COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2019 Schedule & Results Mississippi State Auburn Follow Along February (8-1) Record (SEC): 51-13 (20-10) Record (SEC): 38-26 (14-16) Location: Omaha, Neb. 15 YOUNGSTOWN STATE SECN+ W, 14-3 H/A/N: 37-5 / 10-6 / 4-2 H/A/N: 22-10 / 14-13 / 2-3 Stadium: TD Ameritrade Park 16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE-1 SECN+ W, 14-2 First Pitch: 6:30 p.m. CT YOUNGSTOWN STATE-2 SECN+ W, 8-0 Rankings: Baseball America - 5, CBN - 3 Rankings: Baseball America - NR, CBN - 7 20 UAB SECN+ W, 3-2 D1Baseball - 3, NCBWA - 3 D1Baseball - NR, NCBWA - 15 TV: ESPN2 22 #21 SOUTHERN MISS SECN+ L, 0-1 (10 Inn.) Perfect Game - 4, USA Today - 4 Perfect Game - NR, USA Today - NR Karl Ravech (pbp), Kyle Peterson (analyst) 23 #21 SOUTHERN MISS SECN+ W, 8-1 Eduardo Perez (analyst), Kris Budden (reporter) 24 #21 SOUTHERN MISS SECN+ W, 4-3 Head Coach: Chris Lemonis Head Coach: Butch Thompson Internet Stream: ESPN.com/Watch 26 JACKSON STATE SECN+ W, 17-4 Record at MSU (Yrs.): 51-13 (1st) Record at AU (Yrs.): 141-108 (4th) 27 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA SECN+ W, 12-0 Radio: MSU Radio Network Career Record (Yrs): 192-104-2 (5th) Career Record (Yrs): Same March (16-4) (100.9 FM locally) Frisco Classic (Frisco, Texas) Batting Average: .317 Batting Average: .265 Audio Stream: HailState.com/plus 1 vs. Sam Houston State FloLive.tv W, 5-4 Runs Per-Game: 8.1 Runs Per-Game: 5.9 2 vs. #8 Texas Tech FloLive.tv W, 4-2 3 vs. Nebraska FloLive.tv Canceled Hits Per-Game: 11.3 Hits Per-Game: 9.1 5 ECU SECN+ W, 4-1 Slugging Percentage: .478 Slugging Percentage: .387 6 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF SECN+ W, 14-1 8 MAINE-1 SECN+ W, 9-2 ERA: 3.47 ERA: 4.49 MAINE-2 SECN+ W, 5-1 K’s/BB Ratio: 3.15/1 K’s/BB Ratio: 2.17/1 10 MAINE SECN+ W, 9-8 Batting Average Against: .225 Batting Average Against: .260 13 GRAMBLING SECN+ W, 18-1 15 at #4 Florida * SECN+ W, 6-5 First Year of Baseball: 1885 (129th season) 16 at #4 Florida-1 * SEC Network W, 10-4 at #4 Florida-2 * SEC+ L, 2-4 Program Record: 2,691-1,574-29 (.627) 19 LITTLE ROCK SECN+ W, 15-4 20 at Samford ESPN3/ESPN+ W, 6-4 22 #16 AUBURN * SECN+ L, 5-6 The First Pitch 23 #16 AUBURN * SECN+ W, 15-2 24 #16 AUBURN * SECN+ W, 20-15 What’s Inside 26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE SECN+ W, 18-5 28 #17 LSU * ESPNU W, 6-5 • Redshirt-junior Ethan Small was tabbed National Pitcher of the • Freshman JT Ginn owns two National Freshman of the Year 29 #17 LSU * SEC NETWORK L, 5-10 Year by the College Baseball Foundation, becoming the first MSU honors, while becoming the 36th Freshman All-American in 30 #17 LSU * SECN+ L, 2-11 student-athlete to win the award from the organization. Mississippi State history. April (12-4) MORE ON PAGE 13 MORE ON PAGE 22 3 ULM SECN+ W, 21-8 5 at Tennessee * SECN+ W, 6-3 (11 Inn.) • Mississippi State is making its 11th appearance at the College World • The Diamond Dawgs lead the NCAA in doubles and are No. 2 in hits 6 at Tennessee * SECN+ L, 1-2 Series after defeating Stanford in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional. entering the College World Series, while ranking No. 5 in runs scored. 7 at Tennessee * SECN+ W, 7-5 10 SOUTH ALABAMA SECN+ W, 7-5 MORE ON PAGE 6, 8 & 9 MORE ON PAGE 18 & 42 12 ALABAMA * SECN+ W, 6-0 • Earlier this season, Mississippi State and Auburn played an epic • Mississippi State will meet Auburn for the 204th time overall and 13 ALABAMA * SECN+ W, 9-1 14 ALABAMA * SEC NETWORK W, 13-3 series that saw a late-inning rally in game one and 35 total runs first in the NCAA postseason in its opening game of the College 16 TEXAS SOUTHERN SECN+ W, 5-1 from MSU in the final two games. World Series, owning a 109-93-1 record versus the Tigers. 18 at #10 Arkansas * ESPNU L, 3-5 MORE ON PAGE 18 MORE ON PAGE 11 19 at #10 Arkansas * SECN+ L, 5-12 20 at #10 Arkansas * SECN+ L, 2-10 • Head coach Chris Lemonis became the winningest first-year head • Senior Jake Mangum, sophomore Tanner Allen, sophomore Governor’s Cup (Pearl, Miss.) coach in Southeastern Conference history versus South Carolina Justin Foscue and sophomore Jordan Westburg each own 23 vs. #23 Ole Miss --- W, 8-1 26 #3 GEORGIA * SECN+ W, 19-3 with his 45th win of the year, passing LSU’s Smoke Laval (44, 2002). 