Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
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Founded1885
Overall record2,812–1,656–29
University Mississippi State University
Athletic director Zac Selmon
Head coach Chris Lemonis (6th season)
Conference SEC
West Division
Location Mississippi State, Mississippi
Home stadium Dudy Noble Field
(Capacity: 15,500)
Nickname Bulldogs
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
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.

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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, 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]

Venue

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] [11]

(Old) Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium MSUDudyNoblePano 2007-06-09.jpg
(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. [12]

Attendance

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

RankAttendanceOpponentDateNote
116,423MississippiApril 15, 2023NCAA On-Campus Record
215,586MississippiApril 12, 2014#2 NCAA On-Campus Record
315,078Texas A&MApril 16, 2016#3 NCAA On-Campus Record
414,991FloridaApril 22, 1989#4 NCAA On-Campus Record
514,739MississippiApril 14, 2023#5 NCAA On-Campus Record
614,562AuburnApril 20, 2013#6 NCAA On-Campus Record
714,385Notre DameJune 12, 2021#7 NCAA on-campus record
NCAA Super Regional single-game record
814,378LSUApril 16, 1988#8 NCAA on-campus record

MLB First Round Picks

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

* 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

PlayerPositionYear(s)Selectors
Del Unser Outfield1966SN
Philip StillThird Base1971ABCA
Nat "Buck" Showalter Outfield1977ABCA
Mike KellyOutfield1979ABCA
Mark GillaspieOutfield1981ABCA
Rafael Palmeiro First Base1983, 1984, 1985BA, ABCA, SN
Will Clark First Base1984, 1985SN, BA, ABCA
Jeff Brantley Pitcher1985ABCA, BA
Pete Young Utility player1989ABCA
Gary Rath Pitcher1994ABCA, BA
Brian Wiese Utility player1998NCBWA
Brad CorleyOutfield2004BA
Edward EasleyCatcher2010ABCA
Chris Stratton Pitcher2012ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Jonathan Holder Pitcher2013CB, NCBWA
Hunter Renfroe Outfield2013ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Jacob Lindgren Pitcher2014BA
Brent Rooker First Base2017ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Ethan Small Pitcher2019ABCA, BA, NCBWA
Jake Mangum Outfielder2019CB, NCBWA
Tanner Allen Outfielder2021ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Source: "SEC All-Americas". secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

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

2024 Class

Individual awards

National awards

Rafael Palmeiro (1983) [17]
Will Clark (1985) [18]
Ron Polk (1985) [19]
Ed Easley (2007) [20]
Brent Rooker (2017) [21]
Gary Henderson (2018) [22]
Gary Henderson (2018) [23]
Chris Lemonis (2021) [24]

Notable players

6x All Star Will Clark Willclark97.jpg
6x All Star Will Clark
AL Batting Champion and Stolen Base Champion Buddy Myer BuddyMyerGoudeycard.jpg
AL Batting Champion and Stolen Base Champion Buddy Myer

Coaches

Only those who coached 3 or more seasons and 30 or more games. [25]

CoachYearsOverall%Conf%SECT%NCAA Post Season
Overall%Super Reg%CWS%
W. D. Chadwick 1910–1918120–72–9.61957–50–6.531
C.R."Dudy"Noble 1920–1947267–201–9.56970–82.461
R."Doc"Patty1948–1956116–73.61478–59.5696–3†.6672–4.333
Paul Gregory 1957–1974328–200–1.621161–113.5889–5†.6437–9.4380–2.000
Ron Polk 1976–1997
2002–2008
1139–590–2.659419–324.56444–35.55757–44.5642–01.006–12.333
Pat McMahon 1998–2001164–88.65163–52.5488–7.53313–10.5650–4.0001–2.333
John Cohen 2009–2016284–203–1.583108–130.45411–8.57918–11.6213–4.4293–2.600
Chris Lemonis 2019–present140–67.67649–41.5441–4.20016–5.7624–1.8006–4.600

† There was no SEC Baseball Tournament before 1977. Records are for the two team playoff that determined the SEC champion.

