2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	32–16 (14–10 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Justin Parker; Jake Gautreau;
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Kentucky ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	35	–	10	.778
No. 1 Tennessee ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	40	–	9	.816
No. 15 Georgia ‍‍‍	14	–	11	.560	36	–	12	.750
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	12	.520	33	–	16	.673
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	33	–	16	.673
Florida ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	25	–	23	.521
Missouri ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	21	–	28	.429
Western
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	40	–	9	.816
No. 3 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	41	–	8	.837
No. 14 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	32	–	16	.667
Alabama ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	30	–	18	.625
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	25	–	23	.521
LSU ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	32	–	18	.640
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	23	–	24	.489

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 9, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

Previous season[edit]

In 2023, the Bulldogs finished 27–26, 9–21 in the SEC to finish in 6th place in the West. The Mississippi State baseball looks to turn things around after having two disappointing seasons back to back.^[2]

Coaching staff[edit]

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaching staff
Chris Lemonis - Head Coach - 6th year Justin Parker - Assistant Coach - 1st year Jake Gautreau - Assistant Coach - 7th year Kyle Cheesebrough - Camps Coordinator/Volunteer Assistant - 6th year

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Schedule and results[edit]

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (32–16)

February (6–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 16	Air Force	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–4	Tyler Davis (1–0)	Kyle Moats (0–1)	Cam Schuelke (1)	SECN+	11,216	1–0	–
February 17	Air Force	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–3	Doyle Gehring (1–0)	Colby Holcombe (0–1)	–	SECN+	11,964	1–1	–
February 18	Air Force	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–2	Tyson Hardin (1–0)	Ben Weber (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,762	2–1	–
February 20	Austin Peay	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–3	Lyle Miller-Green (1–0)	Evan Siary (0–1)	Tyler Hampu (1)	SECN+	9,319	2–2	–
February 21	Austin Peay	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 10–13	DJ Merriweather (1–0)	Cam Schuelke (0–1)	Titan Hayes (1)	SECN+	9,536	2–3	–
February 23	Georgia Southern	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	Nate Dohm (1–0)	Thomas Higgins (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,649	3–3	–
February 24	Georgia Southern	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–11	Davis Smith (1–0)	Khal Stephen (0–1)	–	SECN+	12,323	3–4	–
February 25	Georgia Southern	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–2	Jurrangelo Cijntje (1–0)	Ty Fisher (1–1)	–	SECN+	9,943	4–4	–
February 27	Jackson State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 19–6⁷	Nolan Stevens (1–0)	Je-andrick Lourens (0–1)	–	SECN+	8,267	5–4	–
February 29	Mount St. Mary's	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 12–2	Nate Dohm (2–0)	Tommy Moore (1–1)	–	SECN+	8,633	6–4	–

March (13–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Mount St. Mary's	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	postponed to March 2, impending weather
March 2	Mount St. Mary's (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–2	Khal Stephen (1–1)	Brendan Yagesh (0–2)	–	SECN+	10,922	7–4	–
March 2	Mount St. Mary's (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–0	Jurrangelo Cijntje (2–0)	Kyle Speas (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,922	8–4	–
March 5	vs. Southern Miss	–	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	W 5–4	Tyson Hardin (2–0)	Kros Sivley (0–2)	Brooks Auger (1)	ESPN+	3,382	9–4	–
March 8	Evansville	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–2	Nate Dohm (3–0)	Nick Smith (0–2)	Brooks Auger (2)	SECN+	8,786	10–4	–
March 9	Evansville	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–3	Khal Stephen (2–1)	Donovan Schultzv (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,452	11–4	–
March 10	Evansville	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–3⁸	Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–0)	Kenton Deverman (2–1)	–	SECN+	9,410	12–4	–
Hancock Whitney Classic
March 12	vs. South Alabama	–	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	L 5–6	Gant Starling (3–0)	Brooks Auger (0–1)	Grant Wood (4)	SECN+	6,098	12–5	–
March 13	vs. New Orleans	–	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	W 2–1¹¹	Cam Schuelke (1–1)	Brooks Byers (0–1)	–	SECN+	4,009	13–5	–

