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2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

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2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
CBNo. 12
Record12–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Foxhall
  • Jake Gautreau
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 2   .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 4   .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 6   .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 3   .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 5   .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of March 12, 2020[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished 52–15 overall, and 20–10 in the conference. They participated in the 2019 College World Series

Preseason

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SEC Coaches poll

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The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.[2]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas 82 (5)
2 Mississippi State 73 (4)
T–3 Auburn 67 (2)
T–3 LSU 67 (3)
5 Texas A&M 44
6 Ole Miss 38
7 Alabama 21

Schedule and results

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2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (12–4)
Post-season
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Mississippi State team member
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[4]66*1917
Baseball America[5]9941213
Collegiate Baseball^[6]6661210
NCBWA[7]97613
D1Baseball[8]101081817

^ 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

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Justin Foscue 2B/3B 1 14 Texas Rangers
Jordan Westburg SS 1† 30 Baltimore Orioles
J. T. Ginn RHP 2 52 New York Mets

There were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft.

†Competitive Balance Round A[9]
‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State.[10] He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi State University Athletics. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 MLB Draft: Full results tracker, list of all 160 picks from five-round process". CBS Sports. June 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers". CBS Sports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup". Baseball America. August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.