- Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Founded: 1878 
University Mississippi State University Conference SEC
West DivisionLocation Starkville, MS Head Coach John Cohen (3rd year) Home Stadium Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium
(Capacity: 15,500)Nickname Bulldogs Colors Maroon and White CWS Appearances 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 Conference Tournament Champions 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005 Conference Champions Pre-SEC: 1909, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1924 SEC: 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989 The Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by head coach John Cohen. They play home games in Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium. Mississippi State has played in the College World Series eight times, most recently in 2007.
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History
MSU earned SEC Championships in 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1987, and 1989, and SEC Tournament Championships in 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, and 2005. State has also earned appearances in 28 NCAA Baseball Regionals and made it to the College World Series 8 times, finishing as high as 3rd in 1985. Between 1992 and 2003, a Bulldogs pitcher was selected in the first round of the MLB draft 6 times.
The baseball team plays at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium which holds the NCAA baseball on-campus attendance record of 14,991 (MSU vs. the University of Florida on April 22, 1989)[1] and is noted for the Left Field Lounge, an outfield area where many fans gather and enjoy the games in a tailgate-like atmosphere, including stands built on top of old trucks. Dudy Noble Field has consistently been regarded as the best place to watch a college baseball game in America.
The landscape surrounding Dudy Noble Field took on an even more impressive look in 2005 with the completion of the Palmeiro Center, a massive 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) climate-controlled turfed indoor practice facility located adjacent to Dudy Noble Field. The spacious facility, made possible by a generous gift from former MSU great Rafael Palmeiro and his wife Lynne, features a regulation infield practice area, additional training area and three retractable batting cages. Nestled between the Palmeiro Center and Dudy Noble Field is a new baseball coaches' office complex, also completed in 2005. The complex, which also houses 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 and former MSU manager Bo McKinnis.
NCAA Record Attendance
SEC weekend games typically draw the largest crowds, giving rise to huge weekend gatherings. Mississippi State currently holds the NCAA record for the largest single game on-campus baseball attendance at 14,991 and the largest SEC crowd for a 3-game weekend series at 29,915. In 2007 versus the Clemson Tigers, MSU had the NCAA's top two all-time highest attended Super Regional games with 12,620 and 13,715 fans.
Mississippi State has all of the top 9 and 15 of the top 25 on-campus crowds in the history of college baseball, including 9 crowds over 12,000 and 25 crowds over 10,000.
Top Baseball Crowds at DNF-PDS
