2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Starkville Regional Champions Charlottesville Super Regional Champions
College World Series Runner-up vs. UCLA, L 0–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
2013 record	51–20 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach	John Cohen (5th season)
Assistant coach	Butch Thompson (5th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Mingione (1st season)
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field

2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#9 Vanderbilt ^x†^y	26	–	3		.897			54	–	12		.818
#13 South Carolina ^y	17	–	12		.586			43	–	20		.683
Florida ^y	14	–	16		.467			29	–	30		.492
Kentucky	11	–	19		.367			30	–	25		.545
Missouri	10	–	20		.333			18	–	32		.360
Tennessee	9	–	19		.321			22	–	30		.423
Georgia	7	–	20		.259			21	–	32		.396
Western
#7 LSU ^x‡^y	23	–	7		.767			57	–	11		.838
#18 Arkansas ^y	18	–	11		.621			39	–	22		.639
#2 Mississippi State ^y	16	–	14		.533			51	–	20		.718
Ole Miss ^y	15	–	15		.500			38	–	24		.613
Alabama ^y	14	–	15		.483			35	–	28		.556
Texas A&M ^y	13	–	16		.448			34	–	29		.540
Auburn	13	–	17		.433			33	–	23		.589
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 26, 2013[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team is coached by John Cohen, in his 14th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 5th at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field, and compete in the Southeastern Conference's West Division.

After the 2012 season, Assistant Coach Lane Burroughs leaves Mississippi State to become the head coach at Northwestern State. Nick Mingione becomes the assistant coach for the 2013 season, replacing Lane Burroughs.^[3]

After a third-place finish in the SEC West and a semifinal appearance in the 2013 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, the Bulldogs advanced through the NCAA Tournament's Starkville Regional, Charlottesville Super Regional, and College World Series bracket to reach the College World Series final with an 8–1 record in the tournament.

MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Hunter Renfroe	OF	1	13	San Diego Padres
Adam Frazier	SS	6	179	Pittsburgh Pirates
Kendall Graveman	RHP	8	235	Toronto Blue Jays
Chad Girodo	LHP	9	265	Toronto Blue Jays
Evan Mitchell	RHP	13	405	Cincinnati Reds
Daryl Norris	INF/RHP	22	666	Detroit Tigers
Luis Pollorena	LHP	23	700	Texas Rangers

^[4][5]

