2018 MEDIA GUIDE MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA & TEAM INFORMATION 1-7 Quick Facts . 2 CREDITS Roster . 3 Roster Breakdown . 4 The 2017 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide is a Schedule & Media Information . 5 publication of the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office and was Media Information . 6 compiled by Andrew Piper . MSU Baseball Radio Network/Dawg Talk/SEC Network . 7 Photography by John Cade, Russ Houston, Craig Jackson and COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF 8-21 Kelly Price . Head Coach Andy Cannizaro . 8-11 Assistant Coach Gary Henderson . 12-13 Special thanks for editorial and technical assistance to Assistant Coach Jake Gautreau . 14-15 Bob Carskadon, Austin Coats, Joe Dier, Megan Fisher, Will Coordinator of Baseball Camps Mike Brown . 16-17 Goodwin and Jordan Smith . Support Staff . 18-20 Diamond Girls . 21 Cover design by MSU Director of Creative Services, Dan Brown . PLAYERS 22-47 Please email any corrections to APiper@athletics .msstate .edu . 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 48-65 Game-By-Game Results . 48 Statistics (Overall & SEC) . 49-52 ROAD HOTEL INFO Starting Lineups (By batting order and position) . 53-54 Miscellaneous Hitting Stats . 55 Southern Miss (Feb. 15-18) Hattiesburg, Miss. Miscellaneous Pitching Stats . 56-58 Hilton Garden Inn Miscellaneous Stats . 58-60 133 Plaza Drive SEC Review . 61 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 National Review . 62 Final Career Statistics . 63 College Classic (Feb. 22-25) Corpus Christi, Texas Emerald Beach Hotel SCHOOL RECORDS 64-82 1102 S . SHoreline Boulevard Individual Records . 64-65 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Individual All-Time Top-10 Lists . 66-69 Yearly Statistical Leaders . 70-73 Shriner’s Classic (March 1-4) Houston, Texas Team Records . 74 Hyatt Regency Downtown Team Single-Season Records . 75 1200 Louisiana Street Yearly Team Statistics . 76-77 Houston, TX 77002 Year-By-Year Team Record . 78-79 Miscellaneous Team Information . 80 Missouri (March 22-25) Columbia, Mo. Last Time . 81-82 Holiday Inn Executive Center 2200 Interstate 70 Drive HONORS & HISTORY 83-145 Columbia, MO 65203 National and Regional Honors . 83-86 SEC Honors . 87-92 LSU (March 27-31) Baton Rouge, La. Mississippi Honors . 93 Rensaissance Baton Rouge All-Time Lettermen . 94-98 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd Bulldogs in Major League Baseball . 99-101 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Bulldogs in the Major League Baseball Draft . 102-103 History of Bulldog Baseball . 104-109 Auburn (April 11-15) Auburn, Ala. Year-By-Year Results . 110-134 Fairfield Inn & Suites Auburn Opelika All-Time Series Records . 135-136 2257 Interstate Drive SEC Playoffs & SEC Tournament . 137-138 Opelika, AL 36801 NCAA Tournament . 139-142 (334) 742-2590 NCAA College World Series . 143-45 Alabama (May 3-6) Tuscaloosa, Ala. THE SEC & MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 146-148 Holiday Inn Tuscaloosa The Southeastern Conference . 146 1120 Veterans Memorial Parkway Mississippi State President Dr . Mark E . Keenum . 147 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Mississippi State Director of Athletics John Cohen . 