TABLE OF CONTENTS MSU QUICK FACTS MMEDIA/TEAMEDIA/TEAM INFORMATIONINFORMATION ABOUT STATE Media Information ...... 2-3 Location: Starkville, Miss. (approx. 25,000) MSU Baseball Radio Network ...... 4 Founded: February 28, 1878 Team Schedule ...... 5 Enrollment: 17,824 (fall, 2008) Season Preview ...... 6-7 President: Dr. Mark E. Keenum (Mississippi State University, 1983) Team Road Headquarters ...... 7 Faculty representative: Dr. Steven Turner (Mercer, 1975) Team Roster / Pronunciation Guide ...... 8 Director of athletics: Greg Byrne (Arizona State, 1994) Mascot: English Bulldog CCOACHESOACHES & STAFFSTAFF School colors: Maroon & White Head Coach ...... 10-13 Conference affi liation: (Western Division) Assistant Coach Lane Burroughs ...... 14 Baseball stadium: Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium Assistant Coach Butch Thompson ...... 15 Stadium capacity: 15,000; (seating approximately 7,200) Coordinator of Camps Nick Mingione ...... 16 Stadium dimensions: LF-330, LC-376, CF-390, RC-374, RF-326 Coordinator of Baseball Operations Tyler Bratton ...... 17 Behind the Scenes ...... 17 BASEBALL STAFF Support Staff ...... 18 Head coach: John Cohen (Mississippi State University, 1990) Athletic Department Staff Directory ...... 19 Overall Record: 321-197-1 (.619/9 seasons) The Diamond Girls ...... 20 MSU Record: First season NCAA Postseason Appearances: 2 TTHEHE PLAYERSPLAYERS Assistant coach: Butch Thompson, 1st year (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) Luke Adkins / Johnny Allen ...... 22 Assistant coach: Lane Burroughs, 1st year (, 1995) Tyler Whitney - Team Demographics ...... 45 Coordinator of baseball camps: Nick Mingione, 1st year (Embry-Riddle Univ., 2000) Director of baseball operations: Tyler Bratton, 1st year (Mississippi State, 2007) TTHEHE OPPONENTSOPPONENTS Administrative assistant: Greg Drye, 4th year (Southern Miss, 1996) SEC Opponents ...... 48-50 Student assistant: Will Coggin SEC Tournament ...... 50 Athletic trainer: Allen Thompson (West Alabama, 2000) Non-conference Opponents ...... 51-53 Student managers: Jonathan Boyd, Russ Carter, Baron Jones Series Scores / BankFirst Challenge ...... 54-58 Student trainer: Will Frazier 22008008 SEASONSEASON ININ REVIEWREVIEW Strength coach: John McCallister (West Virginia, 2000) 2008 Season Recap ...... 60 Media relations contact: Joe Dier (Mississippi State, 1975) Season Results ...... 61 TEAM INFORMATION Overall, Conference Statistics ...... 62-63 2008 overall record: 23-33 (Home: 16-15, Away: 5-17, Neutral: 2-1) Starting Lineups ...... 64 2008 SEC record: 9-21 (Home: 6-9, Away: 3-12) Home Runs Hit/Allowed ...... 65 2008 SEC fi nish: 12th overall (6th in SEC West) Quality Starts / GWRBI ...... 66 2008 postseason play: NA SEC Standings/Honors ...... 67 Final national ranking: NA Final Career Statistics ...... 68 2008 lettermen returning: 20 (C-Johnny Allen, RHP-Ricky Bowen, RHP/SS-Mi- MMSUSU BASEBALLBASEBALL RECORDSRECORDS chael Busby, 2B-Jet Butler, OF-Ryan Collins, RHP-Chad Crosswhite, C-Ryan Individual Records ...... 70-71 Duffy, C-Cody Freeman, OF-Mark Goforth, OF-Nick Hardy, OF-Grant Hogue, Team Records ...... 72 RHP-Greg Houston, C-Brooks Lewis, LHP/1B-Forrest Moore, OF/3B-Jason The Last Time... / MSU in the Polls ...... 73 Nappi, 3B/1B-Connor Powers, SS/2B-Ryan Powers, 3B/SS-Russ Sneed, RHP- Top 10 Hitting Lists ...... 74-75 Lee Swindle, LHP-Tyler Whitney) Top 10 Pitching Lists ...... 76-77 2008 lettermen not returning: 10 (LHP-Jesse Carver, OF/1B-Jeff Flagg, OF/1B- Team Season Bests ...... 78 Cade Hoggard, RHP-John Lalor, 1B-Tyler Moore, LHP-Justin Pigott, OF-Andy Yearly Team Statistics / MVPs ...... 79 Yearly Statistical Leaders ...... 80-81 Rice, 2B-Brandon Turner, RHP-Aaron Weatherford, LHP-Andy Wilson) Yearly Records/Coaching Records ...... 82 2008 position starters/DH returning: 8 (2B-Jet Butler, SS-Russ Sneed, 3B- Connor Powers, C-Ryan Duffy, DH-Jason Nappi, OF-Grant Hogue, OF-Ryan HHONORSONORS & HISTORYHISTORY Collins, OF-Mark Goforth) National / Regional / SEC Honors ...... 84-85 Academic Honors ...... 86 2008 position starters not returning: 1 (1B-Tyler Moore) Coaching Honors ...... 87 2008 returning: 10 (RHP-Michael Busby, RHP-Ricky Bowen, RHP- Lettermen ...... 88-91 Chad Crosswhite, RHP-Drew Hollinghead, RHP-Greg Houston, RHP-Jared MSU in the Majors/Draft ...... 92-94 Koon, LHP-Forrest Moore, RHP-Lee Swindle, LHP-Jared Wesson, LHP-Tyler Television Appearances ...... 95 Whitney) CWS / Regional Appearances ...... 96-98 SEC Tournament Appearances ...... 99 2008 pitchers not returning: 4 (LHP-Jesse Carver, RHP-John Lalor, LHP-Justin Historical Dates ...... 100-102 Pigott, RHP-Aaron Weatherford) Game-By-Game Results (since 1948) ...... 103-111 Series Records ...... 112 2008 non-lettermen returning: 6 (OF-Luke Adkins, OF-Brent Brownlee, C-Scott DeLoach, RHP-Drew Hollinghead, RHP/2B-Paxton Pace, LHP-Jared Wesson) TTHEHE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY 2008 non-lettermen not returning: 5 (2B-Will Coggin, OF-Sean Johnson, LHP- Mississippi State University ...... 114 Shawn Marquardt, SS/2B-Ryan Rubino, 3B/C-Bobby Triglia) MSU President Keenum / Athletics Director Byrne ...... 115 This is Missisippi State ...... 116-125 Newcomers: 9 (SS/RHP-Justin Bussey, LHP-David Hayes, RHP-Tyler Johnson, Dudy Noble Field ...... 126-127 RHP/OF-Devin Jones, INF-Jarrod Parks, 2B/SS-Frankie Rawdow, 1B-Nick Ray, The Southeastern Conference ...... 128 RHP/INF-Caleb Reed, LHP-Nick Routt) Class breakdown: Seniors: 10, Juniors: 11, Sophomores: 6, Freshmen: 9 MMEDIAEDIA IINFORMATIONNFORMATION