Rank Attendance Opponent Date 1 14,991 Florida April 22, 1989 2 14,378 Louisiana State April 16, 1988 3 13,761 Arkansas April 25, 1992 4 13,715 Clemson June 9, 2007 5 13,617 Georgia April 8, 2006 6 13,123 Mississippi April 15, 2000 7 12,708 Auburn April 24, 1993 8 12,620 Clemson June 8, 2007 9 12,360 Georgia April 6, 2002 10 11,763 Auburn April 12, 2003 11 11,496 Florida State May 27, 1990 12 11,201 Florida April 9, 2011 13 11,174 Florida April 13, 1991 14 11,127 South Alabama May 26, 2000 15 11,089 Tennessee April 17, 2010 16 10,958 Auburn April 9, 2005 17 10,832 Notre Dame May 28, 2000 18 10,688 Washington May 25, 1997 19 10,617 Florida April 17, 2004 20 10,588 North Carolina May 28, 1989 21 10,555 Kentucky April 18, 2009 22 10,382 Florida April 25, 1987 23 10,324 Kentucky March 31, 2007 24 10,284 Middle TN St. May 30, 2003 25 10,050 Alabama April 10, 1999 26 9,784 Notre Dame May 27, 2000 27 9,593 Vanderbilt April 21, 1990 28 9,424 Georgia March 29, 2008 29 9,264 Louisiana State March 24, 2001 30 9,243 Louisiana State May 15, 1993 Prominent Players
- Dudy Noble
- Floyd Johnson Jnr
- Jeff Brantley
- Will Clark
- Edward Easley
- Boo Ferriss
- Jon Knott
- Brian Laninfa
- Paul Maholm
- Mitch Moreland
- Joseph McCaskill
- Mark Muzzi
- Jonathan Papelbon
- Rafael Palmeiro
- Steve Gendron
- Bobby Thigpen
- Andy Wilson[disambiguation needed
] - Aaron Weatherford
- Buck Showalter
- Jack Lazorko
- Jeffrey Rea
- Mathew Manniscalco
- Del Unser
Year By Year Results
Year Coach W L T Pct SEC W SEC L SEC T SEC Pct SEC Rank SECT Place Postseason 1885 3 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1886 2 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1887 2 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1888 5 1 0 .833 -- -- 1889 G.C. Creelman 3 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1890 G.C. Creelman 4 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1891 G.C. Creelman 3 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1892 G.C. Creelman 2 0 0 1.000 -- -- 1893 G.C. Creelman 2 0 2 . 750 -- -- 1894 No Team -- -- 1895 G.C. Creelman 1 0 1 .750 -- -- 1896 G.C. Creelman 0 2 0 .000 -- -- 1897 2 1 0 .667 -- -- 1898 No Team -- -- 1899 1 1 0 .500 -- -- 1900 No Team -- -- 1901 No Team -- -- 1902 S.W. Scales 5 1 0 .833 -- -- 1903 9 3 0 .750 -- -- 1904 6 5 0 . 545 4 5 0 .444 -- -- 1905 S.A. Jehl 11 5 0 .688 4 2 0 .667 -- -- 1906 Bert Noblett 9 8 1 .528 3 2 1 .583 -- -- 1907 F.P. Plass 8 6 0 .571 1 5 0 .167 -- -- 1908 F.P. Plass 19 13 2 .588 4 7 0 .364 -- -- 1909 Dolly Stark 22 4 0 .846 10 2 0 .833 1st -- -- 1910 W.D. Chadwick 16 11 0 .593 2 5 0 .286 -- -- 1911 W.D. Chadwick 16 7 0 .696 10 6 0 .625 1st -- -- 1912 W.D. Chadwick 14 8 1 .630 7 7 0 .500 -- -- 1913 W.D. Chadwick 16 10 2 .625 8 6 1 .567 -- -- 1914 W.D. Chadwick 11 9 2 .545 5 6 1 .458 -- -- 1915 W.D. Chadwick 12 9 2 .565 8 6 2 .563 -- -- 1916 W.D. Chadwick 11 7 0 .611 6 6 0 .500 -- -- 1917 W.D. Chadwick 14 3 2 .789 9 1 2 .833 -- -- 1918 W.D. Chadwick 10 8 0 .556 4 7 0 .364 1st -- -- 1919 S.L. Robinson 11 7 0 .611 6 4 0 .600 -- -- 1920 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 8 8 0 .500 6 6 0 .500 -- -- 1921 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 13 8 0 .619 6 6 0 .500 1st -- -- 1922 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 16 6 3 .700 7 1 1 .833 1st -- -- 1923 