SEASONFEBRUARY SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2012 17 Washington State ...... W, 6-2 Norris 3x4; Stratton 4 IP, win in relief 19 Washington State ...... L, 5-6 (13 inn.) Porter 3x3, HR; Reed 6.1 IP, car. hi 9 Ks MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 Washington State ...... W, 5-4 Bradford 3x4; Graveman QS (6.1 IP/2ER) 24 Kansas ...... W, 1-0 Rea GWRBI 2B in 9th; Stratton 6 IP, 6K, W #2 25 Mississippi Valley State ...... W, 13-5 Rea 3 hits, Bradford 3 RBI ; Fitts earns 1st win 25 Kansas ...... W, 3-1 MSU scores 3 late; Reed earns 1st save 26 Mississippi Valley State ...... W, 5-1 Frosh Cox debuts w/8 Ks in 7 IP for 1st win Week 5 • March 13-18 • at SELU/at LSU 29 Memphis ...... L, 6-7 UM scores in 9th to snap MSU win streaks Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Miss. MARCH 2 Connecticut ...... W, 5-4 Dogs rally w/2 in 9th; Stratton 3rd W in relief On the road... at last: The Diamond Dogs step into their traveling 3 Lipscomb ...... W, 6-4 Career-hi 3 hits/4 RBI for Hunter Renfroe cleats for the fi rst time in 2012 with this week’s fi ve-game road to neighbor- 3 Connecticut ...... W, 3-1 Quality start (6 IP/1 UER), 1st win for Routt ing Louisiana. Mississippi State (14-3) took two of three games from hot-hitting 4 Lipscomb ...... W, 16-6 Season-hi 16-R/19-H; Bradford 4x6/6 RBI Mercer University last weekend to conclude a season-opening 17-game run at 6 Penn State ...... W, 7-3 Gaines’ 1st car. win; Norris strk 8 gms 7 Penn State ...... W, 10-6 7th comeback win; Bradford, Norris injured Dudy Noble Field. 9 Mercer ...... W, 5-3 Stratton 4th W, Reed 4th save; 7th cons. win The Bulldogs meet Southeastern Louisiana (11-5) in 6 p.m. contests 10 Mercer ...... L, 1-6 MU: 14 hits, 2 HR; halts MSU win streak Tuesday and Wednesday at Pat Kennelly Diamond/Alumni Field in Hammond, 11 Mercer ...... W, 3-1 Graveman: car-hi 8.1 IP/8Ks; Cohen’s 100th W La., and then journey on to Baton Rouge, La., for an SEC season-opening three- 13 at Southeastern Louisiana ... 6:00 p.m. First road game of 2012 game weekend series at LSU (13-3). Game times at Alex Box Stadium are set 14 at Southeastern Louisiana ... 6:00 p.m. for 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. 16 at LSU (Cox Sports-TV) ...... 7:00 p.m. SEC season-opener; 1st TV game State has won eight of its last nine games 17 at LSU (CSS-TV) ...... 6:00 p.m. Comcast telecast Best start since 2006: 18 at LSU ...... 1:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day and at 14-3 is off to its best start since the 2006 Diamond Dogs opened the year 21 Alabama A&M ...... 6:30 p.m. with an 18-0 mark. 23 Arkansas ...... 6:30 p.m. SEC home-opener Tube time: The fi rst two games of the MSU-LSU series will be televised 24 Arkansas ...... 2:00 p.m. regionally, Friday on New Orleans-based Cox Sports Television and Saturday 25 Arkansas (SportSouth-TV) ..... 12:00 p.m. on Comcast Sports Southeast as the third game of an SEC opening Saturday 27 Alcorn State ...... 6:30 p.m. tripleheader on CSS. Nine MSU baseball games are set for telecast this spring. 30 at Auburn ...... 6:00 p.m. Day Date Opponent Time Radio TV/live video 31 at Auburn ...... 3:00 p.m. Tue. Mar. 13 at SELU 6:00 p.m. Local: WNMQ-FM (103.1) None APRIL Wed. Mar. 14 at SELU 6:00 p.m. MSU Network None 1 at Auburn ...... 1:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 16 at LSU 7:00 p.m. MSU Network Cox Sports TV 2 Mississippi Valley State ..... 6:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 17 at LSU 6:00 p.m. MSU Network Comcast Sports SE 6 Vanderbilt ...... 6:30 p.m. 7 Vanderbilt ...... 2:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 18 at LSU 1:00 p.m. MSU Network None 8 Vanderbilt ...... 1:30 p.m. MSU vs. SELU: Mississippi State claimed the fi rst nine meetings in the 10 South Alabama ...... 6:30 p.m. series and holds a 9-3 all-time series lead against the Lions in a rivalry that got its 13 at South Carolina ...... 6:00 p.m. start in 1957. The Lions stunned State in 2010 with a three-game series sweep in 15 at South Carolina ...... 3:00 p.m. Starkville. This week’s matchups are the fourth and fi fth diamond battles between 16 at South Carolina ...... 12:30 p.m. the Bulldogs and the Lions staged in Hammond. State and SELU played in 1984 17 + vs. Ole Miss (Comcast-TV) ... 6:30 p.m. Designated home team in Gov’s Cup V in nearby Ponchatoula, La., with the Bulldogs prevailing 10-2. 19 Tennessee (ESPNU-TV) ...... 6:30 p.m. ESPNU/SEC Thurs. TV Game of Week 20 Tennessee ...... 6:30 p.m. Super Bulldog Weekend MSU vs. LSU: MSU brings a 201-166-1 all-time series lead against LSU 21 Tennessee ...... 1:00 p.m. into this weekends’ SEC season-openings series. The Tigers have prevailed in 24 + vs. Southern Miss ...... 6:30 p.m. 2nd ‘12 appearance at Trustmark Park fi ve consecutive series and own a 92-76 all-time lead in games played in Baton 27 Ole Miss (SportSouth-TV) ...... 7:00 p.m. Rouge. This year’s series marks MSU’s fi rst games at the new Alex Box Sta- 28 Ole Miss (SportSouth-TV) ...... 2:00 p.m. dium. Two years ago and on the fi nal weekend of the 2010 season then-freshman 29 Ole Miss (CSS-TV) ...... 1:30 p.m. righty blanked LSU on three hits over seven innings as State MAY nipped LSU 2-1 in the 2010 season fi nale at Alex Box Stadium. 4 at Alabama ...... 6:35 p.m. 5 at Alabama ...... 2:05 p.m. Last time out: Junior righty Kendall Graveman set career-highs with 8.1 6 at Alabama ...... 1:05 p.m. IP and eight strikeouts in a gem that helped State clinch its weekend series over 11 at Florida ...... 6:00 p.m. the Mercer Bears. Senior relief ace Caleb Reed got the fi nal two outs of the frame 12 at Florida ...... 6:00 p.m. to earn his SEC lead-sharing fi fth save. Graveman allowed three singles and 13 at Florida ...... 12:00 p.m. one walk in the longest outing by a Bulldog pitcher this season. Mercer entered 15 Central Arkansas ...... 6:30 p.m. the series leading the NCAA in team batting average (.350) and home runs (24). 17 Kentucky ...... 6:30 p.m. Demarcus Henderson (.414) extended his career-best hitting streak to eight 18 Kentucky (SportSouth-TV) ...... 7:00 p.m. 19 Kentucky ...... 2:00 p.m. games.The victory was the 100th for John Cohen as MSU skipper. COMPARING 22-27 SEC Tournament ...... Regions Park • Hoover, Ala. MSU THE STATS SELU LSU June 14-3 Overall record 11-5 13-3 1-4 NCAA Regionals ...... Campus sites TBA .299 Batting average .276 .316 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals ...... Campus sites TBA 9.9 (169) Hits per game 8.5 (136) 11.1 (177) 16-27 College World Series ...... TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, Neb. 5.9 (100) Runs per game 5.6 (90) 8.3 (132) + --- Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) • All game times Central .388 Slugging percentage .348 .451 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Relations .967 .969 .978 1.2 (20) plays per game 0.5 (8) 0.4 (7) Contact: Joe Dier ([email protected]) 1.5 (26) Stolen bases per game 1.9 (30) 0.8 (13) Offi ce: (662) 325-8040 • Mobile: (662) 418-3821 • FAX: (662) 325-2600 2.46 Staff ERA 2.89 3.38 Mailing address: Box 5308 • Mississippi State, MS 39762 .229 Opponent batting average .212 .244 www.HailState.com 9.6 (163) Strikeouts per game 7.7 (123) 9.2 (147) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

