# 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was 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 competex in the Southeastern Conference's West Division.
After the 2012 season, assistant coach Lane Burroughs left Mississippi State to become the head coach at Northwestern State. Nick Mingione became the assistant coach for the 2013 season, replacing Lane Burroughs.
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 |

## Schedule

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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 | @ 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 | 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 |
* ↑ Game was suspended due to rain and completed on April 19.
* ↑ Game was suspended due to rain and completed on May 11.
* ↑ Game was suspended due to rain and completed on June 10.

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2013 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2013 SEC baseball game results, 2013 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 | 14–15 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ALA | W5 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| ARK | 18–11 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ARK | W2 | 7–3 | 1–0 |
| AUB | 13–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| FLA | 14–16 | . | . | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | FLA | E3 | 4–6 | 1–1 |
| UGA | 7–20 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | UGA | E7 | 1–8 | 0–3 |
| KEN | 11–19 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | KEN | E4 | 4–6 | 0–3 |
| LSU | 23–7 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W1 | 9–1 | 4–0 |
| MSU | 16–14 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 0–3 | MSU | W3 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E5 | 3–7 | 0–3 |
| MISS | 15–15 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W4 | 4–6 | 2–1 |
| SCAR | 17–12 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | SCAR | E2 | 6–4 | 4–2 |
| TENN | 8–20 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | TENN | E6 | 2–7 | 0–3 |
| TAMU | 13–16 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | TAMU | W6 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| VAN | 26–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | . | | VAN | E1 | 10–0 | 6–0 |
| 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.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | 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 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.