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Mississippi State travels to Ole Miss for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.
Jake Mangum, Miss. State
Swayze Field (8,500)
Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
Series Schedule May 10-12
Day
Start Time (CT)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Friday
6:30 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 2
Saturday
4:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 3
Sunday
12:00 PM CT
ESPN2
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparison
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
CS
SB
Mississippi State
0.316
0.398
403
544
120
8
52
361
212
15
48
Ole Miss
0.290
0.398
369
486
90
7
54
326
255
16
80
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K
OBA
H
R
ER
BB
2B
3B
HR
F%
Mississippi State
3.50
534
0.219
353
192
169
158
70
5
26
0.973
Ole Miss
4.16
444
0.255
417
234
199
148
87
6
48
0.975
Statistical Leaders
Mississippi State Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Jake Mangum
0.399
0.451
0.521
0.972
56
85
17
3
1
35
17
13
20
Justin Foscue
0.342
0.390
0.623
1.013
49
68
17
0
13
51
16
21
1
Jordan Westburg
0.326
0.429
0.538
0.967
51
60
17
2
6
47
28
50
4
Dustin Skelton
0.310
0.376
0.538
0.914
26
45
4
1
9
40
13
33
2
Elijah MacNamee
0.306
0.425
0.488
0.913
45
52
13
0
6
41
32
26
4
Tanner Allen
0.293
0.388
0.468
0.856
42
55
15
0
6
45
28
32
1
Rowdey Jordan
0.276
0.366
0.420
0.786
41
48
10
0
5
31
22
26
8
Mississippi State Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Ethan Small
6
1
1.85
0
0
73.0
39
17
15
18
122
0.155
JT Ginn
8
3
3.08
0
0
64.1
55
24
22
11
82
0.224
Peyton Plumlee
4
3
3.54
0
0
56.0
42
25
22
22
48
0.202
Ole Miss Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Grae Kessinger
0.355
0.452
0.500
0.952
55
71
17
0
4
39
32
23
14
Ryan Olenek
0.351
0.420
0.448
0.868
37
61
12
1
1
29
10
16
7
Cole Zabowski
0.316
0.375
0.545
0.920
39
59
13
0
10
40
16
43
6
Tyler Keenan
0.301
0.429
0.522
0.951
28
56
6
1
11
55
33
37
2
Anthony Servideo
0.301
0.431
0.392
0.823
50
46
9
1
1
20
31
37
19
Thomas Dillard
0.295
0.443
0.509
0.952
43
51
5
1
10
43
45
37
12
Cooper Johnson
0.288
0.386
0.482
0.868
28
40
9
0
6
23
19
29
3
Ole Miss Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Will Ethridge
5
4
2.80
0
0
61.0
52
25
19
20
54
0.231
Doug Nikhazy
6
3
3.22
0
1
58.2
52
22
21
19
59
0.239
NCAA RPI
Mississippi State:
4
Ole Miss:
18
Mississippi State Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
2
Gunner Halter
IF
R/R
6′-3″
180
Jr.
Overland Park
KS
3
JT Ginn
RHP/IF
R/R
6′-2″
192
Fr.
Brandon
MS
4
Rowdey Jordan
IF/OF
S/R
5′-10″
171
So.
Auburn
AL
5
Tanner Allen
IF/OF
L/R
5′-11″
184
So.
Theodore
AL
6
Brandon Smith
RHP/IF
R/R
6′-3″
180
Fr.
Richland
MS
8
Dustin Skelton
C
R/R
6′-0″
202
Jr.
Olive Branch
MS
10
Josh Hatcher
IF/OF
L/L
6′-2″
175
So.
Albany
GA
11
Jordan Westburg
IF
R/R
6′-3″
191
So.
New Braunfels
TX
12
Hayden Jones
C
L/R
6′-0″
185
Fr.
Huntertown
IN
13
Peyton Plumlee
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
201
Sr.
Olive Branch
MS
14
Riley Self
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
241
Jr.
Coldwater
MS
15
Jake Mangum
OF
S/L
6′-1″
179
Sr.
Pearl
MS
16
Jack Eagan
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
235
R-Jr.
Wautoma
WI
17
Justin Foscue
IF
R/R
6′-0″
201
So.
Huntsville
AL
18
Keegan James
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
214
R-Jr.
Southaven
MS
19
Jared Liebelt
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
169
Sr.
Aurora
IL
20
Luke Hancock
C
L/R
5′-11″
170
Fr.
Houston
MS
23
Tucker Childers
C/IF
L/R
6′-3″
235
Jr.
Ripley
MS
24
Cole Gordon
RHP/DH
L/R
6′-5″
244
Gr.
Tampa
FL
27
Bryce Brock
LHP/OF
L/L
6′-0″
165
Fr.
Hernando
MS
28
Christian MacLeod
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
215
Fr.
Huntsville
AL
31
Benjamin Bell
OF
L/R
5′-9″
180
Fr.
Madison
MS
32
Landon Jordan
IF
L/R
6′-0″
180
Fr.
Poplarville
MS
33
Brad Cumbest
OF
R/R
6′-5″
245
Fr.
