TABLE OF CONTENTS MSU BASEBALL QUICK FACTS MEDIA/TEAM INFORMATION ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE Media Information ...................................................................... 2-3 LOCATION: Starkville, Miss. (est. population 25,000) MSU Baseball Radio Network ...................................................... 4 FOUNDED: 1878 Team Schedule ..............................................................................5 ENROLLMENT: 20,424 (statewide fall 2011 enrollment) Season Preview ......................................................................... 6-7 UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT: Dr. Mark. E Keenum (Mississippi State, 1983) Team Road Headquarters ............................................................ 7 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Steve Turner (Mercer, 1975) Team Rosters / Pronunciation Guide ....................................... 8-9 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Scott Stricklin (Mississippi State, 1992) The Diamond Girls ...................................................................... 10 SCHOOL MASCOT: Bulldog SCHOOL COLORS: Maroon & White BASEBALL STAFF NCAA/CONFERENCE AFFILIATION: Div. 1/Southeastern Conference (SEC West) Head Coach John Cohen ...................................................... 12-15 BASEBALL STADIUM: Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium Assistant Coach Lane Burroughs ..............................................16 CAPACITY: 15,000 (grandstand/bleacher seating: approx. 7,200) Assistant Coach Butch Thompson ............................................17 FIELD DIMENSIONS Coordinator of Camps Nick Mingione ...................................... 18 : LF-330, LC-376, CF-390, RC-374, RF-326 Coordinator of Baseball Operations Tyler Bratton .................. 19 FIRST GAME: April 3, 1967 (at present fi eld location) Behind the Scenes ..................................................................... 19 Support Staff ................................................................................20 BASEBALL STAFF HEAD COACH: John Cohen (Mississippi State University, 1990) THE PLAYERS OVERALL RECORD: 407-238-1 (.590/12 seasons) Nick Ammirati / Ben Bracewell .................................................. 22 MSU OVERALL/SEC RECORD: 86-87 (.497/three seasons) / SEC: 29-60 (.326) Brandon Woodruff ...................................................................... 54 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/RECORD: 3/8-6 ASSISTANT COACH: Butch Thompson, 4th year (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) THE OPPONENTS ASSISTANT COACH: Lane Burroughs, 4th year (Mississippi College, 1995) SEC Opponents ..................................................................... 56-58 BASEBALL CAMPS COORD: Nick Mingione, 4th year (Embry-Riddle University, 2000) Non-conference Opponents ................................................. 59-61 DIRECTOR/BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Tyler Bratton, 4th year (Mississippi State, 2007) Series Scores ......................................................................... 62-66 STRENGTH COACH: Brian Neal (Bridgewater College, 2005) SEC Tournament ......................................................................... 66 ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH: Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1996) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jason Wire (St. Cloud State University, 2006) 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINERS: Andy Bowersox (GA), Michael Cavanah 2011 Season Recap .................................................................... 68 STUDENT MANAGERS: Sam Cockroft, Will Coggin, G.T. McCullough, Scott Ming, Davis Season Results ........................................................................... 69 Overall, Conference Statistics .............................................. 70-71 Parker, Ronald Sims Starting Lineups ......................................................................... 72 BASEBALL OFFICE TELEPHONE: 662-325-3597 Home Runs Hit/Allowed ............................................................. 73 BASEBALL OFFICE FAX: 662-325-3600 Pitching starts ............................................................................. 74 BASEBALL MAILING ADDRESS: Box 5327, Mississippi State, MS 39762 SEC Standings/Honors .............................................................. 75 BASEBALL SHIPPING ADDRESS: 110 Coliseum Circle, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Final Career Statistics ................................................................ 76 TEAM INFORMATION MSU BASEBALL RECORDS 2011 OVERALL RECORD: 38-25 (Home: 22-12, Away: 12-11, Neutral: 4-2) Individual Records ................................................................ 78-79 2011 SEC RECORD: 14-16 (Home: 7-8, Away: 7-8) Team Records ............................................................................. 