BB • 19 K) UA: So. RHP-Ryne Stanek (5-0 • 1.52 • 29.2 IP • 25 K • 11 BB) Contact: Joe Dier ([email protected]) resume SEC play on Sunday, March 25 (12 p.m.) Offi ce: (662) 325-8040 • Mobile: (662) 418-3821 • FAX: (662) 325-2600 the road Mar. 30-Apr. Mailing address: Box 5308 • Mississippi State, MS 39762 MS: Jr. RHP-Kendall Graveman (2-0 • 2.30 • 5 GS • 31.1 IP • 7 BB • 16 K) 1 with a three-game UA: Jr. LHP-Randall Fant (1-1 • 4.82 • 4 GS • 18.2 IP • 3 BB • 16 K) www.HailState.com series at Auburn. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

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R Record ecord - - T Teameam h honorsonors 1992-94: Missouri (graduate assistant coach) 11992992 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 34-2234-22 11993993 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 30-1930-19 1995-97: Missouri (assistant coach) 11994994 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 32-2632-26 11995995 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 19-3419-34 1998-2001: Northwestern State (head coach) 11996996 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 39-1939-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 11997997 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 31-2731-27 2002-03: University of Florida (assistant coach) 11998998 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 40-2040-20 SouthlandSouthland ConferenceConference championschampions 11999999 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 38-2138-21 2004-08: University of Kentucky (head coach) 22000000 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 30-2630-26 2009 —: Mississippi State University (head coach) 22001001 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 38-1738-17 SouthlandSouthland ConferenceConference championschampions 22002002 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 37-21-137-21-1 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional COACHING HONORS 22003003 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 46-1946-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 22004004 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 24-3024-30 7-237-23 1998: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 22005005 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 29-2729-27 7-227-22 22006006 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1744-17 20-1020-10 SECSEC TournamentTournament ((champions)/NCAAchampions)/NCAA RRegionalegional 2001: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 22007007 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 34-19-134-19-1 13-16-113-16-1 22008008 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1944-19 16-1416-14 SECSEC TournamentTournament /NCAA/NCAA RegionalRegional 2005: USA Baseball National Team 22009009 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 25-2925-29 9-209-20 22010010 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 23-3323-33 6-246-24 2006: SEC/ABCA South Region Coach of the Year 22011011 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 38-2538-25 14-1614-16 SECSEC Tourn./NCAATourn./NCAA RRegional/Superegional/Super RRegionalegional 2006: National Coach of the Year 22012012 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 15-715-7 1-21-2 OOverallverall coachingcoaching recordrecord ((21st21st season)season) 6691-477-291-477-2 HHeadead ccoachingoaching recordrecord ((13th13th sseason)eason) 4422-287-122-287-1 93-147-193-147-1 MMississippiississippi StateState recordrecord ((4th4th sseason)eason) 1 101-9401-94 30-6230-62 ((thruthru MMarcharch 118)8) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

Baseball season ticket sales 34th season for Jim Ellis, “voice of the Bulldogs” surpass 5,500 mark for fourth time Veteran MSU sportscaster Jim Ellis is in his 34th season as the radio voice Mississippi State fans established a new baseball season ticket sales mark of Mississippi State baseball. The West Point, Miss., native, a 1969 MSU grad, in 2010 and could be threatening that mark again in 2012. Year Total began his affi liation with MSU baseball in 1979 and is largely responsible for the Through current sales, the MSU Athletic Ticket Offi ce reports 2010 — 5,632 2002 — 5,596 creation and growth of the MSU Baseball Radio Network, one of the nation’s the distribution of 5,493 baseball season tickets, surpassing last 2009 — 5,559 most established baseball radio networks. year’s total (5,448) and ranking as the fourth-most in school history. 2012 — 5,493 The network, with more than a dozen affi liates in three states, features a State set a school record with the sale of 5,632 baseball sea- 2004 — 5,477 40-game broadcast schedule of weekend conference games and select non- son tickets in 2010. Four of the top six baseball season ticket sales 2011 — 5,448 2007 — 5,364 conference contests. The network broadcast schedule and most non-network marks have now come in the past four years. 2008 — 5,357 broadcasts are heard locally on WKBB-FM (100.9) in nearby West Point, Miss. MSU has eclipsed the 5,000 mark in baseball season ticket 2006 — 5,335 Since becoming the “voice of the Baseball Bulldogs” in 1979, Ellis has broad- sales 11 consecutive years and the 5,500 mark twice in the last four 2005 — 5,318 cast all 120 of Mississippi State’s NCAA postseason games, including 93 regional 2003 — 5,230 years. games, all nine of MSU’s NCAA Super Regional games and 21 of MSU’s 23 games played during seven of MSU’s eight trips to NCAA College World Series games. Florida, Arkansas picked to win divisional titles In 2011 he followed recently-retired MSU broadcasting legend Jack Cristil Defending SEC tri-champion Florida and defending SEC West winner Ar- as the lead broadcaster for MSU football and basketball, and this year is joined in kansas are the preseason choices of the league’s baseball coaches to capture the baseball broadcast booth by Nanih Waiya, Miss., native and MSU grad Bart their respective divisional titles in 2012. In the 15th annual SEC Coaches’ Pre- Gregory, who has been a part of the Mississippi State broadcasting team for 11 season Poll Florida, national runner-up to South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA Col- years working with football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball broadcasts. lege World Series in 2010, is the pick to claim this year’s SEC baseball pennant. Mississippi State was projected to fi nish fi fth in the SEC Western Division. Opening day starters Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team in the poll. State was picked Six Bulldog newcomers made their collegiate debuts last weekend, four of sixth in the West in the 2011 preseason poll and fi nished tied for second, a game them (shown in bold) in State’s opening day starting lineup against Washington out of fi rst place in the SEC West. State. Here’s how the Bulldogs’ starting lineup shook out in three opening weekend games: 2012 SEC COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL FIRST BASE: Wes Rea/Wes Rea/Wes Rea WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION SECOND BASE: Adam Frazier/Adam Frazier/ Matthew Britton Team Pts. ‘11 SEC Rec/Fin. Team Pts. ‘11 SEC Rec/Fin. 1. Arkansas 64 15-15 / 1st 1. Florida 66 22-8 / t-1st SHORTSTOP: Matthew Britton/Matthew Britton/Adam Frazier 2. LSU 58 13-17 / t-5th 2. South Carolina 56 22-8 / t-1st THIRD BASE: Daryl Norris/Daryl Norris/Daryl Norris 3. Alabama 38 14-16 / t-2nd 3. Georgia 42 16-14 / 4th 4. Ole Miss 34 13-17 t-5th 4. Vanderbilt 40 22-8 / t-1st CATCHER: Mitch Slauter/Mitch Slauter/Mitch Slauter 5. Mississippi State 33 14-16 / t-2nd 5. Kentucky 25 8-22 / 5th LEFT FIELD: Taylor Stark/Hunter Renfroe/Hunter Renfroe 6. Auburn 20 14-16 / t-2nd 6. Tennessee 18 7-23 / 6th CENTER FIELD: C.T. Bradford/C.T. Bradford/C.T. Bradford Diamond Dogs feeling the draft RIGHT FIELD: Brent Brownlee/Brent Brownlee/Brent Brownlee Nine members of the 2012 Mississippi State team (shown indented below) DESIGNATED HITTER: Trey Porter/Trey Porter/Trey Porter have had their name called during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player FRIDAY STARTING PITCHER: Ben Bracewell Draft over the past three years. All have opted to continue their baseball careers SATURDAY STARTING PITCHER: Nick Routt at Mississippi State. SUNDAY STARTING PITCHER: Kendall Graveman Additionally, four seniors from Mississippi State’s 2011 NCAA Super Re- gional team (shown fl ush left below) were drafted and signed last June. Preseason All-America honors for Caleb Reed Bulldog senior relief ace Caleb Reed (Cleveland, Miss.) is on the initial watch Nick Ammirati - 46th round, Florida Marlins (2009) list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association C.T. Bradford - 48th round, Cleveland Indians (2010) Stopper of the Year Award. The watch list for the award, given to the top relief Nick Flair - 26th round, Pittsburgh Pirates (2011) pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, includes 45 pitchers. Demarcus Henderson - 43rd round, Houston Astros (2010) Reed paced the Bulldogs with 12 saves and a 1.55 earned run average en Devin Jones - 9th round, Baltimore Orioles (2011) route to second-team All-SEC honors in 2011. A fi rst-team preseason NCBWA All- Jacob Lindgren - 12th round, Chicago Cubs (2011) America Team selection, he is among six pitchers from the Southeastern Confer- Daryl Norris - 46th round, Texas Rangers (2010) ence named to the initial watch list, which also includes last year’s recipient, Texas Jarrod Parks - 24th round, Los Angeles Angels (2011) senior Corey Knebel, who registered 19 saves and a 1.13 earned run average. Hunter Renfroe - 31st round, Boston Red Sox (2010) Nominations for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award were made by Jaron Shepherd - 33rd round, Colorado Rockies (2011) baseball sports information/media relations contacts. The initial watch list will be Taylor Stark - 42nd round, Washington National (2010) updated April 16 with a mid-season release, which will include the national saves Nick Vickerson - 20th round, New York Mets (2011) leaders. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Division I saves leader and C.C. Watson - 29th round, Texas Rangers (2009) four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as fi nalists, and the winner, Can you hear me now? chosen by the NCBWA’s All-America Committee, will be announced during the Among renovations and enhancements at Dudy Noble Field in the off-season 2012 NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. is the installation of the stadium’s sound system. A call to arms The 26-year old 2,400-watt system has been replaced by a state-of-the-art Mississippi State takes the fi eld in 2012 with one of its deepest pitching staffs computerized 36,000-watt system delivering even sound throughout the stadium in years. MSU returns 13 of the 16 hurlers that pitched for State in 2011. Another through 78 speakers connected by more than four miles of new wiring. pitcher, third-year sophomore Ben Bracewell, returns after redshirting last spring. Pitchers who accounted for 26 of MSU’s 30 SEC starts in 2011 are back. MSU has used 19 different pitchers, nine of them as starters, through its fi rst 22 games. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

