2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team placed 2nd in the SEC WEST and reached the 2007 College World Series.

2007 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt xy 228 .733  5413 .806
No. 10 South Carolina y 1713 .567  4620 .697
Florida  1515 .500  2930 .492
Tennessee  1315 .464  3425 .576
Kentucky  1316 .448  3419 .642
Georgia  1119 .367  2333 .411
Western
No. 21 Arkansas xy 1812 .600  4321 .672
No. 8 Mississippi State y 1513 .536  3822 .633
No. 17 Ole Miss y 1614 .533  4025 .615
Alabama  1515 .500  3126 .544
LSU  1217 .414  2926 .527
Auburn  1020 .333  3125 .554
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Ron Polk was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 28th year.

Regular season

The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 33-18 record, and 15-13 SEC record. The team started strong, but finished weakly thanks to injuries to starting SS Brandon Turner and OF Jeff Flagg.

SEC Tournament

The Bulldogs went 0-2 in the tournament, while facing aces Will Kline and David Price, of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, respectively. It was the only time in 24 total appearances that a Ron Polk coached team went winless in the SEC Baseball Tournament. [2]

NCAA tournament

The Bulldogs were the 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by Florida State, and after defeating Stetson, upset Florida State twice. When Clemson, also a 2 seed, won the corresponding Myrtle Beach Regional, hosted by Coastal Carolina University, Mississippi State was selected to host the Super Regional. The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in two games by scores of 8-6 and 8-5, with each game setting NCAA records for Super Regional attendance, and qualified for the College World Series.

College World Series

The Bulldogs lost twice in the College World Series, to North Carolina and Louisville.

Roster and Stats

Players

#NamePosBTYRHometownGABHAVGHRSB
2Brandon TurnerSS/2BLRFRCleveland, TN5520883.39934
3Michael Rutledge3BRRJRCullman, AL19123.25000
5Russ Sneed3B/SSRRFRSenatobia, MS245417.31511
7Jeffrey Rea2B/OFLRSRNettleton, MS5924584.343113
8Edward EasleyCRRJROlive Branch, MS6024387.358121
11Brian LaNinfaDH/1BLRSRVenice, FL5721665.30151
13Jet ButlerSSSRFRPensacola, FL3510225.24523
14Ryan DuffyC/OFLRFRWest Melbourne, FL541.25000
15Mark GoforthOFLRSOCovington, TN5217048.282012
18Mitch Moreland1B/P/OFLLJRAmory, MS6023982.343101
19Andy RiceOFLLJRAmory, MS5011023.20921
20Nick HardyOFRRSOFlora, MS.44378.21614
23Cade HoggardOFRRFROxford, MS17298.27601
24Matt RichardsonOFRRSRLawrenceburg, KY6100.00000
25Connor Powers3BRRFRNaperville, IL5720964.30680
27Jeff FlaggOFRRSOJacksonville, FL359329.31250
29Joseph McCaskillOFRRSRJackson, MS5618959.31210
39Wyn DiggsC/OFLRSRLexington, MS17196.31600
48Brooks LewisCRRSOHeidelberg, MS520.00000

Pitchers

#NameTYearHometownGGSIPWLSERA
4Jared KoonRSOLakeland, TN5313.00009.69
6Justin PigottLJRJasper, AL1716113.27704.51
12Josh JohnsonRSRGermantown, TN141364.13306.02
16Tyler WhitneyLFRHoover, AL10945.25105.72
17Chad CrosswhiteRSOPicayune, MS221178.28524.69
18Mitch MorelandLJRStarkville, MS16019.23023.20
30John LalorRJRAmory, MS21049.23134.17
31Ricky BowenRFRMidlothian, VA27036.05253.00
32Aaron WeatherfordRSOTupelo, MS20666.13253.53
34Jesse CarverLJRStarkville, MS10222.10008.87
49Mike ValentineRSRCrystal Springs, MS404.20007.71
51Greg HoustonRFRCaledonia, MS16025.11115.33

These players were on the roster, but did not appear in any games and redshirted.

#NamePOSBTYRHometown
10Andy WilsonPLLJRColumbus, GA
26Jason Nappi3B/OFRRFRBirmingham, AL
28Matt LeaPRRSOCollierville, TN
33Ryan PowersSS/3BRRFRBeacon, NY
35Jared WessonPLLSOTupelo, MS
36Leon FarmerOFRRJRSaucier, MS
37Jarred HollowayPRLFRRussellville, AR
40Grant HogueOFSRJRHattiesburg, MS
41Donny StephensCRRFRMobile, AL
42Will Coggin2BRRJRBooneville, MS
44Drew HollingheadPRRFRLeakesville, MS
50Scott DeLoachCRRJRMadison, MS
52Kevin HatchPRRJRCarthage, MS

Game by Game Results

2007 Game Log

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2007". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. "Ron Polk Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
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