SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Kentucky

March 16, 2023 Kentucky Baseball, Mississippi State Baseball, SEC Baseball, SEC Baseball News, SEC News, Series Previews
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs travel to the Kentucky Wildcats for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Brad Cumbest of Mississippi State
Brad Cumbest of Mississippi State
Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)
Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)
Émilien Pitre of Kentucky
Émilien Pitre of Kentucky

Series Schedule March 17-20

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 6:30 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 2:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 12:00 PM SEC Network Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Statistic Team National
Rank		 Conference
Rank		 Value
Base on Balls Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 6
30		 2
7		 112
90
Batting Average Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 20
55		 6
12		 0.322
0.302
Double Plays Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 35
210		 2
6		 13
7
Double Plays Per Game Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 67
236		 2
6		 0.81
0.44
Doubles Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 15
64		 2
7		 39
32
Doubles Per Game Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 24
95		 1
7		 2.44
2.00
Earned Run Average Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 14
93		 4
11		 2.85
4.82
Fielding Percentage Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 30
243		 5
14		 0.980
0.955
Hit Batters Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 161
199		 5
8		 17
15
Hit by Pitch Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 10
67		 3
9		 38
24
Hits Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 27
46		 7
10		 172
161
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 6
28		 4
8		 6.34
7.35
Home Runs Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 22
215		 9
14		 28
9
Home Runs Per Game Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 30
241		 9
14		 1.75
0.56
On Base Percentage Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 11
20		 6
8		 0.448
0.434
Runs Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 27
52		 8
11		 143
126
Sacrifice Bunts Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 4
145		 1
7		 18
4
Sacrifice Flies Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 2
66		 1
9		 15
8
Scoring Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 29
67		 9
11		 8.9
7.9
Shutouts Kentucky 17 5 2
Slugging Percentage Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 37
74		 9
12		 0.523
0.472
Stolen Bases Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 39
81		 2
6		 27
21
Stolen Bases Per Game Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 50
98		 2
6		 1.69
1.31
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 9
158		 4
14		 3.65
1.84
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Mississippi St.
Kentucky		 14
71		 6
12		 11.7
10.0
Triple Plays
Triples Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 17
228		 3
14		 7
1
Triples Per Game Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 24
274		 3
14		 0.44
0.06
WHIP Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 5
116		 3
14		 1.01
1.52
WL Pct Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 8
57		 4
14		 0.875
0.688
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Kentucky
Mississippi St.		 9
264		 3
14		 2.73
6.34

Statistical Leaders

Mississippi State Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Bryce Chance Mississippi State 0.389 0.500 0.537 68 21 2 0 2 18 11 4
Amani Larry Mississippi State 0.357 0.536 0.589 87 20 4 0 3 18 15 11
Luke Hancock Mississippi State 0.340 0.519 0.547 81 18 8 0 1 16 19 0
Colton Ledbetter Mississippi State 0.339 0.494 0.613 85 21 3 1 4 24 20 10
Lane Forsythe Mississippi State 0.308 0.486 0.442 71 16 4 0 1 10 17 4
Kellum Clark Mississippi State 0.263 0.382 0.544 68 15 1 0 5 9 11 0
Hunter Hines Mississippi State 0.258 0.324 0.682 74 17 4 0 8 20 6 0
Dakota Jordan Mississippi State 0.233 0.364 0.326 55 10 1 0 1 6 10 1
Slate Alford Mississippi State 0.216 0.276 0.294 58 11 1 0 1 8 4 0

Mississippi State Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Bradley Loftin Mississippi State 1 1 2.84 0 19.0 9 8 6 22 30 0.143
Landon Gartman Mississippi State 1 0 4.95 0 20.0 16 10 11 10 25 0.211

