2021 Schedule & Results Mississippi State Texas Follow Along Location: Omaha, Neb. February (5-2, 0-0 SEC) Record (SEC): 45-16 (20-10) Record (Big 12): 47-15 (17-8) Stadium: TD Ameritrade Park State Farm College Baseball Showdown (Arlington, Texas; Globe Life Field) H/A/N: 30-9 / 12-4 / 3-3 H/A/N: 32-5 / 13-5 / 2-5 20 vs. No. 9 Texas FloBaseball.tv W, 8-3 TV: ESPN Rankings: Baseball America - 8, CBN - 3 Rankings: Baseball America - 5, CBN - 2 21 vs. No. 10 TCU FloBaseball.tv L, 2-3 Karl Ravech (pbp), Kyle Peterson (analyst) & D1Baseball - 11, NCBWA - 8 D1Baseball - 3, NCBWA - 4 22 vs. No. 3 Texas Tech FloBaseball.tv W, 11-5 Eduardo Pérez (analyst) Perfect Game - 9, USA Today - T-7 Perfect Game - 4, USA Today - 4 24 JACKSON STATE SECN+ W, 7-3 Internet Stream: ESPN.com/Watch 26 TULANE SECN+ L, 3-7 27 TULANE SECN+ W, 9-5 Head Coach: Chris Lemonis Head Coach: David Pierce Radio: MSU Radio Network 28 TULANE SECN+ W, 5-4 Record at MSU (Yrs.): 109-35 (3rd) Record at UT (Yrs.): 169-92 (5th) Audio Stream: HailState.com/plus March (12-5, 2-4 SEC) Career Record (Yrs): 250-126-2 (7th) Career Record (Yrs): 366-201 (10th) Trustmark College Series (Pearl, Miss.; Trustmark Park) 2 vs. Southern Miss -- W, 4-1 Batting Average: .282 Batting Average: .281 The Rotation 5 KENT STATE SECN+ W, 8-3 Runs Per-Game: 7.1 Runs Per-Game: 6.8 Sunday, June 20, 2021 6 KENT STATE SECN+ L, 5-9 Hits Per-Game: 9.6 Hits Per-Game: 9.1 MSU: Will Bednar, RHP, Fr. (2Y) 7-1, 3.53 ERA 7 KENT STATE SECN+ W, 13-0 Slugging Percentage: .449 Slugging Percentage: .447 UT: Ty Madden, RHP, R-So. 7-4, 2.41 ERA 9 GRAMBLING SECN+ W, 10-0 10 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE SECN+ W, 4-0 ERA: 4.05 ERA: 2.89 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN SECN+ W, 14-0 K’s/BB Ratio: 3.16/1 K’s/BB Ratio: 2.68/1 13 EASTERN MICHIGAN SECN+ W, 4-1 14 EASTERN MICHIGAN SECN+ W, 4-1 Batting Average Against: .224 Batting Average Against: .213 16 SAMFORD SECN+ W, 10-2 First Year of Baseball: 1885 (131st season) 19 at No. 10 LSU * SEC Network W, 6-1 20 at No. 10 LSU * SECN+ W, 3-0 Program Record: 2,749-1,596-29 (.631) 21 at No. 10 LSU * SECN+ L, 3-8 24 NORTH ALABAMA SECN+ W, 18-1 Notables 26 No. 1 ARKANSAS * SECN+ L, 2-8 27 No. 1 ARKANSAS * SECN+ L, 5-11 • For the third time in Mississippi State history the Diamond Dawgs • Will Bednar and Christian MacLeod each enter the College 28 No. 1 ARKANSAS * SEC Network L, 4-6 have posted back-to-back 45-win seasons, joining the 1984-85 (45 World Series with 113 strikeouts, which is tied for the MSU April (13-3, 10-3 SEC) & 50) and 1989-90 (54 & 50) squads. The 45 wins are currently tied freshman record and gives Mississippi State its fifth season with a 1 No. 21 KENTUCKY * ESPNU W, 8-1 2 No. 21 KENTUCKY * SEC Network W, 3-2 for No. 8 all-time in MSU history. 100-strikeout tandem in program history. 3 No. 21 KENTUCKY * SECN+ W, 4-3 • The Diamond Dawgs own the nation’s longest streak to CWS MORE ON PAGE 19 6 SOUTHERN SECN+ W, 15-1 9 at Auburn * SECN+ W, 6-5 appearances at three and have been to five straight NCAA Super • It is the third straight full season with a 100-strikeout duo: 10 at Auburn * SECN+ W, 7-2 Regionals, which is an NCAA-best streak. 1992 BJ Wallace (145) & Jon Harden (108) 11 at Auburn * SEC Network W, 19-10 • State’s 12th trip to the College World Series ties the program for No. 1999 Hank Thoms (121) & Matt Ginter (108) 13 ARKANSAS STATE SECN+ W, 18-10 16 No. 6 OLE MISS * SEC Network W, 5-2 11 all-time with Florida and Clemson. It’s also the 10th program in 2018 Ethan Small (122) & Konnor Pilkington (107) 17 No. 6 OLE MISS * SECN+ L, 0-9 the Super Regional era to advance to three straight events. 