# 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium. Mississippi State won the 2021 College World Series (CWS) Championship over Vanderbilt giving the Bulldogs their first team national championship in any team sport.

## Preseason
### SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with Mississippi State predicted to finish second in the Western Division, receiving three out of fourteen Western Division first place votes. Mississippi State also received one overall conference first place vote. Florida received twelve overall conference first place votes and Vanderbilt also received one.
Coaches poll (West Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 78 (7) |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 73 (3) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 72 (2) |
| 4 | LSU | 63 (2) |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 36 |
| 6 | Auburn | 32 |
| 7 | Alabama | 31 |
Coaches poll (East Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Florida | 91 (13) |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 79 (1) |
| 3 | Tennessee | 58 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 55 |
| 5 | Georgia | 51 |
| 6 | Missouri | 28 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 23 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team
* OF: Tanner Allen
Second Team
* 1B: Josh Hatcher
* OF: Rowdey Jordan

## Schedule and results

2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season (40–13) :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| State Farm College Baseball Showdown ||||||||||||
| February 20 | vs. No. 9 Texas | No. 7 | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | W 8–3 | Landon Sims (1–0) | Ty Madden (0–1) | none | FloBaseball | 16,908 | 1–0 | – |
| February 21 | vs. No. 10 TCU | No. 7 | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | L 2–3 | Russell Smith (1–0) | Houston Harding (0–1) | Garrett Wright (1) | FloBaseball | 17,587 | 1–1 | – |
| February 22 | vs. No. 3 Texas Tech | No. 7 | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | W 11–5 | Carlisle Koestler (1–0) | Jamie Hitt (0–1) | none | FloBaseball | 13,659 | 2–1 | – |
| February 23 | Jackson State | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict | postponed to 2/24, scheduling conflict |
| February 24 | Jackson State | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–3 | Brandon Smith (1–0) | Nikelle Galatas (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 2,007 | 3–1 | – |
| February 26 | Tulane | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–7 | Braden Olthoff (1–0) | Christian MacLeod (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,442 | 3–2 | – |
| February 27 | Tulane | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–5 | Stone Simmons (1–0) | Trent Johnson (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,473 | 4–2 | – |
| February 28 | Tulane | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–4 | Spencer Price (1–0) | Keagan Gillies (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,456 | 5–2 | – |
March (12–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 2 | vs. Southern Miss | No. 3 | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather | postponed to 3/3, impending weather |
| March 3 | vs. Southern Miss | No. 3 | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | W 4–1 | Houston Harding (1–1) | Drew Boyd (1–1) | Stone Simmons (1) | | 3,675 | 6–2 | – |
| March 5 | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID |
| March 5 | Kent State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–3 | Brandon Smith (2–0) | Collin Romel (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 2,923 | 7–2 | – |
| March 6 | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID |
| March 6 | Kent State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–9 | Luke Albright (2–1) | Eric Cerantola (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,557 | 7–3 | – |
| March 7 | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID | canceled, COVID |
| March 7 | Kent State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–0 | Jackson Fristoe (1–0) | Max Rippl (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,810 | 8–3 | – |
| March 9 | Grambling | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–0 | Dylan Carmouche (1–0) | Kerry Boykins Jr. (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,103 | 9–3 | – |
| March 10 | Louisiana | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–0 | Houston Harding (2–1) | Austin Perrin (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,976 | 10–3 | – |
| March 12 | Eastern Michigan | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–0 | Christian MacLeod (1–1) | Davis Feldman (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,526 | 11–3 | – |
| March 13 | Eastern Michigan | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–1 | Carlisle Koestler (2–0) | Justin Meis (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 3,956 | 12–3 | – |
| March 14 | Eastern Michigan | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–1 | Jackson Fristoe (2–0) | Luke McGuire (1–1) | Landon Sims (1) | SECN+ | 3,250 | 13–3 | – |
| March 16 | Samford | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–2 | Brandon Smith (3–0) | Blake Bortak (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,220 | 14–3 | – |