J Johnohn Cohen,Cohen, whowho guidedguided MississippiMississippi StateState toto hhasas builtbuilt a solidsolid foundationfoundation forfor successsuccess whilewhile direct-direct- a No.No. 1155 nnationalational rankingranking andand withinwithin eighteight outsouts ofof iingng thethe Bulldogs’Bulldogs’ returnreturn toto nationalnational prominenceprominence onon a ttriprip toto thethe 20112011 NCAANCAA CCollegeollege WorldWorld Series,Series, isis inin tthehe diamond.diamond. hhisis fourthfourth seasonseason asas thethe Bulldogs’Bulldogs’ skipperskipper inin 2012.2012. 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The JOHN COHEN file rreturnedeturned toto MississippiMississippi StateState inin 20082008 followingfollowing a HisHis commitmentcommitment toto excellenceexcellence inin thethe class-class- PERSONAL BACKGROUND ssuccessfuluccessful fi vve-yeare-year headhead coachingcoaching stintstint atat Ken-Ken- rroomoom isis rerefl eectedcted inin thethe team’steam’s recently-attainedrecently-attained all-all- Birth date: September 21, 1966 ttuckyucky (2004-2008).(2004-2008). ttimeime highesthighest 3.353.35 teamteam semestersemester gradegrade pointpoint av-av- InIn LexingtonLexington hehe earnedearned SECSEC andand nationalnational eerage,rage, 4747 selectionsselections toto thethe SECSEC AcademicAcademic HonorHonor Birth place: Tuscaloosa, Ala. ccoachoach ofof thethe yearyear honorshonors afterafter guidingguiding thethe 20062006 RRolloll iinn hishis fi rrstst tthreehree years,years, andand a pairpair ofof AcademicAcademic Wife: Nelle (Bashinsky) of Tuscaloosa, Ala. 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HeHe maintainsmaintains a heftyhefty scheduleschedule ofof speakingspeaking Graduate: Missouri, 1994 (sports management) CCohen’sohen’s fi rstrst threethree MississippiMississippi StateState recruit-recruit- eengagementsngagements atat alumnialumni gatherings,gatherings, civiccivic organiza-organiza- iingng classesclasses havehave garneredgarnered toptop 2525 nationalnational ranking.ranking. ttionion meetingsmeetings andand atat baseballbaseball banquetsbanquets onon a vari-vari- PLAYING CAREER TThathat recruitingrecruiting successsuccess paidpaid bigbig dividendsdividends inin 2011.2011. eetyty ofof levelslevels inin thethe MagnoliaMagnolia StateState andand beyond.beyond. 1982-85: Tuscaloosa (Ala) Academy TThehe BulldogsBulldogs sweptswept toto a 3-03-0 markmark inin winningwinning thethe OneOne ofof 2222 activeactive collegecollege headhead coachescoaches toto 1986: Birmingham-Southern NNCAACAA AAtlantatlanta RRegionalegional andand a weekendweekend laterlater ad-ad- hhaveave playedplayed inin thethe NCAANCAA CollegeCollege WorldWorld Series,Series, vvancedanced toto thethe championshipchampionship gamegame ofof thethe Gaines-Gaines- CCohenohen iiss thethe fi ffthth MississippiMississippi StateState gradgrad toto serveserve asas 1987-90: Mississippi State University vvilleille SuperSuper Regional,Regional, wherewhere StateState challengedchallenged forfor tthehe Bulldogs’Bulldogs’ headhead baseballbaseball coachcoach andand oneone ofof onlyonly 1990-91: Minnesota Twins farm system tthehe program’sprogram’s ninthninth advancementadvancement toto thethe NCAANCAA tthreehree SECSEC ggradsrads ccurrentlyurrently coachingcoaching inin thethe league.league. PLAYING HONORS CCollegeollege WorldWorld Series.Series. SState’state’s 2008-20092008-2009 recruitingrecruiting Cohen,Cohen, 4545 isis marriedmarried toto thethe formerformer NelleNelle cclasslass earnedearned a No.No. 8 nationalnational rankingranking byby baseballbaseball BBashinsky,ashinsky, alsoalso a nativenative ofof Tuscaloosa,Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Ala., andand 1990: First-team All-Southeastern Conference rrecruitingecruiting classclass atat StateState sincesince 2000.2000. ttheyhey havehave twotwo daughtersdaughters – JordanJordan BakerBaker andand AveryAvery 1990: MILB draft - 22nd round (Minnesota Twins) InIn a shortshort spanspan atat MississippiMississippi StateState CohenCohen LLawson.awson. COACHING BACKGROUND CCOACHOACH JJOHNOHN CCOHENOHEN YYEAREAR BBYY YYEAREAR YYearear S Schoolchool P Positiono sition R Recorde cord C Conf.onf. R Record ecord - - T Teameam h honorsonors 1992-94: Missouri (graduate assistant coach) 11992992 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 34-2234-22 11993993 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 30-1930-19 1995-97: Missouri (assistant coach) 11994994 MissouriMissouri grad.grad. asst.asst. 32-2632-26 11995995 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 19-3419-34 1998-2001: Northwestern State (head coach) 11996996 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 39-1939-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 11997997 MissouriMissouri asst.asst. coachcoach 31-2731-27 2002-03: University of Florida (assistant coach) 11998998 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 40-2040-20 SouthlandSouthland ConferenceConference championschampions 11999999 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 38-2138-21 2004-08: University of Kentucky (head coach) 22000000 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 30-2630-26 2009 —: Mississippi State University (head coach) 22001001 NorthwesternNorthwestern StateState h headead coachcoach 38-1738-17 SouthlandSouthland ConferenceConference championschampions 22002002 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 37-21-137-21-1 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional COACHING HONORS 22003003 FloridaFlorida asst.asst. coachcoach 46-1946-19 NCAANCAA RegionalRegional 22004004 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 24-3024-30 7-237-23 1998: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 22005005 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 29-2729-27 7-227-22 22006006 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1744-17 20-1020-10 SECSEC TournamentTournament ((champions)/NCAAchampions)/NCAA RRegionalegional 2001: Southland Conference Coach of the Year 22007007 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 34-19-134-19-1 13-16-113-16-1 22008008 KentuckyKentucky headhead coachcoach 44-1944-19 16-1416-14 SECSEC TournamentTournament /NCAA/NCAA RegionalRegional 2005: USA Baseball National Team 22009009 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 25-2925-29 9-209-20 22010010 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 23-3323-33 6-246-24 2006: SEC/ABCA South Region Coach of the Year 22011011 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 38-2538-25 14-1614-16 SECSEC Tourn./NCAATourn./NCAA RRegional/Superegional/Super RRegionalegional 2006: National Coach of the Year 22012012 MississippiMississippi StateState headhead coachcoach 14-314-3 OOverallverall coachingcoaching recordrecord ((21st21st season)season) 6689-473-289-473-2 HHeadead ccoachingoaching recordrecord ((13th13th sseason)eason) 4421-283-121-283-1 92-145-192-145-1 MMississippiississippi StateState recordrecord ((4th4th sseason)eason) 1 100-9000-90 29-6029-60 ((thruthru MMarcharch 112)2) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

