# 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. They entered this season as the defending national champions.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 50–18, 20–10 in the SEC to finish in second place in the West. The Bulldogs swept the Starkville Regional and then hosted Notre Dame in the Starkville Super Regional. They advanced to the College World Series where they defeated Vanderbilt in the Championship Series to win the program's and institution's first team national championship, as there have been individual national champions in various sports.

## Schedule and results

2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season (26–30) :
February (4–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 18 | No. 24 Long Beach State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–3 | Luis Ramirez (1–0) | Landon Sims (0–1) | Devereaux Harrison (1) | SECN+ | 10,223 | 0–1 | – |
| February 19 | No. 24 Long Beach State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–13 | Marques Johnson (1–0) | KC Hunt (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 13,351 | 0–2 | – |
| February 20 | No. 24 Long Beach State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 12–4 | Cade Smith (1–0) | Juaron Watts-Brown (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 10,751 | 1–2 | – |
| February 22 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 17–1$^7$ | Jackson Fristoe (1–0) | Mike Gerwitz (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,908 | 2–2 | – |
| February 25 | Northern Kentucky | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–7 | Kyle Klingenbeck (1–1) | Landon Sims (0–2) | Bryson Lonsbury (1) | SECN+ | 8,879 | 2–3 | – |
| February 26 | Northern Kentucky | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–1 | Preston Johnson (1–0) | Ben Gerl (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 9,894 | 3–3 | – |
| February 27 | Northern Kentucky | No. 7 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–2 | Cade Smith (2–0) | Kaden Echeman (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,654 | 4–3 | – |
March (12–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | Grambling State | No. 9 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 2–1 | Parker Stinnett (1–0) | Jacorey Boudreaux (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,535 | 5–3 | – |
| March 2 | vs. Southern Miss | No. 9 | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | L 1–7 | Tanner Hall (1–0) | Jackson Fristoe (1–1) | none | | 6,387 | 5–4 | – |
| March 4 | at Tulane | No. 9 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 19–2 | Brandon Smith (1–0) | Tyler Hoffman (0–2) | none | ESPN+ | 2,905 | 6–4 | – |
| March 5 | at Tulane | No. 9 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 10–11$^{10}$ | Zach Devito (2–0) | Mikey Tepper (0–1) | none | ESPN+ | 3,264 | 6–5 | – |
| March 6 | at Tulane | No. 9 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 4–5 | Lane Thomas (1–0) | Drew Talley (0–1) | Zach Devito (2) | ESPN+ | 2,886 | 6–6 | – |
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| March 8 | vs. No. 17 Texas Tech | No. 23 | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | W 11–5 | Parker Stinnett (2–0) | Chase Hampton (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 5,799 | 7–6 | – |
| March 9 | vs. No. 17 Texas Tech | No. 23 | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | L 2–7 | Colin Clark (1–0) | Jackson Fristoe (1–2) | none | SECN+ | 5,382 | 7–7 | – |
| March 11 | Princeton | No. 23 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–2 | Preston Johnson (2–0) | Jackson Emus (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 8,998 | 8–7 | – |
| March 13 | Princeton (DH-1) | No. 23 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–2 | Parker Stinnett (3–0) | Andrew D'Alessio (0–1) | Mikey Tepper (1) | SECN+ | 9,331 | 9–7 | – |
| March 13 | Princeton (DH-2) | No. 23 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–1$^7$ | Cade Smith (3–0) | Tom Chmielewski (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 9,331 | 10–7 | – |
| March 14 | Binghamton | No. 23 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–5 | Brooks Auger (1–0) | Troy Butler (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,469 | 11–7 | – |
| March 18 | at No. 20 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field • Athens, GA | L 0–11 | Jonathan Canaan (4–1) | Preston Johnson (2–1) | none | SECN | 3,235 | 11–8 | 0–1 |
| March 19 | at No. 20 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field • Athens, GA | L 11–12 | Jack Gowen (1–0) | Brandon Smith (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,692 | 11–9 | 0–2 |
| March 20 | at No. 20 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field • Athens, GA | W 20–3 | Cade Smith (4–0) | Will Pearson (0–1) | none | SECN | 3,373 | 12–9 | 1–2 |
| March 23 | Southern | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–5 | Pico Kohn (1–0) | Khristian Paul (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 8,191 | 13–9 | – |
| March 25 | Alabama | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–6$^{10}$ | Brooks Auger (2–0) | Dylan Ray (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 11,865 | 14–9 | 2–2 |
| March 26 | Alabama | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–7 | Jackson Fristoe (2–2) | Hunter Hoopes (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 14,077 | 15–9 | 3–2 |
| March 27 | Alabama | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–6 | Grayson Hitt (2–0) | Cade Smith (4–1) | Antoine Jean (1) | SECN | 11,144 | 15–10 | 3–3 |
| March 29 | at Memphis | – | AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN | W 10–4 | Mikey Tepper (1–0) | JT Durham (0–1) | Jackson Fristoe (1) | ESPN+ | 4,525 | 16–10 | – |
April (9–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | at No. 2 Arkansas | – | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 1–8 | Connor Noland (4–1) | Preston Johnson (2–2) | none | SECN | 11,548 | 16–11 | 3–4 |
| April 2 | at No. 2 Arkansas | – | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 5–12 | Hagen Smith (5–1) | Parker Stinnett (3–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,522 | 16–12 | 3–5 |
| April 3 | at No. 2 Arkansas | – | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 5–3$^{12}$ | Jackson Fristoe (3–2) | Kole Ramage (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 11,415 | 17–12 | 4–5 |
