Dawgs Welcome Alcorn State For Midweek Tilt

Tuesday, April 16

Starkville

6 p.m.

Mississippi State

Alcorn State

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Dawgs Welcome Alcorn State For Midweek Tilt

April 15, 2024 | Baseball

MSU Game Notes

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs are back at Dudy Noble Field for a Tuesday midweek contest with Alcorn State. The matchup will be aired on SECN+.

The game will also be carried on the Bulldog Sports Network powered by LEARFIELD, along with a live audio stream via HailState.com/OnDemand.

Gameday Info
Tuesday, April 16 (6 p.m.)
Probable Starters
MSU: Pico Kohn, (0-0, 6.00 ERA), LHP, So.
Alcorn: TBD

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Promotions/Giveaways
Tuesday, Apr. 16 - The first 250 fans can receive a State-To-The-Show Poster of Justin Foscue.

Quick Hitters

Junior infielder/outfielder Hunter Hines enters the 2024 season as a Third Team Preseason All-American by Perfect Game. For his career, Hines has hit 47 home runs. The 47 home runs are the fifth most by an active player in the SEC. Tommy White (63), Jac Caglianone (60), Braden Montgomery (54) and Charlie Condon (49) are the only active players ahead of Hines. The 47 home runs are the tenth most by an active player in Division 1 baseball. The 47 home runs are tied for the sixth most in a career at Mississippi State. He is four homers away from moving into the top five at MSU. Besides hitting for power, Hines has driven in 147 runs and is 37 RBIs away from joining the career RBI mark at MSU.
Dakota Jordan has shined this season for the Diamond Dawgs. He leads the team in batting average (.370), home runs (15) and RBIs (48). On April 4, Jordan was named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Award Watch List. He is one of 45 players on the list and the ninth Dawg in program history to be named to this list. His 48 RBIs are the 17th most in the NCAA, only seven behind that national leader. His 15 homers are the 11th most in the NCAA this season and the fifth most in the SEC. Jordan has the ninth best batting average in the SEC hitting. 370 this season. Teams have walked Jordan 31 times this season, with 10 being intentional walks. This is the seventh most in the SEC.
The Diamond Dawg pitching staff has tallied the fifth most punchouts in the SEC with 367. Jurrangelo Cijntje leads the Dawgs with 64 strikeouts this season, the eighth most in the SEC.
In Friday night's victory for the Diamond Dawgs, Khal Stephen was outstanding against Ole Miss. He pitched eight scoreless innings against the Rebels. This tied his career-high and was a season-best. The eight innings pitched were the first time a Diamond Dawg had pitched eight or more innings in a game since Will Bednar pitched eight innings against Alabama on May 21, 2021. Besides pitching deep into the game, Stephen recorded nine strikeouts. Friday night's victory over the Rebels was the second shutout of the season for the Dawgs. On the season, Stephen has 56 strikeouts. This is the 11th most in the SEC.

The Diamond Dawgs lead the SEC in runners picked off. Mississippi State has picked off 11 runners this season. The next closest team has picked off six.
The Dude Effect is alive and well. Reserved seating has once again sold out for the season. Mississippi State has sold out reserved seating since 1987.
On March 22 Mississippi State's 5-1 victory over Texas A&M marked their 1,000^th career SEC victory. Only four schools have accomplished this feat. MSU joined Florida, LSU, and Alabama to reach 1,000 wins in SEC games.
Mississippi State is great at turning out major league talent, with 69 Diamond Dawgs reaching the highest level of the sport, but it is also great at keeping student-athletes on campus.

Scouting the Opponent – Alcorn State

Alcorn State enters the matchup with a 2-26 overall record and 1-13 SWAC record on the year.
Alcorn State is 2-15 in away games this season.
Alcorn State is ranked last in the SWAC West with their 1-13 record.
Garrett Palladino leads the Braves offense with a .394 batting average. Palladino has 39 hits, 12 RBIs, five doubles and three triples to collect a .515 slugging percentage.
Kewan Braziel leads the Braves pitching staff with 32 strikeouts in 10 appearances. Braziel has pitched 48.2 innings on the year to collect a 7.77 ERA.

Series History

Mississippi State leads the all-time series 17-0.
Alcorn State and Mississippi State last met in 2020 where the Diamond Dawgs took the win 8-4.
The Dawgs are on a 17-game win streak over Alcorn State.

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