Roster

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 17 C Ammirati, NickNick Ammirati S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep, Seton Hall / Panola College Sparta, NJ 39 RHP Anello, AnthonyAnthony Anello R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fellowship Christian School Roswell, GA 6 OF Armstrong, DerrickDerrick Armstrong R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Columbia Central HS / Columbia State CC Columbia, TN 4 RHP Bracewell, BenBen Bracewell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Briarwood Christian School Chelsea, AL 10 OF Bradford, C.T.C.T. Bradford L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pace HS Pace, FL 15 INF Britton, MatthewMatthew Britton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Cullman HS Cullman, AL 26 OF Brown, CodyCody Brown L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Biloxi HS Biloxi, MS 33 RHP Brown, PrestonPreston Brown R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr St. George's HS Germantown, TN 38 RHP Cox, WillWill Cox R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Amory HS Amory, MS 3 INF Detz, AlexAlex Detz L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Mission Prep HS / Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA 31 RHP Fitts, TrevorTrevor Fitts R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Pelham HS Helena, AL 25 INF Flair, NickNick Flair R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Belle Chasse HS Belle Chasse, LA 12 INF Frazier, AdamAdam Frazier L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Oconee County HS Bishop, GA 8 INF Frost, SamSam Frost L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Hoover HS Hoover, AL 9 OF Fullerton, TylerTyler Fullerton R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN 19 C Garner, DanielDaniel Garner R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Sparkman HS Madison, AL 47 RHP Gentry, MylesMyles Gentry R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS 18 LHP Girodo, ChadChad Girodo L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hartselle HS Hartselle, AL 49 RHP Graveman, KendallKendall Graveman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Benjamin Russell HS Alexander City, AL 23 INF Hann, KyleKyle Hann R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Hillfield Strathallan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada 2 OF Henderson, DemarcusDemarcus Henderson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Wayne County HS Waynesboro, MS 14 RHP Holder, JonathanJonathan Holder R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS 21 LHP Lindgren, JacobJacob Lindgren R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So St. Stanislaus HS Bay St. Louis, MS 51 RHP Mitchell, EvanEvan Mitchell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wheeler HS Marietta, GA 48 LHP Mitchell, RossRoss Mitchell L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Blackman HS Smyrna, TN 5 INF Norris, DarylDaryl Norris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fairhope HS Fairhope, AL 13 INF Pirtle, BrettBrett Pirtle S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Tyler Lee HS / Panola College Tyler, TX 22 LHP Pollorena, LuisLuis Pollorena L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr United HS / Marion Military Institute Laredo, TX 32 INF Porter, TreyTrey Porter L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr East Central HS / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hurley, MS 36 C Randolph, ZachZach Randolph R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Amory HS / Itawamba CC Amory, MS 35 INF Rea, WesWes Rea R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 272 lb (123 kg) So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS 34 OF Renfroe, HunterHunter Renfroe R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Copiah Academy Crystal Springs, MS 7 OF Robson, JacobJacob Robson L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Vincent Massey Secondary School Windsor, Ontario, Canada 28 RHP Shelly, John MarcJohn Marc Shelly R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr St. George's Independent Schools Germantown, TN 29 C Slauter, MitchMitch Slauter R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Olathe North HS / Barton County CC Olathe, KS 43 RHP Stokes, WesWes Stokes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr West Lauderdale HS / Meridian CC Collinsville, MS 24 RHP Woodruff, BrandonBrandon Woodruff L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wheeler HS Wheeler, MS	Head coach John Cohen Assistant coach(es) Butch Thompson (associate head coach) Nick Mingione (assistant coach) Tyler Bratton (volunteer assistant coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Feb 15 Portland Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 16–1 Lindgren (1–0) Mccallister (0–1) None 5,817 1–0 Feb 16 Portland Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–1 R. Mitchell (1–0) Radke (0–1) Holder (1) 7,147 2–0 Feb 17 Portland Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–1 Graveman (1–0) Torson (0–1) None 3–0 Feb 17 Portland Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6–0 Pollorena (1–0) Yinger (0–1) None 6,721 4–0 Feb 19 Grambling State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–0 Woodruff (1–0) Baker (0–1) Holder (2) 5,650 5–0 Feb 22 Purdue Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–2 Holder (1–0) McElroy (0–1) None 5,591 6–0 Feb 23 Samford Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 8–2 R. Mitchell (2–0) Irby (1–1) None 7–0 Feb 23 Purdue Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–6 Girodo (1–0) Andrzejewski (0–1) Holder (3) 9,184 8–0 Feb 24 Samford Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 8–1 Cox (1–0) McGavin (0–2) None 7,038 9–0 Feb 26 Rhode Island Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 13–2 Girodo (2–0) Mantle (0–1) None 5,945 10–0 Feb 27 Rhode Island Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 17–5 R. Mitchell (3–0) Sterner (0–2) None 6,343 11–0
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 St. Joseph's Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 10–0 Lindgren (2–0) Stover (0–1) None 6,133 12–0 Mar 2 St. Joseph's Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–1 R. Mitchell (4–0) Carter (0–1) Holder (4) 6,267 13–0 Mar 3 St. Joseph's Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–2 Pollorena (2–0) Mullen (1–3) Bracewell (1) 14–0 Mar 3 St. Joseph's Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–0 Cox (2–0) Thorpe (0–2) Holder (5) 6,496 15–0 Mar 5 Mississippi Valley State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 14–2 Pollorena (3–0) Killier (0–3) None 6,105 16–0 Mar 8 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–2 Gentry (1–0) McClanahan (3–1) Holder (6) 6,610 17–0 Mar 9 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–7 Barr (2–0) Woodruff (1–1) McKinzie (1) 7,169 17–1 Mar 10 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–7 Biggerstaff (2–0) Graveman (1–1) None 6,403 17–2 Mar 12 vs. Southern Miss Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS 13–5 Pollorena (4–0) Robbins (1–2) R. Mitchell (1) 6,948 18–2 Mar 15 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–6 (10) Bourgeois (2–0) Cox (2–1) Cotton (6) 8,068 18–3 