Diamond Dawg Gameday: at Arkansas

STARKVILLE – A top-10 road test awaits the No. 3 Mississippi State baseball program this week at Baum-Walker Stadium against No. 10 Arkansas. The series will begin with a nationally-televised contest on ESPNU Thursday (April 18) at 8 p.m. evening between the Diamond Dawgs and Razorbacks.

Clay Matvick and Chris Burke will call the action starting at 8 p.m. CT on Thursday night's ESPNU telecast, before Mississippi State ( will meet at 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday (April 19) and 2 p.m. CT on Saturday (April 20). All three games will be available via the Mississippi State Radio Network, while the final two games of the season can be seen on SEC Network+.

The two teams have 104 times prior to this weekend's three-game set, with Mississippi State owning a 56-48 edge. Over the last 25 meetings, State owns a 13-12 edge in the series, with just one of those contests featuring a team with double-digit runs.

Gameday Info
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: Ethan Small, LHP, R-Jr.
UA: Isaiah Campbell, RHP, R-Jr.

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Friday, April 19, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Sr.
UA: Patrick Wicklander, LHP, Fr.

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Saturday, April 20, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: JT Ginn, RHP, Fr.
UA: TBA

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Along with the audio stream all weekend, each game will be carried on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network and WKBB 96.1 in Starkville. Sunday's contest will air locally on 100.9 FM.

Quick Hitters

Senior Jake Mangum owns a hit in 80 percent of the games he has played in, which has him atop the Mississippi State hits chart and bearing down on the SEC's all-time mark. MORE ON PAGE 6-7
Mississippi State and Arkansas have met 104 times prior to this weekend, with MSU owning a 56-48 edge. MORE ON PAGE 5
MSU won its second-straight road series to start the SEC season at Tennessee, marking just the second time in the last 10 seasons it has done so.
Fans have flooded the gates at Dudy Noble Field thus far in 2019, with six crowds of 10,000-plus through seven weeks, which is already tied for the second-most in program history. MORE ON PAGE 8
The 2019 edition of the Diamond Dawgs are off to the best start in school history after sweeping Alabama last weekend. MORE ON PAGE 8
Senior Elijah MacNamee and sophomore Jordan Westburg picked up back-to-back SEC Player of the Week honors on March 18 and 25.
MORE ON PAGE 14
Redshirt-junior Ethan Small ranks No. 4 nationally in strikeouts and enters week nine atop the SEC charts with 79 Ks in 48 innings of work. MORE ON PAGE 9, 11 & 27
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 10

Series Notes

Mississippi State and Arkansas have met 104 times prior to this weekend's three-game series in Fayetteville, with Mississippi State owning a 56-48 edge on the all-time ledger.
The recent history of the series is rather close, as well, with State claiming 13 of the last 25 meetings and owning a 6-4 mark in the last 10.
The first meeting came between the two programs in 1960, with Mississippi State winning a one run contest, 3-2, in Monroe, Louisiana.
Mississippi State has the longest winning streak of the series at 10 games, winning the first 10 contests (1960-1983) between the two programs.
Arkansas' longest winning streak has been six games, claiming those contests between 1998-1999.
State has given up four runs or fewer in nine of its last 10 wins in Fayetteville.
Neither team has been able to top the 10-run mark since an 11-2 victory for MSU in the 2012 series opener in Starkville.

Baum-Walker Stadium
Clear Bag Policy
Fans can bring in one (1) clear bag (no larger than 12" x 6" x 12") AND one small clutch purse (no larger than 4.5" x 6.5", the size of the palm of your hand, with or without a handle or strap). All bags and purses not meeting the above requirements will not be permitted. Although permitted, childcare items, including diapers, must also be carried in an approved clear bag.

Parking
Public parking is available in designated areas in the Baum East Parking Lot (east of the Stadium). All lots will open four (4) hours before first pitch.

Free public parking is also available in Lot 99 on Beechwood Avenue. Please note that there is an additional entrance/exit to Lot 99 off of Hollywood avenue.

Copmplete information on Baum-Walker Stadium can be found by clicking here.

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Players Mentioned

JT Ginn

Elijah MacNamee

Jake Mangum

Peyton Plumlee

Ethan Small

Jordan Westburg

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Diamond Dawg Gameday: at Arkansas

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Players Mentioned

JT Ginn

Elijah MacNamee

Jake Mangum

Peyton Plumlee

Ethan Small

Jordan Westburg

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