# 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team placed 2nd in the SEC WEST and reached the 2007 College World Series.
Ron Polk was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 28th year.

## Regular season

The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 33-18 record, and 15-13 SEC record. The team started strong, but finished weakly thanks to injuries to starting SS Brandon Turner and OF Jeff Flagg.

## SEC Tournament

The Bulldogs went 0-2 in the tournament, while facing aces Will Kline and David Price, of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, respectively. It was the only time in 24 total appearances that a Ron Polk coached team went winless in the SEC Baseball Tournament.

## NCAA tournament

The Bulldogs were the 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by Florida State, and after defeating Stetson, upset Florida State twice. When Clemson, also a 2 seed, won the corresponding Myrtle Beach Regional, hosted by Coastal Carolina University, Mississippi State was selected to host the Super Regional. The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in two games by scores of 8-6 and 8-5, with each game setting NCAA records for Super Regional attendance, and qualified for the College World Series.

## College World Series

The Bulldogs lost twice in the College World Series, to North Carolina and Louisville.

## Roster and Stats
### Players

| # | Name | Pos | B | T | YR | Hometown | G | AB | H | AVG | HR | SB |
| 2 | Brandon Turner | SS/2B | L | R | FR | Cleveland, TN | 55 | 208 | 83 | .399 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Michael Rutledge | 3B | R | R | JR | Cullman, AL | 19 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Russ Sneed | 3B/SS | R | R | FR | Senatobia, MS | 24 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Rea | 2B/OF | L | R | SR | Nettleton, MS | 59 | 245 | 84 | .343 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Edward Easley | C | R | R | JR | Olive Branch, MS | 60 | 243 | 87 | .358 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | Brian LaNinfa | DH/1B | L | R | SR | Venice, FL | 57 | 216 | 65 | .301 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Jet Butler | SS | S | R | FR | Pensacola, FL | 35 | 102 | 25 | .245 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Ryan Duffy | C/OF | L | R | FR | West Melbourne, FL | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Goforth | OF | L | R | SO | Covington, TN | 52 | 170 | 48 | .282 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Mitch Moreland | 1B/P/OF | L | L | JR | Amory, MS | 60 | 239 | 82 | .343 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | Andy Rice | OF | L | L | JR | Amory, MS | 50 | 110 | 23 | .209 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Nick Hardy | OF | R | R | SO | Flora, MS. | 44 | 37 | 8 | .216 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Cade Hoggard | OF | R | R | FR | Oxford, MS | 17 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Matt Richardson | OF | R | R | SR | Lawrenceburg, KY | 6 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Connor Powers | 3B | R | R | FR | Naperville, IL | 57 | 209 | 64 | .306 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Jeff Flagg | OF | R | R | SO | Jacksonville, FL | 35 | 93 | 29 | .312 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Joseph McCaskill | OF | R | R | SR | Jackson, MS | 56 | 189 | 59 | .312 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Wyn Diggs | C/OF | L | R | SR | Lexington, MS | 17 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Brooks Lewis | C | R | R | SO | Heidelberg, MS | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitchers

| # | Name | T | Year | Hometown | G | GS | IP | W | L | S | ERA |
| 4 | Jared Koon | R | SO | Lakeland, TN | 5 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.69 |
| 6 | Justin Pigott | L | JR | Jasper, AL | 17 | 16 | 113.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.51 |
| 12 | Josh Johnson | R | SR | Germantown, TN | 14 | 13 | 64.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.02 |
| 16 | Tyler Whitney | L | FR | Hoover, AL | 10 | 9 | 45.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.72 |
| 17 | Chad Crosswhite | R | SO | Picayune, MS | 22 | 11 | 78.2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4.69 |
| 18 | Mitch Moreland | L | JR | Starkville, MS | 16 | 0 | 19.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.20 |
| 30 | John Lalor | R | JR | Amory, MS | 21 | 0 | 49.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.17 |
| 31 | Ricky Bowen | R | FR | Midlothian, VA | 27 | 0 | 36.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 32 | Aaron Weatherford | R | SO | Tupelo, MS | 20 | 6 | 66.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.53 |
| 34 | Jesse Carver | L | JR | Starkville, MS | 10 | 2 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.87 |
| 49 | Mike Valentine | R | SR | Crystal Springs, MS | 4 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 |
| 51 | Greg Houston | R | FR | Caledonia, MS | 16 | 0 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.33 |
These players were on the roster, but did not appear in any games and redshirted.
| # | Name | POS | B | T | YR | Hometown |
| 10 | Andy Wilson | P | L | L | JR | Columbus, GA |
| 26 | Jason Nappi | 3B/OF | R | R | FR | Birmingham, AL |
| 28 | Matt Lea | P | R | R | SO | Collierville, TN |
| 33 | Ryan Powers | SS/3B | R | R | FR | Beacon, NY |
| 35 | Jared Wesson | P | L | L | SO | Tupelo, MS |
| 36 | Leon Farmer | OF | R | R | JR | Saucier, MS |
| 37 | Jarred Holloway | P | R | L | FR | Russellville, AR |
| 40 | Grant Hogue | OF | S | R | JR | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 41 | Donny Stephens | C | R | R | FR | Mobile, AL |
| 42 | Will Coggin | 2B | R | R | JR | Booneville, MS |
| 44 | Drew Hollinghead | P | R | R | FR | Leakesville, MS |
| 50 | Scott DeLoach | C | R | R | JR | Madison, MS |
| 52 | Kevin Hatch | P | R | R | JR | Carthage, MS |

