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Dawgs Ranked Top Five in D1Baseball Preseason Poll
January 18, 2022 | Baseball
The No. 4 ranking marks the third preseason top-10 ranking for State
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Baseball will begin the 2022 campaign ranked No. 4 in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 poll, it was announced by the outlet on Tuesday (Jan. 18).
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The No. 4 ranking marks the third preseason top-10 ranking for State with Diamond Dawgs also coming in at No. 6 by Perfect Game and No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball.
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The SEC leads all conferences with eight teams in D1Baseball's Top 25, including six in the top 10, including No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 8 LSU and No. 9 Florida. Georgia (No. 16) and Tennessee (No. 18) also landed in the Top 25 rankings.
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Mississippi State is coming off a season that saw the Dawgs capture the program's first national championship with a 50-18 overall record. The 2022 season gets underway on Feb. 18 when the Diamond Dawgs host Long Beach State in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
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Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 32 home games, 20 road contests and four neutral site matchups. The schedule features a pair of lengthy homestands, as Dudy Noble Field hosts an 8-game homestand to open the campaign (Feb. 18-March 1) followed by a nine straight home games from April 5-19.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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The No. 4 ranking marks the third preseason top-10 ranking for State with Diamond Dawgs also coming in at No. 6 by Perfect Game and No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball.
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The SEC leads all conferences with eight teams in D1Baseball's Top 25, including six in the top 10, including No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 8 LSU and No. 9 Florida. Georgia (No. 16) and Tennessee (No. 18) also landed in the Top 25 rankings.
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Mississippi State is coming off a season that saw the Dawgs capture the program's first national championship with a 50-18 overall record. The 2022 season gets underway on Feb. 18 when the Diamond Dawgs host Long Beach State in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
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Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 32 home games, 20 road contests and four neutral site matchups. The schedule features a pair of lengthy homestands, as Dudy Noble Field hosts an 8-game homestand to open the campaign (Feb. 18-March 1) followed by a nine straight home games from April 5-19.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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