The 2009 Mississippi State University Base- offi cials and are not open to the media. ball Media Guide has been prepared to assist the Coach Cohen will also be available for ad- media with its coverage of Bulldog Baseball. It ditional non-gameday interviews throughout the should provide answers to most MSU baseball- week. The best time to reach Cohen by telephone related questions. Should you need additional in- is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. weekdays. These inter- formation, please contact MSU Assistant Media views can also be arranged through the MSU Relations Director Joe Dier (662-325-8040/FAX Baseball Offi ce by contacting April Edwards at 325-3600 • [email protected]). (662) 325-3597. THE JOE PHILLIPS PRESS BOX: PLAYER INTERVIEWS: Mississippi The press box at Dudy Noble Field is named in State welcomes media representation at all base- honor of Joe Phillips, a pioneer in radio broad- ball games and practices. Media members should casting in Mississippi and a driving force behind The Joe Phillips Press Box at Dudy Noble Field contact the MSU Athletic Media Relations Offi ce the formation of Mississippi State University’s radio networks for sports broad- for practice times and to make known requests for player interviews. In most casts. The facility features media seating in three compartments as well as cases, players will be available for a brief time before and for a lengthier time two radio booths. following practices. CREDENTIALS: Media credentials for Mississippi State home baseball To arrange pregame interviews with players, please make advance con- games are required for media covering games at Dudy Noble Field and are is- tact with Joe Dier. Players are generally available for brief pregame interviews sued through the MSU Athletic Media Relations Offi ce for working press only. approximately two hours prior to each game near the dugout. Telephone in- Written requests by accredited media members on company letterhead should terviews can also be scheduled with players on a call-back basis during the be submitted well in advance of the requested game(s) and directed to Assis- week, also with advance arrangement through the MSU Athletic Media Rela- tant Director of Athletic Media Relations Joe Dier (P.O. Box 5308, Mississippi tions Offi ce. State, MS 39762 — [email protected]). If needed, credentials can PARKING: Media members are advised the MSU Athletic Department be left at the “Will Call” window at the stadium ticket offi ce under the main does not provide reserved media parking at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent grandstand, which opens two hours prior to SEC and weekend games and 90 Stadium and that traffi c around the stadium is heavily congested before and minutes prior to all other games. after most home games. It is recommended that media utilize the paved park- Mississippi State is scheduled to make two appearances this season in ing area east of the stadium and Humphrey Coliseum. MSU baseball media Pearl, Miss., at Trustmark Park, the home of the Mississippi Braves, Atlanta’s credentials will be honored at all public entrances to the stadium. Class AA affi liate in the Southern League. MSU is the designated visiting team PRESS BOX SERVICES: The MSU Media Relations Offi ce provides for both a March 17 game against Southern Miss and the third annual Gov- pregame notes, statistics and scorecards in the Joe Phillips Press Box prior ernor’s Cup game against Ole Miss April 14. Requests for media credentials to each game at Dudy Noble Field. A complete box score along with a play- for the games should be directed to the Mississippi Braves ticket offi ce (888- by-play is available approximately 15 minutes after each game. Wired and 272-8374). wireless internet connections are available for media use in the press box. Credentials are also required for photographers and videographers at RADIO: MSU provides a radio booth for the broadcast entity designated MSU home games, and on-fi eld photographers must operate from designated by the visiting SEC team. Two telephone lines and an ISDN line are available photo zones. Photographers are restricted from entering the fi eld of play and for use in the visiting radio booth in the Joe Phillips Press Box. Telephone team dugouts, and fl ash photography is not permitted lines will also be made available for use by radio net- at Dudy Noble Field. works of non-conference opponents on a reciprocat- INTERVIEWS: Following a 10-minute cool- ing basis. Please contact Jim Ellis (662-325-8950) ing off period, head coach John Cohen, Mississippi in advance to confi rm arrangements for the use of State players and MSU assistant coaches will be telephone lines. available for interviews following most games on the SATELLITE FEEDS: The MSU Television fi eld near the MSU dugout. To facilitate the process, a Center will provide highlight packages via satellite member of the MSU Media Relations staff will solicit following most of MSU¹s home Friday night SEC from media members the names of those needed for games. Contact Bennie Ashford (662-325-1332) of interviews in the fi nal two innings of the game, and the MSU Television Center for specifi c uplink sched- will be available to assist with those interviews on the ules and additional information to access this video fi eld. The Mississippi State locker room and stadium Postgame interview with head coach John Cohen service. and the Bulldogs will be conducted on the fi eld. dugouts at Dudy Noble Field are restricted to team

PRINT MEDIA GRENADA DAILY STAR WIRE SERVICE SPECIALTY MEDIA STARKVILLE DAILY NEWS Chuck Hathcock ([email protected]) ASSOCIATED PRESS DAWGS’ BITE David Miller ([email protected]) 662-226-4321 • FAX 226-8310 Chris Talbot ([email protected]) David Murray ([email protected]) 662-323-1642 • FAX 323-6586 WEST POINT DAILY TIMES LEADER 601-948-5897 • FAX 601-948-7975 662-320-3982 COLUMBUS COMMERCIAL DISPATCH Jason Browne ([email protected]) SCOUT.COM Danny P. Smith ([email protected]) 662-494-1422 • FAX 494-1414 CAMPUS MEDIA Gene Swindoll ([email protected]) 662-327-1297 • FAX 329-8937 THE REFLECTOR 662-320-8466 BROADCAST MEDIA Brandon Wright (sports@refl ector.msstate.edu) NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL WFCA-FM (French Camp) 662-325-8819 • FAX 325-8985 BULLDOGBLITZ.COM Brad Locke ([email protected]) Jacon Crowder ([email protected]) Logan Lowery ([email protected]) 662-842-2611 • FAX 842-2233 662-547-6414 • FAX 547-9451 MSU TELEVISION CENTER 662-251-2467 Bennie Ashford ([email protected]) JACKSON CLARION-LEDGER WCBI-TV (CBS-Columbus) 662-325-1332 • FAX 325-8324 BULLDAWGJUNCTION.COM Kyle Veazey ([email protected]) Derek Cody ([email protected]) Michael Wardlaw ([email protected]) 601-961-7294 • FAX 961-7224 662-245-0133 • FAX 328-5222 WMSV-FM 662-418-7514 Steve Ellis ([email protected]) BILOXI SUN HERALD WTVA/WLOV (NBC, FOX-Tupelo) 662-325-8034 • FAX 325-8037 Jim Mashek ([email protected]) Marlin Williams ([email protected])

