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2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
D1Baseball.com	No. 4
Record	14–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan; Matt Kirby; Justin Parker;
Home stadium	Dudy Noble Field
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

Last updated March 08, 2026

2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	1	.929
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	2	.857
No. 21 Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 4 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 12 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Missouri ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
No. 11 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
No. 2 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
No. 6 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
No. 19 Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	5	.643
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571

As of March 5, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field, and they are led by first year head coach Brian O'Connor.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 36–23 and 15–15 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) to finish 11th place in the SEC.

Preseason

SEC Awards and honors

In February, the SEC named its 2026 Preseason All-SEC Teams and awards.^[2]

**Preseason All-SEC Team**
Player	No.	Position	Team	Class

Coaching staff

2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs coaching staff^[3]
Name	Position	Seasons at Mississippi State	Alma Mater
Brian O'Connor	Head coach	1	Creighton (1993)
Kevin McMullen	Associate head coach	1	IUP (1990)
Matt Kirby	Assistant coach	1	William & Mary (2003)
Justin Parker	Assistant pitching coach	3	Wright State (2012)

SEC Coaches' Poll

In the SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll released in February, the team was predicted to finish third in the SEC.^[2]

Coaches' Poll
Prediction	Team	Votes (1st)
1	LSU	231 (9)
2	Texas	214 (1)
3	Mississippi State	205(4)
4	Arkansas	203 (2)
5	Auburn	175
6	Tennessee	162
7	Florida	156
8	Vanderbilt	151
9	Georgia	133
10	Ole Miss	110
11	Kentucky	99
12	Alabama	87
13	Texas A&M	86
14	Oklahoma	84
15	South Carolina	49
16	Missouri	31

2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2	OF	Jacob Parker	L/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Purvis
3	INF	Ace Reese	L/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Canton
4	LHP	Tomas Valincius	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Lockport
5	OF	Aidan Teel	L/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Mahwah
6	OF	James Nunnallee	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	San Diego
7	UTL	Reed Stallman	L/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Gr	Robins
8	LHP	Charlie Foster	R/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Snellville
9	INF	Ryder Woodson	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Naples
10	INF	Drew Wyers	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Columbus
11	RHP	Duke Stone	L/R	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Uvalda
12	UTL	Chone James	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Myrtle Beach
13	LHP	William Kirk	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Saddle River
14	OF	Vytas Valincius	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Gr	Lockport
15	UTL	Tanner Beliveau	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Petal
16	RHP	Braden Booth	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Madison
17	RHP	Parker Rhodes	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Greenfield
18	UTL	Noah Sullivan	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Gr	Orlando
19	C	Andrew Raymond	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Middletown
20	LHP	Maddox Miller	L/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hattiesburg
21	C	Robert Fortenberry	R/R	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Wallingford
22	INF	Nick Frontino	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bonita Springs
23	C	Jackson Owen	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Gr	Starkville
24	LHP	Jack Bauer	L/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Frankfort
25	RHP	Chris Billingsley Jr.	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Brent
27	UTL	Peter Mershon	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Taylors
28	RHP	Ryan McPherson	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Hollywood
29	RHP	Maddox Webb	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Summerville
30	RHP	Jackson Logar	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Medford
31	UTL	Charlie Wortham	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Peters
32	RHP	Peyton Fowler	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Gluckstadt
33	UTL	Blake Bevis	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Brentwood
34	UTL	Gehrig Frei	S/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Gr	Alpharetta
35	RHP	Ben Davis	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Booneville
36	RHP	Tyler Pitzer	L/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	McDonald
37	RHP	Brendan Sweeney	R/R	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Edmond
38	OF	Bryce Chance	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Gr	Ridgeland
39	RHP	Patrick Spencer Jr.	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Greenville
42	RHP	Jack Gleason	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Germantown
45	LHP	Dane Burns	R/L	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Celina
47	RHP	JT Schnoor	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Pascagoula
49	INF	Gatlin Sanders	L/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Madison

Head coach

Brian O'Connor

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin McMullan
Matt Kirby
Justin Parker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2026

Offseason

2025 MLB draft

Several Mississippi State players from the previous 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball season were selected in the 2025 MLB draft and departed the team ahead of the 2026 regular season.

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
4	134	Pico Kohn	Pitcher	New York Yankees	^[4]
8	235	Evan Siary	Pitcher	Texas Rangers
9	262	Karson Ligon	Pitcher	Toronto Blue Jays
10	291	Hunter Hines	First baseman	Washington Nationals
11	333	Luke Dotson	Pitcher	Arizona Diamondbacks
13	391	Nate Williams	Pitcher	Chicago Cubs
15	461	Jacob Pruitt	Pitcher	Philadelphia Phillies

Schedule and results

2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (14–2)

