Getting to know... #4 Mississippi State Bulldogs

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Record: 37-14-1 (18-9)	|	Home: 21-9, Away: 13-5, Neutral: 3-0-1 (Tied Oklahoma in LA)	|	RPI: 8	|	SOS: 14
Best win: at #1 Florida (2 of 3)	|	Worst loss: vs. Eastern Kentucky

Mississippi State at the plate..

Player

|

G/GS

|

Average

|

Dbls

|

Trpls

|

HR's

|

RBI

|

Slg %

|

OB %

|

SB/SBA

Jake Mangum

|

51/32

|

.405

|

9

|

3

|

1

|

25

|

.519

|

.460

|

3/4

Nathaniel Lowe

|

52/52

|

.361

|

17

|

0

|

5

|

45

|

.517

|

.439

|

2/3

Gavin Collins

|

49/49

|

.299

|

10

|

0

|

9

|

32

|

.508

|

.408

|

0/0

Cow Bell on the mound..

Player

|

G/GS

|

W/L

|

ERA

|

Innings

|

Hits

|

Runs (ER)

|

BB's

|

K's

Dakota Hudson (Wknd)

|

13/13

|

8-3

|

2.52

|

89 1/3

|

81

|

32 (25)

|

27

|

91

Austin Sexton (Wknd)

|

13/13

|

6-2

|

3.69

|

78

|

77

|

37 (32)

|

20

|

78

Konnor Pilkington (Wknd)

|

12/10

|

3-1

|

1.79

|

40 1/3

|

32

|

11 (8 )

|

15

|

38

Reid Humphreys

|

15/0

|

0-1 (6 SV)

|

6.05

|

19 1/3

|

23

|

15 (13)

|

6

|

25

Ryan Rigby

|

16/0

|

4-1

|

1.98

|

36 1/3

|

28

|

10 (8 )

|

12

|

29

Zac Houston

|

16/4

|

4-0

|

2.25

|

24

|

23

|

13 (6)

|

16

|

27

Team..	|	Stat	|	SEC rank	|	NCAA rank
Team BA	|	.312	|	2nd	|	14th
Team ERA	|	3.45	|	7th	|	38th
Team Fielding %	|	.976	|	6th	|	28th

Misc. notes

• MSU leads the SEC in hits, doubles, total bases, & fewest triples allowed,
• Jake Mangum ranks 13th in the country with his .405 batting average
• The Bulldogs last loss, came on the same day the Razorbacks got their last win (MSU lost at Alabama 4-3, Arkansas beat TAMU 9-5)
• Mississippi State leads the series 49-42, including a 23-16 record in Starkville.
• Since 2009, Arkansas has only lost one series to the Bulldogs (Lost 2 of 3 in Starkville two years ago)