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Mississippi State travels to Tennessee 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
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Series Schedule March 15-17
Day
Start Time (CT)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Friday
5:30 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 2
Saturday
5:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 3
Sunday
1:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparison
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
CS
SB
Mississippi State
0.323
0.402
258
338
82
7
31
225
125
11
43
Tennessee
0.278
0.392
193
269
58
5
26
165
165
10
57
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K
OBA
H
R
ER
BB
2B
3B
HR
F%
Mississippi State
3.38
347
0.216
209
112
98
82
35
3
14
0.969
Tennessee
2.91
290
0.209
200
94
85
81
32
6
20
0.977
Statistical Leaders
Mississippi State Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Jake Mangum
0.407
0.458
0.542
1.000
31
48
11
1
1
24
9
5
15
Jordan Westburg
0.376
0.480
0.644
1.124
33
38
11
2
4
29
14
25
4
Elijah MacNamee
0.356
0.475
0.556
1.031
29
32
9
0
3
27
21
16
4
Justin Foscue
0.349
0.402
0.615
1.017
28
38
8
0
7
28
11
12
1
Dustin Skelton
0.338
0.410
0.595
1.005
18
25
2
1
5
20
9
17
2
Gunner Halter
0.284
0.369
0.351
0.720
22
21
2
0
1
11
9
15
3
Tanner Allen
0.264
0.362
0.425
0.787
26
28
8
0
3
27
16
13
1
Rowdey Jordan
0.240
0.315
0.323
0.638
25
23
8
0
0
13
9
13
7
Mississippi State Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Ethan Small
2
0
1.75
0
0
36.0
19
8
7
8
58
0.154
JT Ginn
6
0
2.58
0
0
38.1
26
11
11
4
49
0.183
Tennessee Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Al Soularie
0.377
0.500
0.725
1.225
21
26
3
0
7
21
16
10
3
Ricky Martinez
0.370
0.442
0.478
0.920
20
34
10
0
0
14
9
20
4
Justin Ammons
0.329
0.473
0.471
0.944
24
28
6
0
2
10
21
13
8
Andre Lipcius
0.278
0.398
0.536
0.934
17
27
7
0
6
27
17
11
6
Evan Russell
0.250
0.391
0.486
0.877
14
18
8
0
3
16
17
20
1
Jay Charleston
0.237
0.364
0.299
0.663
20
23
6
0
0
12
18
15
21
Tennessee Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Garrett Stallings
5
1
1.79
0
0
40.1
40
12
8
4
48
0.250
Zach Linginfelter
4
2
2.29
0
0
35.1
17
10
9
12
39
0.143
Sean Hunley
3
0
3.12
0
0
26.0
19
10
9
9
16
0.216
Will Neely
2
1
5.02
0
0
28.2
29
16
16
6
23
0.259
NCAA RPI
Mississippi State:
28
Tennessee:
7
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
Tennessee Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
1
Brodie Leftridge
OF
R/R
6′-1″
175
Sr.
Baltimore
MD
2
Alex Sosnowski
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
R-Fr.
Orange
CA
4
Jay Charleston
OF/INF
R/R
5′-10″
170
So.
Longwood
FL
5
Zach Daniels
OF
R/R
6′-1″
190
Fr.
Stockbridge
GA
6
Evan Russell
C/INF
R/R
5′-11″
190
Fr.
Lexington
TN
7
Cal Gobbell
OF
R/R
6′-0″
190
R-Fr.
Savannah
TN
8
Brandon Chinea
INF
R/R
5′-8″
165
So.
Miami
FL
9
Justin Ammons
OF
L/R
5′-10″
180
So.
Memphis
TN
10
Pete Derkay
UTL
L/R
5′-11″
210
So.
Acworth
GA
11
Will Heflin
LHP
L/L
5′-11″
165
So.
Morristown
TN
12
Wyatt Stapp
INF
L/R
6′-1″
180
Fr.
Keller
TX
13
Andre Lipcius
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
So.
Williamsburg
VA
14
Nick Woods
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
Fr.
Chattanooga
TN
15
Will Neely
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
155
Jr.
Knoxville
TN
17
Connor Darling
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
200
So.
Suwanee
GA
18
Chase Wallace
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
Sevierville
TN
19
Gunnar Ricketts
OF
L/R
5′-11″
185
Fr.
Chattanooga
TN
20
Donovan Benoit
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
190
Fr.
Pensacola
FL
21
Evan Gilliam
OF
R/R
5′-10″
180
Fr.
Lexington
TN
23
Riley Watkins
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
180
Fr.
Eads
TN
25
Zach Linginfelter
RHP
L/R
6′-5″
220
So.
Sevierville
TN
26
Brandon Trammell
INF/RHP
L/R
6′-5″
235
Fr.
Knoxville
TN
27
Garrett Stallings
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
200
So.
Chesapeake
VA
28
Alex Harper-Cook
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
180
R-So.
Maryville
TN
29
Daniel Vasquez
RHP
R/R
5′-10″
175
Jr.
El Cajon
CA
30
Andrew Schultz
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
195
So.
Alpharetta
GA
31
Benito Santiago
C
L/R
6′-0″
190
Sr.
Pembroke Pines
FL
32
Sean Hunley
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
220
Fr.
Mount Juliet
TN
33
Joshua Plummer
RHP
S/R
6′-3″
205
Fr.
Mechanicsville
VA
34
Garrett Crochet
LHP
L/L
6′-5″
210
Fr.
Ocean Springs
MS
35
Nico Mascia
C
S/R
5′-10″
200
R-So.
