2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team is 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 compete in the Southeastern Conference's West Division.

2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
College World Series Runner-up
vs. UCLA, L 0–2
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
2013 record51–20 (16–14 SEC)
Head coachJohn Cohen (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‍y 26–3 .897  54–12 .818
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .586  43–20 .683
Florida  ‍‍‍y 14–16 .467  29–30 .492
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  30–25 .545
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  18–32 .360
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  22–30 .423
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  21–32 .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 23–7 .767  57–11 .838
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18–11 .621  39–22 .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  51–20 .718
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  38–24 .613
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14–15 .483  35–28 .556
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–16 .448  34–29 .540
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  33–23 .589
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 26, 2013[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

After the 2012 season, Assistant Coach Lane Burroughs leaves Mississippi State to become the head coach at Northwestern State. Nick Mingione becomes the assistant coach for the 2013 season, replacing Lane Burroughs.[3]

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

[4][5]

Roster
2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
17 C Nick Ammirati S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep, Seton Hall / Panola College Sparta, NJ
39 RHP Anthony Anello R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fellowship Christian School Roswell, GA
6 OF Derrick Armstrong R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Columbia Central HS / Columbia State CC Columbia, TN
4 RHP Ben Bracewell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Briarwood Christian School Chelsea, AL
10 OF C.T. Bradford L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pace HS Pace, FL
15 INF Matthew Britton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Cullman HS Cullman, AL
26 OF Cody Brown L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Biloxi HS Biloxi, MS
33 RHP Preston Brown R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr St. George's HS Germantown, TN
38 RHP Will Cox R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Amory HS Amory, MS
3 INF Alex Detz L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Mission Prep HS / Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
31 RHP Trevor Fitts R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Pelham HS Helena, AL
25 INF Nick Flair R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Belle Chasse HS Belle Chasse, LA
12 INF Adam Frazier L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Oconee County HS Bishop, GA
8 INF Sam Frost L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
9 OF Tyler Fullerton R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN
19 C Daniel Garner R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Sparkman HS Madison, AL
47 RHP Myles Gentry R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
18 LHP Chad Girodo L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hartselle HS Hartselle, AL
49 RHP Kendall Graveman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Benjamin Russell HS Alexander City, AL
23 INF Kyle Hann R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Hillfield Strathallan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2 OF Demarcus Henderson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Wayne County HS Waynesboro, MS
14 RHP Jonathan Holder R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
21 LHP Jacob Lindgren R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So St. Stanislaus HS Bay St. Louis, MS
51 RHP Evan Mitchell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wheeler HS Marietta, GA
48 LHP Ross Mitchell L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Blackman HS Smyrna, TN
5 INF Daryl Norris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fairhope HS Fairhope, AL
13 INF Brett Pirtle S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Tyler Lee HS / Panola College Tyler, TX
22 LHP Luis Pollorena L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr United HS / Marion Military Institute Laredo, TX
32 INF Trey Porter L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr East Central HS / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hurley, MS
36 C Zach Randolph R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Amory HS / Itawamba CC Amory, MS
35 INF Wes Rea R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 272 lb (123 kg) So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
34 OF Hunter Renfroe R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Copiah Academy Crystal Springs, MS
7 OF Jacob Robson L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Vincent Massey Secondary School Windsor, Ontario, Canada
28 RHP John Marc Shelly R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr St. George's Independent Schools Germantown, TN
29 C Mitch Slauter R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Olathe North HS / Barton County CC Olathe, KS
43 RHP Wes Stokes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr West Lauderdale HS / Meridian CC Collinsville, MS
24 RHP Brandon Woodruff L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wheeler HS Wheeler, MS
Head coach

John Cohen

Assistant coach(es)

Butch Thompson (associate head coach)
Nick Mingione (assistant coach)
Tyler Bratton (volunteer assistant coach)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule
2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 21MissouriHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL2–1 (17)Cox (3–1)Walsh (2–2)None5,40441–161–0
May 22South CarolinaHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL5–3Gentry (4–0)Westmoreland (7–2)None5,91342–162–0
May 23Texas A&MHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL6–4Mitchell (11–0)Pineda (5–5)Holder (16)8.14343–163–0
May 25VanderbiltHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL8–16Pecoraro (4–1)Lindgren (4–3)Miller (2)11,96343–173–1
NCAA Starkville Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 31Central ArkansasDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS5–3Graveman (6–5)McClanahan (10–6)Holder (17)11,10244–171–0
June 1South AlabamaDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS6–2Mitchell (12–0)Bell (6–2)None11,12445–172–0
June 2Central ArkansasDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS2–5McKinzie (4–2)Gentry (4–1)None10,22645–182–1
June 3Central ArkansasDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS6–1Girodo (7–1)Biggerstaff (6–5)None8,66246–183–1
NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 8VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA11–6Graveman (7–5)Waddell (6–3)Mitchell (2)4,95647–184–1
June 9[lower-alpha 3]VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA6–5Girodo (8–1)Silverstein (10–2)Holder (18)4,95648–185–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 15Oregon StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE5–4Mitchell (13–0)Boyd (10–4)Holder (19)24,47349–181–0
June 17IndianaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE5–4Girodo (9–1)Halstead (4–5)Holder (20)25,26050–182–0
June 21Oregon StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE4–1Graveman (8–5)Moore (14–2)Holder (21)18,86851–183–0
June 24UCLATD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE1–3Plutko (10–3)Fitts (0–1)Berg (24)25,69051–193–1
June 25UCLATD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE0–8Vander Tuig (14–4)Pollorena (6–4)None27,12751–203–2
  1. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on April 19.
  2. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on May 11.
  3. Game was suspended due to rain and completed on June 10.
Wes Rea, paying first base against Arkansas, was a leader on the team
C.T. Bradford was the leadoff hitter for the Bulldogs

Ranking movements
Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 18 18* 18* 6 11 15 16 17 16 10 12 15 13 16 13 11 2 
Baseball America 5 5 5 3 13 19 25 NR 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 
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

gollark: Why not?
gollark: Also, who did vote for you?
gollark: Do you WANT this to happen?
gollark: You are a TOTAL apiohazard.
gollark: SERIOUSLY, umnikos? SERIOUSLY?

References
  1. "SEC Baseball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. "MSU assistant Mingione hired as new Kentucky coach". The Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. Three More Diamond Dogs Drafted In First 10 Rounds
  5. Three More Diamond Dogs Selected In MLB Draft
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