# 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

## Previous season

In 2022, the Bulldogs finished 26–30, 9–21 in the SEC to finish in last place in the West, one of the worst seasons in recent history. The Diamond Dawgs were coming off winning a national championship the year before. The Mississippi State baseball looks to turn things around from last year, and once again, make it back to Omaha.

## Schedule and results

2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season (27–26) :
February (6–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 17 | VMI | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–2 | Cade Smith (1–0) | Roberto Velasquez (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 10,652 | 1–0 | – |
| February 18 | VMI | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 13–14 | JT Inskeep (1–0) | Nate Dohm (0–1) | Will Riley (1) | SECN+ | 12,213 | 1–1 | – |
| February 19 | VMI | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–3 | Jurrangelo Cijntje (1–0) | Nathan Light (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,005 | 2–1 | – |
| February 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–11 | Carson Orton (1–0) | Bradley Loftin (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,247 | 2–2 | – |
| February 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–3 | Jurrangelo Cijntje (2–0) | Brandt Corley (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,399 | 3–2 | – |
| February 24 | Arizona State | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 4–13 | Ross Dunn (1–0) | Cade Smith (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,136 | 3–3 | – |
| February 25 | Arizona State | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Graham Yntema (1–0) | Khristian Curtis (1–1) | Nate Dohm (1) | SECN+ | 14,320 | 4–3 | – |
| February 26 | Arizona State | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 16–3 | Landon Gartman (1–0) | Timmy Manning (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,043 | 5–3 | – |
| February 28 | vs. No. 25 Southern Miss | – | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | W 10–9 | Nate Dohm (1–1) | JB Middleton (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,542 | 6–3 | – |
March (10–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Frisco College Baseball Classic ||||||||||||
| March 3 | vs. Ohio State | – | Riders Field • Frisco, TX | L 3–8 | Isaiah Coupet (2–1) | Evan Siary (0–1) | Jonah Jenkins (1) | D1Baseball | 5,175 | 6–4 | – |
| March 4 | vs. Oklahoma | – | Riders Field • Frisco, TX | L 9–15 | Jett Lodes (1–0) | Graham Yntema (1–1) | none | D1Baseball | 7,526 | 6–5 | – |
| March 5 | vs. California | – | Riders Field • Frisco, TX | W 8–4 | Nate Dohm (2–1) | Daniel Colwell (1–1) | none | D1Baseball | 5,410 | 7–5 | – |
| March 7 | Valparaiso | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 12–2$^7$ | Bradley Loftin (1–1) | Grant Jablonski (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,486 | 8–5 | – |
| March 10 | Lipscomb | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–2 | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–0) | Michae Dunkleberger (0–3) | Evan Siary (1) | SECN+ | 10,410 | 9–5 | – |
| March 11 | Lipscomb (DH-1) | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–3 | Nate Dohm (3–1) | Logan Van Treeck (1–2) | none | SECN+ | 10,977 | 10–5 | – |
| March 11 | Lipscomb (DH-2) | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 12–4 | Tyler Davis (1–0) | Collin Witze (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 10,977 | 11–5 | – |
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| Hancock Whitney Classic ||||||||||||
| March 14 | vs. Nicholls | – | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | W 12–4 | Brock Tapper (1–0) | Chat Hayes (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 5,684 | 12–5 | – |
| March 15 | vs. Louisiana | – | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | W 4–2 | Colby Holcombe (1–0) | Sam Hill (0–1) | Nate Dohm (2) | SECN+ | 5,816 | 13–5 | – |
| March 17 | at Kentucky | – | Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY | L 5–6$^{10}$ | Seth Chavez (2–0) | Nate Dohm (3–2) | none | SECN+ | 1,646 | 13–6 | 0–1 |
| March 18 | at Kentucky | – | Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY | L 3–12 | Ryan Hagenow (2–0) | Landon Gartman (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 1,827 | 13–7 | 0–2 |
| March 19 | at Kentucky | – | Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY | L 3–17$^7$ | Ryder Giles (1–0) | Graham Yntema (1–2) | none | SECN | 1,680 | 13–8 | 0–3 |
| March 21 | Arkansas State | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 16–2 | Bradley Loftin (2–1) | Chase Armstrong (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,215 | 14–8 | – |
| March 24 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–26$^7$ | Carter Holton (3–0) | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–1) | none | SECN+ | 11,080 | 14–9 | 0–4 |
| March 25 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–18 | Hunter Owen (3–0) | Landon Gartman (1–2) | none | SECN+ | 12,927 | 14–10 | 0–5 |
| March 26 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 7–11 | Sam Hliboki (3–2) | Nate Dohm (3–3) | none | SECN+ | 9,872 | 14–11 | 0–6 |
| March 28 | Samford | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–4 | Brock Tapper (2–0) | Heath Clevenger (0–1) | KC Hunt (1) | SECN+ | 8,971 | 15–11 | – |
| March 30 | No. 9 South Carolina | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 4–6 | James Hicks (4–0) | Colby Holcombe (1–1) | Cade Austin (1) | SECN | 9,854 | 15–12 | 0–7 |
| March 31 | No. 9 South Carolina | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–3$^7$ | Landon Gartman (2–2) | Noah Hall (5–1) | none | SECN+ | 10,385 | 16–12 | 1–7 |
April (8–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | No. 9 South Carolina | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–14 | James Hicks (5–0) | KC Hunt (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 12,357 | 16–13 | 1–8 |
| April 4 | Grambling | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 21–2$^7$ | Parker Stinnett (1–0) | Jacorey Boudreaux (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 9,343 | 17–13 | – |