Knoxville
TN
37
Richard Jackson
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
185
R-Jr.
Atlanta
GA
40
Luc Lipcius
INF/OF
L/L
6′-2″
215
So.
Williamsburg
VA
41
Sam Springer
LHP
L/L
6′-0″
190
Fr.
Knoxville
TN
42
Reed Fell
INF
L/R
6′-1″
165
Jr.
Springdale
AR
46
Redmond Walsh
LHP
L/L
5′-11″
155
R-Fr.
Louisville
TN
Schedule/Results
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs Youngstown St
W 14-3
Feb 16
vs Youngstown St
W 14-2
Feb 17
vs Youngstown St
W 8-0
Feb 20
vs UAB
W 3-2
Feb 22
vs Southern Miss
L 1-0
Feb 23
vs Southern Miss
W 8-1
Feb 24
vs Southern Miss
W 4-3
Feb 26
vs Jackson State
W 17-4
Feb 27
vs SE Louisiana
W 12-0
Mar 1
@ Sam Houston St
W 5-4
Mar 2
@ Texas Tech
W 4-2
Mar 3
@ Nebraska
Cancelled
Mar 5
vs East Carolina
W 4-1
Mar 6
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 14-1
Mar 8
vs Maine
W 9-2
Mar 9
vs Maine
W 5-1
Mar 10
vs Maine
W 9-8
Mar 13
vs Grambling
W 18-1
Mar 15
@ Florida
W 6-5
Mar 16
@ Florida
W 10-5
Mar 17
@ Florida
L 4-2
Mar 19
vs Little Rock
W 15-4
Mar 20
@ Samford
W 6-4
Mar 22
vs Auburn
L 6-5
Mar 23
vs Auburn
W 15-2
Mar 24
vs Auburn
W 20-15
Mar 26
vs Miss Valley St
W 18-5
Mar 28
vs LSU
W 6-5
Mar 29
vs LSU
L 10-5
Mar 30
vs LSU
L 11-2
Apr 3
vs UL Monroe
W 21-8
Apr 5
@ Tennessee
Apr 6
@ Tennessee
Apr 7
@ Tennessee
Apr 10
vs South Alabama
Apr 12
vs Alabama
Apr 13
vs Alabama
Apr 14
vs Alabama
Apr 16
vs Texas Southern
Apr 18
@ Arkansas
Apr 19
@ Arkansas
Apr 20
@ Arkansas
Apr 23
@ Ole Miss
Apr 26
vs Georgia
Apr 27
vs Georgia
Apr 28
vs Georgia
May 2
@ Texas A&M
May 3
@ Texas A&M
May 4
@ Texas A&M
May 8
vs Memphis
May 10
@ Ole Miss
May 11
@ Ole Miss
May 12
@ Ole Miss
May 16
vs South Carolina
May 17
vs South Carolina
May 18
vs South Carolina
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs Appalachian St
W 6-0
Feb 16
vs Appalachian St
W 2-0
Feb 17
vs Appalachian St
W 3-0
Feb 19
vs N Kentucky
W 18-0
Feb 22
vs Indiana
W 5-1
Feb 23
vs Indiana
W 11-0
Feb 24
vs Indiana
W 5-3
Feb 26
vs Liberty
W 7-1
Feb 27
vs Middle Tenn
W 2-0
Mar 1
@ UL Monroe
W 7-2
Mar 2
@ North Florida
W 10-2
Mar 3
@ W Kentucky
W 6-3
Mar 5
@ Troy
W 11-2
Mar 8
vs Fresno State
W 8-3
Mar 9
vs Fresno State
W 13-9
Mar 10
vs Fresno State
L 10-7
Mar 12
vs UNC Asheville
W 8-4
Mar 13
vs UNC Asheville
W 7-2
Mar 15
@ Auburn
L 2-0
Mar 16
@ Auburn
L 5-2
Mar 17
@ Auburn
L 5-3
Mar 19
@ ETSU
W 5-1
Mar 22
vs South Carolina
W 15-5
Mar 23
vs South Carolina
L 3-2
Mar 24
vs South Carolina
W 6-3
Mar 26
vs ETSU
L 6-5
Mar 29
@ Vanderbilt
L 4-2
Mar 30
@ Vanderbilt
L 10-4
Mar 31
@ Vanderbilt
W 7-6
Apr 2
vs Belmont
W 6-2
Apr 5
vs Mississippi St
Apr 6
vs Mississippi St
Apr 7
vs Mississippi St
Apr 9
vs Lipscomb
Apr 11
vs Georgia
Apr 12
vs Georgia
Apr 13
vs Georgia
Apr 16
vs Morehead State
Apr 18
@ Kentucky
Apr 19
@ Kentucky
Apr 20
@ Kentucky
Apr 23
vs Gardner-Webb
Apr 26
@ Arkansas
Apr 27
@ Arkansas
Apr 28
@ Arkansas
May 3
vs Missouri
May 4
vs Missouri
May 5
vs Missouri
May 7
vs Austin Peay
May 10
@ Florida
May 11
@ Florida
May 12
@ Florida
May 14
vs Tenn Tech
May 16
vs Ole Miss
May 17
vs Ole Miss
May 18
vs Ole Miss
Mississippi State-Tennessee Prediction
We had State pegged as one top four teams in the SEC, however, we and the Bulldogs got a wake up call from the LSU Tigers last weekend. Look for Tennessee to get a fine series win in Knoxville over the Bulldogs. Tennessee 2 wins, Mississippi State 1 win .
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