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2 AATHLETICTHLETIC MMEDIAEDIA RRELATIONSELATIONS SSTAFFTAFF Mississippi State University Athletic Media Relations THE Staff Directory BOB HARTLEY Bryan Athletic Administration Bldg.: (662) 325-2703 • FAX: 325-2563 Humphrey Coliseum: (662) 325-0540 • FAX: 325-3654 MEMORIAL Baseball Coaches Offi ce Building: (662) 325-8040 • FAX: 325-3600

NAME TITLE (OFFICE LOCATION) FELLOWSHIP (SPORT) OFFICE TELEPHONE • EMAIL ADDRESS Bob Hartley

MIKE NEMETH Associate AD/Media & Public Relations (B) Providing training opportunities for young SIDs (football) 325-2723 • [email protected] For more than half a century Robert M. “Bob” Hartley dedicated his JOHN R. CADE Assistant AD/Media & Public Relations (B) life’s work to promoting Mississippi State University athletics. From his hir- (webmaster) 325-0971 • [email protected] ing as the school’s first sports publicity director in August 1946 to his initial “retirement” as assistant for communications in June 1985, GREGG ELLIS Assistant Director (C) through his later years as an invaluable consultant for the Mississippi State (men’s basketball) 325-3595 • [email protected] University Department of Athletics, the man we called “Hart” gave special

JAY MIDDLETON Assistant Director (B) meaning to the words “loyalty” and “devotion to duty.” (women’s basketball) 325-0972 • [email protected] Mr. Bob’s labors of love with MSU have not gone unrecognized. He has taken his place among college athletics’ greats as a member of both JOE DIER Assistant Director (BCOB) the university’s and the state’s sports halls of fame and the College Sports (baseball/volleyball) 325-8040 • [email protected] Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame. His willingness to generously give of his talent, his time and his friendship JOE GALBRAITH Assistant Director (B) serves as an inspiration to the countless lives he touched and to those that (football) 325-0967 • [email protected] aspire to follow in his footsteps. In that respect, the Bob Hartley Memorial Fellowship was created by the BROCK TURNIPSEED Assistant Director (C) MSU Department of Athletics to provide hands-on training opportunities for (soccer, softball) 325-7556 • [email protected] young media relations practitioners. Stephen Foshee is the seventh recipient of the Bob Hartley Memorial ANNE COOKE Offi ce Associate (B) Fellowship for the 2008-2009 academic year. A native of Hoover, Ala., Foshee 325-2703 • [email protected] is in his first season working with the Mississippi State athletic media relations DIANE KEITH Offi ce Associate (C) office. He currently oversees video and audio streaming for broadcasts of 325-0540 • [email protected] Maroon to the Max, the premium extension of the MSU Athletic Department’s official web site, and works in the MSU Athletic Media Relations offi ce locations Bulldog Club. Foshee earned a bachelor’s degree in communica- (B) Bryan Administration Building (football, women’s basketball, men’s & women’s tennis, women’s cross country, indoor & outdoor track) tion and arts from Union University in 2006. He is cur- (C) Humphrey Coliseum (men’s basketball, soccer, softball) rently purusing a master’s degree in sports administra- tion at State. (BCOB) Baseball Coaches Offi ce Building (baseball, volleyball) Previous recipients of MississippI State’s Bob Hartley Media Relations Offi ce mailing address: Memorial Fellowship include Scott Kuykendall, Larry Box 5308 • Mississippi State, MS 39762 Little, Brock Turnipseed, Rene Oakes Garner, Tony Stephen Foshee Baseball Media Relations shipping address: Schmidt and Jay Middleton. Humphrey Coliseum Rm 202 • Coliseum Circle • MSU, MS 39762

Mississippi State University formally reiterates and reaffirms its commitment CREDITS to the principles of equal opportunity, affirmative action and diversity. Discrimination The 2009 Mississippi State University Baseball Me- based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s dia Guide is a publication of the MSU Athletic Me- status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. dia Relations Offi ce and was compiled by Joe Dier. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affiliation is a violation of MSU Photography by Joe Dier, Russ Houston and the policy and will not be tolerated. This nondiscrimination policy applies to all programs late Fred Faulk (MSU University Relations), Man- administered by the University. However, this policy should not be construed to sel Guerry, Jim Henson, David Lann (Birmingham, infringe upon the free exchange of ideas essential to the academic environment. Ala.), Clint Parish, Bob Smith, Gene Swindoll. Mary Alexander, Interim Director of Diversity and Equity Programs, 106 Special thanks for photographic contributions McArthur Hall, P.O. Box 6199, Mississippi State, MS 39762, office telephone number by Craig Jackson (LeftFieldLounge.com) and (662) 325-2493, campus mailstop 9609, has been designated as the responsible graphic design by Amy Robertson. Baseball employee to coordinate efforts to carry out responsibilities and make investigation trading cards by Donrus, Fleer, Upper Deck of complaints relating to discrimination in conforming with Title IX of the Education and Topps. Cover design by John Schaffhauser of Schaff- Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and hauser Design, Inc. of Canton, Miss. Printing by Interstate Printers, Mobile, Ala. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, Additional copies of this media guide can be purchased for $15 through the MSU Athletic and the Americans with Disabilities Act Ticket Offi ce (Box 5327, MSU, MS 39762) in the Bryan Athletic Administration Building of 1990. (662-325-2600).

