Bulldog Baseball 2009 24 South Alabama

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. 6 • MSU Baseball Media Relations • 662-325-8040 • FAX 662-325-3600 25 MISS. VALLEY STATE ...... W, 4-3 ON THE ROAD AGAIN — For the second straight week the Baseball Bulldogs (14-10, 2-4 27 NICHOLLS ...... W, 10-8 SEC) hit the road for Southeastern Conference play, opening SEC Western Division competition with 28 NICHOLLS ...... W, 6-3 this weekend’s series against the Arkansas Razorbacks (17-4, 6-0). MARCH Game times at Arkansas’ Baum Stadium/Cole Field are set for 6:35 p.m., 2:05 p.m. and 1:05 1 NICHOLLS ...... No contest p.m. (CDT). 5 at Hawaii ...... W, 3-1 The Bulldogs are in the midst of a road-heavy portion of their schedule that has State playing eight 6 at Hawaii ...... L, 4-7 of its fi nal 11 games in March away from home. 7 at Hawaii ...... L, 5-10 Mississippi State is 1-8 on the road and 13-2 at Dudy Noble Field. 8 at Hawaii ...... L, 5-11 — Since 2000, Mississippi State has won 17 of 25 base- 11 VALPARAISO ...... W, 9-2 MSU-ARKANSAS SERIES NOTES ball matchups with Arkansas, boosting the Bulldogs’ all-time series lead over the Razorbacks to 41-27. 11 VALPARAISO ...... W, 5-4 State claimed last year’s season-ending series against Arkansas at Dudy Noble Field (6-5, 6-5, 10-15) 14 SOUTH CAROLINA ...... W, 13-6 and, including a rain-shortened one-game series win in Starkville in 2000, has captured eight of the last 14 SOUTH CAROLINA ...... W, 10-3 nine MSU-UA series. Some 14 of those 25 games were decided by either one or two runs. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA (7 inn.) ...... L, 4-5 — The two head coaches in the series, State’s John Cohen and Arkansas’ Dave 17 vs. Southern Miss ...... L, 7-10 COACHING TIES Van Horn, launched their head coaching careers on the NCAA D1 level at Northwestern (La.) State. Van 18 UAB ...... W, 8-4 Horn coached at the Natchitoches, La., school for three seasons (1995 to 1997) and was succeeded in that 20 at Georgia (CSS-TV) ...... L, 3-5 post by Cohen, who guided the Demons from 1998 to 2001. Both Cohen, in his fi rst season at State, and 21 at Georgia ...... L, 0-4 Van Horn, in his seventh season at Arkansas, won two Southland Conference titles. 22 at Georgia (CSS-TV) ...... L, 6-10 Former MSU catcher Chris Curry (1999) is a member of the Arkansas baseball coaching staff. 24 at South Alabama ...... L, 12-17 — For the third straight SEC weekend the Diamond Dogs will open with left- 25 MEMPHIS ...... W, 6-3 ON THE BUMP handers Tyler Whitney (2-1, 2.82) and Nick Routt (2-1, 2.56). Whitney, a junior from Lakeland, Tenn., 27 at Arkansas ...... 6:35 p.m. makes his 25th career appearance (fi rst vs. Arkansas) and his 19th career start. He owns a 7-4 record 28 at Arkansas ...... 6:35 p.m. with a 6.14 ERA. Routt, a rookie southpaw, hails from Silver Spring, Md., and has started a game in 29 at Arkansas ...... 6:35 p.m. each of the fi rst six weekends. Routt leads MSU with 31.2 innings pitched and 31 strikeouts and tossed 31 MISS. VALLEY STATE ...... 6:30 p.m. the fi rst staff complete-game last weekend at Georgia. MSU has not designated a Sunday starter. APRIL — Arkansas, ranked 1 at Louisiana-Monroe ...... 6:30 p.m THIRD STRAIGHT RANKED SEC OPPONENT ON DECK ninth this week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, is the third ranked SEC opponent faced in as many 3 AUBURN ...... 6:30 p.m. weekends by Mississippi State. MSU opened its league schedule hosting 17th-ranked South Carolina 4 AUBURN ...... 2:00 p.m. and last weekend in Athens, Ga, took on the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, who regained their No. 5 AUBURN ...... 1:30 p.m. 1 national ranking this week. Another future SEC opponent, LSU (May 14-16), has also held a No. 1 7 at UAB (Hoover, Ala., Regions Park) ..... 6:30 p.m. national ranking this season. 8 SOUTHERN MISS (CSS-TV) ... 6:30 p.m. BUTLER, DELOACH 1-2 AT THE PLATE — Junior second baseman Jet Butler (.382) 10 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .... 6:00 p.m. of Pensacola, Fla., has moved ahead of senior catcher Scott DeLoach (.378) of Madison, Miss., for 11 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .. 12:00 p.m. the team lead in batting average. Butler leads the club with 29 hits and 23 RBI. DeLoach, who made 12 at Tennessee (SportSouth-TV) .12:00 p.m. fi ve late-game appearances and singled in his lone career at-bat as a junior in 2008, has drawn starts 14 vs. Ole Miss ...... 6:30 p.m. in 14 of his 21 games and leads the club with a .508 on-base percentage. Junior fi rst baseman Connor 17 KENTUCKY ...... 6:30 p.m. Powers (.304, 22 RBI) of Naperville, Ill., hit his team-leading fourth home run and registered his 12th 18 KENTUCKY ...... 1:00 p.m. and 13th extra-base hits of the year in State’s 6-3 Wednesday home win over Memphis. He leads the 19 KENTUCKY ...... 1:30 p.m. team with 20 runs scored. 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ...... 6:30 P.M. --- Mississippi State leads the SEC in HBPs and DPs. Entering the weekend 22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ...... 6:30 P.M. ALPHABET SOUP series in Fayetteville, 15 different Diamond Dogs have been struck by a pitch a combined 43 times, the 24 at Vanderbilt ...... 6:30 p.m. most in the league. By comparison, the 2008 Diamond Dogs were plunked 44 times in 56 games. State 25 at Vanderbilt ...... 1:00 p.m. senior outfi elder Grant Hogue leads the SEC with 11 HBPs. 26 at Vanderbilt ...... 1:00 p.m. On the fi eld, the Bulldog defense has turned a league-best 27 double plays while Bulldog batters MAY have grounded into a league-fewest 10 double plays. 1 ALABAMA ...... 6:30 p.m. — After returning from Arkansas, the Bulldogs close out their March schedule hosting 2 ALABAMA ...... 6:30 p.m. ON DECK Mississippi Valley State (Mar. 31 - 6:30 p.m.), visit UL-Monre (Apr. 1 - 6:30 p.m.) and then entertain 3 ALABAMA ...... 1:30 p.m. SEC West rival Auburn (Apr. 3-5). 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 WED THU FRI SAT SUN Miss. Valley31 State at UL-Monroe1 Travel Day26 at Arkansas27 at Arkansas28 at Arkanas29 14 LOUISIANA STATE ...... 6:30 P.M. Dudy Noble Field Warhawk Field to Arkansas Baum Stad./Cole Field Baum Stad./Cole Field Baum Stad./Cole Field 15 LOUISIANA STATE ...... 6:30 P.M. Starkville, Miss. Monroe, La. Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. 6:30 p.m. CDT 6:30 p.m. CDT Team headquarters: 6:35 p.m. CDT 2:05 p.m. CDT 1:05 p.m. CDT 16 LOUISIANA STATE ...... 2:00 P.M. Radio: local Radio: network Clarion Inn Radio: network Radio: network Radio: network May 20-24 - SEC Tournament, Hoover, Ala. Probable starter Probable starter Fayetteville, Ark. Probable starter Probable starter Probable starter TBA TBA (479) 521-1166 LHP-Tyler Whitney LHP-Nick Routt TBA 2-1, 2.82, 22.1 IP, 24 K 2-1, 2.56, 31.0 IP, 31 K 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

J Johnohn Cohen,Cohen, regardedregarded byby manymany asas oneone C Cohen’sohen’s coachingcoaching effortsefforts diddid notnot gogo unno-unno- ooff thethe toptop offensiveoffensive tacticianstacticians onon thethe collegiatecollegiate tticed.iced. HeHe waswas accordedaccorded nnationalational coachcoach ofof thethe bbaseballaseball scene,scene, isis inin hishis fi rstrst yearyear asas headhead base-base- yyearear honorshonors byby bothboth thethe CollegeCollege BaseballBaseball Foun-Foun- bballall coachcoach atat MississippiMississippi StateState University.University. 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PERSONAL BACKGROUND CConferenceonference outoutfi elderelder duringduring hishis playingplaying careercareer HisHis commitmentcommitment toto excellenceexcellence inin thethe class-class- aatt MississippiMississippi State,State, sportssports a 321-197-1321-197-1 coachingcoaching rroomoom resultedresulted inin a 3.313.31 teamteam gradegrade pointpoint averageaverage Birth date: September 21, 1966 mmarkark (.619)(.619) asas hehe entersenters hishis 10th10th seasonseason asas a dduringuring thethe fallfall (2008)(2008) semester,semester, MSUMSU Baseball’sBaseball’s Birth place: Tuscaloosa, Ala. ccollegiateollegiate headhead coachcoach inin 2009.2009. bbestest semestersemester GPAGPA inin schoolschool historyhistory andand thethe sec-sec- Wife: Nelle (Bashinsky) of Tuscaloosa, Ala. 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COACHING BACKGROUND tturinguring thethe likeslikes ofof All-AmericanAll-American standoutstandout andand SECSEC Cohen,Cohen, 42,42, isis marriedmarried toto thethe formerformer NNelleelle 1992-94: University of Missouri (graduate assistant coach) PPlayerlayer ofof thethe yearyear RyanRyan StriebyStrieby andand All-SECAll-SEC per-per- BBashinskyashinsky, alsoalso fromfrom Tuscaloosa,Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Ala., andand theythey fformersormers JohnJohn ShelbyShelby andand SeanSean Coughlin,Coughlin, virtu-virtu- hhaveave twotwo daughtersdaughters - JJordanordan BakerBaker andand AAveryvery 1995-97: University of Missouri (assistant coach) aallylly rewroterewrote thethe KentuckyKentucky recordrecord book.book. LLawsonawson. 1998-2001: Northwestern State (head coach) 2002-03: University of Florida (assistant coach) CCOACHOACH JJOHNOHN CCOHENOHEN CCOACHINGOACHING YYEAREAR-BBYY-YYEAREAR YYearear S Schoolchool P Positionosition R Recordecord T Teameam hhonorsonors 2004-08: University of Kentucky (head coach) 11992992 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 34-2234-22 2009 —: Mississippi State University (head coach) 11993993 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 30-1930-19 11994994 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 32-2632-26 COACHING HONORS 11995995 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 19-3419-34 11996996 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 39-1939-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 1998: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 11997997 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 31-2731-27 2001: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 11998998 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState headhead coachcoach 40-2040-20 SouthlandSouthland Conf.Conf. championschampions 11999999 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState headhead coachcoach 38-2138-21 2005: USA Baseball National Team 22000000 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState headhead coachcoach 30-2630-26 22001001 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState headhead coachcoach 38-1738-17 SouthlandSouthland Conf.Conf. championschampions 2006: SEC/ABCA South Region Coach of the Year 22002002 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 37-21-137-21-1 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 22003003 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 46-1946-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 2006: National Coach of the Year 22004004 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 24-3024-30 22005005 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 29-2729-27 22006006 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1744-17 SECSEC champions/NCAAchampions/NCAA RegionalRegional 22007007 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 34-19-134-19-1 22008008 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1944-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 22009009 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 14-1014-10 OOverallverall coachingcoaching recordrecord (19th(19th season)season) 569-393-2569-393-2 HHeadead ccoachingoaching recordrecord (10th(10th season)season) 335-206-1335-206-1 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