Baseball season ticket sales 34th season for Jim Ellis, “voice of the Bulldogs” surpass 5,500 mark for fourth time Veteran MSU sportscaster Jim Ellis is in his 34th season as the radio voice Mississippi State fans established a new baseball season ticket sales mark of Mississippi State baseball. The West Point, Miss., native, a 1969 MSU grad, in 2010 and could be threatening that mark again in 2012. Year Total began his affi liation with MSU baseball in 1979 and is largely responsible for the Through current sales, the MSU Athletic Ticket Offi ce reports 2010 — 5,632 2002 — 5,596 creation and growth of the MSU Baseball Radio Network, one of the nation’s the distribution of 5,493 baseball season tickets, surpassing last 2009 — 5,559 most established baseball radio networks. year’s total (5,448) and ranking as the fourth-most in school history. 2012 — 5,493 The network, with more than a dozen affi liates in three states, features a State set a school record with the sale of 5,632 baseball sea- 2004 — 5,477 40-game broadcast schedule of weekend conference games and select non- son tickets in 2010. Four of the top six baseball season ticket sales 2011 — 5,448 2007 — 5,364 conference contests. The network broadcast schedule and most non-network marks have now come in the past four years. 2008 — 5,357 broadcasts are heard locally on WKBB-FM (100.9) in nearby West Point, Miss. MSU has eclipsed the 5,000 mark in baseball season ticket 2006 — 5,335 Since becoming the “voice of the Baseball Bulldogs” in 1979, Ellis has sales 11 consecutive years and the 5,500 mark twice in the last four 2005 — 5,318 broadcast all 120 of Mississippi State’s NCAA postseason games, including 93 2003 — 5,230 years. regional games, all nine of MSU’s NCAA Super Regional games and 21 of MSU’s 23 games played during seven of MSU’s eight trips to NCAA College World Series Florida, Arkansas picked to win divisional titles games. Defending SEC tri-champion Florida and defending SEC West winner Ar- In 2011 he followed recently-retired MSU broadcasting legend Jack Cristil kansas are the preseason choices of the league’s baseball coaches to capture as the lead broadcaster for MSU football and basketball, and this year is joined in their respective divisional titles in 2012. In the 15th annual SEC Coaches’ Pre- the baseball broadcast booth by Nanih Waiya, Miss., native and MSU grad Bart season Poll Florida, national runner-up to South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA Col- Gregory, who has been a part of the Mississippi State broadcasting team for 11 lege World Series in 2010, is the pick to claim this year’s SEC baseball pennant. years working with football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball broad- Mississippi State was projected to fi nish fi fth in the SEC Western Division. casts. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team in the poll. State was picked sixth in the West in the 2011 preseason poll and fi nished tied for second, a game starters out of fi rst place in the SEC West. Six Bulldog newcomers made their collegiate debuts last weekend, four of them (shown in bold) in State’s opening day starting lineup against Washington 2012 SEC COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL State. Here’s how the Bulldogs’ starting lineup shook out in three opening week- WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION end games: Team Pts. ‘11 SEC Rec/Fin. Team Pts. ‘11 SEC Rec/Fin. 1. Arkansas 64 15-15 / 1st 1. Florida 66 22-8 / t-1st FIRST BASE: Wes Rea/Wes Rea/Wes Rea 2. LSU 58 13-17 / t-5th 2. South Carolina 56 22-8 / t-1st SECOND BASE: Adam Frazier/Adam Frazier/ Matthew Britton 3. Alabama 38 14-16 / t-2nd 3. Georgia 42 16-14 / 4th 4. Ole Miss 34 13-17 t-5th 4. Vanderbilt 40 22-8 / t-1st SHORTSTOP: Matthew Britton/Matthew Britton/Adam Frazier 5. Mississippi State 33 14-16 / t-2nd 5. Kentucky 25 8-22 / 5th THIRD BASE: Daryl Norris/Daryl Norris/Daryl Norris 6. Auburn 20 14-16 / t-2nd 6. Tennessee 18 7-23 / 6th : Mitch Slauter/Mitch Slauter/Mitch Slauter Diamond Dogs feeling the draft LEFT FIELD: Taylor Stark/Hunter Renfroe/Hunter Renfroe Nine members of the 2012 Mississippi State team (shown indented below) CENTER FIELD: C.T. Bradford/C.T. Bradford/C.T. Bradford have had their name called during the First-Year Player RIGHT FIELD: Brent Brownlee/Brent Brownlee/Brent Brownlee Draft over the past three years. All have opted to continue their baseball careers DESIGNATED HITTER: Trey Porter/Trey Porter/Trey Porter at Mississippi State. FRIDAY STARTING PITCHER: Ben Bracewell Additionally, four seniors from Mississippi State’s 2011 NCAA Super Re- SATURDAY STARTING PITCHER: Nick Routt gional team (shown fl ush left below) were drafted and signed last June. SUNDAY STARTING PITCHER: Kendall Graveman Nick Ammirati - 46th round, Florida Marlins (2009) All-America honors for Caleb Reed C.T. Bradford - 48th round, Cleveland Indians (2010) Bulldog senior relief ace Caleb Reed (Cleveland, Miss.) is on the initial watch Nick Flair - 26th round, (2011) list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Demarcus Henderson - 43rd round, (2010) Stopper of the Year Award. The watch list for the award, given to the top relief Devin Jones - 9th round, (2011) pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, includes 45 pitchers. Jacob Lindgren - 12th round, Chicago Cubs (2011) Reed paced the Bulldogs with 12 saves and a 1.55 earned run average en Daryl Norris - 46th round, Texas Rangers (2010) route to second-team All-SEC honors in 2011. A fi rst-team preseason NCBWA All- Jarrod Parks - 24th round, Los Angeles Angels (2011) America Team selection, he is among six pitchers from the Southeastern Confer- Hunter Renfroe - 31st round, (2010) ence named to the initial watch list, which also includes last year’s recipient, Texas Jaron Shepherd - 33rd round, Colorado Rockies (2011) senior Corey Knebel, who registered 19 saves and a 1.13 earned run average. Taylor Stark - 42nd round, Washington National (2010) Nominations for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award were made by Nick Vickerson - 20th round, New York Mets (2011) baseball sports information/media relations contacts. The initial watch list will be C.C. Watson - 29th round, Texas Rangers (2009) updated April 16 with a mid-season release, which will include the national saves Can you hear me now? leaders. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Division I saves leader and Among renovations and enhancements at Dudy Noble Field in the off-season four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as fi nalists, and the winner, is the installation of the stadium’s sound system. chosen by the NCBWA’s All-America Committee, will be announced during the The 26-year old 2,400-watt system has been replaced by a state-of-the-art 2012 NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. computerized 36,000-watt system delivering even sound throughout the stadium A call to arms through 78 speakers connected by more than four miles of new wiring. Mississippi State takes the fi eld in 2012 with one of its deepest pitching staffs in years. MSU returns 13 of the 16 hurlers that pitched for State in 2011. Another pitcher, third-year sophomore Ben Bracewell, returns after redshirting last spring. Pitchers who accounted for 26 of MSU’s 30 SEC starts in 2011 are back. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Lions MSU’s March 13-14 • Hammond, La. record Location: Hammond, La. Enrollment: 15,622 Conference: Southland Conference Colors: Green & Gold MSU vs. when... Baseball Facility (capacity): Pat Kenelly Diamond/Alumni Field (2,500) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (thru 17 games) Head Coach: Jay Artigues (Belhaven, 1992) • MSU leads series, 9-3 Vs. SLU at: Starkville (5-3), Hammond, La. (3-0), Playing at Dudy Noble Field: ..... 14-3 Record at SELU: 201-143 (six seasons) Ponchatoula, La. (1-0) Playing away: ...... Career Coaching Record: 201-143 (six seasons) 1957 1-0 W ...... Hammond Staff: Matt Riser (Tulane, 2007), Daniel Latham (Tulane, 2007), Kyle Maxie (Southern Miss, 2009) 1958 3-2 W ...... Hammond Playing at a neutral site: ...... 1959 10-6 W ...... Hammond Athletics Web Site: www.LionSports.net 1984 10-2 W ...... Ponchatoula Vs. SEC overall: ...... 1985 3-2 W ...... Starkville 2011 Record: 35-22 (18-14, 4th in Southland Conference) 1985 4-2 W ...... Starkville Vs. SEC at home: ...... Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/9 2000 5-2 W ...... Starkville Vs. SEC away: ...... 2000 9-2 W ...... Starkville Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5 • Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/3 2003 13-2 W ...... Starkville In SEC Tournament: ...... MSU vs. SELU: MSU leads series, 9-3 (since 1957) 2010 1-4 L ...... Starkville 2010 5-8 L ...... Starkville In NCAA Tournament: ...... 2010: SELU 4-1, 8-5, 6-5 (Feb. 26-28) • Starkville, Miss.) 2010 5-6 L ...... Starkville Vs. Non-conference: ...... 14-3 Vs. Non-conference at home: 14-3 LSUTigers Vs. Non-conference away: ...... March 16-18 • Baton Rouge, La. ABOUT LSU Vs. Non-conference neutral: ...... Location: Baton Rouge, La. Enrollment: 28,985 Nickname: Fighting Tigers Colors: Purple & Gold Playing a day game: ...... 8-2 Chancellor: Dr. Michael V. Martin (Mankato State, 1969) Athletics Director: Joe Alleva (Lehigh, 1975) Playing a night game: ...... 6-1 Baseball Facility (capacity): Alex Box Stadium (10,326) Dimensions: LF-330, LC-365, CF-405, RC-365, RF-330 In one-run games: ...... 3-2 COACHING STAFF In two-run games: ...... 5-0 Head Coach: Paul Mainieri (Florida International, 1980) Record at LSU: 211-104-2 (fi ve seasons) In five+-run games: ...... 2-1 Career Coaching Record: 1,075-596-7 (29 seasons) In extra-inning games ...... 0-1 In shutouts: ...... 1-0 MISSISIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS In doubleheaders: ...... 5-1 ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE 2011 SEC FINISH: t-6th overall (t-2nd in SEC Western Division) When scoring first: ...... 7-1 LOCATION: Starkville, Miss. (estimated population: 25,000) POSTSEASON PLAY/FINAL NATIONAL RANKING: Super FOUNDED: 1878 When opponent scores first: ...... 7-2 Regional fi nals/No. 15 (USA TODAY/ESPN, Collegiate Baseball), ENROLLMENT: 20,424 (statewide fall 2011 enrollment) No. 17 (), No. 19 (NCBWA); RPI: No. 18 When scoring 10 or more runs: ... 3-0 PRESIDENT: Dr. Mark. E Keenum (Mississippi State, 1983) When allowing 10 or more runs: ...... 2012 TEAM INFORMATION FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Steve Turner (Mercer, 1975) 2011 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 15 (OF-C.T. Bradford, When scoring 5 runs or less: ...... 8-2 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Scott Stricklin (Mississippi State, 1992) OF-Brent Brownlee, RHP-Andrew Busby, INF-Adam Frazier, When allowing 5 runs or less: ... 12-0 SCHOOL MASCOT: Bulldog INF-Sam Frost, LHP-Chad Girodo, RHP-Kendall Graveman, When hitting at least 1 HR: ...... 3-2 SCHOOL COLORS: Maroon & White RHP-Evan Mitchell, INF/RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pol- When allowing at least 1 HR: ...... 2-2 CONFERENCE AFFILIATION: Southeastern Conference (West) lorena, RHP-Caleb Reed, C/RHP-Hunter Renfroe, LHP-Nick STADIUM: Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium When out-hitting an opponent: ... 11-1 Routt, INF/RHP-Taylor Stark, RHP-Chris Stratton) CAPACITY: 15,000 (grandstand/bleacher seating: approx. 7,200) When out-hit by an opponent: ..... 3-2 2011 LETTERMEN NOT RETURNING: 10 (OF-Ryan Collins, C- DIMENSIONS: LF-330, LC-376, CF-390, RC-374, RF-326 Cody Freeman, OF-Trey Johnson, RHP-Devin Jones, INF-Jona- When matching opponents’ hits: ...... FIRST GAME: April 3, 1967 (at present fi eld location) than Ogden, INF-Jarrod Parks, OF-Jaron Shepherd, RHP-Tim When facing starting LHP: ...... 11-0 Statz, C-Wes Thigpen, INF-Nick Vickerson) When facing starting RHP: ...... 3-3 BASEBALL STAFF 2011 POSITION STARTERS RETURNING: 2 (LF-Brent Brown- When leading after 7th inning: .. 11-0 HEAD COACH: John Cohen (Mississippi State University, 1990) lee, CF-C.T. Bradford) OVERALL RECORD: 407-283-1 (.590/12 seasons) When trailing after 7th inning: ..... 1-2 2011 POSITION STARTERS/DH NOT RETURNING: 6+DH MSU OVERALL/SEC RECORD: 86-87 (.497/three When tied after 7th inning: ...... 2-1 (C-Wes Thigpen, 1B-Ryan Collins, 2B-Nick Vickerson, seasons) / SEC: 29-60 (.326) SS-Jonathan Ogden, 3B-Jarrod Parks, DH-Cody Freeman, Games decided in last at-bat: ...... 3-1 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 3 (2006, 2008, 2011) / 8-6 RF-Jaron Shepherd) Walk-off wins ...... 2-0 ASSISTANT COACH: Butch Thompson, 4th year 2011 PITCHERS RETURNING: 13 (LHP-C.T. Bradford, RHP- Walk-off losses ...... (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) Andrew Busby, LHP-Chad Girodo, RHP-Kendall Graveman, When not committing an error: .... 1-2 ASSISTANT COACH: Lane Burroughs, 4th year RHP-Evan Mitchell, RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pollorena, (Mississippi College, 1995) When committing 2+ errors: ...... 6-1 RHP-Caleb Reed, RHP-Hunter Renfroe, RHP-Taylor Stark, BASEBALL CAMPS COORD: Nick Mingione, 4th year Vs. top 20-ranked opponents: ...... RHP-Chris Stratton, LHP-Nick Routt, LHP-C.C. Watson) (Embry-Riddle University, 2000) 2011 PITCHERS NOT RETURNING: 3 (RHP-Victor Diaz, RHP- Vs. teams ranked in the top 10: ...... DIRECTOR/BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Tyler Bratton, 4th year Devin Jones, LHP-Tim Statz) On Sunday: ...... 4-1 (Mississippi State, 2007) 2011 NON-LETTERMEN RETURNING: 7 (RHP-Ben Bracewell On Monday: ...... STUDENT ASSISTANT: Brad Corley [2010 letterman], RHP-Tanner Gaines, INF-Demarcus Hen- On Tuesday: ...... 1-0 STRENGTH COACH: Brian Neal (Bridgewater College, 2005) derson, INF-Brayden Jones, LHP-Ross Mitchell, 1B-Wes Rea, On Wednesday: ...... 1-1 ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH: Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1996) LHP-C.C. Watson) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jason Wire (St. Cloud State University, 2006) On Thursday: ...... 2011 NON-LETTERMEN NOT RETURNING: 5 (OF-Cody Abra- GRADUATE ASSISTANT TRAINER: Andy Bowersox On Friday: ...... 4-0 ham, C-Brett Bozeman, RHP-Victor Diaz, RHP-Michael Dixon, STUDENT MANAGERS: Sam Cockroft, Will Coggin, G.T. Mc- RHP-Jordan Faulkner) On Saturday: ...... 4-1 Cullough, Scott Ming, Davis Parker, Ronald Sims 2012 NEWCOMERS: 13 (C-Nick Ammirati, INF-Matthew Britton, In February: ...... 6-2 RHP-Preston Brown, INF-Phillip Casey, RHP-Will Cox, RHP- 2011 TEAM INFORMATION In March: ...... 8-1 Trevor Fitts, INF-Nick Flair, OF-Tyler Fullerton, RHP-Jonathan 2011 OVERALL RECORD: 38-25 Holder, LHP-Jacob Lindgren, 1B-Trey Porter, C-Mitch Slauter, In April: ...... (Home: 22-12, Away: 12-11, Neutral: 4-2) RHP-Brandon Woodruff) In May: ...... 2011 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RECORD: 14-16 In June: ...... (Home: 7-8, Away: 7-8) www.HailState.com 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