Hurley
MS
34
Marshall Gilbert
C
R/R
6′-0″
203
Sr.
Kenosha
WI
35
Basiel Williams
OF
S/R
6′-3″
180
Fr.
Hammond
LA
36
Hunter Blalock
OF
R/R
6′-5″
195
Fr.
Madison
MS
37
Eric Cerantola
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
195
Fr.
Oakville
Ontario
38
JP Elkins
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
190
So.
Ridgeland
MS
39
Tyler Spring
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
202
R-Jr.
Wiggins
MS
40
Elijah MacNamee
OF
R/R
6′-3″
198
Sr.
Cypress
TX
41
Colby White
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
190
Jr.
Foxworth
MS
43
Kale Breaux
LHP
R/L
5′-11″
193
R-Jr.
Sulphur
LA
44
Ethan Small
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
214
R-Jr.
Lexington
TN
46
Trysten Barlow
LHP
L/L
6′-1″
215
R-Jr.
Halls
TN
55
Spencer Price
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
228
R-Jr.
Olive Branch
MS
Ole Miss Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
1
Jacob Adams
IF
L/R
5′-9″
170
Sr.
Conway
AR
2
Ryan Olenek
OF/IF
R/R
6′-4″
190
Sr.
Winter Park
FL
3
Servideo Anthony
IF
L/R
5′-10″
170
So.
Jupiter
FL
4
Knox Loposer
C
R/R
5′-10″
195
Fr.
Madison
MS
6
Thomas Dillard
OF/C
S/R
6′-0″
230
Jr.
Oxford
MS
7
Josh Hall
OF
L/R
5′-9″
185
Fr.
Birmingham
AL
8
Justin Bench
IF
R/R
6′-0″
180
Fr.
Redington Beach
FL
9
Michael Spears
OF
R/R
5′-11″
190
So.
Winter Park
FL
10
Tyler Keenan
IF
L/R
6′-3″
240
So.
Clayton
NC
11
Chase Cockrell
IF/OF
R/R
6′-4″
225
Sr.
Bastrop
LA
12
Greer Holston
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
220
Jr.
Long Beach
MS
13
Cooper Johnson
C
R/R
6′-0″
215
Jr.
Munedelein
IL
14
Cole Zabowski
IF
L/L
6′-5″
240
Jr.
Lawrenceville
GA
15
Grae Kessinger
IF
R/R
6′-2″
200
Jr.
Oxford
MS
17
Gunnar Hoglund
RHP/IF
L/R
6′-4″
225
Fr.
Hudson
FL
18
Connor Green
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
225
Sr.
Collierville
TN
19
Hunter Nabors
C
R/R
5′-11″
215
Jr.
Montevallo
AL
20
Will Ethridge
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
240
Jr.
Liburn
GA
21
Jordan Fowler
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
180
So.
Union City
TN
22
Kaleb Hill
LHP
R/L
6′-1″
220
Fr.
Pine Bluff
AR
24
Zack Phillips
LHP
L/L
6′-0″
170
Jr.
Texarkana
AR
25
Tim Elko
IF/OF
R/R
6′-4″
225
So.
Lutz
FL
26
Doug Nikhazy
LHP/OF
L/L
5′-10″
200
Fr.
Windermere
FL
27
Taylor Broadway
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
205
Jr.
Cypress
TX
28
Austin Miller
RHP
R/R
6’7″
225
Jr.
North Liberty
IA
29
Max Cioffi
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
220
So.
Chicago
IL
31
Colin Coates
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
205
Sr.
Nesbit
MS
32
Michael Fitzsimmons
IF
R/R
6′-1″
230
R-Sr.
Eads
TN
34
Tyler Myers
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
190
Jr.
Houston
TX
35
Kevin Graham
IF
L/R
6′-0″
195
Fr.
OÂ’Fallon
MO
38
Logan Savell
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
180
Fr.
Madison
MS
39
Jacob Steinberg
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
225
Fr.
Darnestown
MD
40
Houston Roth
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Oxford
MS
41
Pierce Smith
LHP
L/L
6′-5″
220
Sr.
Marietta
GA
44
Carl Gindl
OF
L/R
5′-10″
185
So.
Cantonment
FL
58
Ray Falk
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Pacifica
CA
65
Parker Caracci
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
205
R-Jr.
