2019 SEC Baseball Record Book

[HuskyBDawg]

The thread about Mississippi State's baseball version of Mt. Rushmore got me off searching for stats, and I came across the 2019 SEC Baseball Record Book. In addition to stats, it has the lineups and schedules for all of the SEC teams. Some of you dogs might enjoy it:

http://a.espncdn.com/sec/baseball/2019/SEC Baseball Record Book.pdf
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[She Mate Me]

Thanks. That's a handy thing to have downloaded.

Tell you one thing I really like just quickly scanning our roster. There are 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 & 6-5 dudes all over the place. Nothing wrong with being intimidating getting off the bus.

 

[thekimmer]

The thread about Mississippi State's baseball version of Mt. Rushmore got me off searching for stats, and I came across the 2019 SEC Baseball Record Book. In addition to stats, it has the lineups and schedules for all of the SEC teams. Some of you dogs might enjoy it:

http://a.espncdn.com/sec/baseball/2019/SEC Baseball Record Book.pdf
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Interesting. A couple of thoughts. Barring injury Mangum should comfortably break the career hits record. By my reckoning he needs 77 to best the field. He had 101 last season. Also, another record I think might be safe for all time is the season BA of .525 by magadan (bammer) in 83. I remember watching that guy play and it was phenomenal what he could do with a bat. Not a lot of power but he could hit a ball to a spot almost like he threw it out there.

 

[msudawg12]

Thanks for posting this.

A few more interesting things I noticed:

• Without the addition of aTm, MSU is the all-time winningest team in the conference by win pct.
• MSU has never had a player lead the league in stolen bases
• Really interesting to see the MSU names on the category leaders offensively the last 10 or so years. I know its no surprise because I remember them all but in accumulation, its interesting since our offenses were all middle of the pack or worse throughout those years. We really have had 2-3 studs with no help in the lineup
• An Alabama – Arkansas game in 1999 has the highest single game attendance in SEC tourney history. I know its in Hoover but that is surprising to me.
• In the last 5 years, MSU has had only two players make the all SEC Tourney team, Zac Houston in 2016 and CT Bradford in 2014
• I had no idea the Season HR record was FORTY by Brandon Larson of LSU in 1997. The next closest is 30. But he only played one year for LSU as a JR and therefore doesn’t even show up on the career HR list that stops at 46 HR. Kind of funny.
• Didn’t remember that Jason Nappi shares the RBI in a game record with 11 RBI vs UAB in 2008. I remember that game. It was crazy. He went 3-5 with 2 walks as well. He went popup in the 1st, walk with RBI in the 3rd, 3 run HR AND grand slam in the 5[SUP]th[/SUP], walk with RBI in the 6[SUP]th[/SUP], 2 run HR in the 7[SUP]th[/SUP], pop out in the 9[SUP]th[/SUP].

Ran out of time looking but looking forward to scanning some more. Always some interesting things in the record books.

 

[the_marshall]

Thanks. That's a handy thing to have downloaded.

Tell you one thing I really like just quickly scanning our roster. There are 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 & 6-5 dudes all over the place. Nothing wrong with being intimidating getting off the bus.

True, also I notice that Brad Cumbest isn't listed. That would be another intimidation factor getting off the bus. Was that just an oversight?

 

[She Mate Me]

Interesting. A couple of thoughts. Barring injury Mangum should comfortably break the career hits record. By my reckoning he needs 77 to best the field. He had 101 last season. Also, another record I think might be safe for all time is the season BA of .525 by magadan (bammer) in 83. I remember watching that guy play and it was phenomenal what he could do with a bat. Not a lot of power but he could hit a ball to a spot almost like he threw it out there.

Magadan handled a bat better than any college player I ever saw in my youth.

I like a couple of stories about him...

As a freshman in 1981, Magadan set a school record with a hitting streak in his first 27 games. To keep the pressure off, his teammates tricked him into believing that the record was 22 when it was actually 18. “If I had known I was near it, I probably would have gone 0-for-7,” Magadan said.

I then remember he helped carry Bama into the CWS in 1983 with his average hovering around .520. The announcers were questioning the level of pitching he must have faced prior and expecting his average to drop. Magadan hit safely in his first eight at-bats, including 5-for-5 in one game, and wound up hitting .550 in the CWS.

