2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Tallahassee Regional champions ; Nashville Super Regional champions
College World Series, 3rd (tie)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
CB	No. 4
Record	39–29 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Cannizaro (first 3 games), Gary Henderson;
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	49	–	21	.700
No. 20 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	39	–	21	.650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	37	–	26	.587
No. 16 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	35	–	27	.565
Kentucky ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	34	–	22	.607
Missouri ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	34	–	22	.607
Tennessee ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	29	–	27	.518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12	.600	48	–	18	.727
No. 2 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	48	–	21	.696
No. 15 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	43	–	23	.652
LSU ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	39	–	27	.591
No. 4 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	39	–	29	.574
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	40	–	22	.645
Alabama ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	27	–	29	.482

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented the Mississippi State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. Due to construction of the new Dudy Noble Field, the first home game was not played until March 6, to give construction crews time to finish the bottom seating of the stadium. The new Dudy Noble Field in its entirety was not completed until the 2019 season.

Personnel

Coaching staff

2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs coaching staff
Andy Cannizaro – Head Coach (first 3 games) – 2nd year Gary Henderson – Pitching Coach – 2nd year; Interim Head Coach (starting game 4) Jake Gautreau – Assistant Coach – 1st year Mike Brown – Coordinator of Camps/Volunteer Assistant – 2nd year A.J. Gaura – Coordinator of Baseball Player Development – 1st year Trevor Fitts – Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 1st year Justin Aguiar – Coordinator of Video & Analytics - 1st year

Schedule and results

2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (31–24)

February (3–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Feb. 16	at #25 Southern Miss	#13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–11	Nick Sandlin (1–0)	Konnor Pilkington (0–1)	none		4,948	0–1	–
Feb. 17	at #25 Southern Miss	#13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 4–7	Jarod Wright (1–0)	Ethan Small (0–1)	none		4,988	0–2	–
Feb. 18	at #25 Southern Miss	#13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 2–5	Jacob Weirich (1–0)	Zach Neff (0–1)	Matt Wallner (1)		4,970	0–3	–
Feb. 21	at Jackson State		Braddy Field • Jackson, MS	W 12–1	JP France (1–0)	Mark Watson (0–1)	none		347	1–3	–
Feb. 23	vs. UC Santa Barbara Kleberg Bank College Classic		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–4	Konnor Pilkington (1–1)	Jack Dashwood (0–1)	Blake Smith (1)		1,761	2–3	–
Feb. 24	vs. Nicholls State Kleberg Bank College Classic		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 14–4	Ethan Small (1–1)	Parker White (0–1)	Denver McQuary (1)		1,134	3–3	–
Feb. 25	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Kleberg Bank College Classic		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–6	Chad Romere (1–0)	Zach Neff (0–2)	Chris Cooper (2)		1,898	3–4	–
Feb. 26	at Texas Rio Grande Valley		UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX	Canceled in bottom 4th, heavy fog
Feb. 28	at McNeese State		Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	L 3–6	Tyler Wesley (1–1)	Keegan James (0–1)	Grant Anderson (1)		1,843	3–5	–

