2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	34–20 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Lemonis; Justin Parker (interim);
Assistant coaches	Justin Parker (until April 28); Jake Gautreau;
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Texas ‍†‍‍	22	–	8	.733	42	–	11	.792
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍	20	–	10	.667	43	–	12	.782
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	42	–	13	.764
No. 9 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	39	–	16	.709
No. 10 Georgia ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	42	–	14	.750
No. 8 Auburn ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	38	–	17	.691
No. 17 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	37	–	18	.673
No. 21 Tennessee ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	41	–	15	.732
No. 23 Alabama ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	40	–	15	.727
No. 15 Florida ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	37	–	19	.661
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	34	–	20	.630
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	33	–	19	.635
Kentucky ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	29	–	23	.558
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	28	–	25	.528
South Carolina ‍‍‍	6	–	24	.200	28	–	28	.500
Missouri ‍‍‍	3	–	27	.100	16	–	38	.296

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2025^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

Coaching staff

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaching staff
Chris Lemonis - Head Coach - 7th year Justin Parker - Assistant Coach - 2nd year Jake Gautreau - Assistant Coach - 8th year Kyle Cheesebrough - Camps Coordinator/Volunteer Assistant - 7th year

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Schedule and results

2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (34–20)

February (7–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	Manhattan (DH-1)	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 17–3⁷	Pico Kohn (1–0)	Braedon Romero (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,794	1–0	–
February 14	Manhattan (DH-2)	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–1⁷	Karson Ligon (1–0)	Brad Grasser (0–1)	–	SECN+	10,794	2–0	–
February 15	Manhattan	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to February 14, impending weather
February 16	Manhattan	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	Stone Simmons (1–0)	Joseph Duffield (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,791	3–0	–
February 18	at Southern Miss	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–3	Colby Allen (1–0)	Charlie Foster (0–1)	Landen Payne (1)	ESPN+	5,741	3–1	–
February 21	Missouri State	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 3–1	Dane Burns (1–0)	Max Knight (0–1)	Luke Dotson (1)	SECN+	9,420	4–1	–
February 22	Missouri State	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–3	Ryan McPherson (1–0)	Jackson Holmes (0–2)	–	SECN+	11,072	5–1	–
February 23	Missouri State	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–4	Stone Simmons (2–0)	Tyler Charlton (1–1)	Chase Hungate (1)	SECN+	9,578	6–1	–
February 25	No. 21 Troy	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 5–6	Grady Gorgen (1–0)	Ben Davis (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,915	6–2	–
Astros Foundation College Classic
February 28	vs. Rice	No. 18	Daikin Park • Houston, TX	W 14–3⁷	Pico Kohn (2–0)	Davion Hickson (0–1)	–	Astros.com	11,502	7–2	–

March (9–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	vs. Arizona	No. 18	Daikin Park • Houston, TX	L 5–6	Owen Kramkowski (1–1)	Karson Ligon (1–1)	Tony Pluta (1)	Astros.com	16,226	7–3	–
March 2	vs. Oklahoma State	No. 18	Daikin Park • Houston, TX	L 7–9	Hunter Watkins (2–0)	Stone Simmons (2–1)	Sean Youngerman (1)	Astros.com	–	7–4	–

March 4	No. 20 Southern Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to March 5, impending weather
March 5	No. 20 Southern Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 18–3⁷	Chase Hungate (1–0)	Chandler Best (0–1)	–	SECN+	8,295	8–4	–
March 7	Queens	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–3	Pico Kohn (3–0)	Landry Jurecka (0–3)	–	SECN+	10,388	9–4	–
March 8	Queens	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–2	Ben Davis (1–1)	Adrian Quezada (0–3)	–	SECN+	10,456	10–4	–
March 9	Queens	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–3	Karson Ligon (2–1)	Jack Renaud (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,245	11–4	–
Hancock Whitney Classic
March 11	vs. Old Dominion	–	Keesler Federal Park • Biloxi, MS	W 9–4	Mikhai Grant (1–0)	Cole Lanford (0–1)	–	SECN+	4,403	12–4	–
March 12	vs. Nicholls	–	Keesler Federal Park • Biloxi, MS	W 2–1	Nolan Stevens (1–0)	Harper Jordan (2–2)	Ryan McPherson (1)	SECN+	4,001	13–4	–

