9 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2013 NCAA FINALISTS 33 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Baseball PR Contact: Kyle Niblett Twitter: @KyleNiblett 2014 GAME NOTES Email: [email protected] Cell: (662) 418-9139 Office: (662) 325-8040 12 MLB FIRST ROUNDERS 10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY 14 Fri. WESTERN CAROLINA L 2-3 15 Sat. WESTERN CAROLINA W 6-1 16 Sun. WESTERN CAROLINA W 7-2 19 Wed. MEMPHIS L 4-6 VS. 21 Fri. HOLY CROSS W 6-2 22 Sat. HOLY CROSS (DH-1) W 8-4 22 Sat. HOLY CROSS (DH-2) L 6-7 23 Sun. HOLY CROSS L 1-6 25. Tue. MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 13-1 MISSISSIPPI STATE MISSOURI 26 Wed. MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 10-1 HEAD COACHES 28 Fri. # MICHIGAN STATE W 4-2 John Cohen . Name . ..Tim Jamieson MARCH 521-342-1 (15th Season) . .Career Record. 639-492-2 (20th Season) 1 Sat. # EASTERN ILLINOIS W 4-3 200-146 (6th Season) . Record At School. Same 1 Sat. # MICHIGAN STATE W 7-1 2 Sun. # EASTERN ILLINOIS W 9-0 2014 RECORD 5 Wed. SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPN3) W 3-0 23-15 . Overall . 17-18 7 Fri. $ vs. UC Santa Barbara L 3-8 7-8 . Conference Record . .6-9 7 Fri. $ at Arizona L 3-12 W1 . .Current Streak. L1 8 Sat. $ vs. UC Santa Barbara L 6-7 3-2 . Last Five Games . .3-2 9 Sun. $ at Arizona W 6-4 11 Tue. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 3-0 5-5 . .Last 10 Games. 4-6 14 Fri. * at Georgia L 1-7 15 Sat. * at Georgia [FSN] W 6-1 NATIONAL RANKING 16 Sun. * at Georgia W 4-1 24. Baseball America. Not Ranked 21 Fri. * #3 VANDERBILT [CSS] W 17-2 22. Collegiate Baseball . Not Ranked 22 Sat. * #3 VANDERBILT [ESPNU] W 6-3 22. NCBWA . Not Ranked 23 Sun. * #3 VANDERBILT L 1-5 22. Perfect Game . Not Ranked 25 Tue. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 3-2 Receiving Votes . USA Today Coaches . Not Ranked 28 Fri. * ARKANSAS L 0-4 29 Sat. * ARKANSAS W 5-1 30 Sun. * ARKANSAS W 5-1 PROBABLE PITCHERS Jr. RHP Trevor Fitts (2-2, 3.29 ERA) . Friday . Jr. RHP Brett Graves (3-2, 2.67 ERA) APRIL RJr. LHP Ross Mitchell (5-3, 2.15 ERA) . Saturday . Jr. RHP John Miles (2-4, 5.25 ERA) 4 Fri. * at #9 LSU [CSS] L 0-3 TBA. Sunday . Sr. RHP Eric Anderson (2-2, 3.15 ERA) 5 Sat. * at #9 LSU [ESPNU] L 1-2 6 Sun. * at #9 LSU [CST] L 4-17 8 Tue. ^ vs. Southern Miss W 4-3 (11) 11 Fri. * #13 OLE MISS (SBW) L 1-6 GENERAL INFO 12 Sat. * #13 OLE MISS (SBW) [FSN] W 6-5 (10) TV: Mediacom 22 (Friday Only) Friday’s Forecast (April 18) 13 Sun. * #13 OLE MISS (SBW) L 2-12 15 Tue. ALCORN STATE W 16-2 Radio: MSU Baseball Radio Network High 69, Low 44 - Mostly Cloudy (10%) 18 Fri. * at Missouri (Mediacom 22 TV) 6 p.m. Audio Stream: HailStateTV.com Saturday’s Forecast (April 19) 19 Sat. * at Missouri 2 p.m. Video Stream: None High 72, Low 52 - Mostly Cloudy (10%) 20 Sun. * at Missouri 1 p.m. Location: Columbia, Mo. Sunday’s Forecast (April 20) 22 Tue. ^ vs. Ole Miss 6:35 p.m. Stadium: Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field High 68, Low 53 - Few Showers (30%) 24 Thur. * TEXAS A&M [ESPNU] 6:30 p.m. 25 Fri. * TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. 26 Sat. * TEXAS A&M [FSN] 2:15 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 30 Wed. JACKSONVILLE STATE 6:30 p.m. POS. NAME AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-SBA M AY C Gavin Collins .302 24-22 63 6 19 7 0 0 7 5 0-1 2 Fri. * at Auburn 6 p.m. 1B Wes Rea .246 38-38 138 17 34 5 0 3 28 24 0-0 3 Sat. * at Auburn [CSS] 6 p.m. 2B Brett Pirtle .333 38-38 141 19 47 4 1 0 15 9 3-5 4 Sun. * at Auburn 1 p.m. 3B Matthew Britton .180 32-18 50 14 9 2 0 0 6 12 4-4 9 Fri. * TENNESSEE 6:30 p.m. SS Seth Heck .243 32-30 103 14 25 4 0 0 16 11 2-2 10 Sat. * TENNESSEE [FSN] 6 p.m. LF Derrick Armstrong .356 35-24 90 21 32 1 0 0 11 14 13-15 11 Sun. * TENNESSEE [CBS Sports Network] 1:30 p.m. 15 Thur. * at Alabama 6:35 p.m. CF C.T. Bradford .283 26-23 92 7 26 3 4 0 15 3 2-4 16 Fri. * at Alabama [CBS Sports Network] 6 p.m. RF Cody Brown .282 23-13 39 15 11 2 1 0 8 19 4-5 17 Sat. * at Alabama [CSS] 3 p.m. DH Alex Detz .235 37-36 136 20 32 3 0 2 24 24 4-7 POSTSEASON * Based on April 15 lineup vs. Alcorn State M 20-25 SEC Tournament TBA M 30-J2 NCAA Regionals TBA NEED TO KNOW J 6-9 NCAA Super Regionals TBA • This weekend marks the first regular-season matchup as Southeastern Conference opponents J 14-25 NCAA College World Series TBA between Mississippi State and Missouri, and is the first time MSU skipper John Cohen has coached a game at Missouri since serving as a GA there from 1992-94 and an assistant coach from 1995-97 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS • Mississippi State is three games out of first place in the SEC with five series left to play All