DEVELOPING DEPTH — On opening weekend, game hitting streak and ended his second six-gamer Mar. Mississippi State utilized 27 different players, 20 of them in 17 against USM. Luke Adkins ended a team season-best MSU starting roles. Through the fi rst six weeks, State has used 8-game hitting streak in a 7-inning USC series fi nale, while 19 different position players, with all but two seeing duty as a senior catcher Scott DeLoach opened the week with a ca- QUICK starter in at least one game. reer-best seven-game hitting streak. On the mound, the Bulldogs have called on 15 different FACTS CAHD CROSSWHITE TAKES SEC SAVES pitchers, nine as starters. LEAD — Bulldog senior right-hander Chad Crosswhite ABOUT MSU Two-way player Justin Bussey has started two games (0-2, 6.16) enters the weekend as the SEC leader in saves. Location: Starkville, Miss. (approx. 25,000) at second base and made six relief pitching appearances. The Brandon, Miss., product registered his fi fth save of the Founded: February 28, 1878 Eight players made their debuts in a Mississippi State season with 1.1 IP of scoreless no-hit relief in State’s 6-3 Enrollment: 17,824 (fall, 2008) uniform on opening weekend --- freshman infi elder Frank Wednesday win over Memphis. Crosswhite, used primarily President: Dr. Mark E. Keenum Rawdow, redshirt freshman outfi elder Brent Brownlee, ju- (Mississippi State University, 1983) as a starter the past two seasons, now has seven career nior outfi elder Luke Adkins, junior infi elders Justin Bussey Faculty representative: Dr. Steven Turner saves and a staff-high 191.2 career innings pitched. He and Jarrod Parks, and freshman pitchers Devin Jones, Ca- (Mercer, 1975) drew a start (win) and two no-decision relief appearances leb Reed and Nick Routt. Reed saw duty pitching in relief Director of athletics: Greg Byrne against Arkansas duringhis MSU career. while the others, along with senior catcher Scott DeLoach, (Arizona State, 1994) drew their fi rst collegiate starts with State that weekend. ROUTE-GOING ROUTT — Mississippi State fresh- Mascot: English Bulldog man pitcher Nick Routt registered the MSU pitching staff’s School colors: Maroon & White TICKET SALES UPDATE — MSU Year Sales Conference affi liation: Southeastern Con- fans have for the eighth consecutive season 2002 --- 5,596 fi rst complete-game pitching performance of the year last 2009 --- 5,535 ference (Western Division) eclipsed the 5,000 mark in baseball season weekend in Athens, Ga. The Silver Spring, Md., product 2004 --- 5,477 checked top-ranked Georgia on a run and three hits through Baseball stadium: Dudy Noble Field, Polk- tickets. As of March 20 and with sales con- 2007 --- 5,364 DeMent Stadium seven innings before fi nishing the game in the eighth inning tinuing, the MSU had processed orders for 2008 --- 5,357 Stadium capacity: 15,000; seating (ap- 5,535 baseball season tickets, the second- 2006 --- 5,335 (5 hits, 4 runs). It was Routt’s second eight-inning start of the prox. 7,200) 2005 --- 5,318 campaign. He leads the club with 31 strikeouts in 31.2 IP. most in school history and 61 away from the 2003 --- 5,230 Stadium dimensions: LF-330, LC-376, CF- school-record 5,596 set in 2002. CURRENT DOGS IN THE MLB DRAFT 390, RC-374, RF-326 VARIETY IN STARTING LINEUPS — State — Three current members of the Mississippi State baseball team have had their names called in past Major League BASEBALL STAFF took the fi eld with a different starting lineup in each of its fi rst Head coach: John Cohen Baseball drafts --- senior pitcher Jared Wesson (Florida 14 games and now 21 of 24 games. Some 17 different posi- (Mississippi State University, 1990) Marlins, 29th round, 2005), freshman pitcher Forrest Moore tion players and designated hitters have taken the fi eld as Overall Record: 321-197-1 (.619/9 seasons) starters. Junior fi rst baseman Connor Powers (Naperville, (Detroit, 32nd round, 2007) and junior pitcher Ricky Bowen MSU Record: First season Ill.), is the common bond in the Bulldog lineup with starts in (Cincinnati, 38th round, 2008). NCAA Postseason Appearances: 2 23 games or 24 games. Four other Bulldogs have started THE NEW CREW — In addition to head coach John Assistant coach: Butch Thompson, 1st 20 or more games --- Ryan Powers and Ryan Collins (21 Cohen, Mississippi State’s baseball coaching staff features year (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) games) and Jet Butler and Russ Sneed (20 games). all new faces in 2009. Joining the MSU family are Lane Bur- Assistant coach: Lane Burroughs, 1st year (Mississippi College, 1995) BAND (OF DOGS) ON THE RUN — The Dia- roughs, a native of Meridian, Miss., pitching coach Butch Thompson, a native of Amory, Miss., and coordinator of Coord. of baseball camps: Nick Mingione, mond Dogs are showing a propensity for base-stealing in 1st year (Embry-Riddle University, 2000) baseball camps Nick Mingione, a native New Yorker who 2009. Through 24 games, the Dogs have pilfered 39 bases Coord. of baseball operations: Tyler Bratton, in 51 attempts. Senior outfi elder Grant Hogue (Hattiesburg, grew up in Florida. Both Burroughs and Thompson played 1st year (Mississippi State, 2007) Miss.) leads the way with 14 sacks stolen in as many at- high school and junior college baseball in Mississippi. Administrative assistant: Greg Drye, tempts. Sophomore outfi elder Ryan Collins (Callaway, RADIO VOICE OF DIAMOND DOGS 4th year (Southern Miss, 1996) Fla.) is next with fi ve thefts in six attempts. A dozen Bulldog JIM ELLIS IN 30TH SEASON — Veteran MSU Student assistant: Will Coggin players have stolen at least one base. sportscaster Jim Ellis is in his 31st season as the radio Athletic trainer: Allen Thompson (West Alabama, 2000) GAME-WINNING RBI — The Baseball Bulldogs voice of Mississippi State baseball. The West Point, Miss., Student managers: Jonathan Boyd, Russ are sharing the wealth when it comes to game-winning native and 1969 MSU grad began his affi liation with MSU baseball in 1979 and is largely responsible for the creation Carter, Baron Jones RBI in 2009. Power-hitting Connor Powers leads the way Student trainer: Will Frazier and growth of the MSU Baseball Radio Network, one of the with three GWRBI, but eight other Bulldogs have provided Strength coach: John McCallister the game-winning swing this year --- Luke Adkins, Brent nation’s largest and oldest college baseball radio networks. (West Virginia, 2000) Brownlee, Jet Butler (2), Ryan Collins, Scott DeLoach, The network, with more than a dozen affi liates across the Grant Hogue, Ryan Powers (2), and Russ Sneed. Three Magnolia State, features a 40-game broadcast schedule TEAM INFORMATION of the GWRBIs have come in MSU’s last at-bat (Brownlee’s of weekend conference games and selected non-confer- 2008 overall record: 23-33 GWRBI vs. Mississippi Valley was a last at-bat eighth inning ence contests. The 40-game network schedule and the 16 (Home: 16-15, Away: 5-17, Neutral: 2-1) double while Butler’s was a last at-bat walk-off three-run non-network broadcasts are broadcast on WFCA-FM, the 2008 SEC record: 9-21 home run vs. North Florida and Adkins’ GWRBI was a ninth- 100,000-watt fl agship radio station for MSU athletics. (Home: 6-9, Away: 3-12) inning infi eld ground against Valpo). 2008 SEC fi nish: 12th overall EIGHT TV DATES IN 2009 — With more addi- (6th in SEC West) ON THE DL — Sophomore infi elder Ryan Powers is tions possible, State has eight TV dates in 2009, beginning 2008 postseason play: NA on the Mississippi State DL this week while recovering from with a pair of televised games last weekend in Athens, Ga. Final national ranking: NA a hand injury sustained during his fi nal at-bat of the Georgia Comcast-TV televised the March 20 and 22 games at series. The Beacon, N.Y., product could return to the MSU Georgia and will show the MSU-Southern Miss game (Apr. CONTACT INFO lineup next week. He has been replaced at shortstop this 8) at Dudy Noble Field and the Sunday series fi nale against Baseball SID: Joe Dier week by true freshman Frank Rawdow (Lakeland, Fla.), Ole Miss (May 10) in Oxford, Miss. SportSouth has picked Offi ce phone: (662) 325-8040 who has drawn fi ve starts at second base this year. Powers up all three of the Mississippi State-Tennessee games in Offi ce FAX: (662) 325-3600 E-mail: [email protected] (.279) is riding a fi ve-game hitting streak. Knoxville (Apr. 10-12). FOX SportsNet South will televised MSU pressbox phone: (662) 325-3776 HITTING STREAKS — Junior infi elder Jet Butler the Saturday (May 9) MSU-Ole Miss game as part of the Web site: www.MStateAthletics.com (Pensacola, Fla.) opened the 2009 campaign with a six- SEC’s Game of the Week series. 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