PRIMARY BULLDOG PITCHERS (STATS UPDATED THRU MAR. 11)

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

• Staff-longest 6.1-inn. (6-1 • 199 • RH • Jr. • 2L • Benjamin Russell HS) start on opening weekend 49-KENDALL GRAVEMAN • 4 IP in no-dec. start vs. YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB MVSU Feb. 24 2010 7.02 2-4 19 4-1 1 1 50.0 58 43-39 32 21 9 1 3 7 6 • 5-0, 3.65 as midweek 2011 3.65 5-0 14 9-0 1 0 56.2 55 25-23 9 38 10 1 3 7 3 2012 2.82 1-0 4 4-0 0 0 22.1 16 8-7 4 16 2 0 0 2 2 pitcher in 2011 Career 4.67 8-4 37 17-1 2 1 129.0 129 76-67 45 75 21 2 6 16 11

• 8 Ks in solid 4.1 inn. relief stint vs. Wash. St. 51-EVAN MITCHELL (6-2 • 178 • RHP • So. • 1L • Marietta, Ga. • Wheeler HS) • 7-gm starter in 2011 YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB w/8-inn. gem in NCAA 2011 4.62 6-2 15 7-0 0 0 48.2 50 27-25 24 49 8 0 2 5 3 2012 1.09 1-0 3 0-0 0 0 9.0 5 1-1 4 14 1 0 0 1 1 Atlanta Regional Career 4.06 7-2 18 7-0 0 0 57.2 55 28-26 28 63 9 0 2 6 4

• 1 IP in relief vs. WSU • Led ‘11 staff w/7 wins 22-LUIS POLLORENA (5-7 • 168 • LHP • Jr. • 1L • Laredo, Texas • United High School) • 5-game starter with 17 YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB relief appearances (5-4, 2011 4.45 7-5 22 5-0 2 0 58.2 61 32-29 21 34 10 0 7 3 4 2.36 in relief) 2012 9.00 0-0 2 1-0 0 0 3.0 4 3-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career 4.52 7-5 24 6-0 2 0 61.2 65 35-31 21 34 11 0 7 3 4 • Tough-luck loss vs. WSU after a car-hi 9 Ks (5-10 • 205 • R-R • Sr. • 3L • Cleveland, Miss. • Bayou Academy) in 6.1-inn. relief stint YEAR37-CALEB ERA REEDW-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB • Took loss on 2-out BL 2009 9.17 2-1 11 0-0 0 0 17.2 28 19-18 15 8 4 0 3 1 0 catcher’s interference 2010 6.99 1-7 25 3-0 0 0 67.0 82 55-52 24 51 19 4 8 4 12 in 9th vs. Memphis 2011 1.55 1-2 29 0-0 3 12 64.0 51 14-11 23 66 6 2 3 4 4 • Preseason All-Am. 2012 1.15 0-2 8 0-0 0 5 15.0 8 3-2 4 25 2 0 0 0 1 Total 4.55 4-12 73 3-0 3 17 164.1 169 91-83 66 150 31 6 14 9 17 • Led MSU, 3rd in SEC w/1.55 ERA, 12 saves (6-4 • 205 • LHP • R-Jr. • 2L • Silver Spring, Md. • St. Johns College HS) • Sat. night starter 36-NICK ROUTT • Allowed 3 runs, 6 hits YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB 2009 4.15 5-3 13 13-4 0 0 86.2 87 51-40 28 87 12 0 9 5 6 in 2.0-inn. start vs. WSU 2010 6.52 1-1 6 6-0 0 0 19.1 28 20-14 6 21 4 0 1 0 2 • Tossed staff’s lone CG 2011 3.86 3-3 13 13-1 1 0 56.0 64 35-24 21 49 10 0 5 8 3 in NCAA Atlanta Reg. 2012 2.92 1-0 3 3-0 0 0 12.1 16 5-4 2 10 1 0 0 0 0 • ‘09 SEC All-Frosh team Total 4.23 10-7 35 35-5 1 0 174.1 195 111-82 57 167 27 0 15 13 11

• Wins in 1st 3 relief app. • ‘10 SEC All-Frosh team 28-CHRIS STRATTON (6-3 • 198 • RHP • Jr. • 2L • Tupelo, Miss. • Tupelo High School) • 29 starts in 33 car. GP YEAR ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB • Led staff in IP, Ks in ‘10 2010 5.29 5-3 14 14-1 1 0 78.1 84 54-46 42 76 9 2 9 8 7 • Leads ‘12 staff w/20 Ks 2011 5.21 5-7 17 14-0 1 0 76.0 83 52-44 27 76 10 4 7 7 5 & 16.0 IP 2012 2.57 4-0 4 0-0 0 0 21.0 13 6-6 8 27 1 0 2 1 2 Total 4.93 14-10 35 28-1 2 0 175.1 180 112-96 77 179 20 6 18 16 14 • 9 Ks in 6 IP vs. UConn 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