March 15	No. 2 LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–4	Nolan Stevens (2–0)	Luke Holman (4–1)	–	SECN+	11,111	14–5	1–0
March 16	No. 2 LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 8–9	Griffin Herring (1–0)	Khal Stephen (2–2)	Nate Ackenhausen (2)	SECN	13,974	14–6	1–1
March 17	No. 2 LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 15–5⁸	Jurrangelo Cijntje (4–0)	Thatcher Hurd (1–2)	–	SECN+	11,129	15–6	2–1
March 19	Memphis	No. 21	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 17–9	Colby Holcombe (1–1)	Jackson Lyons (0–1)	–	SECN+	8,356	16–6	–
March 21	at No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 21	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 3–6	Ryan Prager (5–0)	Nolan Stevens (2–1)	Evan Aschenbeck (3)	ESPNU	4,776	16–7	2–2
March 22	at No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 21	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	W 5–1	Khal Stephen (3–2)	Tanner Jones (1–1)	–	SECN+	6,443	17–7	3–2
March 23	at No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 21	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 1–6	Justin Lamkin (2–0)	Jurrangelo Cijntje (4–1)	–	SECN+	7,159	17–8	3–3
March 26	at Samford	No. 21	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Homewood, AL	W 9–5¹⁰	Tyler Davis (2–0)	Carson Lore (1–2)	–	ESPN+	1,436	18–8	–
March 29	at No. 6 Florida	No. 21	Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	L 6–7	Luke McNeillie (1–3)	Nolan Stevens (2–2)	–	SECN+	7,167	18–9	3–4
March 30	at No. 6 Florida	No. 21	Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	W 12–2	Jurrangelo Cijntje (5–1)	Liam Peterson (1–3)	–	SECN+	7,129	19–9	4–4
March 31	at No. 6 Florida	No. 21	Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	L 3–4	Luke McNeillie (2–3)	Evan Siary (0–2)	–	SECN+	5,829	19–10	4–5

April (10–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	Central Arkansas	No. 23	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 6–7	Coleman MacRae (2–2)	Logan Forsythe (0–1)	Charlie Christensen (1)	SECN+	8,386	19–11	–
April 5	Georgia	No. 23	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–1	Khal Stephen (4–2)	Jarvis Evans (2–1)	Cam Schuelke (2)	SECN+	12,315	20–11	5–5
April 6	Georgia	No. 23	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–3	Brian Zeldin (3–0)	Cam Schuelke (1–2)	–	SECN	13,477	20–12	5–6
April 7	Georgia	No. 23	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–8	Tyler Davis (3–0)	Josh Roberge (2–1)	–	SECN+	11,337	21–12	6–6
April 9	UAB	No. 22	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	canceled, inclement weather
April 12	at Ole Miss	No. 22	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	W 8–0	Khal Stephen (5–2)	Riley Maddox (2–4)	–	SECN	11,277	22–12	7–6
April 13	at Ole Miss	No. 22	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 9–10¹²	Brayden Jones (1–0)	Nolan Stevens (2–3)	–	ESPN2	11,486	22–13	7–7
April 14	at Ole Miss	No. 22	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 2–14⁷	Mason Nichols (4–0)	Evan Siary (0–3)	–	SECN+	10,056	22–14	7–8
April 16	Alcorn State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 11–0⁷	Pico Kohn (1–0)	Michael Lorenz (0–3)	–	SECN+	9,324	23–14	–
Super Bulldog Weekend
April 19	Auburn	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–1	Khal Stephen (6–2)	Dylan Watts (0–1)	–	SECN+	13,357	24–14	8–8
April 20	Auburn	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	postponed to April 21, inclement weather
April 21	Auburn (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 3–1⁷	Jurrangelo Cijntje (6–1)	Tanner Bauman (2–2)	Tyson Hardin (1)	SECN+	12,978	25–14	9–8
April 21	Auburn (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 4–3⁸	Tyson Hardin (3–0)	Christian Herberholz (1–2)	–	SECN+	12,978	26–14	10–8