February (11–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 13	Hofstra	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5	Duke Stone (1–0)	Carlos Martinez (0–1)	Ben Davis (1)	SECN+	12,824	1–0	–
February 14	Hofstra (DH-1)	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–1	Tomas Valincius (1–0)	Sean Hamilton (0–1)	Brendan Sweeney (1)	SECN+	12,667	2–0	–
February 14	Hofstra (DH-2)	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–5	Jack Gleason (1–0)	Tanner Sanderoff (0–1)	Maddox Webb (1)	SECN+	12,667	3–0	–
February 15	Hofstra	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS		moved to February 14, impending weather
February 17	Troy	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 13–7	William Kirk (1–0)	Blake Dean (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,842	4–0	–
February 18	Alcorn State	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 19–0⁷	Maddox Miller (1–0)	Caden Wade (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,752	5–0	–
February 20	Delaware	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–2	Ryan McPherson (1–0)	Brady Blum (0–2)	–	SECN+	11,632	6–0	–
February 21	Delaware	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–0⁸	Tomas Valincius (2–0)	Doug Marose (0–1)	–	SECN+	13,194	7–0	–
February 22	Delaware	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 7–3	Duke Stone (2–0)	Ryan Pugh (0–1)	Tyler Pitzer (1)	SECN+	9,473	8–0	–
February 24	Austin Peay	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 16–3⁷	Chris Billingsley (1–0)	Chance Cox (0–1)	–	SECN+	9,337	9–0	–
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
February 27	vs. Arizona State	No. 4	Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	W 8–4	Ryan McPherson (2–0)	Cole Carlon (2–1)	–	FloCollege	7,181	10–0	–
February 28	vs. Virginia Tech	No. 4	Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	W 15–8	Tomas Valincius (3–0)	Griffin Stieg (0–1)	–	FloCollege	13,097	11–0	–

March (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	vs. No. 1 UCLA	No. 4	Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	L 7–8¹⁰	Easton Hawk (1–1)	Ben Davis (0–1)	–	FloCollege	8,903	11–1	–

March 3	at No. 10 Southern Miss	No. 4	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–7	Josh Och (3–0)	Maddox Miller (1–1)	Camden Clark (4)	ESPN+	5,716	11–2	–
March 5 ^[1]	Lipscomb	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 8–3	Ryan McPherson (3–0)	Alexander Llinas (0–2)	Ben Davis (2)	SECN+	10,057	12–2	–
March 6 ^[1]	Lipscomb	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 9–4	Tyler Pitzer (1–0)	Collin Bosley-Smith (0–1)	–	SECN+	11,499	13–2	–
March 7 ^[1]	Lipscomb	No. 4	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 26–0⁷	Duke Stone (3–0)	Jackson Lee (1–1)	–	SECN+	10,375	14–2	–
Hancock Whitney Classic
March 10	vs. Tulane	–	Keesler Federal Park • Biloxi, MS					SECN+		–	–

March 13	at Arkansas	–	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN+		–	–
March 14	at Arkansas	–	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN		–	–
March 15	at Arkansas	–	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR					SECN+		–	–
March 17	Jackson State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 20	Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN		–	–
March 21	Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 22	Vanderbilt	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 24	Southern Miss	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 27	at Ole Miss	–	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 28	at Ole Miss	–	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS					SECN+		–	–
March 29	at Ole Miss	–	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS					SECN		–	–
March 31	Grambling State	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	Georgia	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 3	Georgia	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 4	Georgia	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 7	UAB	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 10	Tennessee	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 11	Tennessee	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 12	Tennessee	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 14	at Samford	–	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL					ESPN+		–	–
April 17	at South Carolina	–	Founders Park • Columbia, SC					SECN+		–	–
April 18	at South Carolina	–	Founders Park • Columbia, SC					SECN		–	–
April 19	at South Carolina	–	Founders Park • Columbia, SC					SECN+		–	–
April 21	Memphis	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–
Super Bulldog Weekend
April 24	LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
April 25	LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					ESPN2		–	–
April 26	LSU	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–

April 28	vs. Ole Miss Governor's Cup	–	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS					SECN+		–	–

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Texas	–	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX					SECN+		–	–
May 2	at Texas	–	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX					SECN+		–	–
May 3	at Texas	–	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX					ESPN		–	–
May 5	Nicholls	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN+		–	–
May 7	Auburn	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					ESPNU		–	–
May 8	Auburn	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN		–	–
May 9	Auburn	–	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS					SECN		–	–
May 14	at Texas A&M	–	Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX					SECN+		–	–
May 15	at Texas A&M	–	Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX					SECN+		–	–
May 16	at Texas A&M	–	Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX					SECN+		–	–

Postseason (0–0)

SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 19	TBD		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.

^[5]

1. ¹ ² ³ Three game series with Lipscomb was originally scheduled 3/6-8 was pushed up 1 day due to impending weather.^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' ^[7]	6	6*	5 (1)	4
Baseball America ^[8]	3	3	3	3
NCBWA†^[9]	6	5	5	5
D1Baseball ^[10]	4	4	4	4
Perfect Game^[11]	6	6	5	4

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

↑ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference . Retrieved March 5, 2026.
1 2 "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". SEC Sports . February 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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↑ "2025 MLB Draft Tracker" . Retrieved February 16, 2026.
↑ "Diamond Dawgs Announce Full 2023 Slate". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 2022.
↑ "No. 4 MSU Adjusts Start Of Weekend Series With Lipscomb". HailState.come. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
↑ "2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings". perfectgame.org.

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[1] "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference . Retrieved March 5, 2026.

[Preseason-2] 1 2 "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". SEC Sports . February 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[roster-3] ↑

[4] "2025 MLB Draft Tracker" . Retrieved February 16, 2026.

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

[6] "No. 4 MSU Adjusts Start Of Weekend Series With Lipscomb". HailState.come. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.

[7] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[8] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.

[9] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

[10] "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

[11] "2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings". perfectgame.org.

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2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

Contents

Previous season

Preseason

SEC Awards and honors

Coaching staff

SEC Coaches' Poll

Offseason

2025 MLB draft

Schedule and results

Rankings

References