SEC Baseball Series Preview: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

March 21, 2023 Mississippi State Baseball, SEC Baseball, SEC Baseball News, SEC News, Series Previews, Vanderbilt Baseball
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The Vanderbilt Commodores travel to the Mississippi State Bulldogs 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
Dudy Noble Field (15,000)
Dudy Noble Field (15,000)
Enrique Bradfield Jr of Vanderbilt
Enrique Bradfield Jr. of Vanderbilt

Series Schedule March 24-26

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 7:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 3:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 2:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Statistic Team National
Rank		 Conference
Rank		 Value
Base on Balls Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 4
88		 1
11		 145
95
Batting Average Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 85
166		 12
14		 0.290
0.267
Double Plays Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 20
252		 1
13		 18
7
Double Plays Per Game Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 52
269		 1
13		 0.86
0.33
Doubles Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 77
77		 8
8		 39
39
Doubles Per Game Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 131
131		 8
8		 1.86
1.86
Earned Run Average Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 12
124		 5
12		 3.09
5.54
Fielding Percentage Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 35
218		 5
14		 0.979
0.961
Hit Batters Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 139
191		 4
7		 23
20
Hit by Pitch Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 47
116		 6
10		 33
25
Hits Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 51
82		 10
12		 201
190
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 3
43		 2
9		 6.09
8.09
Home Runs Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 20
52		 7
11		 35
26
Home Runs Per Game Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 27
80		 9
11		 1.67
1.24
On Base Percentage Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 26
157		 7
14		 0.422
0.374
Runs Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 31
79		 8
12		 170
144
Sacrifice Bunts Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 77
155		 2
6		 8
5
Sacrifice Flies Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 5
26		 1
5		 17
12
Scoring Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 53
122		 9
14		 8.1
6.9
Shutouts Vanderbilt 4 3 4
Slugging Percentage Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 39
101		 10
13		 0.504
0.451
Stolen Bases Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 43
50		 1
4		 33
32
Stolen Bases Per Game Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 63
75		 2
4		 1.57
1.52
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 22
166		 7
14		 2.96
1.79
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Mississippi St.
Vanderbilt		 13
20		 6
7		 11.5
11.0
Triple Plays
Triples Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 29
212		 4
14		 7
2
Triples Per Game Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 46
251		 4
14		 0.33
0.10
WHIP Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 8
161		 5
14		 1.09
1.61
WL Pct Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 25
88		 8
14		 0.762
0.619
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Vanderbilt
Mississippi St.		 50
263		 7
14		 3.70
6.42

Statistical Leaders

Vanderbilt Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
RJ Schreck Vanderbilt 0.329 0.455 0.645 100 25 5 2 5 17 14 2
Jonathan Vastine Vanderbilt 0.278 0.356 0.481 91 22 5 1 3 13 10 2
RJ Austin Vanderbilt 0.276 0.364 0.437 99 24 5 0 3 17 10 1
Enrique Bradfield Jr. Vanderbilt 0.247 0.379 0.333 103 20 4 0 1 14 17 15
Davis Diaz Vanderbilt 0.247 0.385 0.364 96 19 1 1 2 13 12 1
Parker Noland Vanderbilt 0.244 0.314 0.385 87 19 3 1 2 10 6 0

Vanderbilt Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Hunter Owen Vanderbilt 2 0 2.20 0 28.2 19 8 7 9 35 0.184
Carter Holton Vanderbilt 2 0 2.39 0 26.1 22 6 7 7 30 0.234

Mississippi State Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Colton Ledbetter Mississippi State 0.333 0.515 0.583 103 24 4 1 4 25 28 10
Amani Larry Mississippi State 0.333 0.490 0.528 105 24 5 0 3 19 15 11
Bryce Chance Mississippi State 0.329 0.435 0.443 86 23 2 0 2 18 12 4
Luke Hancock Mississippi State 0.311 0.500 0.492 92 19 8 0 1 17 22 0
Hunter Hines Mississippi State 0.309 0.374 0.753 91 25 6 0 10 25 8 0
Lane Forsythe Mississippi State 0.279 0.470 0.393 85 17 4 0 1 10 21 4
Kellum Clark Mississippi State 0.260 0.365 0.589 85 19 1 1 7 14 12 0
Slate Alford Mississippi State 0.215 0.274 0.292 73 14 2 0 1 8 5 0

