Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team representing Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The program is a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are currently led by head coach Brian O'Connor. They have appeared in the College World Series 12 times, winning their first national championship in their most recent appearance in 2021.

History

Mississippi State has won 11 SEC Championships in 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 2016. The first six were won in a playoff series (with the first two being best-of-five while the rest were a best-of-three series). Since the formation of the SEC Tournament in 1977, the Bulldogs have won it seven times, in 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, and 2012. The seven tournament championships and six playoff championships are a total of 13 SEC postseason championships, the most of any school.

Prior to the formation of the SEC, the program won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship in 1909 as well as the Southern Conference title in 1922 and 1924.

The program has also appeared in 34 NCAA Regionals and 12 College World Series. Out of its 12 College World Series trips, the program has appeared in two national championship series (2013 and 2021). Eight years after finishing as runner-up to the UCLA Bruins in 2013, the Mississippi State Bulldogs returned to the national championship series when on June 30, 2021, the club defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores with a score of 9–0 to finally secure its first National Championship title, which serves as the first national championship in a team-sport in school history. This 2021 National Championship was earned in a third consecutive trip to the College World Series (2018, 2019, 2021).

A Bulldogs pitcher was selected in the first round of the MLB draft 6 times.[1]

  • *2020 College World Series did not take place due to the cancellation of the 2020 college baseball season in the presence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The team had achieved a 12–4 record to start the 2020 season before it was discontinued during March 2020.

Venue

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The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium. Dubbed the "Carnegie Hall of College Baseball" by Nelle Cohen, wife of former MSU skipper and current Auburn Athletic Director John Cohen,[2] it was the host site of the first SEC tournament and holds the NCAA baseball on-campus attendance record of 16,423 spectators, set in a game against the University of Mississippi on April 15, 2023.[3] The stadium has hosted 23 of the top 25 largest crowds to attend an on-campus college baseball game, which the top 10 belong solely to Mississippi State.[1][4][5] In 2013, Paul Swaney of Stadium Journey ranked it as the number one collegiate ballpark.[6] One of the venue's most prominent features is the Left Field Lounge, an outfield area where spectators can gather and enjoy the games in a tailgate setting, including stands built on top of old pick-up trucks and trailers.[7][8][9]

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(Old) Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium

In 2005, the Palmeiro Center, a Script error: No such module "convert". indoor practice facility, was built next to Dudy Noble. The facility, made possible by a gift from program alumnus Rafael Palmeiro and his wife Lynne, features an infield practice area, additional training area, and three batting cages. A baseball coaches' office complex located between the Palmeiro Center and Dudy Noble Field was also built in 2005. The complex, which includes a baseball heritage room, was made possible by contributions from former Bulldog players Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Eric DuBose, Paul Maholm, Jay Powell and Bobby Thigpen, along with sports agent and former Bulldog manager Bo McKinnis.[10]

Attendance

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The program has set many attendance records at Dudy Noble Field. SEC and Super Regional weekend games usually draw the largest crowds to Dudy Noble Field. Mississippi State currently holds the NCAA record for the largest single game on-campus baseball attendance at 15,586 and the largest regular season crowd for a 3-game weekend series at 39,181. In 2021, in a Super Regional against Notre Dame, Mississippi State set NCAA attendance records for Super Regional games with 14,385 and 13,971 fans and a record total for a 3-game series of 40,140.[11][12] More than 5 million spectators have attended games at the venue since the university started tracking attendance numbers in 1976.[4][13] Mississippi State holds all of the top 10 and 23 of the top 25 on-campus crowds in college baseball history, including 14 crowds of over 12,000 and 42 crowds of over 10,000.

Shown below are the 10 largest home crowds in Mississippi State history. Note that nine of these crowds are among the NCAA's 10 largest ever on-campus crowds.[14][15]

Rank Attendance Opponent Date Note
1 16,423 Mississippi April 15, 2023 NCAA On-Campus Record
2 15,586 Mississippi April 12, 2014 #2 NCAA On-Campus Record
3 15,078 Texas A&M April 16, 2016 #3 NCAA On-Campus Record
4 14,991 Florida April 22, 1989 #4 NCAA On-Campus Record
5 14,739 Mississippi April 14, 2023 #5 NCAA On-Campus Record
6 14,562 Auburn April 20, 2013 #6 NCAA On-Campus Record
7 14,468 Mississippi May 9, 2025 #7 NCAA On-Campus Record
8 14,385 Notre Dame June 12, 2021 #7 NCAA on-campus record
NCAA Super Regional single-game record
9 14,378 LSU April 16, 1988 #8 NCAA on-campus record

MLB First Round Picks

Year Player Pick Team
1966 Del Unser 18 Washington Senators
1985 Rafael Palmeiro 22 Chicago Cubs via Padres
1985 Will Clark 2 San Francisco Giants
1992 B.J. Wallace 3 Montreal Expos
1993 Jay Powell 19 Baltimore Orioles
1994 Carlton Loewer 23 Philadelphia Phillies
1997 Eric Dubose 21 Oakland Athletics via Orioles
1999 Matt Ginter 22 Chicago White Sox via Mets
2003 Paul Maholm 8 Pittsburgh Pirates
2007 Ed Easley 61* Arizona Diamondbacks
2012 Chris Stratton 20 San Francisco Giants
2013 Hunter Renfroe 13 San Diego Padres
2016 Dakota Hudson 34 St. Louis Cardinals
2017 Brent Rooker 35** Minnesota Twins
2019 Ethan Small 28 Milwaukee Brewers
2020 Justin Foscue 14 Texas Rangers
2020 Jordan Westburg 30 Baltimore Orioles
2021 Will Bednar 14 San Francisco Giants
2022 Landon Sims 34*** Arizona Diamondbacks
2024 Jurrangelo Cijntje 15 Seattle Mariners