1993 5-3 W ...... Fayetteville 2001 10-2 W ...... Fayetteville COMPARING THE STATS MSU vs. ARKANSAS 1993 6-4 W ...... Fayetteville 2002 17-4 W ...... Starkville • MSU leads series, 41-27 1993 3-8 L ...... Fayetteville 2002 3-7 L ...... Starkville MSU vs. UA at: Starkville: 20-10, 1993 2-5 L .....$-Baton Rouge 2002 6-4 W ...... Starkville Fayetteville: 13-11, Greenville, Miss.: 14-10 Overall Record 17-4 1994 10-9 W ...... Starkville 2003 4-3 W ...... Fayetteville .289 Batting average .299 6-0, Hoover, Ala.: 0-2, Little Rock: 1994 1-12 L ...... Starkville 2003 8-3 W ...... Fayetteville 9.3 Hits per game 10.3 0-2, Baton Rouge, La.: 0-1, Helena, 6.6 Runs per game 7.0 Ark.: 0-1, Monroe, La.: 1-0, Omaha, 1994 4-14 L ...... Starkville 2003 5-1 W ...... Fayetteville Neb.: 1-0 .423 Slugging percentage .474 1995 1-16 L ...... Fayetteville 2004 3-2 W ...... Starkville .967 Fielding percentage .969 1960 3-2 W ...... ^-Monroe 1995 9-10 L ...... Fayetteville 2004 5-4 W ...... Starkville 1.2 Double plays per game 0.6 1966 9-3 W ...... Starkville 1995 7-12 L ...... Fayetteville 2004 2-4 L ...... Starkville 1.6 Stolen bases per game 1.0 1966 18-0 W ...... Starkville 1996 8-6 W ...... Starkville 2005 5-3 W ...... Fayetteville 5.01 Staff ERA 3.66 1968 19-11 W ...... Starkville 1996 2-6 L ...... Starkville 2005 13-4 W ...... Fayetteville .268 Opp. batting average .254 1970 6-0 W ...... Starkville 1996 10-6 W ...... Starkville 2005 5-10 L ...... Fayetteville 7.6 Strikeouts per game 9.5 1970 1-0 W ...... Starkville 1997 5-8 L ...... Fayetteville 2006 2-6 L ...... Starkville Mississippi State team leaders 1980 7-6 W ...... Greenville 1997 13-5 W ...... Fayetteville 2006 9-8 W ...... Starkville Batting average: Jet Butler (.382), Scott DeLoach (.378), 1981 11-6 W ...... Greenville 1997 17-10 W ...... Fayetteville 2006 4-6 L ...... Starkville Ryan Duffy (.352), Russ Sneed (.338) 1982 8-7 W ...... Greenville 1998 10-14 L ...... Starkville 2007 11-9 W ...... Fayetteville Hits: Jet Butler (29), Russ Sneed (25), Connor Powers (24) 1983 9-3 W ...... Greenville 1998 17-3 W ...... Starkville 2007 2-1 W ...... Fayetteville Luke Adkins (21), Ryan Powers (19), Ryan Duffy (19) 1983 3-5 L ...... Helena 1998 3-8 L ...... Starkville 2007 3-9 L ...... Fayetteville Home runs: C. Powers (4), R. Sneed (3), R. Duffy (2), J. Butler (2) 1984 9-8 W ...... Greenville 1998 3-10 L ...... $-Hoover 2008 6-5 W ...... Starkville RBI: C. Powers (22), J. Butler (23), R. Duffy (15), R. Sneed (15) 1984 9-10 L ...... Little Rock 1998 3-7 L ...... $-Hoover 2008 6-5 W ...... Starkville Stolen bases: Grant Hogue (14-of-14) 1985 16-2 W ...... Greenville 1999 4-6 L ...... Fayetteville 2008 10-15 L ...... Starkville Innings pitched: Nick Routt (31.2), Tyler Whitney (22.1) 1985 1-13 L ...... Little Rock 1999 4-7 L ...... Fayetteville 2009 ...... Fayetteville ERA (starters): Nick Routt (2.56), Tyler Whitney (2.82) 1985 5-4 W ...... #-Omaha 1999 5-7 L ...... Fayetteville 2009 ...... Fayetteville Strikeouts: Nick Routt (31), Forrest Moore (24), Chad Crosswhite (20) 1992 2-0 W ...... Starkville 2000 3-2 W ...... Starkville 2009 ...... Fayetteville 1992 3-2 W ...... Starkville Arkansas team leaders 2001 5-6 L ...... Fayetteville ^ - Northeast Louisiana Tournament Batting average: Chase Leavitt (.429), Ben Tschepikow (.384), 1992 7-6 W ...... Starkville 2001 9-3 W ...... Fayetteville # - College World Series $ - SEC Tournament Andy Wilkins (.342), Collin Kuhn (.339), Scott Lyons (.333) Hits: Ben Tschepikow (33), Chase Leavitt (27), Andy Wilkins (26), Scott Lyons (25) HOGUE OFF AND RUNNING — Af- WELL-CONNECTED — Head coach John RBI: Ben Tschepikow (25), Andy Wilkins (21) ter missing the fi rst fi ve games with a preseason Cohen played baseball at Mississippi State from Stolen bases: Ben Tschepikow (7-of-10) shoulder injury, senior outfi elder Grant Hogue 1987 to 1990, one of three SEC head coaches Innings pitched: Dallas Keuchel (33.0), Drew Smyly (25.0) (Hattiesburg, Miss.) has begun an assault on the coaching at their alma maters ... Assistant coach ERA (starters): Drew Smyly (1.80), Dallas Keuchel (3.00) Strikeouts: M. Jackson (31), Miles Ethridge (28), L.Baxter (25) MSU record book for stolen bases. Hogue has pil- Lane Burroughs was a member of the John Co- fered eight bases in the past six games, raising his hen’s coaching staff at Northwestern (La.) State team-leading total to 14 (in 14 attempts) and tying in 1997 and 1998 ... During his nine-year term SEC BASEBALL STANDINGS former Bulldog Brad Freeman (1995-98) for 10th as an assistant coach at USM Lane Burroughs Team SEC Pct. ALL Pct. among MSU’s career leaders with his 39th career coached MSU junior outfi elder Luke Adkins ... Arkansas 6-0 1.000 17-4 .810 SB. His 39 stolen bases stands as a school-best Assistant coach Butch Thompson played junior # Georgia 4-2 .667 19-3 .864 for two seasons. college baseball at Itawamba (Miss.) Commu- ^ Louisiana State 4-2 .667 19-5 .792 nity College, as did MSU pitcher Jared Wes- Ole Miss 4-2 .667 15-6 .714 SSTOLENTOLEN BASESBASES son and MSU catcher Scott DeLoach ... MSU Alabama 3-3 .500 16-7 .696 Florida 3-3 .500 15-8 .652 SINGLE SEASON has numerous connections with Meridian (Miss.) Kentucky 3-3 .500 15-7 .682 PLAYER (SEASON) G SB Community College, including assistant coach Auburn 2-4 .333 16-8 .667 1. Dan Van Cleve (1985) 65 38 Lane Burroughs (player and coach at MCC) and 2. Dave Klipstein (1981) 63 28 Mississippi Satte 2-4 .333 14-10 .583 3. Mike Kelley (1979) 60 27 infi elder Jarrod Parks, outfi elder Nick Hardy, and South Carolina 2-4 .333 16-6 .727 4. Mike Kelley (1977) 47 25 pitcher Lee Swindle. Parks and Hardy played Vanderbilt 2-4 .333 16-8 .667 Brad Winkler (1981) 63 25 high school baseball at Madison Central (Miss.) Tennessee 1-5 .167 11-12 .478 Grant Hogue (2008) 56 25 HS while Swindle and freshman pitcher Devin ^ — Defending SEC Western Division Champions 7. Jon Shave (1990) 71 24 # — Defending Eastern Division & Overall Champions 8. Del Bender (1978) 56 21 Jones prepped at Eupora (Miss.) HS... Outfi elder Friday, March 27 9. Damian Scioneaux (1997) 68 20 Grant Hogue and catcher Johnny Allen played Alabama at Florida (5:30 p.m.) Matthew Maniscalco (2003) 63 20 South Carolina at Kentucky (5:30 p.m.) Grant Hogue (2009) 18 14 junior college baseball at Pearl River (Miss.) CC Vanderbilt at Auburn (6 p.m.) ... Assistant coach Lane Burroughs, pitcher Pax- Georgia at Tennessee (6 p.m.) Mississippi State at Arkansas (6:35 p.m.) CAREER ton Pace and catcher Cody Freeman are gradu- Ole Miss at Louisiana State (7 p.m.) PLAYER (SEASONS) G SB ates of West Lauderdale (Miss.) High School ... Saturday, March 28 1. Mike Kelley (1976-79) 190 79 The MSU roster includes three Nicks (OF Nick South Carolina at Kentucky (12 p.m.) 2. Dan Van Cleve (1981-85) 219 70 Mississippi State at Arkansas (2:05 p.m.) 3. Brad Winkler (1980-83) 212 60 Hardy, pitcher Nick Routt and assistant coach Alabama at Florida (3 p.m.) 4. Dave Klipstein (1979-82) 172 54 Georgia at Tennessee (3 p.m.) Nick Mingione), three Ryans (INF Ryan Powers, Ole Miss at Louisiana State (3 p.m.) 5. Pete White (1980-83) 196 51 C/DH Ryan Duffy and OF Ryan Collins), three 6. Matthew Maniscalco (2000-03) 246 46 Vanderbilt at Auburn (3 p.m.) Tylers (P Tyler Whitney, P Tyler Johnson and Sunday, March 29 7. Jeffrey Rea (2004-07) 236 43 Alabama at Florida (12 p.m.) 8. Barry Winford (1986-89) 214 40 BB operations coordinator Tyler Bratton), two Georgia at Tennessee (12 p.m.) Jon Shave (1987-90) 206 40 Jareds (INF Jarrod Parks and P Jared Wesson), South Carolina at Kentucky (12 p.m.) 10. Brad Freeman (1995-98) 246 39 Ole Miss at Louisiana State (1 p.m.) Grant Hogue (2008-09) 73 39 two Powers (1B Connor Powers and SS Ryan Vanderbilt at Auburn (1 p.m.) Mississippi State at Arkansas (1:05 p.m.) Powers) and two players from Lakeland (P Tyler Next weekend: Whitney of Lakeland, Tenn., and infi elder Frank UT at Alabama, Arkansas at USC, Auburn at MSU, Florida at Rawdow of Lakeland, Fla.) Vanderbilt, LSU at Georgia, Kentucky at Ole Miss 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

