Mississippi State
Sam Houston State
Diamond Dawg Gameday: Frisco Classic
February 28, 2019 | Baseball
MSU faces Sam Houston State, Texas Tech and Nebraska at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas
by: Greg Campbell, Assistant Director/Communications
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STARKVILLE – The No. 9 Mississippi State baseball program will venture outside the friendly confines of Dudy Noble Field for the first time in 2019 to participate in the Frisco Classic. The Diamond Dawgs will take on Sam Houston State, No. 8 Texas Tech and Nebraska inside Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas.
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Mississippi State owns a combined 4-3 record against its three opponents this weekend, going 1-0 versus Sam Houston State, 1-3 against Texas Tech and 2-0 against Nebraska. The Bulldogs have won their last meeting with each team, coming in 2018 vs. the Bearkats, 2017 against the Red Raiders and 1999 versus the Cornhuskers. In all, five of the seven meetings have come at a neutral site, including four in NCAA Regional play.
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Gameday Info
Friday, March 1, 2019Â
Probable Starters
MSU: Ethan Small, LHP, R-Jr.
SHSU: Hayden Wesneski, RHP, Jr.
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Live Video: https://hailst.at/2T7N9QV
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2T3enb8
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Saturday, March 2, 2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Probable Starters
MSU: TBA
TTU: TBA
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Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2T3enb8
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Sunday, March 3, 2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Probable Starters
MSU: TBA
NU: TBA
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Live Video: https://hailst.at/2T7N9QV
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2T3enb8
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Along with the audio stream of each game, the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network and WKBB 100.9 in Starkville will carry the Friday and Sunday contests. Saturday's game can be found on WLZA-FM 96.1 in Starkville.
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Quick Hitters
- Sophomore Justin Foscue hit his fourth home run of the season on Wednesday night vs. Southeastern Louisiana, surpassing his total from the entire 2018 campaign. MORE ON PAGE 6 & 8
- Senior Jake Mangum is chasing a couple of high-profile records entering the 2018 season, including the Mississippi State and Southeastern Conference all-time hit records. MORE ON PAGE 6 & 9
- As a pitching staff, Mississippi State has opened the season with nine-straight double-digit strikeout performances, its most to open a season singe at least 2007. MORE ON PAGE 7 & 12
- The new Dudy Noble Field opened its gates for the 2019 campaign, with the newly constructed stadium featuring a multitude of upgrades and fan-friendly amenities. BIO ON PAGE 10
- Graduate Cole Gordon owns a 20 2/3-inning scoreless streak after a two scoreless innings versus Southern Miss on Feb. 24. Gordon's streak began in the 2018 NCAA Tallahassee Regional and remains intact entering the third week of 2019. MORE ON PAGE 7
- Southern Miss, redshirt-junior Ethan Small ranks No. 2 nationally in strikeouts (24) in the latest NCAA statistical rankings. Small leads the NCAA with a 0.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio. MORE ON PAGE 6 & 13
- Head coach Chris Lemonis won his first four games as Mississippi State skipper. Lemonis is one of nine MSU head coaches to win his first career game and one of three to start 4-0 or better.
BIO ON PAGE 3, MORE ON PAGE 7
Series Notes
Sam Houston State
- Mississippi State and Sam Houston State will meet for the second time in program history to open the Frisco Classic.
- The two teams met for the initial time in 2018 at the Shriners College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston, a game that State won, 4-1.
- Mississippi State and Texas Tech have met four previous times on the diamond, with State owning a 1-3 record in those meetings.
- The first encounter came in the 2004 NCAA Atlanta Regional, where Texas Tech took both meetings to knock MSU out of the tournament.
- The Red Raiders then traveled to Starkville to open the 2017 season as a part of a three-team event at Dudy Noble Field. After dropping the season opener, MSU earned an 8-5 win over TTU in the weekend finale.
- Mississippi State and Nebraska met twice in the 1999 NCAA Columbus Regional in Columbus, Ohio, with MSU wining both games.
- The Diamond Dawgs won the opener, 18-14, to account for the third-highest scoring NCAA Regional game in program history.
- MSU scored 25 runs vs. Tennessee Tech in the 1997 NCAA Mideast Regional and plated 19 runs vs. Michigan at the NCAA South I Regional in 1991. Both games were played in Starkville, Mississippi.
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Ticket/Stadium Information
Stadium policies, parking and ticket information can be found at https://www.friscoclassic.com.
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