Alan Johnson becomes 47th big league Bulldog LARGEST OPENING DAY In 2011 Alan Johnson became the third former Diamond Dog in as many years to get his fi rst call-up to the big ATTENDANCE SINCE ‘01 show. Mississippi State’s 2012 season- The Birmingham, Ala., native, in his seventh season in , was added to the Colorado Rock- opener against Washington State drew ies’ roster for an April 14, 2011 Sunday start against the Chicago Cubs. one of the biggest opening-day crowds in He became the 47th baseball player with Mississippi State ties to advance to the highest level of professional years to Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent baseball and joins three other former Diamond Dog players ---- pitchers Paul Maholm (Pittsburgh) and Jonathan Stadium. Papelbon (Boston) and fi rst baseman Mitch Moreland (Texas) to play on the Major League level in 2011. A fi fth former The MSU-WSU game drew 3,449 Diamond Dog, Nat (Buck) Showalter, is also int he Majors as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles. fans, the largest attendance at an MSU Johnson, 27, lettered at Mississippi State from 2003 to 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Colorado home lid-lifter since 2001 when 4,258 Rockies following the 2005 campaign. He began his seventh year in professional baseball and his third season in the watched the Bulldogs battle Notre Dame starting rotation of the Class AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox April 8. He worked four innings in that no-decision Apr. 17 in the inaugural NBC Classic. State set a start against Chicago. record for the biggest actual attendance First baseman Mitch Moreland made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers last year while catcher Craig for a season-opener at Dudy Noble Field Tatum got his call-up with Cincinnati in 2009. with 4,472 on hands to watch then-MSU In the off-season, pitcher Paul Maholm signed with the Chicago Cubs, relief ace Jonathan Paplebon senior MSU player John Cohen and inked with the Philadelphia Phillies and catcher Craig Tatum signed with the . On deck the Bulldogs open their 1990 campaign to joiin the Diamond Dogs in the Majors is infi elder Tyler Moore, who is on the Washington Nationals’ 40-man against Birmingham-Southern. camp roster. Here’s a listing of the Bulldog players who suited up and played professional baseball during the 2011 1990 --- 4,472 (vs. Birmingham-Southern) season: 2001 --- 4,258 (vs. Notre Dame) 1995 --- 3,487 (vs. Minnesota) Player (MSU years) Team Organization League (level) 2012 --- 3,449 (vs. Washington State) P-Ricky Bowen (2007-09) Fort Myers (Fla.) Cincinnati Florida State (A) 1994 --- 3,378 (vs. Belhaven) 3B-Jet Butler (2007-10) Savannah (Ga.) New York Mets South Atlantic (A) 2011 --- 3,074 (vs. Akron) C-Kolby Byrd (2010) Johnson City (Tenn.) St. Louis Appalachian (rookie) 2007 --- 3,023 (vs. Murray State) P-Todd Doolittle (2004-05) New Orleans (La.) Florida Pacifi c Coast (AAA) 2009 --- 2,551 (vs. Northern Illinois) 2006 --- 2508 (vs. Marist) C-Edward Easley (2005-07) Mobile (Ala.) Arizona Southern (AA) 2010 --- 2,490 (vs. Rhode Island) INF-Jeff Flagg Traverse City (Mich.) Independent Frontier League 2000 --- 2,473 (vs. Southeastern Louisiana) OF-Grant Hogue (2008-09) Lancaster (Calif.) Houston California (A) P-Alan Johnson (2003-05) Colorado Springs (Colo.) Colorado Pacifi c Coast (AAA) Colorado Colorado American League (MLB) WEEKLY TEAM HONORS 2/20: DH-Trey Porter (.600, 6x10, 2HR, 4 RBI) P-Paul Maholm (2001-03) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Pittsburgh National League (MLB) RHP-Caleb Reed (6.1 IP, 9K, OBA .143) Mgr.-Chris Maloney (1982-83) Memphis (Tenn.) St. Louis Pacifi c Coast (AAA) 2/27: C-Mitch Slauter (.300, 3x10, 2B, 4 RBI, BB) 1B-Tyler Moore (2008) Harrisburg (Pa.) Washington Eastern (AA) RHP-Chris Stratton (W, 6 IP, 1H, 0R, 8K) 3/5: 3B-Daryl Norris (10x21, .476, 6-R, 5-RBI) 1B-Mitch Moreland (2005-07) Texas Texas American League (MLB) LHP-Nick Routt (W, 6 IP, 4H, 1UER, 3K) 3B-Jason Nappi (2008-09) Arizona Los Angeles Angels Arizona League (rookie) 3/12:OF-Demarcus Henderson SS-Jonathan Ogden (2010-11) Norwich (Conn.) Detroit New York-Penn (A) RHP-Kendall Graveman (8.1 IP, 8K, 3 hits) P-Jonathan Papelbon (2001-03) Boston Boston American League (MLB) RHP-Caleb Reed (3 saves/4 games, 0-R/5.1 IP) 3B-Jarrod Parks (2009, 2011) Orem (Utah) Los Angeles Angels Pioneer (rookie) Inland Empire (Calif.) Los Angeles Angels California (A) Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Los Angeles Angels Midwest (A) Postgame 1B-Connor Powers (2007-10) Fort Wayne (Ind.) San Diego Midwest (A) interviews OF-Jaron Shepherd (2010-11) Tri-City (Wash.) Colorado (A) MSU head coach and requested Mgr.-Nat Showalter (1977) Baltimore Baltimore American League (MLB) players will be available to the media for C-Craig Tatum (2003-04) Norfolk (Va.) Baltimore International (AAA) interviews near the third base fi eld level Baltimore Baltimore American League (MLB) photo booth approximately 10 minutes fol- C-Wes Thigpen GCL (Fla.) Detroit Gulf Coast (rookie) lowing each home game. A representative of the MSU Athletic Media Relations staff INF-Nick Vickerson Spokane (Wash.) Texas Northwest (A) will be on site to with the interviews. P-Jared Wesson (2009) West Michigan (Mich.) Detroit Midwest (A) Players will be available fi rst fol- Diamond Dogs who played or managed in the Major Leagues in 2011 shown in bold lowed shortly thereafter by Coach Cohen. Please make your postgame player inter- view requests known to a member of the HENDERSON NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK press box media staff by the end of the Outfi elder Demarcus Henderson (Waynesboro, Miss.) The Bulldog outfi elder becomes the fourth MSU year- eighth inning. Due to time constraints, is the Southeastern Conference Freshman Player of the ling all-time to earn the award, joining pitcher Chris Stratton there will be no interviews available be- Week for Mar. 12. (2010) and two-time infi elding honorees Brandon Turner tween Saturday’s doubleheader games. Henderson extended his personal-best and team sea- (2007) and Daryl Norris (2011). For all other non-game day inter- son-best matching hitting streak to eight games Sunday, and Henderson hit .438 with a .500 on-base percentage views please contact Joe Dier (662-325- with seven hits last week raised his seasonal batting average over the last fi ve games as the Bulldogs improved to 14-3 8040/662-418-3821) to complete arrange- to a club-leading .414. Henderson notched his second and for their best start since the 2006 campaign. He opens the ments. third multiple-hit games in helping the 21st-ranked Bulldogs week sharing the team lead with fi ve stolen bases and three claim four of their fi ve games last week. sacrifi ce fl ies. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

HOME RUNS (5) HITTING THRU THE BATTING ORDER HR BY RBI — 1-RBI: 1, 2-RBI: 4, 3-RBI: 0, 4-RBI: 0; Opponent (date/inning) Batters RUNS VIA HR: 9 • HR BY OUT — 0-OUT: 3, 1-OUT: 2, 2-OUT: 1 Miss. Valley St. (2-25, 4th) 9 HOME: 5, AWAY: 0, NEUTRAL: 0 • VS. SEC: 0, VS. NON-SEC: 5 Miss. valley St. (2-25, 5th) 12 No. Player (HR #) Date Opponent (pitcher) Inn. RBI Outs Memphis (2-29, 8th) 9 1. Trey Porter (1) 2-19-12 Wash. St.-1 (Ochoa) 6th 2 0 Lipscomb (3-3, 2nd) 9 2. Trey Porter (2) 2-19-12 Wash. St.-2 (Jackson) 6th 1 2 Lipscomb (3-4, 2nd) 10 3. Wes Rea (1) 2-29-12 Memphis (Gant) 8th 2 1 Lipscomb (3-4, 4th) 12 4. Trey Porter (3) 3-2-12 UConn (Fischer) 8th 2 1 Penn State (3-7, 7th) 9 5. C.T. Bradford (1) 3-4-12 Lipscomb (Hackett) 8th 2 1 *— lead-off c — consecutive home runs Opponents: 0

