Tuesday?s Game Time Moved Up, Bulldogs Rise In Polls
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Ranked No. 7 in the country with a perfect 13-0 record, Mississippi State baseball’s first pitch Tuesday against Arkansas Pine-Bluff (3-6) has been moved up to 4 p.m. (6:30 p.m.), athletic department officials announced Monday.
Rankings
Mississippi State – No. 7 in USA Today Coaches’ Poll, No. 8 in Collegiate Baseball, No. 9 in Baseball America, No. 14 in Perfect Game and No. 15 in D1 Baseball.
Arkansas Pine-Bluff – Unranked
Tuesday’s Forecast (March 3) – 72 Degrees – Cloudy (20%)
Live Video and Television
Tuesday’s game will be available on SEC Network + via the WatchESPN app. SEC Network + replaces HailStateTV as MSU’s online video streaming service.
IMPOTANT VIDEO: The SEC Network and SEC Network + are two distinct channels with separate offerings.
Live Audio and Radio
Tuesday’s game will be available locally on WKBB 100.9 FM. The contest will also be audio streamed live online at HailState.com/Plus (requires subscription).
Probable Starters
Mississippi State RHP Jesse McCord (1-0, 7.71 ERA) vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff RHP Ciji Ramos (0-0, 10.80 ERA)
Tickets
Tickets are still available and can be purchased at HailState.com/tickets or at the MSU ticket office behind home plate, which opens two hours before first pitch every game.
Promotions
For all midweek games this season, $2 hot dogs will be available at concessions. Fans can also visit HailState.com/memories for incredible fan experiences.
Need To Know
- Mississippi State is the first team in the country to win 13 games.
- Out of 301 Division I teams, MSU is one of four remaining unbeaten/untied programs: MSU (13-0), Southern Cal (12-0), Texas A&M (12-0) and Virginia (10-0).
- Sophomore Vance Tatum was named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week Monday.
- The Bulldogs are 13-0 for the fourth time in school history. Two of the previous three squads to start 13-0 (1985 and 2013) went on to play in the NCAA College World Series.
- MSU finished this past week 5-0 with 10 different players tallying two RBIs or more.
- Butch Thompson’s pitching staff has allowed two runs or fewer in six-consecutive games for the first time since March 1-8, 2013.
- Forty-four percent of MSU’s RBIs this season (41 of 94) have come with two out.
- John Cohen is 195-4 as MSU skipper when leading after eight innings.
- Matt Spruill is riding a season-long five-game hitting streak.
- As a team, MSU is first in the SEC in the following offensive categories: on-base percentage (.462), runs (115), walks (90) and hits by pitches (24).
- As a team, MSU is first in the SEC in the following defensive categories: strikeouts (130) and caught stealing (13).
- The Bulldogs also have several individual SEC leaders: Jacob Robson (20 runs), Luke Reynolds (13 walks), Seth Heck (6 HBP), Vance Tatum (25 strikeouts, .085 opponent average and five hits allowed), Ross Mitchell and Preston Brown (3 wins) and Josh Lovelady (10 base runners throw out attempting to steal).
Social Media
For more information on head coach John Cohen’s club, follow the team on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for “HailStateBB.” You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for “HailStateSnap.”