Earlier today, the Southeastern Conference unveiled the complete schedule for the 2025 college baseball season. Mississippi State has also announced its nonconference games. This upcoming season will feature both familiar rivals and new challengers for the Diamond Dawgs.
Mississippi State will kick off the season with a three-game home series against the Manhattan Jaspers over Valentine’s Day weekend. Last year, Manhattan, competing in the Metro Atlantic, finished with a 22-30 record, having played 31 of their 42 games on the road.
On February 18th, the Bulldogs will travel to Hattiesburg to face Southern Miss (43-20). There won’t be a game played in Pearl this season; instead, the two in-state rivals will engage in a home-and-home series.
During the weekend of February 21st, Missouri State will visit Dudy Noble Field for the first time in program history; the Bears ended last season with a 23-34 record. This series will serve as a preparation before tougher competition the following weekend, when the Bulldogs host Troy in Starkville on February 25th.
The Diamond Dawgs will also participate in the Houston Astros Foundation Classic, where they will compete against Rice (23-36) on Friday, Arizona (36-23) on Saturday, and Oklahoma State (42-19) on Sunday.
Southern Miss will visit Starkville on March 4th to complete the two-game series for the 2025 season, likely leading to more meetings between the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles rather than neutral site games in the future.
On March 7th, Queens University of Charlotte will come to Dudy Noble Field for a three-game weekend series. Last season, the Royals faced tough opponents, finishing with a 14-41 record.
The Bulldogs will also play twice in Biloxi. On March 11th, they’ll take on Old Dominion for the first time; the Monarchs went 31-26 last year. Their Wednesday opponent will be Nicholls State, who had a solid 38-22 record last season. The Diamond Dawgs hold an all-time record of 11-1 against Nicholls.
Once the league schedule kicks off, Mississippi State will begin a series of midweek games, starting with Jackson State on Tuesday, March 18th. The Tigers finished last season with a 36-20 record, with one of those losses coming against the Bulldogs in Starkville. Mississippi State leads the all-time series 55-8.
The following week, on March 25th, Samford will visit Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs had a 36-22 record last season. In their previous encounter, Mississippi State needed extra innings to secure a victory at Samford, extending their overall record against the Birmingham team to 40-11.
On April 1st, the Bulldogs will head to Memphis for the second consecutive year. They won a midweek game there last season, while the Tigers wrapped up their year with a 23-32 record. State completed a home-and-home sweep between the two schools, increasing their series lead to 58-27.
On April 8th, the Bulldogs will travel to Birmingham to face UAB, as last year’s scheduled matchup in Starkville was rained out. The Blazers ended the season with a 26-29 record, while Mississippi State holds a commanding series lead of 37-10.
Southern University will return to Dudy Noble Field on April 15th. The Jags finished at 22-29 in the SWAC conference tournament, and the Bulldogs are 4-0 in past meetings between the two teams.
The Governor’s Cup game in Pearl is set for April 22nd. Mississippi State has won this nonconference matchup in each of the last two years and has claimed six of the last seven meetings at Trustmark Park.
Memphis will be the opponent on April 29th, closing out their home-and-home series for 2024. North Alabama will wrap up the midweek schedule on May 13th. While most game times are still to be determined, some early matchups have already been scheduled.
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