Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
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| Founded: 1885 | |
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| University | Mississippi State University |
| Conference | SEC West Division |
| Location | Starkville, MS |
| Head Coach | John Cohen (5th year) |
| Home Stadium | Dudy Noble Field (Capacity: 15,000) |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Colors | |
| CWS Appearances | |
| 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1949, 1953, 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, 2012 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2012 | |
| Conference Champions | |
| 1909, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1924, 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 [edit]
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, 2005, and 2012. State has also earned appearances in 32 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 [edit]
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 10 and 16 of the top 25 on-campus crowds in the history of college baseball, including 10 crowds over 12,000 and 26 crowds over 10,000.
Top Baseball Crowds at DNF-PDS [edit]
| Rank | Attendance | Opponent | Date | Record Broken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,991 | Florida | April 22, 1989 | NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 2 | 14,562 | Auburn | April 20, 2013 | #2 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 3 | 14,556 | Louisiana State | April 16, 1988 | #3 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 4 | 13,761 | Arkansas | April 25, 1992 | #4 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 5 | 13,715 | Clemson | June 9, 2007 | #5 NCAA On-Campus Record NCAA Super Regional Single-Game Record |
| 6 | 13,617 | Georgia | April 8, 2006 | #6 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 7 | 13,123 | Mississippi | April 15, 2000 | #7 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 8 | 12,708 | Auburn | April 24, 1993 | #8 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 9 | 12,620 | Clemson | June 8, 2007 | #9 NCAA On-Campus Record #2 NCAA Super Regional Single-Game Record |
| 10 | 12,360 | Georgia | April 6, 2002 | #10 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 11 | 11,763 | Auburn | April 12, 2003 | #13 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 12 | 11,496 | Florida State | May 27, 1990 | #15 NCAA On-Campus Record NCAA Regional Single-Game Record |
| 13 | 11,201 | Florida | April 9, 2011 | #19 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 14 | 11,174 | Florida | April 13, 1991 | #20 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 15 | 11,127 | South Alabama | May 26, 2000 | #22 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 16 | 11,089 | Tennessee | April 17, 2010 | #24 NCAA On-Campus Record |
| 17 | 10,958 | Auburn | April 9, 2005 | |
| 18 | 10,832 | Notre Dame | May 28, 2000 | |
| 19 | 10,688 | Washington | May 25, 1997 | |
| 20 | 10,617 | Florida | April 17, 2004 | |
| 21 | 10,588 | North Carolina | May 28, 1989 | |
| 22 | 10,555 | Kentucky | April 18, 2009 | |
| 23 | 10,382 | Florida | April 25, 1987 | |
| 24 | 10,324 | Kentucky | March 31, 2007 | |
| 25 | 10,284 | Middle TN St. | May 30, 2003 | |
| 26 | 10,050 | Alabama | April 10, 1999 | |
| 27 | 9,784 | Notre Dame | May 27, 2000 | |
| 28 | 9,593 | Vanderbilt | April 21, 1990 | |
| 29 | 9,424 | Georgia | March 29, 2008 | |
| 30 | 9,264 | Louisiana State | March 24, 2001 | |
| 31 | 9,243 | Louisiana State | May 15, 1993 |
Prominent players [edit]
Year By Year Results [edit]
| 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 | 25 | 0 | .616 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 6th | 8th | Regionals, Super Regionals |
| 2012 | John Cohen | 40 | 24 | 0 | .639 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 5th (T) | 1st | Regionals |
| 2013 | John Cohen | 42 | 16 | 0 | .724 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 5th |
Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament [edit]
Regionals [edit]
| Year | Seed | Site | Result |
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| 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 | 2 | Starkville, MS | 3rd (T) |
| 1989 | Starkville, MS | 2nd | |
| 1990 | 2 | Starkville, MS | 1st |
| 1991 | 2 | Orono, ME | 3rd |
| 1992 | 2 | Starkville, MS | 3rd |
| 1993 | 3 | Tallahassee, FL | 5th (T) |
| 1996 | 3 | Stanford, CA | 4th |
| 1997 | 2 | Starkville, MS | 1st |
| 1998 | 4 | 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 |
| 2012 | 2 | Tallahassee, FL | 3rd |
Super Regionals [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| Year | Result |
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| 1971 | 7th (tie) |
| 1979 | 5th (tie) |
| 1981 | 5th (tie) |
| 1985 | 3rd |
| 1990 | 5th (tie) |
| 1997 | 5th (tie) |
| 1998 | 5th (tie) |
| 2007 | 7th (tie) |
Rivals [edit]
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 8-9 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. Mississippi State holds the lead in the Governor's Cup 4-3, with the bulldogs winning the most recent game 5-1 on April 9, 2013
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| Mayor's Trophy | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Mississippi (14) | Mississippi St. (13) |
| 1982 1984 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 2001 |
| Governor's Cup | Pearl, Mississippi |
| Mississippi (3) | Mississippi St. (4) |
| 2009 2010 2012 |
2007 2008 2011 2013 |
Mayor's Trophy [edit]
Started in 1980 by then Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Dale Danks, Jr., the Mayor’s Trophy game had been one of the most anticipated match-ups of the Mississippi college baseball season as it featured Ole Miss versus Mississippi State. In the first 25 editions, the game has drawn an average of 4,887 fans per game. The Mayor's Trophy series ended after the 2006 match-up and was replaced by The Governor's Cup.
Governor's Cup [edit]
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 - and was begun anew as the two teams competed for the Governor’s Cup for the first time.
- 2007 - As was the case with the Mayor’s Trophy game, the two teams alternate serving as the designated home team. Ole Miss, ranked #19, was the home team in the inaugural game on April 17, 2007. Mississippi State, ranked #15, won the game 14-9.
- 2008 - The unranked Bulldogs won again, 6-5, in 2008 in front of a Governor's Cup record 7,862 fans, taking a 2-0 lead in the Governor's Cup series over the #16 ranked Rebels.
See also [edit]
Sources [edit]
- SECSports.com All-Time SEC Baseball Tournament Results
- Mississippi State Baseball Medi
- Boyd's World Data
- Ron Polk Bio
- Pat McMahon Bio
References [edit]
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