Baseball Among D1Baseball Preseason Top 10
January 13, 2020 | Baseball
Diamond Dawgs earn third top-10 ranking of the preseason from D1Baseball
by: Greg Campbell, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State baseball program received its third preseason top-10 ranking on Monday (Jan. 13), as D1Baseball picked the 2020 edition as the. No. 10 team in the country entering the season.
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The preseason No. 10 ranking comes on the heels of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's No. 6 ranking and a No. 8 standing from Perfect Game. The remaining polls from Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today will be release in the coming weeks.
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Seven of MSU's 2020 opponents will begin the season ranked by D1Baseball, with five among the top 15 programs entering the year. Non-Conference opponent Texas Tech (No. 6) joins six ranked SEC opponents on the schedule: Arkansas (No. 7), LSU (No. 11), Auburn (No. 8), Ole Miss (No. 25), Texas A&M (No. 20) and Vanderbilt (No. 2).
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Overall, the SEC boasts nine ranked teams, with Florida (No. 4) and Georgia (No. 5) also earning a spot in D1Baseball's preseason poll.
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After making its second-straight trip to the College World Series, grabbing a share of the SEC West Division crown and boasting a 52-15 overall record in 2019, MSU returns an experienced nucleus at the plate in juniors Tanner Allen, Justin Foscue, Rowdey Jordan and Jordan Westburg. The pitching staff returns a host of young and talented arms, led by 2019 National Freshman of the Year JT Ginn.
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The quartet of Allen, Foscue, Ginn and Westburg have each earned Preseason All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game. Allen, Foscue and Ginn each ended the 2019 campaign with All-America accolades, while Westburg joins Foscue and Ginn on MLBPipeline's list of top-100 prospects for the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Head coach Chris Lemonis enters his second season after posting the most victories (52) by a first-year SEC head coach in the conference's history and becoming just the third SEC first-year dugout boss to guide a team to Omaha. State finished the 2019 campaign ranked among the top five in each of the major national polls.
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The Bulldogs open the 2020 season with a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field against Horizon League champion Wright State from Feb. 14-16. The season opener is slated for 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The series continues with a 2 p.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 15 and 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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Ticket Information
While reserved seating season tickets are sold out for the 34th straight season, general  admission/standing room only season tickets are available for a cost of $199.
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New for the 2020 season, the Mobile Access Pass will provide access to unused chairback seats at Dudy Noble Field. The Mobile Access Pass provides a GA/SRO ticket for all games on the 2020 home schedule, while also offering upgraded access on a game-by-game basis to the unused chairback seats for all home weekend series – excluding Super Bulldog Weekend. The cost for the Mobile Access Pass is $225.
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The Mobile Access Pass and GA/SRO season tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi State Ticket Office, located in the Bryan Building off of Lakeview Drive. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or online at hailstate.com/tickets.
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State baseball program received its third preseason top-10 ranking on Monday (Jan. 13), as D1Baseball picked the 2020 edition as the. No. 10 team in the country entering the season.
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The preseason No. 10 ranking comes on the heels of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's No. 6 ranking and a No. 8 standing from Perfect Game. The remaining polls from Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today will be release in the coming weeks.
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Seven of MSU's 2020 opponents will begin the season ranked by D1Baseball, with five among the top 15 programs entering the year. Non-Conference opponent Texas Tech (No. 6) joins six ranked SEC opponents on the schedule: Arkansas (No. 7), LSU (No. 11), Auburn (No. 8), Ole Miss (No. 25), Texas A&M (No. 20) and Vanderbilt (No. 2).
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Overall, the SEC boasts nine ranked teams, with Florida (No. 4) and Georgia (No. 5) also earning a spot in D1Baseball's preseason poll.
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After making its second-straight trip to the College World Series, grabbing a share of the SEC West Division crown and boasting a 52-15 overall record in 2019, MSU returns an experienced nucleus at the plate in juniors Tanner Allen, Justin Foscue, Rowdey Jordan and Jordan Westburg. The pitching staff returns a host of young and talented arms, led by 2019 National Freshman of the Year JT Ginn.
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The quartet of Allen, Foscue, Ginn and Westburg have each earned Preseason All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game. Allen, Foscue and Ginn each ended the 2019 campaign with All-America accolades, while Westburg joins Foscue and Ginn on MLBPipeline's list of top-100 prospects for the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Head coach Chris Lemonis enters his second season after posting the most victories (52) by a first-year SEC head coach in the conference's history and becoming just the third SEC first-year dugout boss to guide a team to Omaha. State finished the 2019 campaign ranked among the top five in each of the major national polls.
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The Bulldogs open the 2020 season with a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field against Horizon League champion Wright State from Feb. 14-16. The season opener is slated for 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The series continues with a 2 p.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 15 and 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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Ticket Information
While reserved seating season tickets are sold out for the 34th straight season, general  admission/standing room only season tickets are available for a cost of $199.
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New for the 2020 season, the Mobile Access Pass will provide access to unused chairback seats at Dudy Noble Field. The Mobile Access Pass provides a GA/SRO ticket for all games on the 2020 home schedule, while also offering upgraded access on a game-by-game basis to the unused chairback seats for all home weekend series – excluding Super Bulldog Weekend. The cost for the Mobile Access Pass is $225.
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The Mobile Access Pass and GA/SRO season tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi State Ticket Office, located in the Bryan Building off of Lakeview Drive. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or online at hailstate.com/tickets.
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