* 1st round of the 2007 MLB Supplemental Draft

** Taken in the Competitive Balance 1st round of the 2017 MLB Draft

*** Taken in the Competitive Balance 1st round in the 2022 MLB Draft

Mississippi State's 1st Team All-Americans

Player Position Year(s) Selectors
Del Unser Outfield 1966 SN
Philip Still Third Base 1971† ABCA
Nat "Buck" Showalter Outfield 1977† ABCA
Mike Kelly Outfield 1979† ABCA
Mark Gillaspie Outfield 1981† ABCA
Rafael Palmeiro First Base 1983, 1984†, 1985 BA, ABCA, SN
Will Clark First Base 1984, 1985† SN, BA, ABCA
Jeff Brantley Pitcher 1985† ABCA, BA
Pete Young Utility player 1989† ABCA
Gary Rath Pitcher 1994† ABCA, BA
Brian Wiese Utility player 1998 NCBWA
Brad Corley Outfield 2004 BA
Edward Easley Catcher 2010† ABCA
Chris Stratton Pitcher 2012† ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Jonathan Holder Pitcher 2013 CB, NCBWA
Hunter Renfroe Outfield 2013† ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Jacob Lindgren Pitcher 2014 BA
Brent Rooker First Base 2017† ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Ethan Small Pitcher 2019† ABCA, BA, NCBWA
Jake Mangum Outfielder 2019 CB, NCBWA
Tanner Allen Outfielder 2021† ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
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ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association † Denotes consensus All-American

Ron Polk Ring of Honor

2019 Class

2020 Class

2021 Class

2022 Class

2023 Class

  • Ken Tatum
  • Tommy Raffo
  • Mark Gillaspie

2024 Class

2025 Class

Individual awards

National awards

Rafael Palmeiro (1983)[16]
Will Clark (1985)[17]
Ron Polk (1985)[18]
Ed Easley (2007)[19]
Tanner Allen (2021)[20][21]
Brent Rooker (2017)[22]
Gary Henderson (2018)[23]
  • Rawlings Coach of the Year
Gary Henderson (2018)[24]
Chris Lemonis (2021)[25]

Notable players

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6x All Star Will Clark
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AL Batting Champion and Stolen Base Champion Buddy Myer

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Coaches

Only those who coached three or more seasons and 30 or more games.[26]

Coach Years Overall % Conf % SECT % NCAA Post Season
Overall % Super Reg % CWS %
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† There was no SEC Baseball Tournament before 1977. Records are for the two team playoff that determined the SEC champion.

Year-by-year results

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†NCAA canceled all postseason activities for all college sports due to the COVID-19 virus.

50 Win Seasons

Year Coach W L SEC Champ SECT Champ Postseason Result CWS Final Rank CWS record Total Postseason Record†
1985 Ron Polk 50 15 ✔ ✔ College World Series 3rd 2–2 5–3
1989 Ron Polk 54 14 ✔ Regionals N/A N/A 4–2
1990 Ron Polk 50 21 ✔ College World Series 5th 1–2 5–3
2013 John Cohen 51 20 College World Series Runner-Up 2nd 3–2 8–3
2019 Chris Lemonis 52 15 †† College World Series T-5th 1–2 6–2
2021 Chris Lemonis 50 18 College World Series Champions 1st 5–2 10–3

† Does not include SEC Tourney Record
†† Division Champ

All-time record vs. SEC teams

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Alabama 211 216 4 Template:Winpct 1896 2025
Arkansas 58 61 0 Template:Winpct 1960 2024
Auburn 121 100 1 Template:Winpct 1908 2025
Florida 52 73 0 Template:Winpct 1923 2025
Georgia 53 51 0 Template:Winpct 1915 2024
Kentucky 68 44 0 Template:Winpct 1925 2025
LSU 219 197 1 Template:Winpct 1907 2025
Missouri 16 7 0 Template:Winpct 2003 2025
Mississippi 269 214 5 Template:Winpct 1893 2025
Oklahoma 4 6 1 Template:Winpct 1992 2025
South Carolina 40 43 0 Template:Winpct 1981 2025
Tennessee 60 37 0 Template:Winpct 1907 2024
Texas 7 9 0 Template:Winpct 1922 2025
Texas A&M 24 22 0 Template:Winpct 1907 2024
Vanderbilt 76 58 2 Template:Winpct 1913 2024

Rivalries

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Against LSU, the Bulldogs hold a 219–197 all-time series lead over LSU in a series that got its start in 1907.

Against Ole Miss, Mississippi State leads the series 269–214–5. Retired Mississippi State head baseball coach, Ron Polk, was 85–49 against Ole Miss. John Cohen, MSU's former coach, was 8–11 in SEC Conference games and 11–17 overall against Ole Miss. Andy Cannizaro was 4–0 against Ole Miss in 2017. Gary Henderson was 3–1 against Mississippi in 2018, while Chris Lemonis had a 16–8 mark. The two teams play a 3-game series each year that counts in the SEC standings and one non-conference game in Jackson, MS. The game in Jackson was called the Mayor's Trophy from 1980 to 2006, and from 2007 to present the game has been called the Governor's Cup. The Mayor's Trophy series ended 14–13 in favor of the Rebels. With the 2007 season, the non-conference meeting between the two teams moved to Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi – which is the home to the Mississippi Braves. Mississippi State holds the lead in the Governor's Cup 11–6.

See also

References

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External links

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