Times Central • All-SEC outfielder candidate Derrick Armstrong has reached base safely in a career-best # Diamond Classic Presented By Polk’s Meat Products 12-straight games, a span in which he is hitting .455 (20-for-44) $ Hi Corbett Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) • All-SEC second-baseman candidate Brett Pirtle has reached base safely in 44-consecutive games * SEC Series against SEC opponents dating back to March 29, 2013 vs. Arkansas ^ Game Played at Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) • Pirtle enters the Missouri series having reached base safely in a season-best 19-straight games. • All-SEC Freshman candidate Gavin Collins is 10-for-29 (.345) in 11 SEC games with five doubles Download Fancred App Facebook.com/HailStateBB @HailStateBB @HailStateBB & Search For Mississippi State HAILSTATE.COM 2014 GAME NOTES - MISSISSIPPI STATE AT MISSOURI WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE MON. 21 TUE. 22 WED. 23 THUR. 24 FRI. 25 S AT. 26 SUN. 27 No Player Availability Game #42 Coach Cohen and Game #43 Game #44 Game #45 No Player Availability (OFF DAY) 6:30 p.m. CT players will preview the 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT 2:15 p.m. CT (FSN) (OFF DAY) vs. Ole Miss Texas A&M series in the vs. Texas A&M vs. Texas A&M vs. Texas A&M Trustmark Park Hall of Champions. Dudy Noble Field Dudy Noble Field Dudy Noble Field Pearl, Miss. Requested players will Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss. also be available. Time Postgame TBA. Postgame Postgame Postgame Coach Cohen & selected Coach Cohen & selected Coach Cohen & selected Coach Cohen & selected players are available players are available players are available players are available following the game on following the game on following the game on following the game on the field the field the field the field QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION SCHOOL INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Location (Enrollment).................................Starkville, Miss. (20,365) Media credentials for Mississippi State home baseball games are required Founded . .1878 for media covering games at Dudy Noble Field and are issued through the MSU President................................................. Dr. Mark E. Keenum Athletic Media Relations Office for working press only. Written requests by accredited media members on company letterhead should be submitted to Kyle Faculty Representative .......................................Dr. Steve Turner Niblett at least 48 hours prior to the the requested game(s). If needed, creden- Director of Athletics ............................Scott Stricklin (@StricklinMSU) tials can be left at the “Will Call” window at the stadium ticket office under the Affiliation ....................................................NCAA Division I main grandstand, which opens two hours prior to SEC and weekend games and Conference...................................Southeastern - Western Division 90 minutes prior to all other games. Nickname ...........................................................Bulldogs Colors...........................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White PRESS BOX MEDIA SERVICES Athletic Department Phone....................................(662) 325-2532 The MSU Media Relations Office provides pregame notes and statistics, lineup sheets and scorecards in the Joe Phillips Press Box prior to each game at Dudy Ticket Office Phone............................................(662) 325-2600 Noble Field. A complete box score along with a play-by-play is available approxi- STADIUM INFORMATION mately 15 minutes after each game. Wired and wireless internet connections are Name ................................Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium available for media use in the press box along with information for accessing live Capacity ..............................................................15,000 in-game stats through the Broadcast Stats system. The Joe Phillips Press Box sits Field Dimensions ....................................Left-330, Left Center-376, above the grandstand behind home plate. The press box phone number is (662) . Center-390, Right Center-374, Right-326 325-3776. Press Box Phone ..............................................(662) 325-3776 COACH COHEN MEDIA AVAILABILITY TEAM INFORMATION Each Thursday before a home weekend series, Head Coach John Cohen will National Finish ..................................College World Series Finalists be available to the media in the Hall of Champions room located in the MSU Final Rankings..............................No. 2 in Baseball America, NCBWA, Baseball Offices behind Dudy Noble Field.