SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Ole Miss

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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
Jake Mangum, Miss. State
Swayze Field (8,500)
Swayze Field (8,500)
Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
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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