Tuesday, April 26
Pearl, Miss.
6:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Ole Miss
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
Diamond Dawg Gameday: vs. Ole Miss (Governor’s Cup)
April 25, 2022 | Baseball
Tuesday’s contest will be streamed on SEC Network+
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State and Ole Miss will meet for a fourth straight game to face off for the Governor's Cup at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 26, at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi.
Tuesday's contest will be streamed on SEC Network+. The game will also be carried on the Mississippi State Sports Network powered by LEARFIELD along with a live audio stream via HailState.com/plus. Click HERE for a full list of the 2022 MSU baseball radio affiliates.
Record: 22-17, 6-12 SEC
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Tuesday's contest will be streamed on SEC Network+. The game will also be carried on the Mississippi State Sports Network powered by LEARFIELD along with a live audio stream via HailState.com/plus. Click HERE for a full list of the 2022 MSU baseball radio affiliates.
GAME COVERAGE
- Tuesday, April 26 – 6 p.m. | Watch on SEC Network+ | Live Stats
THE ROTATION
- Tuesday, April 26
- MSU: Mikey Tepper, RHP, So. (1-1, 8.74 ERA, 11-0 APP-GS, 11.1 IP, 14 SO, 11 BB)
- OM: Drew McDaniel, RHP, Jr. (3-2, 6.04 ERA, 12-5 APP-GS, 22.1 IP, 32 SO, 14 BB)
DAWG BITES
- Mississippi State enters the week with a 24-17 overall record through 41 games, including an 8-10 record in SEC play following last weekend's series win on the road at Ole Miss.
- Mississippi State and Ole Miss will meet for the 477th time for the Governor's Cup on Tuesday in Pearl. The Diamond Dawgs own a 262-209-5 edge in the all-time series.
- State is 18-4 in the last 22 meetings against the Rebels (dating back to 2016), including a 4-0 record in the Governor's Cup over that stretch. Tuesday will mark the first meeting between the two teams in the Governor's Cup since 2019 when State defeated Ole Miss 8-1 in Pearl. The previous three meetings were decided by two runs or less.
- State is currently ranked seventh in the country and second in the SEC with 75 home runs on the season. Freshman Hunter Hines leads the team with 13 home runs, while three other Dawgs are tied for second with Kellum Clark, Brad Cumbest and RJ Yeager each with 12 home runs on the season.
- MSU's pitching staff enters the weekend ranked third in the SEC and seventh nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (11.1). Preston Johnson leads the team with 87 strikeouts in 10 appearances (9 GS), while he is ranked first among SEC pitchers and 11th nationally in strikeouts.
- State outfielder Brad Cumbest leads the team with a .340 batting average through 41 games. Cumbest was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .538 with two home runs and two doubles to help lead the Diamond Dawgs to a 3-1 record last week. He capped off the week by hitting the game-winning home run in the top of the 11th inning to clinch a series win over Ole Miss in Saturday's finale in Oxford.
THE COMPETITION
Opponent: Ole Miss RebelsRecord: 22-17, 6-12 SEC
- Ole Miss enters the weekend with a 22-17 overall record and 6-12 mark in SEC play. The Rebels have lost nine of their last 12 games.
- The Rebels have dropped their last three SEC series after getting swept at home by Alabama, then dropping two of three at South Carolina and versus Mississippi State.
- Ole Miss has 70 home runs on the season, which ranks fourth in the SEC and 11th nationally. Elko leads the Rebels with 16 on the season, while Jacob Gonzalez ranks second with 14 home runs.
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