Mississippi State Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Landon Gartman Mississippi State 1 1 6.75 0 24.0 19 15 18 14 32 0.209

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Vanderbilt

7

Mississippi State

48

Vanderbilt-Mississippi State Pitching Rotations

Vanderbilt
Game 1: So. LHP Carter Holton (2-0, 2.39 ERA)
Game 2: Jr. LHP Hunter Owen (2-0, 2.20 ERA)
Game 3: So. LHP Devin Futrell (4-1, 3.05 ERA)
Mississippi State
Game 1: Fr. BHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (3-0, 2.25 ERA)
Game 2: Jr. RHP Landon Gartman (1-1, 6.75 ERA)
Game 3: TBA

Vanderbilt Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
99 Jack Anderson RHP 6′-6″ 206 Gr. Nashville TN
2 Ivan Arias IF 5′-8″ 170 Fr. Boston MA
42 RJ Austin UTL 5′-11″ 189 Fr. Atlanta GA
51 Enrique Bradfield Jr. OF 6′-1″ 170 Jr. Hialeah FL
16 Jack Bulger UTL 6′-0″ 216 Jr. Bowie MD
98 Greysen Carter RHP 6′-4″ 241 So. Louisville CO
97 Bryce Cunningham RHP 6′-5″ 234 So. Headland AL
11 Davis Diaz IF 5′-11″ 186 So. Pittsburg CA
43 Michael Doolin RHP 6′-4″ 219 Sr. Schererville IN
80 Andrew Dutkanych IV RHP 6′-3″ 220 Fr. Indianapolis IN
45 Alan Espinal C 6′-0″ 209 Jr. Viera FL
95 Devin Futrell LHP 6′-5″ 200 So. Pembroke Pines FL
17 Ryan Ginther LHP 5′-11″ 204 So. Hendersonville TN
21 Calvin Hewett OF 6′-3″ 223 Jr. Greenland NH
40 Sam Hliboki RHP 6′-3″ 209 Sr. Los Angeles CA
32 Cooper Holbrook OF 6′-3″ 198 Fr. Mount Pleasant SC
20 Carter Holton LHP 5′-11″ 201 So. Guyton GA
38 David Horn RHP 6′-4″ 220 Fr. Mission Viegjo CA
23 Devan Kodali OF 6′-2″ 190 Fr. New York NY
19 Troy LaNeve OF 6′-0″ 209 Sr. Pittsburgh PA
44 Cade Law C 6′-1″ 224 Fr. Kingston Springs TN
8 Chris Maldonado IF 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Short Hills NJ
29 Nick Maldonado RHP 6′-1″ 207 Sr. Short Hills NJ
10 T.J. McKenzie OF 6′-1″ 191 Sr. Loxahatchee FL
36 Grayson Moore RHP 6′-3″ 215 Jr. Longwood FL
25 Parker Noland IF 6′-1″ 203 Sr. Knoxville TN
33 Hunter Owen LHP 6′-6″ 261 Jr. South Portland ME
1 Matthew Polk UTL 5′-11″ 185 So. Long Beach CA
5 Logan Poteet C 6′-2″ 214 Fr. Powell TN
55 Colton Regen RHP 6′-4″ 183 So. Mt. Juliet TN
88 Patrick Reilly RHP 6′-3″ 208 Jr. Sea Girt NJ
18 JD Rogers OF 5′-10″ 203 So. Carmel IN
3 RJ Schreck OF 6′-1″ 210 Gr. Los Angeles CA
66 Thomas Schultz RHP 6′-6″ 243 Sr. Mount Carmel PA
22 JD Thompson LHP 6′-0″ 193 Fr. Rusk TX
13 Jonathan Vastine IF 5′-11″ 176 So. Bartow FL
9 Raymond Velazquez IF 6′-1″ 201 Fr. Lowell MA
6 Matt Wolfe IF 6′-1″ 187 Fr. Westerville OH