MSU’s Razorbacks April 23-25 • Starkville, Miss. Location:ARKANSAS Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 23,199 Nickname: Razorbacks Colors: Cardinal & White record Chancellor: Dr. G. David Gearhart (Westminister College, 1974) Athletics Director: Jeff Long (Ohio Wesleyan, 1982) Baseball Facility (Baum Stadium/George Cole Field (10,737) Dimensions: LF-320, LC-375, CF-400, RC-365, RF-320 when... COACHING STAFF (thru 22 games) Head Coach: Dave Van Horn (Arkansas, 1988) • Record at UA: 359-201 (nine seasons) • Career Record: 679-358 (17 seasons) Playing at Dudy Noble Field: ..... 14-3 Staff: Dave Jorn (Southeast Missouri, 1981), Todd Butler (McNeese State,1991), Brian Walker (Arkansas, 2011) Playing away: ...... 1-4 Athletics Web Site: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com Playing at a neutral site: ...... TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record: 40-22 (15-15 SEC: 1st in SEC West/5th overall) Vs. SEC overall: ...... 1-2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/9 • Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 5/4 • Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/3 Vs. SEC at home: ...... SERIES INFORMATION Vs. SEC away: ...... 1-2 MSU vs. Ark.: MSU leads 42-33 (since 1960) • 2011: UA 6-5, 6-1, 3-5 (April 15-17 • Fayetteville, Ark.); UA 7-2 (May 26 • Hoover, Ala.) In SEC Tournament: ...... In NCAA Tournament: ...... ARKANSAS 1992 2-0 W ...... Starkville 1998 3-10 L ...... $-Hoover 2006 9-8 W ...... Starkville • MSU leads series, 43-35 1992 3-2 W ...... Starkville 1998 3-7 L ...... $-Hoover 2006 4-6 L ...... Starkville Vs. Non-conference: ...... 14-5 Vs. UA at: Starkville (20-13), Fayetteville 1992 7-6 W ...... Starkville 1999 4-6 L ...... Fayetteville 2007 11-9 W ...... Fayetteville Vs. Non-conference at home: 14-3 (15-15), Greenville, Miss. (6-0), Hoover, Ala. 1993 5-3 W ...... Fayetteville 1999 4-7 L ...... Fayetteville 2007 2-1 W ...... Fayetteville (0-3), Little Rock, Ark. (0-2), Baton Rouge, 1993 6-4 W ...... Fayetteville 1999 5-7 L ...... Fayetteville 2007 3-9 L ...... Fayetteville Vs. Non-conference away: ...... 0-2 La. (0-1), Helena, Ark. (0-1), Monroe, La. 1993 3-8 L ...... Fayetteville 2000 3-2 W ...... Starkville 2008 6-5 W ...... Starkville (1-0), Omaha, Neb. (1-0) 1993 2-5 L ...... $-Baton Rouge 2001 5-6 L ...... Fayetteville 2008 6-5 W ...... Starkville Vs. Non-conference neutral: ...... 1960 3-2 W ...... ^-Monroe 1994 10-9 W ...... Starkville 2001 9-3 W ...... Fayetteville 2008 10-15 L ...... Starkville 1966 9-3 W ...... Starkville 1994 1-12 L ...... Starkville 2001 10-2 W ...... Fayetteville 2009 9-20 L ...... Fayetteville Playing a day game: ...... 9-2 1966 18-0 W ...... Starkville 1994 4-14 L ...... Starkville 2002 17-4 W ...... Starkville 2009 1-5 (7) L ...... Fayetteville Playing a night game: ...... 6-5 1968 19-11 W ...... Starkville 1995 1-16 L ...... Fayetteville 2002 3-7 L ...... Starkville 2009 12-4 (7) W ...... Fayetteville 1970 6-0 W ...... Starkville 1995 9-10 L ...... Fayetteville 2002 6-4 W ...... Starkville 2010 3-8 L ...... Starkville In one-run games: ...... 3-5 1970 1-0 W ...... Starkville 1995 7-12 L ...... Fayetteville 2003 4-3 W ...... Fayetteville 2010 5-8 L ...... Starkville 1980 7-6 W ...... Greenville 1996 8-6 W ...... Starkville 2003 8-3 W ...... Fayetteville 2010 3-13 L ...... Starkville In two-run games: ...... 5-0 1981 11-6 W ...... Greenville 1996 2-6 L ...... Starkville 2003 5-1 W ...... Fayetteville 2011 5-6 L ...... Fayetteville In five+-run games: ...... 3-1 1982 8-7 W ...... Greenville 1996 10-6 W ...... Starkville 2004 3-2 W ...... Starkville 2011 1-6 L ...... Fayetteville 1983 9-3 W ...... Greenville 1997 5-8 L ...... Fayetteville 2004 5-4 W ...... Starkville 2011 5-3 W ...... Fayetteville In extra-inning games ...... 0-2 1983 3-5 L ...... Helena 1997 13-5 W ...... Fayetteville 2004 2-4 L ...... Starkville 2011 2-7 L ...... $-Hoover 1984 9-8 W ...... Greenville 1997 17-10 W ...... Fayetteville 2005 5-3 W ...... Fayetteville ^ - Northeast Louisiana Tournament In shutouts: ...... 1-0 1984 9-10 L ...... Little Rock 1998 10-14 L ...... Starkville 2005 13-4 W ...... Fayetteville # - College World Series $ - SEC Tournament In doubleheaders: ...... 5-1 1985 16-2 W ...... Greenville 1998 17-3 W ...... Starkville 2005 5-10 L ...... Fayetteville 1985 1-13 L ...... Little Rock 1998 3-8 L ...... Starkville 2006 2-6 L ...... Starkville When scoring first: ...... 8-2 1985 5-4 W ...... #-Omaha When opponent scores first: ...... 7-5 MISSISIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS When scoring 10 or more runs: ... 3-0 ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE 2011 TEAM INFORMATION When allowing 10 or more runs: ...... LOCATION: Starkville, Miss. (estimated population: 25,000) 2011 OVERALL RECORD: 38-25 When scoring 5 runs or less: ...... 8-6 FOUNDED: 1878 (Home: 22-12, Away: 12-11, Neutral: 4-2) When allowing 5 runs or less: ... 13-4 ENROLLMENT: 20,424 (statewide fall 2011 enrollment) 2011 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RECORD: 14-16 When hitting at least 1 HR: ...... 4-5 PRESIDENT: Dr. Mark. E Keenum (Mississippi State, 1983) (Home: 7-8, Away: 7-8) When allowing at least 1 HR: ...... 2-3 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Steve Turner (Mercer, 1975) 2011 SEC FINISH: t-6th overall (t-2nd in SEC Western Division) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Scott Stricklin (Mississippi State, 1992) POSTSEASON PLAY/FINAL NATIONAL RANKING: Super When out-hitting an opponent: ... 11-4 SCHOOL MASCOT: Bulldog Regional ﬁ nals/No. 15 (USA TODAY/ESPN, Collegiate Baseball), When out-hit by an opponent: ..... 4-3 SCHOOL COLORS: Maroon & White No. 17 (Baseball America), No. 19 (NCBWA); RPI: No. 18 When matching opponents’ hits: ...... CONFERENCE AFFILIATION: Southeastern Conference (West) 2012 TEAM INFORMATION When facing starting LHP: ...... 11-1 STADIUM: Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium 2011 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 15 (OF-C.T. Bradford, When facing starting RHP: ...... 4-6 CAPACITY: 15,000 (grandstand/bleacher seating: approx. 7,200) OF-Brent Brownlee, RHP-Andrew Busby, INF-Adam Frazier, When leading after 7th inning: . 12-0 DIMENSIONS: LF-330, LC-376, CF-390, RC-374, RF-326 INF-Sam Frost, LHP-Chad Girodo, RHP-Kendall Graveman, When trailing after 7th inning: ..... 1-5 FIRST GAME: April 3, 1967 (at present ﬁ eld location) RHP-Evan Mitchell, INF/RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pol- lorena, RHP-Caleb Reed, C/RHP-Hunter Renfroe, LHP-Nick When tied after 7th inning: ...... 2-2 BASEBALL STAFF Routt, INF/RHP-Taylor Stark, RHP-Chris Stratton) Games decided in last at-bat: ...... 3-2 HEAD COACH: John Cohen (Mississippi State University, 1990) 2011 LETTERMEN NOT RETURNING: 10 (OF-Ryan Collins, C- Walk-off wins ...... 2-0 OVERALL RECORD: 407-283-1 (.590/12 seasons) Cody Freeman, OF-Trey Johnson, RHP-Devin Jones, INF-Jona- Walk-off losses ...... 0-1 MSU OVERALL/SEC RECORD: 86-87 (.497/three than Ogden, INF-Jarrod Parks, OF-Jaron Shepherd, RHP-Tim When not committing an error: .... 2-4 seasons) / SEC: 29-60 (.326) Statz, C-Wes Thigpen, INF-Nick Vickerson) When committing 2+ errors: ...... 6-2 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 3 (2006, 2008, 2011) / 8-6 2011 POSITION STARTERS RETURNING: 2 (LF-Brent Brown- ASSISTANT COACH: Butch Thompson, 4th year Vs. top 20-ranked opponents: ...... 1-2 lee, CF-C.T. Bradford) (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) 2011 POSITION STARTERS/DH NOT RETURNING: 6+DH Vs. teams ranked in the top 10: ... 1-2 ASSISTANT COACH: Lane Burroughs, 4th year (C-Wes Thigpen, 1B-Ryan Collins, 2B-Nick Vickerson, On Sunday: ...... 5-1 (Mississippi College, 1995) SS-Jonathan Ogden, 3B-Jarrod Parks, DH-Cody Freeman, On Monday: ...... BASEBALL CAMPS COORD: Nick Mingione, 4th year RF-Jaron Shepherd) On Tuesday: ...... 1-1 (Embry-Riddle University, 2000) 2011 PITCHERS RETURNING: 13 (LHP-C.T. Bradford, RHP- On Wednesday: ...... 1-2 DIRECTOR/BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Tyler Bratton, 4th year Andrew Busby, LHP-Chad Girodo, RHP-Kendall Graveman, (Mississippi State, 2007) On Thursday: ...... RHP-Evan Mitchell, RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pollorena, STUDENT ASSISTANT: Brad Corley RHP-Caleb Reed, RHP-Hunter Renfroe, RHP-Taylor Stark, On Friday: ...... 4-1 STRENGTH COACH: Brian Neal (Bridgewater College, 2005) RHP-Chris Stratton, LHP-Nick Routt, LHP-C.C. Watson) On Saturday: ...... 4-2 ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH: Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1996) 2012 NEWCOMERS: 13 (C-Nick Ammirati, INF-Matthew Britton, In February: ...... 6-2 ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jason Wire (St. Cloud State University, 2006) RHP-Preston Brown, INF-Phillip Casey, RHP-Will Cox, RHP- GRADUATE ASSISTANT TRAINER: Andy Bowersox In March: ...... 9-5 Trevor Fitts, INF-Nick Flair, OF-Tyler Fullerton, RHP-Jonathan STUDENT MANAGERS: Sam Cockroft, Will Coggin, G.T. Mc- Holder, LHP-Jacob Lindgren, 1B-Trey Porter, C-Mitch Slauter, In April: ...... Cullough, Scott Ming, Davis Parker, Ronald Sims RHP-Brandon Woodruff) In May: ...... In June: ...... www.HailState.com 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

