Diamond Dawg Gameday: host Grambling

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State baseball program has moved into the top five in four of the six major polls and will put its 11-game winning streak on the line when it hosts Grambling on Wednesday (March 13) at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs and Tigers will get underway at 5 p.m.

The Bulldogs (15-1) are off to the best start to a season since the 2013 team won 17-straight to being the year and will look to enter Southeastern Conference play with the 11th longest winning streak in program history. The Diamond Dawgs have won seven-straight midweek contests, going 5-0 in 2019 and winning the last two midweek games of 2018.

On Monday, State moved up in each of the six major polls, jumping into the top five according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and the USA Today Coaches Poll. D1Baseball has the Diamond Dawgs at No. 6, while Baseball America has MSU at No. 7.

Gameday Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Sr.
GSU: Andy Escano, RHP, Sr.

Live Video: https://hailst.at/2ETvVg2
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2EYr9xN

Along with the audio stream, Wednesday's game will be carried on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network and WKBB 100.9 in Starkville.

Quick Hitters

Mississippi State is off to its best start since the 2013 season at 15-1. The 2013 squad won 17-straight to begin that season.
MORE ON PAGE 6
Sophomore Justin Foscue hit his fourth home run of the season on February 27 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
The Diamond Dawgs are in the midst of an 11-game winning streak and with one more win can move that streak to the 11th-longest streak in program history. MORE ON PAGE 6
Graduate Cole Gordon saw his scoreless innings streak end at 25 innings versus Maine. Gordon's streak began in the 2018 NCAA Tallahassee Regional and was just shy of the program record, which is held by Jonathan Holder. MORE ON PAGE 7
Redshirt-junior Ethan Small ranks No. 5 nationally in strikeouts (40) in the latest NCAA statistical rankings. 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

Mississippi State and Grambling will meet for just the second time in program history on Wednesday, with the Bulldogs owning a 1-0 record in the series.
The only meeting in the series came in 2013, a 2-0 win for MSU on Feb. 19 in Starkville.
Against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the Diamond Dawgs own an all-time mark of 102-9 versus the current alignment of the conference.
MSU's most common SWAC opponents are Alcorn State (16 meetings), Jackson State (60 meetings) and Mississippi Valley State (26 meetings).
State has already defeated Jackson State, 17-4, on Feb. 26 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 14-1, on March 6. Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern are still on the schedule for 2019.

Promotions
All midweek games again in 2019 will feature $2 tickets, as well as concession stands serving the $2 menu all season long at the New Dude.

The Drew Wilson 'Lil Dudes Zone located beyond the right field wall will be available when gates open, weather dependent.

For all regular season home games at Dudy Noble, MSU students will be admitted into the games for free with their student ID and Bully's Kids Club members will also receive free admission.

Fans can upgrade their game day experience with multiple options throughout the year from HailState.com/memories.

Dudy Noble Field Policies
Gates open two hours before first pitch on game day and the stadium gates will close one hour after the conclusion of each game. The right field terrace is a public, grill-free, first come first served area. Should fans wish to purchase ice at Dudy Noble, they will be able to do so behind the center field wall in the Left Field Lounge.

Approved coolers cannot exceed the maximum size of 10" by 10" by 10" after gates open, with coolers exceeding the restriction size prohibited. Other prohibited items include alcoholic beverages, smoking (in all areas), weapons, fireworks, electric power generators, pets, non-approved banners and signs, bicycles, any illegal substances, carts, wagons, wheeled supply carriers, personal tailgate tents (on concourse or lawn areas) and lawn chairs on sidewalks or concourse areas.

All bags are subject to search and security screening, along with items prohibited from being stored along stadium fencing and gates. MSU encourages fans to leave all unnecessary and prohibited items at home or in their vehicles to expedite security and screening procedures.

Tickets
Tickets for all of MSU's home games can be purchased through HailState.com/tickets.

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Mississippi State University Athletics

Diamond Dawg Gameday: host Grambling

Players Mentioned

Justin Foscue

Cole Gordon

Jake Mangum

Peyton Plumlee

Ethan Small

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