148 Kentucky (May 10-13) Lexington, Ky. DUDY NOBLE FIELD 149-152 Hilton Lexington Suites The Current Dudy Noble Field . 149-151 245 Lexington Green Circle The New Dudy Noble Field . 152 Lexington, KY 40503 @HAILSTATEBB | | HAILSTATE.COM/BASEBALL 1 QUICK FACTS SCHOOL INFORMATION 2017 TEAM INFORMATION Location (Enrollment) . Starkville, Mississippi (21,884) Overall Record . 40-27 Founded . 1878 Home . 23-11 President . Dr . Mark E . Keenum Road . 12-12 Faculty Representative . Dr . Steven Turner Neutral-Site . 5-4 Director of Athletics . John Cohen SEC Record . 17-13 (5th Overall, 2nd in SEC West) Twitter . @JohnCohenAD Postseason . 6-5 Affiliation . NCAA Division I SEC Tournament . 2-2 Conference . Southeastern - Western Division NCAA Hattiesburg Regional . 4-1 Nickname . Bulldogs NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional . 0-2 Colors . Maroon (PMS 202) and White Lettermen Returning/Lost . 14/12 Athletic Department Phone . (662) 325-2532 Position Starters Returning/Lost . 5/4 Ticket Office Phone . (662) 325-2600 Pitchers Returning/Lost . 12/10 Newcomers . 15 (9 Freshmen, 1 Sophomores, 3 Juniors, STADIUM INFORMATION . 2 Fifth-year graduate transfers) Name . Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium Capacity . 9,000 (For 2018 only) PROGRAM INFORMATION Field Dimensions . .Left-330, Left Center-385, First Year of Baseball . 1885 (2018 is 128th season) Center-400, Right Center-380, Right-305 First Year in SEC . 1933 (Charter Member) Press Box Phone . (662) 325-3776 All-Time Record (Win %) . 2,601-1,532-29 ( .625) NCAA Tournament Record (Win %) . 102-81 ( .557) STAFF INFORMATION NCAA Tournaments (Last) . 36 (2017) Head Coach . Andy Cannizaro (Tulane ‘01) Regional Championships (Last) . 13 (2017) Twitter . @CoachCannizaro NCAA Super Regionals (Last) . 7 (2017) Record Overall (Years) . 40-27 (1) Super Regional Championships (Last) . 2 (2013) Record at MSU (Years) . 40-27 (1) College World Series (Last) . 9 (2013) NCAA Appearances . 1 CWS Record (Win %) . 10-18 ( .357) Super Regional Appearances . 1 All-Time SEC Record (Win %) . 923-797-3 ( .536) College World Series Appearances . 0 SEC Championships (Last) . 11 (2016) Assistant Coach . .Gary Henderson (San Diego State ‘84) SEC Tournament Record (Win %) . 65-52 ( .556) Twitter . @MSUGH20 SEC Tournaments (Last) . 32 (2017) Assistant Coach . Jake Gautreau (Tulane ‘11) SEC Tournament Championships (Last) . 7 (2012) Twitter . @JakeGautreau Coordinator of Camps . Mike Brown (Kentucky ‘08) TOP RETURNING HITTERS Twitter . @mikesbrown5 Strength Coach . Brian Neal (Bridgewater College ‘05) NAME POS. YEAR AVG/OBP/SLG HR RBI Coordinator of Player Development . A .J . Gaura (Austin Peay ‘15) Jake Mangum OF Jr . .324/ .380/ .385 0 26 Coordinator of Operations . Trevor Fitts (Mississippi State ‘15) Hunter Stovall INF Jr . .288/ .345/ .375 5 18 Athletic Trainer . Jason Wire (St . Cloud State ‘06) Elijah MacNamee OF/1B Jr . .267/ .315/ 2 .344 22 Student Managers . Austin Burt Hunter Vansau OF Jr . .297/ .377/ .356 0 14 . Bryce Deupree . Will McDowell . Josh Nichols TOP RETURNING PITCHERS . Kyle Spencer . .Brett Spring NAME POS. YEAR ERA W-L K/BB Konnor Pilkington LHP Jr . 2 .08 3-1 42/15 MEDIA INFORMATION Spencer Price RHP Jr . 