March (11–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Mar. 2	vs. Louisiana Shriners College Classic		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 3–1	Cole Gordon (1–0)	Brock Batty (2–1)	none		4,972	4–5	–
Mar. 3	vs. Houston Shriners College Classic		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 3–2 ¹²	Blake Smith (1–0)	Brayson Hurdsman (0–1)	none		6,796	5–5	–
Mar. 4	vs. Sam Houston State Shriners College Classic		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 4–1	Jacob Billingsley (1–0)	Seth Ballew (0–1)	Cole Gordon (1)		5,414	6–5	–
Mar. 6	New Mexico State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–1	Cole Marsh (1–0)	Brock Whittlesey (1–3)	Denver McQuary (2)	SECN+	7,179	7–5	–
Mar. 7	New Mexico State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–0	Zach Neff (1–2)	Alex Pinedo (0–1)	none	SECN+	5,117	8–5	–
Mar. 9	Utah Valley (DH-1)		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 1–2 ¹¹	Fabian Palacios (1–0)	Cole Gordon (1–1)	Drew Hill (3)	SECN+	5,468	8–6	–
Mar. 9	Utah Valley (DH-2)		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 4–2	Keegan James (1–1)	Ondrej Sebek (0–1)	Blake Smith (2)	SECN+	5,468	9–6	–
Mar. 10	Utah Valley		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Moved to 3/9, impending weather
Mar. 11	Utah Valley		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–3	Jacob Billingsley (2–0)	Walker Ramsey (1–3)	JP France (1)	SECN+	4,727	10–6	–
Mar. 14	vs. Southeastern Louisiana		MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	L 5–11	Corey Gaconi (1–0)	Keegan James (1–2)	none		3,318	10–7	–
Mar. 16	#11 Vanderbilt		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 0–5	Drake Fellows (3–0)	Konnor Pilkington (1–2)	Zach King (1)	SECN	4,860	10–8	0–1
Mar. 17	#11 Vanderbilt		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 1–10	Patrick Raby (2–2)	Ethan Small (1–2)	none	SECN+	6,218	10–9	0–2
Mar. 18	#11 Vanderbilt		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–4	Mason Hickman (4–0)	Jacob Billingsley (2–1)	Tyler Brown (2)	SECN+	4,569	10–10	0–3
Mar. 20	Alcorn State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 17–1	Zach Neff (2–2)	Regynold Johnson (0–1)	none	SECN+	4,295	11–10	–
Mar. 21	Texas Southern		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 11–6	Cole Gordon (2–1)	Peyton Schneider (0–5)	none	SECN+	4,713	12–10	–
Mar. 23	at #25 Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 1–4	T. J. Sikkema (2–0)	Konnor Pilkington (1–3)	Andy Toelken (1)	SECN+	406	12–11	0–4
Mar. 24	at #25 Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 3–1 ¹⁵	Blake Smith (2–0)	Tyler LaPlante (3–1)	none	SECN+	406	13–11	1–4
Mar. 25	at #25 Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 4–5 ¹¹	Andy Toelken (3–2)	JP France (1–1)	none	SECN+	496	13–12	1–5
Mar. 27	at Nicholls State		Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 4–7	Bryan Taylor (2–3)	Denver McQuary (0–1)	none		674	13–13	–
Mar. 29	at #19 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1–10	Zack Hess (4–3)	Konnor Pilkington (1–4)	none	SECN	10,532	13–14	1–6
Mar. 30	at #19 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 4–1	Ethan Small (2–2)	Caleb Gilbert (3–2)	Cole Gordon (2)	SECN+	11,132	14–14	2–6
Mar. 31	at #19 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–4	Ma'Khail Hilliard (6–1)	Jacob Billingsley (2–2)	Nick Bush (1)	SECN+	11,133	14–15	2–7

April (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 4	Southern		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–0	Riley Self (1–0)	John Guienze (0–2)	none	SECN+	4,886	15–15	–
April 6	#5 Ole Miss		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Postponed to 4/7, inclement weather
April 7	#5 Ole Miss (DH-1)		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–3	Konnor Pilkington (2–4)	Brady Feigl (6–2)	none	SECN+	6,168	16–15	3–7
April 7	#5 Ole Miss (DH-2)		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 1–6	Ryan Rolison (4–3)	Ethan Small (2–3)	none	SECN+	6,168	16–16	3–8
April 8	#5 Ole Miss		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–5 ¹¹	Blake Smith (3–0)	Will Stokes (1–1)	none	SECN+	6,059	17–16	4–8
April 11	at Alabama State		Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL	W 15–4	Denver McQuary (1–1)	Ivanniel Vazquez (1–4)	none		1,502	18–16	–
April 13	at Auburn		Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 1–2	Casey Mize (7–1)	Konnor Pilkington (2–5)	none	SECN	3,831	18–17	4–9
April 14	at Auburn		Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 7–2	Ethan Small (3–3)	Davis Daniel (2–3)	none	SECN+	4,045	19–17	5–9
April 15	at Auburn		Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 5–7	Cody Greenhill (2–1)	Cole Gordon (2–2)	none	SECN+	2,904	19–18	5–10
April 18	vs. Memphis		AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN	L 1–6	Connor Alexander (2–2)	Denver McQuary (1–2)	Hunter Smith (2)		3,027	19–19	–
April 20	#6 Arkansas Super Bulldog Weekend		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5	JP France (2–1)	Matt Cronin (2–1)	none	SECN+	7,303	20–19	6–10
April 21	#6 Arkansas (DH-1) Super Bulldog Weekend		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–3	Ethan Small (4–3)	Kacey Murphy (5–3)	Blake Smith (3)	SECN+	10,147	21–19	7–10
April 21	#6 Arkansas (DH-2) Super Bulldog Weekend		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–5	Jacob Billingsley (3–2)	Isaiah Campbell (3–4)	Zach Neff (1)	SECN+	10,147	22–19	8–10
April 22	#6 Arkansas Super Bulldog Weekend		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Moved to 4/21, impending weather
April 24	vs. #8 Ole Miss Governor's Cup		Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	W 7–6	Cole Gordon (3–2)	Parker Caracci (2–2)	none	SECN	8,515	23–19	–
April 27	#22 Texas A&M		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–6	Kaylor Chafin (3–0)	JP France (2–2)	Nolan Hoffman (8)	SECN+	5,784	23–20	8–11
April 28	#22 Texas A&M		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 11–6	Ethan Small (5–3)	John Doxakis (6–2)	Zach Neff (2)	SECN+	7,017	24–20	9–11
April 29	#22 Texas A&M		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–7	Stephen Kolek (4–4)	Jacob Billingsley (3–3)	Nolan Hoffman (9)	SECN	5,555	24–21	9–12