80 2011 SEC FINISH: t-6th overall (t-2nd in SEC Western Division) The Last Time... / MSU in the Polls ........................................... 81 2011 POSTSEASON PLAY/FINAL NATIONAL RANKING: 4-2 (Super Regional fi nals)/ 15th (18 RPI) Top 10 Hitting Lists ............................................................... 82-83 2011 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 15 (OF-C.T. Bradford, OF-Brent Brownlee, RHP-Andrew Busby, Top 10 Pitching Lists ............................................................. 84-85 INF-Adam Frazier, INF-Sam Frost, LHP-Chad Girodo, RHP-Kendall Graveman, RHP-Evan Team Season Bests .................................................................... 86 Mitchell, INF/RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pollorena, RHP-Caleb Reed, C/RHP-Hunter Renfroe, Yearly Team Statistics / MVPs ................................................... 87 LHP-Nick Routt, INF/RHP-Taylor Stark, RHP-Chris Stratton) Yearly Statistical Leaders ..................................................... 88-89 2011 LETTERMEN NOT RETURNING: 10 (OF-Ryan Collins, C-Cody Freeman, OF-Trey Johnson, RHP- Yearly Records/Coaching Records ............................................90 Devin Jones, INF-Jonathan Ogden, INF-Jarrod Parks, OF-Jaron Shepherd, LHP-Tim Statz, C-Wes HONORS & HISTORY Thigpen, INF-Nick Vickerson) National / Regional / SEC Honors ........................................ 92-93 2011 POSITION STARTERS: 2 (LF-Brent Brownlee, CF-C.T. Bradford) Academic Honors ....................................................................... 94 2011 POSITION STARTERS/DH NOT RETURNING: 6+DH (C-Wes Thigpen, 1B-Ryan Collins, Coaching Honors/Hall of Famers .............................................. 87 2B-Nick Vickerson, SS-Jonathan Ogden, 3B-Jarrod Parks, DH-Cody Freeman, RF-Jaron Shepherd) Lettermen ............................................................................... 96-99 2011 PITCHERS RETURNING: 14 (LHP-C.T. Bradford, RHP-Andrew Busby, LHP-Chad Girodo, MSU in the Majors/Draft .................................................... 100-102 RHP-Kendall Graveman, RHP-Evan Mitchell, RHP-Daryl Norris, LHP-Luis Pollorena, RHP-Caleb Television Appearances ........................................................... 103 Reed, RHP-Hunter Renfroe, RHP-Taylor Stark, LHP-Tim Statz, RHP-Chris Stratton, LHP-Nick CWS / Regional Appearances ............................................. 94-106 Routt, LHP-C.C. Watson) SEC Tournament Appearances ............................................... 107 2011 PITCHERS NOT RETURNING: 2 (RHP-Victor Diaz, RHP-Devin Jones) Historical Dates ................................................................. 108-110 2011 NON-LETTERMEN RETURNING: 7 (RHP-Ben Bracewell [lettered in 2010], RHP-Tanner Gaines, Game-By-Game Results (since 1948) .............................. 111-123 INF-Demarcus Henderson, INF-Brayden Jones, LHP-Ross Mitchell, 1B-Wes Rea, LHP-C.C. Watson) Series Records ......................................................................... 124 2011 NON-LETTERMEN RETURNING: 5 (OF-Cody Abraham, C-Brett Bozeman, RHP-Victor Diaz, RHP- Michael Dixon, RHP-Jordan Faulkner) THE UNIVERSITY 2012 NEWCOMERS: 13 (C-Nick Ammirati, INF-Matthew Britton, INF-Phillip Casey, RHP-Will Cox, Mississippi State University .................................................... 126 RHP-Trevor Fitts, INF-Nick Flair, OF-Tyler Fullerton, RHP-Jonathan Holder, LHP-Jacob Lindgren, MSU President Keenum / Athletics Director Stricklin ............ 127 1B-Trey Porter, C-Mitch Slauter, RHP-Brandon Woodruff) Athletics Department Directory ............................................... 128 The Southeastern Conference ................................................ 129 SQUAD BREADOWN BY CLASS: 36 (SENIORS-3, JUNIORS-10, SOPHOMORES-8, FRESHMEN-15) Dudy Noble Field ............................................................... 130-132 MEDIA INFORMATION The 2012 Mississippi State University fi nal two innings of the game, and will be Baseball Media Guide has been prepared available to assist with those interviews on to assist the media with its coverage of the fi eld. Due to time constraints, players State baseball. It should provide answers and coaches will generally not be available to most MSU baseball-related questions. for interviews between MSU doubleheader Should you need additional information, games. The Mississippi State locker room please contact MSU Assistant Media Rela- and stadium dugouts at Dudy Noble Field tions Director Joe Dier (662-325-8040/FAX are restricted to team offi cials and are not 325-3600 • [email protected]). open to the media. THE JOE PHILLIPS PRESS Coach Cohen will also be available BOX: The press box at Dudy Noble Field for additional non-gameday interviews is named in honor of Joe Phillips, a pioneer throughout the week. The best time to in radio broadcasting in Mississippi and a The Joe Phillips Press Box at