| 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log |
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| Regular season (40–14–1) |
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| February (6–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| Feb. 19 | | - 11
| | L 6–10 | Brandon Rhodes (1–0) | Kale Breaux (0–1) | none | | 9,413 | 0–1 | – | | Feb. 20 | | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 17–4 | Keegan James (1–0) | Landon Busch (0–1) | none | SECN+ | | 1–1 | – | | Feb. 20 | Florida Atlantic | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–4 | Marc Stewart (1–0) | Austin Sexton (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 9,405 | 1–2 | – | | Feb. 21 | South Dakota State | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 15–5 7 | Blake Smith (1–0) | Eldon Evans (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,608 | 2–2 | – | | Feb. 23 | | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Postponed to 4/13, inclement weather | | Feb. 26 | | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–2 | Dakota Hudson (1–0) | Steve Xirinachs (1–0) | Blake Smith (1) | SECN+ | 7,692 | 3–2 | – | | Feb. 27 | | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–0 | Austin Sexton (1–1) | Cole Stapler (1–1) | none | | | 4–2 | – | | Feb. 27 | UMass Lowell | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–2 | Daniel Brown (1–0) | Nick Kuzia (0–1) | Reid Humphreys (1) | | 8,962 | 5–2 | – | | Feb. 28 | Nicholls State | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–0 | Zac Houston (1–0) | Alex Ernestine (1–1) | none | | 7,438 | 6–2 | – | |
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| March (12–5–1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| Mar. 1 | | - 23
| | W 14–0 | Keegan James (2–0) | Jahborus Smith (0–1) | none | | 5,823 | 7–2 | – | | Mar. 4 | | - 23
| | L 1–2 | Griffen Canning (2–0) | Dakota Hudson (1–1) | Brian Gadsby (2) | | 1,166 | 7–3 | – | | Mar. 5 | vs. | - 23
| Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–7 | Blake Smith (2–0) | Mason Perryman (1–1) | Kale Breaux (1) | | 428 | 8–3 | – | | Mar. 6 | | - 23
| Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | T 5–5 | none | none | none | | 1,543 | 8–3–1 | – | | Mar. 8 | | - 26
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–3 | Ethan Small (1–0) | Hunter Soleymani (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,761 | 9–3–1 | – | | Mar. 11 | - 8
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 10–4 | Dakota Hudson (2–1) | Cole Irvin (2–1) | Vance Tatum (1) | SECN+ | 6,454 | 10–3–1 | – | | Mar. 12 | - 8 Oregon
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–3 | Austin Sexton (2–1) | Matt Krook (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,627 | 11–3–1 | – | | Mar. 13 | - 8 Oregon
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–2 | Daniel Brown (2–0) | David Peterson (2–1) | Reid Humphreys (2) | SECN+ | 6,461 | 12–3–1 | – | | Mar. 15 | | - 13
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 12–16 10 | Caleb Johnson (2–1) | Blake Smith (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,878 | 12–4–1 | – | | Mar. 16 | | - 13
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 1–3 | Cale Tims (1–0) | Jared Padgett (0–1) | Brady Womacks (4) | SECN+ | 6,404 | 12–5–1 | – | | Mar. 18 | | - 13
| | W 2–1 13 | Ryan Rigby (1–0) | Matt Ruppenthal (0–1) | none | | 3,626 | 13–5–1 | 1–0 | | Mar. 19 | at #2 Vanderbilt | - 13
| Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–4 | Kale Breaux (1–1) | Hayden Stone (0–1) | Noah Hughes (1) | SECN | 3,636 | 14–5–1 | 2–0 | | Mar. 20 | at #2 Vanderbilt | - 13
| Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 6–12 | Kyle Wright (4–0) | Daniel Brown (2–1) | Patrick Raby (1) | SECN+ | 3,330 | 14–6–1 | 2–1 | | Mar. 22 | | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 16–1 | Konnor Pilkington (1–0) | Fredrick Spe (1–2) | none | SECN+ | 6,867 | 15–6–1 | – | | Mar. 24 | | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–2 | Dakota Hudson (3–1) | Kevin Smith (3–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,895 | 16–6–1 | 3–1 | | Mar. 25 | Georgia | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–1 | Ryan Rigby (2–0) | Drew Moody (0–2) | none | SECN+ | 7,497 | 17–6–1 | 4–1 | | Mar. 26 | Georgia | - 11
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 8–11 | Bo Tucker (3–1) | Daniel Brown (2–2) | Blake Cairnes (1) | SECN+ | 7,512 | 17–7–1 | 4–2 | | Mar. 29 | vs. | - 7
| | W 13–5 | Ryan Rigby (3–0) | Cody Livingston (1–2) | none | | 5,982 | 18–7–1 | – | |
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| April (12–7) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| April 1 | | - 7
| | W 3–1 | Dakota Hudson (4–1) | Brady Bramlett (4–2) | none | | 10,152 | 19–7–1 | 5–2 | | April 2 | - 14 Ole Miss
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–2 | Austin Sexton (3–1) | Chad Smith (2–3) | none | SECN+ | 11,515 | 20–7–1 | 6–2 | | April 3 | - 14 Ole Miss
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–8 | Wyatt Short (2–1) | Ryan Rigby (3–1) | Will Stokes (3) | SECN+ | 10,164 | 20–8–1 | 6–3 | | April 5 | | - 8
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Canceled | | April 5 | UT Martin | - 8
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–0 | Ryan Cyr (1–0) | Adam Rimmer (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,014 | 21–8–1 | – | | April 8 | | - 8
| | L 2–8 | Logan Shore (6–0) | Dakota Hudson (4–2) | none | SECN+ | 3,927 | 21–9–1 | 6–4 | | April 9 | at #1 Florida | - 8
| McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 10–4 | Ryan Rigby (4–1) | Alex Faedo (6–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,244 | 22–9–1 | 7–4 | | April 10 | at #1 Florida | - 8
| McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 2–1 | Zac Houston (2–0) | Dane Dunning (2–2) | Reid Humphreys (3) | | 3,720 | 23–9–1 | 8–4 | | April 13 | | - 5
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–1 | Kale Breaux (2–1) | James Muse (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 7,043 | 24–9–1 | – | | April 15 | - 8 Texas A&M
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–10 | Brigham Hill (5–0) | Dakota Hudson (4–3) | none | SEC Network | SECN+ | 10,032 | 24–10–1 | 8–5 | | April 16 | - 8 Texas A&M
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–10 | Jace Vines (6–0) | Austin Sexton (3–2) | Mark Ecker (2) | SEC Network | SECN+ | 15,078 | 24–11–1 | 8–6 | | April 17 | - 8 Texas A&M
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–10 | Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) | Reid Humphreys (0–1) | none | SEC Network | SECN+ | 8,786 | 24–12–1 | 8–7 | | April 20 | vs. | - 10
| | W 1–0 14 | Keegan James (3–0) | Tyler Schwaner (0–1) | none | | 4,474 | 25–12–1 | – | | April 22 | at #15 | - 10
| | W 12–8 | Dakota Hudson (5–3) | Jared Poche' (5–4) | Reid Humphreys (4) | | 10,884 | 26–12–1 | 9–7 | | April 23 | at #15 LSU | - 10
| Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 2–1 | Austin Sexton (4–2) | Alex Lange (4–3) | Reid Humphreys (5) | | 11,588 | 27–12–1 | 10–7 | | April 24 | at #15 LSU | - 10
| Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 8–11 | Russell Reynolds (1–0) | Konnor Pilkington (1–1) | none | | 10,034 | 27–13–1 | 10–8 | | April 26† | vs. #24 Ole Miss | - 8
| | W 2–0 | Zac Houston (3–0) | Chad Smith (3–4) | Jacob Billingsley (1) | SECN | 8,542 | 28–13–1 | – | | April 28 | | - 8
| | W 12–5 | Dakota Hudson (6–3) | Geoffrey Bramblett (3–3) | Blake Smith (2) | ESPNU | 4,064 | 29–13–1 | 11–8 | | April 29 | at Alabama | - 8
| Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | Postponed to 4/30, inclement weather | | April 30 | at Alabama | - 8
| Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 3–4 9 | Matt Foster (5–3) | Ryan Cyr (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 4,064 | 29–14–1 | 11–9 | | April 30 | at Alabama | - 8
| Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2–1 7 | Konnor Pilkington (2–1) | Nick Eicholtz (3–2) | Daniel Brown (1) | SECN+ | 6,644 | 30–14–1 | 12–9 | |
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| May (10–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| May 5 | | - 8
| | W 8–2 | Dakota Hudson (7–3) | Reggie McClain (4–3) | none | | 6,630 | 31–14–1 | 13–9 | | May 6 | Missouri | - 8
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–3 | Austin Sexton (5–2) | Tanner Houck (4–5) | none | | 6,904 | 32–14–1 | 14–9 | | May 7 | Missouri | - 8
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 3–1 | Daniel Brown (3–2) | Michael Plassmeyer (4–5) | Reid Humphreys (6) | | 7,614 | 33–14–1 | 15–9 | | May 11 | at | - 7
| | W 7–3 | Zac Houston (4–0) | Cory Gill (3–3) | none | | 1,488 | 34–14–1 | – | | May 13 | at | - 7
| | W 4–0 | Dakota Hudson (8–3) | Cole Lipscomb (2–4) | none | SECN+ | 2,899 | 35–14–1 | 16–9 | | May 14 | at Auburn | - 7
| Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 16–6 | Austin Sexton (6–2) | Justin Camp (3–4) | none | SECN | 3,228 | 36–14–1 | 17–9 | | May 15 | at Auburn | - 7
| Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 10–3 | Konnor Pilkington (3–1) | Casey Mize (2–4) | none | SECN+ | 2,813 | 37–14–1 | 18–9 | | May 19 | | - 5
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–0 | Dakota Hudson (9–3) | Dominic Taccolini (5–5) | none | SECN+ | 6,822 | 38–14–1 | 19–9 | | May 20 | Arkansas | - 5
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Austin Sexton (7–2) | Isaiah Campbell (3–1) | Reid Humphreys (7) | SECN+ | 7,195 | 39–14–1 | 20–9 | | May 21 | Arkansas | - 5
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–4 | Ryan Rigby (5–1) | Jordan Rodriguez (0–1) | none | SECN | 8,421 | 40–14–1 | 21–9 | |
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| Post-season (4–4) |
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| (1–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
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| May 25 | | - 1
| | W 4–1 | Zac Houston (5–0) | Geoffrey Bramblett (5–4) | Blake Smith (4) | | 13,448 | 41–14–1 | 1–0 | | May 26 | vs. #9 | - 1
| Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 2–6 | Jared Poche' (7–4) | Dakota Hudson (9–4) | Parker Bugg (4) | SECN | 11,390 | 41–15–1 | 1–1 | | May 27 | | - 1
| Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 2–12 7 | Alex Faedo (12–1) | Austin Sexton (7–3) | none | SECN | 9,429 | 41–16–1 | 1–2 | |
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| (3–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| June 3 | | - 4
| | W 9–5 | Daniel Brown (4–2) | Joey Lucchesi (10–5) | none | ESPN3 | 9,378 | 42–16–1 | 1–0 | | June 4 | - 23
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–1 | Austin Sexton (8–3) | Colton Eastman (8–3) | Blake Smith (5) | ESPN3 | 10,656 | 43–16–1 | 2–0 | | June 5 | | - 4
| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–0 | Zac Houston (6–0) | Braden Bristo (5–6) | Ryan Rigby (1) | ESPN3 | 9,092 | 44–16–1 | 3–0 | |
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| (0–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| June 10 | | - 4
| | L 0–1 | Bobby Dalbec (10–4) | Dakota Hudson (9–5) | Cameron Ming (2) | | 12,913 | 44–17–1 | 3–1 | | June 11 | - 13 Arizona
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| Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 5–6 11 | Cameron Ming (2–2) | Blake Smith (2–1) | none | | 13,452 | 44–18–1 | 3–2 | |
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† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
A school record 11 players were selected in the draft. It is 3rd most in the NCAA for the 2016 season trailing only Texas A&M with 13 and Southern California with 12.[1]
† Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins.
In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.