MSU’s PROBABLE STARTERS MSU’s 1B 25-CONNOR POWERS (6-2 • 230 • Jr. • R-R • Naperville, Ill.) record Starter at 1B in 23 of 24 gms ... Leads club with 20 runs scored & 3 sac fl ies, 9 doubles (3rd in SEC) & 4 HR ... when... Two-HR game & career-high 6 RBI vs. Nicholls (Feb. 28) ... Clutch game-tying 2-run, 8th-inn. double vs. Valparaiso (thru 24 games) ... Team-leading 3 gm-winning RBI ... 3 multi-hit gms and 4 RBI last 3 gms ... .319 BA with 135 hits & 97 RBI in 116 Playing at Dudy Noble Field: ..... 13-2 career gms played ... 1x3 with 1st ‘09 HR vs. South Alabama Feb. 24 ... 412 w/ 4 2B & 4th HR in last 5 gms Playing away: ...... 1-7 2B 13-JET BUTLER (6-2 • 189 • Jr. • S-R • Pensacola, Fla.) Playing at a neutral site: ...... 0-1 17-game starter at 2nd & one-gm starter at SS, 3B and as DH ... Leads MSU w/ .382 BA and 29 hits ... Vs. SEC overall: ...... 2-4 Career-high 4 hits & 4 RBI in 4-for-4 game vs. Valpo (Mar. 11) that included MSU-record-tying 3 doubles Vs. SEC at home: ...... 2-1 Hit game-winning walk-off 3-run HR vs. North Florida (Feb. 22) ... Ended 2nd ‘09 6-gm hitting streak vs. USM ... Hit .588 (10x17), 11 RBI Mar. 11-15 ... .287 BA with 103 hits in 112 career gms ... Hits in 17 of 22 gms played ... Vs. SEC away: ...... 0-3 In SEC Tournament: ...... SS 19-FRANK RAWDOW (5-11 • 165 • Fr. • R-R • Lakeland, Fla.) Seven starts in 18 gms played (5 at 2B, 2 at SS ... Replaced injured 21-gm starter Ryan Powers (bruised hand) in In NCAA Tournament: ...... midweek gms at So. Ala. & Memphis (3x7, 3 RBI) ... 3 doubles last 4 gms ... Hitting .333 ... 1-for-1, RBI in SEC ... Vs. Non-conference: ...... 12-6 .429 (3x7, 2 doubles, 3 RBI) over last 5 gms (2 GP/2 GS) ... 2nd multi-hit & multi-RBI gms in Wed. win over Memphis Vs. Non-conference at home: . 11-1 3B 5-RUSS SNEED (6-2 • 213 • Jr. • R-R • Senatobia, Miss.) Vs. Non-conference away: ...... 1-4 17 starts at 3B + 3 as DH ... .338 BA w/7 EB hits, including HRs vs. North Florida (Feb. 21), Nicholls (Feb. 28) & Vs. Non-conference neutral: .... 0-1 So. Carolina (3-14) ... 7x20 (.350) in last 5 gms ... Opened ‘09 with 7 hits in 1st 14 at-bats ... Team-best 10 multi-hit Playing a day game: ...... 8-6 gms ... 3-hit gms vs. No. Illinois (Feb. 21) & Nicholls (Feb. 28) ... Matched career-high with 3 RBI vs. UNF (Feb. 21) Playing a night game: ...... 6-4 .294 BA with 101 hits, 15 doubles, 50 RBI in 102 career gms played (89 starts) ... 2x13 (.154), 3 RBI vs ARK (‘08) In one-run games: ...... 2-3 C 26-SCOTT DELOACH (6-4 • 205 • Sr. • R-R • Madison, Miss.) In two-run games: ...... 3-0 Starting receiver in 14 gms ... 2nd on team with .378 BA ... Ended career-best 7-gm hitting streak Tues. at USA ... In five+-run games: ...... 5-3 Hits in 13 of 22 gms played ... Multi-hit gms vs. So. Ala. (Feb. 24), Valpo (Mar. 11) & UGA (Mar. 20 & 22) & multi-RBI In extra-inning games ...... 0-0 gms at Hawaii - GWRBI (Mar. 5) & So. Carolina (Mar. 14) In shutouts: ...... 0-1 DH 14-RYAN DUFFY (6-0 • 219 • Jr. • L-R • West Melbourne, Fla.) In doubleheaders: ...... 7-1 11-game starter (9 as DH, 2 as C) ... 3rd-best BA on club (.352) & t-3rd with 15 RBI ... HRs vs. No. Illinois (Feb. 21) When scoring first: ...... 6-4 & at Hawaii (Mar. 6) ... Matched career-hi with 3-RBI gms vs. No. Illinois (Feb. 21) & at Hawaii (Mar. 6) ... 6 multi-hit When opponent scores first: ...... 8-6 gms, including 2 season-best 3-hit gms at UGA (Mar. 20 & 22) ... 4 multi-RBI gms (last: at Hawaii, Mar. 6) ... .318 When scoring 10 or more runs: ... 3-2 career BA with 57 hits, 40 RBI in 65 gms (42 starts) ... 8x16 (.500) in 4 SEC gms (3 starts) When allowing 10 or more runs: . 0-6 LF 10-LUKE ADKINS (5-8 • 169 • Jr. • L-L • Nettleton, Miss.) When scoring 5 runs or less: ...... 4-6 19 starts, 11 in LF and 8 as DH ... .288 hitter with 21 hits in 24 gms, including 1st MSU career HR (grand slam) at When allowing five runs or less: 11-3 Hawaii (Mar. 7) ... GWRBI with 9th-inn. grounder against Valpo (Mar. 11) ... Ended team-longest 8-gm hitting streak When hitting at least 1 HR: ...... 8-4 in series fi nale vs. So. Carolina (3-15) .... 1x3 vs, South Alabama Feb. 24 in Starkville When allowing at least 1 HR: ...... 5-7 CF 3-GRANT HOGUE (6-0 • 193 • Sr. • S-R • Hattiesburg, Miss.) When out-hitting an opponent: .. 10-3 Starter in CF 16 of last 18 gms after missing 1st 5 gms w/should injury ... Stole a base & scored winning run in 2009 When out-hit by an opponent: ..... 1-6 debut (vs. MVSU, Feb. 25) as pinch runner ... 7 SBs in last 4 gms & leads MSU (4th in SEC) w/14 (14 SBA) ... 4 When matching opponents’ hits: . 2-1 multi-SB gms ... Drew bases-loaded walk (1st GWRBI) in Wed. win vs. Memphis ... Laced double at Hawaii (Mar. 6) When facing starting LHP: ...... 3-2 for 1st hit of ‘09 ... SEC-best 11 HBPs ... 39 career SBs in 43 attempts (10th-most at MSU) ... .304 career BA w/26 When facing starting RHP: ...... 11-8 HBPs in 73 gms (65 starts) ... 3-run 3B vs. UAB (Mar. 18) ... Hits in 8 of last 10 gms after opening ‘09 1-for-18 When leading after 7th inning: . 12-1 RF 38-RYAN COLLINS (6-0 • 189 • So. • L-L • Callaway, Fla.) When trailing after 7th inning: ..... 2-7 21-gm starter in RF ... Leads club with 3 triples & 18 walks and ranks 2nd with 5 SBs (6 SBA) ... MSU leadoff hitter in When tied after 7th inning: ...... 0-1 11 games ... Drew 3 walks & ended 6-gm hitting streak in 7-inn. USC series fi nale (Mar. 15) ... Hits in 14 of 22 gms Games decided in last at-bat: ...... 3-0 played ... Season-hi 3 RBIs vs. Nicholls (Feb. 28) ... .293 BA, 56 hits in 65 career gms played ... 2x15 over last 5 gms Walk-off wins ...... 2-0 Walk-off losses ...... 0-1 PROBABLE WEEKEND STARTERS When not committing an error: .... 8-2 When committing 2+ errors: ...... 5-5 FRI 12-TYLER WHITNEY (6-0, 172, Jr., LHP, Lakeland, Tenn.) Vs. top 25-ranked opponents: ..... 2-4 Starts vs. No. Florida (4.2 IP, ND, Feb. 22), at Hawaii (6.1 IP, W, Mar. 5), vs. USC (5.0 IP, W, Mar. 14) and at UGA (6.1 IP, Vs. teams ranked in the top 10: ... 0-3 L, Mar. 21) ... Season-high 6 strikeouts vs. UG ... Registered 4th career quality start (vs. Hawaii) & fi rst since 3 as rookie in 2007 ... 2 ER allowed in fi rst 16 IP in ‘09 ... No previous pitching experience vs. Arkansas ... Making his 19th career start, On Sunday: ...... 1-3 4tih in SEC play, and 25th career appearance. On Monday: ...... 0-0 Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R-ER BB SO On Tuesday: ...... 1-2 Tyler Whitney (in 2009) 2.82 2-1 4 4 0 0/0 0 22.1 17 15-7 8 19 On Wednesday: ...... 5-0 Tyler Whitney (career) 6.14 7-4 24 18 0 0/0 0 88.0 103 74-60 35 82 On Thursday: ...... 1-0 On Friday: ...... 1-2 SAT 36-NICK ROUTT (6-4, 200, Fr., LHP, Silver Spring, Md.) On Saturday: ...... 5-3 True freshman lefty in MSU’s starting rotation ... Making his staff-leading 6th start ... Leads staff with 31.2 IP (9 ER) & 31 strikeouts ... Wins in 1st 2 starts (vs. North Florida - 8.0 IP, Feb. 21- and Nicholls - 6.0 IP, Feb. 28) ... Staff-longest 8.0 IP in In February: ...... 7-1 MSU debut vs. North Florida and again with CG at Georgia (Mar. 21) ... Leads staff with two quality starts ... Retired 1st 13 In March: ...... 7-9 USC batters faced M (6 on Sat. night before fog delay & 7 Sun. morning after resumption) ... Set staff season-high with eight In April: ...... 0-0 Ks at No. 3 Georgia ... Held UG to a run on three hits through 7 innings. In May: ...... 0-0 Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R-ER BB SO In June: ...... 0-0 Nick Routt (in 2009) 2.56 2-1 5 5 1 0/0 0 31.2 24 14-9 8 31 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL HOME RUNS (16) HR BY RBI — 1-RBI: 8; 2-RBI: 3; 3-RBI: 4; 4-RBI: 1; GAMES PLAYER HITTING STREAKS DATE OF STREAK RUNS VIA HR: 24; HR BY OUT — 0-OUT: 4; 1-OUT: 6; 2-OUT: 6 8 Luke Adkins March 5-14 HOME: 11; AWAY: 5; NEUTRAL: 0; VS. SEC: 2; VS. NON-SEC: 14 7 Scott DeLoach March 8-22 No. Player (HR #) Date Opponent (pitcher) Inn. RBI Outs 6 Jet Butler February 20-28 1. Russ Sneed (1) 2-21 North Florida (Rorabaugh) 6th 3 2 6 Ryan Collins March 7-14 6 Jet Butler March 8-15 2. Ryan Duffy (1) 2-21 Northern Illinois (Zelasko) 6th 2 2 3. Jet Butler (1) 2-22 North Florida (Tucker Pryor) 9th 3 1 4. Connor Powers (1) 2-24 South Alabama (Crenshaw) 4th 1 1 GAME-WINNING RBI (14) 5. Connor Powers (2) 2-28 Nicholls (Dupuis) 1st 3 1 (RBI for lead which is held) 6. Russ Sneed (2) 2-28 Nicholls (Dupuis) 4th 1 2 NO. DATE OPPONENT PLAYER (#/GWRBI) RBI INN. PLAY 1. 2-20 Northern Illinois Connor Powers (1) 2 1st 2B 7. Connor Powers (3) 2-28 Nicholls (Larson) 6th 1 1 2. 2-21 North Florida Russ Sneed (1) 3 6th HR 8. Cody Freeman (1) 2-28 Nicholls (Dunnam) 2nd 1 1 3. 2-22 North Florida Jet Butler (1) 3 +9th HR 9. Ryan Duffy (2) 3-6 at Hawaii (Klein) 6th 2 2 4. 2-24 South Alabama Ryan Powers (1) 1 4th 1B 10. Luke Adkins (1) 3-7 at Hawaii (Kuroda) 5th 4 1 5. 2-25 Miss. Valley State Brent Brownlee (1) 1 8th 2B 11. Russ Sneed (3) 3-14 South Carolina (Dyson) 2nd 1 *0 6. 2-28 Nicholls Connor Powers (2) 3 1st HR 12. Grant Hogue (1) 3-14 South Carolina (Belcher) 4th 1 *0 7. 2-28 Nicholls Connor Powers (3) 1 1st SF 13. Ryan Powers (1) 3-18 UAB (Farrell) 5th 3 0 8. 3-5 at Hawaii Scott DeLoach (1) 1 7th 1B 14. Jet Butler (2) 3-24 at South Alabama (Johnson) 9th 2 0 9. 3-11 Valparaiso-1 Ryan Collins (1) 2 1st 3B 15. Brooks Lewis (1) c-3-24 at South Alabama (Johnson) 9th 1 2 10. 3-11 Valparaiso-2 Luke Adkins (1) 1 +9th FC 11. 3-14 South Carolina Jet Butler (2) 1 4th GO 16. Connor Powers (4) c-3-24 at South Alabama (Johnson) 9th 1 2 12. 3-14 South Carolina Grant Hogue (1) 1 2nd 1B 13. 3-18 UAB Ryan Powers (2) 3 5th HR HOME RUNS ALLOWED (19) 14. 3-25 Memphis Grant Hogue (2) 1 2nd BB HR BY RBI — 1-RBI: 7; 2-RBI: 5; 3-RBI: 6; 4-RBI: 1; + walk-off GWRBI RUNS VIA HR: 39; HR BY OUT — 0-OUT: 5; 1-OUT: 4; 2-OUT: 10 HOME: 6; AWAY: 12; NEUTRAL: 1; VS. SEC: 8; VS. NON-SEC: 11 QUALITY PITCHING STARTS (4) No. Pitcher (HR #) Date Opponent (batter) Inn. RBI Outs (6 or more IP / 3 or less ER) 1. Ricky Bowen (1) 2-20 Northern Illinois (Hood) 3rd 1 1 NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHER (DEC.) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) 2. Michael Busby (1) 2-22 North Florida (Puskar) 5th 4 2 1. 2-21 North Florida Nick Routt (W, 1-0) 8.0 (7, 1-1, 1, 4) 3. Tyler Whitney (1) 3-5 at Hawaii (Hoey) 6th 1 0 2. 2-24 South Alabama Forrest Moore (W, 1-0) 6.0 (5, 1-1, 2, 6) 4. Lee Swindle (1) 3-6 at Hawaii (Catricala) 9th 3 2 3. 3-28 Nicholls Nick Routt (W, 2-0) 6.0 (7, 3-0, 0, 6) 5. Caleb Reed (1) 3-8 at Hawaii (Wong) 7th 2 2 4. 3-5 at Hawaii Tyler Whitney (W, 1-0) 6.2 (3, 1-1, 1, 5) 6. Tyler Whitney (2) 3-14 South Carolina (Crisp) 4th 3 2 7. Devin Jones (1) 3-15 South Carolina (Enders) 2nd 1 2 8. Greg Houston (1) 3-17 Southern Miss (Fields) 5th 3 1 NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHERSAVES (SAVE #) (8) IP (H, R-ER, BB,K) 9. Drew Hollinghead (1) 3-18 UAB (C. McMurry) 4th 2 0 1. 2-24 South Alabama Chad Crosswhite (1) 3.0 (1, 0-0, 1, 0) 10. Tyler Whitney (3) 3-20 at Georgia (Cerione) 3rd 2 2 2. 2-28 Nicholls Greg Houston (1) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 0) 11. Nick Routt (1) 3-21 at Georgia (Lewis) 5th 1 1 3. 2-28 Nicholls Chad Crosswhite (2) 3.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 4) 4. 3-5 at Hawaii Chad Crosswhite (3) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 1, 1) 12. Nick Routt (2) 3-21 at Georgia (Allen) 8th 3 2 5. 3-11 Valparaiso-1 Lee Swindle (1) 4.0 (3, 0-0, 2, 7) 13. Forrest Moore (1) 3-22 at Georgia (Hyams) 4th 2 2 6. 3-14 South Carolina Forrest Moore (1) 4.0 (4, 2-1, 1, 7) 14. Chad Crosswhite (1) 3-22 at Georgia (Cerione) 7th 1 2 7. 3-14 South Carolina Chad Crosswhite (4) 3.0 (3, 1-1, 0, 2) 15. Greg Houston (2) 3-22 at Georgia (Massanari) 9th 2 2 8. 3-25 Memphis Chad Crosswhite (5) 1.1 (0, 0-0, 0, 2) 16. Michael Busby (2) 3-24 at South Alabama (Heisler) 1st 3 0 17. Lee Swindle (2) 3-24 at South Alabama (Doss) 3rd 1 *0 18. Jared Wesson (1) 3-24 at South Alabama (Doss) 7th 3 1 19. Caleb Reed (2) 3-25 Memphis (Bowen) 6th 1 *0 * — lead-off home run # — inside-the-park home run c — consecutive home runs