AROUND THE HORN... AND BEYOND MISSISSIPPI STATE’S 1B - #35 WES REA (6-5 • 287 • R-R • Fr. • RS • Gulfport, Miss. • Harrison Central HS) BA: .309 GP/GS: 22-22 AB: 81 R: 8 H: 25 EBH: 11 RBI: 18 SL%: .494 BB: 7 HB: 4 K: 26 OB%: .379 2013 SEC SCHEDULE • Starter at fi rst base in all 22 games • Leads club with 18 RBI MARCH 15-17 • 10 multi-hit games (2nd on team) & team-best 6 multi-RBI games • 5 multi hit/multi RBI games LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE • All-state FB player & highly-recruited as offensive lineman • Walk-off GWRBI (double) vs. Kansas Feb. 24 2B - #15 MATTHEW BRITTON (5-11• 176 • L-R • Fr. • RS • Cullman, Ala. • Cullman HS) MARCH 22-24 BA: .143 GP/GS: 17-17 AB: 49 R: 4 H: 7 EBH: 0 RBI: 1 SL%: .143 BB: 7 HB: 3 K: 13 OB%: .283 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT KENTUCKY • 17-game starter (10 at 2nd and 7 at 3B) • Leads club with four sacrifi ce bunts MARCH 29-31 SS - #12 ADAM FRAZIER (5-10 • 170 • L-R • So. • 1L • Bishop, Ga. • Oconee County HS) MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ARKANSAS BA: .348 GP/GS: 22-22 AB: 92 R: 19 H: 32 EBH: 0 RBI: 11 SL%: .457 BB: 12 HB: 1 K: 8 OB%: .425 • “Veteran” of MSU infi eld with starts in all 22 games (15 at SS & 7 at 2B) --- 40 career starts APRIL 5-7 • Hits in 99 of 22 games played • Leads club with 32 hits, 12 walks, 19 runs scored and 10 doubles FLORIDA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE • On fi ve-game hitting streak • Team-best 11 multi-hit games • Lead-off hitter in 15 games • 2011 SEC All-Freshman team selection APRIL 12-14 3B - # 15 PHILLIP CASEY (6-0 • 163 • L-R • Fr. • RS • Sugar Land, Texas • Fort Bend Clements HS) MISSISSIPPI STATE AT TEXAS A&M BA: .188 GP/GS: 6-6 AB: 16 R: 3 H: 3 EBH: 1 RBI: 2 SL%: .375 BB: 3 HB: 2 K: 6 OB%: .381 • Starter in all 6 games played since shedding his rookie redshirt status Mar. 11 APRIL 19-21 • First career hit was a 2-run home run at Southeastern Louisiana AUBURN AT MISSISSIPPI STATE C - # 29 MITCH SLAUTER (6-1 • 195 • R-R • Jr. • JC • Olathe, Kans. • Olathe North HS/Barton County CC) APRIL 26-28 BA: .250 GP/GS: 22-20 AB: 68 R: 11 H: 17 EBH: 5 RBI: 11 SL%: .353 BB: 10 HB: 5 K: 19 OB%: .376 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT VANDERBILT • Starter behind the dish in 20 of 22 games • One of two JC transfers in the lineup • Two pickoffs & fi ve caught stealing through 22 games • Leads club with 3 game-winning RBI MAY 3-5 LF - #9 TYLER FULLERTON (5-9 • 154 • R-R • Fr. • HS • Murfreesboro, Texas • Siegel HS) ALABAMA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE BA: .412 GP/GS: 5-5 AB: 17 R: 2 H: 7 EBH: 2 RBI: 1 SL%: .529 BB: 2 HB: 2 K: 1 OB%: .524 • Starts in fi ve games since dropping his freshman redshirt status on the season-fi rst Louisiana road trip MAY 10-12 • Had gone home to Tenn. for spring break, then recalled after Taylor Stark’s hamstring injury Mar. 11 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT OLE MISS • Joined MSU for 5-game road trip, with hits in fi rst four games, including 4-hit showing in his second game MAY 16-18 CF - #34 HUNTER RENFROE (6-2 • 205 • R-R • So. • 1L • Crystal Springs, Miss • Copiah Academy) SO. CAROLINA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE BA: .288 GP/GS: 19-18 AB: 73 R: 8 H: 21 EBH: 7 RBI: 9 SL%: .384 BB: 6 HB: 2 K: 15 OB%: .354 • Starter in 18 of 19 games played, nine in CF as replacement for C.T. Bradford (also 9 starts in LF) • Has reached base 11 straight games (active, and tied for team lead) • On fi ve-game hitting streak • 2010 Boston Red Sox draft (31st round) RF - #2 DEMARCUS HENDERSON (5-11 • 170 • R-R • Fr. • RS • Waynesboro, Miss. • Waynesboro HS) BA: .347 GP/GS: 16-15 AB: 49 R: 11 H: 17 EBH: 3 RBI: 5 SL%: .408 BB: 5 HB: 2 K: 10 OB%: .421 • 15-gm starter (11 of last 12 in RF, 1 in LF, 1 as DH) • Prime replacement for injured starter Brent Brownlee • Ended a team season-longest 10-game hitting streak in opener at LSU (Mar. 16) • With 5 stolen bases (7 attempts) shares team lead (with junior infi elder Sam Frost) • 2010 Houston Astros draft (43rd round) DH - #32 TREY PORTER (6-1 • 209 • L-R • Jr. • JC • Hurley, Miss. • East Central HS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC) BA: .349 GP/GS: 18-18 AB: 63 R: 11 H: 22 EBH: 7 RBI: 12 SL: .587 BB: 8 HB: 6 K: 9 OB%: .462 • Starting DH in 18 of 19 games played • Missed 4 games after injuring his foot on a foul ball • Among three Dogs to have 4-hit gms (4-for-5 Gm. 2 at LSU) • Daryl Norris & Tyler Fullerton also 4-hit Dogs • Most-plunked Bulldog with six (Mitch Slauter second with 5) DIAMOND DOGS ON THE DL 3B-DARYL NORRIS (knee cap, since Mar. 7) .375/21 hits/ 5 EB hits/12 RBI) OF-C.T. BRADFORD (shoulder, since Mar. 7) .309/17 hits/ 2 SB/5 RBI) OF/P-TAYLOR STARK (hamstring, since Mar. 11) .278/10 hits, 10 BB/2 RBI2 APP/1-0, 1 SV, 0.00) OF-BRENT BROWNLEE (knee cap, since Mar. 7) 100 career games played, 1.000 career fl dg. % RHP-BEN BRACEWELL (arm, has not pitched since Mar. 2) 3 Friday starts, 0-0, 0.00, 10.1 IP, 9 Ks LHP-C.C. WATSON (arm, since Mar. 14) Injured arm in fi rst 2012 relief appearance at SE Louisiana 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

PRIMARY BULLDOG PITCHERS (STATS UPDATED THRU MAR. 22)

• 2 hits, 5 Ks in 1st car. start (4.1 IP) 2/17 vs. Wash. State 4-BEN BRACEWELL (6-0 • 205 • RH • R-So • 1L • Chelsea, Ala. • Briarwood Christian School) • 3-inn. ND starts vs. Kansas YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB (2/24) & UConn (2/3) 2010 5.50 0-2 17 0-0 0 4 18.0 12 11-11 11 23 1 0 2 2 4 • Missed start in Mercer series 2011 - - - - - Did not play - - - - - • Medical redshirt in 2011 2012 0.00 0-0 3 3-0 0 0 10.1 6 2-0 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 • 0-2, 3.49 in 20 car. app. Career 3.49 0-2 20 3-0 0 4 28.1 18 13-11 17 32 2 0 2 3 4

• Staff 1st CG at LSU (3-18) • Car. & staff season-hi 8.1 49-KENDALL GRAVEMAN (6-1 • 199 • RH • Jr. • 2L • Benjamin Russell HS) IP w/car-hi 8 Ks last outing YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB vs. Mercer (3/11) 2010 7.02 2-4 19 4-1 1 1 50.0 58 43-39 32 21 9 1 3 7 6 • 2nd quality start in ‘12 2011 3.65 5-0 14 9-0 1 0 56.2 55 25-23 9 38 10 1 3 7 3 • 5-0, 3.65 as midweek 2012 2.30 2-0 5 5-1 0 0 31.1 26 9-8 7 16 2 0 0 2 2 starter in 2011 Career 4.34 9-4 38 18-2 2 1 138.0 139 77-68 48 75 21 2 6 16 11 • 8 Ks in solid 4.1 inn. relief stint vs. Wash. St. 51-EVAN MITCHELL (6-2 • 178 • RHP • So. • 1L • Marietta, Ga. • Wheeler HS) • W vs. Kansas - 2.2 IP, 0 R YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB • 7-gm starter in 2011 2011 4.62 6-2 15 7-0 0 0 48.2 50 27-25 24 49 8 0 2 5 3 • 8-inn. gem in Atlanta Reg. 2012 2.76 1-0 5 0-0 0 0 16.1 11 5-5 10 24 2 0 1 5 2 Career 4.15 7-2 20 7-0 0 0 65.0 66 32-30 34 73 10 0 3 10 5

• 3.1 IP in relief @ SELU • Led ‘11 staff w/7 wins 22-LUIS POLLORENA (5-7 • 168 • LHP • Jr. • 1L • Laredo, Texas • United High School) • 5-gm starter with 17 relief YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB app. (5-4, 2.36 in relief) 2011 4.45 7-5 22 5-0 2 0 58.2 61 32-29 21 34 10 0 7 3 4 2012 4.26 0-0 3 1-0 0 0 6.1 7 4-3 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 Career 4.43 7-5 25 6-0 2 0 65.0 68 36-32 21 35 13 0 7 3 6

• 3 svs/4 app 2 wks ago • 5-for-5 in Sv Opp. 37-CALEB REED (5-10 • 205 • R-R • Sr. • 3L • Cleveland, Miss. • Bayou Academy) • tied for 4th (Jay Powell) YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB with 17 career saves 2009 9.17 2-1 11 0-0 0 0 17.2 28 19-18 15 8 4 0 3 1 0 2010 6.99 1-7 25 3-0 0 0 67.0 82 55-52 24 51 19 4 8 4 12 • Preseason All-American 2011 1.55 1-2 29 0-0 3 12 64.0 51 14-11 23 66 6 2 3 4 4 • Led MSU, 3rd in SEC 2012 2.20 0-3 9 0-0 0 5 16.1 11 5-4 6 25 3 0 0 1 1 w/1.55 ERA, 12 SV in ‘11 Total 4.64 4-14 73 3-0 3 17 165.0 172 93-85 68 150 32 6 14 10 17

• Sat. night starter (LHP) • 4-gm starter w/16 Ks-16.1 IP 36-NICK ROUTT (6-4 • 205 • LHP • R-Jr. • 2L • Silver Spring, Md. • St. Johns College HS) • Win vs. UConn (6 IP/1H/3K) YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB • Tossed staff’s lone 2011 2009 4.15 5-3 13 13-4 0 0 86.2 87 51-40 28 87 12 0 9 5 6 CG in NCAA Atlanta Reg. 2010 6.52 1-1 6 6-0 0 0 19.1 28 20-14 6 21 4 0 1 0 2 2011 3.86 3-3 13 13-1 1 0 56.0 64 35-24 21 49 10 0 5 8 3 • ‘09 SEC All-Frosh team 2012 4.05 1-2 5 5-0 0 0 20.0 27 11-9 4 19 2 0 2 1 3 Total 4.30 10-9 37 37-5 1 0 182.0 206 117-87 59 176 28 0 17 14 14 • 17 KS, 8.2 IP in 1st GS at LSU (ND/4 H, 1 R) • Nat/SEC Pitcher of Week 28-CHRIS STRATTON (6-3 • 198 • RHP • Jr. • 2L • Tupelo, Miss. • Tupelo High School) • Wins in all 4 relief app. YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB • ‘10 SEC All-Frosh team 2010 5.29 5-3 14 14-1 1 0 78.1 84 54-46 42 76 9 2 9 8 7 • 29 starts in 36 car. GP 2011 5.21 5-7 17 14-0 1 0 76.0 83 52-44 27 76 10 4 7 7 5 2012 2.12 4-0 5 1-0 0 0 29.2 17 7-7 10 44 2 0 2 1 2 • Led staff in IP, Ks in ‘10 Total 4.74 14-10 36 29-1 2 0 184.0 184 113-97 79 196 21 6 18 16 14 • Leads SEC w/44 Ksin 29.2 IP • 9 Ks in 6 IP vs. UConn 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

