Tuesday, April 23
Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park)
6:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
#19 Ole Miss
Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics
Diamond Dawg Gameday: Governor’s Cup
April 22, 2019 | Baseball
Diamond Dawgs and Rebels throw 6 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday, April 23 at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi
STARKVILLE – The No. 9 Mississippi State baseball program continues a stretch of 10-straight games against ranked opponents, as a midweek game versus No. 23 Ole Miss arrives on Tuesday (April 23). The Governor's Cup will begin at 6 p.m. inside Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi.
The Diamond Dawgs (32-9) dropped their series at Arkansas over the weekend, while the Rebels (27-14) are coming off of a series loss at Auburn. Tuesday marks the 40th meeting in the Governor's Cup, with State owning a 21-18 edge in the series that began in 1980. Mississippi State will be the visiting team in this year's game, using the first base dugout.
State's run of 10-straight games against ranked foes began last weekend at then-No. 10 Arkansas and continues on Tuesday against their in-state foe. This weekend, No. 3 Georgia comes to Dudy Noble Field for a three-game series starting on April 26. A weekend series at No. 10 Texas A&M caps the stretch, albeit for one game against Memphis. A trip to Oxford to face Ole Miss in an SEC three-game set and a home series with South Carolina close the season.
Gameday Info
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Sr.
UM: Zack Phillips, LHP, Jr.
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2IFAa38
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Along with the audio stream, the contest will be carried on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network and 100.9 FM in Starkville.
Quick Hitters
Ole Miss
Trustmark Park
More information on policies at Trustmark Park can be found by clicking here. Mississippi Stat will serves as the visiting team in the 2019 meeting and be located in the first base dugout.
Tickets
Tickets for the event can be purchased by clicking here.
Follow the Diamond Dawgs
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap.".
The Diamond Dawgs (32-9) dropped their series at Arkansas over the weekend, while the Rebels (27-14) are coming off of a series loss at Auburn. Tuesday marks the 40th meeting in the Governor's Cup, with State owning a 21-18 edge in the series that began in 1980. Mississippi State will be the visiting team in this year's game, using the first base dugout.
State's run of 10-straight games against ranked foes began last weekend at then-No. 10 Arkansas and continues on Tuesday against their in-state foe. This weekend, No. 3 Georgia comes to Dudy Noble Field for a three-game series starting on April 26. A weekend series at No. 10 Texas A&M caps the stretch, albeit for one game against Memphis. A trip to Oxford to face Ole Miss in an SEC three-game set and a home series with South Carolina close the season.
Gameday Info
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Probable Starters
MSU: Peyton Plumlee, RHP, Sr.
UM: Zack Phillips, LHP, Jr.
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2IFAa38
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Along with the audio stream, the contest will be carried on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network and 100.9 FM in Starkville.
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 Ole Miss have met 468 times prior to Tuesday's Governor's Cup, with MSU owning a 258-206-4 edge in the all-time series. MORE ON PAGE 5
- 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 posted the best start in school history through 37 games. 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. 2 nationally in strikeouts and enters week 11 atop the SEC charts with 103 Ks in 60 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
Ole Miss
- Mississippi State and Ole Miss have met 468 times prior to this weekend's three-game series in Oxford, with Mississippi State owning a 258-206-4 edge on the all-time ledger.
- The first meeting came between the two programs in 1893, with Mississippi State winning a 6-3 contest in Starkville.
- Mississippi State has the longest winning streak in the series at 14 games (1932-37).
- Ole Miss' longest winning has been nine games, claiming those games between 1972-73.
- Originally the Mayor's Cup (1980-2006), the in-season, non-conference meeting between MSU and UM began in 1980, with State winning the first meeting.
- Overall, Mississippi State owns the edge in the series, 21-18, with the Bulldogs winning eight of the 12 meetings since the event became the Governor's Cup in 2007.
- Ole Miss owns the longest winning streak in the event at five games (2002-06), while Mississippi State has a pair of three-game winning streaks, one spanning 1996-98 and the other a current streak heading into the 2019 meeting.
- Over the last 10 games, Mississippi State is 8-2 against Ole Miss.
Trustmark Park
More information on policies at Trustmark Park can be found by clicking here. Mississippi Stat will serves as the visiting team in the 2019 meeting and be located in the first base dugout.
Tickets
Tickets for the event can be purchased by clicking here.
Follow the Diamond Dawgs
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap.".
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