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Mississippi State Baseball is the home for one of the nation’s largest and oldest collegiate base- ball radio networks, affording fans throughout the Magnolia State and beyond an opportunity to regu- MSU Baseball Radio Network larly follow the exploits of the Baseball Bulldogs throughout the season. Amory WWZQ (AM 1240) Batesville WBLE-FM (100.5) The 2009 Mississippi State University Baseball Radio Network, a team of nearly two dozen Clarksdale WKDJ-FM (96.5) radio outlets throughout Mississippi, carries the broadcasts of a 40-game network schedule (all 30 Cleveland WCLD (AM 1490) SEC weekend contests and 10 selected non-conference games) plus all postseason competition. The Flora WYAB-FM (93.1) broadcasts of the entire Bulldog Baseball schedule of games are carried in the Golden Triangle area French Camp WFCA-FM (107.9) by 100,000-watt WFCA-FM (107.9) in French Camp, Miss., which has served as the fl agship station of Greenville WDMS-FM (100.7) Grenada WOHT-FM (92.3) the MSU Baseball Radio Network over the past nine seasons. Gulfport WTNI (AM 570) Additionally, most MSU baseball network radio broadcasts are also available on a subscription Hattiesburg WMXI-FM (98.1) basis via the internet through the offi cial web site of Mississippi State University Athletics (www.MSta- Hernando WVIM-FM (95.3) teAthletics.com). Indianola WNLA-FM (105.5) The broadcasts feature a pregame interview with head baseball coach John Cohen, the play-by- Jackson WJDX (AM 620) Louisville WLSM-FM (107.1) play and game analysis of the “voice” of the Diamond Dogs, Jim Ellis, and conclude with a postgame McComb WAKK-FM (104.9) show that includes an interview with a Bulldog player. Memphis ESPN (AM-730) Radio broadcasts of Bulldog Baseball got their start in the 1960s on Starkville radio station WSSO Meridian WMOX (AM 1010) thanks to the work of the late Joe Phillips, a pioneer in radio bradcasting in Mississippi. The MSU Monticello WRQO-FM (102.1) baseball stadium press box is named in honor of Phillips. Philadelphia WWSL-FM (102.3) Tupelo WAQB-FM (90.9) But credit for turning the single-station broadcast into an impressive collection of radio outlets Vicksburg WVBG-FM (101.3) blanketing Mississippi goes to veteran MSU sports broadcaster, Jim Ellis, West Point WKBB-FM (100.9) who in 2009 enters his 31st season of describing the exploits of the Base- West Point WROB (AM 1450) ball Bulldogs. A native of West Point, Miss., and a 1969 MSU grad, Ellis Winona WONA-FM (95.1) coordinates the operation of State’s baseball radio network. His voice is also a familiar one with State basketball and football fans, having teamed Network broadcast schedule with MSU play-by-play legend Jack Cristil for three decades on MSU’s Mar. 7 at Hawaii (5:05 p.m.) Mar. 8 at Hawaii (6:05 p.m.) football and basketball radio network broadcasts. Mar. 13 SOUTH CAROLINA (6:30 p.m.) MSU’s weekly baseball television coach’s show returns for its 22nd Mar. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA (2 p.m.) season in 2009. “Mississippi State Baseball with John Cohen” is a Mar. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA (1:30 p.m.) joint production of the Mississippi State University Television Center and Mar. 17 vs. Southern Miss (6:30 p.m.) the Bulldog Sports Properties, a property of Learfi eld Sports. The 30-min- Mar. 18 UAB (6:30 p.m.) Mar. 20 at Georgia (6 p.m.) ute television program featuring the Bulldogs’ skipper is hosted by Ellis Mar. 21 at Georgia (2 p.m.) and includes game highlights and interviews with Bulldog coaches and Jim Ellis Mar. 22 at Georgia (1 p.m.) players along with other insightful looks into the unique world of MSU Mar. 25 MEMPHIS (6:30 p.m.) baseball. Mar. 27 at Arkansas (6:35 p.m.) The show is produced at the Mississippi State University Television Center by Bennie Ashford, Mar. 28 at Arkansas (2:05 p.m.) Mar. 29 at Arkansas (1:05 p.m.) Coordinator of Electronic Media for Mississippi State University athletics. Ashford also coordinates the Apr. 1 at Louisiana-Monroe (7 p.m.) video board production at Dudy Noble Field and the video highlights package made available to TV Apr. 3 AUBURN (6:30 p.m.) stations following select Mississippi State home games. Apr. 4 AUBURN (2 p.m.) Apr. 5 AUBURN (1:30 p.m.) MAXIMUM VIDEO AND AUDIO Apr. 7 at UAB (6:30 p.m.) COVERAGE OF BULLDOG BASEBALL Apr. 8 SOUTHERN MISS (6:30 p.m.) M2M: Apr. 10 at Tennessee (6 p.m.) Bulldog fans around the world can watch most of State’s 32 home games in 2009 live on the internet Apr. 11 at Tennessee (12 p.m.) (www.MStateAthletics.com). “Maroon to the Max”, the premium extension of MSU’s offi cial athletics Apr. 12 at Tennessee (12 p.m.) department web site, begins its third season Apr. 14 % vs. Ole Miss (6:30 p.m.) Apr. 17 KENTUCKY (6:30 p.m.) of providing live four-camera video streaming Apr. 18 KENTUCKY (1 p.m.) of most MSU home games backed with the Apr. 19 KENTUCKY (2 p.m.) audio simulcast from the MSU Baseball Radio Apr. 22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (6:30 p.m.) Network broadcasts. Games not shown live will Apr. 24 at Vanderbilt (6:30 p.m.) be offered on a delayed same-day broadcast Apr. 25 at Vanderbilt (1 p.m.) Apr. 26 at Vanderbilt (1 p.m.) basis. May 1 ALABAMA (6:30 p.m.) M2M subscribers can also listen to the radio May 2 ALABAMA (6:30 p.m.) network broadcasts of all games played by the May 3 ALABAMA (1:30 p.m.) Baseball Bulldogs. May 8 at Ole Miss (6:30 p.m.) May 9 at Ole Miss (3 p.m.) May 10 at Ole Miss (1:30 p.m.) May 14 LOUISIANA STATE (6:30 p.m.) May 15 LOUISIANA STATE (6:30 p.m.) May 16 LOUISIANA STATE (2 p.m.) % - Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) SEC/NCAA postseason games also included Home games shown in bold - All game times CT