| March 19 | at No. 19 LSU | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 6–1 | Christian MacLeod (2–1) | Jaden Hill (2–2) | Brandon Smith (1) | SECN | 5,013 | 15–3 | 1–0 |
| March 20 | at No. 19 LSU | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 3–0 | Will Bednar (1–0) | Landon Marceaux (2–1) | Landon Sims (2) | SECN+ | 5,031 | 16–3 | 2–0 |
| March 21 | at No. 19 LSU | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 3–8 | AJ Labas (1–0) | Jackson Fristoe (2–1) | Devin Fontenot (2) | SECN+ | 4,603 | 16–4 | 2–1 |
| March 23 | North Alabama | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather | postponed to 3/24, impending weather |
| March 24 | North Alabama | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–1 | Mikey Tepper (1–0) | Will Haberstock (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 2,430 | 17–4 | – |
| March 26 | No. 2 Arkansas | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–8 | Patrick Wicklander (1–0) | Christian MacLeod (2–2) | Peyton Pallette (1) | SECN+ | 6,115 | 17–5 | 2–2 |
| March 27 | No. 2 Arkansas | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–11 | Caden Monke (3–0) | Brandon Smith (3–1) | Kevin Kopps (2) | SECN+ | 6,152 | 17–6 | 2–3 |
| March 28 | No. 2 Arkansas | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 4–6 | Ryan Costeiu (3–0) | Jackson Fristoe (2–2) | Jaxon Wiggins (4) | SECN | 4,060 | 17–7 | 2–4 |
| March 30 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather |
April (13–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | Kentucky | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–1 | Christian MacLeod (3–2) | Ryan Hagenow (1–1) | none | ESPNU | 3,448 | 18–7 | 3–4 |
| April 2 | Kentucky | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–2 | Landon Sims (2–0) | Cole Stupp (3–1) | none | SECN | 3,912 | 19–7 | 4–4 |
| April 3 | Kentucky | No. 8 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–3 | Jackson Fristoe (3–2) | Zack Lee (2–2) | Parker Stinnett (1) | SECN+ | 4,159 | 20–7 | 5–4 |
| April 6 | Southern | No. 5 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 15–1 | Carlisle Koestler (3–0) | Dillen Miller (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,292 | 21–7 | – |
| April 9 | at Auburn | No. 5 | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 6–5 | Brandon Smith (4–1) | Carson Skipper (0–1) | Landon Sims (3) | SECN+ | 850 | 22–7 | 6–4 |
| April 10 | at Auburn | No. 5 | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 7–2 | Will Bednar (2–0) | Jack Owen (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 1,267 | 23–7 | 7–4 |
| April 11 | at Auburn | No. 5 | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 19–10 | Houston Harding (3–1) | Joseph Gonzalez (0–3) | none | SECN | 1,126 | 24–7 | 8–4 |
| April 13 | Arkansas State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–10 | Cade Smith (1–0) | Jake Algee (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,447 | 25–7 | – |
| Super Bulldog Weekend ||||||||||||
| April 16 | No. 6 Ole Miss | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–2 | Preston Johnson (1–0) | Gunnar Hoglund (3–2) | Landon Sims (4) | SECN | 10,291 | 26–7 | 9–4 |
| April 17 | No. 6 Ole Miss | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–9 | Doug Nikhazy (4–1) | Will Bednar (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 13,338 | 26–8 | 9–5 |
| April 18 | No. 6 Ole Miss | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–5 | Houston Harding (4–1) | Austin Miller (0–1) | Landon Sims (5) | SECN+ | 10,522 | 27–8 | 10–5 |
| April 20 | UAB | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 19–7 | Mikey Tepper (2–0) | Carson Knight (2–4) | none | SECN+ | 2,901 | 28–8 | – |
| April 23 | at No. 2 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 2–6 | Kumar Rocker (9–1) | Christian MacLeod (3–3) | none | SECN | 1,407 | 28–9 | 10–6 |
| April 24 | at No. 2 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 7–4 | Will Bednar (3–1) | Jack Leiter (7–1) | none | ESPNU | 1,399 | 29–9 | 11–6 |
| April 25 | at No. 2 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 4–7 | Chris McElvain (3–0) | Jackson Fristoe (3–3) | Nick Maldonado (3) | SECN+ | 1,372 | 29–10 | 11–7 |
| April 30 | Texas A&M | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–7$^{12}$ | Landon Sims (3–0) | Alex Magers (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 8,949 | 30–10 | 12–7 |
May (10–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | Texas A&M (DH-1) | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–2 | Will Bednar (4–1) | Bryce Miller (2–2) | Stone Simmons (2) | SECN+ | 9,071 | 31–10 | 13–7 |
| May 1 | Texas A&M (DH-2) | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–5 | Houston Harding (5–1) | Nathan Dettmer (3–2) | Cam Tullar (1) | SECN+ | 7,938 | 32–10 | 14–7 |
| May 2 | Texas A&M | No. 6 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather | moved to 5/1, impending weather |
| May 5 | at The Citadel | No. 4 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 10–2 | Cade Smith (2–0) | Cameron Reeves (2–8) | none | ESPN+ | 1,173 | 33–10 | – |
| May 7 | at No. 19 South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | W 9–0 | Christian MacLeod (4–3) | Brannon Jordan (4–4) | none | SECN+ | 3,017 | 34–10 | 15–7 |