Whiffl e ball: The 19-man Mississippi State pitching staff begins the Wes Rea and middle infi elder Adam Frazier have started all 22 games, with Rea week with an SEC-leading 203 strikeouts, tying for fi fth-most in the NCAA. State all 22 starts at fi rst base. registered a season-high 19 punchouts in the second game of the season (vs. State approaching 1,000th win at DNF: Missis- Washington State, 2-19) and have reached double digit strikeout totals in 12 sippi State is inching closer to the 1,000-win milestone in games played at the games. Oddly enough, the only game in which Bulldog pitchers have failed to site of its current Dudy Noble Field home. Since the facility’s opening during the record a strikeout was Kendall Graveman’s complete-game gem in the series- 1967 season, MSU has posted a 984-361-2 home record. The Bulldogs’s 2012 ending 7-1 win at LSU. In that game Graveman scattered 10 hits, got 19 ground- schedule includes a school-record 37 games at home. ball outs and was aided by a season-high four double plays. Chris Stratton’s masterful 17-strikeout performance in the LSU series-opener (also his fi rst start Caleb Reed 4th on MSU career saves list: Senior relief pitcher Caleb Reed registered three saves in four appearances two of the season) helped boost the junior right-hander to the top of the SEC with 44 weeks ago, raising his season total to fi ve and tying former MSU and MLB pitcher strikeouts. Jay Powell for fourth among MSU’s career saves leaders with 17. Reed totaled Injury bug taking its toll: State avoided the injury bug the fi rst has all 17 saves over his junior and senior seasons, compiling a 1.68 ERA in 38 three weeks of the season. That changed two weeks ago, with senior outfi elder relief appearances over that span. Brent Brownlee (knee cap), sophomore third baseman Daryl Norris (knee cap), There have been few pinch-hitting opportunities for sophomore centerfi elder C.T. Bradford (shoulder) and sophomore outfi elder Tay- A pinch of this: the Bulldogs and for their opponents in 2012, and to date none of those pinch- lor Stark (hamstring) going to the DL. It is not known when they might return. hitters have collected a hit. State’s pinch-hitters are 0-for-4 while opposing pinch- From red to maroon: Thanks to those injuries, a pair of Bull- hitters are 0-for-9. dog rookies have shed their redshirt status. Infi elder Phillip Casey (Sugar Land, Texas) and outfi elder Tyler Fullerton (Smyrna, Ga,) made their collegiate debuts Henderson tabbed SEC Freshman of Week: Outfi elder Demarcus Henderson (Waynesboro, Miss.) is the SEC Freshman Player in the last week. Casey jumped into the starting lineup at third base against Mer- of the Week for Mar. 12. cer (Mar. 11) and Fullerton in left fi eld at Southeastern Louisiana. Casey’s fi rst Henderson extended his personal-best and team season-best matching hitting career hit was a two-run home run at SELU Mar. 13. A day later at SELU and in his streak to eight games Sunday, and with seven hits last week raised his seasonal bat- second career start, Fullerton went 4-for-4, the second four-hit plate performance ting average to a club-leading .414. Henderson notched his second and third multiple- by a Bulldog. He sports a .412 BA with hits in four of fi ve games played. hit games in helping the 21st-ranked Bulldogs claim four of their fi ve games last week. On the cusp: A 1-4 showing on the team’s fi rst road trip dislodged the The Bulldog outfi elder becomes the fourth MSU yearling all-time to earn the Bulldogs from their two-week perch in the national rankings. MSU made its debut award, joining pitcher Chris Stratton (2010) and two-time infi elding honorees Bran- in this year’s polls at No. 23 on Mar. 5 and climbed to as high as No. 21 (Baseball don Turner (2007) and Daryl Norris (2011). America) last week. MSU was unranked in the preseason national polls. A top 50 Henderson hit .438 with a .500 on-base percentage over a fi ve-game span as the poll compiled by Kendall Rogers for PerfectGame.org continues to give MSU Bulldogs climbed to 14-3 for their best start since the 2006 campaign. a No. 19 ranking. National, SEC honors for Stratton: A remarkable ca- Cohen’s 100th win at State: State closed out its 17-game reer-best 17-strikeout pitching performance at No. 10 LSU on SEC opening night last (Mar. 16) has netted Chris Stratton Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, homestand Mar. 11 with a 3-1 win over Mercer at Dudy Noble Field. It was win SEC Pitcher of the Week, NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and SEBaseball. No. 100 as MSU skipper for John Cohen. In his fourth season as MSU skipper, com SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week. Cohen is 101-94. He is 422-287-1 in 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach and The Tupelo, Miss., product, making his fi rst start of the campaign and matched in 21 seasons of coaching has been associated with teams that have compiled a with LSU ace Kevin Gausman, held LSU to a run on four hits and .138 hitting, fanning 691-477-2 record. Including a 148-55 mark as a player as State, Cohen has been all nine LSU starters, two Tiger batters three times each and recorded a trio of three- associated with 249 Bulldog wins in his Mississippi State career. strikeout innings. At one stretch he retired 16 consecutive batters, 11 via strikeout. Dog defenders lead nation in double plays: “What a great way to start your conference year,” said MSU head coach John MSU’s defense has climbed to the to of the NCAA rankings in double plays turned. Cohen. “It was one of the greatest college pitching performances I’ve ever seen. To Through their fi rst 22 games, MSU has turned 28 twin-killings, which ties (Miami, walk the fi rst batter of the game and then come back to pitch virtually a fl awless game Ohio) for the national lead. The Bulldogs ranked tied for 10th in the SEC last from that point on shows Chris’ maturity and growth as a pitcher.” season with 40 DPs. Both Stratton and Gausman left the game to standing ovations at Alex Box Sta- dium after 8-2/3 innings of mound work. Hit me with your best shot: Eleven Bulldogs have com- The 17 strikeouts by Stratton ranks as the most in the SEC this season and the bined for 35 HBPs through 22 games, fourth-most in the league. Junior desig- most by a Bulldog pitcher since B.J. Wallace rang up 19 punchouts against Nicholls nated hitter Trey Porter leads the way with six while Mitch Slauter is just behind State in the 1992 NCAA Mideast Regional held at Dudy Noble Field. with fi ve plunkings Stratton (4-0, 2.12), leads Southeastern Conference pitchers with 44 strikeouts Leading the hits parade: Sophomore middle infi elder Adam and the MSU staff with 29.2 innings pitched. He earned SEC Freshman of the Week Frazier leads the team and opened the week ranked fi fth in the SEC with 32 honors in 2010 after tossing seven innings of three-hit, seven-strikeout ball in a sea- base hits. He has hit safely in 19 of his fi rst 22 games. son-ending win at LSU. Variety in the starting lineup: MSU head coach John Cohen has used 18 different starting lineups in the fi rst 22 games. First baseman

Central Arkansas/200 ...... 8-9 Mercer/59 ...... 16-7 SE Louisiana/29 ...... 15-6 MSU OPPONENTS IN 2012 Connecticut/146 ...... 7-11 No. 35 Mississippi State/34 ...... 15-7 Tennessee/79 ...... 12-8 Ranking/team/RPI W-L No. 1 Florida/1 ...... 20-1 Mississippi Valley State/278 ...... 5-12 Vanderbilt/97 ...... 7-14 Alabama/140 ...... 8-13 Kansas/180 ...... 10-10 No. 19 Ole Miss/17 ...... 15-6 Washington State/99 ...... 10-8 Alabama A&M/293 ...... 3-17 No. 6 Kentucky/4 ...... 22-0 Penn State/209 ...... 4-14 Current ranking in ESPN/USA Today Alcorn State/265 ...... 3-17 Lipscomb/201 ...... 7-14 South Alabama/195 ...... 6-14 coaches poll; WarrenNolan.com RPI; No. 3 Arkansas/16 ...... 20-2 No. 13 LSU/23 ...... 17-4 No. 8 South Carolina/15 ...... 16-5 D1 records thru games of March 22 Auburn/39 ...... 13-8 Memphis/147 ...... 9-11 Southern Miss/80 ...... 12-9 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