SERIES BY SERIES STATISTICS TEAM W/L BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO DPT HDP SB E FLD% NORTH FLORIDA 2-0 .294 68 16 20 4 1 2 16 10 4 14 5 1 2-2 3 .961 NO. ILLINOIS 1-1 .283 60 18 17 4 1 1 18 15 6 15 4 1 4-4 2 .975 SO. ALABAMA 1-1 .348 66 17 23 6 0 4 17 10 2 17 2 1 3-5 3 .963 MISS. VALLEY ST. 1-0 .179 28 4 5 2 0 0 3 3 2 6 1 0 4-5 0 1.000 NICHOLLS 2-0 .349 63 16 22 2 0 4 16 10 4 13 0 0 2-3 3 .961 HAWAII 1-3 .248 133 17 33 8 1 2 17 9 5 32 3 4 1-3 7 .952 VALPARAISO 2-0 .290 62 14 18 6 1 0 12 7 6 16 0 3 4-5 2 .975 SOUTH CAROLINA 2-1 .351 94 27 33 2 1 2 25 24 5 29 3 2 5-6 3 .971 SOUTHERN MISS 0-1 .250 32 7 8 1 0 0 6 7 2 5 0 1 0-0 1 .970 UAB 1-0 .222 27 8 6 0 1 1 7 8 1 8 1 2 2-3 2 .951 GEORGIA 0-3 .278 108 9 30 6 0 0 9 14 4 38 2 2 7-10 4 .960 MEMPHIS 1-0 UL-MONROE AUBURN TENNESSEE OLE MISS KENTUCKY MIDDLE TENN. VANDERBILT ALABAMA LSU 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

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 C. Powers Butler R. Powers Parks Nappi Goforth Collins DeLoach Adkins 1 2-20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (W, 8-1) Collins Nappi Adkins C. Powers Butler DeLoach Parks Goforth R. Powers C. Powers Rawdow R. Powers Parks Adkins Goforth Collins Duffy Sneed 2 2-21a NORTH FLORIDA (W, 7-1) Collins Goforth Adkins C. Powers Duffy Parks Rawdow Sneed R. Powers C. Powers Rawdow Butler Sneed Adkins Hardy Collins DeLoach Duffy 3 2-21b NORTHERN ILLINOIS (L, 10-11) Collins Butler Adkins C. Powers Duffy Sneed DeLoach Hardy Rawdow C Powers Bussey R. Powers Parks Nappi Brownlee Collins Freeman Sneed 4 2-22 NORTH FLORIDA (W, 9-7) Collins Nappi C. Powers Sneed Parks Freeman Bussey Brownlee R. Powers C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Adkins Goforth Collins DeLoach Duffy 5 2-24 SOUTH ALABAMA (W, 5-1) Collins Butler Adkins Sneed C. Powers Duffy DeLoach Goforth R. Powers C. Powers Butler R. Powers Parks Nappi Goforth Collins Duffy Adkins 6 2-25 MISS. VALLEY STATE (4-3) Goforth Butler Adkins C. Powers Nappi Duffy Parks Collins R. Powers C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Goforth Hogue Collins DeLoach Adkins 7 2-27 NICHOLLS (W, 10-8) Goforth Butler Adkins C. Powers Sneed Collins DeLoach Hogue R. Powers C. Powers Rawdow R, Powers Sneed Brownlee Hogue Collins Freeman Hardy 8 2-28 NICHOLLS (W, 6-3) Hogue Hardy C. Powers Sneed Collins Freeman Brownlee Rawdow R.. Powers C. Powers Rawdow R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins DeLoach Butler 9 3-5 at Hawaii (W, 3-1) Collins Hogue Adkins C. Powers Sneed Butler Rawdow DeLoach R. Powers + C. Powers Bussey R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Goforth Freeman Duffy 10 3-6 at Hawaii (L, 4-7) Goforth Freeman Adkins C. Powers Sneed Duffy Hogue R. Powers Bussey ^ C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins DeLoach Duffy 11 3-7 at Hawaii (L, 5-10) Hogue Adkins C. Powers Duffy Sneed Butler DeLoach R. Powers Collins C. Powers Butler R. Powers Parks Brownlee Goforth Collins DeLoach Adkins 12 3-8 at Hawaii (L, 5-11) Collins DeLoach Adkins C. Powers Parks Butler Goforth R. Powers Brownlee C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Nappi Hogue Collins DeLoach Adkins 13 3-11a Valparaiso-1 (W, 9-2) Hogue Adkins C. Powers Sneed Butler Collins DeLoach R. Powers Nappi Parks Rawdow R. Powers Butler Adkins Brownlee Collins Freeman Duffy 14 3-11b Valparaiso-2 (W, 5-4) Collins Adkins Butler Duffy Freeman Parks Brownlee R. Powers Rawdow C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Goforth Hogue Collins DeLoach Adkins 15 3-13 SOUTH CAROLINA (W, 13-6) Collins Adkins Butler C. Powers Sneed DeLoach Goforth R. Powers Hogue + C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins Freeman Duffy 16 3-14 SOUTH CAROLINA (W, 10-3) Collins Adkins Butler C. Powers Sneed Duffy Freeman R. Powers Hogue C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Brownlee Hogue Collins DeLoach Nappi 17 3-15 SOUTH CAROLINA (L, 4-5) Hogue Nappi Butler Sneed C. Powers Collins DeLoach R. Powers Brownlee C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Goforth Hogue Collins DeLoach Adkins 18 3-17 vs. Southern Miss (L, 7-10) Collins Adkins Butler C. Powers Sneed DeLoach Goforth R. Powers Hogue C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Brownlee Hogue Collins Freeman Nappi 19 3-18 UAB (W, 8-4) Hogue Hardy Freeman Sneed Butler C. Powers Nappi R. Powers Brownlee ^ C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins DeLoach Duffy 20 3-20 at Georgia (L, 3-5) Adkins Butler Sneed Duffy C. Powers Collins DeLoach R. Powers Hogue C. Powers Butler R. Powers Parks Hardy Hogue Collins Freeman Sneed 21 3-21 at Georgia (L, 0-4) Hogue Butler Sneed Freeman Hardy Parks R. Powers C. Powers Collins ^ C. Powers Butler R. Powers Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins DeLoach Duffy 22 3-22 at Georgia (L, 6-10) Adkins Collins Sneed Duffy DeLoach Butler R. Powers Hogue C. Powers C. Powers Butler Rawdow Sneed Adkins Hogue Collins Freeman Duffy 23 3-24 at South Alabama (L, 12-17) Hogue Collins Adkins Butler Sneed Duffy Freeman C. Powers Rawdow C. Powers Butler Rawdow Sneed Brownlee Hogue Collins DeLoach Adkins 24 3-25 MEMPHIS (W, 6-3) Hogue Adkins Butler C. Powers DeLoach Sneed Hardy Brownlee Rawdow 25 3-27 at Arkansas 26 3-28 at Arkansas 27 3-29 at Arkansas 28 3-31 MISS. VALLEY STATE 29 4-1 at Louisiana-Monroe 30 4-3 AUBURN 31 4-4 AUBURN 32 4-5 AUBURN 33 4-7 at UAB 34 4-8 SOUTHERN MISS 36 4-10 at Tennessee 36 4-11 at Tennessee 37 4-12 at Tennessee 38 4-14 vs. Ole Miss 39 4-17 KENTUCKY 40 4-18 KENTUCKY 41 4-19 KENTUCKY 42 4-21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 43 4-22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 44 4-24 at Vanderbilt 45 4-25 at Vanderbilt 46 4-26 at Vanderbilt 47 5-1 ALABAMA 48 5-2 ALABAMA 49 5-3 ALABAMA 50 5-8 at Ole Miss 51 5-9 at Ole Miss 52 5-10 at Ole Miss 53 5-12 at Memphis 54 5-14 LOUISIANA STATE 55 5-15 LOUISIANA STATE 56 5-16 LOUISIANA STATE