| May 8 | at No. 19 South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | W 9–6 | Will Bednar (5–1) | Will Sanders (6–3) | Landon Sims (6) | SECN+ | 3,350 | 35–10 | 16–7 |
| May 9 | at No. 19 South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | L 3–4$^{11}$ | Julian Bosnic (3–2) | Brandon Smith (4–2) | none | SECN | 2,810 | 35–11 | 16–8 |
| May 11 | UT Martin | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather | canceled, impending weather |
| May 13 | Missouri | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–4 | Preston Johnson (2–0) | Lukas Veinbergs (1–4) | Landon Sims (7) | ESPNU | 7,444 | 36–11 | 17–8 |
| May 14 | Missouri | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–7 | Spencer Miles (2–7) | Stone Simmons (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,470 | 36–12 | 17–9 |
| May 15 | Missouri | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 8–16 | Ben Pedersen (1–1) | Houston Harding (5–2) | none | SECN+ | 8,730 | 36–13 | 17–10 |
| May 18 | Jacksonville State | No. 10 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–1$^5$ | Parker Stinnett (1–0) | Camden Lovrich (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,673 | 37–13 | – |
| May 20 | at Alabama | No. 10 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–2 | Christian MacLeod (5–3) | Tyler Ras (6–4) | Landon Sims (8) | SECN+ | 2,032 | 38–13 | 18–10 |
| May 21 | at Alabama | No. 10 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7–0 | Will Bednar (6–1) | Dylan Smith (1–7) | none | SECN+ | 2,630 | 39–13 | 19–10 |
| May 22 | at Alabama | No. 10 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7–3 | Houston Harding (6–2) | Landon Green (3–1) | none | SECN+ | 2,630 | 40–13 | 20–10 |
Post-season (10–5) :
SEC Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 26 | vs. (6) No. 13 Florida | (3) No. 8 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 1–13$^7$ | Hunter Barco (10–2) | Brandon Smith (4–3) | none | SECN | 5,235 | 40–14 | 0–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (2) No. 4 Tennessee | (3) No. 8 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 2–12$^8$ | Chad Dallas (10–1) | Christian MacLeod (5–4) | none | SECN | 4,737 | 40–15 | 0–2 |
NCAA Starkville Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 4 | (4) Samford | (1) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–4 | Will Bednar (7–1) | Samuel Strickland (5–4) | none | ESPN3 | 8,794 | 41–15 | 1–0 |
| June 5 | (2) VCU | (1) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 16–4 | Christian MacLeod (6–4) | Mason Delane (3–1) | none | ESPN3 | 10,011 | 42–15 | 2–0 |
| June 6 | (3) Campbell | (1) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather | postponed to 6/7, inclement weather |
| June 7 | (3) Campbell | (1) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–5 | Houston Harding (7–2) | Cade Boxrucker (0–2) | Landon Sims (9) | ESPNU | 8,251 | 43–15 | 3–0 |
NCAA Starkville Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 12 | (10) No. 6 Notre Dame | (7) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–8 | Preston Johnson (3–0) | Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2) | Landon Sims (10) | ESPN | 14,385† | 44–15 | 4–0 |
| June 13 | (10) No. 6 Notre Dame | (7) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 1–9 | Aidan Tyrell (5–1) | Christian MacLeod (6–5) | none | ESPNU | 13,971 | 44–16 | 4–1 |
| June 14 | (10) No. 6 Notre Dame | (7) No. 11 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–7 | Landon Sims (4–0) | Will Mercer (4–3) | none | ESPN2 | 11,754 | 45–16 | 5–1 |
College World Series (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 20 | vs. (2) No. 3 Texas | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 2–1 | Will Bednar (8–1) | Ty Madden (7–5) | Landon Sims (11) | ESPN2 | 23,885 | 46–16 | 1–0 |
| June 22 | vs. Virginia | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 6–5 | Cade Smith (3–0) | Stephen Schoch (4–2) | Landon Sims (12) | ESPN2 | 22,803 | 47–16 | 2–0 |
| June 25 | vs. (2) No. 3 Texas | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 5–8 | Aaron Nixon (4–3) | Brandon Smith (4–4) | none | ESPN | 24,003 | 47–17 | 2–1 |
| June 26 | vs. (2) No. 3 Texas | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 4–3 | Landon Sims (5–0) | Cole Quintanilla (5–1) | none | ESPN2 | 21,883 | 48–17 | 3–1 |
| June 28 | vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 2–8 | Jack Leiter (11–4) | Christian MacLeod (6–6) | Nick Maldonado (9) | ESPN2 | 24,052 | 48–18 | 3–2 |
| June 29 | vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 13–2 | Preston Johnson (4–0) | Christian Little (3–2) | none | ESPN | 24,122 | 49–18 | 4–2 |
| June 30 | vs. (4) No. 4 Vanderbilt | (7) No. 11 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 9–0 | Will Bednar (9–1) | Kumar Rocker (14–4) | Landon Sims (13) | ESPN2 | 24,052 | 50–18 | 5–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Mississippi State team member :
1.$^1$ $^2$ $^3$ State Farm College Baseball Showdown originally scheduled 2/19-21 was pushed back 1 day due to winter storms in Texas. 2.$^2$ Game versus Jacksonville State was called after 5 innings due to inclement weather. † Largest Super Regional Crowd in NCAA History
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