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DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME Fri. Feb. 20 Northern Illinois Dudy Noble Field 6:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 North Florida Dudy Noble Field 12:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Northern Illinois Dudy Noble Field 4:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 22 North Florida Dudy Noble Field 2:30 p.m. Tue. Feb. 24 South Alabama Dudy Noble Field 4:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 25 Mississippi Valley State Dudy Noble Field 4:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Nicholls University Dudy Noble Field 4:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Nicholls University Dudy Noble Field 1:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 1 Nicholls University Dudy Noble Field 1:30 p.m. Thur. Mar. 5 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 10:35 p.m. Fri. Mar. 6 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 10:35 p.m. Sat. Mar. 7 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 5:05 p.m. Sun. Mar. 8 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 6:05 p.m. Wed. Mar. 11 Valparaiso University - DH Dudy Noble Field 2:30/6:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 13 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 14 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field 2:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 15 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field 1:30 p.m. Tue. Mar. 17 vs. Southern Miss Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park) 6:30 p.m. Wed. Mar. 18 UAB Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 20 at Georgia (CSS-TV) Athens, Ga. 6:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 21 at Georgia Athens, Ga. 2:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 22 at Georgia (CSS-TV) Athens, Ga. 1:00 p.m. Tue. Mar. 24 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 25 Memphis Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 27 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 6:35 p.m. Sat. Mar. 28 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 2:05 p.m. Sun. Mar. 29 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 1:05 p.m. Tue. Mar. 31 Mississippi Valley State Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 1 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 6:30 p.m. Fri. Apr. 3 Auburn Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sat. Apr. 4 Auburn Dudy Noble Field 2:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 5 Auburn Dudy Noble Field 1:30 p.m. Tue. Apr. 7 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 6:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 8 Southern Miss (CSS-TV) Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Fri. Apr. 10 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) Knoxville, Tenn. 6:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 11 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) Knoxville, Tenn. 12:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 12 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) Knoxville, Tenn. 12:00 p.m. Tue. Apr. 14 vs. Ole Miss - Governor’s Cup III Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park) 6:30 p.m. Fri. Apr. 17 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sat. Apr. 18 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field 1:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 19 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field 1:30 p.m. Tue. Apr. 21 Middle Tennessee State Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 22 Middle Tennessee State Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Fri. Apr. 24 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 6:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 25 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 26 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. Fri. May 1 Alabama Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sat. May 2 Alabama Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sun. May 3 Alabama Dudy Noble Field 1:30 p.m. Fri. May 8 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. Sat. May 9 at Ole Miss (SEC/RSN-TV) Oxford, Miss. 3:00 p.m. Sun. May 10 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. Tue. May 12 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. (AutoZone Park) 3:00 p.m. Thu. May 14 Louisiana State Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Fri. May 15 Louisiana State Dudy Noble Field 6:30 p.m. Sat. May 16 Louisiana State Dudy Noble Field 2:00 p.m. May 20-24 --- SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) May 29-June 1 --- NCAA Regionals Sites to be announced June 5-7 or 6-8 --- NCAA Super Regionals Sites to be announced June 13-23/24 --- NCAA College Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium) Game times shown are CDT or CST

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A new era of baseball JJuniorunior iinnfi eelderlder CConnoronnor Junior third baseman Connor dawns at Mississippi State PPowersowers ((25)25) andand jjuniorunior rright-ight- Powers (Naperville, Ill.) returns, University in 2009 when the hhanderander RRickyicky BowenBowen ((31)31) aarere along with his team-leading .348 bat- Diamond Dogs take the field eexpectedxpected toto pplaylay kkeyey rrolesoles ting average and a .644 slugging at Dudy Noble Field under fforor tthehe BBulldogsulldogs iinn 22009.009. percentage. Despite missing the final the guidance of new head 21 games of the season with a ham- baseball coach John Cohen. string injury, Powers piled up 47 hits The 41-year old Cohen and ranked second on the team with needed little introduction to 11 home runs and 38 RBI. A corner the Mississippi State fam- infielder, Powers could