0–1 Mar 16 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–7 Eades (4–0) E. Mitchell (0–1) None 9,341 18–4 0–2 Mar 17 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 10–2 Graveman (2–1) Glenn (3–1) None 7,686 19–4 1–2 Mar 19 Alcorn State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–6 Gentry (2–0) Brown (0–2) Holder (7) 6,310 20–4 Mar 22 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 8–4 R. Mitchell (5–0) Reed (2–3) None 1,788 21–4 2–2 Mar 23 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 2–3 Grundy (5–1) Graveman (2–2) Gott (7) 21–5 2–3 Mar 23 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 3–4 Wijas (2–0) Girodo (2–1) None 2,284 21–6 2–4 Mar 26 Austin Peay State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 13–5 Gentry (3–0) Lindley (0–1) None 6,059 22–6 Mar 29 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 4–5 Beeks (3–0) Pollorena (4–1) Suggs (2) 7,845 20–7 2–5 Mar 30 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 4–1 Graveman (3–2) Stanek (2–2) None 8,742 23–7 3–5 Mar 31 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 1–3 Fant (2–0) Bracewell (0–1) Suggs (3) 7,722 23–8 3–6
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 @ South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 6–4 Girodo (3–1) Traylor (2–3) Holder (8) 3,384 24–8 Apr 5 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–3 Pollorena (5–1) Crawford (1–5) Holder (9) 8,414 25–8 4–6 Apr 6 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–0 Graveman (4–2) Young (1–3) None 8,564 26–8 5–6 Apr 7 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–8 Magliozzi (3–1) Lindgren (2–1) None 7,660 26–9 5–7 Apr 9 vs. Ole Miss Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS 5–1 R. Mitchell (6–0) Massie (0–1) None 8,240 27–9 Apr 12 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 3–2 Pollorena (6–1) Mengden (4–2) Holder (10) 4,857 28–9 6–7 Apr 13 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 9–3 Graveman (5–2) Pineda (3–3) None 4,676 29–9 7–7 Apr 14 @ Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 15–4 Lindgren (3–1) Ray (3–1) Holder (11) 5,052 30–9 8–7 Apr 18[lower-alpha 1] Auburn Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6–3 R. Mitchell (7–0) Kendrick (2–2) Holder (12) 7,974 31–9 9–7 Apr 19 Auburn Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 1–3 O'Neal (8–2) Graveman (5–3) Dedrick (4) 10,143 31–10 9–8 Apr 20 Auburn Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6–0 Lindgren (4–1) Kendall (0–5) None 14,562 32–10 10–8 Apr 23 @ Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN 12–1 R. Mitchell (8–0) Wills (3–3) None 3,428 33–10 Apr 26 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 1–3 Ziomek (8–2) Pollorena (6–2) B. Miller (12) 3,423 33–11 10–9 Apr 27 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–5 Beede (11–0) Graveman (5–4) Fulmer (3) 2,840 33–12 10–10 Apr 28 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 3–8 Pecoraro (2–1) Lindgren (4–2) None 33–13 10–11
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 4 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 10–6 R. Mitchell (9–0) Turnbull (4–2) Holder (13) 34–13 11–11 May 4 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–4 (10) Girodo (4–1) Castillo (2–2) None 7,382 35–13 12–11 May 5 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–6 (11) Holder (2–0) Keller (3–6) None 6,272 36–13 13–11 May 10[lower-alpha 2] @ Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 0–3 Mayers (4–4) Pollorena (6–3) Huber (11) 10,065 36–14 13–12 May 11 @ Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8–10 Smith (3–0) Graveman (5–5) Bailey (3) 10,053 36–15 13–13 May 12 @ Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 7–6 Bracewell (1–1) Weathersby (0–2) None 8,083 37–15 14–13 May 14 Oral Roberts Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–2 Girodo (5–1) Glanz (1–4) Holder (14) 6,298 38–15 May 16 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–4 Girodo (6–1) Webb (2–2) Holder (15) 6,755 39–15 15–13 May 17 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 3–5 (10) Westmoreland (7–1) Bradford (0–1) Webb (16) 6,932 39–16 15–14 May 18 South Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 7–2 R. Mitchell (10–0) Wynkoop (7–3) None 7,687 40–16 16–14
Post-Season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 21 Missouri Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 2–1 (17) Cox (3–1) Walsh (2–2) None 5,404 41–16 1–0 May 22 South Carolina Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 5–3 Gentry (4–0) Westmoreland (7–2) None 5,913 42–16 2–0 May 23 Texas A&M Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 6–4 Mitchell (11–0) Pineda (5–5) Holder (16) 8.143 43–16 3–0 May 25 Vanderbilt Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 8–16 Pecoraro (4–1) Lindgren (4–3) Miller (2) 11,963 43–17 3–1
NCAA Starkville Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 31 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–3 Graveman (6–5) McClanahan (10–6) Holder (17) 11,102 44–17 1–0 June 1 South Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6–2 Mitchell (12–0) Bell (6–2) None 11,124 45–17 2–0 June 2 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–5 McKinzie (4–2) Gentry (4–1) None 10,226 45–18 2–1 June 3 Central Arkansas Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 6–1 Girodo (7–1) Biggerstaff (6–5) None 8,662 46–18 3–1
NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 8 Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 11–6 Graveman (7–5) Waddell (6–3) Mitchell (2) 4,956 47–18 4–1 June 9[lower-alpha 3] Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–5 Girodo (8–1) Silverstein (10–2) Holder (18) 4,956 48–18 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 15 Oregon State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 5–4 Mitchell (13–0) Boyd (10–4) Holder (19) 24,473 49–18 1–0 June 17 Indiana TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 5–4 Girodo (9–1) Halstead (4–5) Holder (20) 25,260 50–18 2–0 June 21 Oregon State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 4–1 Graveman (8–5) Moore (14–2) Holder (21) 18,868 51–18 3–0 June 24 UCLA TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 1–3 Plutko (10–3) Fitts (0–1) Berg (24) 25,690 51–19 3–1 June 25 UCLA TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 0–8 Vander Tuig (14–4) Pollorena (6–4) None 27,127 51–20 3–2

1. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on April 19.
2. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on May 11.
3. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on June 10.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	18	18*	13	6	11	15	16	17	16	10	12	15	13	16	13	11			2
Baseball America	5	5	5	3	13	19	25	NR	21	16	16	22	21	24	16	14			2
Collegiate Baseball^	13	12	9	5	8	14	19	24	26	18	17	28	24	23	18	14	12	7	2
NCBWA†	16	13	10	6	10	14	17	18	16	11	10	15	13	17	13	9			2

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "SEC Baseball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
2. "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
3. "MSU assistant Mingione hired as new Kentucky coach". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
4. Three More Diamond Dogs Drafted In First 10 Rounds
5. Three More Diamond Dogs Selected In MLB Draft

External links

Official website