### Starkville Regional

Starkville Regional Teams :
| (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Campbell Fighting Camels | (4) Samford Bulldogs |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Samford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Samford | 4 | 1 | Mississippi State | 16 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | VCU | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Campbell | 4 | 2 | VCU | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 19 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 19 | | | | 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | – |
| | | | | | | 3 | Campbell | 5 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 3 | Campbell | 5 | – |
| | | | 3 | Campbell | 19 | | | | |
| 4 | Samford | 13 | 2 | VCU | 10 | | | | |
| 3 | Campbell | 16 | | | | | | | |
Starkville Regional Round 1 :
| (4) Samford Bulldogs | vs. | (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
June 4, 2021 2:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (4) Samford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| (1) Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Will Bednar (7–1) LP: Samuel Strickland (5–4) Home runs: SAM: Max Pinto; Kaden Dreier; Sonny DiChiara MSU: None Attendance: 8,794 |||||||||||||
Starkville Regional Round 2 :
| (2) VCU Rams | vs. | (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
June 5, 2021 8:25 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (2) VCU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| (1) Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | X | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| WP: Christian MacLeod (6–4) LP: Mason DeLane (3–1) Home runs: VCU: Jack Schroeder; Michael Haydak MSU: Brad Cumbest; Kellum Clark; Kamren James Attendance: 10,011 |||||||||||||
Starkville Regional Championship :
| (1) Mississippi State Bulldogs | vs. | (3) Campbell Fighting Camels |
June 7, 2021 11:06 am (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (1) Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| (3) Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Houston Harding (7–2) LP: Cade Boxrucker (0–2) Sv: Landon Sims (9) Home runs: MSU: Spencer Packard CAMP: Kamren James; Logan Tanner Attendance: 8,251 |||||||||||||