March 14	No. 11 Texas	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 7–8	Andre Duplantier II (2–0)	Chase Hungate (1–1)	Dylan Volantis (2)	SECN+	11,238	13–5	0–1
March 15	No. 11 Texas	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	postponed to March 16, impending weather
March 16	No. 11 Texas (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–5⁷	Ruger Riojas (4–0)	Nate Williams (0–1)	Dylan Volantis (3)	SECN	11,961	13–6	0–2
March 16	No. 11 Texas (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 1–4⁷	Jason Flores (2–0)	Karson Ligon (2–2)	Max Grubbs (4)	SECN+	11,961	13–7	0–3
March 18	Jackson State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 16–3⁷	Kevin Mannell (1–0)	Erick Gonzalez (3–1)	–	SECN+	9,485	14–7	–
March 21	at No. 10 Oklahoma	–	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 2–1	Pico Kohn (4–0)	Kyson Witherspoon (5–1)	Luke Dotson (2)	SECN+	3,539	15–7	1–3
March 22	at No. 10 Oklahoma	–	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 11–13	Dylan Crooks (2–0)	Nate Williams (0–2)	–	SECN+	4,161	15–8	1–4
March 23	at No. 10 Oklahoma	–	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 3–7	Jason Bodin (2–0)	Karson Ligon (2–3)	Dylan Crooks (7)	SECN+	3,194	15–9	1–5
March 25	Samford	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–1	Kevin Mannell (2–0)	Brooks Rice (0–2)	–	SECN+	9,996	16–9	–
March 27	at No. 8 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–8	Connor Benge (1–1)	Dane Burns (1–1)	Zac Cowan (3)	SECN	11,192	16–10	1–6
March 28	at No. 8 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1–2	Anthony Eyanson (4–0)	Pico Kohn (4–1)	Cavan Evans (5)	SECN+	11,507	16–11	1–7
March 29	at No. 8 LSU	–	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 8–17	Conner Ware (4–0)	Karson Ligon (2–4)	–	SECN+	11,303	16–12	1–8

April (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	at Memphis	–	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 5–3	Ryan McPherson (2–0)	Hayden Donahue (0–2)	Stone Simmons (1)	ESPN+	1,511	17–12	–
April 4	South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–7	Jake McCoy (3–3)	Ben Davis (1–2)	Brendan Sweeney (5)	SECN+	11,983	17–13	1–9
April 5	South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 11–4	Chase Hungate (2–1)	Jarvis Evans Jr. (3–1)	–	SECN+	12,132	18–13	2–9
April 6	South Carolina	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–0	Karson Ligon (3–4)	Brandon Stone (1–4)	Stone Simmons (2)	SECN+	9,943	19–13	3–9
April 8	at UAB	–	Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL	W 8–3	Ryan McPherson (3–0)	Brock Hill (1–1)	–	ESPN+	267	20–13	–
April 11	at No. 12 Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–3⁸	Stone Simmons (3–1)	Zane Adams (4–2)	–	SECN+	4,882	21–13	4–9
April 12	at No. 12 Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–4	Riley Quick (5–1)	Evan Siary (0–1)	Carson Ozmer (11)	SECN+	5,800	21–14	4–10
April 13	at No. 12 Alabama	–	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–2	Nate Williams (1–2)	Braylon Myers (2–1)	–	SECN+	4,619	22–14	5–10
April 15	Southern	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 16–2⁷	Ryan McPherson (4–0)	Jeremiah Newman (0–2)	–	SECN+	9,625	23–14	–
April 18	Florida	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 3–13⁸	Liam Peterson (6–2)	Stone Simmons (3–2)	–	SECN	11,925	23–15	5–11
April 19	Florida	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 8–11	Alex Philpott (3–3)	Nate Williams (1–3)	Jake Clemente (3)	ESPN	11,413	23–16	5–12
April 20	Florida	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 14–8	Karson Ligon (4–4)	Luke McNeillie (3–2)	–	ESPN2	9,699	24–16	6–12
April 22	vs No. 23 Ole Miss Governor's Cup	–	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	L 7–8¹⁰	Hudson Calhoun (3–0)	Luke Dotson (0–1)	–	SECN+	–	24–17	–
April 25	at No. 11 Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 5–6	Carson Myers (1–2)	Pico Kohn (4–2)	Ryan Hetzler (5)	SECN+	5,866	24–18	6–13
April 26	at No. 11 Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 12–7	Evan Siary (1–1)	Cade Fisher (1–2)	–	SECN+	6,484	25–18	7–13
April 27	at No. 11 Auburn	–	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 8–14	Carson Myers (2–2)	Karson Ligon (4–5)	–	SECN+	5,329	25–19	7–14
April 29	Memphis	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 18–5⁷	Jacob Pruitt (1–0)	Caden Robinson (1–3)	–	SECN+	9,748	26–19	–