May (7–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 4	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14–12 ¹⁰	Zach Neff (3–2)	Deacon Medders (0–3)	none	SECN+	3,411	25–21	10–12
May 5	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–4 ¹⁰	Sam Gardner (2–2)	Cole Gordon (3–3)	none	SECN+	4,631	25–22	10–13
May 6	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–4	JP France (3–2)	Kyle Cameron (1–2)	none	ESPNU	4,637	26–22	11–13
May 9	vs. Troy		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	W 9–8 ¹⁰	Riley Self (2–0)	CJ Carter (6–4)	none		2,562	27–22	–
May 11	at Kentucky		Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 6–9	Sean Hjelle (7–4)	Konnor Pilkington (2–6)	Chris Machamer (10)	ESPNU	4,303	27–23	11–14
May 12	at Kentucky		Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 1–4	Jimmy Ramsey (3–1)	JP France (3–3)	none	SECN	4,416	27–24	11–15
May 13	at Kentucky		Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 18–8	Jacob Billingsley (4–3)	Brad Schaenzer (1–2)	none	SECN	4,096	28–24	12–15
May 17	#1 Florida		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–3	Riley Self (3–0)	Michael Byrne (2–1)	none	SECN+	5,100	29–24	13–15
May 18	#1 Florida		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 12–4	JP France (4–3)	Jack Leftwich (4–4)	none	ESPNU	5,901	30–24	14–15
May 19	#1 Florida		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–6	Blake Smith (1–0)	Jackson Kowar (9–3)	Cole Gordon (3)	ESPNU	6,291	31–24	15–15

Post-season (8–5)

SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 22	vs. (8) LSU	(9)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	L 5–8	Devin Fontenot (2–0)	JP France (4–4)	Todd Peterson (5)	SECN	8,072	31–25	0–1

NCAA Tallahassee Regional (4–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 1	vs. (3) Oklahoma	(2)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 10–20	Kyle Tyler (6–2)	JP France (4–5)	none	ESPNU	3,238	31–26	0–1
June 2	at (1) #15 Florida State	(2)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 3–2	Riley Self (4–0)	Drew Parrish (5–1)	none	ESPN2	3,319	32–26	1–1
June 3	vs. (4) Samford (DH-1)	(2)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–8	Jacob Billingsley (5–3)	Wyatt Burns (5–4)	JP France (2)	ESPN2	3,196	33–26	2–1
June 3	vs. (3) Oklahoma (DH-2)	(2)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–5	Cole Gordon (4–3)	Devon Perez (5–6)	none	ESPNU	3,109	34–26	3–1
June 4	vs. (3) Oklahoma	(2)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–1	JP France (5–5)	Levi Prater (3–4)	Riley Self (1)	ESPN2	3,103	35–26	4–1

NCAA Nashville Super Regional (2–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 8	at #15 Vanderbilt	#16	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 10–8	Riley Self (5–0)	Zach King (1–4)	none	ESPN2	3,626	36–26	5–1
June 9	at #15 Vanderbilt	#16	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–4	Chandler Day (2–1)	Zach Neff (3–3)	none	ESPN	3,626	36–27	5–2
June 10	at #15 Vanderbilt	#16	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 10–6 ¹¹	Denver McQuary (2–2)	Tyler Brown (1–5)	none	ESPN2	3,626	37–27	6–2

College World Series (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 16	vs. #7 Washington	#8	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	Zach Neff (4–3)	Alex Hardy (5–3)	none	ESPN	24,758	38–27	1–0
June 18	vs. (6) #3 North Carolina	#8	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Postponed to 6/19, inclement weather
June 19	vs. (6) #3 North Carolina	#8	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 12–2	Konnor Pilkington (3–6)	Austin Bergner (7–3)	Cole Gordon (4)	ESPN2	13,387	39–27	2–0
June 22	vs. (3) #1 Oregon State	#8	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 2–12	Brandon Eisert (5–3)	Jacob Billingsley (5–4)	none	ESPN	21,002	39–28	2–1
June 23	vs. (3) #1 Oregon State	#8	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 2–5	Kevin Abel (6–1)	Ethan Small (5–4)	none	ESPN	21,821	39–29	2–2

