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Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
Founded1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Overall record2,812–1,656–29
UniversityMississippi State University
Athletic directorZac Selmon
Head coachChris Lemonis (7th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationStarkville, Mississippi
Home stadiumDudy Noble Field
(Capacity: 15,500)
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
2021
College World Series runner-up
2013
College World Series appearances
1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA regional champions
1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
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, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2012
Regular season conference champions
1909, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2016

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 West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The current head coach is Chris Lemonis. They have appeared in the College World Series 12 times, winning their first national championship in their most recent appearance in 2021.

History

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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, 1911, 1918, 1921, and 1922 as well as the Southern Conference title in 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.[2]

  • *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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Main article: Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium

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,[3] 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.[4] 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.[2][5][6] In 2013, Paul Swaney of Stadium Journey ranked it as the number one collegiate ballpark.[7] 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.[8][9][10]

(Old) Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium

In 2005, the Palmeiro Center, a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) 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.[11]

Attendance

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See also: College baseball § Top 25 on-campus college baseball crowds of all-time

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.[12][13] More than 5 million spectators have attended games at the venue since the university started tracking attendance numbers in 1976.[5][14] 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.[15][16]

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 14,385 Notre Dame June 12, 2021 #7 NCAA on-campus record
NCAA Super Regional single-game record
8 14,378 LSU April 16, 1988 #8 NCAA on-campus record

MLB First Round Picks

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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

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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
Source:"SEC All-Americas". secsports.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

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

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2019 Class

2020 Class

2021 Class

2022 Class

2023 Class

  • Ken Tatum
  • Tommy Raffo
  • Mark Gillaspie

2024 Class

Individual awards

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National awards

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Rafael Palmeiro (1983)[17]
Will Clark (1985)[18]
Ron Polk (1985)[19]
Ed Easley (2007)[20]
Tanner Allen (2021)[21][22]
Brent Rooker (2017)[23]
Gary Henderson (2018)[24]
  • Rawlings Coach of the Year
Gary Henderson (2018)[25]
Chris Lemonis (2021)[26]

Notable players

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

Coaches

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Only those who coached three or more seasons and 30 or more games.[27]

Coach Years Overall % Conf % SECT % NCAA Post Season
Overall % Super Reg % CWS %
W. D. Chadwick 1910–1918 120–72–9 .619 57–50–6 .531 — — — — — — — —
C.R."Dudy"Noble 1920–1947 267–201–9 .569 70–82 .461 — — — — — — — —
R."Doc"Patty 1948–1956 116–73 .614 78–59 .569 6–3† .667 2–4 .333 — — — —
Paul Gregory 1957–1974 328–200–1 .621 161–113 .588 9–5† .643 7–9 .438 — — 0–2 .000
Ron Polk 1976–1997
2002–2008		 1139–590–2 .659 419–324 .564 44–35 .557 57–44 .564 2–0 1.00 6–12 .333
Pat McMahon 1998–2001 164–88 .651 63–52 .548 8–7 .533 13–10 .565 0–4 .000 1–2 .333
John Cohen 2009–2016 284–203–1 .583 108–130 .454 11–8 .579 18–11 .621 3–4 .429 3–2 .600
Chris Lemonis 2019–present 207–116 .641 75–75 .500 3–6 .333 18–7 .720 4–1 .800 6–4 .600

