Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs
Founded: [[]]
Mississippi State Bulldogs athletic logo
University Mississippi State University
Conference SEC
West Division
Location Starkville, MS
Head Coach John Cohen (1st 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
Conference Tournament Champions
1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005
Conference Champions
1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 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. Mississippi State has played in the College World Series eight times, most recently in 2007.

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[edit] History

MSU earned SEC Championships in 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1987, and 1989, and SEC Tournament Championships in 1979, 1985, 1987, 2001, and 2005. State has also earned appearances in 29 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 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 James "Bo" McKinnis.

On June 8-9, 2007, the Mississippi State Diamond Dogs hosted the Clemson Tigers in the Starkville Super Regional baseball series. This was the first Super Regional ever held in Starkville. Attendance to Saturday's game was 13,715, the highest attendance ever at any Super Regional game. It was MSU's fourth best-attended baseball game.

[edit] Prominent Players

Jeff Brantley

Will Clark

Edward Easley

Boo Ferriss

Jon Knott

Paul Maholm

Jonathan Papelbon

Rafael Palmeiro

Bobby Thigpen

Aaron Weatherford

[edit] Year By Year Results

Year Coach W L Pct SEC W SEC L SEC Pct SEC Rank SECT Place Postseason
1970 32 8 .800 11 4 .733 2nd -- --
1971 32 12 .727 13 5 .722 1st -- Regionals, College World Series
1972 24 16 .600 7 11 .389 6th (T) -- --
1973 16 14 .533 5 9 .357 9th -- --
1974 13 14 .481 8 9 .471 6th -- --
1975 16 24 .400 6 16 .273 10th -- --
1976 Ron Polk 28 17 .622 11 12 .478 5th (T) -- --
1977 Ron Polk 33 15 .688 11 9 .550 5th (T) 3rd --
1978 Ron Polk 38 18 .679 13 8 .619 3rd 2nd Regionals
1979 Ron Polk 48 12 .800 17 2 .895 1st 1st Regionals, College World Series
1980 Ron Polk 31 19 .620 10 11 .476 5th -- --
1981 Ron Polk 46 17 .730 17 6 .739 1st (T) 3rd Regionals, College World Series
1982 Ron Polk 28 23 .549 11 13 .458 7th -- --
1983 Ron Polk 42 15 .737 17 5 .773 1st 2nd Regionals
1984 Ron Polk 45 16 .738 18 5 .783 2nd 3rd Regionals
1985 Ron Polk 50 15 .769 16 8 .667 3rd 1st Regionals, College World Series
1986 Ron Polk 34 21 .618 12 15 .444 7th -- --
1987 Ron Polk 39 22 .639 13 13 .500 6th 1st Regionals
1988 Ron Polk 44 20 .688 17 10 .630 3rd 2nd Regionals
1989 Ron Polk 54 14 .794 20 5 .800 1st 4th Regionals
1990 Ron Polk 50 21 .704 17 9 .654 3rd 1st (T) Regionals, College World Series
1991 Ron Polk 42 21 .667 12 9 .571 3rd 3rd Regionals
1992 Ron Polk 40 22 .645 15 9 .625 3rd 5th (T) Regionals
1993 Ron Polk 41 21 .661 17 12 .586 4th 2nd (W) Regionals
1994 Ron Polk 36 23 .610 15 12 .556 4th 3rd (W) --
1995 Ron Polk 34 25 .576 11 16 .407 9th 4th (W) --
1996 Ron Polk 38 24 .613 17 13 .567 5th 7th (T) Regionals
1997 Ron Polk 47 21 .691 19 11 .633 3rd 7th (T) Regionals, College World Series
1998 Pat McMahon 42 23 .646 14 15 .483 6th 3rd (T) Regionals, College World Series
1999 Pat McMahon 42 21 .667 15 14 .517 6th 3rd (T) Regionals
2000 Pat McMahon 41 20 .672 17 10 .630 4th 7th (T) Regionals, Super Regionals
2001 Pat McMahon 39 24 .619 17 13 .567 4th (T) 1st Regionals, Super Regionals
2002 Ron Polk 34 24 .586 14 15 .483 7th 5th (T) --
2003 Ron Polk 42 20 .677 17 12 .586 4th 3rd (T) Regionals
2004 Ron Polk 35 24 .593 13 17 .433 9th -- Regionals
2005 Ron Polk 42 22 .656 13 16 .448 7th 1st Regionals
2006 Ron Polk 37 23 .617 12 17 .414 9th -- Regionals
2007 Ron Polk 38 22 .633 15 13 .536 4th 7th (T) Regionals, Super Regionals, College World Series
2008 Ron Polk 23 33 .411 9 21 .300 12th -- --
2009 John Cohen

[edit] Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament

[edit] Regionals:

Year Seed Site Result
1949 Charlotte, NC
1953 Durham, NC
1965 Gastonia, NC
1966 Gastonia, NC
1970 Gastonia, NC
1971 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Bulldogs in the College World Series

Year Result
1971 7th (tie)
1979 5th (tie)
1981 5th (tie)
1985 3rd (tie)
1990 5th (tie)
1997 5th (tie)
1998 5th (tie)
2007 7th (tie)

[edit] Sources

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Southeastern Conference Baseball
Eastern Division
Western Division

[edit] References

  1. ^ mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=-1&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=6065&change_well_id=2. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.