Mississippi State baseball announces opening weekend pitching rotation vs. Air Force

STARKVILLE — Nate Dohm will be the opening day starter for Mississippi State baseball Friday against Air Force. He'll be followed by Khal Stephen starting Saturday and Jurrangelo Cijntje taking the mound Sunday.

Dohm is in his second season at MSU after transferring from Ball State prior to the 2023 season. The junior out of Indiana appeared in 17 games last season, though he made just two starts. He had a 4.07 ERA and struck out 49 batters in 41 innings.

Stephen, another junior out of Indiana, transferred to Mississippi State from Purdue this offseason. In two seasons with the Boilermakers, he appeared in 37 games. Last season, he started in all 14 appearances, going 7-4 with a 5.21 ERA.

Cijntje is in his second season at Mississippi State. The switch-pitcher made 13 starts in 14 appearances as a freshman, recording an 8.10 ERA. He struck out 63 batters in 50 innings. However, he walked 34 hitters and hit 14 batters.

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First pitch Friday and Saturday will be at 4 p.m. Sunday's game will start at 1 p.m. All three games will be streamed on SEC Network+.

Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, @skrajisnik3.

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