20-plus doubles, marking just the first time in school history four 27 #3 GEORGIA * SEC NETWORK W, 9-3 MORE ON PAGE 20 Bulldogs have 20-plus doubles in a single season. 28 #3 GEORGIA * SECN+ W, 6-5 MORE ON PAGE 18 May (10-4) • The trio of redshirt-junior Ethan Small, senior Jake Mangum and 3 at #15 Texas A&M * SECN+ W, 4-0 sophomore Justin Foscue all earned All-America honors from Baseball • Of the 13 losses in 2019 for the Diamond Dawgs, five of them have 4 at #15 Texas A&M * SEC Network L, 1-0 (7 Inn.) America, marking the most in a single year for MSU by the publication. come in one-run games, with four of those against ranked opponents. at #15 Texas A&M * SECN+ W, 4-3 (7 Inn.) MORE ON PAGE 22 8 MEMPHIS SECN+ W, 10-9 • Redshirt-junior Ethan Small and freshman JT Ginn posted just the 10 at #11 Ole Miss * SECN+ W, 2-0 • Senior Jake Mangum already owns the Mississippi State and fourth season in program history with multiple 100-strikeout pitchers. 11 at #11 Ole Miss * SECN+ W, 8-5 12 at #11 Ole Miss * ESPN2 W, 11-5 Southeastern Conference record for career hits, and at the NCAA MORE ON PAGE 12 & 19 Starkville Regional became the fourth SEC student-athlete with 14 LOUISIANA TECH SECN+ W, 7-3 • Mississippi State won a 17-inning tilt with LSU to open its stay at 16 SOUTH CAROLINA * SECN+ W, 24-7 back-to-back 100-hit campaigns. the SEC Tournament, marking the longest game in program history. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA * SECN+ W, 11-2 MORE ON PAGE 14-16 18 SOUTH CAROLINA * SECN+ L, 8-10 MORE ON PAGE 19 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) 22 vs. #16 LSU SEC Network W, 6-5 (17 Inn.) What’s Inside Inside 23 vs. #2 Vanderbilt SEC Network L, 0-1 24 vs. #16 LSU SEC Network L, 2-12 P2 Roster & Quick Facts P14-16 Mangum’s Mastery P26-27 All-SEC Awards/SEC History NCAA Starkville Regional (Starkville, Miss.) P3 Head coach Chris Lemonis 14-15 Mangum’s Record Watch P28-29 The Last Time... 31 SOUTHERN SEC Network W, 11-6 P4-9 NCAA Tournament History 16 Big Innings/Comeback Wins 28 Home Run Tracker June 4 2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket P17 ‘Penning It Down/Reliever Record Watch 29 Exit Velocities NCAA Starkville Regional (Starkville, Miss.) 1 Central Michigan SECN+ W, 7-2 5 College World Series Bracket P18-21 News & Notes P30 Dudy Noble Field 2 #19 Miami (Fla.) SEC Network W, 5-2 6-7 NCAA Tournament History 18 Multi Games/Streaks P31-42 Statistics 8 CWS Tidbits 19 Pitching Potables NCAA Starkville Super Regional (Starkville, Miss.) 42 MSU in the National Rankings 8 #3 Stanford ESPN2 W, 5-2 9 CWS Line Scores 20 New Dude Attendance P43 Bullpen Production Chart 9 #3 Stanford ESPNU W, 8-1 P10 Mississippi State When.../How It Was Won 20-21 Team Record Watch P44-75 Player Bio Pages Rankings from Baseball America | All times central and subject to change P11 Inside The Series/National Polls P22 All-America/2019 MLB Draft P76-121 News Clippings HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS | * - Southeastern Conference game P12-13 Nothing “Small” About It P23-25 Honor System/Honors Tracker P122 Media Roster 25 Specialty Statistics MSU Athletic Communications: Greg Campbell email: [email protected] Office: 662.325.0972 Twitter: @SID_Greg 2019 Roster Numerical Alphabetical # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous School) # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. 2 Gunner Halter IF R/R 6-3 180 Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley (Seminole State (Okla.) College) 5 Tanner Allen IF/OF L/R 5-11 184 So. 3 JT Ginn RHP/IF R/R 6-2 192 Fr. Brandon, Miss./Brandon 46 Trysten Barlow LHP L/L 6-1 215 R-Jr. 4 Rowdey Jordan IF/OF S/R 5-10 171 So. Auburn, Ala./Auburn 31 Benjamin Bell OF L/R 5-9 180 Fr. 5 Tanner Allen IF/OF L/R 5-11 184 So. Theodore, Ala./UMS- Wright Prep 36 Hunter Blalock OF R/R 6-5 195 Fr. 6 Brandon Smith RHP/IF R/R 6-3 180 Fr. Richland, Miss./Richland 43 Kale Breaux LHP R/L 5-11 193 R-Jr. 8 Dustin Skelton C R/R 6-0 202 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss./Magnolia Heights School 27 Bryce Brock LHP/OF L/L 6-0 165 Fr. 10 Josh Hatcher IF/OF L/L 6-2 175 So. Albany, Ga./Lee County 0 Kyle Cheesebrough Assistant Coach 11 Jordan Westburg IF R/R 6-3 191 So.