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Independent (1885–1903)
1885W.J. "Will" Jennings 3–0
1886W.J. "Will" Jennings 2–0
1887W.J. "Will" Jennings 2–0
1888W.J. "Will" Jennings 5–1
1889G.C. Creelman 3–0
1890G.C. Creelman 4–0
1891G.C. Creelman 3–0
1892G.C. Creelman 2–0
1893G.C. Creelman 2–0–2
1894No Team
1895G.C. Creelman 1–0–1
1896G.C. Creelman 0–2
1897unknown2–1
1898No Team
1899unknown1–1
1900No Team
1901No Team
1902S.W. Scales 5–1
1903unknown9–3
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1904–1920)
1904unknown6–54–5
1905S.A. Jehl 11–54–2
1906Bert Noblett 9–8–13–2–1
1907F.P. Plass 8–61–5
1908F.P. Plass 19–13–24–7
1909 Dolly Stark 22–410–21st
1910 W. D. Chadwick 16–112–5
1911 W. D. Chadwick 16–710–61st
1912 W. D. Chadwick 14–8–17–7
1913 W. D. Chadwick 16–10–28–6–1
1914 W. D. Chadwick 11–9–25–6–1
1915 W. D. Chadwick 12–9–28–6–2
1916 W. D. Chadwick 11–76–6
1917 W. D. Chadwick 14–3–29–1–2
1918 W. D. Chadwick 10–84–71st
1919 Stanley L. Robinson 13–66–4
1920 Dudy Noble 8–86–6
Southern Conference (1921–1932)
1921 Dudy Noble 13–86–61st
1922 Dudy Noble 16–6–37–1–11st
1923 Dudy Noble 14–911–7
1924 Dudy Noble 17–712–31st
1925 Dudy Noble 19–79–5
1926 Dudy Noble 18–1210–8
1927 Dudy Noble 13–8–19–7
1928 Dudy Noble 12–87–6
1929 Dudy Noble 9–6–33–5
1930 Dudy Noble 12–126–7
1931 Dudy Noble 12–98–5
1932 Dudy Noble 8–103–5
Southeastern Conference (1933–present)
1933 Dudy Noble 10–53–52nd
1934 Dudy Noble 11–58–42nd
1935 Dudy Noble 8–38–32nd
1936 Dudy Noble 8–5–16–43rd
1937 Dudy Noble 12–38–33rd
1938 Dudy Noble 5–73–710th
1939 Dudy Noble 7–103–1011th
1940 Dudy Noble 5–94–77th
1941 Dudy Noble 8–97–87th
1942 Dudy Noble 8–6–16–76th
1943 Dudy Noble 3–93–9T-7th
1944No Team
1945No Team
1946 Dudy Noble 3–122–96th
1947 Dudy Noble 8–87–88th
1948R. P. "Doc" Patty 17–812–51stSEC Championship Series (3–0, Won)
1949R. P. "Doc" Patty 19–613–31stSEC Championship Series (3–1, Won)
NCAA District III Tournament (1–2), 3rd
1950R. P. "Doc" Patty 13–69–53rd
1951R. P. "Doc" Patty 11–96–9T-8th
1952R. P. "Doc" Patty 12–116–9T-9th
1953R. P. "Doc" Patty 15–712–32ndSEC Championship Series (0–2, Lost)
NCAA District III Tournament (1–2), 3rd
1954R. P. "Doc" Patty 9–77–78th
1955R. P. "Doc" Patty 9–107–9T-7th
1956R. P. "Doc" Patty 11–96–99th
1957 Paul Gregory 13–510–5T-4th
1958 Paul Gregory 14–108–65th
1959 Paul Gregory 12–135–10T-10th
1960 Paul Gregory 16–118–87th
1961 Paul Gregory 12–77–65th
1962 Paul Gregory 21–5–114–1–12ndSEC Championship Series (1–2, Lost)
1963 Paul Gregory 17–119–7T-4th
1964 Paul Gregory 17–127–75th
1965 Paul Gregory 16–1011–41stSEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (1–2)
1966 Paul Gregory 20–1111–41stSEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (1–2)
1967 Paul Gregory 17–149–9T-5th
1968 Paul Gregory 16–177–108th
1969 Paul Gregory 20–1011–74th
1970 Paul Gregory 32–811–41stSEC Championship Series (2–1, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (2–2)
1971 Paul Gregory 32–1213–51stSEC Championship Series (2–0, Won)
NCAA District III tournament (3–1)
College World Series (0–2)
1972 Paul Gregory 24–167–11T-6th
1973 Paul Gregory 16–14–15–99th
1974 Paul Gregory 13–148–96th
1975 Jimmy Bragan 16–246–1610th
1976 Ron Polk 28–1711–12T-5th
1977 Ron Polk 33–1511–9T-5th SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
1978 Ron Polk 38–1813–83rd SEC tournament (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
1979 Ron Polk 48–1217–21st SEC tournament (3–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)

College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1980 Ron Polk 31–1910–115th
1981 Ron Polk 46–1717–61st SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1982 Ron Polk 28–2311–137th
1983 Ron Polk 42–1517–51st SEC tournament (2–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (3–2, 2nd)
1984 Ron Polk 45–1618–52nd SEC tournament (1–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (3–2, 2nd)
1985 Ron Polk 50–1516–81st SEC tournament (3–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (3–1, Won)