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 14 9 0 .609 11 7 .611 -- -- 1924 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 17 7 0 .708 12 3 0 .800 1st -- -- 1925 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 19 7 0 .731 9 5 0 .643 -- -- 1926 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 18 12 0 .600 10 8 0 .556 -- -- 1927 C.R. (Dudy) Noble 13 8 1 .614 9 7 0 .563 -- -- 1948 R. P. "Doc" Patty 17 8 0 .680 12 5 0 .706 1st -- -- 1949 R. P. "Doc" Patty 19 6 0 .760 13 3 0 .813 1st -- NCAA District III Tournament 1950 R. P. "Doc" Patty 13 6 0 .684 9 5 0 .643 -- -- -- 1951 R. P. "Doc" Patty 11 9 0 .550 6 9 0 .400 -- -- -- 1952 R. P. "Doc" Patty 12 11 0 .522 6 9 0 .400 -- -- -- 1953 R. P. "Doc" Patty 15 7 0 .682 12 3 0 .800 -- -- NCAA District III Tournament 1954 R. P. "Doc" Patty 9 7 0 .563 7 7 0 .500 -- -- -- 1955 R P. "Doc" Patty 9 10 0 .474 7 9 0 .438 -- -- -- 1956 R. P. "Doc" Patty 11 9 0 .550 6 9 0 .400 -- -- -- 1957 Paul Gregory 13 5 0 .722 10 5 0 .667 -- -- -- 1958 Paul Gregory 14 10 0 .583 8 6 0 .571 -- -- -- 1959 Paul Gregory 12 13 0 .480 5 10 0 .333 -- -- -- 1960 Paul Gregory 16 11 0 .593 8 8 0 .500 -- -- -- 1961 Paul Gregory 12 7 0 .632 7 6 0 .538 -- -- -- 1962 Paul Gregory 21 5 1 .778 14 1 1 .875 -- -- -- 1963 Paul Gregory 17 11 0 .607 9 7 0 .563 -- -- -- 1964 Paul Gregory 17 12 0 .586 7 7 0 .500 -- -- -- 1965 Paul Gregory 16 10 0 .615 11 4 0 .733 1st -- NCAA District III Tournament 1966 Paul Gregory 20 11 0 .645 11 4 0 .733 1st -- NCAA District III Tournament 1967 Paul Gregory 17 14 0 .548 9 9 0 .500 -- -- -- 1968 Paul Gregory 16 17 0 .485 7 10 0 .412 -- -- -- 1969 Paul Gregory 20 10 0 .677 11 7 0 .611 -- -- -- 1970 Paul Gregory 32 8 0 .800 11 4 0 .733 2nd -- NCAA District III Tournament 1971 Paul Gregory 32 12 0 .727 13 5 0 .722 1st -- NCAA District III Tournament, College World Series 1972 Paul Gregory 24 16 0 .600 7 11 0 .389 6th (T) -- -- 1973 Paul Gregory 16 14 1 .516 5 9 0 .357 9th -- -- 1974 Paul Gregory 13 14 0 .481 8 9 0 .471 6th -- -- 1975 Jimmy Bragan 16 24 0 .400 6 16 0 .273 10th -- -- 1976 Ron Polk 28 17 0 .622 11 12 0 .478 5th (T) -- -- 1977 Ron Polk 33 15 0 .688 11 9 0 .550 5th (T) 3rd -- 1978 Ron Polk 38 18 0 .679 13 8 0 .619 3rd 2nd Regionals 1979 Ron Polk 48 12 0 .800 17 2 0 .895 1st 1st Regionals, College World Series 1980 Ron Polk 31 19 0 .620 10 11 0 .476 5th -- -- 1981 Ron Polk 46 17 0 .730 17 6 0 .739 1st (T) 3rd Regionals, College World Series 1982 Ron Polk 28 23 0 .549 11 13 0 .458 7th -- -- 1983 Ron Polk 42 15 0 .737 17 5 0 .773 -- 2nd Regionals 1984 Ron Polk 45 16 0 .738 18 5 0 .783 2nd 3rd Regionals 1985 Ron Polk 50 15 0 .769 16 8 0 .667 1st 1st Regionals, College World Series 1986 Ron Polk 34 21 0 .618 12 15 0 .444 7th -- -- 1987 Ron Polk 39 22 0 .639 13 13 0 .500 1st 1st Regionals 1988 Ron Polk 44 20 0 .688 17 10 0 .630 3rd 2nd Regionals 1989 Ron Polk 54 14 0 .794 20 5 0 .800 1st 4th Regionals 1990 Ron Polk 50 21 0 .704 17 9 0 .654 3rd 1st (T) Regionals, College World Series 1991 Ron Polk 42 21 0 .667 12 9 0 .571 3rd 3rd Regionals 1992 Ron Polk 40 22 0 .645 15 9 0 .625 3rd 5th (T) Regionals 1993 Ron Polk 41 21 0 .661 17 12 0 .586 4th 2nd (W) Regionals 1994 Ron Polk 36 23 0 .610 15 12 0 .556 4th 3rd (W) -- 1995 Ron Polk 34 25 0 .576 11 16 0 .407 9th 4th (W) -- 1996 Ron Polk 38 24 0 .613 