SEC COACHES PICK LSU, GEORGIA TO REPEAT POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Southeastern Conference head baseball coaches made defending divisional Mississippi State head baseball coach John Cohen and Bulldog players will gener- champions Louisiana State and Georgia their picks to repeat as the top teams in the ally be available for brief postgame comments outside the MSU dugout approximately 10 SEC’s Western and Eastern Divisions. LSU also garnered 10 of the 12 votes for the overall minutes following each game. MSU baseball SID Joe Dier or a member of the MississippI championship. State media staff will be on hand to assist with interview requests. Mississippi State was picked to finish sixth in the SEC West, as it was in 2007 For games at Dudy Noble Field, please make your player interview requests known when they eventually became the SEC’s lone entrant in the NCAA College World Series. prior to the start of the ninth inning. Player interviews will be conducted first, followed by head coach John Cohen. 2009 SEC COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL Please contact the SID for visiting teams for information about that team’s post- WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION game player and coach interview policy, Team (No. 1 votes) Pts. ‘08 SEC Rec/Fin. Team (No. 1 votes) Pts. ‘08 SEC Rec/Fin. 1. LSU (10) 65 18-11-1 / 1st 1. Georgia (10) 62 20-9-1 / 1st 2. Ole Miss (2) 54 15-15 / 3rd 2. Florida (2) 52 17-13 / 2nd 3. Alabama 44 16-14 / 2nd 3. Vanderbilt 40 15-14 / 4th 4. Arkansas 38 14-15 / 4th 4. South Carolina 37 15-15 / 5th 5. Auburn 28 11-19 / 5th 5. Tennessee 28 12-18 / 6th 6. Mississippi State 18 9-21 / 6th 6. Kentucky 27 16-14 / 3rd ( ) — First-place divisional votes SEC Championship votes: LSU (10), Georgia (1), Ole Miss (1) 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES SEASON/CAREER HIGHS JOHNNY ALLEN’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS MARK GOFORTH’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 1 4 2x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) Hits: 3 at North Florida (2-23-08) Hits: 2 vs. South Alabama (2-24-09) 3 - 5x-Last: at Memphis (4-8-08) At-bats: 1 2x-Last: at South Alabama (3-24-09) At-bats: 4 4x-Last: at Kentucky-1 (4-5-08) At-bats: 4 2x-Last: vs. Miss. Valley St. (2-25-09) 7 at Mississippi (4-29-07) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) Runs scored: 2 at UAB (3-18-08) Runs scored: 1 6x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 3 - 2x-Last: in 2007) Total bases: 2 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Total bases: 5 at North Florida (2-23-08) Total bases: 2 3x-Last: Miss. Valley St. (2-25-09) 3 - 3x-Last at LSU (5-11-08) RBI: RBI: 2 2x-Last: vs. Air Force (3-1-08) RBI: 1 2x-Last: Miss. Valley St. (2-25-09) 3 at Tennessee (4-13-07) Hitting streak: 1 game Hitting streak: 3 game Hitting streak: 2 games 9 games (2-24-07 to 3-10-07)

LUKE ADKINS’ SEASON / CAREER HIGHS NICK HARDY’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) Hits: 3 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) 3 2x-Last: vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) At-bats: 6 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) At-bats: 4 3x-Last: at LSU (5-11-08) 4 4x-Last: at LSU (5-11-08) Runs scored: 2 vs. Nicholls (feb. 29, 09) Runs scored: 3 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) 3 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Total bases: 6 at Hawaii (3-7-09) Total bases: 4 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) 6 at LSU (5-9-08) RBI: 4 2x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) RBI: 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) 3 vs. Memphis (3-28-07) Hitting streak: 8 games Hitting streak: 2 games 4 games (2008)

BRENT BROWNLEE’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS GRANT HOGUE’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 1 4x-Last: at Hawaii (3-8-09) Hits: 3 at Georgia (3-21-09) Hits: 3 4x-Last: at Georgia (3-21-09) At-bats: 4 at Hawaii (3-8-09) At-bats: 4 6x-Last: at Georgia (3-21-09) At-bats: 6 vs. So. Alabama (3-26-08) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: vs. North Florida (2-22-09) Runs scored: 3 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) Runs scored: 3 4x-Last: vs. USC (3-14-09) Total bases: 2 2x-Last: at Hawaii (3-7-09) Total bases: 5 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) Total bases: 5 vs. USC (3-14-09) RBI: 1 3x-Last: at Hawaii (3-8-09) RBI: 3 vs. UAB (3-18-09) RBI: 3 vs. UAB (3-18-09) Hitting streak: 2 games Hitting streak: 3 games Hitting streak: 12 gms (4-11-08 to 4-27-08)

JET BUTLER’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS JASON NAPPI’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) 4 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Hits: 2 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Hits: 4 at North Florida (2-24-08) At-bats: 6 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 6 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) At-bats: 3 3x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) At-bats: 5 10x-Last: at LSU (5-9-08) Runs scored: 2 4x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) 3 2x-Last: vs. Austin Peay (4-1-08) Runs scored: 1 5x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Runs scored: 4 at UAB (3-18-08) Total bases: 7 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) 7 2x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Total bases: 2 3x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Total bases: 9 at UAB (3-18-08) RBI: 4 2x-Last vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 4 2x-Last: vs. USC (3-14-09) RBI: 2x-Last: vs. USM (3-17-09) RBI: 11 at UAB (3-18-08) Hitting streak: 6 games 7 games (3-18-08 to 3-28-08) Hitting streak: 3 games Hitting streak: 10 gms (2-22 to 3-9-08)

JUSTIN BUSSEY’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS JARROD PARKS’ SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: --- Hits: 2 at Hawaii (3-8-09) At-bats: 2 vs. North Florida (2-22-09) At-bats: 5 at Hawaii (3-8-09) Runs scored: 1 vs. Southern Miss (3-17-09) Runs scored: 2 vs. Northern Illinois (2-20-09) Total bases: --- Total bases: 2 2x-Last: at Hawaii (3-8-09) RBI: --- RBI: 1 vs. North Illinois (2-20-09) Hitting streak: --- Hitting streak: 2 games

RYAN COLLINS’ SEASON / CAREER HIGHS CONNOR POWERS’ SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 2 vs. North Florida (2-21-09) Hits: 4 vs. Austin Peay (4-2-08) Hits: 3 3x-Last: at South Alabama (3-24-09) 4 5x-Last: at Memphis (4-8-08) At-bats: 6 Northern Illinois (2-21-09) At-bats: 6 at Memphis (4-8-08) At-bats: 5 3x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 6 2x-Last: at Mississippi (4-29-07) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. USC (3-14-09) Runs scored: 4 vs. A. Peay (4-2-08) Runs scored: 3 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 3 3x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) Total bases: 4 vs. North Florida (2-21-09) Total bases: 5 2x-Last: vs. A. Peay (4-2-08) Total bases: 9 Nicholls (2-28-09) 13 at Kentucky (4-6-08) RBI: 3 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) RBI: 3 3x-Last: vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) RBI: 6 Nicholls (2-28-09) 6 Nicholls (2-28-09) Hitting streak: 6 games Hitting streak: 8 gms (3-23-08 to 4-2-08) Hitting streak: 4 games 8 games (3-30-08 to 4-11-08)

SCOTT DELOACH’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS RYAN POWER’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 2 3x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) Hits: 3 2x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) Hits: 3 4x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) At-bats: 3 at Georgia (3-20-09) At-bats: 4 5x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: vs. USC (3-14-09) Runs scored: 2 vs. North Florida (2-22-09) Runs scored: 2 2x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) Total bases: 3 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09 Total bases: 6 vs. UAB (3-18-09) Total bases: 6 vs. UAB (3-18-09) RBI: 2 2x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) RBI: 3 vs. UAB (3-18-09) RBI: 3 2x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) Hitting streak: 7 games Hitting streak: 5 games (active) Hitting streak: 5 games

RYAN DUFFY’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS FRANK RAWDOW’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Hits: 3 at Georgia (3-20-09) 4 at LSU (5-11-08) Hits: 2 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (3-25-09) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) 5 5x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) At-bats: 4 2x-Last: at South Alabama (3-24-09) Runs scored: 2 vs. South Alabama (2-24-09) 3 at LSU (5-11-08) Runs scored: 1 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Total bases: 5 2x-Last at Hawaii (3-6-09) 9 at LSU (5-11-08) Total bases: 1 5x-Last: at South Alabama (3-24-09) RBI: 3 2x-Last: at Hawaii (3-6-09) 3 5x-Last: at Hawaii (3-6-09) RBI: 2 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (3-25-09 Hitting streak: 4 games 4 games Hitting streak: 3 games

CODY FREEMAN’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS RUSS SNEED’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS Hits: 2 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) Hits: 3 vs. UAB (2-26-08) Hits: 3 3x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) 3 5x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) At-bats: 3 4x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) At-bats: 5 3x-Last: vs. UT (4-25-08) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) 6 at UAB (3-18-08) Runs scored: 1 3x-Last: vs. USM (3-17-09) Runs scored: 2 vs. MVSU (3-11-08) Runs scored: 2 5x-Last: vs. Memphis (3-25-09) 3 vs. Austin Peay (4-1-08) Total bases: 4 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Total bases: 5 3x-Last: vs. Ole Missi (3-15-08) Total bases: 6 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) 6 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) RBI: 1 3x-Last: vs. USM (3-17-09) RBI: 4 vs. MVSU (3-11-08) RBI: 3 vs. North Florida (2-21-09) 3 2x-Last: vs. North Florida (2-21-09) Hitting streak: 3 games Hitting streak: 8 gms (3-23-08 to 4-19-08) Hitting streak: 3 games 12 games (2-22 to 3-10-08) +7