2 .91 4-1 40/19 Communications Contact . Andrew Piper Riley Self RHP So . 3 .72 5-2 60/20 Twitter . @ADPiper7 Email . apiper@athletics .msstate .edu Cell . (954) 954-592-5158 Office . (662) 325-0972 Fax . (662) 325-2563 Mailing Address . P .O . Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Website . HailState .com/baseball Baseball Twitter/Instagram/Facebook . @HailStateBB 2 2018 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T CL. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 3 Zach Neff LHP 6-1 195 L-L Grad . TR Belleville, Ill . (Austin Peay) 4 Rowdey Jordan INF 5-10 181 S-R Fr . HS Auburn, Ala . (Auburn HS) 5 Tanner Allen INF/OF 5-11 181 L-R Fr . HS Theodore, Ala . (UMS-Wright Prep) 7 Luke Alexander INF 6-0 187 R-R Jr . 2L Belmont, Miss . (Belmont HS) 8 Dustin Skelton C 6-0 197 R-R So . 1L Olive Branch, Miss . (Magnolia Heights School) 9 Jordan Anderson OF 6-1 200 R-R Fr . HS Madison, Ala . (James Clemens HS) 10 Josh Hatcher 1B/LHP 6-2 182 L-L Fr . HS Albany, Ga . (Lee County HS) 11 Jordan Westburg INF 6-3 202 R-R Fr . HS New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels HS) 12 Tanner Poole OF 6-4 200 R-R RSr . 1L Amory, Miss . (Itawamba [Miss .] CC) 13 Hunter Stovall INF 5-7 165 R-R Jr . 2L Pelham, Ala . (Pelham HS) 14 Riley Self RHP 6-4 238 R-R So . 1L Coldwater, Miss . (Magnolia Heights School) 15 Jake Mangum OF 6-1 182 S-L Jr . 2L Pearl, Miss . (Jackson Preparatory School) 16 Owen Lovell OF 6-4 222 R-R Fr . HS Cullman, Ala . (Cullman HS) 17 Justin Foscue INF 6-0 197 R-R Fr . HS Huntsville, Ala . (Virgil Grissom HS) 18 Keegan James RHP 6-3 225 R-R RSo . 1L Southaven, Miss . (DeSoto Central HS) 19 Jared Liebelt RHP 6-0 167 R-R Jr . TR Aurora, Ill . (Waubonsee [IL] CC) 22 Denver McQuary RHP/INF 6-2 191 R-R So . 1L Houston, Miss (Houston HS) 23 Alex Pener 1B 6-1 192 S-R Jr . TR Overland Park, Kan . (Scottsdale [AZ] CC) 24 Cole Gordon RHP 6-5 241 L-R RJr . 2L Tampa, Fla . (Steinbrenner HS) 25 Zane Stephens RHP 5-11 163 R-R Fr . HS Live Oak, Fla . (Suwanee HS) 28 JP France RHP 6-0 216 R-R Grad . TR Luling, La . (Tulane University) 29 James Basham C 5-10 161 R-R Fr . HS Atlanta, Ga . (Riverside Military Academy) 30 Cole Marsh RHP 6-2 193 R-R So . TR Monroe, La . (Mississippi Delta CC) 32 Hunter Vansau OF 6-3 205 L-R Jr . 1L Crawford, Texas (Northeast Texas CC) 34 Marshall Gilbert C 6-1 206 R-R Jr . TR Trevor, Wisc . (John A Logan [IL] College) 40 Elijah MacNamee OF/1B 6-4 209 R-R Jr . 1L Cypress, Texas (Blinn [TX] CC) 41 Graham Ashcraft RHP 6-2 217 L-R So . 1L Gurly, Ala . (Huntsville HS) 42 Blake Smith RHP 6-0 208 R-R RSr . 1L Fort Payne, Ala . (Shelton State [Ala .] CC) 43 Kale Breaux LHP 5-11 188 R-L RSo . 1L Sulphur, La . (Sulphur HS) 44 Ethan Small LHP 6-3 208 L-L RSo . 1L Lexington, Tenn . (Lexington HS) 45 Jacob Billingsley RHP 6-1 197 R-R RSr . 2L Senatobia, Miss . (Magnolia Heights School) 46 Trysten Barlow LHP 6-1 220 L-L RSo . 1L Halls, Tenn . (Dyer County HS) 48 Konnor Pilkington LHP 6-3 228 L-L Jr . 2L Hurley, Miss . (East Central HS) 55 Spencer Price RHP 6-2 222 R-R Jr . 1L Olive Branch, Miss . (Meridian [Miss .] CC) ALPHABETICAL No. Name No. Name No. Name 7 - ALEXANDER, Luke 10 - HATCHER, Josh 12 - POOLE, Tanner 5 - ALLEN, Tanner 18 - JAMES, Keegan 55 - PRICE,.