2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 4 44–18–1 21–9 John Cohen 8th Nick Mingione (4th season) Wes Johnson (1st season) Dudy Noble Field Starkville Regional champions SEC Regular season champions The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented the Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. Personnel Roster 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs roster Pitchers 17 Paul Young – Junior 18 Keegan James – Freshman 20 Jared Padgett – Freshman 23 Austin Sexton – Junior 25 Dakota Hudson – Junior 28 Ryan Cyr – Freshman 31 Ryan Rigby – Sophomore 32 Vance Tatum – Junior 33 Parker Ford – Freshman 34 Kale Breaux – Freshman 38 Trent Waddell – Senior 39 Logan Elliot – Junior 41 Zac Houston – Junior 42 Blake Smith – Junior 44 Ethan Small – Freshman 45 Jacob Billingsley – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 46 Trysten Barlow – Freshman 47 Myles Gentry – Junior 48 Konnor Pilkington – Freshman 49 Daniel Brown – Freshman 51 Noah Hughes – Freshman Catchers 9 Elih Marrero – Freshman 16 Josh Lovelady – Senior 35 Jack Kruger – Junior Infielders 6 Luke Alexander – Freshman 10 Ryan Gridley – Sophomore 13 John Holland – Senior Outfielders 5 Mike Smith – Senior 7 Jacob Robson – Junior 19 Brent Rooker – Sophomore 26 Cody Brown – Junior 52 Tanner Poole – Junior 53 Brant Blaylock – Freshman Utility 2 Hunter Stovall – Freshman 3 Luke Reynolds – Junior 8 Gavin Collins – Junior 12 Reid Humphreys – Junior 14 Cole Gordon – Freshman 15 Jake Mangum – Freshman 36 Nathaniel Lowe – Junior  Coaching staff 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaching staffJohn Cohen – Head coach – 7th year Nick Mingione – Assistant coach, 7 years at Mississippi State – (4th as AC) Wes Johnson – Assistant coach – 1st year Lee VanHorn – Coordinator of baseball operations – 1st year Will Coggin – Coordinator of camps – 1st year Schedule and results 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season (40–14–1) February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Feb. 19 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic # 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–10 Brandon Rhodes (1–0) Kale Breaux (0–1) none SECN+ 9,413 0–1 – Feb. 20 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State # 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 17–4 Keegan James (1–0) Landon Busch (0–1) none SECN+ 1–1 – Feb. 20 Florida Atlantic #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–4 Marc Stewart (1–0) Austin Sexton (0–1) none SECN+ 9,405 1–2 – Feb. 21 South Dakota State #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–5 7 Blake Smith (1–0) Eldon Evans (0–1) none SECN+ 6,608 2–2 – Feb. 23 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Postponed to 4/13, inclement weather Feb. 26 2016 UMass Lowell River Hawks UMass Lowell Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–2 Dakota Hudson (1–0) Steve Xirinachs (1–0) Blake Smith (1) SECN+ 7,692 3–2 – Feb. 27 2016 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–0 Austin Sexton (1–1) Cole Stapler (1–1) none 4–2 – Feb. 27 UMass Lowell Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–2 Daniel Brown (1–0) Nick Kuzia (0–1) Reid Humphreys (1) 8,962 5–2 – Feb. 28 Nicholls State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–0 Zac Houston (1–0) Alex Ernestine (1–1) none 7,438 6–2 – March (12–5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Mar. 1 2016 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State #23 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–0 Keegan James (2–0) Jahborus Smith (0–1) none SECN+ 5,823 7–2 – Mar. 4 at #21 UCLA #23 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 Griffen Canning (2–0) Dakota Hudson (1–1) Brian Gadsby (2) 1,166 7–3 – Mar. 5 vs. 2016 USC Trojans USC #23 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–7 Blake Smith (2–0) Mason Perryman (1–1) Kale Breaux (1) 428 8–3 – Mar. 6 vs. Oklahoma #23 Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA T 5–5 none none none 1,543 8–3–1 – Mar. 8 2016 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama #26 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–3 Ethan Small (1–0) Hunter Soleymani (1–1) none SECN+ 6,761 9–3–1 – Mar. 11 #8 2016 Oregon Ducks Oregon #26 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–4 Dakota Hudson (2–1) Cole Irvin (2–1) Vance Tatum (1) SECN+ 6,454 10–3–1 – Mar. 12 #8 Oregon #26 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–3 Austin Sexton (2–1) Matt Krook (0–1) none SECN+ 6,627 11–3–1 – Mar. 13 #8 Oregon #26 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–2 Daniel Brown (2–0) David Peterson (2–1) Reid Humphreys (2) SECN+ 6,461 12–3–1 – Mar. 15 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky #13 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 12–16 10 Caleb Johnson (2–1) Blake Smith (2–1) none SECN+ 6,878 12–4–1 – Mar. 16 2016 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts #13 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 1–3 Cale Tims (1–0) Jared Padgett (0–1) Brady Womacks (4) SECN+ 6,404 12–5–1 – Mar. 18 at #2 Vanderbilt #13 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 2–1 13 Ryan Rigby (1–0) Matt Ruppenthal (0–1) none SECN 3,626 13–5–1 1–0 Mar. 19 at #2 Vanderbilt #13 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–4 Kale Breaux (1–1) Hayden Stone (0–1) Noah Hughes (1) SECN 3,636 14–5–1 2–0 Mar. 20 at #2 Vanderbilt #13 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 6–12 Kyle Wright (4–0) Daniel Brown (2–1) Patrick Raby (1) SECN+ 3,330 14–6–1 2–1 Mar. 22 2016 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 16–1 Konnor Pilkington (1–0) Fredrick Spe (1–2) none SECN+ 6,867 15–6–1 – Mar. 24 2016 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–2 Dakota Hudson (3–1) Kevin Smith (3–1) none SECN+ 6,895 16–6–1 3–1 Mar. 25 Georgia #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–1 Ryan Rigby (2–0) Drew Moody (0–2) none SECN+ 7,497 17–6–1 4–1 Mar. 26 Georgia #11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–11 Bo Tucker (3–1) Daniel Brown (2–2) Blake Cairnes (1) SECN+ 7,512 17–7–1 4–2 Mar. 29 vs. 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss #7 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS W 13–5 Ryan Rigby (3–0) Cody Livingston (1–2) none 5,982 18–7–1 – April (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 1 #14 Ole Miss #7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–1 Dakota Hudson (4–1) Brady Bramlett (4–2) none SECN+ 10,152 19–7–1 5–2April 2 #14 Ole Miss #7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 Austin Sexton (3–1) Chad Smith (2–3) none SECN+ 11,515 20–7–1 6–2April 3 #14 Ole Miss #7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–8 Wyatt Short (2–1) Ryan Rigby (3–1) Will Stokes (3) SECN+ 10,164 20–8–1 6–3April 5 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin #8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS CanceledApril 5 UT Martin #8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–0 Ryan Cyr (1–0) Adam Rimmer (0–1) none SECN+ 7,014 21–8–1 –April 8 at #1 Florida #8 McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–8 Logan Shore (6–0) Dakota Hudson (4–2) none SECN+ 3,927 21–9–1 6–4April 9 at #1 Florida #8 McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 10–4 Ryan Rigby (4–1) Alex Faedo (6–1) none SECN+ 6,244 22–9–1 7–4April 10 at #1 Florida #8 McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 2–1 Zac Houston (2–0) Dane Dunning (2–2) Reid Humphreys (3) SECN 3,720 23–9–1 8–4 April 13 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–1 Kale Breaux (2–1) James Muse (0–3) none SECN+ 7,043 24–9–1 –April 15 #8 Texas A&M #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–10 Brigham Hill (5–0) Dakota Hudson (4–3) none SECN+ 10,032 24–10–1 8–5April 16 #8 Texas A&M #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–10 Jace Vines (6–0) Austin Sexton (3–2) Mark Ecker (2) SECN+ 15,078 24–11–1 8–6April 17 #8 Texas A&M #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–10 Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) Reid Humphreys (0–1) none SECN+ 8,786 24–12–1 8–7April 20 vs. 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe #10 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS W 1–0 14 Keegan James (3–0) Tyler Schwaner (0–1) none 4,474 25–12–1 –April 22 at #15 2016 LSU Tigers LSU #10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–8 Dakota Hudson (5–3) Jared Poche' (5–4) Reid Humphreys (4) SECN+ 10,884 26–12–1 9–7April 23 at #15 LSU #10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–1 Austin Sexton (4–2) Alex Lange (4–3) Reid Humphreys (5) ESPNU 11,588 27–12–1 10–7April 24 at #15 LSU #10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–11 Russell Reynolds (1–0) Konnor Pilkington (1–1) none ESPN2 10,034 27–13–1 10–8April 26† vs. #24 Ole Miss #8 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS W 2–0 Zac Houston (3–0) Chad Smith (3–4) Jacob Billingsley (1) SECN 8,542 28–13–1 –April 28 at Alabama #8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 12–5 Dakota Hudson (6–3) Geoffrey Bramblett (3–3) Blake Smith (2) ESPNU 4,064 29–13–1 11–8April 29 at Alabama #8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL Postponed to 4/30, inclement weatherApril 30 at Alabama #8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 3–4 9 Matt Foster (5–3) Ryan Cyr (1–1) none SECN+ 4,064 29–14–1 11–9April 30 at Alabama #8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2–1 7 Konnor Pilkington (2–1) Nick Eicholtz (3–2) Daniel Brown (1) SECN+ 6,644 30–14–1 12–9 May (10–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 5 Missouri #8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–2 Dakota Hudson (7–3) Reggie McClain (4–3) none SECN 6,630 31–14–1 13–9May 6 Missouri #8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–3 Austin Sexton (5–2) Tanner Houck (4–5) none ESPNU 6,904 32–14–1 14–9May 7 Missouri #8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–1 Daniel Brown (3–2) Michael Plassmeyer (4–5) Reid Humphreys (6) SECN+ 7,614 33–14–1 15–9May 