Edited to correct. Just read an article on Alabama's website saying Magadan went 4-4 in each of the first two CWS games so not sure which is true. Either way, distinctly remember the 8-8 start.

Also just read that he went through 3 games in the SEC Tourney at the Dude 10 for 11. Talk about Red 17'n Hot!!

 

[patdog]

Still pissed that we screwed around and lost to Tennessee in the SECT that year. Instead of hosting a regional, we got sent to Texas, which had several future MLB pitchers (Clemens, Schiraldi & Ruffin for sure). We won the season series vs Bama that year, won the West, were the only team to beat Texas in the postseason, but wound up sitting home while Texas & Bama finished #1-#2 in the CWS.

 

[GTAT]

Still pissed that we screwed around and lost to Tennessee in the SECT that year. Instead of hosting a regional, we got sent to Texas, which had several future MLB pitchers (Clemens, Schiraldi & Ruffin for sure). We won the season series vs Bama that year, won the West, were the only team to beat Texas in the postseason, but wound up sitting home while Texas & Bama finished #1-#2 in the CWS.

For a team with seemingly no real baseball tradition, Bama has 2 runner-up finishes. I don't know much about that Dave Magadan team but their 1997 team was hell. They would have won the title had Roberto Vaz not gotten suspended or hurt or something, can't remember what it was. I guess they all get a hot hand now and again.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I looked at the staff listing on page 7 (LT is the last one listed) and saw Scotty Thurman's name but it looked too young to be him. Via a quick google search, I see it's his son (recently named assistant director of compliance for the conference).

 

[WrapItDog]

Barring injury Mangum should comfortably break the career hits record. By my reckoning he needs 77 to best the field. He had 101 last season.

Antoine Duplantis @ LSU is 7 hits behind Jake Magnum. Both may break the SEC career hits in the same year.

 

[thekimmer]

Still pissed that we screwed around and lost to Tennessee in the SECT that year. Instead of hosting a regional, we got sent to Texas, which had several future MLB pitchers (Clemens, Schiraldi & Ruffin for sure). We won the season series vs Bama that year, won the West, were the only team to beat Texas in the postseason, but wound up sitting home while Texas & Bama finished #1-#2 in the CWS.

We actually went into the finals in the winners bracket of that tournament and beat Clemens in the second round as I recall. Texas had to beat us twice to win it and unfortunately had no problem doing so.

 

[She Mate Me]

Antoine Duplantis @ LSU is 7 hits behind Jake Magnum. Both may break the SEC career hits in the same year.

Had no idea. That makes for a helluva storyline this season.

 

[thekimmer]

For a team with seemingly no real baseball tradition, Bama has 2 runner-up finishes. I don't know much about that Dave Magadan team but their 1997 team was hell. They would have won the title had Roberto Vaz not gotten suspended or hurt or something, can't remember what it was. I guess they all get a hot hand now and again.

The 83 bama team had Magadan of course and had one of the first australian players I remember. A shortstop named Craig Shipley who played some MLB. The only other player from that team that I remember was a diminutive second baseman named Furman Lake who looked like he was about the same length as his bat. I remember him because of his (lack of) height, his rather uncommon name and he was the first player I remember getting the 'buckwheat' heckle from the home crowd as unfortunately happened in those days to visiting black players.

 

[patdog]

You are correct. That was one of the first 6-team regionals and we went through to the finals, but then their pitching depth was just too much for us. Back then, the SEC was considered a pretty backwater conference for baseball, so when we didn't win the SEC tournament, they sent us on the road to one of the best college baseball teams ever.

 

[Todd4State]

True, also I notice that Brad Cumbest isn't listed. That would be another intimidation factor getting off the bus. Was that just an oversight?

He has been practicing with the team. Probably will redshirt if I had to guess.

 

[the_marshall]

He has been practicing with the team. Probably will redshirt if I had to guess.

Baseball Roster on HailState.com has him listed as #33. Not sure the deal, but yeah, anything's possible.

 

[DudyDog]

He has been practicing with the team. Probably will redshirt if I had to guess.

If he keeps playing like he did Sunday, Lemo might have to find him some playing time.

made a diving catch playing CF.


2 for 4 at the plate
Pitched 1 inning
Threw 13 pitches
Struck out the side

But yeah, most likely going to rs. Just too much ahead of him this year.