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

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

Preseason

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

Media poll (West) 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

2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season (12–4) February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFebruary 14 No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–6 Chase Patrick (1–0) Daniel Kreuzer (0–1) Jared Shemper (1) SECN+ 9,509 1–0 –February 15 Wright State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 Christian MacLeod (1–0) Bradley Brehmer (0–1) none SECN+ 11,006 2–0 –February 16 Wright State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Eric Cerantola (1–0) Austin Cline (0–1) none SECN+ 8,173 3–0 –February 18 No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, impending weatherFebruary 21 Oregon State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 David Dunlavey (1–0) Cooper Hjerpe (0–1) none SECN+ 8,297 4–0 –February 22 Oregon State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–4 Christian MacLeod (2–0) Jake Pfennigs (1–1) none SECN+ 12,034 5–0 – February 23 Oregon State No. 10 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–7 Cooper Hjerpe (1–1) Jared Shemper (0–1) none SECN+ 8,209 5–1 –February 25 No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 4–8 Camden Guarnere (1–0) David Dunlavey (1–1) Jesse Garcia (1) SECN+ 8,160 5–2 –February 26 No. 8 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4 Chase Patrick (2–0) George Osborne III (0–1) none SECN+ 6,834 6–2 –February 28 at No. 25 No. 8 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0–4 Adam Seminaris (1–0) Carlisle Koestler (0–1) none BigWest.TV 1,832 6–3 –February 29 at No. 25 Long Beach State No. 8 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 9–0 Christian MacLeod (3–0) Alfredo Ruiz (2–1) Will Bednar (1) BigWest.TV 1,779 7–3 – March (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMarch 1 at No. 25 Long Beach State No. 8 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 2–6 Luis Ramirez (2–0) Eric Cerantola (1–1) Matt Fields (1) BigWest.TV 1,625 7–4 –March 4 vs. No. 18 Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS canceled, inclement weatherMarch 6 No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Christian MacLeod (4–0) Christian Nicolosi (0–2) none SECN+ 7,518 8–4 –March 7 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4 Landon Sims (1–0) David Longstreeth (0–1) none SECN+ 8,909 9–4 –March 8 Quinnipiac No. 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–4 David Dunlavey (2–1) Colin Donnelly (0–2) none SECN+ 7,405 10–4 –March 10 vs. No. 4 Texas Tech No. 17 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS W 6–3 Houston Harding (1–0) Mason Montgomery (3–1) Spencer Price (1) SECN+ 5,752 11–4 –March 11 vs. No. 4 Texas Tech No. 17 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS W 3–2 Riley Self (1–0) Jakob Brustoski (1–1) Spencer Price (2) SECN+ 6,029 12–4 – March 13 No. 14 Arkansas No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 14 No. 14 Arkansas No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 15 No. 14 Arkansas No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 20 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 21 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 22 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 24 at Regions Field • Birmingham, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 27 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 28 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 29 Kentucky Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMarch 31 at AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 3 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 4 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 5 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 7 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 9 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 10 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 11 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 14 South Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 16 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 17 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 18 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 21 vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 24 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 25 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicApril 26 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 1 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 2 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 3 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 8 Missouri Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 9 Missouri Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 10 Missouri Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 12 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 14 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 15 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMay 16 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Post-season Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CancelledBold = Mississippi State team member Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

MLB draft 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 MetsThere were only 5 rounds in the 2020 draft. †Competitive Balance Round A ‡J.T. Ginn was drafted out of high school as the 30th overall pick but honored his commitment to Mississippi State. He had Tommy John surgery in March 2020.

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