College World Series (2–2, T-3rd)
1986 Ron Polk 34–2112–157th
1987 Ron Polk 39–2213–136th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 4th)
1988 Ron Polk 44–2017–103rd SEC tournament (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1989 Ron Polk 54–1420–51st SEC tournament (1–2, T-4th)
NCAA Regional (4–2, 2nd)
1990 Ron Polk 50–2117–93rd SEC tournament (4–1, T-1st)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1991 Ron Polk 42–2112–93rd SEC tournament (2–2, 3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1992 Ron Polk 40–2215–93rd SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
1993 Ron Polk 41–2117–124th SEC Tournament (West) (3–2, 2nd)
NCAA Regional (0–2, T-5th)
1994 Ron Polk 36–2315–124th SEC Tournament (West) (2–2, 3rd)
1995 Ron Polk 34–2511–169th SEC Tournament (West) (1–2, 5th)
1996 Ron Polk 38–2417–135th SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 4th)
1997 Ron Polk 47–2119–113rd SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (5–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1998 Pat McMahon 42–2314–156th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
College World Series (1–2, T-5th)
1999 Pat McMahon 42–2115–136th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2000 Pat McMahon 41–2017–104th SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2001 Pat McMahon 39–2417–13T-4th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2002 Ron Polk 34–24–114–157th SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
2003 Ron Polk 42–20–117–124th SEC tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2004 Ron Polk 35–2413–179th NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2005 Ron Polk 42–2213–167th SEC tournament (4–0, Won)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2006 Ron Polk 37–2312–179th NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2007 Ron Polk 38–2215–134th 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 23–339–2112th
2009 John Cohen 25–299–2012th
2010 John Cohen 23–336–2411th
2011 John Cohen 38–2514–166th SEC tournament (0–2, T-7th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (1–2, Lost)
2012 John Cohen 40–2416–14T-5th SEC tournament (5–1, Won)
NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2013 John Cohen 51–2016–145th 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 39–2418–12T-3rd SEC tournament (2–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2015 John Cohen 24–308–2214th
2016 John Cohen 44–18–121–91st SEC tournament (1–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (3–0, Won)(#6 National Seed)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2017 Andy Cannizaro 40–2717–135th SEC tournament (2–2, T-5th)
NCAA Regional (4–1, Won)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2, Lost)
2018 Andy Cannizaro
Gary Henderson
39–2915–15T-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 52–1520–10T-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 12–40–0Season canceled by NCAA
2021 Chris Lemonis 50–1820–10T-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 26–309–2114th
2023 Chris Lemonis 27–269–2113th
2024 Chris Lemonis 0–00–0
Total:2,812–1,656–29

      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

[26]

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

50 Win Seasons

YearCoachWLSEC ChampSECT ChampPostseason ResultCWS Final RankCWS recordTotal Postseason Record†
1985Ron Polk5015College World Series3rd2–25–3
1989Ron Polk5414RegionalsN/AN/A4–2
1990Ron Polk5021College World Series5th1–25–3
2013 John Cohen5120College World Series Runner-Up2nd3–28–3
2019 Chris Lemonis5215††College World SeriesT-5th1–26–2
2021 Chris Lemonis5018 College World Series Champions 1st5–210–3

† Does not include SEC Tourney Record
†† Division Champ

All-time record vs. SEC teams

OpponentWonLostTiedPercentageFirstLast
Alabama 2062164.48818962023
Arkansas 57590.49119602023
Auburn 116961.54719082023
Florida 50690.42019232022
Georgia 51500.50519152022
Kentucky 65440.59619252023
LSU 2201910.53519072024
Missouri 1160.64720032022
Ole Miss 2642115.55518932023
South Carolina 39420.48119812023
Tennessee 60360.62519072023
Texas A&M 23220.51119072024
Vanderbilt 74562.56819132023
Totals1235109412.530

Rivalries

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.

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The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

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The 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field. Due to construction of the new Dudy Noble Field, the first home game was not played until March 6, to give construction crews time to finish the bottom seating of the stadium. The new Dudy Noble Field in its entirety will not be completed until the 2019 season.

The Mississippi State–Ole Miss baseball rivalry is a college baseball rivalry between the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team of Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi and the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The rivalry series has included a single neutral-site game since 1980, known first as the Mayor's Trophy and later as the Governor's Cup. This game is in addition to the games played as part of the Southeastern Conference schedule.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team</span>

The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team</span> Season for American intercollegiate baseball squad

The 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium. Mississippi State won the 2021 College World Series (CWS) Championship over Vanderbilt giving the Bulldogs their first team national championship in any team sport.

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The 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. They entered this season as the defending national champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team</span>

The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.

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