Alan Johnson becomes 47th big league Bulldog LARGEST OPENING DAY In 2011 Alan Johnson became the third former Diamond Dog in as many years to get his fi rst call-up to the big ATTENDANCE SINCE ‘01 show. Mississippi State’s 2012 season- The Birmingham, Ala., native, in his seventh season in professional baseball, was added to the Colorado Rock- opener against Washington State drew ies’ roster for an April 14, 2011 Sunday start against the Chicago Cubs. one of the biggest opening-day crowds in He became the 47th baseball player with Mississippi State ties to advance to the highest level of professional years to Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent baseball and joins three other former Diamond Dog players ---- pitchers Paul Maholm (Pittsburgh) and Jonathan Stadium. Papelbon (Boston) and fi rst baseman Mitch Moreland (Texas) to play on the Major League level in 2011. A fi fth former The MSU-WSU game drew 3,449 Diamond Dog, Nat (Buck) Showalter, is also int he Majors as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles. fans, the largest attendance at an MSU Johnson, 27, lettered at Mississippi State from 2003 to 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Colorado home lid-lifter since 2001 when 4,258 Rockies following the 2005 campaign. He began his seventh year in professional baseball and his third season in the watched the Bulldogs battle Notre Dame starting rotation of the Class AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox April 8. He worked four innings in that no-decision Apr. 17 in the inaugural NBC Classic. State set a start against Chicago. record for the biggest actual attendance First baseman Mitch Moreland made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers last year while catcher Craig for a season-opener at Dudy Noble Field Tatum got his call-up with Cincinnati in 2009. with 4,472 on hands to watch then-MSU In the off-season, pitcher Paul Maholm signed with the Chicago Cubs, relief ace Jonathan Paplebon senior MSU player John Cohen and inked with the Philadelphia Phillies and catcher Craig Tatum signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On deck the Bulldogs open their 1990 campaign to joiin the Diamond Dogs in the Majors is infi elder Tyler Moore, who is on the Washington Nationals’ 40-man against Birmingham-Southern. spring training camp roster. Here’s a listing of the Bulldog players who suited up and played professional baseball during the 2011 1990 --- 4,472 (vs. Birmingham-Southern) season: 2001 --- 4,258 (vs. Notre Dame) 1995 --- 3,487 (vs. Minnesota) Player (MSU years) Team Organization League (level) 2012 --- 3,449 (vs. Washington State) P-Ricky Bowen (2007-09) Fort Myers (Fla.) Cincinnati Florida State (A) 1994 --- 3,378 (vs. Belhaven) 3B-Jet Butler (2007-10) Savannah (Ga.) New York Mets South Atlantic (A) 2011 --- 3,074 (vs. Akron) C-Kolby Byrd (2010) Johnson City (Tenn.) St. Louis Appalachian (rookie) 2007 --- 3,023 (vs. Murray State) P-Todd Doolittle (2004-05) New Orleans (La.) Florida Pacifi c Coast (AAA) 2009 --- 2,551 (vs. Northern Illinois) 2006 --- 2508 (vs. Marist) C-Edward Easley (2005-07) Mobile (Ala.) Arizona Southern (AA) 2010 --- 2,490 (vs. Rhode Island) INF-Jeff Flagg Traverse City (Mich.) Independent Frontier League 2000 --- 2,473 (vs. Southeastern Louisiana) OF-Grant Hogue (2008-09) Lancaster (Calif.) Houston California (A) P-Alan Johnson (2003-05) Colorado Springs (Colo.) Colorado Pacifi c Coast (AAA) Colorado Colorado American League (MLB) WEEKLY TEAM MVPS 2/20: DH-Trey Porter (.600, 6x10, 2HR, 4 RBI) P-Paul Maholm (2001-03) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Pittsburgh National League (MLB) RHP-Caleb Reed (6.1 IP, 9K, OBA .143) Mgr.-Chris Maloney (1982-83) Memphis (Tenn.) St. Louis Pacifi c Coast (AAA) 2/27: C-Mitch Slauter (.300, 3x10, 2B, 4 RBI, BB) 1B-Tyler Moore (2008) Harrisburg (Pa.) Washington Eastern (AA) RHP-Chris Stratton (W, 6 IP, 1H, 0R, 8K) 3/5: 3B-Daryl Norris (10x21, .476, 6-R, 5-RBI) 1B-Mitch Moreland (2005-07) Texas Texas American League (MLB) LHP-Nick Routt (W, 6 IP, 4H, 1UER, 3K) 3B-Jason Nappi (2008-09) Arizona Los Angeles Angels Arizona League (rookie) 3/12:OF-Demarcus Henderson (7x18, 389, 5R, 2 RBI) SS-Jonathan Ogden (2010-11) Norwich (Conn.) Detroit New York-Penn (A) RHP-Kendall Graveman (8.1 IP, 8K, 3 hits) P-Jonathan Papelbon (2001-03) Boston Boston American League (MLB) RHP-Caleb Reed (3 saves/4 games, 0-R/5.1 IP) 3/19:DH-Trey Porter (8x20, .400, 3BB, 3 RBI, 4th HR) 3B-Jarrod Parks (2009, 2011) Orem (Utah) Los Angeles Angels Pioneer (rookie) RHP-Chris Stratton (8.2 IP, 17K, 4H, 1R, 2BB) Inland Empire (Calif.) Los Angeles Angels California (A) Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Los Angeles Angels Midwest (A) 1B-Connor Powers (2007-10) Fort Wayne (Ind.) San Diego Midwest (A) OF-Jaron Shepherd (2010-11) Tri-City (Wash.) Colorado Northwest League (A) Postgame Mgr.-Nat Showalter (1977) Baltimore Baltimore American League (MLB) interviews C-Craig Tatum (2003-04) Norfolk (Va.) Baltimore International (AAA) MSU head coach and requested players will be available to the media for Baltimore Baltimore American League (MLB) interviews near the third base fi eld level C-Wes Thigpen GCL (Fla.) Detroit Gulf Coast (rookie) photo booth approximately 10 minutes fol- INF-Nick Vickerson Spokane (Wash.) Texas Northwest (A) lowing each home game. A representative P-Jared Wesson (2009) West Michigan (Mich.) Detroit Midwest (A) of the MSU Athletic Media Relations staff Diamond Dogs who played or managed in the Major Leagues in 2011 shown in bold will be on site to assist with the interviews. Players will be available fi rst followed shortly thereafter by Coach Cohen. Please make your postgame player inter- view requests known to a member of the press box media staff by the end of the eighth inning. Due to time constraints, there will be no interviews available be- tween Saturday’s doubleheader games. For all other non-game day interviews please contact Joe Dier (662-325- 8040/662-418-3821) to complete arrange- ments. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

HOME RUNS (9) GAMES WITH A HIT HR BY RBI — 1-RBI: 4, 2-RBI: 5, 3-RBI: 0, 4-RBI: 0; HITTING STREAKS Games Player Games Player 19 Adam Frazier RUNS VIA HR: 14 • HR BY OUT — 0-OUT: 2, 1-OUT: 4, 2-OUT: 3 HOME: 5, AWAY: 4, NEUTRAL: 0 • VS. SEC: 3, VS. NON-SEC: 6 10 Demarcus Henderson 15 Hunter Renfroe 8 Daryl Norris 14 Trey Porter No. Player (HR #) Date Opponent (pitcher) Inn. RBI Outs 14 Wes Rea 1. Trey Porter (1) 2-19-12 Wash. St.-1 (Ochoa) 6th 2 0 7 Adam Frazier 14 Mitch Slauter 6 Hunter Renfroe 12 Daryl Norris 2. Trey Porter (2) 2-19-12 Wash. St.-2 (Jackson) 6th 1 2 3. Wes Rea (1) 2-29-12 Memphis (Gant) 8th 2 1 5 C.T. Bradford, Trey Porter, 11 C.T. Bradford Hunter Renfroe, Adam Frazier 11 Demarcus Henderson 4. Trey Porter (3) 3-2-12 UConn (Fischer) 8th 2 1 7 Matthew Britton 5. C.T. Bradford (1) 3-4-12 Lipscomb (Hackett) 8th 2 1 6 Taylor Stark 6. Phillip Casey (1) 3-13-12 at Southeastern La. (Cultura) 2nd 2 0 4 Brent Brownlee BATTING 4 Tyler Fullerton 7. Mitch Slauter (1) 3-16-12 at LSU (Goody) 10th 1 2 3 Sam Frost 8. Trey Porter (4) 3-17-12 at LSU (Bonvillain) 8th 1 1 THRU THE ORDER 3 Brayden Jones 9. Wes Rea (2) 3-18-12 at LSU (McClune) 8th 1 2 Opp. (date/inning) Batters 2 Phillip Casey Miss. Valley State (2-25, 4th) 9 2 Brandon Woodruff *— lead-off home run c — consecutive home runs 1 Nick Ammirati Miss. Valley State (2-25, 5th) 12 Memphis (2-29, 8th) 9 Lipscomb (3-3, 2nd) 9 GAMES WITH AN RBI Lipscomb (3-4, 2nd) 10 Games Player Lipscomb (3-4, 4th) 12 11 Wes Rea CAREER HOME RUNS PORTER’S CAREER HOME RUNS (4) Penn State (3-7, 7th) 9 9 Daryl Norris at LSU (3-18, 1st) 9 9 Mitch Slauter No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 8 Adam Frazier 1. 2-19-12 2 Washington State-1 (Ochoa) H 1 5th 0 L, 5-6 (13) Opponents: 0 8 Trey Porter 2. 2-19-12 3 Washington State-2 (Jackson) H 2 2nd 2 W, 5-4 5 C.T. Bradford 3. 3-2-12 9 Connecticut (Fischer) H 2 8th 1 W, 5-4 6 Hunter Renfroe 4. 3-17-12 21 at LSU (Bonavillain) A 1 8th 1 l, 3-4 4 Demarcus Henderson BROWNLEE’S CAREER HOME RUNS (2) BULLDOG BIG INNINGS 2 Brent Brownlee (five or more runs) 2 Sam Frost No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score Runs - Opp (date/inning) Batters 2 Taylor Stark 1. 3-29-09 27 at Arkansas (Richards) A 1 5th 2 W, 12-4 8 - Lipscomb (3-4, 4th) 12 1 Nick Ammirati 2. 5-1-11 43 Alabama (Wolfe) H 2 2nd 1 W, 8-5 7 - Miss. Valley State (2-25, 4th) 9 1 Matthew Britton BRADFORD’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) 1 Phillip Casey 5 - Miss. Valley State (2-25, 5th) 12 1 Tyler Fullerton No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 5 - Lipscomb (3-4, 2nd) 10 1 Brayden Jones 1. 3-4-12 12 Lipscomb (Hackett) H 2 8th 1 W, 16-6 5 - at LSU (3-18, 1st) 9 1 Brandon Woodruff CASEY’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) Opponents: 3 runs (4 times) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 1. 3-13-12 18 at SELU (Cultura) A 2 2nd 0 L, 3-4 MULTI-RBI HITS REA’S CAREER HOME RUN (2) No. Player-No. (Opp., date) Hit (RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 1. Trey Porter-1 (WSU, 2-19) HR (2 RBI) 2. Mitch Slauter-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 2B (2 RBI) 1. 2-29-12 8 Memphis (Gant) H 2 8th 1 L, 6-7 3. C.T. Bradford-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 1B (2 RBI) 2. 3-18-12 22 at LSU (McClune) A 1 8th 2 W, 7-1 4. Wes Rea-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 1B (2 RBI) SLAUTER’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) 5. Daryl Norris-1 (MVSU, 2-26) 2B (2 RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 6. Daryl Norris-2 (Memphis, 2-29) 2B (2 RBI) 1. 3-16-12 20 at LSU (Goody) A 1 10th 2 L, 2-3 7. Wes Rea-2 (Memphis, 2-29) HR (2 RBI) 8. Trey Porter-2 (UConn, 3-2) HR (2 RBI) STARK’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) 9. C.T. Bradford-2 (UConn, 3-3) 1B (2 RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 10. C.T. Bradford-3 (Lipscomb, 3-4) 2B (2 RBI) 1. 2-27-11 8 Belmont (Harvey) H 1 8th 0 W, 14-5 11. C.T. Bradford-4 (Lipscomb, 3-4) 1B (2 RBI) 12. C.T. Bradford-5 (Lipscomb, 3-4) HR (2 RBI) 13. Wes Rea-3 (Penn State, 3-6) 1B (2 RBI) 14. Adam Frazier (Penn State, 3-7) 2B (2 RBI) 15. Phillip Casey (at SELU, 3-13) HR (2 RBI) GAME WINNING RBI (10) No. Date Opponent Player (#GWRBI) RBI Inn. Play 1. Feb. 17 Washington State Taylor Stark (1) 1 2nd 1B EXTRA-BASE HITS • 2. Feb. 24 Kansas Wes Rea (1) 1 9th 2B Player EBH Wes Rea 11 3. Feb. 25 MVSU Mitch Slauter (1) 2 4th 2B Adam Frazier 10 4. Feb. 26 MVSU Daryl Norris (1) 2 1st 2B Trey Porter 7 5. Mar. 3 Lipscomb Daryl Norris (2) 1 1st 1B Hunter Renfroe 7 6. Mar. 3 UConn C.T. Bradford (1) 2 2nd 1B Daryl Norris 5 Mitch Slauter 5 7. Mar. 4 Lipscomb Wes Rea (1) 1 4th 2B Demarcus Henderson 3 8. Mar. 7 Penn State Mitch Slauter (2) 1 7th SF C.T. Bradford 2 9. Mar. 9 Mercer Mitch Slauter (3) 1 5th BB Tyler Fullerton 2 10. Mar. 11 Mercer Trey Porter (1) 1 1st 1B Brent Brownlee 1 Phillip Casey 1 11. Mar. 18 at LSU Trey Porter (2) 1 1st 1B • walk-off GWRBI 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