2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES SEASON/CAREER HIGHS RICKY BOWEN’S SEASON / CAREER HIGHS DEVIN JONES’ CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 5.0 vs. Vaparaiso (3-11-09) 9.0 vs. Mississippi (3-16-08) Innings pitched: 4.0 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Strikeouts: 8 vs. Northern Illinois (2-20-09) 11 vs. Mississippi (3-16-08) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Walks: 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2-20-09) 6 vs. Tennessee (3-26-08) Walks: 2 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Vaparaiso (3-11-09) 10 2x-Last: at LSU (5-10-08) Hits allowed: 5 vs. South Carolina (3-15-09) Runs allowed: 4 vs. USM (3-17-09) 9 2x-Last: at LSU (5-10-08) Runs allowed: 4 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Earned runs allowed: 4 vs. USM (3-17-09) 9 at LSU (5-10-08) Earned runs allowed: 3 at South Alabama (3-24-09)

MICHAEL BUSBY’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS FORREST MOORE’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 4.2 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Innings pitched: 6.0 2x-Last: vs. USA (2-24-09) 6.0 2x-Last: vs. USA (2-24-09) Strikeouts: 5 vs. North Florida (2-22-09) Strikeouts: 7 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 7 vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) Walks: 4 vs. USM (3-17-09) Walks: 2 vs. USA (2-24-09 6 vs. USA (2-24-09 Hits allowed: 6 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Hits allowed: 7 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 7 2x-Last: at Hawaii (3-7-09) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Runs allowed: 3 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 8 vs. UM (3-14-08) Earned runs allowed: 4 vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Earned runs allowed: 3 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 8 vs. UM (3-14-08)

JUSTIN BUSSEY’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS CALEB REED’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 2.1 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Innings pitched: 2.2 at Hawaii (3-8-09) Strikeouts: 1 3x-Last: at Hawaii (3-7-09) Strikeouts: 2 at Hawaii (3-8-09) Walks: 3 vs. South Carolina (3-15-09) Walks: 3 vs. Memphis (3-25-09) Hits allowed: 6 at Hawaii (3-7-09) Hits allowed: 6 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Runs allowed: 7 at Hawaii (3-7-09) Runs allowed: 6 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Earned runs allowed: 7 at Hawaii (3-7-09) Earned runs allowed: 6 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09)

NICK ROUTT’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS CHAD CROSSWHITE’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 8.0 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-21-09) Innings pitched: 3.0 3x-Last: vs. USC (3-14-09) 9.0 vs. LSU (4-20-07) Strikeouts: 8 at Georgia (3-21-09) Strikeouts: 4 2x-Last: vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) 8 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (5-13-08) Walks: 4 at Hawaii (3-6-09) Walks: 1 3x-Last: at Hawaii (3-8-09) 6 vs. Kentucky (5-14-06) Hits allowed: 7 2x-Last: vs. Nicholls (2-28-09) Hits allowed: 7 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 12 vs. Mississippi (4-27-07) Runs allowed: 4 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-21-09) Runs allowed: 7 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 11 at Mississippi (4-27-07) Earned runs allowed: 2 3x-Last: at Georgia (3-21-09) Earned runs allowed: 5 at Hawaii (3-7-09) 9 at LSU (5-9-08) LEE SWINDLE’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS DAVID HAYES’ CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 4.0 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Innings pitched: 2.0 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Strikeouts: 7 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Strikeouts: 1 2x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Walks: 2 3x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-15-09) Walks: 1 2x-Last: vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Hits allowed: 5 2x-Last: at South Alabama (3-24-09) Hits allowed: 5 vs. Valparaiso 3-11-09) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Northern Illinois (2-21-09) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Earned runs allowed: 3 2x-Last: at Hawaii (3-6-09) Earned runs allowed: 3 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) JARED WESSON’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS DREW HOLLINGHEAD’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 3.1 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 3.1 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Innings pitched: 6.0 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) 6.0 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Strikeouts: 6 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 6 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Strikeouts: vs. UAB (3-18-09) 4 vs. UAB (3-18-09) Walks: 3 vs. UAB (3-18-09) 4 vs. Baylor (3-9-08 Walks: 2 2x-Last: vs. UAB (3-18-09) 4 2x-Last: at USM 4-23-08) Hits allowed: 5 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 5 at South Alabama (3-24-09) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Memphis (3-25-09) 4 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (3-25-09) Runs allowed: 4 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 4 2x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) Runs allowed: 2 vs. UAB (3-18-09) 5 at Southern Miss (4-23-08) Earned runs allowed: 4 at South Alabama (3-24-09) 4 2x-Last: at So. Alabama (3-24-09) Earned runs allowed: 2 vs. UAB (3-18-09) 3 at Southern Miss (4-23-08) TYLER WHITNEY’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS GREG HOUSTON’S CAREER / SEASON HIGHS Innings pitched: 6.1 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) 7.0 at Austin Peay (5-807)) . Innings pitched: 4.1 vs. Miss. Valley St. (2-25-09) 6.0 vs. Valparaiso (3-11-09) Strikeouts: 6 at Georgia (3-20-09) 8 2x-Last vs. USM (4-24-07) Strikeouts: 2 2x-Last at Hawaii (3-8-09) 6 vs. South Carolina (3-23-07) Walks: 3 at Georgia (3-20-09) 5 vs. Georgia (3-28-08) Walks: 3 vs. Memphis (3-25-09) 3 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (3-25-09) Hits allowed: 6 at Georgia (3-20-09) 10 vs.Mississippi (4-17-07) Hits allowed: 1 4x-Last: vs. South Carolina (3-14-09) 15 vs. South Carolina (3-23-07) Runs allowed: 5 2x-Last: at Georgia (3-20-09) 8 at Dallas Baptist (3-14-07) Runs allowed: --- 12 vs. South Carolina (3-23-07) Earned runs allowed: 5 2x-Last: at UGA (3-20-09) 8 at Dallas Baptist (3-14-07) Earned runs allowed: --- 6 vs. South Carolina (3-23-07) 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

2009 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS (24 games) MSU Opp. Overall SEC Tickets 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. 20 Northern Illinois 8-1 8-7-0-6 1-6-1-11 9 1-0 Forrest Moore (W, 1-0) Connor Powers (1) 5,707 2,551 3:01 Feb. 21 North Florida 7-1 7-12-0-8 1-8-2-6 9 2-0 Nick Routt (W, 1-0) Russ Sneed (1) ------2:32 Feb. 21 Northern Illinois 10-11 10-10-2-10 11-14-3-7 9 2-1 Caleb Reed (L, 0-1) --- 5,849 2,749 3:38 Feb. 22 North Florida 9-7 9-8-3-9 7-8-1-9 9 3-1 Drew Hollinghead (W, 1-0) Jet Butler (1) 5,925 1,433 3:24 Feb. 24 South Alabama 5-1 5-10-1-8 1-6-0-4 9 4-1 Forrest Moore (W, 2-0), Chad Crosswhite (Sv-1) Ryan Powers (1) 5,553 1,160 2:50 Feb. 25 Mississippi Valley 4-3 4-5-0-6 3-4-2-5 9 5-1 Justin Bussey (W, 1-0) Brent Brownlee (1) 5,606 1,098 2:51 Feb. 28 Nicholls 10-8 10-11-0-8 8-10-1-9 9 6-1 Michael Busby (W, 1-0), Greg Houston (Sv-2) Connor Powers (2) 5,783 1,092 3:01 Feb. 28 Nicholls 6-3 6-11-3-12 3-7-1-5 9 7-1 Nick Routt (W, 2-0), Chad Crosswhite (Sv-2) Conner Powers (3) ------2:44 Mar. 1 Nicholls “no contest” Mar. 5 at Hawaii 3-1 3-7-0-6 1-4-0-4 9 8-1 Tyler Whitney (W, 1-0), Chad Crosswhite (Sv-3) Scott DeLoach (1) 2,229 999 2:26 Mar. 6 at Hawaii 4-7 4-8-2-5 7-4-1-6 9 8-2 Lee Swindle (L,0-1) --- 2,496 1,406 2:52 Mar. 7 at Hawaii 5-10 5-5-1-5 10-14-0-9 9 8-3 Justin Bussey (L, 1-1) --- 2,413 1,172 3:08 Mar. 8 at Hawaii 5-11 5-13-4-10 11-12-1-9 9 8-4 Chad Crosswhite (L, 0-1) --- 2,629 1,485 3:29 Mar. 11 Valparaiso 9-2 9-11-0-7 2-7-0-7 9 9-4 Ricky Bowen (W, 1-0), Lee Swindle (Sv-1) Ryan Collins (1) ------2:32 Mar. 11 Valparaiso 5-4 5-7-2-8 4-7-0-5 9 10-4 Jared Wesson (W, 1-0) Luke Adkins (1) 5,786 874 2:38 Mar. 13 South Carolina 13-6 13-15-3-11 6-8-1-7 9 11-4 1-0 Tyler Whitney (W, 2-0), Tyler Moore (Sv-1) Jet Butler (2) 3:38 Mar. 14 South Carolina 10-3 10-13-0-6 3-7-1-7 9 12-4 2-0 Greg Houston (W, 1-0), Chad Crosswhite (Sv-4) Grant Hogue (1) 5,926 1,609 2:54 Mar. 15 South Carolina 4-5 4-5-0-14 5-14-1-13 7 12-5 2-1 Justin Bussey (L, 1-2) --- 5,938 1,708 3:21 Mar. 17 # vs. Southern Miss 7-10 7-8-1-10 10-12-1-9 9 12-6 Ricky Bowen (L, 1-1) --- 7,947 7,947 3:29 Mar. 18 UAB 8-4 8-6-2-4 4-8-0-11 9 13-6 Lee Swindle (W, 1-1) Ryan Powers (2) 6,089 2,044 3:14 Mar. 20 at Georgia 3-5 3-14-3-12 5-7-0-9 9 13-7 2-2 Tyler Whitney (L, 2-1) --- 3,876 3,876 2:59 Mar. 21 at Georgia 0-4 0-5-0-12 4-5-1-1 9 13-8 2-3 Nick Routt (L, 2-1) --- 4,461 4,461 2:31 Mar. 22 at Georgia 6-10 6-11-1-12 10-14-0-10 9 13-9 2-4 Chad Crosswhite (L, 0-2) --- 3,689 3,689 3:37 Mar. 24 at South Alabama 12-17 12-13-2-6 17-18-2-6 9 13-10 Devin Jones (L, 0-1) --- 1,408 1,408 3:48 Mar. 25 Memphis 6-3 6-7-0-11 3-9-1-12 9 14-10 Caleb Reed (W, 1-1), Chad Crosswhite (Sv-5) Grant Hogue (1) 5,734 1,134 3:02 Mar. 27 at Arkansas Mar. 28 at Arkansas Mar. 29 at Arkansas Mar. 31 Mississippi Valley State Apr. 1 at Louisiana-Monroe Apr. 3 Auburn Apr. 4 Auburn Apr. 5 Auburn Apr. 7 at UAB Apr. 8 Southern Miss Apr. 10 at Tennessee Apr. 11 at Tennessee Apr. 12 at Tennessee Apr. 14 vs. Ole Miss Apr. 17 Kentucky Apr. 18 Kentucky Apr. 19 Kentucky Apr. 21 Middle Tennessee State Apr. 22 Middle Tennessee State Apr. 24 at Vanderbilt Apr. 25 at Vanderbilt Apr. 26 at Vanderbilt May 1 at Alabama May 2 at Alabama May 3 at Alabama May 8 at Ole Miss May 9 at Ole Miss May 10 at Ole Miss May 12 at Memphis May 14 Louisiana State May 15 Louisiana State May 16 Louisiana State