Kentucky Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Émilien Pitre Kentucky 0.450 0.547 0.633 77 27 6 1 1 13 12 4
Hunter Gilliam Kentucky 0.424 0.506 0.697 81 28 7 1 3 22 7 0
Jackson Gray Kentucky 0.351 0.532 0.561 81 20 5 2 1 13 12 6
Devin Burkes Kentucky 0.324 0.440 0.618 84 22 9 1 3 22 10 2
Grant Smith Kentucky 0.298 0.388 0.298 71 17 0 0 0 6 4 0
Ryan Waldschmidt Kentucky 0.288 0.464 0.462 70 15 6 0 1 8 10 3
James McCoy Kentucky 0.228 0.397 0.333 73 13 4 1 0 9 14 1

Kentucky Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Darren Williams Kentucky 1 0 1.06 1 17.0 8 2 2 1 17 0.138
Tyler Bosma Kentucky 3 1 4.34 0 18.2 16 9 9 6 16 0.229
Zack Lee Kentucky 2 0 2.57 0 21.0 16 6 6 3 23 0.213

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Mississippi State:

44

Kentucky:

25

Mississippi State Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
24 Slate Alford INF 6′-3″ 220 So. Madison AL
48 Brooks Auger RHP 6′-5″ 205 Jr. Farmerville LA
38 Bryce Chance OF 5′-10″ 180 So. Ridgeland MS
16 Cole Cheatham LHP 6′-3″ 185 So. Ardmore AL
13 Nate Chester INF 6′-2″ 190 So. Kansas City MO
50 Jurrangelo Cijntje BHP 5′-11″ 170 Fr. Pembroke Pines FL
11 Kellum Clark OF 6′-4″ 205 Jr. Brandon MS
45 Tyler Davis LHP 6′-2″ 210 Jr. Newport News VA
25 Nate Dohm RHP 6′-4″ 210 So. Zionsville IN
5 Aaron Downs INF/OF 6′-0″ 210 So. Pella IA
43 Lane Forsythe INF 5′-11″ 175 Jr. Humboldt TN
6 Logan Forsythe RHP 6′-0″ 190 Fr. D’Iberville MS
36 Landon Gartman RHP 6′-0″ 215 Sr. Bogue Chitto MS
14 Will Gibbs RHP 6′-0″ 180 Fr. Flowood MS
20 Luke Hancock INF/C 5′-11″ 195 Gr. Houston MS
26 Tyson Hardin RHP 6′-2″ 185 So. Dover FL
22 Ross Highfill C 6′-0″ 200 Fr. Madison MS
44 Hunter Hines INF/OF 6′-3″ 210 So. Madison MS
21 Colby Holcombe RHP 6′-6″ 250 So. Florence AL
27 Wil Hoyle INF 5′-10″ 170 Gr. Durham NC
28 Bryce Hubbard C 5′-11″ 210 Fr. Norcross GA
7 Connor Hujsak INF/OF 6′-2″ 200 Jr. Goffstown N.H.
2 KC Hunt RHP 6′-3″ 200 Sr. Wyckoff NJ
42 Dakota Jordan OF 6′-0″ 220 Fr. Canton MS
9 Pico Kohn LHP 6′-4″ 200 So. Verbena AL
8 Amani Larry INF 5′-11″ 190 Jr. Bossier City LA
10 Colton Ledbetter OF 6′-2″ 205 Jr. Hoover AL
30 Bradley Loftin LHP 6′-3″ 197 Fr. Southaven MS
3 David Mershon INF 5′-7″ 165 Fr. Taylors SC
19 Max Miller LHP 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Vancleave MS
4 Aaron Nixon RHP 6′-0″ 210 Jr. McAllen TX
37 Hollis Porter INF/OF 6′-4″ 220 Fr. Hurley MS
33 Von Seibert INF/OF 6′-4″ 245 Sr. Daphne AL
12 Evan Siary RHP 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Columbus MS
17 Stone Simmons RHP 6′-4″ 235 Sr. Houston TX
15 Cade Smith RHP 6′-1″ 190 Jr. Southaven MS
32 Parker Stinnett RHP 6′-2″ 190 Sr. Oxford MS
55 Brock Tapper LHP 6′-1″ 185 Fr. Nesbit MS
46 Austin Tommasini RHP 5′-11″ 235 Fr. Madison MS
29 Nate Williams RHP 6′-3″ 230 So. Acworth GA
40 Ryan Williams C 6′-2″ 170 Fr. Cypress TX
39 Graham Yntema LHP 6′-4″ 230 So. Lilburn GA

