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SCHEDULE/RESULTS MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ..............W, 8-1 21 NORTH FLORIDA ....................W, 7-1 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ..........L, 10-11 22 NORTH FLORIDA .................... W, 9-7 BULLDOG BASEBALL 2009 24 SOUTH ALABAMA .................. W, 5-1 Week No. 5 • MSU Baseball Media Relations • 662-325-8040 • FAX 662-325-3600 25 MISS. VALLEY STATE ............ W, 4-3 ROAD WORK AHEAD — Mississippi State (12-5, 2-1 SEC) begins a road-heavy portion of its March 27 NICHOLLS ..............................W, 10-8 baseball schedule this week, with four of this week’s fi ve games set to be played away from Dudy Noble Field. 28 NICHOLLS ............................... W, 6-3 The Bulldogs are the designated visiting team at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss., for a Tuesday night (6:30 p.m. MARCH CDT) matchup with instate rival Southern Miss (11-5). State then entertains UAB (10-6) Wednesday night (6:30 p.m. 1 NICHOLLS .......................No contest CDT) before embarking on the fi rst of two consecutive SEC weekend road series. The Diamond Dogs trek to Athens, 5 at Hawaii .................................. W, 3-1 Ga., this weekend to meet No. 3 Georgia (15-2, 1-2 SEC) in a three-game series (Mar. 20-22, 6 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. 6 at Hawaii ................................... L, 4-7 CDT). State continues league play on the road the following weekend with a three-game series at SEC West rival No. 7 at Hawaii ................................. L, 5-10 3. Arkansas (Mar. 27-29). 8 at Hawaii ................................. L, 5-11 State meets both of this week’s midweek foes at Dudy Noble Field next month, visiting UAB Apr. 7 and hosting 11 VALPARAISO .......................... W, 9-2 USM Apr. 8 in 6:30 p.m. (CDT) contests. The second MSU-USM game will be televised by Comcast Sports South- 11 VALPARAISO .......................... W, 5-4 east. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA ............... W, 13-6 MSU-USM SERIES NOTES — After 50 consecutive games in either Starkville or Hattiesburg, the MSU- 14 SOUTH CAROLINA ............... W, 10-3 USM bseball rivalry makes a series-fi rst stop in Pearl, Miss., this week for the 107th baseball meeting between the 15 SOUTH CAROLINA (7 inn.) ........ L, 4-5 Bulldogs and the Golden Eagles. State owns a 72-34 all-time series lead, though USM claimed both of last year’s 17 vs. Southern Miss ............... 6:30 p.m. meetings in Hattiesburg (11-7, 12-7). State has won all three non-campus MSU-USM baseball contests, all played at 18 UAB ................................... 6:30 p.m. Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson from 1987 to 1989. MSU head coach John Cohen is 0-2 lifetime coaching against the 20 at Georgia (CSS-TV) .............. 6:00 p.m. Golden Eagles, dropping a pair of games during his term as head coach at Northwestern State. 21 at Georgia ............................ 2:00 p.m. MSU PITCHING PLANS — Junior right-hander Ricky Bowen (1-0, 4.30) is scheduled to open on the mound against USM Tuesday night Bowen has registered 18 strikeouts and allowed eight runs on 10 hits and 14 22 at Georgia (CSS-TV) .............. 1:00 p.m. 24 at South Alabama ................ 6:00 p.m. walks in his four appearances (three starts) in 2009. He picked up his fi rst decision and win of the year in a midweek start against Valparaiso last Wednesday. Bowen is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in two career relief appearances against USM. 25 MEMPHIS .......................... 6:30 p.m. In his only previous appearance at Trustmark Park, the Jasper, Ala., product pitched 1/3 of an inning in relief against 27 at Arkansas ......................... 6:35 p.m. Ole Miss in the inaugural Governor’s Cup as a freshman in 2007. 28 at Arkansas ......................... 6:35 p.m. USM is expected to split up its pitching for Tuesday’s game, with sophomore righty Todd McInnis (2-1, 3.66) 29 at Arkansas ......................... 6:35 p.m. due to make his team-leading fi fth start and fi rst career appearance against Mississippi State. 31 MISS. VALLEY STATE ...... 6:30 p.m. MSU’s pitching plans for the remainder of the week are incomplete. APRIL ANOTHER RANKED OPPONENT ON DECK — Mississippi State faces its second ranked opponent 1 at Louisiana-Monroe ............ 6:30 p.m in as many weekends when State takes on third-ranked Georgia this weekend in Athens. Georgia held a number one 3 AUBURN ............................ 6:30 p.m. national ranking prior to a 1-2 series at Alabama last weekend. State registered its fi rst wins over a ranked foe last 4 AUBURN ............................ 