also factor ily and the Southeastern into MSU’s plans at first base, where Conference community when freshman Nick Ray (Gulfport, Miss.) he was introduced in June as junior college transfer Jarrod Parks the successor to MSU coach- (Madison, Miss.) are also considered ing legend . strong candidates for the starting The Tuscaloosa, Ala., position. native became a Mississippi The battle for the starting job at State fan favorite and earned second base naturally includes junior All-Southeastern Conference Jet Butler (Pensacola, Fla.), who accolades as an outfielder during his three-year playing career (1988- hit .271 and drew starts in 45 of 56 90) at State under Polk. games, the most at any one posi- Many Diamond Dog fans tracked Cohen’s subsequent steady pro- tion among MSU’s returnees. Butler, gression through the collegiate coaching ranks, which included assistant coming off a productive fall practice, coaching stops along the way at Missouri and Florida and successful has shared practice time at second head coaching positions at Northwestern (La.) State and most recently base with sophomore Ryan Powers in the rugged Southeastern Conference at the University of Kentucky. (Beacon, N.Y.), who drew 27 starts in Cohen and the new MSU baseball coaching staff return the lion’s share of the infield and hit .239 as one of six freshmen to take the field for the Diamond the 2008 Bulldog team that finished with a 23-33 record. Available for duty are Dogs in ’08, and an impressive true freshman infielder, Frank Rawdow 20 of the 30 Diamond Dogs that drew game-opening assignments a year ago. In (Lakeland, Fla.). fact, the Bulldogs’ losses include just one regular starting position player – first The team’s lone 56-game starter in 2008, junior Russ Sneed (Senatobia, baseman Tyler Moore, and one starting rotation , lefty Justin Pigott. Miss.), drew starts at shortstop in the first 35 games of the campaign before Maturity should indeed be an ally of the Diamond Dogs, who enter the new replacing injured third baseman Connor Powers in the final 21 games of the season with 10 seniors, eight of them fifth-year performers. year. Both Powers, who replaced Sneed as State’s starting shortstop the final Factoring in nine eager newcomers and three returning redshirts, there is 21 games, and Rawdow, are in the mix at shortstop. So, too, is junior college a high level of competition for starting positions in the Bulldogs’ starting lineup, transfer Justin Bussey (Dora, Ala.), a dual-position standout who is expected which likely won’t completely crystallize until opening weekend. to see duty out of the bullpen with the pitching corps. No where is that more evident than in the Bulldog infield, where eight play- Behind the plate the Bulldogs have five players battling for the starting ers are jockeying for positions on the opening day lineup card. catcher job. Junior Ryan Duffy (West Melbourne, Fla.) is the most experienced

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SENIORS (10): Johnny Allen, Chad Crosswhite IINFIELDERSNFIELDERS (RS), Scott DeLoach (RS), Mark Goforth, Nick JJustinustin BusseyBussey ((rhp)rhp) CConnoronnor PowersPowers FFrankrank RawdowRawdow Hardy (RS), Grant Hogue (RS), Jared Koon JJetet ButlerButler RRyanyan PowersPowers NNickick RayRay (RS), Brooks Lewis (RS), Lee Swindle, Jared JJarrodarrod ParksParks RRussuss SneedSneed Wesson (RS) PPITCHERSITCHERS JUNIORS (11): Luke Adkins (RS), Ricky RRickyicky BowenBowen GGregreg HoustonHouston CCalebaleb ReedReed Bowen (RS), Justin Bussey, Jet Butler, Ryan MMichaelichael BusbyBusby TTyleryler JohnsonJohnson NNickick RouttRoutt Duffy (RS), Drew Hollinghead (RS), Greg CChadhad CrosswhiteCrosswhite DDevinevin JJonesones LLeeee SwindleSwindle Houston, Jarrod Parks, Connor Powers, Russ DDavidavid HayesHayes JJaredared KoonKoon JJaredared WessonWesson Sneed (RS), Tyler Whitney DDrewrew HHollingheadollinghead FForrestorrest MMooreoore (1B)(1B) TTyleryler WhitneyWhitney PPaxtonaxton PacePace ((2B)2B) SOPHOMORES (6): Michael Busby, Ryan Collins, Cody Freeman, Forrest Moore, Jason CCATCHERSATCHERS Nappi (RS), Ryan Powers (RS) JJohnnyohnny AllenAllen RRyanyan DuffyDuffy CCodyody FreemanFreeman FRESHMEN (9): Brent Brownlee (RS), David SScottcott DeLoachDeLoach BBrooksrooks LLewisewis Hayes, Tyler Johnson, Devin Jones, Paxton Pace (RS), Frank Rawdow, Nick Ray, Caleb Reed, Nick Routt

6 22009009 BBASEBALLASEBALL OOULOOKULOOK member of that group. Duffy caught 31 games as a starter, hitting .306 with 11 Tyler Johnson (Trussville, Ala.), Devin Jones (Eupora, Miss.) and Caleb Reed doubles and seven home runs. Three other Bulldogs drew starting assignments (Cleveland, Miss.). Jones was a 49th-round draft pick of the behind the dish --- sophomore Cody Freeman (Collinsville, Miss.), who hit .310 last June. and started 17 games as a true freshman, and a pair of seniors, Johnny Allen The State staff also includes a pair of promising lefties, David Hayes (Grenada, Miss.), a six-game starter and Brooks Lewis (Heidelberg, Miss.), (Homewood, Ala.) and Nick Routt (Silver Spring, Md.). who drew two game-opening assignments. Also in the mix is third-year senior NEW STAFF: During his first few weeks on the job new head coach John squadman Scott DeLoach (Madison, Miss.). Cohen assembled a solid four-man baseball staff that has strong ties to the The Bulldogs figure to have their greatest depth in 2009 in the outfielding Magnolia State and to the Southeastern Conference. corps. Five players who combined for 90 percent of State’s starts in the out- Amory, Miss., native Butch Thompson, who played for and later coached field are back. A pair of seniors, Grant Hogue (Hattiesburg, Miss.) and Mark under former MSU assistant Brian Shoop at Birmingham-Southern, has joined Goforth (Covington, Tenn.), shared starting