Kentucky Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
47 Carson Applegate INF/RHP 6′-0″ 195 Fr. Columbus NJ
30 Aaron Blum LHP 6′-3″ 190 Fr. Cincinnati OH
35 Tyler Bosma LHP 6′-6″ 235 Gr. Holland MI
7 Devin Burkes C 6′-3″ 210 RS So. Bradenton FL
8 Isaiah Byars IF 6′-1″ 190 Sr. Mountain GA
41 Evan Byers LHP 5′-11″ 180 RS So. Nicholasville KY
10 Seth Chavez RHP 6′-4″ 200 Sr. Pinetop AZ
6 Reuben Church INF 6′-2″ 240 Jr. Maryville TN
23 Magdiel Cotto LHP 6′-4″ 250 Jr. Fort Mill SC
31 Alex Degen RHP 6′-8″ 210 RS Sr. Readington Township NJ
0 Kendal Ewell OF 6′-3″ 210 Jr. Calumet City IL
52 Austin Fawley C/INF 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Lantana FL
2 Jase Felker INF 6′-2″ 175 Sr. Princeton KY
11 Colby Frieda RHP 6′-3″ 205 So. St. Johns FL
44 Reed Gannon LHP 6′-3″ 185 RS Fr. Minooka IL
1 Ryder Giles INF/RHP 6′-0″ 180 Sr. Pinehurst NC
14 Hunter Gilliam INF 6′-2″ 230 RS Sr. Farmville VA
51 Jackson Gray OF 6′-3″ 220 Sr. Wheaton IL
24 Ryan Hagenow RHP 6′-5″ 210 Jr. Knoxville TN
22 Patrick Herrera INF 6′-2″ 170 So. Mesa AZ
40 Zach Hise RHP 6′-5″ 220 RS So. Joliet IL
46 Christian Howe RHP 6′-4″ 185 RS Fr. Danville KY
42 Tanner Kim OF 6′-0″ 180 RS Fr. Knoxville TN
26 Drew Lafferty RHP 6′-1″ 200 Fr. South Park PA
48 Zack Lee RHP 6′-4″ 200 Sr. Effingham IL
25 Seth Logue RHP 6′-1″ 185 Jr. Mason OH
36 Logan Martin RHP 6′-1″ 185 Sr. Cartersville GA
19 Nolan McCarthy OF 6′-0″ 195 So. Kalamazoo MI
13 James McCoy INF 6′-4″ 205 RS Fr. Dunwoody GA
20 Mason Moore RHP 6′-4″ 205 So. Morehead KY
43 Jackson Nove LHP 6′-5″ 200 So. Fairfax IA
4 Émilien Pitre INF 5′-11″ 175 So. Repentigny QC
34 Lukas Schramm OF 6′-3″ 225 Fr. Apex NC
12 Grant Smith INF 6′-0″ 180 Sr. Albuquerque NM
28 Hayden Smith LHP 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Nicholasville KY
33 Travis Smith RHP 6′-4″ 200 RS Fr. Walton KY
9 Chase Stanke C 6′-2″ 215 Sr. Sugar Grove IL
16 Austin Strickland RHP 6′-2″ 210 Jr. Winchester OH
21 Ryan Waldschmidt OF/INF 6′-1″ 205 So. Bradenton FL
5 Darren Williams RHP 6′-6″ 240 Gr. Maysville KY

