2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2008. The team was coached by Ron Polk, in his 35th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 29th at Mississippi State. During mid-season, Coach Polk announced he would resign effective at the conclusion of the season. Following the conclusion of the season, former MSU standout and University of Kentucky Head Baseball coach John Cohen was announced by incoming AD Greg Bryne as the new Mississippi State Baseball Coach for 2009.
| 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| 2008 record | 23-33 (9-21 SEC) |
| Head coach | Ron Polk |
| Hitting coach | Tommy Raffo |
| Pitching coach | Russ McNickle |
| Home stadium | Dudy Noble Field |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia x†y | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | 45 | – | 25 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Kentucky y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 44 | – | 19 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt y | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | 41 | – | 22 | .651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 LSU x‡y | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 49 | – | 19 | .721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 35 | – | 28 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 39 | – | 26 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas y | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Season
The 2008 version of the Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball team were looking to build on the success of the 2007 MSU Baseball Campaign after advancing to the College World Series. Based upon the achievements the year before, the recruiting class of 2008 was ranked 26th by Collegiate Baseball[2] The team was predicted to finish second in the SEC West Mississippi State was ranked 24th in the preseason NCBWA poll,[3] 23rd in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll,[4] and 19th in the Rivals.com preseason poll[5]
Infielder Brandon Turner was named to the 2008 preseason Louisville Slugger TPX 2008 All-America second team[6] and to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list.[7] Pitcher Aaron Weatherford was named to the preseason watch list for the NCWBA Stopper of the Year Award.[8] Turner and Weatherford were both named to the preseason watch list for the 2008 Brooks Wallace Award.[9]
Roster and Stats
Coaches
| Name | Title | First Season at MSU | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Polk[10] | Head Coach | 1976 | Grand Canyon College (1965) |
| Russ McNickle[11] | Assistant Coach | 2002 | University of South Alabama (1988) |
| Tommy Raffo[12] | Assistant Coach | 1998 | Mississippi State University (1990) |
| Wade Hedges[13] | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2004 | Florida Southern College (1996) |
Players
| # | Player | Pos | B | T | YR | Hometown | G | AB | H | AVG | HR | RBI | BB | SB | FLD% |
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| 2 | Brandon Turner | 2B | L | R | SO | Cleveland, TN | 8 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Grant Hogue | OF | S | R | JR | Hattiesburg, MS | 55 | 197 | 63 | .320 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 25 | .943 |
| 5 | Russ Sneed | 3B/SS | R | R | SO | Senatobia, MS | 56 | 215 | 59 | .274 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 5 | .940 |
| 7 | Ryan Powers | SS/2B | R | R | FR | Beacon, NY | 40 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .944 |
| 8 | Brooks Lewis | C | R | R | JR | Heidelberg, MS | 23 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .980 |
| 11 | Tyler Moore | 1B | R | R | JR | Brandon, MS | 56 | 204 | 61 | .299 | 14 | 46 | 21 | 5 | .982 |
| 13 | Jet Butler | SS/2B | S | R | SO | Pensacola, FL | 55 | 181 | 49 | .271 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 0 | .953 |
| 14 | Ryan Duffy | C | L | R | SO | West Melbourne, FL | 42 | 121 | 37 | .306 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .980 |
| 15 | Mark Goforth | OF | L | R | JR | Covington, TN | 46 | 101 | 31 | .307 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 16 | Will Coggin | 2B | R | R | JR | Booneville, MS | 8 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 18 | Jason Nappi | OF | R | R | FR | Birmingham, AL | 53 | 197 | 54 | .274 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 1 | .897 |
| 19 | Andy Rice | OF | L | L | SR | Amory, MS | 31 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .972 |
| 20 | Nick Hardy | OF | R | R | JR | Flora, MS. | 49 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 | .950 |
| 23 | Cade Hoggard | OF | R | R | SO | Oxford, MS | 20 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 25 | Connor Powers | 3B | R | R | SO | Naperville, IL | 35 | 135 | 47 | .348 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 2 | .915 |