^ --- AutoZone Park (Memphis, Tenn.) # --- Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) Starting pitchers shown underlined - complete-games in CAPS - complete-game wins in bold CAPS * Estimated attendance — actual attendance not available

A THREE-HOUR TOUR... The average length of a Mississippi State base- nine inning game at South Alabama (Mar. 24) and a seven-inning game against ball game (through 24 games) in 2009 is 3:04. State has played 13 games that South Carolina that lasted 3:21. lasted longer than three hours, including a season-longest three-hour, 48-minute Game running time through 24 games is 73 hours and 39 minutes. SEC MEDIA RELATIONS Chuck Dunlap, Associate Director - SEC Baseball Contact 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203-1103 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Fax: (205) 458-3030 E-Mail: [email protected] March 26, 2009 • Week 5 2009 SEC Baseball EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. GB All Pct. Home Away Neutral vs. Div. vs. Top 25 Last 10 Streak Georgia 4-2 .667 -- 19-3 .864 14-1 5-2 0-0 0-0 3-0 7-3 L1 Kentucky 3-3 .500 1.0 15-7 .682 11-2 2-4 2-1 2-1 1-4 5-5 L3 Florida 3-3 .500 1.0 15-8 .652 13-4 2-4 0-0 3-0 4-6 6-4 W1 South Carolina 2-4 .333 2.0 16-6 .727 12-4 4-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 6-4 W2 Vanderbilt 2-4 .333 2.0 16-8 .667 13-3 3-5 0-0 1-2 2-4 6-4 W3 Tennessee 1-5 .167 3.0 11-12 .478 11-7 0-4 0-1 0-3 0-2 4-6 W2

WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. GB All Pct. Home Away Neutral vs. Div. vs. Top 25 Last 10 Streak Arkansas 6-0 1.000 -- 17-4 .810 14-3 3-1 0-0 3-0 3-0 8-2 W4 LSU 4-2 .667 2.0 19-5 .792 15-4 4-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 8-2 W4 Ole Miss 4-2 .667 2.0 15-6 .714 11-3 3-2 1-1 2-1 2-2 7-3 L2 Alabama 3-3 .500 3.0 16-7 .696 12-3 3-3 1-1 1-2 3-3 7-3 W2 Auburn 2-4 .333 4.0 16-8 .667 12-5 3-3 1-0 0-3 1-5 6-4 W1 Mississippi State 2-4 .333 4.0 14-10 .583 13-2 1-7 0-1 0-0 2-4 4-6 W1

Upcoming Schedule March 27 (Friday) 29 (Sunday) 24 (Tuesday) *Alabama at Florida 6:30 p.m. ET *Alabama at Florida 1 p.m. ET UAB (7) at Alabama (10) *Mississippi State at Arkansas 6:30 p.m. CT *Mississippi State at Arkansas 1 p.m. CT Auburn (18) at Samford (7) *Vanderbilt at Auburn 6 p.m. CT *Vanderbilt at Auburn 1 p.m. CT Florida (0) at UNF (3) *Georgia at Tennessee [SS] 7 p.m. ET *Georgia at Tennessee 1 p.m. ET Wright State (8) at Georgia (5) *South Carolina at Kentucky 1 p.m. ET Kentucky (7) vs. West Virginia (10) *South Carolina at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. ET *Ole Miss at LSU 1 p.m. CT - Appalachian Power Park (Charleston, WV) *Ole Miss at LSU 7 p.m. CT Harvard (3) at LSU (4) [CST] *SEC Game Saint Louis (15) at Ole Miss (11) 28 (Saturday) Mississippi State (12) at South Alabama (17) *Alabama at Florida [FSN-FL] 4 p.m. ET S. Carolina (14) at College of Charleston (2) All Times Local to Game Site Unless Noted Western Carolina (1) at Tennessee (5) *Mississippi State at Arkansas 2 p.m. CT Austin Peay (9) at Vanderbilt (10) *Vanderbilt at Auburn 3 p.m. CT FSN - FS South, Sun Sports, FS Southwest *Georgia at Tennessee 4 p.m. ET SS - SportSouth 25 (Wednesday) *South Carolina at Kentucky 1 p.m. ET CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Alabama vs. UAB Suspended *Ole Miss at LSU [FSN] 3 p.m. CT SUN - Sun Sports - Regions Park (Hoover, Ala.) CST - Cox Sports Television Missouri State (0) at Arkansas (10) BBSN - Big Blue Sports Network (via FS South) Auburn at Troy Postponed UNF (3) at Florida (5) Next Weekend in the SEC..... Georgia at Georgia Tech [CSS] Canceled Cincinnati (12) at Kentucky (6 *Tennessee at Alabama Harvard (2) at LSU (10) *Arkansas at South Carolina Ole Miss at Southern Miss Postponed *Auburn at Mississippi State Memphis (3) at Mississippi State (6) *Florida at Vanderbilt Georgia Southern (1) at S. Carolina (2) 10 innings *LSU at Georgia UNC Asheville (3) at Tennessee (13) *Kentucky at Ole Miss Wright State (0) at Vanderbilt (4)

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ALPHABETICAL 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL TRAVEL ROSTER (ARK) No. Name (Pos.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T Cl. Exp. Hometown (High school/junior college) 10 ADKINS, Luke (of) 2 Justin BUSSEY inf/rhp 5-11 163 R-R Jr. JC Dora, Ala. (Dora HS/Shelton [Ala.] State) 42 BROWNLEE, Brent (of) 3 Grant HOGUE of 6-0 193 S-R Sr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove HS/Pearl River CC) 2 BUSSEY, Justin (inf/rhp) 4 Forrest MOORE lhp/inf 6-1 191 L-L So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist High School) 13 BUTLER, Jet (inf) 5 Russ SNEED inf 6-2 213 R-R Jr. 2L Senatobia, Miss. (Magnolia Heights School) 38 COLLINS, Ryan (of) 9 Jarrod PARKS inf 6-1 200 R-R Jr. JC Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS/Meridian CC) 17 CROSSWHITE, Chad (rhp) 10 Luke ADKINS of 5-8 169 L-L Jr. RS Nettleton, Miss. (Nettleton High School/USM) 26 DeLOACH, Scott (c) 12 Tyler WHITNEY lhp 6-0 172 L-L Jr. 2L Lakeland, Tenn. (home-schooled) 14 DUFFY, Ryan (c) 13 Jet BUTLER inf 6-2 189 S-R Jr. 2L Pensacola, Fla. (Tate High School) 29 FREEMAN, Cody (c) 14 Ryan DUFFY c 6-0 219 L-R Jr. 2L West Melbourne, Fla. (Barron Collier High School) 20 HARDY, Nick (of) 17 Chad CROSSWHITE rhp 6-0 203 R-R Sr. 3L Brandon, Miss. (Madison Ridgeland Academy) 3 HOGUE, Grant (of) 19 Frank RAWDOW inf 5-11 165 R-R Fr. HS Lakeland, Fla. (McKeel Academy) 44 HOLLINGHEAD, Drew (rhp) 20 Nick HARDY of 6-0 185 R-R Sr. 2L Flora, Miss. (Madison Central HS/Meridian CC) 51 HOUSTON, Greg (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) 4 MOORE, Forrest (lhp/inf) 29 Cody FREEMAN c 6-0 187 R-R So. 1L Collinsville, Miss. (West Lauderdale High School) 33 PACE, Paxton (rhp) 32 Devin JONES rhp/of 6-3 170 L-R Fr. HS Eupora, Miss. (Eupora High School) 9 PARKS, Jarrod (inf) 33 Paxton PACE rhp/inf 5-10 195 R-L Fr. RS Collinsville, Miss. (West Lauderdale High School) 25 POWERS, Connor (inf) 35 Jared WESSON lhp 6-3 192 L-L Sr. SQ Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo High School/Itawamba CC) 19 RAWDOW, Frank (inf) 36 Nick ROUTT lhp 6-4 200 L-L Fr. HS Silver Spring, Md. (St. Johns College High School) 37 REED, Caleb (rhp) 37 Caleb REED rhp/inf 5-10 200 R-R Fr. HS Cleveland, Miss. (Bayou Academy) 36 ROUTT, Nick (lhp) 38 Ryan COLLINS of 6-0 189 L-L So. 1L Callaway, Fla. (Rutherford High School) 5 SNEED, Russ (inf) 41 Lee SWINDLE rhp 6-1 202 R-R Sr. 1L Eupora, Miss. (Eupora High School/Meridian CC) 41 SWINDLE, Lee (rhp) 42 Brent BROWNLEE of 6-0 178 R-R Fr. RS Oxford, Miss. (Oxford High School) 35 WESSON, Jared (lhp) 44 Drew HOLLINGHEAD rhp 6-2 204 R-R Jr. SQ Leakesville, Miss. (Greene County High School) 12 WHITNEY, Tyler (lhp) 51 Greg HOUSTON rhp 6-1 180 R-R Jr 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover High School)

COACHING STAFF ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT TRAINER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 11 — John Cohen, head coach Allen Thompson Will Frazier 2-Justin BUSSEY (bus-ee) 23 — Lane Burroughs, assistant coach (3B) 9-Greg HOUSTON (HOWS-ton) 30 — Butch Thompson, assistant coach STRENGTH COACH STUDENT MANAGERS John McCallister Jonathan Boyd 19-Frank RAWDOW (RAW-dow) 27 — Nick Mingione, coordinator of camps (1B) Russ Carter 36-Nick ROUTT (rhymes with bout) 16 — Tyler Bratton, coord. of baseball operations ASST. STRENGTH COACH Baron Jones 27-Nick MINGIONE (men-gee-own) 6 — Will Coggin, student assistant Greg Drye

MSU’S ‘09 OPPONENTS (3-25) Louisiana-Monroe ...... 13-10 / 4-5 Ole Miss ...... 15-6 / 4-2 Team ...... All / Conf. LSU ...... 19-5/ 4-2 South Alabama ...... 10-13 / 1-5 Alabama ...... 16-7 / 3-3 Memphis ...... 9-13 / 1-2 South Carolina ...... 16-6 / 2-4 Arkansas ...... 17-4 / 6-0 Middle Tennessee ...... 17-4 / 8-1 Southern Miss ...... 13-9 / 1-2 Auburn ...... 16-8 / 2-4 Mississippi Valley ...... 9-10 / 6-0 Tennessee ...... 11-12 / 1-5 Georgia ...... 19-3 / 4-2 Nicholls ...... 11-10 / 5-4 UAB ...... 11-10 / 1-2 Hawaii ...... 13-8/ 0-0 North Florida ...... 9-16 / 3-6 Valparaiso ...... 7-11 / 2-1 Kentucky ...... 15-7 / 3-3 Northern Illinois ...... 9-13 / 3-0 Vanderbilt ...... 16-8 / 2-4