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2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division West
2008 record 23-33 (9-21 SEC)
Head coach Ron Polk
Hitting coach Tommy Raffo
Pitching coach Russ McNickle
Home stadium Dudy Noble Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
Georgia x 20 9   .690     45 25   .643
Florida 17 13   .567     34 24   .586
Kentucky 16 14   .533     44 19   .698
Vanderbilt 15 14   .517     41 22   .651
South Carolina 15 15   .500     40 23   .635
Tennessee 12 18   .400     27 29   .482
Western
LSU x 18 11   .621     49 19   .721
Alabama 16 14   .533     35 28   .556
Ole Miss 15 15   .500     39 26   .600
Arkansas 14 15   .483     34 24   .586
Auburn 11 19   .367     28 28   .500
Mississippi State 9 21   .300     23 33   .411
x – Division champion
‡ – 2008 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament champion
As of June 30, 2008; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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.

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 The team was predicted to finish second in the SEC West Mississippi State was ranked 24th in the preseason NCBWA poll, 23rd in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, and 19th in the Rivals.com preseason poll

Infielder Brandon Turner was named to the 2008 preseason Louisville Slugger TPX 2008 All-America second team and to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list. Pitcher Aaron Weatherford was named to the preseason watch list for the NCWBA Stopper of the Year Award. Turner and Weatherford were both named to the preseason watch list for the 2008 Brooks Wallace Award.

These players are on the roster, but did not appear in a game and were redshirted.


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