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
 HOME
RUNS
 TV/NOTES
17-Feb 5:00 PM ET VMI 2 Mississippi St 11 SEC Network +
18-Feb 3:00 PM ET VMI 14 Mississippi St 13 SEC Network +
19-Feb 2:00 PM ET VMI 3 Mississippi St 9 SEC Network +
21-Feb 5:00 PM ET UL Monroe 11 Mississippi St 5 SEC Network +
22-Feb 5:00 PM ET UL Monroe 3 Mississippi St 14 SEC Network +
24-Feb 5:00 PM ET Arizona St 13 Mississippi St 4 SEC Network +
25-Feb 3:00 PM ET Arizona St 1 Mississippi St 5 SEC Network +
26-Feb 2:00 PM ET Arizona St 9 Mississippi St 5 SEC Network +
28-Feb 7:00 PM ET Southern Miss 9 Mississippi St 10 SEC Network +
3-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ohio State 8 Mississippi St 3 SEC Network +
4-Mar 2:00 PM ET Oklahoma 15 Mississippi St 9 SEC Network +
5-Mar 12:00 PM ET Mississippi St 8 California 4
7-Mar 7:00 PM ET Valparaiso 2 Mississippi St 12 SEC Network +
10-Mar 7:00 PM ET Lipscomb 2 Mississippi St 8 SEC Network +
11-Mar 3:00 PM ET Lipscomb 4 Mississippi St 12 SEC Network +
12-Mar 2:00 PM ET Lipscomb Mississippi St SEC Network +
14-Mar 7:00 PM ET Nicholls 4 Mississippi St 12 SEC Network +
15-Mar 6:00 PM ET Louisiana 4 Mississippi St 12 SEC Network +
17-Mar 6:30 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
18-Mar 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
19-Mar 12:00 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
21-Mar 7:00 PM ET Arkansas St Mississippi St SEC Network +
24-Mar 7:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Mississippi St SEC Network +
25-Mar 3:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Mississippi St SEC Network +
26-Mar 2:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Mississippi St SEC Network +
28-Mar 7:00 PM ET Samford Mississippi St SEC Network +
30-Mar 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Mississippi St SEC Network +
31-Mar 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Mississippi St SEC Network +
1-Apr 3:00 PM ET South Carolina Mississippi St SEC Network +
4-Apr 7:00 PM ET Grambling Mississippi St SEC Network +
6-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Alabama SEC Network +
7-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Alabama SEC Network +
8-Apr 6:00 PM ET Mississippi St Alabama SEC Network +
11-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St UAB
14-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network +
15-Apr 4:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network +
16-Apr 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network +
18-Apr 7:00 PM ET Southern Mississippi St SEC Network +
21-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Auburn SEC Network +
22-Apr 3:00 PM ET Mississippi St Auburn SEC Network +
23-Apr 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St Auburn SEC Network +
25-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network +
27-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee SEC Network +
28-Apr 6:30 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee SEC Network +
29-Apr 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee SEC Network +
5-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Mississippi St SEC Network +
6-May 7:30 PM ET Arkansas Mississippi St SEC Network +
7-May 2:00 PM ET Arkansas Mississippi St SEC Network +
9-May 7:00 PM ET Memphis Mississippi St SEC Network +
12-May 8:30 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network +
13-May 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network +
14-May 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network +
16-May 7:00 PM ET North Alabama Mississippi St SEC Network +
18-May 7:00 PM ET Texas A&M Mississippi St SEC Network +
19-May 7:00 PM ET Texas A&M Mississippi St SEC Network +
20-May 3:00 PM ET Texas A&M Mississippi St SEC Network +