17 13 0 .567 5th 7th (T) Regionals 1997 Ron Polk 47 21 0 .691 19 11 0 .633 3rd 7th (T) Regionals, College World Series 1998 Pat McMahon 42 23 0 .646 14 15 0 .483 6th 3rd (T) Regionals, College World Series 1999 Pat McMahon 42 21 0 .667 15 13 0 .536 6th 3rd (T) Regionals 2000 Pat McMahon 41 20 0 .672 17 10 0 .630 4th 7th (T) Regionals, Super Regionals 2001 Pat McMahon 39 24 0 .619 17 13 0 .567 4th (T) 1st Regionals, Super Regionals 2002 Ron Polk 34 24 1 .576 14 15 0 .483 7th 5th (T) -- 2003 Ron Polk 42 20 1 .667 17 12 0 .586 4th 3rd (T) Regionals 2004 Ron Polk 35 24 0 .593 13 17 0 .433 9th -- Regionals 2005 Ron Polk 42 22 0 .656 13 16 0 .448 7th 1st Regionals 2006 Ron Polk 37 23 0 .617 12 17 0 .414 9th -- Regionals 2007 Ron Polk 38 22 0 .633 15 13 0 .536 4th 7th (T) Regionals, Super Regionals, College World Series 2008 Ron Polk 23 33 0 .411 9 21 0 .300 12th -- -- 2009 John Cohen 25 29 0 .463 9 20 0 .310 12th -- -- 2010 John Cohen 23 33 0 .411 6 24 0 .200 12th -- -- 2011 John Cohen 38 23 0 .616 14 16 0 .467 6th 8th Regionals, Super Regionals Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament
Regionals
Year Seed Site Result 1949 Charlotte, NC 1953 Durham, NC 1965 Gastonia, NC 1966 Gastonia, NC 1970 Gastonia, NC 1971 Gastonia, NC 1st 1978 Arlington, TX 2nd 1979 Starkville, MS 1st 1981 Clemson, SC 1st 1983 Austin, TX 2nd 1984 Starkville, MS 2nd 1985 Starkville, MS 1st 1987 Starkville, MS 4th 1988 Starkville, MS 2nd 1989 Starkville, MS 2nd 1990 Starkville, MS 1st 1991 Orono, ME 3rd 1992 Starkville, MS 3rd 1993 Tallahassee, FL 5th (T) 1996 Stanford, CA 4th 1997 Starkville, MS 1st 1998 College Station, TX 1st 1999 3 Columbus, OH 2nd 2000 1 Starkville, MS 1st 2001 1 Columbus, OH 1st 2003 1 Starkville, MS 2nd 2004 3 Atlanta, GA 3rd 2005 2 Coral Gables, FL 2nd 2006 3 Clemson, SC 2nd 2007 2 Tallahassee, FL 1st 2011 3 Atlanta, GA 1st Super Regionals
Year Opponent Site Result 2000 Clemson Clemson, SC L, 2-0 2001 Cal State-Fullerton Fullerton, CA L, 2-0 2007 Clemson Starkville, MS W, 2-0 2011 Florida Gainesville, FL L, 2-1 Bulldogs in the College World Series
Year Result 1971 7th (tie) 1979 5th (tie) 1981 5th (tie) 1985 3rd 1990 5th (tie) 1997 5th (tie) 1998 5th (tie) 2007 7th (tie) Rivals
In baseball, MSU has two main rivals, Louisiana State University and the University of Mississippi.
Against LSU, the Bulldogs hold a 201-166-1 all-time series lead over LSU in a series that got its start in 1907.
Against Mississippi, Mississippi State now leads the series 238-195-5. Over the last 30 years, the Bulldogs are 90-52 against the Rebels. The recently retired Mississippi State head baseball coach, Ron Polk, was 85-49 against Ole Miss. John Cohen, MSU's current coach is 6-6 in SEC Conference games and 9-8 overall against Ole Miss. 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. The Governor's Cup series is in favor of Mississippi State at 3-2.
Sources
- SECSports.com All-Time SEC Baseball Tournament Results
- Mississippi State Baseball Medi
- Boyd's World Data
- Ron Polk Bio
- Pat McMahon Bio
References
Southeastern Conference baseball Eastern Division Western Division Alabama Crimson Tide • Arkansas Razorbacks • Auburn Tigers • LSU Tigers • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Ole Miss Rebels
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