OPPONENT HOME RUNS (5) BULLDOG BIG INNINGS (five or more runs) HR BY RBI — 1-RBI: 3, 2-RBI: 1, 3-RBI: 1, 4-RBI: 0; Runs - Opponent (date/inning) Batters RUNS VIA HR: 8 • HR BY OUT — 0-OUT: 2, 1-OUT: 2, 2-OUT: 1 8 - Lipscomb (3-4, 4th) 12 HOME: 5, AWAY: 0, NEUTRAL: 0 • VS. SEC: 0, VS. NON-SEC: 5 7 - Miss. Valley St. (2-25, 4th) 9 No. Player (HR #) Date Opponent (pitcher) Inn. RBI Outs 5 - Miss. Valley St. (2-25, 5th) 12 1. Jacob Wilson (1) 2-29-12 Memphis (Girodo) 5th 2 1 5 - Lipscomb (3-4, 2nd) 10 2. Tom Verdi (2) 3-2-12 UConn (Stratton) 4th 3 2 3. Benn (5) 3-9-12 Mercer (Stratton) 4th 1 0 MSU opponents: 3 runs (4 times) 4. Backlund (7) 3-10-12 Mercer (Routt) 3rd 1 2 5. Gaines (6) 3-10-12 Mercer (E. Mitchell) 7th 1 0 *— lead-off home run c — consecutive home runs GAMES WITH A HIT MULTI-RBI HITS Games Player No. Player-No. (Opp., date) Hit (RBI) 14 Adam Frazier 1. Trey Porter-1 (WSU, 2-19) HR (2 RBI) 12 Daryl Norris 2. Mitch Slauter-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 2B (2 RBI) CAREER HOME RUNS 12 Wes Rea 3. C.T. Bradford-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 1B (2 RBI) PORTER’S CAREER HOME RUNS (2) 11 C.T. Bradford 4. Wes Rea-1 (MVSU, 2-25) 1B (2 RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 11 Mitch Slauter 5. Daryl Norris-1 (MVSU, 2-26) 2B (2 RBI) 10 Trey Porter 6. Daryl Norris-2 (Memphis, 2-29) 2B (2 RBI) 1. 2-19-12 2 Washington State-1 (Ochoa) H 1 5th 0 L, 5-6 (13) 10 Hunter Renfroe 2. 2-19-12 3 Washington State-2 (Jackson) H 2 2nd 2 W, 5-4 8 Demarcus Henderson 7. Wes Rea-2 (Memphis, 2-29) HR (2 RBI) 3. 3-2-12 9 Connecticut (Fischer) H 2 8th 1 W, 5-4 6 Matthew Britton 8. Trey Porter-2 (UConn, 3-2) HR (2 RBI) BROWNLEE’S CAREER HOME RUNS (2) 6 Taylor Stark 9. C.T. Bradford-2 (UConn, 3-3) 1B (2 RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 4 Brent Brownlee 10. C.T. Bradford-3 (Lipscomb, 3-4) 2B (2 RBI) 11. C.T. Bradford-4 (Lipscomb, 3-4) 1B (2 RBI) 1. 3-29-09 27 at Arkansas (Richards) A 1 5th 2 W, 12-4 3 Sam Frost 12. C.T. Bradford-5 (Lipscomb, 3-4) HR (2 RBI) 2. 5-1-11 43 Alabama (Wolfe) H 2 2nd 1 W, 8-5 2 Brandon Woodruff 2 Brayden Jones 13. Wes Rea-3 (Penn State, 3-6) 1B (2 RBI) STARK’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) 14. Adam Frazier (Penn State, 3-7) 2B (2 RBI) No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 1. 2-27-11 8 Belmont (Harvey) H 1 8th 0 W, 14-5 GAMES WITH AN RBI BRADFORD’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) Games Player No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score 10 Wes Rea EXTRA-BASE HITS 1. 3-4-12 12 Lipscomb (Hackett) H 2 8th 1 W, 16-6 9 Daryl Norris Player EBH REA’S CAREER HOME RUN (1) 7 Mitch Slauter Adam Frazier 8 6 Adam Frazier No. Date Game No. Opponent (pitcher) Site RBI Inning Outs Score Wes Rea 7 6 Trey Porter Trey Porter 6 1. 2-29-12 8 Memphis (Gant) H 2 8th 1 L, 6-7 5 C.T. Bradford Daryl Norris 5 5 Hunter Renfroe Hunter Renfroe 5 3 Demarcus Henderson Mitch Slauter 4 2 Brent Brownlee C.T. Bradford 2 GAME WINNING RBI (10) 2 Sam Frost Brent Brownlee 1 No. Date Opponent Player (#GWRBI) RBI Inn. Play 2 Taylor Stark Demarcus Hunderson 1 1. Feb. 17 Washington State Taylor Stark (1) 1 2nd 1B 1 Matthew Britton 1 Brayden Jones • 2. Feb. 24 Kansas Wes Rea (1) 1 9th 2B 1 Brandon Woodruff 3. Feb. 25 MVSU Mitch Slauter (1) 2 4th 2B 4. Feb. 26 MVSU Daryl Norris (1) 2 1st 2B 5. Mar. 3 Lipscomb Daryl Norris (2) 1 1st 1B 6. Mar. 3 UConn C.T. Bradford (1) 2 2nd 1B 7. Mar. 4 Lipscomb Wes Rea (1) 1 4th 2B 8. Mar. 7 Penn State Mitch Slauter (2) 1 7th SF 9. Mar. 9 Mercer Mitch Slauter (3) 1 5th BB 10. Mar. 11 Mercer Trey Porter (1) 1 1st 1B • walk-off GWRBI HITTING STREAKS Games Player 8 Daryl Norris, Demarcus Henderson 7 Adam Frazier 6 Hunter Renfroe 5 C.T. Bradford, Trey Porter 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

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

HOME ACTUAL ATTENDANCE 26,915 (14 dates = 1,923) HOME TICKET DISTRIBUTION 82,372 (14 dates = 5,883) TOTAL SEASON TIME OF GAME 2,772 min. (17 games = 2:43 - includes one 13-inning game) Starting pitchers shown underlined; complete-games shown in all caps; # Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.)

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

Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 2 2-19 WASHINGTON STATE (L, 5-6 13 inn.) Bradford Brownlee Frazier Norris Porter Slauter Rea Renfroe Britton Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 3 2-19 WASHINGTON STATE (W, 5-4 ) Frazier Brownlee Porter Slauter Bradford Rea Norris Renfroe Britton Rea Frazier Britton Norris Stark Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 4 2-24 KANSAS (W, 1-0) Frazier Brownlee Norris Porter Slauter Bradford Rea Stark Britton Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Ammirati Porter 5 2-25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. (W, 13-5) Frazier Bradford Norris Porter Rea Renfroe Henderson Frost Ammirati Rea Frazier Britton Norris Woodruff Bradford Brownlee Slauter Porter 6 2-25 KANSAS (W, 3-1) Frazier Brownlee Bradford Rea Porter Slauter Woodruff Norris Britton Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Woodruff Slauter Porter 7 2-26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. (W, 5-1) Frazier Bradford Rea Porter Norris Slauter Woodruff Renfroe Frost Rea Frazier Britton Norris Stark Bradford Woodruff Slauter Porter 8 2-29 MEMPHIS (W, 6-7) Frazier Bradford Slauter Porter Norris Rea Woodruff Stark Britton Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Porter 9 3-2 CONNECTICUT (5-4) Frazier Slauter Rea Porter Norris Bradford Renfroe Britton Henderson Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Brownlee Slauter Henderson 10 3-3 LIPSCOMB (W, 6-4) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Slauter Renfroe Henderson Britton Brownlee Rea Frost Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Stark 11 3-3 CONNECTICUT (W, 3-1) Bradford Frazier Norris Renfroe Rea Henderson Slauter Stark Frost Rea Frazier Britton Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Stark 12 3-4 LIPSCOMB (W, 16-6) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Renfroe Henderson Slauter Britton Stark Rea Frost Frazier Norris Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Bradford 13 3-6 PENN STATE (W, 7-3) Bradford Frazier Norris Rea Renfroe Slauter Stark Frost Henderson Rea Britton Frazier Norris Renfroe Bradford Henderson Slauter Porter 14 3-7 PENN STATE (W, 10-6) Bradford Frazier Norris Porter Rea Renfroe Slauter Britton Henderson Rea Britton Frazier Jones Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 15 3-9 MERCER (W, 5-3) Frazier Slauter Rea Porter Renfroe Stark Henderson Britton Jones Rea Britton Frazier Jones Henderson Renfroe Woodruff Slauter Porter 16 3-10 MERCER (L, 1-6) Frazier Henderson Porter Rea Renfroe Jones Woodruff Slauter Britton Rea Britton Frazier Casey Stark Renfroe Henderson Slauter Porter 17 3-11 MERCER (W, 3-1) Frazier Stark Porter Rea Renfroe Slauter Henderson Casey Britton 18 3-13 at SE Louisiana 19 3-14 at SE Louisiana 20 3-16 at LSU 21 3-17 at LSU 22 3-18 at LSU Central Arkansas/153 ...... 8-6 Mercer/34 ...... 12-5 No. 48 SE Louisiana/46 ...... 11-5 MSU OPPONENTS IN 2012 Connecticut/96 ...... 6-8 No. 22 Mississippi State/31 ...... 14-3 No. 49 Tennessee/100 ...... 10-5 Ranking/team/RPI W-L No. 1 Florida/1 ...... 15-1 Mississippi Valley State/277 ...... 2-12 Vanderbilt/95 ...... 5-10 Alabama/186 ...... 6-9 Kansas/160 ...... 8-7 No. 15 Ole Miss/23 ...... 13-2 Washington State/142 ...... 8-5 Alabama A&M/291 ...... 3-12 No. 20 Kentucky/10 ...... 16-0 Penn State/177 ...... 3-11 Current ranking in ESPN/USA Today Alcorn State/273 ...... 3-11 Lipscomb/171 ...... 7-10 South Alabama/188 ...... 4-12 coaches poll; WarrenNolan.com RPI; No. 7 Arkansas/44 ...... 14-2 No. 16 LSU/60 ...... 13-3 No. 3 South Carolina/2 ...... 13-1 records shown thru games of March 11 Auburn/58 ...... 10-7 Memphis/131 ...... 5-10 No. 49 Southern Miss/49 ...... 10-6 . 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING STARTS LONGEST STARTS Date Pitcher (opp) IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP SCORE DEC. 8.1 IP --- Kendall Graveman (Mercer, 3-11-12) 2-17 Ben Bracewell (Wash. St.) 4.1 1 0-0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 6-2 ND 7.0 IP --- Will Cox (MVSU, 2-26-12) 2-19 Nick Routt (Wash. St.) 2.0 6 3-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-6 (13) ND 2-19 Kendall Graveman (WSU 6.1 3 2-2 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 5-4 ND 6.1 IP --- Kendall Graveman (Washington State-2, 2-19) 2-24 Ben Bracewell (Kansas) 3.0 2 0-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 ND 6.0 IP --- Nick Routt (UConn, 3-3) 2-25 Kendall Graveman ((MVSU) 4.0 5 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-5 ND 4.1 IP ---- Ben Bracewell (Washington State, 2-17) 2-25 Nick Routt (Kansas) 4.1 6 1-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 ND 4.1 IP --- Nick Routt (Kansas, 2-25) 2-26 Will Cox (MVSU) 7.0 3 1-0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 5-1 W 4.0 IP --- Kendall Graveman (MVSU, 2-25) 2-29 Luis Polloreno (Memphis) 2.0 3 2-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6-7 ND 4.0 IP --- Will Cox (Penn State, 3-7) 3-2 Ben Bracewell (UConn) 3.0 1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 ND 3-3 Kendall Graveman (LU) 3.2 5 2-2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 6-4 ND 4.0 IP --- Nick Routt (Mercer, 3-10) 3-3 Nick Routt (UConn) 6.0 1 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 W 3-4 Will Cox (Lipscom) 2.0 3 3-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16-6 ND LONGEST RELIEF APPEARANCES 3-6 C.T. Bradford (Penn State) 2.2 5 3-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 ND 6.1 IP --- Caleb Reed (Washington State-1, 2-19) 3-7 Will Cox (Penn State) 4.0 5 4-3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10-6 ND 6.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Kansas, 2-24) 3-9 Ross Mitchell (Mercer) 2.0 2 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 ND 6.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (UConn, 3-2) 3-10 Nick Routt (Mercer) 4.0 9 3-2 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 1-6 L 5.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Mercer, 3-9) 3-11 Kendall Graveman (Mercer) 8.1 3 1-1 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 3-1 W 4.1 IP --- Trevor Fitts (Lipscomb, 3-3) 3-13 (at SELU) 4.1 IP --- Evan Mitchell (Washington State-1, 2-19) 3-14 (atSELU) 3-16 (at LSU) 4.0 IP --- Chris Stratton (Washington State, 2-17) 3-17 (at LSU) 4.0 IP --- Trevor Fitts (MVSU, 2-25) 3-18 (at LSU) RECORD BY STARTERS Ben Bracewell 0-0/3 Kendall Graveman 1-0/4 QUALITY PITCHING STARTS (4) [6 or more IP / 3 or less ER] Nick Routt 2-1/4 NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHER (DEC.) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) Will Cox 1-0/3 1. 2-19 Washington State Kendall Graveman (ND) 6.1 (3, 2-2, 1, 4) C.T. Bradford 0-0/1 2. 2-26 Mississippi Valley St. Will Cox (W, 1-0) 7.0 (2, 1-0, 0, 8) Luis Polloreno 0-0/1 3. 3-3 UConn Nick Routt (W, 1-0) 6.0 (1, 1-0, 1, 3) Ross Mitchell 0-0/1 4. 3-11 Mercer Kendall Graveman (W, 1-0) 8.1 (3, 1-1, 1, 8) STRIKEOUTS IN A GAME SAVES (7) 9 - Caleb Reed (Washington State-1, 2-19) NO. DATE OPPONENT PITCHER (SAVE #) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) 9 - Chris Stratton (UConn, 3-2) 1. 2-25 Kansas Caleb Reed (1) 2.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 4) 8 - Evan Mitchell (Washington State-1, 2-19) 2. 2-26 Mississippi Valley St. Jonathan Holder (1) 2.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 2) 8 - Chris Stratton (Kansas, 2-24) 3. 3-3 Lipscomb Taylor Stark (1) 1.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 1) 8 - Will Cox (MVSU, 2-25) 2011 SEC WEEKEND STARTERS at Vandy (Jones/Stratton/Bradford) 4. 3-3 UConn Caleb Reed (2) 1.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 1) 8 - Kendall Graveman (Mercer, 3-11) Auburn (Jones/STRATTON/Routt) 5. 3-6 Penn State Caleb Reed (3) 1.2 (0, 0-0 , 0, 2) 7 - Chris Stratton (Mercer, 3-9) at Georgia (Jones/Stratton/Routt) 6. 3-9 Mercer Caleb Reed (4) 2.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 3) Florida (Jones/Stratton/Routt) 6 - Tanner Gaines (Penn State, 3-6) at Arkansas (Stratton/Routt/Mitchell) 7. 3-11 Mercer Caleb Reed (5) 0.2 (0, 0-0, 0, 1) 6 - Nick Routt (Mercer, 3-10) South Carolina (Stratton/Routt/Norris) 5 - Ben Bracewell (Washington State, 2-17) Alabama (Stratton/Routt/Graveman) at Tennessee (POLLORENA/ROUTT/STRATTON) at Ole Miss (Pollorena/ROUTT/Stratton) LSU (Pollorena/Routt/Stratton) Starting pitchers of record shown underlined; Winning starting pitchers of record shown in bold

