October 22, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE โ Smoke will soon be billowing from the Left Field Lounge at Dudy Noble Field to mark the start of Mississippi State's 2027 season.
The Diamond Dawgs open their new campaign against Stony Brook for a three-game series beginning on Feb. 19, the first of 35 scheduled home games during the regular season.
MSU will play its first nine contests in the friendly confines of "The Dude", where the Bulldogs set a new NCAA season attendance record in 2026 averaging 11,686 fans a game. South Alabama (Feb. 23), Jackson State (Feb. 24), Saint Joseph's (Feb. 26-29) and Troy (March 2) are also part of State's nine-game homestand to start the year.
The Diamond Dawgs hit the road for the first time for the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas from March 5-7 to begin five straight away from Starkville. Brian O'Connor's squad continues that stretch at Southern Miss on March 9 and the Hancock Whitney Classic against West Florida in Biloxi the following day.
Mississippi State's next eight outings will be at Dudy Noble Field, including its SEC opening series against Missouri from March 19-21. That stretch also includes a weekend series with North Alabama (March 12-14) and midweeks against Austin Peay (March 16) and Alcorn State (March 23).
The Bulldogs will also host Northwestern State (March 30), Samford (April 6) New Orleans (April 13), Southern Miss (April 20) and West Florida (May 11) in midweek action. MSU takesย on Ole Miss for the annual Governor's Cup game at Trustmark Park in Pearl on April 27.
The Diamond Dawgs also trek to Memphis on May 4 to take on the Tigers.
State's SEC schedule, which was released last month, features home games against Ole Miss (April 1-3), Texas A&M (April 16-18), Oklahoma (April 30-May 2) and concludes with Arkansas (May 20-22). The Bulldogs also have road dates at Georgia (March 25-27), Florida (April 9-11), Vanderbilt (April 23-25), Tennessee (May 7-9) and LSU (May 14-16).
Tickets for all home games are now on sale through the MSU ticket office. Ticket packages are also available for the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series. Tickets for the Hancock Whitney Classic and Governor's Cup will go on sale at a later date.
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