April 23	at Memphis	–	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 6–4	Cam Schuelke (2–2)	Logan Rushing (0–3)	Tyler Davis (1)	ESPN+	1,612	27–14	–
April 26	at No. 11 Vanderbilt	–	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–4	Bryce Cunningham (6–2)	Khal Stephen (6–3)	–	SECN+	3,802	27–15	10–9
April 27	at No. 11 Vanderbilt	–	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 7–4	Brooks Auger (1–1)	Carter Holton (6–2)	Tyler Davis (2)	SECN+	3,802	28–15	11–9
April 28	at No. 11 Vanderbilt	–	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 8–7	Karson Ligon (1–0)	Miller Green (1–3)	Tyson Hardin (2)	SECN+	3,802	29–15	12–9

May (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup	No. 16	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	W 5–1	Tyler Davis (4–0)	Mason Morris (1–2)	–	ESPN2	6,503	30–15	–
May 3	No. 23 Alabama	No. 16	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–3⁷	Khal Stephen (7–3)	Greg Farone (4–2)	–	SECN+	11,815	31–15	13–9
May 4	No. 23 Alabama	No. 16	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–1	Jurrangelo Cijntje (7–1)	Zane Adams (4–3)	–	SECN+	14,273	32–15	14–9
May 5	No. 23 Alabama	No. 16	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 5–10	Braylon Myers (2–1)	Brooks Auger (1–2)	–	SECN+	10,935	32–16	14–10
May 10	at No. 5 Arkansas	No. 14	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN+		–	–
May 11	at No. 5 Arkansas	No. 14	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN+		–	–
May 12	at No. 5 Arkansas	No. 14	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN		–	–
May 14	North Alabama	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
May 16	Missouri	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
May 17	Missouri	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
May 18	Missouri	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Mississippi State team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	10–14		2–1	5/18	.	0–3	0–3	5/12	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	4–4	0–2
ARK	17–7	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	5/12	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	5/18	.	ARK	W1	6–2	3–0
AUB	4–20	5/18	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	5/12	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	0–8	0–4
FLA	10–14	.	1–2	.		5/18	5/12	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E6	3–5	0–1
UGA	13–11	3–0	.	.	5/18		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	5/12	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E4	4–4	2–1
KEN	18–6	3–0	2–1	3–0	5/12	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	5/18	KEN	E1	6–2	4–0
LSU	9–15	5/12	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	5/18	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W6	3–5	0–2
MSU	14–10	2–1	5/12	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		5/18	1–2	.	.	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	5–3	1–0
MIZZ	7–17	.	0–3	5/12	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	5/18		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–7	1–3
MISS	9–15	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	5/18	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	5/12	.	MISS	W5	3–5	0–2
SCAR	13–11	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	5/12	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		5/18	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E3	4–4	1–0
TENN	17–7	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	5/18		.	5/12	TENN	E2	7–1	2–0
TAMU	16–8	2–1	5/18	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	5/12	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	6–2	2–0
VAN	11–13	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	5/18	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	5/12	0–3		VAN	E5	4–4	2–3
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for all games through 5 May 2024. Tie Brkrs: TENN>ARK KEN common. SCAR>UGA KEN common. ALA>FLA ARK common. MISS>LSU TENN common.

References[edit]

^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Mississippi State Baseball: The Diamond Dawgs are back!". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.

[1] "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[2] "Mississippi State Baseball: The Diamond Dawgs are back!". Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[4] "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.

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Venues	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium (1967–present)
Rivalries	Ole Miss
Culture & lore	Left Field Lounge
People	Head coaches
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National Championships in Bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Previous season[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]