| 26 | Scott DeLoach | C | R | R | JR | Madison, MS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 27 | Jeff Flagg | OF | R | R | JR | Jacksonville, FL | 34 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 29 | Cody Freeman | C | R | R | FR | Collinsville, MS | 38 | 116 | 36 | .310 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 36 | Johnny Allen | C | R | R | JR | Grenada, MS | 22 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .979 |
| 38 | Ryan Collins | OF | L | L | FR | Callaway, FL | 43 | 119 | 41 | .345 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3 | .983 |
| 45 | Michael Busby | P/SS | R | R | FR | Vicksburg, MS | 3 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitchers
| # | Player | T | Yr | Hometown | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | H | BB | SO | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forrest Moore | L | FR | Baton Rouge, LA | 19 | 4 | 45.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.14 | 52 | 39 | 46 | .900 |
| 6 | Justin Pigott | L | SR | Picayune, MS | 9 | 9 | 44.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.04 | 51 | 16 | 44 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Greg Houston | R | SO | Hoover, AL | 14 | 2 | 25.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 44 | 16 | 18 | 1.000 |
| 10 | Andy Wilson | L | SR | Columbus, GA | 16 | 1 | 35.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 | 40 | 13 | 27 | .778 |
| 12 | Tyler Whitney | L | SO | Lakeland, TN | 10 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.80 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 1.000 |
| 17 | Chad Crosswhite | R | JR | Brandon, MS | 19 | 11 | 53.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9.96 | 82 | 27 | 36 | .909 |
| 24 | Jared Koon | R | JR | Tupelo, MS | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 30 | John Lalor | R | SR | Germantown, TN | 21 | 2 | 42.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.19 | 38 | 14 | 56 | 1.000 |
| 31 | Ricky Bowen | R | SO | Jasper, AL | 15 | 13 | 73.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7.61 | 84 | 41 | 64 | .889 |
| 32 | Aaron Weatherford | R | JR | Crystal Springs, MS | 18 | 0 | 31.2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.85 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 1.000 |
| 34 | Jesse Carver | L | SR | Starkville, MS | 15 | 2 | 33.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.09 | 57 | 14 | 27 | 1.000 |
| 35 | Jared Wesson | L | JR | Tupelo, MS | 7 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.29 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -- |
| 41 | Lee Swindle | R | JR | Eupora, MS | 11 | 4 | 35.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.37 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 1.000 |
| 44 | Drew Hollinghead | R | SO | Leakesville, MS | 6 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1.000 |
| 45 | Michael Busby | R | FR | Vicksburg, MS | 19 | 0 | 37.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.84 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 1.000 |
These players are on the roster, but did not appear in a game and were redshirted.
| # | Player | Pos | B | T | YR | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Shawn Marquardt | P | R | L | FR | Carmel, IN |
| 33 | Paxton Pace | P/2B | R | L | FR | Collinsville, MS |
| 42 | Brent Brownlee | OF | R | R | FR | Oxford, MS |
| 48 | Luke Adkins | OF | L | L | JR | Nettleton, MS |
| 49 | Sean Johnson | OF | R | R | JR | Senatobia, MS |
| 50 | Ryan Rubino | SS/2B | R | R | FR | Bradenton, FL |
| 51 | Bobby Triglia | 3B/C | R | R | FR | Jacksonville, FL |
Schedule and results
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References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- College Baseball Recruiting Results
- Diamond Dogs 24th In Preseason NCBWA Poll - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- Baseball Bulldogs 23rd In USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- State Ranked 19th In Rivals.com Preseason Baseball Poll - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- MSU's Turner Nabs Another All-America Honor; Diamond Dogs 27th In Collegiate Baseball Poll - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- Brandon Turner Named To Golden Spikes Award Watch List - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- MSU's Weatherford On Watch List For NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Award - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- Turner, Weatherford Represent MSU On Wallace Award Watch List - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site - MStateAthletics.com
- "Ron Polk Bio @ MStateAthletics.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- "Russ McNickle Bio @ MStateAthletics.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- "Tommy Raffo Bio @ MStateAthletics.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- Wade Hedges Bio @ MStateAthletics.com
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