time in center field. Hogue (.321) the MSU staff as pitching coach. Thompson has seven years of coaching in the paced State at the plate with 63 hits and 47 runs scored and swiped 25 bases league, the last four at Auburn. as a junior, the most by a Bulldog since 1985. Goforth was the sixth Bulldog to Hitting coach Lane Burroughs is a native of Meridian, Miss., and a gradu- hit .300 (.304) last season and ranks second on the club with 15 career stolen ate of Mississippi College. He joined the State staff after coaching a season at bases. Kansas State, but MSU fans likely connect him with Southern Miss, where he Sophomore corner outfielder Ryan Collins (Callaway, Fla.), a 34-game served for nine seasons on USM’s baseball staff. starter, has returned from a late-season shoulder injury on his non-throwing arm Nick Mingione, from Cape Coral, Fla., is MSU’s new coordinator of and could challenge for team hitting honors after finishing second on the club baseball camps. Mingione, an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator last (.345) as a true freshman in ’08. Sophomore Jason Nappi (Birmingham, Ala.), season at Western Carolina, previously served two seasons on Cohen’s staff at a 28-game starter in left field and a 25-game starting DH, hit .274, led State with Kentucky. 32 walks, finished fourth on the team with 54 hits, third with eight home runs and All three have served as recruiting coordinators as well as position coaches 37 RBI and turned a few heads when as a freshman he piled up an SEC-record during their careers. 11 RBI in a three-home explosion at UAB. Tyler Bratton, an MSU undergraduate assistant and former Bulldog player Another senior and corner outfielder, Nick Hardy (Flora, Miss.), played in from West Point, Miss., has joined the State staff as the Coordinator of Baseball 49 games last spring, 19 as a starter, and hit .263. Also expected to challenge for Operations. playing time is junior outfielder Luke Adkins (Nettleton, Miss.), who sat out the 2009 SCHEDULE: The Diamond Dogs’ attractive ’09 slate features a 2008 season after transferring from Southern Miss, where he was coached for blend of familiar teams and new opponents with some new scheduling wrinkles two seasons by current MSU assistant Lane Burroughs. mixed in for good measure. State launches a 32-game Redshirt freshman Brent Brownlee (Oxford, Miss.) is home schedule Feb. 20-22 with the BankFirst Baseball back after battling injury problems and poised to make his Challenge, a three-day, three-team, six-game event at debut as a Bulldog. MSU road Dudy Noble Field that pits the Bulldogs against Northern The Bulldog pitching staff also features a bevy of Illinois and last year’s season-opening opponent, North returning players, including 10 of the 15 players that took Florida. MSU plays its first nine and 16 of its opening 20 the hill for State in 2008 and eight of the 12 that did so as headquarters games at home. starters. Hawaii • Mar. 3-9 In addition to SEC rivals Alabama, Auburn, Junior right-hander Ricky Bowen (Jasper, Ala.) Hilton Hawaiian Village Kentucky, Louisiana State and South Carolina, State proved to be the iron man of the MSU pitching staff. 2005 Kalia Road • Honolulu, HI 98615 also hosts the likes of non-conference opponents Middle Bowen drew a staff-high 13 starts, worked a staff-high 73- Phone: (808) 949-4321 • FAX: (808) 951- 5458 Tennessee State, Memphis, Mississippi Valley State, 1/3 innings and paced MSU’s hurlers with 64 Nicholls University, South Alabama, Southern Miss, while fashioning a 3-6 record and a 7.61 ERA. Bowen and Georgia • Mar. 19-22 UAB and first-time opponent Valparaiso University. Georgia Conference Center senior righty Chad Crosswhite (Brandon, Miss.) drew a 1197 Lumpkin Street • Athens, GA 30602 One of the highlights of the Bulldogs’ baseball lineup combined 25 of MSU’s 56 starts. Crosswhite, the most Phone: (803) 771-700 • FAX: (803) 758-2456 in ’09 is a four-game, series at the University of Hawaii experienced of State’s hurlers, has registered 11 wins and (Mar. 5-8), the fourth for MSU baseball and the first since two saves in 62 career appearances over the past three Arkansas • Mar. 26-29 1989. seasons and could be utilized as a starter or in relief. Clarion Inn State will be the designated visiting team in two neu- 1255 South Shiloah Drive • Fayetteville, AR 72701 Junior lefty Tyler Whitney (Lakeland, Tenn.) start- Phone: (859) 259-1311 • FAX: (859) 521-1204 tral site games at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss., meeting ed five games while sophomore lefty Forrest Moore Southern Miss (Mar. 17) and Governor’s Cup opponent (Baton Rouge, La.) and senior right-hander Lee Swindle Tennessee • Apr. 9-12 Ole Miss (Apr. 14). (Eupora, Miss.) drew four starts each while juniors Drew Holiday Inn-Knoxville Central MSU’s three-game series with Kentucky Apr. 17-19 Hollinghead (Leakesville, Miss.) and Greg Houston 1315 Kirby Road • Knoxville, TN 37909 will be the centerpiece of Super Bulldog Weekend 2009. Phone: (865) 584-3911 • FAX: (865) 588-0920 (Hoover, Ala.) made their starting debuts with game-open- WHAT’S NEW AT THE DUDE ing performances in two games each. Vanderbilt • Apr. 23-26 At least two major enhancements have been put in Sophomore righty Michael Busby (Vicksburg, Miss.) Sheraton Music City motion at Dudy Noble Field since the Diamond Dogs’ 2008 and seniors Jared Koon (Tupelo, Miss.) and Jared 777 McGavock Pike • Nashville, TN 37214 season. Wesson (Tupelo, Miss.) saw relief duty in a combined 27 Phone: (615) 885-2200 • FAX: (615) 231-1120 Difficult to miss is the expanded HD-compatible video games. Busby, with 19 appearances as a true freshman, Ole Miss • May 7-10 board above the Dudy Noble Field scoreboard in right field. could eventually move to a starting role. Holiday