Division Western Division 2016 record 44–18–1 (21–9 SEC) | Coaches No. 4 | |
Assistant coach Nick Mingione (4th season) | ||
The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.
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Schedule and results
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
MLB Draft
A school record 11 players were selected in the draft. It is 3rd most in the NCAA for the 2016 season trailing only Texas A&M with 13 and Southern California with 12.
† As of July 16, 2016, Brent Rooker intends to return to Mississippi State for the 2017 season after playing in a summer collegiate baseball league in 2016. Brent Rooker had 11 HRs, a 0.578 slugging percentage, and 54 RBI, leading the Bulldogs in all three categories. His 11 HRs were only 3 behind the SEC leader, Ole Miss' J.B. Woodman with 14.