2012 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS (22 games) MSU Opp. Overall SEC Tickets Actual Date Opponent Score R-H-E-LOB R-H-E-LOB Inn. Rec. Rec. MSU Pitcher of Record/Save GW-RBI Distrib. Attend. Time Feb. 17 Washington State 6-2 6-13-2-12 2-4-0-1 9 1-0 Chris Stratton (W, 1-0) Stark (1) 6,141 3,449 2:42 Feb. 19 Washington State 5-6 5-14-0-16 6-12-1-8 13 1-1 Caleb Reed (L, 0-1) ------4:24 Feb. 19 Washington State 5-4 5-10-1-6 4-7-1-7 9 2-1 Taylor Stark (W, 1-0 none 6,006 2,156 2:30 Feb. 24 Kansas 1-0 1-5-0-9 0-3-1-7 9 3-1 Chris Stratton (W, 2-0) Rea (1) 5,817 2,080 2:16 Feb. 25 Miss. Valley State 13-5 13-13-1-9 5-10-0-7 9 4-1 Trevor Fitts (W, 1-0) Slauter (1) ------2:32 Feb. 25 Kansas 3-1 3-6-1-10 1-8-1-7 9 5-1 Evan Mitchell (W, 1-0), Caleb Reed (Sv-1) none 6,188 3,050 2:19 Feb. 26 Miss. Valley State 5-1 5-11-1-12 1-3-1-2 9 6-1 Will Cox (W, 1-0), Jonathan Holder (Sv-1) Norris (1) 5,806 1,527 2:15 Feb. 29 Memphis 6-7 6-10-2-8 7-13-1-11 9 6-2 Caleb Reed (L, 0-2) --- 5,777 1,067 3:21 Mar. 2 Connecticut 5-4 5-7-1-8 4-8-3-6 9 7-2 Chris Stratton (W, 3-0) --- 5,635 1,036 2:34 Mar. 3 Lipscomb 6-4 6-9-2-9 4-10-0-8 9 8-2 Trevor Fitts (W, 2-0), Taylor Stark (Sv-1) Norris (2) ------2:26 Mar. 3 Connecticut 3-1 3-10-3-8 1-6-0-8 9 9-2 Nick Routt (W, 1-0), Caleb Reed (Sv-2) Bradford (1) 6,150 3,169 2:36 Mar. 4 Lipscomb 16-6 16-19-3-8 6-9-4-7 9 10-2 Jonathan Holder (W, 1-0) Rea (2) 5,949 1,749 2:51 Mar. 6 Penn State 7-3 7-7-2-10 3-5-1-7 9 11-2 Tanner Gaines (W, 1-0), Caleb Reed (Sv-3) none 5,684 1,694 2:25 Mar. 7 Penn State 10-6 10-13-3-8 6-9-1-6 9 12-2 Jacob Lindgren (W, 1-0) Slauter (2) 5,741 1,522 3:00 Mar. 9 Mercer 5-3 5-8-1-7 3-7-1-10 9 13-2 Chris Stratton (W, 4-0), Caleb Reed (Sv-4) Slauter (3) 5,706 1,211 3:03 Mar. 10 Mercer 1-6 1-7-0-6 6-14-0-10 9 13-3 Nick Routt (L, 2-1) --- 6,032 2,102 2:40 Mar. 11 Mercer 3-1 3-7-1-6 1-3-1-3 9 14-3 ` Kendall Graveman (W, 1-0), C. Reed (Sv-5) Porter (1) 5,740 1,103 2:18 Mar. 13 at SE Louisiana 3-4 3-9-2-8 4-7-1-4 9 14-4 Chad Girodo (L, 0-1) --- 1,350 1,350 3:07 Mar. 14 at SE Louisiana 1-5 1-12-1-13 5-8-0-3 9 14-5 Will Cox (L, 1-1) --- 1,580 1,580 2:43 Mar. 16 at LSU 2-3 2-5-0-4 3-7-1-7 10 14-6 0-1 Caleb Reed (L, 0-3) --- 10,830 7,072 2:54 Mar. 17 at LSU 3-4 3-10-0-9 4-4-0-8 9 14-7 0-2 Nick Routt (L, 1-2) --- 11,137 7,504 2:41 Mar. 18 at LSU 7-1 7-9-0-6 1-10-3-8 9 15-7 1-2 KENDALL GRAVEMAN (W, 2-0) Porter (2) 10,610 6,424 2:13 Mar. 21 Alabama A&M Mar. 23 Arkansas Mar. 24 Arkansas Mar. 25 Arkansas Mar. 28 Alcorn State

HOME ACTUAL ATTENDANCE 26,915 (14 dates = 1,923) HOME TICKET DISTRIBUTION 82,372 (14 dates = 5,883) TOTAL SEASON TIME OF GAME 3,541 min. (21 games = 2:41 - includes two extra-inning games --- 10 & 13-innings) Starting pitchers shown underlined; complete-games shown in all caps; # Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.)

STARTERS BY POSITION... STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER... 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH Gm Date Opponent (score) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Rea Frazier Britton Norris Stark Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 1 2-17 WASHINGTON STATE (W, 6-2) Bradford Brownle Frazier Norris Porter Stark Slauter Rea Britton

Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 2 2-19 WASHINGTON STATE (L, 5-6 13 inn.) Bradford Brownlee Frazier Norris Porter Slauter Rea Renfroe Britton Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 3 2-19 WASHINGTON STATE (W, 5-4 ) Frazier Brownlee Porter Slauter Bradford Rea Norris Renfroe Britton Rea Frazier Britton Norris Stark Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 4 2-24 KANSAS (W, 1-0) Frazier Brownlee Norris Porter Slauter Bradford Rea Stark Britton Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Ammirati Porter 5 2-25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. (W, 13-5) Frazier Bradford Norris Porter Rea Renfroe Henderson Frost Ammirati Rea Frazier Britton Norris Woodruff Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 6 2-25 KANSAS (W, 3-1) Frazier Brownlee Bradford Rea Porter Slauter Woodruff Norris Britton Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Woodruff Slauter Porter 7 2-26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. (W, 5-1) Frazier Bradford Rea Porter Norris Slauter Woodruff Renfroe Frost Rea Frazier Britton Norris Stark Bradford Woodruff Slauter Porter 8 2-29 MEMPHIS (W, 6-7) Frazier Bradford Slauter Porter Norris Rea Woodruff Stark Britton Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Porter 9 3-2 CONNECTICUT (5-4) Frazier Slauter Rea Porter Norris Bradford Renfroe Britton Henderson Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Henderson 10 3-3 LIPSCOMB (W, 6-4) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Slauter Renfroe Henderson Britton Brownlee Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Stark 11 3-3 CONNECTICUT (W, 3-1) Bradford Frazier Norris Renfroe Rea Henderson Slauter Stark Frost Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Stark 12 3-4 LIPSCOMB (W, 16-6) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Renfroe Henderson Slauter Britton Stark Rea Frost Frazier Norris Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Bradford 13 3-6 PENN STATE (W, 7-3) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Renfroe Slauter Stark Frost Henderson Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Porter 14 3-7 PENN STATE (W, 10-6) Bradford Frazier Norris Porter Rea Renfroe Slauter Britton Henderson Rea Britton Frazier Jones Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 15 3-9 MERCER (W, 5-3) Frazier Slauter Rea Porter Renfroe Stark Henderson Britton Jones Rea Britton Frazier Jones Henderson Renfroe Woodruff Slauter Porter 16 3-10 MERCER (L, 1-6) Frazier Henderson Porter Rea Renfroe Jones Woodruff Slauter Britton Rea Britton Frazier Casey Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 17 3-11 MERCER (W, 3-1) Frazier Stark Porter Rea Renfroe Slauter Henderson Casey Britton Rea Britton Frazier Casey Fullerton Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 18 3-13 at SE Louisiana (L, 3-4) Frazier Henderson Porter Rea Slauter Renfroe Casey Fullerton Britton Rea Casey Frazier Jones Fullerton Renfroe Henderson Ammirati Porter 19 3-14 at SE Louisiana (L, 1-5) Frazier Henderson Porter Rea Renfroe Casey Fullerton Ammirati Jones

Rea Britton Frazier Casey Fullerton Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 20 3-16 at LSU (L, 2-3, 13 inn.) Frazier Henderson Porter Rea Renfroe Casey Fullerton Slauter Britton

Rea Britton Frazier Casey Fullerton Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 21 3-17 at LSU (L, 3-4.) Frazier Henderson Porter Renfroe Fullerton Rea Casey Slauter Britton