2:00 p.m. weekend in Starkville, downing No. 17 South Carolina 13-6 and 10-3 before bowing 5-4 in a seven-inning Sunday 5 AUBURN ............................ 1:30 p.m. series fi nale. Another future SEC opponent, LSU (May 14-16) , has also held a No. 1 national ranking this season. 7 at UAB .................................. 6:30 p.m. THE BUTLER DID IT — Bulldog junior Jet Butler enters the week sporting the team’s top batting average, 8 SOUTHERN MISS (CSS-TV) ... 6:30 p.m. .458. The Pensacola, Fla., product hit .588 last week (10-for-17) and drove in 11 runs. He now leads the team with 22 10 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .... 6:00 p.m. hits, fi ve doubles and 18 RBI. Butler, currently on his second six-game hitting streak of the young season, rew his fi rst 11 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .. 12:00 p.m. career start at third base in last Wednesday’s doubleheader nightcap, giving him starts at three infi elding positions. 12 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .12:00 p.m. Butler and fellow junior infi elder Russ Sneed (.325) share the team lead with fi ve multi-hit games. 14 vs. Ole Miss ............................ 6:30 p.m. AMONG SEC LEADERS — MSU and some Bulldog players are ranked among the team leaders in assorted 17 KENTUCKY ........................... 6:30 p.m. categories entering the week: In 17 games State’s defense has turned 23 double plays, tops in the Southeastern 18 KENTUCKY ........................... 1:00 p.m. Conference. MSU turned 45 twin-killings in 56 games a year ago. State has also hit into the fewest double plays in the 19 KENTUCKY ........................... 1:30 p.m. league --- 5. Opposing defenses turned 65 State holds a 33-30 edge over Auburn for the most hit batsmen. State’s 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ......... 6:30 P.M. Grant Hogue has been struck by pitches eight times and shares the SEC lead with Vandy’s Brian Harris ... Connor 22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ......... 6:30 P.M. Power’s three sacrifi ce fl ies ties for the most in the SEC, while Jet Butler begins the week ranked fourth in batting average (.458) and on-base percentage (.544). Sophomore outfi elder Ryan Collins shares the league lead with three 24 at Vanderbilt ........................... 6:30 p.m. triples hit, and Connor Powers shares the SEC lead with three sacrifi ce fl ies. Powers has fi elded an SEC-high 18 25 at Vanderbilt ........................... 1:00 p.m. double plays and ranks third in the league with 139 putouts. Among Bulldog pitchers, senior Chad Crosswhite has 26 at Vanderbilt ........................... 1:00 p.m. the early SEC lead with four saves. Freshman lefty Nick Routt, seventh in ERA (1.90) and is one of seven pitchers to MAY have thrown eight innings in a game this year. 1 ALABAMA ..........................6:30 p.m. ON DECK — After returning from Georgia, the Bulldogs play twice in the midweek --- Mar. 24 at South Alabama 2 ALABAMA ......................... 6:30 p.m. and Mar. 25 against Memphis at Dudy Noble Field before playing a second straight SEC road series at Arkansas 3 ALABAMA ......................... 1:30 p.m. (Mar. 27-29). 8 at Ole Miss .......................... 6:30 p.m. 9 at Ole Miss (SEC/RSN-TV) ........... 3:00 p.m. 10 at Ole Miss (CSS-TV).............. 1:30 p.m. 12 at Memphis ......................... 3:00 p.m. Tue 17 WED 18 THU 19 FRI 20 SAT 21 SUN 22 Southern Miss UAB Travel Day at Georgia at Georgia at Georgia 14 LOUISIANA STATE ............. 6:30 P.M. Trustmark Park Dudy Noble Field Depart MSU: 10 a.m. Foley Field Foley Field Foley Field 15 LOUISIANA STATE ............. 6:30 P.M. Pearl, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Arrive Athens: 4:45 p.m. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. 6:30 p.m. CDT 6:30 p.m. CDT Team HQ: 6:00 p.m. CDT 2:00 p.m. CDT 1:00 p.m. CDT 16 LOUISIANA STATE ............ 2:00 P.M. Radio: network Radio: local UGA Conference Cntr Radio: network Radio: network Radio: network May 20-24 - SEC Tournament, Hoover, Ala. Probable starter Probable starter 1197 Lumpkin Street Probable starter Probable starter Probable starter RHP-Ricky Bowen TBA Athens, Ga. LHP-Tyler Whitney LHP-Nick Routt TBA 800-488-7827 (1-0, 4.30, 14.2 IP, 18 K) (2-0, 1.12, 16.0 IP, 13 K) (2-0, 1.90, 23.2 IP, 23 K) 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES JJohnohn CCohen,ohen, regardedregarded byby manymany asas oneone CCohen’sohen’s ccoachingoaching effortsefforts diddid notnot gogo unno-unno- ooff tthehe toptop ooffensiveffensive tacticianstacticians onon thethe collegiatecollegiate tticed.iced. 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