## Schedule and results

2007 Game Log :
Regular season
#DateOpponentScoreSite/stadiumWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordSEC
1 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineFebruary 23Murray State10-5Dudy Noble FieldWeatherford (1-0)DonzeCrosswhite (1)60631-0
2 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayFebruary 24Murray State13-1Dudy Noble FieldPigott (1-0)Rowland---60452-0
3 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayFebruary 25Murray State17-9Dudy Noble FieldBowen (1-0)McGaha---62633-0
4 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayFebruary 27Mississippi Valley St.13-2Dudy Noble FieldWhitney (1-0)Casias---63224-0
5 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 2Troy2-1Dudy Noble FieldWeatherford (2-0)SnipesCrosswhite (2)64515-0
6 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineMarch 3Michigan3-4Dudy Noble FieldPutnamPigott (0-1)Jenzen72725-1
7 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineMarch 4Troy12-4Dudy Noble FieldJohnson (1-0)Green---63636-1
8 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineMarch 6UAB12-10Dudy Noble FieldCrosswhite (1-0)Jones---59897-1
9 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineMarch 7Jacksonville State11-9Dudy Noble FieldLalor (1-0)ClementsBowen (1)61238-1
10 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback MachineMarch 9vs. Winthrop6-7Baylor BallparkMullinsCrosswhite (1-1)Franzblau27818-2
11 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 10at Baylor8-6Baylor BallparkPigott (2-1)MatthewsHouston (1)32909-2
12 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 11vs. San Francisco2-1Baylor BallparkJohnson (2-0)DuflothBowen (2)306010-2
March 13at Texas-ArlingtonRained out
13March 14at Dallas Baptist8-11Patriot FieldGoinsWhitney (1-1)---50010-3
14 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 16at Florida12-9McKethan StadiumWeatherford (3-0)PorterLalor (1)328111-31-0
15 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 17at Florida8-10McKethan StadiumLockePigott (2-2)Porter315111-41-1
16 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 18at Florida14-13McKethan StadiumCrosswhite (2-1)KeatingMoreland (1)331612-42-1
17March 21Samford7-6Dudy Noble FieldMoreland (1-0)Edens---183713-4
18March 23South Carolina3-20Dudy Noble FieldHoneycuttWeatherford (3-1)---652913-52-2
19 Archived 2013-02-08 at archive.todayMarch 24South Carolina6-5Dudy Noble FieldBowen (2-0)Johnson---634014-53-2
20 Archived 2013-02-08 at archive.todayMarch 25South Carolina3-8Dudy Noble FieldJeffordsJohnson (2-1)---614514-63-3
21 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 27Memphis9-8Dudy Noble FieldBowen (3-0)Davis---566215-6
22 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMarch 28Memphis11-9Dudy Noble FieldLalor (2-0)CupplesBowen (3)607516-6
23March 30Kentucky10-7Dudy Noble FieldHouston (1-0)HenryBowen (4)838317-64-3
24March 31Kentucky6-10Dudy Noble FieldAlbersPigott (2-3)Lovett1032417-74-4
25 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 1Kentucky5-4Dudy Noble FieldMoreland (2-0)Ragle---630718-75-4
26April 3Louisiana-Monroe17-7Dudy Noble FieldWhitney (2-1)Soignier---595119-7
27 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 6at Arkansas11-9Baum StadiumCrosswhite (3-1)Keuchel---739420-76-4
28 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 7at Arkansas2-1Baum StadiumPigott (3-3)Welker---771221-77-4
29 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 8at Arkansas3-9Baum StadiumSchmidtJohnson (2-0)---700421-87-5
April 10at South AlabamaRained out
30April 11South Alabama5-1Trustmark ParkWhitney (3-1)Turner---337022-8
