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LOS ANGELES — Three Mississippi State baseball players were selected during the final day of the 2022 MLB Draft on Tuesday, bringing MSU’s total to seven players drafted over the three-day event in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Mississippi State had two players selected on Day 2 of the 2022 MLB Draft on Monday, giving the Bulldogs four total selections through the first 10 rounds. Right-handed pitcher Preston Johnson was the first MSU player off the board on Day 2 after being selected by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 197 overall pick in the seventh round. Outfielder Brad Cumbest was then selected by the Colorado Rockies as the No. 266 overall pick in the ninth round.

LOS ANGELES — The 2022 MLB Draft began Sunday night, with Mississippi State pitcher Landon Sims going to the Arizona Diamondbacks 34th overall and catcher Logan Tanner going to the Cincinnati Reds 55th overall.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State baseball’s first season as defending national champions ended with a 10-5 loss to No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs end their season with a 26-30 (9-21 SEC) record and fail to qualify for the Southeastern Conference Tournament for the first time since 2015. The Volunteers improve to 49-7 (25-5 SEC) and will be the No. 1 seed in SEC Tournament. Tennessee is just the third team in SEC history to compile 25 conference wins.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — A three-run eighth inning proved to be the difference Friday night, as Mississippi State dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 1 Tennessee on Friday night at Dudy Noble Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team opened the final series of the regular season with a 27-2 loss to No. 1 Tennessee on Thursday night at Dudy Noble Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team ended its nine-game losing streak by beating North Alabama 14-4 in eight innings on Tuesday night at Dudy Noble Field.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Mississippi State baseball team’s losing streak was extended to nine games with an 8-2 loss to No. 10 Texas A&M in Sunday’s series finale at Blue Bell Park.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Florida sophomore Sterlin Thompson homered to right field in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie before the Gators scored four more runs in the ninth to beat Mississippi State 6-2 in Sunday’s series finale at Dudy Noble Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — A 3-3 tie game turned into a blowout loss for the Mississippi State baseball team Saturday night at Dudy Noble Field as the Bulldogs gave up six runs in the ninth inning and fell 9-3 to the Florida Gators.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team opened a three-game Southeastern Conference series against the Florida Gators with an 8-6 loss Friday night at Dudy Noble Field.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Mississippi State baseball team fell to Missouri 7-6 on a walk-off home run to right field by senior Josh Day in Sunday’s rubber match at Taylor Stadium.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Graduate student RJ Yeager went 3-for-6 with five RBIs and two runs, senior pitcher Brandon Smith struck out eight batters in 7 1⁄3 innings and the Mississippi State baseball team beat Missouri 13-4 Friday night at Taylor Stadium to open a three-game Southeastern Conference series.

PEARL, Miss. — With the game tied 2-2, Mississippi State surrendered three runs to Ole Miss in the fifth inning, falling 5-2 in the annual Governor's Cup on Tuesday night at Trustmark Park.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team cruised to a 17-2 seven-inning win over Jackson State on Tuesday at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs (22-16, 6-9 SEC) scored one run in the first inning, five in the second, two in the fourth, five in the fifth and four in the sixth. The Tigers (18-19, 6-9 SWAC) scored both their runs in the fifth inning.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State baseball fell to No. 17 Auburn 3-2 in Saturday’s series finale at Dudy Noble Field. Despite the loss, MSU managed to win the Southeastern Conference series two games to one with a 7-6 win on Thursday and a 9-5 win on Friday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State junior pitcher Preston Johnson struck out a career-high 12 batters, the offense compiled 14 hits and the Bulldogs beat No. 17 Auburn 9-5 Friday night at Dudy Noble Field to claim a series win.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State topped UAB 6-5 in 10 innings on Tuesday at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs (19-15, 4-8 SEC) trailed the Blazers (21-11, 7-5 C-USA) 5-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth before freshman Hunter Hines tied the game with a two-run home run. In the bottom of the 10th inning, junior Kamren James lifted a game-winning RBI sacrifice fly to right field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team surrendered five runs in the fifth inning to No. 19 LSU and wound up dropping the series finale 13-3 Sunday at Dudy Noble Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State baseball team erased a 3-0 deficit to tie No. 19 LSU at 3-3, but a sixth-inning home run by LSU sophomore Jordan Thompson gave the Tigers a 4-3 series-clinching win Saturday at Dudy Noble Field.