Jackson
MS
Schedule/Results
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Date
Opponent
Score
15-Feb
vs Youngstown St
W 14-3
16-Feb
vs Youngstown St
W 14-2
17-Feb
vs Youngstown St
W 8-0
20-Feb
vs UAB
W 3-2
22-Feb
vs Southern Miss
L 1-0
23-Feb
vs Southern Miss
W 8-1
24-Feb
vs Southern Miss
W 4-3
26-Feb
vs Jackson State
W 17-4
27-Feb
vs SE Louisiana
W 12-0
1-Mar
@ Sam Houston St
W 5-4
2-Mar
@ Texas Tech
W 4-2
3-Mar
@ Nebraska
Cancelled
5-Mar
vs East Carolina
W 4-1
6-Mar
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 14-1
8-Mar
vs Maine
W 9-2
9-Mar
vs Maine
W 5-1
10-Mar
vs Maine
W 9-8
13-Mar
vs Grambling
W 18-1
15-Mar
@ Florida
W 6-5
16-Mar
@ Florida
W 10-5
17-Mar
@ Florida
L 4-2
19-Mar
vs Little Rock
W 15-4
20-Mar
@ Samford
W 6-4
22-Mar
vs Auburn
L 6-5
23-Mar
vs Auburn
W 15-2
24-Mar
vs Auburn
W 20-15
26-Mar
vs Miss Valley St
W 18-5
28-Mar
vs LSU
W 6-5
29-Mar
vs LSU
L 10-5
30-Mar
vs LSU
L 11-2
3-Apr
vs UL Monroe
W 21-8
5-Apr
@ Tennessee
W 6-3
6-Apr
@ Tennessee
L 2-1
7-Apr
@ Tennessee
W 7-5
10-Apr
vs South Alabama
W 7-5
12-Apr
vs Alabama
W 6-0
13-Apr
vs Alabama
W 9-1
14-Apr
vs Alabama
W 13-3
16-Apr
vs Texas Southern
W 5-1
18-Apr
@ Arkansas
L 5-3
19-Apr
@ Arkansas
L 12-5
20-Apr
@ Arkansas
L 10-2
23-Apr
@ Ole Miss
W 8-1
26-Apr
vs Georgia
W 19-3
27-Apr
vs Georgia
W 9-3
28-Apr
vs Georgia
W 6-5
2-May
@ Texas A&M
W 4-0
4-May
@ Texas A&M
L 1-0
4-May
@ Texas A&M
W 4-3
8-May
vs Memphis
W 10-9
10-May
@ Ole Miss
11-May
@ Ole Miss
12-May
@ Ole Miss
16-May
vs South Carolina
17-May
vs South Carolina
18-May
vs South Carolina
Date
Opponent
Score
15-Feb
vs Wright State
W 10-1
16-Feb
vs Wright State
L 9-5
17-Feb
vs Wright State
Cancelled
20-Feb
vs Arkansas State
W 15-3
22-Feb
@ Tulane
W 6-4
23-Feb
@ Tulane
L 13-12
24-Feb
@ Tulane
W 6-3
26-Feb
vs UT Martin
W 12-6
1-Mar
vs Long Beach St
W 7-2
2-Mar
vs Long Beach St
W 7-6
3-Mar
vs Long Beach St
W 5-3
5-Mar
vs Little Rock
W 11-8
6-Mar
vs East Carolina
L 3-2
8-Mar
vs UAB
W 15-9
9-Mar
vs UAB
W 13-4
10-Mar
vs UAB
W 2-1
12-Mar
@ Louisville
L 4-3
13-Mar
@ Louisville
L 10-8
15-Mar
vs Alabama
W 1-0
16-Mar
vs Alabama
L 8-6
17-Mar
vs Alabama
W 12-2
19-Mar
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 12-2
20-Mar-19
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 25-0
22-Mar
@ Missouri
L 2-1
23-Mar
@ Missouri
W 3-0
24-Mar
@ Missouri
L 8-5
26-Mar
@ Memphis
W 9-6
29-Mar
@ Arkansas
L 5-3
30-Mar
@ Arkansas
W 4-3
31-Mar
@ Arkansas
W 10-5
2-Apr-19
vs North Alabama
L 10-6
5-Apr
vs Florida
W 12-4
6-Apr
vs Florida
W 16-4
7-Apr
vs Florida
W 12-10
9-Apr
vs Southern Miss
W 11-2
12-Apr
vs Kentucky
W 8-2
13-Apr
vs Kentucky
L 4-1
14-Apr
vs Kentucky
L 4-2
16-Apr
vs Memphis
W 5-2
18-Apr
@ Auburn
L 7-4
19-Apr
@ Auburn
W 5-3
20-Apr
@ Auburn
L 6-5
23-Apr
vs Mississippi St
L 8-1
25-Apr
vs Texas A&M
W 5-4
26-Apr
vs Texas A&M
W 13-3
27-Apr
vs Texas A&M
W 3-2
1-May
@ Southern Miss
L 5-3
3-May
@ LSU
L 8-3
4-May
@ LSU
W 5-1
5-May
@ LSU
W 19-15
10-May
vs Mississippi St
11-May
vs Mississippi St
12-May
vs Mississippi St
14-May
@ Arkansas State
16-May
@ Tennessee
17-May
@ Tennessee
18-May
@ Tennessee
Mississippi State-Ole Miss Prediction
This series is probably the marquee SEC baseball series of the weekend. Mississippi State visits Ole Miss in a rivalry showdown. Both teams are 15-9 in the conference and will be fighting for a top 8 national seed in the NCAA tourney. State has the edge in pitching and hitting while the Rebels a slightly better fielding. Ole Miss is a dangerous team though, they are the only team in the SEC that has won a series at Arkansas. This series is probably more important for Ole Miss. The Rebels travel to Tennessee in the final weekend while the Bulldogs will host an awful South Carolina squad. Swayze Field should be rocking this weekend. Ole Miss 2 wins, Mississippi State 1 win .
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