31April 13at Tennessee4-3Lindsey Nelson StadiumCrosswhite (2-1)AdkinsWeatherford (1)216923-88-5
April 14at TennesseeRained out
April 15at TennesseeRained out
32 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 17Ole Miss14-9Trustmark ParkWhitney (4-1)Simpson---801224-8
33April 20LSU12-3Dudy Noble FieldCrosswhite (5-1)Furbush---728325-89-5
34 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 21LSU5-6Dudy Noble FieldForrestBowen (3-1)Bradford800625-99-6
35April 22LSU1-3Dudy Noble FieldBradfordWeatherford (3-2)Bertuccini673625-109-7
36 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 24Southern Miss11-2Dudy Noble FieldWhitney (5-1)CavenaughLalor (2)636126-10
37 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 25Southern Miss7-4Dudy Noble FieldBowen (4-1)CashionWeatherford (2)580227-10
38April 27at Ole Miss7-17Swayze FieldBukvichCrosswhite (5-2)---763827-119-8
39 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayApril 28at Ole Miss1-5Swayze FieldLynnPigott (3-4)---731227-129-9
40April 29at Ole Miss4-1Swayze FieldMoreland (3-0)Bittle---708728-1210-9
41May 4Auburn4-1Dudy Noble FieldCrosswhite (6-2)CrawfordWeatherford (3)653429-1211-9
42 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 5Auburn11-6Dudy Noble FieldPigott (4-4)Thompson---698030-1212-9
43May 6Auburn9-5Dudy Noble FieldBowen (5-1)Butts---637131-1213-9
44May 8at Austin Peay2-3Raymond C. Hand ParkKoleLalor (2-1)---60131-13
45 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 9at Austin Peay5-7Raymond C. Hand ParkLykinsHouston (1-1)Kole66231-14
46 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 11at Georgia4-2Foley FieldCrosswhite (7-2)DodsonLalor (3)141232-1414-9
47 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 13at Georgia1-2Foley FieldMoreauPigott (4-5)Fields132532-1514-10
48 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 13at Georgia3-5Foley FieldHolderBowen (5-2)Fields132532-1614-11
May 15Arkansas-Little RockRained out
49May 17Alabama3-4Dudy Noble FieldHunterCrosswhite (7-3)---626732-1714-12
50 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 18Alabama9-3Dudy Noble FieldPigott (5-5)Quigley---697233-1715-12
51 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 19Alabama7-9Dudy Noble FieldStroupJohnson (2-3)Hyatt718133-1815-13 :
SEC tournament - Hoover, Alabama
#DateOpponentScoreSite/stadiumWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
52May 23Ole Miss1-3Regions ParkKlinePigott (5-6)---619233-19
53 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayMay 24Vanderbilt2-3Regions ParkPriceCrosswhite (7-4)---578233-20 :
NCAA Regionals -Tallahassee, Florida
#DateOpponentScoreSite/stadiumWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayJune 1Stetson6-3Dick Howser StadiumCrosswhite (8-4)IngogliaBowen (5)270134-20
55June 2Florida State3-0Dick Howser StadiumPigott (6-6)HenryWeatherford (4)408835-20
56June 3Florida State9-4Dick Howser StadiumJohnson (3-3)Rosen---371436-20 :
NCAA Super Regionals - Starkville, Mississippi
#DateOpponentScoreSite/stadiumWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
57June 8Clemson8-6Dudy Noble FieldLalor (3-1)MoskosWeatherford (5)1262037-20
58 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayJune 9Clemson8-5Dudy Noble FieldPigott (7-6)KoppMoreland (2)1371538-20 :
College World Series - Omaha, Nebraska
#DateOpponentScoreSite/stadiumWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
59 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayJune 15North Carolina5-8Rosenblatt StadiumWarrenPigott (7-7)Carignan2356838-21
60 Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.todayJune 17Louisville4-12Rosenblatt StadiumMarksCrosswhite (8-5)---1818738-22 :