Injury bug taking its toll: State avoided the injury bug the fi rst three Dog defenders lead SEC in double plays: MSU’s defense has weeks of the season. That changed last week, with senior outfi elder Brent Brownlee and taken the early lead in the Southeastern Conference in double plays turned. Through their sophomore third baseman Daryl Norris (knee cap), sophomore centerfi eld C.T. Bradford fi rst 17 games, MSU has turned 20 twin-killings, tops in the SEC and tied for second in the (shoulder) and sophomore outfi elder Taylor Stark (hamstring) going to the DL. NCAA. State ranked tied for 10th in the SEC last season with 40 DPs. In the polls again: Unranked in the preseason national polls, Mississippi State Hit me with your best shot: Eleven Bulldogs have combined for 29 made its debut in the polls Mar. 5 with a No. 23 ranking by Baseball America and in the HBPs through 17 games, third-most in the league. Junior designated hitter Trey Porter ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. State climbed two spots to No. 21 in this week’s Baseball leads the way with six with Mitch Slauter just behind with fi ve plunkings America ranks and to No. 22 in the coaches poll. A top 50 poll compiled by Kendall Rogers Leading the hits parade: Sophomore middle infi elder Adam Frazier for PerfectGame.org places State at No. 13. leads the team and opened the week ranked fi fth in the SEC with 26 base hits. Home dogs: Mississippi State plays a school-record 37 games at Dudy Noble Field Variety in the starting lineup: MSU head coach John Cohen has against 16 different opponents and on 33 dates in 2012. After playing their fi rst 17 games used 16 different starting lineups in the fi rst 17 games. First baseman Wes Rea and middle at home, the Bulldogs hit the road this weekend for games at Southeastern Louisiana and infi elder Adam Frazier have started all 17 games. Rea has made all 17 starts at fi rst base. LSU. MSU’s only other non-conference games away from Dudy Noble Field are against State approaching 1,000th win at DNF: Mississippi State is instate foes Ole Miss (Apr. 17) and Southern Miss (Apr. 24) at Trustmark Park in Pearl, inching closer to the 1,000-win milestone in games played at the site of its current Dudy Miss. Noble Field home. Since the facility’s opening during the 1967 season, MSU has posted a Win No. 100 at State for John Cohen: State closed out its 984-361-2 home record. The Bulldogs’s 2012 schedule includes a school-record 37 games 17-game homestand Mar. 11 with a 3-1 win over Mercer at Dudy Noble Field. It was win at home. No. 100 as MSU skipper for John Cohen. In his fourth season as MSU skipper, Cohen is Caleb Reed 4th on MSU career saves list --- Senior relief 100-90. He is 421-283-1 in 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach and in 21 seasons of pitcher Caleb Reed registered three saves in four appearances last week, raising his SEC- coaching has been associated with teams that have compiled a 690-473-2 record. Including leading season total to fi ve and tying former MSU and MLB pitcher Jay Powell for fourth a 148-55 mark as a player as State, Cohen has been associated with 248 Bulldog wins in among MSU’s career saves leaders with 17. Reed totaled all 17 saves over his junior and his Mississippi State career. senior seasons, compiling a 1.47 ERA in 37 relief appearances. 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

HITTING CAREER HIGHS C.T. BRADFORD’S CAREER HIGHS DARYL NORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Hits: 3 3x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 6 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) Runs scored: 3 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 3 vs. Auburn (3-26-11) Total bases: 8 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 6 vs. Akron (2-19-11) RBI: 6 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) RBI: 5 vs. Akron (2-19-11) Hitting streak: 8 games (2011) Hitting streak: 7 (2012)

MATTHEW BRITTON’S CAREER HIGHS LUIS POLLORENA’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 1 6x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Hits: 1 at Georgia (4-3-11) At-bats: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) At-bats: 1 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: vs. UConn (3-3-12) Runs scored: --- Total bases: 1 5x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Total bases: 1 at Georgia (4-3-11) RBI: 1 vs. Washington State (2-17-12) RBI: --- Hitting streak: 2 games (2012) Hitting streak: 1 game (2011)

BRENT BROWNLEE’S CAREER HIGHS TREY PORTER’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 2x-Last: at South Alabama (5-3-11) Hits: 3 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) At-bats: 6 2x-Last: vs. Washington St.-1 (2-19-12) At-bats: 5 vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Runs scored: 2 8x-Last: vs.MVSU (2-25-12) Runs scored: 2 2x-Last: vs. MVSU (2-25-12) Total bases: 8 at South Alabama (5-3-11) Total bases: 7 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) RBI: 5 at South Alabama (5-3-11) RBI: 2 3x-Last: vs. UConn (3-3-12) Hitting streak: 5 games (2009) Hitting streak: 5 games (2012)