| April 5 | UT Martin | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–2$^7$ | Brandon Smith (2–1) | Noah Walters (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,441 | 18–12 | – |
| April 8 | No. 19 LSU | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–5 | Riley Cooper (2–1) | Jackson Fristoe (3–3) | Paul Gervase (1) | SECN | 11,893 | 18–13 | 4–6 |
| April 9 | No. 19 LSU | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–4 | Devin Fontenot (2–1) | Brandon Smith (2–2) | Paul Gervase (2) | SECN+ | 14,228 | 18–14 | 4–7 |
| April 10 | No. 19 LSU | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–13 | Grant Taylor (4–0) | Cade Smith (4–2) | none | SECN+ | 10,515 | 18–15 | 4–8 |
| April 12 | UAB | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–5$^{10}$ | KC Hunt (1–1) | Carson Myers (2–3) | none | SECN+ | 8,424 | 19–15 | – |
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| April 14 | No. 17 Auburn | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–6 | Parker Stinnett (4–1) | Blake Burkhalter (3–1) | none | SECN | 10,663 | 20–15 | 5–8 |
| April 15 | No. 17 Auburn | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–5 | Preston Johnson (3–2) | Trace Bright (2–4) | KC Hunt (1) | SECN+ | 12,346 | 21–15 | 6–8 |
| April 16 | No. 17 Auburn | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–3 | Joseph Gonzalez (5–0) | Jackson Fristoe (3–4) | Blake Burkhalter (8) | SECN+ | 9,799 | 21–16 | 6–9 |
| April 19 | Jackson State | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 17–2$^7$ | Jack Walker (1–0) | Nick Johnson (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 9,119 | 22–16 | – |
| April 21 | at Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 2–4 | Dylan DeLucia (3–0) | Brandon Smith (2–3) | none | SECN | 10,474 | 22–17 | 6–10 |
| April 22 | at Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 10–7 | Pico Kohn (2–0) | Jack Dougherty (1–2) | none | SECN+ | 12,078 | 23–17 | 7–10 |
| April 23 | at Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 7–6$^{11}$ | KC Hunt (2–1) | Brandon Johnson (1–2) | none | ESPN2 | 12,503 | 24–17 | 8–10 |
| April 26 | vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup | – | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | L 2–5 | Drew McDaniel (4–2) | Lane Forsythe (0–1) | Brandon Johnson (4) | SECN+ | 7,920 | 24–18 | – |
| April 29 | at Missouri | – | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 13–4 | Brandon Smith (3–3) | Tony Neubeck (3–2) | none | SECN+ | 1,472 | 25–18 | 9–10 |
| April 30 | at Missouri | – | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 8–19 | Spencer Miles (3–4) | Preston Johnson (3–3) | Austin Marozas (1) | SECN+ | 2,336 | 25–19 | 9–11 |
May (1–11) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | at Missouri | – | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 6–7 | Ian Lohse (2–2) | KC Hunt (2–2) | none | SECN | 1,467 | 25–20 | 9–12 |
| May 6 | Florida | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–8 | Brandon Sproat (6–4) | Brandon Smith (3–4) | Ryan Slater (3) | SECN | 11,533 | 25–21 | 9–13 |
| May 7 | Florida | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–9 | Ryan Slater (3–3) | KC Hunt (2–3) | none | ESPNU | 12,297 | 25–22 | 9–14 |
| May 8 | Florida | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–6 | Fisher Jameson (1–0) | Pico Kohn (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,356 | 25–23 | 9–15 |
| May 10 | vs. Samford | – | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 6–8 | Alex Goff (5–2) | Mikey Tepper (1–2) | Carson Hobbs (9) | ESPN+ | 1,175 | 25–24 | – |
| May 13 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | – | Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 7–8 | Joseph Menefee (4–2) | KC Hunt (2–4) | Will Johnston (1) | SECN+ | 6,175 | 25–25 | 9–16 |
| May 14 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | – | Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 6–9 | Chris Cortez (5–2) | Pico Kohn (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 6,094 | 25–26 | 9–17 |
| May 15 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | – | Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 2–8 | Robert Hogan (3–1) | Cade Smith (4–3) | Will Johnston (2) | SECN | 5,252 | 25–27 | 9–18 |
| May 17 | North Alabama | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–4$^8$ | Drew Talley (1–1) | Jacob Bradshaw (1–8) | none | SECN+ | 8,515 | 26–27 | – |
| May 19 | No. 1 Tennessee | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–27 | Chase Dollander (8–0) | Brandon Smith (3–5) | none | SECN | 10,206 | 26–28 | 9–19 |
| May 20 | No. 1 Tennessee | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–4 | Blade Tidwell (2–1) | Preston Johnson (3–4) | none | SECN+ | 10,592 | 26–29 | 9–20 |
| May 21 | No. 1 Tennessee | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–10 | Ben Joyce (3–1) | Cade Smith (4–4) | none | SECN+ | 10,774 | 26–30 | 9–21 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Mississippi State team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2022 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2022 SEC baseball game results, 2022 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 | 12–17 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | ALA | W6 | 3–7 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 18–12 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W2 | 6–4 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 16–13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | AUB | W4 | 5–5 | 1–0 |
| FLA | 15–15 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | FLA | E3 | 6–4 | 1–2 |
| UGA | 15–15 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | UGA | E2 | 4–6 | 1–0 |
| KEN | 12–18 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | MSU | W7 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 4–6 | 0–4 |
| MISS | 14–16 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | MISS | W5 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | SCAR | E5 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| TENN | 25–5 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | . | 3–0 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 6–0 |
| TAMU | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W1 | 8–2 | 1–0 |
| VAN | 14–16 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | VAN | E4 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| 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. Tiebrkrs: UGA>FLA hd–hd. VAN>MISS ARK common.

## MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Landon Sims | RHP | 1 | 34 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Logan Tanner | C | 2 | 55 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Preston Johnson | RHP | 7 | 197 | Baltimore Orioles |
| K.C. Hunt | RHP | 12 | 350 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Jackson Fristoe | RHP | 12 | 370 | New York Yankees |
| Kamren James | SS | 16 | 494 | Tampa Bay Rays |

## Player Eligibility

The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Jess Davis OF, RJ Yeager INF, and Drew Talley RHP.

## High School Recruits

Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 6th in the nation by Perfect Game. Perfect Game ranks players nationwide as the top 500. If there is no ranking, then the player was not in the top 500. If draft is not indicated, then the player was not drafted in this years draft.
| Player | Position | PGRnk | DftRd | DftOA | Draft MLB Team |
| Jett Williams | SS | 20 | 1 | 14 | New York Mets |
| Jurrangelo Cijntje | BHP | 34 | 18 | 552 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Dakota Jordan | OF | 69 | — | — | — |
| Ross Highfill | C | 73 | — | — | — |
| Bradley Loftin | LHP | 98 | — | — | — |
| McClain Ray | RHP | 342 | — | — | — |
| Logan Forsythe | RHP | 353 | — | — | — |
| Will Gibbs | RHP | 380 | — | — | — |
| Evan Siary | RHP | 394 | — | — | — |
| Charlie Keller | 3B | 433 | — | — | — |
| Colton Bradley | OF | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Hubbard | C | — | — | — | — |
| David Mershon | SS | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Murdock | 1B | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Parker | 1B | — | — | — | — |
| Brock Tapper | LHP | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Tommasini | RHP | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Williams | C | — | — | — | — |