STARKVILLE — Baseball season is just a week away.
With Mississippi State’s season opening series against Wright State beginning Feb. 14, the 2020 SEC preseason coaches poll was released Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs were selected to finish fourth overall and second in the SEC West behind Arkansas.
Also of note, four MSU players were selected to the preseason All-SEC teams. Junior second baseman Justin Foscue was the program’s lone first team selection, while classmates shortstop Jordan Westburg and outfielders Tanner Allen, Josh Hatcher and Rowdey Jordan were named to the second team.
Sophomore starter and projected ace J.T. Ginn was a notable snub. Ginn was named the National Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game and the SEC Freshman of the Year.
The Bulldogs enter 2020 coming off their second-straight trip to the College World Series and are a consensus top-10 team nationally in the six major preseason polls.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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