Rea Britton Frazier Casey Fullerton Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 22 3-18 at LSU (7-1) Frazier Fullerton Porter Renfroe Slauter Henderson Casey Rea Britton 23 3-21 Alabama A&M 24 3-23 Arkansas 25 3-24 Arkansas 26 3-25 Arkansas 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING STARTS MISSISSIPPI STATE LONGEST STARTS Date Pitcher (opp) IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP SCORE DEC. 9.0 IP --- Kendall Graveman (at LSU, 3-18-12) 2-17 Ben Bracewell (Wash. St.) 4.1 1 0-0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 6-2 ND RELIEF APPEARANCES SINGLE SEASON 8.2 IP --- Chris Stratton (at LSU, 3-16-12) 2-19 Nick Routt (Wash. St.) 2.0 6 3-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-6 (13) ND 8.1 IP --- Kendall Graveman (Mercer, 3-11-12) 2-19 Kendall Graveman (WSU 6.1 3 2-2 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 5-4 ND PLAYER (SEASON) . . . RA 1. Jon Harden (1992) . . . 39 2-24 Ben Bracewell (Kansas) 3.0 2 0-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 ND 7.0 IP --- Will Cox (MVSU, 2-26-12) Van Johnson (1997) . . . 39 2-25 Kendall Graveman ((MVSU) 4.0 5 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-5 ND 6.1 IP --- Kendall Graveman (Wash. St.-2, 2-19) 3. Van Johnson (1998) . . . 34 2-25 Nick Routt (Kansas) 4.1 6 1-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 ND 6.0 IP --- Nick Routt (UConn, 3-3) 4. Mike Martin (1988) . . . 32 2-26 Will Cox (MVSU) 7.0 3 1-0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 5-1 W Jon Harden (1991) . . . 32 4.1 IP --- Ben Bracewell (Wash. State, 2-17) 2-29 Luis Polloreno (Memphis) 2.0 3 2-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6-7 ND 4.1 IP --- Nick Routt (Kansas, 2-25) Scott Tanksley (1994) . . . 32 3-2 Ben Bracewell (UConn) 3.0 1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 ND 7. Tim Henderson (1989) . . . 30 4.0 IP --- Kendall Graveman (MVSU, 2-25) 3-3 Kendall Graveman (LU) 3.2 5 2-2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 6-4 ND Jon Harden (1990) . . . 30 4.0 IP --- Will Cox (Penn State, 3-7) 3-3 Nick Routt (UConn) 6.0 1 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 W Jay Powell (1991) . . . 30 4.0 IP --- Nick Routt (Mercer, 3-10) 3-4 Will Cox (Lipscom) 2.0 3 3-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16-6 ND Scott Tanksley (1995) . . . 30 3-6 C.T. Bradford (Penn State) 2.2 5 3-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 ND 3-7 Will Cox (Penn State) 4.0 5 4-3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10-6 ND CAREER 3-9 Ross Mitchell (Mercer) 2.0 2 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 ND PLAYER (SEASONS) . . . RA LONGEST RELIEF 3-10 Nick Routt (Mercer) 4.0 9 3-2 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 1-6 L 1. Van Johnson (1995-98) . . . 115 APPEARANCES 3-11 Kendall Graveman (Mercer) 8.1 3 1-1 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 3-1 W 2. Jon Harden (1989-92) . . . 110 6.1 IP --- Caleb Reed (Wash. State-1, 2-19) 3-13 Tanner Gaines (at SELU) 1.0 2 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 ND 3. Scott Tanksley (1993-95) . . . 75 6.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Kansas, 2-24) 3-14 Will Cox (at SELU) 3.0 6 4-4 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1-5 L 4. Pete Young (1987-89) . . . 72 3-16 Chris Stratton (at LSU) 8.2 4 1-1 2 17 1 0 0 0 0 2-3 (10) ND 6.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (UConn, 3-2) 5. Scott Polk (1995-99) . . . 71 3-17 Nick Routt (at LSU) 3.2 2 3-3 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 3-4 L Saunders Ramsey (2002-05) . . . 71 5.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Mercer, 3-9) 3-18 Kendall Graveman (at LSU) 9.0 10 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-1 W Caleb Reed (2009-2012) . . . 71 4.1 IP --- Trevor Fitts (Lipscomb, 3-3) 3-21 (Alabama A&M) 4.1 IP --- Evan Mitchell (Wash. State-1, 2-19) 3-23 (Arkansas) 4.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Wash. State, 2-17) 3-24 (Arkansas) SAVES SINGLE SEASON 4.0 IP --- Trevor Fitts (MVSU, 2-25) 3-25 (Arkansas) PLAYER (SEASON) . . . SV 1. Scott Tanksley (1994) . . . 13 Van Johnson (1997) . . . 13 RECORD BY 3. Adam Larson (2000) . . . 12 Caleb Reed (2011) . . . 12 STARTERS 5. Jay Powell (1991) . . . 10 Ben Bracewell ...... 0-0/3 QUALITY PITCHING STARTS (6) [6 or more IP / 3 or less ER] NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHER (DEC.) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) Van Johnson (1998) . . . 10 Kendall Graveman ...... 2-0/5 1. 2-19 Washington State Kendall Graveman (ND) 6.1 (3, 2-2, 1, 4) 7. Pete Young (1989) . . . 8 Nick Routt ...... 1-2/5 Pete Young (1988) . . . 8 2. 2-26 Mississippi Valley St. Will Cox (W, 1-0) 7.0 (2, 1-0, 0, 8) Will Cox ...... 1-1/4 Jon Harden (1992) . . . 8 3. 3-3 UConn Nick Routt (W, 1-0) 6.0 (1, 1-0, 1, 3) C.T. Bradford ...... 0-0/1 10. Bryan Hardwick (1979) . . . 7 4. 3-11 Mercer Kendall Graveman (W, 1-0) 8.1 (3, 1-1, 1, 8) Bobby Thigpen (1985) . . . 7 Luis Polloreno ...... 0-0/1 5. 3-16 at LSU Chris Stratton (ND) 8.2 (4, 1-1, 2, 17) Jay Powell (1993) . . . 7 Tanner Gaines ...... 0-0/1 6. 3-18 at LSU Kendall Graveman (W, 2-0) 9.0 (10, 1-1, 3, 0) Scott Tanksley (1995) . . . 7 Ross Mitchell ...... 0-0/1 Jonathan Papelbon (2003) . . . 7 Chris Stratton ...... 0-0/1 Aaron Weatherford (2008) . . . 7 SAVES (7) CAREER STRIKEOUTS NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHER (SAVE #) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) PLAYER (SEASONS) . . . SV 1. Van Johnson (1995-1998) . . . 29 1. 2-25 Kansas Caleb Reed (1) 2.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 4) IN A GAME 2. Scott Tanksley (1993-95) . . . 24 17 Chris Stratton (at LSU, 3-16) 2. 2-26 Mississippi Valley St. Jonathan Holder (1) 2.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 2) 3. Pete Young (1987-89) . . . 19 9 Caleb Reed (Wash. State-1, 2-19) 3. 3-3 Lipscomb Taylor Stark (1) 1.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 1) 4. Jay Powell (1991-93) . . . 17 9 Chris Stratton (UConn, 3-2) 4. 3-3 UConn Caleb Reed (2) 1.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 1) Caleb Reed (2009-2012) . . . 17 8 Evan Mitchell (Wash. State-1, 2-19) 5. 3-6 Penn State Caleb Reed (3) 1.2 (0, 0-0 , 0, 2) 6. Bryan Hardwick (1979-80,82) . . . 16 7. Adam Larson (1999-2001) . . . 15 8 Chris Stratton (Kansas, 2-24) 6. 3-9 Mercer Caleb Reed (4) 2.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 3) 8. Aaron Weatherford (2006-08) ...... 14 8 Will Cox (MVSU, 2-25) 7. 3-11 Mercer Caleb Reed (5) 0.2 (0, 0-0, 0, 1) 9. Jonathan Papelbon (2001-03) ...... 13 8 Kendall Graveman (Mercer, 3-11) 10. Mike Martin (1986-88) ...... 12 7 Chris Stratton (Mercer, 3-9) Jon Harden (1989-92) ...... 12 7 Evan Mitchell (at LSu, 3-17) 6 Tanner Gaines (Penn State, 3-6) APPEARANCES 6 Nick Routt (Mercer, 3-10) SINGLE SEASON 6 Brandon Woodruff (at SELU, 3-14) PLAYER (SEASON) ...... APP 1. Jon Harden (1992) ...... 39 5 Ben Bracewell (Wash. State, 2-17) Van Johnson (1997) ...... 39 7. Scott Tanksley (1995) ...... 30 Jon Harden (1990) ...... 30 Tim Henderson (1989) ...... 30 Jay Powell (1991) ...... 30 CAREER PLAYER (SEASONS) ...... APP 1. Van Johnson (1995-98) . . . 115 2. Jon Harden (1989-92) . . . 110 3. Scott Polk (1995-99) . . . 90 4. Scott Tanksley (1993-95) . . . 82 Trent Intorcia (1983-86) . . . 82 6. Mike Martin (1986-88) . . . 81 7. Chad Crosswhite (2006-09) . . . 80 8. Chuck Daniel (1989-92) . . . 75 9. Tracy Jobes (1987-90) . . . 74 Caleb Reed (2009-2012) . . . 74 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

HITTING CAREER HIGHS

C.T. BRADFORD’S CAREER HIGHS BRAYDEN JONES’ CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Hits: 1 3x-Last: at SELU (3-14-12) At-bats: 6 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 4 2x-Last: at SELU (3-14-12) Runs scored: 3 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) Total bases: 8 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 1 vs. Penn State (3-7-12) RBI: 6 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) RBI: 1 2x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) Hitting streak: 8 games (2011) Hitting streak: 2 games (2012)

MATTHEW BRITTON’S CAREER HIGHS DARYL NORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS Hits: 1 6x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Hits: 3 3x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: vs. UConn (3-3-12) Runs scored: 3 vs. Auburn (3-26-11) Total bases: 1 5x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Total bases: 6 vs. Akron (2-19-11) RBI: 1 vs. Washington State (2-17-12) RBI: 5 vs. Akron (2-19-11) Hitting streak: 2 games (2012) Hitting streak: 7 (2012)

BRENT BROWNLEE’S CAREER HIGHS LUIS POLLORENA’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 2x-Last: at South Alabama (5-3-11) Hits: 1 at Georgia (4-3-11) At-bats: 6 2x-Last: vs. Washington St.-1 (2-19-12) At-bats: 1 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 2 8x-Last: vs.MVSU (2-25-12) Runs scored: --- Total bases: 8 at South Alabama (5-3-11) Total bases: 1 at Georgia (4-3-11) RBI: 5 at South Alabama (5-3-11) RBI: --- Hitting streak: 5 games (2009) Hitting streak: 1 game (2011)

PHILLIP CASEY’S CAREER HIGHS TREY PORTER’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 2 at SELU (3-13-12) Hits: 4 at LSU (3-17-12) At-bats: 3 at SELU (3-13-12) At-bats: 5 3x-Last: at LSU (3-18-12) Runs scored: 2 at SELU (3-13-12) Runs scored: 2 2x-Last: vs. MVSU (2-25-12) Total bases: 5 at SELU (3-13-12) Total bases: 7 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) RBI: 2 at SELU (3-13-12) RBI: 2 4x-Last: at LSU (3-17-12) Hitting streak: 1 game (2012) Hitting streak: 5 games (2012)

TYLER FULLERTSON’S CAREER HIGHS WES REA’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 at SELU (3-14-12) Hits: 3 vs. MVSU (2-25-12) At-bats: 4 2x-Last: at SELU (3-14-12) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: at SELU (3-14-12) Runs scored: 1 at SELU (3-14-12) Runs scored: 2 vs. MVSU (2-25-12) Total bases: 6 at SELU (3-14-12) Total bases: 6 at LSU(3-18-12) RBI: --- RBI: 3 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Hitting streak: 2 games (2012) Hitting streak: 4 games (2012)

ADAM FRAZIER’S CAREER HIGHS HUNTER RENFROE’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 3x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Hits: 3. vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) At-bats: 5 2x-Last; at LSU (3-18-12) Runs scored: 3 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Runs scored: 1 7x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases:4 2x-Last: at LSU (3-18-12) Total bases: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) RBI: 3 vs. Penn State (3-7-12) RBI: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Hitting streak: 7 games (2012) Hitting streak: 6 games (2012)

SAM FROST’S CAREER HIGHS MITCH SLAUTER’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 2x-Last: vs. Ole Miss (5-2-10) Hits: 2 3x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) At-bats: 5 3x-Last: vs. Jackson State (4-6-10) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State (2-19-12) Runs scored: 2 6x-Last: vs. MVSU (5-10-11) Runs scored: 2 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12)) Total bases: 6 vs. Mississippi Valley (3-17-10) Total bases: 4 at LSU (3-16-12) RBI: 5 vs. Mississippi (3-17-10) RBI: 2 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Hitting streak: 2 games (2010, 2012) Hitting streak: 4 games (2012)

DEMARCUS HENDERSON’S CAREER HIGHS TAYLOR STARK’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 vs. UConn (3-3-12) Hits: 3 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 5 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12)) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Total bases: 3 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 4 vs. Belmont (2-27-11) RBI: 1 2x-Last: at Lipscomb (3-16-11) RBI: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (3-30-11) Hitting streak: 10 games (2012) Hitting streak: 2 games (2011, 2012) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

PITCHING CAREER HIGHS ANDREW BUSBY’S CAREER HIGHS LUIS POLLORENA’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 2.2 vs. Iowa (3-4-11) Innings pitched: 6.2 vs. Ole Miss (5-12-11) Strikeouts: 3 2x-Last vs. Eastern Illinois (3-15-11) Strikeouts: 6 vs. USM (4-5-11) Walks: 3 vs. Iowa (3-4-11) Walks: 3 at Arkansas (4-17-11) Hits allowed: 5 vs. Iowa (3-4-11) Hits allowed: 11 at Tennessee (5-6-11) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Florida (4-9-11) Runs allowed: 7 vs. LSU (5-19-11) Earned runs allowed: 4 vs. Florida (4-9-11) Earned runs allowed: 7 vs. LSU (5-19-11)