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2018 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2018 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	8–22		0–3	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	.	ALA	W7	2–8	0–4
ARK	18–12	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	3–0	.	ARK	W2	5–5	4–1
AUB	15–15	3–0	0–3		1–2	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	.	2–1	3–0	AUB	W3	5–5	2–2
FLA	20–10	.	2–1	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	FLA	E1	9–1	2–1
UGA	18–12	2–1	2–1	.	1–2		1–2	.	.	3–0	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	UGA	E2	6–4	2–0
KEN	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1		.	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	KEN	E5	5–5	0–2
LSU	15–15	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	.	.		2–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	3–0	1–2	1–2	LSU	W4	5–5	1–1
MSU	15–15	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	1–2		1–2	2–1	.	.	1–2	0–3	MSU	W5	4–6	2–1
MIZZ	12–18	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2	2–1		.	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	MIZZ	E6	4–6	0–2
MISS	18–12	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	.		1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	MISS	W1	7–3	1–0
SCAR	17–13	.	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	.	2–1	2–1		3–0	2–1	2–1	SCAR	E3	6–4	2–1
TENN	12–18	3–0	.	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–2	TENN	E7	3–7	1–2
TAMU	13–17	3–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	TAMU	W6	3–7	1–1
VAN	16–14	.	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	.		VAN	E4	6–4	2–2
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'^[1]	15	15*	15*	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV*	RV*	6
Baseball America^[2]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—*	—*	6
Collegiate Baseball^^[3]	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	8	4
NCBWA†^[4]	17	25	27	26	21	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	RV	—	28	RV	16	16*	4

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

MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Konnor Pilkington	LHP	3	81	Chicago White Sox
J P France	RHP	14	432	Houston Astros
Hunter Stovall	2B	21	636	Colorado Rockies
Ethan Small†	LHP	26	789	Arizona Diamondbacks
Zach Neff	LHP	31	934	Minnesota Twins
Jake Mangum‡	LHP	32	950	New York Mets
Jacob Billingsley	RHP	32	972	Houston Astros

^[5]

†Small, a redshirt sophomore, returns to MSU for the next season.^[6]
‡Mangum, a junior, returns to MSU for the next season. Although Mangum had almost exclusively played CF in college and pitched very little, he was drafted as a pitcher.^[7]

Recruiting

Mississippi State is ranked 8th by Perfect Game for its 2018 recruiting class, in spite of having two players, Carter Stewart and J. T. Ginn, both RHPs, go in the 1st round of the MLB draft and two more, Eric Cerantola and Sam Knowlton, both also RHPs, go in the 33rd and 39th, who did not sign to play professionally after this draft, although there is some speculation that Stewart may go JUCO instead. Stewart does go JUCO and after all teams have defections due to major league signings, Mississippi State is ranked 6th.^[6]^[8]^[9] Perfect Game only covers commitments out of high school. There is also a JUCO player, Gunner Halter, SS, taken in the 26th round who plans to play for Mississippi State.^[10] There are also two high schoolers that were not drafted, probably due to difficulty of being signed, who were projected as top 10 rounders, Hayden Jones, C, and Christian McLeod, LHP.^[9]^[11]^[12] In addition to the four RHPs, C, LHP, and JUCO SS mentioned above, high school players also include three OFs, a RHP, two SSs, and a C.^[9]

References

^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^ Baseball America Poll
^ "2018 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
^ "NCBWA > News".
^ "Mississippi State Baseball Has Seven Players Drafted In 2018 MLB Draft". FanSided Inc. June 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "MSU signee, MLB first-round pick Stewart doesn't sign with Braves". Starkville Daily News. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Jake Mangum Announces He's Returning To Mississippi State Baseball". FanSided Inc. June 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ "College Recruit Rankings Class of 2018". Perfect Game. 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mississippi State's HS Recruits Class of 2018". Perfect Game. 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Halter chooses MSU over professional path". Starkville Daily News. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "2018 MSU Baseball Signee Hayden Jones Update". CBS INTERACTIVE. May 23, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "LHP Christian MacLeod Primed for Immediate Impact at MSU". CBS INTERACTIVE. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[1] "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

[2] Baseball America Poll

[3] "2018 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".

[4] "NCBWA > News".

[5] "Mississippi State Baseball Has Seven Players Drafted In 2018 MLB Draft". FanSided Inc. June 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[MLBDraft1-6] "MSU signee, MLB first-round pick Stewart doesn't sign with Braves". Starkville Daily News. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[7] "Jake Mangum Announces He's Returning To Mississippi State Baseball". FanSided Inc. June 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

[8] "College Recruit Rankings Class of 2018". Perfect Game. 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[MLBDraft2-9] "Mississippi State's HS Recruits Class of 2018". Perfect Game. 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[10] "Halter chooses MSU over professional path". Starkville Daily News. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[11] "2018 MSU Baseball Signee Hayden Jones Update". CBS INTERACTIVE. May 23, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[12] "LHP Christian MacLeod Primed for Immediate Impact at MSU". CBS INTERACTIVE. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

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