Inn Express The new video panel is 36 feet wide and 19 feet high, The Bulldog mound staff also features six talented 300 Highway 30 West • New Albany, MS 38562 replacing the previous 20-by-15 video panel. but untested pitchers eager to make their collegiate Phone: (662) • FAX: (662) Mississippi State has also added a natural turf prac- debuts. tice infield. The new facility is situated on the north end of Redshirt freshman right-hander Paxton Pace Louisiana State • May 8-11 the Palmeiro Center adjacent to Dudy Noble Field. Baton Rouge Marriott (Collinsville, Miss.) is well on his way to recovering from a 5500 Hilton Drive • Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Additional enhancements are also in the planning late-spring Tommy John surgery and is expected to take Phone: (225) 924-5000 • FAX: (225) 926-8152 stages for the home of the Diamond Dogs. the hill for State in 2009. Other rookie righties include

7 22009009 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE RROSTEROSTER 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T Cl. Exp. Hometown (High school/junior college) No. Name (Pos.) 2 Justin BUSSEY inf/rhp 5-11 163 R-R Jr. JC Dora, Ala. (Dora HS/Shelton [Ala.] State) 10 ADKINS, Luke (of) 3 Grant HOGUE of 6-0 193 S-R Sr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove HS/Pearl River CC) 21 ALLEN, Johnny (c) 4 Forrest MOORE lhp/inf 6-1 191 L-L So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist High School) 31 BOWEN, Ricky (rhp) 5 Russ SNEED inf 6-2 213 R-R Jr. 2L Senatobia, Miss. (Magnolia Heights School) 42 BROWNLEE, Brent (of) 7 Ryan POWERS inf 6-1 205 R-R So. 1L Beacon, N.Y. (Beacon High School) 22 BUSBY, Michael (rhp/inf) 8 Brooks LEWIS c 5-9 190 R-R Sr. 2L Heidelberg, Miss. (Heidelberg Academy) 2 BUSSEY, Justin (inf/rhp) 9 Jarrod PARKS inf 6-1 200 R-R Jr. JC Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS/Meridian CC) 13 BUTLER, Jet (inf) 10 Luke ADKINS of 5-8 169 L-L Jr. RS Nettleton, Miss. (Nettleton High School/USM) 38 COLLINS, Ryan (of) 12 Tyler WHITNEY lhp 6-0 172 L-L Jr. 2L Lakeland, Tenn. (home-schooled) 17 CROSSWHITE, Chad (rhp) 13 Jet BUTLER inf 6-2 189 S-R Jr. 2L Pensacola, Fla. (Tate High School) 26 DeLOACH, Scott (c) 14 Ryan DUFFY c 6-0 219 L-R Jr. 2L West Melbourne, Fla. (Barron Collier High School) 14 DUFFY, Ryan (c) 15 Mark GOFORTH of 6-0 204 L-R Sr. 2L Covington, Tenn. (Covington HS/Birmingham-Sou.) 29 FREEMAN, Cody (c) 17 Chad CROSSWHITE rhp 6-0 203 R-R Sr. 3L Brandon, Miss. (Madison Ridgeland Academy) 15 GOFORTH, Mark (of) 18 Jason NAPPI of 6-0 209 R-R So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook High School) 20 HARDY, Nick (of) 19 Frank RAWDOW inf 5-11 165 R-R Fr. HS Lakeland, Fla. (McKeel Academy) 34 HAYES, David (lhp) 20 Nick HARDY of 6-0 185 R-R Sr. 2L Flora, Miss. (Madison Central HS/Meridian CC) 3 HOGUE, Grant (of) 21 Johnny ALLEN c 6-2 221 R-R Sr. 1L Grenada, Miss. (Grenada High School/Pearl River CC) 44 HOLLINGHEAD, Drew (rhp) 22 Michael BUSBY rhp 6-2 198 R-R So. 1L Vicksburg, Miss. (Porters Chapel Academy) 51 HOUSTON, Greg (rhp) 24 Jared KOON rhp 6-4 212 R-R Sr. 1L Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo High School/Itawamba CC) 47 JOHNSON, Tyler (rhp) 25 Connor POWERS inf 6-2 230 R-R Jr. 2L Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy) 32 JONES, Devin (rhp/of) 26 Scott DELOACH c 6-4 205 R-R Sr. SQ Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS/Itawamba CC) 2 4 KOON, Jared (rhp) 29 Cody FREEMAN c 6-0 187 R-R So. 1L Collinsville, Miss. (West Lauderdale High School) 8 LEWIS, Brooks (c) 31 Ricky BOWEN rhp 6-3 197 R-R Jr. 2L Jasper, Ala. (Sumiton Christian School) 4 MOORE, Forrest (lhp/inf) 32 Devin JONES rhp/of 6-3 170 L-R Fr. HS Eupora, Miss. (Eupora High School) 18 NAPPI, Jason (of) 33 Paxton PACE rhp/inf 5-10 195 R-L Fr. RS Collinsville, Miss. (West Lauderdale High School) 33 PACE, Paxton (rhp/inf) 34 David HAYES lhp 6-2 170 R-L Fr. HS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood High School) 9 PARKS, Jarrod (inf) 35 Jared WESSON lhp 6-3 192 L-L Sr. SQ Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo High School/Itawamba CC) 25 POWERS, Connor (inf) 36 Nick ROUTT lhp 6-4 200 L-L Fr. HS Silver Spring, Md. (St. Johns College High School) 7 POWERS, Ryan (inf) 37 Caleb REED rhp/inf 5-10 200 R-R Fr. HS Cleveland, Miss. (Bayou Academy) 19 RAWDOW, Frank (inf) 38 Ryan COLLINS of 6-0 189 L-L So. 1L Callaway, Fla. (Rutherford High School) 39 RAY, Nick (inf) 39 Nick RAY inf 6-0 180 L-L Fr. HS Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport High School) 37 REED, Caleb (rhp) 41 Lee SWINDLE rhp 6-1 202 R-R Sr. 1L Eupora, Miss. (Eupora High School/Meridian CC) 36 ROUTT, Nick (lhp) 42 Brent BROWNLEE of 6-0 178 R-R Fr. RS Oxford, Miss. (Oxford High School) 5 SNEED, Russ (inf) 44 Drew HOLLINGHEAD rhp 6-2 204 R-R Jr. SQ Leakesville, Miss. (Greene County High School) 41 SWINDLE, Lee (rhp) 47 Tyler JOHNSON rhp 6-2 190 R-R Fr. HS Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville High School) 35 WESSON, Jared (lhp) 51 Greg HOUSTON rhp 6-1 180 R-R Jr 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover High School) 12 WHITNEY, Tyler (lhp)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT TRAINER 2-Justin BUSSEY (bus-ee) 11 — John Cohen, head coach Allen Thompson Will Frazier 23 — Lane Burroughs, assistant coach 9-Greg HOUSTON (HOWS-ton) 30 — Butch Thompson, assistant coach STRENGTH COACH 18-Jason NAPPI (rhymes with happy) 27 — Nick Mingione, coordinator of camps STUDENT MANAGERS John McCallister Jonathan Boyd 19-Frank RAWDOW (RAW-dow) 16 — Tyler Bratton, baseball operations 6 — Will Coggin, student assistant Russ Carter 36-Nick ROUTT (rhymes with bout) ASST. STRENGTH COACH Baron Jones Greg Drye 27-Nick MINGIONE (men-gee-own)

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