May (8–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Super Bulldog Weekend
May 2	Kentucky	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to May 3, impending weather
May 3	Kentucky (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 14–4⁷	Pico Kohn (5–2)	Nile Adcock (1–2)	Ben Davis (1)	SECN+	13,970	27–19	8–14
May 3	Kentucky (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5¹¹	Luke Dotson (1–1)	Simon Gregersen (0–3)	–	SECN+	13,970	28–19	9–14
May 4	Kentucky	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–1	Ben Davis (2–2)	Ben Cleaver (5–3)	–	SECN	10,635	29–19	10–14

May 9	No. 24 Ole Miss (DH-1)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 4–10	Hunter Elliott (7–3)	Pico Kohn (5–3)	–	SECN+	14,468	29–20	10–15
May 9	No. 24 Ole Miss (DH-2)	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 4–1	Evan Siary (2–1)	Riley Maddox (5–5)	–	SECN	14,468	30–20	11–15
May 10	No. 24 Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to May 9, impending weather
May 10	No. 24 Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5	Karson Ligon (5–5)	Mason Nichols (3–2)	Ryan McPherson (2)	SECN+	11,641	31–20	12–15
May 11	No. 24 Ole Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	moved to May 10, impending weather
May 13	North Alabama	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	canceled, impending weather
May 15	at Missouri	–	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 25–7	Stone Simmons (4–2)	Brady Kehlenbrink (0–5)	Nate Williams (1)	SECN+	1,455	32–20	13–15
May 16	at Missouri	–	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 13–3⁷	Ben Davis (3–2)	Tony Neubeck (1–5)	–	SECN+	1,436	33–20	14–15
May 17	at Missouri	–	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 12–1⁷	Karson Ligon (6–5)	Josh McDevitt (0–2)	–	SECN+	1,668	34–20	15–15

Post-season (0–0)

SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 20	(14) Texas A&M	(11)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL					SECN		–	–

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Mississippi State team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2025 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule
Tm	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZ	OKL	OMS	SCA	TEN	TEX	TAM	VAN	Tm	SR	SW
ALA	16–14		.	1–2	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	.	.	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	ALA	4–6	2–0
ARK	20–10	.		.	1–2	1–2	.	1–2	.	3–0	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	ARK	6–4	4–0
AUB	17–13	2–1	.		.	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	.	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	0–3	.	2–1	AUB	7–3	2–2
FLA	15–15	2–1	2–1	.		0–3	.	.	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	FLA	6–4	2–3
UGA	18–12	1–2	2–1	3–0	3–0		2–1	.	.	3–0	2–1	.	.	.	0–3	2–1	0–3	UGA	7–3	3–2
KEN	13–17	.	.	1–2	.	1–2		.	0–3	.	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3	KEN	4–6	1–2
LSU	19–11	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	.	.		3–0	3–0	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	.	LSU	7–3	3–1
MSU	15–15	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	.	3–0	0–3		3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	0–3	.	.	MSU	5–5	2–2
MIZ	3–27	0–3	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	.	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–3	.	.	0–3	3–0	.	MIZ	1–9	1–9
OKL	14–16	1–2	.	.	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	3–0		2–1	2–1	.	2–1	.	2–1	OKL	5–5	1–2
OMS	16–14	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	1–2		1–2	1–2	.	.	2–1	OMS	5–5	1–0
SCA	6–24	.	0–3	0–3	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	1–2	2–1		0–3	.	0–3	.	SCA	1–9	0–5
TEN	16–14	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	.	.	.	2–1	3–0		.	1–2	1–2	TEN	4–6	2–0
TEX	22–8	.	0–3	3–0	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	.	.	.		3–0	.	TEX	8–2	5–1
TAM	11–19	0–3	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	.	0–3	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3		0–3	TAM	4–6	1–4
VAN	19–11	2–1	0–3	1–2	3–0	3–0	3–0	.	.	.	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	.	3–0		VAN	6–4	4–1
Tm	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZ	OKL	OMS	SCA	TEN	TEX	TAM	VAN	Team	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

References

^ "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
^ "2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.

[1] "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2025.

[2] "2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Coaches". Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.

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