11 at 2016 Troy Trojans Troy #7 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 7–3 Zac Houston (4–0) Cory Gill (3–3) none 1,488 34–14–1 –May 13 at 2016 Auburn Tigers Auburn #7 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–0 Dakota Hudson (8–3) Cole Lipscomb (2–4) none SECN+ 2,899 35–14–1 16–9May 14 at Auburn #7 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 16–6 Austin Sexton (6–2) Justin Camp (3–4) none SECN 3,228 36–14–1 17–9May 15 at Auburn #7 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 10–3 Konnor Pilkington (3–1) Casey Mize (2–4) none SECN+ 2,813 37–14–1 18–9May 19 Arkansas #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–0 Dakota Hudson (9–3) Dominic Taccolini (5–5) none SECN+ 6,822 38–14–1 19–9May 20 Arkansas #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Austin Sexton (7–2) Isaiah Campbell (3–1) Reid Humphreys (7) SECN+ 7,195 39–14–1 20–9May 21 Arkansas #5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–4 Ryan Rigby (5–1) Jordan Rodriguez (0–1) none SECN 8,421 40–14–1 21–9 Postseason (4–4) Mississippi State Bulldogs 2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament SEC Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 25 vs. Alabama #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 4–1 Zac Houston (5–0) Geoffrey Bramblett (5–4) Blake Smith (4) SECN 13,448 41–14–1 1–0 May 26 vs. #9 2016 LSU Tigers LSU #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–6 Jared Poche' (7–4) Dakota Hudson (9–4) Parker Bugg (4) SECN 11,390 41–15–1 1–1 May 27 vs. #6 Florida #1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–12 7 Alex Faedo (12–1) Austin Sexton (7–3) none SECN 9,429 41–16–1 1–2 Mississippi State Bulldogs 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA Starkville Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–5 Daniel Brown (4–2) Joey Lucchesi (10–5) none ESPN3 9,378 42–16–1 1–0 June 4 #23 2016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 Austin Sexton (8–3) Colton Eastman (8–3) Blake Smith (5) ESPN3 10,656 43–16–1 2–0 June 5 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–0 Zac Houston (6–0) Braden Bristo (5–6) Ryan Rigby (1) ESPN3 9,092 44–16–1 3–0 Mississippi State Bulldogs 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA Starkville Super Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 10 #13 Arizona #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 0–1 Bobby Dalbec (10–4) Dakota Hudson (9–5) Cameron Ming (2) ESPN2 12,913 44–17–1 3–1 June 11 #13 Arizona #4 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–6 11 Cameron Ming (2–2) Blake Smith (2–1) none ESPNU 13,452 44–18–1 3–2 † Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll. Record vs. conference opponents MSU Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings year 18 https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/usa_today_coaches USA Today Coaches' Poll 2018-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170710183835/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/usa_today_coaches 2017-07-10 dead Baseball America Poll Collegiate Baseball Poll NCBWA Poll 17 20 11 19 NR 24 NR 24 17 24 23 19 23 24 26 20 15 15 13 14 16 10 11 14 12 5 7 11 10 5 8 8 8 2 5 4 11 7 10 7 4 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 4 3 7 3 4 3 5 3 3 6 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4* 4* 4 4 4* 4* 10 4* 11 10 10 11 MLB draft A school record 11 players were selected in the draft. It is 3rd most in the NCAA for the 2016 season trailing only Texas A&M with 13 and Southern California with 12.Bulldogs Set Program Record With 11 Total MLB Draftees https://web.archive.org/web/20160615101901/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=211013301 2016-06-15 Player Position Round Overall MLB team Dakota Hudson RHP 1 34 St. Louis Cardinals Reid Humphreys RHP/OF 7 200 Colorado Rockies Daniel Brown LHP 7 201 Milwaukee Brewers Jacob Robson OF 8 235 Detroit Tigers Zac Houston RHP 11 325 Detroit Tigers Nathaniel Lowe 1B 13 390 Tampa Bay Rays Gavin Collins C/3B 13 392 Cleveland Indians Vance Tatum LHP 18 553 Kansas City Royals Austin Sexton RHP 18 556 St. Louis Cardinals Jack Kruger C/DH 20 606 Los Angeles Angels Brent Rooker† OF/DH 38 1143 Minnesota Twinshttp://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker/ MLB Draft Tracker 2016-06-15 2016-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610111240/http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker dead † Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins.http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=51585 MSU baseball update: Rooker returning, Kruger signs professionally 16 July 2016 The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company 22 July 20162016 SEC Baseball – Individual Statistics In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/twins MLB draft tracker 2017 MLB Advanced Media 13 June 2017 References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball seasons Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons Mississippi State Miss