Kentucky Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
 HOME
RUNS
 TV/NOTES
17-Feb 4:00 PM ET Kentucky 0 Elon 2
18-Feb 2:00 PM ET Kentucky 5 Elon 1
19-Feb 1:00 PM ET Kentucky 4 Elon 0
21-Feb 4:00 PM ET Evansville 3 Kentucky 6 SEC Network +
24-Feb 4:00 PM ET Wright St 3 Kentucky 8 SEC Network +
25-Feb 1:00 PM ET Wright St 12 Kentucky 9 SEC Network +
26-Feb 1:00 PM ET Wright St 0 Kentucky 15 SEC Network +
28-Feb 4:00 PM ET Morehead St 1 Kentucky 15 SEC Network +
3-Mar 4:00 PM ET Indiana St PPD Kentucky PPD SEC Network +
4-Mar Indiana St 2 Kentucky 4
4-Mar 1:00 PM ET Indiana St 4 Kentucky 5 SEC Network +
5-Mar 1:00 PM ET Indiana St 6 Kentucky 7 SEC Network +
7-Mar 4:00 PM ET Murray St 2 Kentucky 6 SEC Network +
8-Mar 4:00 PM ET Ohio 2 Kentucky 9 SEC Network +
10-Mar 7:00 PM ET Kentucky 5 S Illinois 4 ESPN+
11-Mar 3:00 PM ET Kentucky 7 S Illinois 2 ESPN+
12-Mar 2:00 PM ET Kentucky 21 S Illinois 3 ESPN+
14-Mar 6:30 PM ET Indiana 2 Kentucky 12 SEC Network +
17-Mar 6:30 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
18-Mar 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
19-Mar 12:00 PM ET Mississippi St Kentucky SEC Network +
21-Mar 6:30 PM ET E Kentucky Kentucky SEC Network +
24-Mar TBA Kentucky Alabama SEC Network +
25-Mar TBA Kentucky Alabama SEC Network +
26-Mar TBA Kentucky Alabama SEC Network +
28-Mar 6:00 PM ET Kentucky Western KY
31-Mar 7:30 PM ET Missouri Kentucky SEC Network +
1-Apr 3:00 PM ET Missouri Kentucky SEC Network +
2-Apr 2:00 PM ET Missouri Kentucky SEC Network +
4-Apr 6:30 PM ET Dayton Kentucky SEC Network +
7-Apr 6:00 PM ET Kentucky Georgia SEC Network +
8-Apr 2:00 PM ET Kentucky Georgia SEC Network +
9-Apr 12:00 PM ET Kentucky Georgia SEC Network +
11-Apr 6:00 PM ET Kentucky Louisville
13-Apr 7:00 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network +
14-Apr 7:30 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network +
15-Apr 2:00 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network +
18-Apr 6:30 PM ET Xavier Kentucky SEC Network +
21-Apr 7:30 PM ET Texas A&M Kentucky SEC Network +
22-Apr 3:00 PM ET Texas A&M Kentucky SEC Network +
23-Apr 2:00 PM ET Texas A&M Kentucky SEC Network +
25-Apr 7:00 PM ET Louisville Kentucky SEC Network +
28-Apr 7:00 PM ET Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Network +
29-Apr 3:00 PM ET Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Network +
30-Apr 3:00 PM ET Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Network +
5-May TBA South Carolina Kentucky SEC Network +
6-May TBA South Carolina Kentucky SEC Network +
7-May TBA South Carolina Kentucky SEC Network +
9-May 6:30 PM ET Tennessee Tech Kentucky SEC Network +
12-May 6:30 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
13-May 12:00 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
14-May 1:00 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
18-May 6:30 PM ET Florida Kentucky SEC Network +
19-May 6:30 PM ET Florida Kentucky SEC Network +
20-May 2:00 PM ET Florida Kentucky SEC Network +

Mississippi State-Kentucky Baseball Legacy Comparison

All-Time Record
SEC Record
SEC Championships
SEC Tournament Appearances
SEC Tournament Record
SEC Tournament Championships
NCAA Regional Appearances
NCAA Regional Championships
Super Regional Appearances
Super Regional Championships
College World Series Appearances
National Championships
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record
Mississippi State
2,780-1,628-29
987-854-3
11
35
66-57
7
39
16
10
5
12
1 (2021)
125-90
Kentucky
2,015-1,905-25
772-1,015-8
1
23
25-39
7
9
0
0
0
0
0
14-18

Mississippi State-Kentucky Series Prediction

Mississippi State 2 wins, Kentucky 1 win

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