ADAM FRAZIER’S CAREER HIGHS WES REA’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 3x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Hits: 3 vs. MVSU (2-25-12) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State-1 (2-19-12) At-bats: 5 vs. MVSU (2-25-12) Runs scored: 3 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Runs scored: 2 vs. MVSU (2-25-12) Total bases:4 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 5 2x-Last: vs. Memphis (2-29-12) RBI: 3 vs. Penn State (3-7-12) RBI: 3 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Hitting streak: 7 games (2012) Hitting streak: 4 games (2012)

SAM FROST’S CAREER HIGHS HUNTER RENFROE’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 4 2x-Last: vs. Ole Miss (5-2-10) Hits: 3. vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) At-bats: 5 3x-Last: vs. Jackson State (4-6-10) At-bats: 5 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 2 6x-Last: vs. MVSU (5-10-11) Runs scored: 1 7x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 6 vs. Mississippi Valley (3-17-10) Total bases: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) RBI: 5 vs. Mississippi (3-17-10) RBI: 4 vs. Lipscomb (3-3-12) Hitting streak: 2 games (2010, 2012) Hitting streak: 6 games (2012)

DEMARCUS HENDERSON’S CAREER HIGHS MITCH SLAUTER’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 3 vs. UConn (3-3-12) Hits: 2 3x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) At-bats: 5 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12)) At-bats: 6 vs. Washington State (2-19-12) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-6-12) Runs scored: 2 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12)) Total bases: 3 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Total bases: 2 vs. Washington State (2-19-12) RBI: 1 2x-Last: at Lipscomb (3-16-11) RBI: 2 2x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Hitting streak: 7 games (2012) Hitting streak: 4 games (2012)

BRAYDEN JONES’ CAREER HIGHS TAYLOR STARK’S CAREER HIGHS Hits: 1 2x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) Hits: 3 vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) At-bats: 4 vs. Mercer (3-9-12) At-bats: 5 2x-Last: vs. Lipscomb (3-4-12) Runs scored: 1 2x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) Runs scored: 2 3x-Last: vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Total bases: 1 vs. Penn State (3-7-12) Total bases: 4 vs. Belmont (2-27-11) RBI: 1 2x-Last: vs. Mercer (3-9-12) RBI: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (3-30-11) Hitting streak: 2 games (2012) Hitting streak: 2 games (2011, 2012) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

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

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

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

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

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

JONATHAN HOLDER’S CAREER HIGHS CHRIS STRATTON’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 2.0 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Innings pitched: 9.0 vs. Tennessee (4-17-10) Strikeouts: 2 vs. MVSU (2-26-12) Strikeouts: 13 vs. Belmont (2-26-11) Walks: --- Walks: 6 at LSU (5-22-10) Hits allowed: --- Hits allowed: 11 at Vanderbilt (3-19-11) Runs allowed: --- Runs allowed: 8 at Alabama (4-25-10) Earned runs allowed: --- Earned runs allowed: 8 at Alabama (4-25-10)

EVAN MITCHELL’S CAREER HIGHS C.C. WATSON’S CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 8.0 vs. Austin Peay (6-4-11) Innings pitched: 2.1 vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Strikeouts: 11 at Memphis (5-17-11) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (3-30-11) Walks: 5 2x-Last: vs. Austin Peay (6-4-11) Walks: 2 3x-Last: vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Hits allowed: 6 2x-Last: vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Hits allowed: 4 vs. Ole Miss (3-30-10) Runs allowed: 5 vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Runs allowed: 4 vs. Vanderbilt (5-15-10) Earned runs allowed: 5 vs. Sacred Heart (3-13-11) Earned runs allowed: 4 vs. Vanderbilt (5-15-10) DARYL NORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 5.1 vs. Auburn (3-27-11) Strikeouts: 5 vs. Akron (2-18-11) Walks: 3 vs. Florida (4-8-11) Hits allowed: 4 vs. LSU (5-19-11) Runs allowed: 2 2x-Last: vs. LSU (5-19-11) Earned runs allowed: 2 2x-Last: vs. (5-19-11) 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL NOTES

ALPHABETICAL 2012 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name (Pos.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T Cl. Exp. Hometown (High school/junior college 17 AMMIRATI, Nick (c) 2 Demarcus Henderson inf 5-11 170 R-R RFr. RS Waynesboro, Miss. (Wayne County High School) 4 BRACEWELL, Ben (rhp) 3 Phillip Casey inf 6-0 163 L-R Fr. HS Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Clements HS) 10 BRADFORD, C.T. (of/lhp) 4 Ben Bracewell rhp 6-0 192 R-R RSo. 1L Chelsea, Ala. (Briarwood Christian School) 15 BRITTON, Matthew (inf) 5 Daryl Norris inf/rhp 6-1 222 R-R So. 1L Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope High School) 42 BROWNLEE, Brent (of) 6 C.C. Watson lhp 6-0 196 L-L RSo. 1L Heflin, Ala. (Cleburne High School) 44 BUSBY, Andrew (rhp) 7 Taylor Stark of/rhp 6-0 185 R-R So. 1L Flowood, Miss. (Northwest Rankin High School) 3 CASEY, Phillip (inf) 8 Sam Frost inf 5-10 165 L-R Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover High School) 38 COX, Will (rhp) 9 Tyler Fullerton of/inf 5-9 154 R-R Fr. HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel High School) 31 FITTS, Trevor (rhp) 10 C.T. Bradford of/lhp 5-8 160 L-L So. 1L Pace, Fla. (Pace High School) 25 FLAIR, Nick (inf) 12 Adam Frazier inf 5-10 170 L-R So. 1L Bishop, Ga. (Oconee County High School) 12 FRAZIER, Adam (inf) 13 Brayden Jones inf 5-11 180 R-R RFr. RS Madison, Miss. (Madison Central High School) 8 FROST, Sam (inf) 14 Jonathan Holder rhp 6-2 232 R-R Fr. HS Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport High School) 9 FULLERTON, Tyler (of/inf) 15 Matthew Britton inf 5-11 176 L-R Fr. HS Cullman, Ala. (Cullman High School) 39 GAINES, Tanner (rhp) 17 Nick Ammirati c 5-9 194 S-R Jr. JC Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep/Seton Hall/Panola [Texas] JC) 18 GIRODO, Chad (lhp) 18 Chad Girodo lhp 6-1 186 L-L Jr. 2L Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle High School) 49 GRAVEMAN, Kendall (rhp) 21 Jacob Lindgren lhp 5-11 191 R-L Fr. HS Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus High School) 2 HENDERSON, Demarcus (inf) 22 Luis Pollorena lhp 5-7 158 L-L Jr. 1L Laredo, Texas (United HS/Marion [Ala.] Military Institute) 14 HOLDER, Jonathan (rhp) 24 Brandon Woodruff rhp/of/inf 6-2 220 L-R Fr. HS Wheeler, Miss. (Wheeler High School) 13 JONES, Brayden (inf) 25 Nick Flair inf 6-1 182 R-R Fr. HS Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse High School) 21 LINDGREN, Jacob (lhp) 28 Chris Stratton rhp 6-3 190 R-R Jr. 2L Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo High School) 51 MITCHELL, Evan (rhp) 29 Mitch Slauter c 6-1 195 R-R Jr. JC Olathe, Kans. (Olathe North HS/Barton County [Kans.] CC) 48 MITCHELL, Ross (lhp) 31 Trevor Fitts rhp 6-2 218 R-R Fr. HS Helena, Ala. (Pelham High School) 5 NORRIS, Daryl (inf/rhp) 32 Trey Porter 1b 6-1 209 L-R Jr. JC Hurley, Miss. (East Central HS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC) 22 POLLORENA, Luis (lhp) 34 Hunter Renfroe c/of/rhp 6-2 205 R-R So. 1L Crystal Springs, Miss. (Copiah Academy) 32 PORTER, Trey (1b) 35 Wes Rea 1b/rhp 6-5 296 R-R RFr. RS Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central High School) 35 RES, Wes (1B/rhp) 36 Nick Routt lhp 6-4 202 L-L RJr. 2L Silver Spring, Md. (St. Johns College High School) 37 REED, Caleb (rhp) 37 Caleb Reed rhp 5-10 202 R-R Sr. 3L Cleveland, Miss. (Bayou Academy) 34 RENFROE, Hunter (c/of/rhp) 38 Will Cox rhp 6-3 231 R-R Fr. HS Amory, Miss. (Amory High School) 36 ROUTT, Nick (lhp) 39 Tanner Gaines rhp 6-0 181 R-R RFr. RS Baldwyn, Miss. (Baldwyn High School) 29 SLAUTER, Mitch (c) 42 Brent Brownlee of 6-0 188 R-R Sr. 2L Oxford, Miss. (Oxford High School) 7 STARK, Taylor (inf/rhp) 44 Andrew Busby rhp 6-4 230 R-R Jr. 1L Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS/Wallace St. [Ala]. CC) 28 STRATTON, Chris (rhp) 48 Ross Mitchell lhp 6-0 168 L-L RFr. RS Smyrna, Tenn. (Blackman High School) 6 WATSON, C.C. (lhp) 49 Kendall Graveman rhp 6-1 190 R-R Jr. 2L Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell High School) 24 WOODRUFF, Brandon (rhp/of/inf) 51 Evan Mitchell rhp 6-2 173 R-R So. 1L Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler High School)

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

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