† 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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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1885–1903)
1885 W.J. "Will" Jennings 3–0
1886 W.J. "Will" Jennings 2–0
1887 W.J. "Will" Jennings 2–0
1888 W.J. "Will" Jennings 5–1
1889 G.C. Creelman 3–0
1890 G.C. Creelman 4–0
1891 G.C. Creelman 3–0
1892 G.C. Creelman 2–0
1893 G.C. Creelman 2–0–2
1894 No Team
1895 G.C. Creelman 1–0–1
1896 G.C. Creelman 0–2
1897 unknown 2–1
1898 No Team
1899 unknown 1–1
1900 No Team
1901 No Team
1902 S.W. Scales 5–1
1903 unknown 9–3
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1904–1920)
1904 unknown 6–5 4–5
1905 S.A. Jehl 11–5 4–2
1906 Bert Noblett 9–8–1 3–2–1
1907 F.P. Plass 8–6 1–5
1908 F.P. Plass 19–13–2 4–7
1909 Dolly Stark 22–4 10–2 1st
1910 W. D. Chadwick 16–11 2–5
1911 W. D. Chadwick 16–7 10–6 1st
1912 W. D. Chadwick 14–8–1 7–7
1913 W. D. Chadwick 16–10–2 8–6–1
1914 W. D. Chadwick 11–9–2 5–6–1
1915 W. D. Chadwick 12–9–2 8–6–2
1916 W. D. Chadwick 11–7 6–6
1917 W. D. Chadwick 14–3–2 9–1–2
1918 W. D. Chadwick 10–8 4–7 1st
1919 Stanley L. Robinson 13–6 6–4
1920 Dudy Noble 8–8 6–6
Southern Conference (1921–1932)
1921 Dudy Noble 13–8 6–6 1st
1922 Dudy Noble 16–6–3 7–1–1 1st
1923 Dudy Noble 14–9 11–7
1924 Dudy Noble 17–7 12–3 1st
1925 Dudy Noble 19–7 9–5
1926 Dudy Noble 18–12 10–8
1927 Dudy Noble 13–8–1 9–7
1928 Dudy Noble 12–8 7–6
1929 Dudy Noble 9–6–3 3–5
1930 Dudy Noble 12–12 6–7
1931 Dudy Noble 12–9 8–5
1932 Dudy Noble 8–10 3–5
Southeastern Conference (1933–present)
1933 Dudy Noble 10–5 3–5 2nd
1934 Dudy Noble 11–5 8–4 2nd
1935 Dudy Noble 8–3 8–3 2nd
1936 Dudy Noble 8–5–1 6–4 3rd
1937 Dudy Noble 12–3 8–3 3rd
1938 Dudy Noble 5–7 3–7 10th
1939 Dudy Noble 7–10 3–10 11th
1940 Dudy Noble 5–9 4–7 7th
1941 Dudy Noble 8–9 7–8 7th
1942 Dudy Noble 8–6–1 6–7 6th
1943 Dudy Noble 3–9 3–9 T-7th
1944 No Team
1945 No Team
1946 Dudy Noble 3–12 2–9 6th
1947 Dudy Noble 8–8 7–8 8th
1948 R. P. "Doc" Patty 17–8 12–5 1st SEC Championship Series (3–0, Won)
1949 R. P. "Doc" Patty 19–6 13–3 1st SEC Championship Series (3–1, Won)
NCAA District III Tournament (1–2), 3rd
1950 R. P. "Doc" Patty 13–6 9–5 3rd
1951 R. P. "Doc" Patty 11–9 6–9 T-8th
1952 R. P. "Doc" Patty 12–11 6–9 T-9th
1953 R. P. "Doc" Patty 15–7 12–3 2nd SEC Championship Series (0–2, Lost)
NCAA District III Tournament (1–2), 3rd
1954 R. P. "Doc" Patty 9–7 7–7 8th
1955 R. P. "Doc" Patty 9–10 7–9 T-7th
1956 R. P. "Doc" Patty 11–9 6–9 9th
1957 Paul Gregory 13–5 10–5 T-4th
1958 Paul Gregory 14–10 8–6 5th
1959 Paul Gregory 12–13 5–10 T-10th
1960 Paul Gregory 16–11 8–8 7th
1961 Paul Gregory 12–7 7–6 5th
1962 Paul Gregory 21–5–1 14–1–1 2nd SEC Championship Series (1–2, Lost)
1963 Paul Gregory 17–11 9–7 T-4th
1964 Paul Gregory 17–12 7–7 5th
1965 Paul Gregory 16–10 11–4 1st SEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (1–2)
1966 Paul Gregory 20–11 11–4 1st SEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (1–2)
1967 Paul Gregory 17–14 9–9 T-5th
1968 Paul Gregory 16–17 7–10 8th
1969 Paul Gregory 20–10 11–7 4th
1970 Paul Gregory 32–8 11–4 1st SEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (2–2)
1971 Paul Gregory 32–12 13–5 1st SEC Championship Series (2–0, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (3–1)
College World Series (0–2)
1972 Paul Gregory 24–16 7–11 T-6th
1973 Paul Gregory 16–14–1 5–9 9th
1974 Paul Gregory 13–14 8–9 6th
1975 Jimmy Bragan 16–24 6–16 10th
1976 Ron Polk 28–17 11–12 T-5th
1977 Ron Polk 33–15 11–9 T-5th SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
1978 Ron Polk 38–18 13–8 3rd SEC tournament (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
1979 Ron Polk 48–12 17–2 1st SEC tournament (3–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1980 Ron Polk 31–19 10–11 5th
1981 Ron Polk 46–17 17–6 1st SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1982 Ron Polk 28–23 11–13 7th
1983 Ron Polk 42–15 17–5 1st SEC tournament (2–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (3–2, 2nd)
1984 Ron Polk 45–16 18–5 2nd SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (3–2, 2nd)
1985 Ron Polk 50–15 16–8 1st SEC tournament (3–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (3–1, Won)
College World Series (2–2, T-3rd)
1986 Ron Polk 34–21 12–15 7th
1987 Ron Polk 39–22 13–13 6th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 4th)
1988 Ron Polk 44–20 17–10 3rd SEC tournament (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1989 Ron Polk 54–14 20–5 1st SEC tournament (1–2, T-4th)
NCAA Regional (4–2, 2nd)
