Diamond Dawg Gameday: NCAA Regional

STARKVILLE – The Carnegie Hall of College Baseball prepares for its 14th NCAA Regional, as the No. 5 Mississippi State baseball program will kick off the NCAA Starkville Regional against Southern University at Noon on Friday (May 31) at Dudy Noble Field.

Mississippi State (46-13) are the No. 6 overall national seed and will face Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Southern (32-22) on the SEC Network in the opening game of regional play. The second game will feature ACC at-large team No. 19 Miami (Fla.) (39-18) and Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan (46-12) at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

The Diamond Dawgs are making their 38th NCAA postseason appearance and hosting an NCAA Regional for the 14th time in program history. Since the NCAA adopted the regional format In 1975, Mississippi State owns an 81-43 record, winning 14 of its 32 NCAA Regionals.

The No. 6 national seed marks just the second time in program history that Mississippi State enters the postseason as a national seed. The 2016 team also earned the No. 6 overall seed, advancing to the Super Regional round before bowing out to eventual national runner-up Arizona.

As a reminder, in accordance with NCAA rules, artificial noisemakers are not permitted inside the New Dude.

Gameday Info

Complete information on the NCAA Starkville Regional can be found at hailst.at/19NCAARegional

Friday, May 31 (Noon CT)
No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No 4 Southern

Live Video: http://hailst.at/2rHqnjQ
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2HIDSaw

Friday, May 31 (7 p.m. CT)
No. 2 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 3 Central Michigan

Live Video: http://hailst.at/2rHqnjQ
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2HHQgHS

All of Mississippi State's postseason. Games can be heard on the Mississippi State Sports Network, along with a live audio stream via HailState.com/plus.

Quick Hitters

Head coach Chris Lemonis became the winningest first-year head coach in Southeastern Conference history on versus South Carolina with his 45th win of the year, passing LSU's Smoke Laval (44, 2002).
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Mississippi State placed four student-athletes on the first-team All-SEC team, while redshirt-junior Ethan Small was tabbed as the SEC Pitcher of the Year and freshman JT Ginn earned SEC Freshman of the Year.
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Senior Jake Mangum won the Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the top baseball student-athlete in Mississippi on May 20, becoming the first two-time winner of the award, which began in 2004.
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Senior Jake Mangum already owns the Mississippi State and Southeastern Conference record for career hits, but the Diamond Dawgs leadoff hitter is getting ready to become the first MSU baseball student-athlete with multiple 100-plus hit seasons.
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Fans have flooded the gates at Dudy Noble Field thus far in 2019, with seven crowds of 10,000-plus through 31 home dates, which is already the second-most in program history.
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Mississippi State and Southern will meet for the second time in program history and first in the NCAA Tournament.
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The Diamond Dawgs rank No. 2 nationally in doubles with 147, as senior Jake Mangum, sophomore Tanner Allen and sophomore Justin Foscue each own 20-plus doubles, marking just the second time in school history three Bulldogs have 20-plus doubles in a single season.
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Of the 13 losses in 2019 for the Diamond Dawgs, five of them have come in one-run games, with four of those against ranked opponents.
Mississippi State is 81-43 all-time in NCAA Regional play, owning a 39-18 all-time mark in NCAA Regional games played at home.
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The 2019 NCAA Starkville Regional marks the 14th NCAA Regional hosted in Starkville and the first since 2016. In the 13 previous regionals hosted at MSU, the Dawgs have won seven of those, including two-straight.
Freshman JT Ginn moved his season strikeout total to 100 with five strikeouts versus LSU (5/24), making him the second MSU rookie to reach the 100 K mark, joining Eric Dubose (109; 1995).
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Redshirt-junior Ethan Small and freshman JT Ginn posted just the fourth season in program history with multiple 100-strikeout pitchers.
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Mississippi State won a 17-inning tilt with LSU to open its stay at the SEC Tournament, marking the longest game in program history.
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Series Notes
Southern

Mississippi State and Southern will meet for just the second time in program history to open the 2019 NCAA Starkville Regional.
The first meeting between the two programs came in 2018, when Mississippi State won, 5-0, on April 4, 2018 at Dudy Noble Field.
In 2019, Mississippi State posted a 5-0 record against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), with wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern.
All-time against the SWAC, the Diamond Dawgs own an all-time mark of 105-9 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 (27 meetings).

Tickets
All-Session ticket booklets for standing room only/general admission areas will be $60. All-Session Rooftop passes will be $150 and have a four (4) ticket limit.

Single-game tickets will go on sale Friday (May 31) morning at 8:30 a.m. and be available at HailState.com/Tickets. Walk-up sales at the Dudy Noble Field Right field box office will begin at 9 a.m.

Mississippi State Students
Student single-game, general admission tickets will be available at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office for $10 with valid student ID beginning Friday (May 31) at 8 a.m. Students may also purchase tickets online or in person at the Bryan Building ticket office or Dudy Noble Field box offices.

Will Call
All general public will call will be handled at the Right field box office. Team will call and Team player pass list admissions will be handled under a tent located at the Right Field Plaza entrance.

Parking Information
Baseball season ticket holders who have a season parking pass will use the same parking pass issued for the 2019 regular season. All Bulldog Club Reserved Baseball parking passes will be honored. No additional parking passes will be on sale as all remaining lots around Dudy Noble Field are free of charge.

RV season parking holders will also use their same pass for the weekend. Season RV passes will use Lot 38. RVs with reserved passes can begin parking at 8 a.m. Friday, May 31st.

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.

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Diamond Dawg Gameday: NCAA Regional

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Players Mentioned

Tanner Allen

Justin Foscue

JT Ginn

Jake Mangum

Ethan Small

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Diamond Dawg Gameday: NCAA Regional

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Tanner Allen

Justin Foscue

JT Ginn

Jake Mangum

Ethan Small

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