| April 6 | at Alabama | – | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 12–8 | Colby Holcombe (2–1) | Connor Ball (1–1) | KC Hunt (2) | SECN+ | 3,409 | 18–13 | 2–8 |
| April 7 | at Alabama | – | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 1–11$^7$ | Luke Holman (5–1) | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–2) | none | SECN+ | 3,418 | 18–14 | 2–9 |
| April 8 | at Alabama | – | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8–4 | Nate Dohm (4–3) | Aidan Moza (0–1) | none | ESPNU | 4,393 | 19–14 | 3–9 |
| April 11 | at UAB | – | Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL | W 7–3 | Parker Stinnett (2–0) | Braxton Shelton (1–2) | none | ESPN+ | 808 | 20–14 | – |
| Super Bulldog Weekend ||||||||||||
| April 14 | Ole Miss | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–3 | Mitch Murrell (2–1) | Colby Holcombe (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 14,739 | 20–15 | 3–10 |
| April 15 | Ole Miss | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–7 | Nate Dohm (5–3) | Sam Tookoian (1–1) | none | SECN | 16,423† | 21–15 | 4–10 |
| April 16 | Ole Miss | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–3 | Aaron Nixon (1–0) | Jackson Kimbrell (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 12,824 | 22–15 | 5–10 |
| April 18 | Southern | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict | canceled, scheduling conflict |
| April 21 | at Auburn | – | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | L 1–2 | Tanner Bauman (3–1) | Nate Dohm (5–4) | Will Cannon (4) | SECN+ | 4,096 | 22–16 | 5–11 |
| April 22 | at Auburn | – | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 11–10 | KC Hunt (1–1) | John Armstrong (6–2) | Aaron Nixon (1) | SECN+ | 4,096 | 23–16 | 6–11 |
| April 23 | at Auburn | – | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | L 11–12 | Konner Copeland (2–1) | Aaron Nixon (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 4,096 | 23–17 | 6–12 |
| April 25 | vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup | – | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | W 2–1 | Evan Siary (1–1) | Grayson Saunier (2–3) | Aaron Nixon (2) | SECN+ | 6,601 | 24–17 | – |
| April 27 | at No. 24 Tennessee | – | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 7–8 | Chase Burns (4–3) | KC Hunt (1–2) | none | SECN | 4,011 | 24–18 | 6–13 |
| April 28 | at No. 24 Tennessee | – | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 8–12 | Camden Sewell (3–0) | Brock Tapper (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 4,471 | 24–19 | 6–14 |
| April 29 | at No. 24 Tennessee | – | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 2–13$^7$ | Drew Beam (6–2) | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–3) | none | ESPNU | 4,790 | 24–20 | 6–15 |
May (3–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 5 | No. 6 Arkansas | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–6 | Hagen Smith (7–1) | Cade Smith (1–2) | Gage Wood (5) | SECN+ | 10,871 | 24–21 | 6–16 |
| May 6 | No. 6 Arkansas | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–14$^7$ | Brady Tygart (2–0) | Landon Gartman (2–3) | Will McEntire (1) | ESPN2 | 11,973 | 24–22 | 6–17 |
| May 7 | No. 6 Arkansas | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–11 | Zack Morris (1–3) | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–4) | none | SECN+ | 9,882 | 24–23 | 6–18 |
| May 9 | Memphis | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather |
| May 12 | at No. 2 LSU | – | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 1–12$^7$ | Paul Skenes (10–1) | Evan Siary (1–2) | none | SECN | 12,304 | 24–24 | 6–19 |
| May 13 | at No. 2 LSU | – | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 9–4 | KC Hunt (2–2) | Thatcher Hurd (3–2) | none | SECN+ | 11,904 | 25–24 | 7–19 |
| May 14 | at No. 2 LSU | – | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 14–13$^{10}$ | Aaron Nixon (2–1) | Riley Cooper (3–3) | none | SECN+ | 11,002 | 26–24 | 8–19 |
| May 16 | North Alabama | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather | canceled, inclement weather |
| May 18 | Texas A&M | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–8 | Nate Dohm (6–4) | Brandyn Garcia (2–3) | none | SECN+ | 9,744 | 27–24 | 9–19 |
| May 19 | Texas A&M | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 4–6 | Chris Cortez (3–0) | Aaron Nixon (2–2) | Evan Aschenbeck (2) | SECN+ | 10,848 | 27–25 | 9–20 |
| May 20 | Texas A&M | – | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 10–15 | Brad Rudis (5–0) | Jurrangelo Cijntje (3–5) | none | SECN+ | 10,665 | 27–26 | 9–21 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Mississippi State team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :
† = NCAA All-time On-campus attendance record

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2023 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 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 | 16–14 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 4–1 |
| AUB | 17–13 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | AUB | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| FLA | 20–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| UGA | 11–19 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | UGA | E6 | 3–7 | 1–3 |
| KEN | 16–14 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | KEN | E5 | 4–6 | 3–1 |
| LSU | 19–10 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | LSU | W2 | 7–2 | 2–0 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MSU | W6 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E7 | 3–7 | 2–5 |
| MISS | 6–24 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W7 | 1–9 | 0–5 |
| SCAR | 16–13 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E3 | 4–5 | 3–1 |
| TENN | 16–14 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | TENN | E4 | 5–5 | 3–2 |
| TAMU | 14–16 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | . | TAMU | W5 | 6–4 | 0–2 |
| VAN | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 4–2 |
| 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: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 31 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.