BEN BRACEWELL’S CAREER HIGHS CALEB REED’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 4.1 vs. Washington State (2-17-12) Innings pitched: 8.0 at South Carolina (4-2-10) Strikeouts: 5 vs. Washington State (2-17-12) Strikeouts: 9 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) Walks: 4 vs. Kansas (2-24-12) Walks: 4 3x-Last: vs. LSU (5-21-11) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Arkansas (4-11-10) Hits allowed: 9 4x-Last: vs. LSU (5-21-11) Runs allowed: 6 vs. Arkansas (4-11-10) Runs allowed: 6 2x-Last: Arkansas (4-9-10) Earned runs allowed: 6 vs. Arkansas (4-11-10) Earned runs allowed: 6 2x-Last: Arkansas (4-9-10)

TREVOR FITTS’ CAREER HIGHS HUNTER RENFROE’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 4.1 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Innings pitched: 1.0 4x-Last: vs. USC (4-22-11) Strikeouts: 4 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Strikeouts: 1 2x-Last: vs. USC (4-22-11) Walks: --- Walks: 2 vs. Akron (2-19-11) Hits allowed: 5 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Auburn (3-26-11) Runs allowed: 2 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Auburn (3-26-11) Earned runs allowed: 2 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Earned runs allowed: 3 vs. Auburn (3-26-11)

CHAD GIRODO’S CAREER HIGHS NICK ROUTT’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 9.0 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Innings pitched: 9.0 2x-Last: at Ga. Tech (6-5-11) Strikeouts: 6 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Strikeouts: 12 vs. Auburn (4-4-09) Walks: 6 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Walks: 5 at Tennessee (5-7-11) Hits allowed: 12 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Hits allowed: 10 at Vanderbilt (4-25-09) Runs allowed: 9 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Runs allowed: 9 at Vanderbilt (4-25-09) Earned runs allowed: 9 at Southern Miss (5-18-10) Earned runs allowed: 8 vs. Oklahoma (3-12-10)

KENDALL GRAVEMAN’S CAREER HIGHS TAYLOR STARK’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 8.1 vs. Mercer (3-11-12) Innings pitched: 2.0 2x-Last: vs. Florida (4-8-11) Strikeouts: vs. Mercer (3-11-12) Strikeouts: 4 2x-Last: at Tennessee (5-7-11) Walks: 4 at Florida (3-19-10) Walks: 2 vs. Florida (5-25-11) Hits allowed: 9 vs. Oklahoma (3-12-10) Hits allowed: 2 vs. South Carolina (4-24-11) Runs allowed: 5 4x-Last: vs. Vanderbilt (5-14-10) Runs allowed: 3 vs. South Carolina (4-24-11) Earned runs allowed: 5 4x-Last: vs. Vanderbilt (5-14-10) Earned runs allowed: 3 vs. South Carolina (4-24-11)

JONATHAN HOLDER’S CAREER HIGHS CHRIS STRATTON’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 2.0 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Innings pitched: 9.0 vs. Tennessee (4-17-10) Strikeouts: 2 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Strikeouts: 17 at LSU (3-16-12) Walks: --- Walks: 6 at LSU (5-22-10) Hits allowed: --- Hits allowed: 11 at Vanderbilt (3-19-11) Runs allowed: --- Runs allowed: 8 at Alabama (4-25-10) Earned runs allowed: --- Earned runs allowed: 8 at Alabama (4-25-10)

EVAN MITCHELL’S CAREER HIGHS C.C. WATSON’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 8.0 vs. Austin Peay (6-4-11) Innings pitched: 2.1 vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Strikeouts: 11 at Memphis (5-17-11) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (3-30-11) Walks: 5 2x-Last: vs. Austin Peay (6-4-11) Walks: 2 3x-Last: vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Hits allowed: 6 2x-Last: vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Runs allowed: 5 vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Vanderbilt (5-15-10) Earned runs allowed: 5 vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Earned runs allowed: 4 vs. Vanderbilt (5-15-10)

DARYL NORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS BRANDON WOODRUFF’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 5.1 vs. Auburn (3-27-11) Innings pitched: 3.1 at SELU (3-14-12) Strikeouts: 5 vs. Akron (2-18-11) Innings pitched: 2.1 vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Walks: 3 vs. Florida (4-8-11) Strikeouts: 6 at SELU (3-14-12) Hits allowed: 4 vs. LSU (5-19-11) Innings pitched: 3.1 at SELU (3-14-12) Runs allowed: 2 2x-Last: vs. LSU (5-19-11) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (3-30-11) Earned runs allowed: 2 2x-Last: vs. (5-19-11) Walks: 2 at SELU (3-14-12) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

ALPHABETICAL 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name (Pos.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T Cl. Exp. Hometown (High school/junior college 17 AMMIRATI, Nick (c) 2 Demarcus Henderson inf 5-11 170 R-R RFr. RS Waynesboro, Miss. (Wayne County High School) 4 BRACEWELL, Ben (rhp) 3 Phillip Casey inf 6-0 163 L-R Fr. HS Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Clements HS) 10 BRADFORD, C.T. (of/lhp) 4 Ben Bracewell rhp 6-0 192 R-R RSo. 1L Chelsea, Ala. (Briarwood Christian School) 15 BRITTON, Matthew (inf) 5 Daryl Norris inf/rhp 6-1 222 R-R So. 1L Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope High School) 42 BROWNLEE, Brent (of) 6 C.C. Watson lhp 6-0 196 L-L RSo. 1L Heflin, Ala. (Cleburne High School) 44 BUSBY, Andrew (rhp) 7 Taylor Stark of/rhp 6-0 185 R-R So. 1L Flowood, Miss. (Northwest Rankin High School) 3 CASEY, Phillip (inf) 8 Sam Frost inf 5-10 165 L-R Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover High School) 38 COX, Will (rhp) 9 Tyler Fullerton of/inf 5-9 154 R-R Fr. HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel High School) 31 FITTS, Trevor (rhp) 10 C.T. Bradford of/lhp 5-8 160 L-L So. 1L Pace, Fla. (Pace High School) 25 FLAIR, Nick (inf) 12 Adam Frazier inf 5-10 170 L-R So. 1L Bishop, Ga. (Oconee County High School) 12 FRAZIER, Adam (inf) 13 Brayden Jones inf 5-11 180 R-R RFr. RS Madison, Miss. (Madison Central High School) 8 FROST, Sam (inf) 14 Jonathan Holder rhp 6-2 232 R-R Fr. HS Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport High School) 9 FULLERTON, Tyler (of/inf) 15 Matthew Britton inf 5-11 176 L-R Fr. HS Cullman, Ala. (Cullman High School) 39 GAINES, Tanner (rhp) 17 Nick Ammirati c 5-9 194 S-R Jr. JC Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep/Seton Hall/Panola [Texas] JC) 18 GIRODO, Chad (lhp) 18 Chad Girodo lhp 6-1 186 L-L Jr. 2L Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle High School) 49 GRAVEMAN, Kendall (rhp) 21 Jacob Lindgren lhp 5-11 191 R-L Fr. HS Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus High School) 2 HENDERSON, Demarcus (inf) 22 Luis Pollorena lhp 5-7 158 L-L Jr. 1L Laredo, Texas (United HS/Marion [Ala.] Military Institute) 14 HOLDER, Jonathan (rhp) 24 Brandon Woodruff rhp/of/inf 6-2 220 L-R Fr. HS Wheeler, Miss. (Wheeler High School) 13 JONES, Brayden (inf) 25 Nick Flair inf 6-1 182 R-R Fr. HS Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse High School) 21 LINDGREN, Jacob (lhp) 28 Chris Stratton rhp 6-3 190 R-R Jr. 2L Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo High School) 51 MITCHELL, Evan (rhp) 29 Mitch Slauter c 6-1 195 R-R Jr. JC Olathe, Kans. (Olathe North HS/Barton County [Kans.] CC) 48 MITCHELL, Ross (lhp) 31 Trevor Fitts rhp 6-2 218 R-R Fr. HS Helena, Ala. (Pelham High School) 5 NORRIS, Daryl (inf/rhp) 32 Trey Porter 1b 6-1 209 L-R Jr. JC Hurley, Miss. (East Central HS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC) 22 POLLORENA, Luis (lhp) 34 Hunter Renfroe c/of/rhp 6-2 205 R-R So. 1L Crystal Springs, Miss. (Copiah Academy) 32 PORTER, Trey (1b) 35 Wes Rea 1b/rhp 6-5 287 R-R RFr. RS Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central High School) 35 REA, Wes (1B/rhp) 36 Nick Routt lhp 6-4 205 L-L RJr. 2L Silver Spring, Md. (St. Johns College High School) 37 REED, Caleb (rhp) 37 Caleb Reed rhp 5-10 205 R-R Sr. 3L Cleveland, Miss. (Bayou Academy) 34 RENFROE, Hunter (c/of/rhp) 38 Will Cox rhp 6-3 238 R-R Fr. HS Amory, Miss. (Amory High School) 36 ROUTT, Nick (lhp) 39 Tanner Gaines rhp 6-0 181 R-R RFr. RS Baldwyn, Miss. (Baldwyn High School) 29 SLAUTER, Mitch (c) 42 Brent Brownlee of 6-0 198 R-R Sr. 2L Oxford, Miss. (Oxford High School) 7 STARK, Taylor (inf/rhp) 44 Andrew Busby rhp 6-4 230 R-R Jr. 1L Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS/Wallace St. [Ala]. CC) 28 STRATTON, Chris (rhp) 48 Ross Mitchell lhp 6-0 171 L-L RFr. RS Smyrna, Tenn. (Blackman High School) 6 WATSON, C.C. (lhp) 49 Kendall Graveman rhp 6-1 199 R-R Jr. 2L Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell High School) 24 WOODRUFF, Brandon (rhp/of/inf) 51 Evan Mitchell rhp 6-2 178 R-R So. 1L Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler High School)

COACHING STAFF ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT MANAGERS SQUAD BREAKDOWN - 34 11 — John Cohen, head coach Jason Wire Will Coggin Seniors - 2 23 — Lane Burroughs, assistant coach GRAD. ASSIST. TRAINER Sam Cockroft Andy Bowersox G.T. McCullough Juniors - 10 30 — Butch Thompson, assistant coach Scott Ming Sophomores - 8 STUDENT TRAINER 27 — Nick Mingione, coord./baseball camps Michael Cavanah Davis Parker Freshmen - 14 Tyler Bratton, dir./baseball operations STRENGTH COACH Ronald Sims Brad Corley, student assistant Brian Neal ASST. STRENGTH COACH Greg Drye

17-Nick AMMIRATI (am-uh-RAW-tee) 35-Wes REA (RAY) PRONUNCIATION 18-Chad GIRODO (juh-ROD-oh) 36-Nick ROUTT (rhymes with trout) 22-LUIS POLLORENA (lew-EECE poy-yo-RAIN-uh) 27-Nick MINGIONE (men-GEE-own) GUIDE 9-Mitch SLAUTER (slaw-ter)