### Starkville Super Regional

Starkville Super Regional Game 1 :
| (10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | vs. | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
June 12, 2021 1:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (10) Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| (7) Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Preston Johnson (3–0) LP: Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2) Sv: Landon Sims (10) Home runs: ND: Brooks Coetzee; Zack Prajzner MSU: Tanner Allen (2); Rowdey Jordan Attendance: 14,385 |||||||||||||
Starkville Super Regional Game 2 :
| (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs | vs. | (10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
June 13, 2021 5:05 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (7) Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| (10) Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Aidan Tyrell (5–1) LP: Christian MacLeod (6–5) Home runs: MSU: none ND: David LaManna; Jack Brannigan Attendance: 13,971 |||||||||||||
Starkville Super Regional Game 3 :
| (10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | vs. | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs |
June 12, 2021 6:06 pm (CDT) at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (10) Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| (7) Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Landon Sims (4–0) LP: Will Mercer (4–3) Home runs: ND: Ryan Cole; Niko Kavadas MSU: Logan Tanner; Tanner Allen Attendance: 11,754 |||||||||||||

### College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams :
| NC State Wolfpack | (9) Stanford Cardinal | (5) Arizona Wildcats | (4) Vanderbilt Commodores | Virginia Cavaliers | (3) Tennessee Volunteers | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs | (2) Texas Longhorns |
| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| | NC State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 6 | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | 9 | Stanford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | Virginia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | 2 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2021 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 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 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | ALA | W5 | 3–7 | 2–2 |
| ARK | 22–8 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ARK | W1 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 10–20 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | . | 2–1 | . | AUB | W6 | 3–7 | 0–3 |
| FLA | 17–13 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | FLA | E3 | 7–3 | 2–2 |
| UGA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | UGA | E5 | 3–7 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 12–18 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 1–2 |
| LSU | 13–17 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | LSU | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | MSU | W2 | 7–3 | 4–1 |
| MIZZ | 8–22 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 0–4 |
| MISS | 18–12 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | MISS | W3 | 5–5 | 3–0 |
| SCAR | 16–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| TENN | 20–10 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | TENN | E1 | 8–2 | 2–0 |
| TAMU | 9–21 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | | . | TAMU | W7 | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| VAN | 19–10 | 2–0 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 |
| 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.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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' | 7 | 7* | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7т | 7т* | 7т* | 1 |
| Baseball America | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8* | 8* | 1 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| NCBWA† | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4т | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12* | 12* | 1 |
| D1Baseball | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11* | 11* | 1 |
^ 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.

## MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Will Bednar | RHP | 1 | 14 | San Francisco Giants |
| Tanner Allen† | OF | 4 | 118 | Miami Marlins |
| Eric Cerantola | RHP | 5 | 139 | Kansas City Royals |
| Christian McLeod | LHP | 5 | 159 | Minnesota Twins |
| Rowdey Jordan | OF | 11 | 322 | New York Mets |
†Tanner Allen, a red shirt junior, was previously drafted in the 34th round in 2019. NOTE: Houston Harding, a red shirt Junior LHP, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent. All drafted have signed contracts.

## Player Eligibility

The following players have used up their eligibility and will not return for the next season: Scotty Dubrule 2nd, Carlisle Koestler RHP, and Riley Self RHP.

## High School Recruits

Before any draftees are signed by their major league team, Mississippi State was ranked 9th 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. After all players, that were going to, have signed contracts with their major league team, this recruiting class is ranked 16th in the nation.
| Player | Position | PGRnk | DftRd | DftOA | Draft MLB Team |
| Maddux Bruns | LHP | 6 | 1 | 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| James Wood | OF | 46 | 2 | 62 | San Diego Padres |
| Jordan McCants | SS | 113 | 3 | 88 | Miami Marlins |
| Aaron Downs | 3B | 107 | — | — | — |
| William "Pico" Kohn | LHP | 148 | — | — | — |
| Slate Alford | 3B | 224 | — | — | — |
| Jack Walker | RHP | 419 | — | — | — |
| Revy "Trey" Higgins | OF | 439 | — | — | — |
| Gray Bane | C | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Cheatham | LHP | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Conn | RHP | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Haines | RHP | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Hines | 3B | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Ince | SS | — | — | — | — |
| Tayler Montiel | LHP | — | — | — | — |
| Sawyer Robertson | OF | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Wilson | C | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce Chance | OF | — | — | — | — |
NOTE: All drafted have signed contracts.