1990 Ron Polk 50–21 17–9 3rd SEC tournament (4–1, T-1st)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1991 Ron Polk 42–21 12–9 3rd SEC tournament (2–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1992 Ron Polk 40–22 15–9 3rd SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1993 Ron Polk 41–21 17–12 4th SEC Tournament (West) (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (0–2, T-5th)
1994 Ron Polk 36–23 15–12 4th SEC Tournament (West) (2–2, 3rd)
1995 Ron Polk 34–25 11–16 9th SEC Tournament (West) (1–2, 5th)
1996 Ron Polk 38–24 17–13 5th SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 4th)
1997 Ron Polk 47–21 19–11 3rd SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (5–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1998 Pat McMahon 42–23 14–15 6th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1999 Pat McMahon 42–21 15–13 6th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2000 Pat McMahon 41–20 17–10 4th SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2001 Pat McMahon 39–24 17–13 T-4th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2002 Ron Polk 34–24–1 14–15 7th SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
2003 Ron Polk 42–20–1 17–12 4th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2004 Ron Polk 35–24 13–17 9th NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2005 Ron Polk 42–22 13–16 7th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2006 Ron Polk 37–23 12–17 9th NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2007 Ron Polk 38–22 15–13 4th SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0, Won)
College World Series (0–2, T-7th)
2008 Ron Polk 23–33 9–21 12th
2009 John Cohen 25–29 9–20 12th
2010 John Cohen 23–33 6–24 11th
2011 John Cohen 38–25 14–16 6th SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (1–2, Lost)
2012 John Cohen 40–24 16–14 T-5th SEC tournament (5–1, Won)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2013 John Cohen 51–20 16–14 5th SEC tournament (3–1, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (3–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0, Won)
College World Series (3–2, 2nd)
2014 John Cohen 39–24 18–12 T-3rd SEC tournament (2–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2015 John Cohen 24–30 8–22 14th
2016 John Cohen 44–18–1 21–9 1st SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won) (#6 National Seed)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2017 Andy Cannizaro 40–27 17–13 5th SEC tournament (2–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2018 Andy Cannizaro
Gary Henderson 		39–29 15–15 T-7th SEC tournament (0–1, T-9th)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1, Won)
College World Series (2–2, T-3rd)
2019 Chris Lemonis 52–15 20–10 T-3rd SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won) (#6 National Seed)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
2020 Chris Lemonis 12–4 0–0 Season canceled by NCAA†
2021 Chris Lemonis 50–18 20–10 T-2nd SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won) (#7 National Seed)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1, Won)
College World Series (5–2, Won)
2022 Chris Lemonis 26–30 9–21 14th
2023 Chris Lemonis 27–26 9–21 13th
2024 Chris Lemonis 40–23 17–13 T-5th SEC tournament (2–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
Total: 2,852–1,679–29

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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

50 Win Seasons

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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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Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage First Last
Alabama 208 217 4 .490 1896 2024
Arkansas 58 61 0 .487 1960 2024
Auburn 119 96 1 .553 1908 2024
Florida 51 71 0 .418 1923 2024
Georgia 53 51 0 .510 1915 2024
Kentucky 65 44 0 .596 1925 2023
LSU 220 191 0 .535 1907 2024
Missouri 13 7 0 .650 2003 2024
Ole Miss 267 213 5 .556 1893 2024
South Carolina 39 42 0 .481 1981 2023
Tennessee 60 37 0 .619 1907 2024
Texas A&M 24 22 0 .522 1907 2024
Vanderbilt 76 58 2 .566 1913 2024
Totals 1252 1106 12 .531

Rivalries

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Main article: Mississippi State–Ole Miss baseball rivalry

In baseball, MSU has two main rivals, LSU and Ole Miss.

Against LSU, the Bulldogs hold a 216–185 all-time series lead over LSU in a series that got its start in 1907.

Against Ole Miss, Mississippi State leads the series 259–208–5. 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 MSU's current coach Chris Lemonis has a 6–1 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 9–4.

See also

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References

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