2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record40–24 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachLane Burroughs (4th season)
Pitching coachButch Thompson (4th season)
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field
Seasons
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2013 →
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 49 – 20   .710
No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 47 – 20   .701
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 18   .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 28   .556
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 31 – 26   .544
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 24 – 31   .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 47 – 18   .723
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 46 – 22   .676
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 24   .625
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 37 – 26   .587
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 31 – 28   .525
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 21 – 34   .382
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The team was coached by John Cohen, in his 13th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 4th at Mississippi State.

Mississippi State wins the 2012 SEC Tournament championship winning a school record 5 games against 1 loss,[2] is then eliminated in the NCAA tournament in the Tallahassee Regional, and finishes ranked in some polls.

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Diamond Dogs Finish Incredible Run; Down Vandy For SEC Tourney Crown