2019 Ethan Small (168) & JT Ginn (103) 18 No. 6 OLE MISS * SECN+ W, 7-5 2021 Will Bednar (113) & Christian MacLeod (113) 20 UAB SECN+ W, 19-7 • The 2021 NCAA postseason has been full of familiar postseason 23 at No. 3 Vanderbilt * SEC Network L, 2-6 opponents, as State has previously met Samford, Notre Dame and Texas. • Tanner Allen, Rowdey Jordan and Josh Hatcher are the first 24 at No. 3 Vanderbilt * ESPNU W, 7-4 MORE ON PAGE 14 Bulldogs to reach the College World Series three times in a career at 25 at No. 3 Vanderbilt * SECN+ L, 4-7 30 TEXAS A&M * SECN+ W, 8-7 (12 inn.) • Chris Lemonis is the first Division I head coach to reach the College MSU. Allen and Jordan are each tied for the most games played by a Bulldog in Omaha at seven. May (10-5, 8-3 SEC) World Series in his first two seasons as head coach of a program in 1 TEXAS A&M * SECN+ W, 3-2 the Super Regional era (since 1999). MORE ON PAGE 5 2 TEXAS A&M * SEC Network W, 10-5 MORE ON PAGE 14 • As a team, Mississippi State has hit 70 home runs, which ranks No. 5 at The Citadel ESPN+ W, 10-2 7 at No. 12 South Carolina * SECN+ W, 9-0 • The Diamond Dawg pitching staff currently ranks No. 2 in NCAA 10 in program history. It is the first season of 70-plus home runs 8 at No. 12 South Carolina * SECN+ W, 9-6 history with 744 strikeouts this season. The total marks just the third since 1999. The 2021 edition trails the 1983 squad (72) for No. 9. 9 at No. 12 South Carolina * SEC Network L, 3-4 (11) MORE ON PAGE 15 13 MISSOURI * ESPNU W, 5-4 time in Division I history a program topped 730 strikeouts in a season. 14 MISSOURI * SECN+ L, 6-7 MORE ON PAGE 19 • State also has five hitters with double-digit home run totals, which 15 MISSOURI * SECN+ L, 8-16 • State has fanned at least 10 batters in five of its six NCAA is the first time since 1998 that MSU has seen five Diamond Dawgs 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE SECN+ W, 6-1 (5) reach 10 home runs in a single season. 20 at Alabama * SECN+ W, 4-2 Tournament games to make it 48 of 61 games in 2021 with double- 21 at Alabama * SECN+ W, 7-0 digit strikeouts. That includes a program-record streak of 21 games MORE ON PAGE 15 22 at Alabama * SECN+ W, 7-3 from March 21-May 1. • The last time Mississippi State held opponents to a lower batting SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.; Hoover Metropolitan Stadium) average in at least 300 innings pitched, Richard Nixon was president. 26 vs. No. 11 Florida SEC Network L, 1-13 (7) 27 vs. No. 4 Tennessee SEC Network L, 2-12 (8) MORE ON PAGE 19 June (5-1) NCAA Starkville Regional (Starkville, Miss.; Dudy Noble Field) What’s Inside 4 SAMFORD ESPN3 W, 8-4 5 No. 25 VCU ESPN3 W, 16-4 P2-4 NCAA Regional News & Notes P14 Scorecard Summaries/Inside the Series P22-28 2021 Statistics 7 CAMPBELL ESPN3 W, 6-5 P2 Tournament Bracket Career Hitting Superlatives 27 National Rankings NCAA Starkville Super Regional (Starkville, Miss.; Dudy Noble Field) P3 NCAA Tournament By The Numbers P15-19 News & Notes 28 Pen Production 12 NO. 4 NOTRE DAME ESPN W, 9-8 P4-7 College World Series Record Books 15 Free Shirts P29 Dudy Noble Field 13 NO. 4 NOTRE DAME ESPNU L, 1-9 P8-9 NCAA Tournament History 16 Tanner Allen/Multi Games/Streaks P30 Media Roster 14 NO. 4 NOTRE DAME ESPN2 W, 11-7 P10 Roster & Quick Facts 17 Rowdey Jordan/State to The Show NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.; TD Ameritrade Park) P11 Head coach Chris Lemonis 18 Bump Day/Honors Tracker 20 vs. No. 2 Texas ESPN2 6 p.m. P12 Mississippi State When.../How It Was Won 19 Strikeout Kings/Hitters Beware P13 Starting Pitcher Bio (Bednar) P20-21 The Last Time... All times central and subject to change 18 Home Run Tracker HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS | * - Southeastern Conference game 19 Exit Velocities MSU Athletic Communications: Greg Campbell email: [email protected] Office: 662.325.0972 Twitter: @SID_Greg 2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket 2021 NCAA Men's College World Series TD Ameritrade Park Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska June 19-29/30 BRACKET 1 *Stanford (38-15) Game 1 Saturday, June 19 1 p.m. ESPN NC State (35-18) Game 6 Monday, June 21 6 p.m. *Vanderbilt (45-15) ESPN Game 2 Saturday, June 19 Game 11 6 p.m. Friday, June 25 ESPN 1 p.m. ESPN2 Arizona (45-16) *Bracket 1 (if necessary) Game 9 Saturday, June 26 Wednesday, June 23 1 p.m. 6 p.m. ESPN ESPN BRACKET 1 Game 5 Monday, June 21 WINNER 1 p.m. Loser Game 11 (if first loss) ESPNU CWS Finals (Best two-of-three and all games on channel) NATIONAL BRACKET 2 Game One - Monday, June 28 - 6 p.m. (ESPN2) CHAMPION Game Two - Tuesday, June 29 - 6 p.m.