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

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
 HOME
RUNS
 TV/NOTES
17-Feb 4:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 4 TCU 11
18-Feb 12:00 PM ET Oklahoma St 9 Vanderbilt 11 SEC Network +
19-Feb 11:30 AM ET Texas 2 Vanderbilt 12 SEC Network +
21-Feb 5:30 PM ET C Arkansas 5 Vanderbilt 4 SEC Network +
22-Feb 5:30 PM ET UAB 1 Vanderbilt 13 SEC Network +
24-Feb 5:30 PM ET UCLA 0 Vanderbilt 6 SEC Network +
25-Feb 2:00 PM ET UCLA 3 Vanderbilt 0 SEC Network +
26-Feb 1:00 PM ET UCLA 1 Vanderbilt 2 SEC Network +
28-Feb 5:30 PM ET Austin Peay 7 Vanderbilt 11 SEC Network +
3-Mar 12:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 3 Nebraska 5
4-Mar 12:00 PM ET Maryland 7 Vanderbilt 8 SEC Network +
5-Mar 7:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 4 Minnesota 0
7-Mar 5:30 PM ET Tennessee Tech 1 Vanderbilt 12 SEC Network +
8-Mar 5:30 PM ET Evansville 1 Vanderbilt 2 SEC Network +
10-Mar 5:30 PM ET LMU 1 Vanderbilt 2 SEC Network +
11-Mar 3:00 PM ET LMU 0 Vanderbilt 2 SEC Network +
12-Mar 2:00 PM ET LMU 9 Vanderbilt 6 SEC Network +
14-Mar 7:00 PM ET Belmont 6 Vanderbilt 15 SEC Network +
16-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 2 Vanderbilt 12 SEC Network +
17-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 0 Vanderbilt 8 SEC Network +
18-Mar 12:00 PM ET Ole Miss 2 Vanderbilt 7 SEC Network
21-Mar 7:00 PM ET Lipscomb Canc. Vanderbilt Canc. 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 +
31-Mar 7:00 PM ET Georgia Vanderbilt SEC Network +
1-Apr 3:00 PM ET Georgia Vanderbilt SEC Network +
2-Apr 2:00 PM ET Georgia Vanderbilt SEC Network +
4-Apr 7:00 PM ET Western KY Vanderbilt SEC Network +
6-Apr 7:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Missouri SEC Network +
7-Apr 7:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Missouri SEC Network +
8-Apr 3:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Missouri SEC Network +
11-Apr 7:00 PM ET North Alabama Vanderbilt SEC Network +
14-Apr 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Vanderbilt SEC Network +
15-Apr 3:00 PM ET South Carolina Vanderbilt SEC Network +
16-Apr 2:00 PM ET South Carolina Vanderbilt SEC Network +
18-Apr 7:00 PM ET Indiana St Vanderbilt SEC Network +
21-Apr 6:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Tennessee SEC Network
23-Apr 1:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Tennessee ESPN2
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
2-May 7:00 PM ET Georgia St Vanderbilt SEC Network +
4-May 8:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Alabama ESPNU
5-May 8:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Alabama SEC Network
6-May 3:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Alabama SEC Network +
9-May 6:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Louisville
12-May 5:30 PM ET Vanderbilt Florida SEC Network
13-May 6:30 PM ET Vanderbilt Florida SEC Network
14-May 1:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Florida SEC Network +
16-May 7:00 PM ET MTSU Vanderbilt SEC Network +
18-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Vanderbilt SEC Network +
19-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Vanderbilt SEC Network +
20-May 3:00 PM ET Arkansas Vanderbilt SEC Network +

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 5 Kentucky 6 SEC Network +
18-Mar 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St 3 Kentucky 12 SEC Network +
19-Mar 12:00 PM ET Mississippi St 3 Kentucky 17 SEC Network
21-Mar 7:00 PM ET Arkansas St 2 Mississippi St 16 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 ESPNU
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 ESPNU
5-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Mississippi St SEC Network +
6-May 7:30 PM ET Arkansas Mississippi St ESPNU
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 +

Vanderbilt-Mississippi State 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
Vanderbilt
2,457-1,812-33
724-947-10
3
26
53-41
5
20
10
10
4
5
2 (2014, 2019)
80-45
Mississippi State
2,780-1,628-29
987-854-3
11
35
66-57
7
39
16
10
5
12
1 (2021)
125-90

Vanderbilt-Mississippi State Series Prediction

Vanderbilt 2 wins, Mississippi State 1 win

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