Diamond Dawg Gameday: College World Series
June 14, 2019 | Baseball
Mississippi State and Auburn to meet for fourth time in 2019 to open bracket play at the College World Series
STARKVILLE – For the second-straight season and 11th time in program history, the Mississippi State baseball program opens play at the College World Series. The No. 6 national seeded Diamond Dawgs will begin their stay at the 2019 event against a familiar foe in SEC West Division foe Auburn on Sunday (June 16).
The final game of the opening round of the 2019 College World Series will start at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPN2 with Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Perez and Kris Budden calling the game. Fans can also follow along on the Mississippi State Radio Network and via the ESPN app or ESPN.com/watch.
Mississippi State swept through the Regional and Super Regional rounds at Dudy Noble Field, beating Southern, Central Michigan and Miami (Fla.) in the regional round, before topping Stanford twice in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional.
State was 2-2 at the 2018 College World Series, opening its stay with wins over Washington and North Carolina, before falling twice to eventual national champion Oregon State. Overall, MSU owns a 12-20 record at the event, with its best finish a runner-up showing in 2013.
Gameday Information
Sunday, June 16 (6:30 p.m. CT; ESPN2)
No. 6 seed Mississippi State vs. Auburn
Live Video: https://hailst.at/2WC8VZO
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2WDRXKt
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.
GA Ticket Line Information
GA tickets can be purchased for $15 and the line for entry forms on 10th street adjacent to TD Ameritrade. GA tickets gain entry into the bleacher seating in sections 125-136. The stadium generally opens two hours prior to first pitch, depending on the length of the first game of the day.
Click here for more Information on general admission tickets.
Reserved Ticket Lottery Drawing
Reserved tickets are available for purchase for each game. Each day at 9 AM, a random drawing is conducted for the starting point in the line outside of the Gate 2 ticket office. The ticket office then opens at 10 AM to purchase tickets for that day's games.
Click Here for more information on the reserved ticket lottery.
Clear Bag Policy
Clear bags not exceeding 12x12x6 will be allowed inside the stadium as well as clutch-style bags, with or without a strap, that don't exceed 4.5x 6.5. Clear, gallon-size freezer bags also are allowed.
Click Here for more information on the clear bag policy.
Quick Hitters
Series Notes
The final game of the opening round of the 2019 College World Series will start at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPN2 with Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Perez and Kris Budden calling the game. Fans can also follow along on the Mississippi State Radio Network and via the ESPN app or ESPN.com/watch.
Mississippi State swept through the Regional and Super Regional rounds at Dudy Noble Field, beating Southern, Central Michigan and Miami (Fla.) in the regional round, before topping Stanford twice in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional.
State was 2-2 at the 2018 College World Series, opening its stay with wins over Washington and North Carolina, before falling twice to eventual national champion Oregon State. Overall, MSU owns a 12-20 record at the event, with its best finish a runner-up showing in 2013.
Gameday Information
Sunday, June 16 (6:30 p.m. CT; ESPN2)
No. 6 seed Mississippi State vs. Auburn
Live Video: https://hailst.at/2WC8VZO
Live Audio: https://hailst.at/audio
Live Stats: https://hailst.at/2WDRXKt
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.
GA Ticket Line Information
GA tickets can be purchased for $15 and the line for entry forms on 10th street adjacent to TD Ameritrade. GA tickets gain entry into the bleacher seating in sections 125-136. The stadium generally opens two hours prior to first pitch, depending on the length of the first game of the day.
Click here for more Information on general admission tickets.
Reserved Ticket Lottery Drawing
Reserved tickets are available for purchase for each game. Each day at 9 AM, a random drawing is conducted for the starting point in the line outside of the Gate 2 ticket office. The ticket office then opens at 10 AM to purchase tickets for that day's games.
Click Here for more information on the reserved ticket lottery.
Clear Bag Policy
Clear bags not exceeding 12x12x6 will be allowed inside the stadium as well as clutch-style bags, with or without a strap, that don't exceed 4.5x 6.5. Clear, gallon-size freezer bags also are allowed.
Click Here for more information on the clear bag policy.
Quick Hitters
- Redshirt-junior Ethan Small was tabbed National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation, becoming the first MSU student-athlete to win the award from the organization.
MORE ON PAGE 13 - Mississippi State is making its 11th appearance at the College World Series after defeating Stanford in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional.
MORE ON PAGE 6, 8 & 9 - Earlier this season, Mississippi State and Auburn played an epic series that saw a late-inning rally in game one and 35 total runs from MSU in the final two games.
MORE ON PAGE 18 - Head coach Chris Lemonis became the winningest first-year head coach in Southeastern Conference history versus South Carolina with his 45th win of the year, passing LSU's Smoke Laval (44, 2002).
MORE ON PAGE 20 - The trio of redshirt-junior Ethan Small, senior Jake Mangum and sophomore Justin Foscue all earned All-America honors from Baseball America, marking the most in a single year for MSU by the publication.
MORE ON PAGE 22 - Senior Jake Mangum already owns the Mississippi State and Southeastern Conference record for career hits, and at the NCAA Starkville Regional became the fourth SEC student-athlete with back-to-back 100-hit campaigns.
MORE ON PAGE 14-16 - Freshman JT Ginn owns two National Freshman of the Year honors, while becoming the 36th Freshman All-American in Mississippi State history.
MORE ON PAGE 22 - The Diamond Dawgs lead the NCAA in doubles and are No. 2 in hits entering the College World Series, while ranking No. 5 in runs scored.
MORE ON PAGE 18 & 42 - Mississippi State will meet Auburn for the 204th time overall and first in the NCAA postseason in its opening game of the College World Series, owning a 109-93-1 record versus the Tigers.
MORE ON PAGE 11 - Senior Jake Mangum, sophomore Tanner Allen, sophomore Justin Foscue and sophomore Jordan Westburg each own 20-plus doubles, marking just the first time in school history four Bulldogs have 20-plus doubles in a single season.
MORE ON PAGE 18 - 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.
- Redshirt-junior Ethan Small and freshman JT Ginn posted just the fourth season in program history with multiple 100-strikeout pitchers.
MORE ON PAGE 12 & 19 - Mississippi State won a 17-inning tilt with LSU to open its stay at the SEC Tournament, marking the longest game in program history. MORE ON PAGE 19
Series Notes
- Mississippi State and Auburn have met 203 times prior to the 2019 College World Series opener, with the Bulldogs owning a 109-93-1 edge on the all-time ledger.
- Auburn swept three games from State in the first meetings between the two program in 1908. Those games were played at Auburn
- The two SEC West Division foes met earlier this season, with Mississippi State taking the series 2-1 in Starkville. Auburn won the opener, before MSU claimed the final two games.
- The only non-decision between the two teams came in a 1-1 tied during the 1915 season. That season, State took the first two games of the series in Columbus, Miss. before tying in the finale.
- The longest winning streak in the series belongs to Mississippi State at 16 games. The Diamond Dawgs carried that streak from 1982-85. State also owns a pair of six-game winning streaks.
- Auburn's longest winning streak is six games, which spanned from 1916-1947.
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