Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

American intercollegiate baseball squad

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
Founded| 1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Overall record| 2,812–1,656–29
University| Mississippi State University
Athletic director| Zac Selmon
Head coach| Brian O'Connor (1st season)
Conference| SEC
Location| Starkville, Mississippi
Home stadium| Dudy Noble Field
(Capacity: 15,500)
Nickname| Bulldogs
Colors| Maroon and white[1]

College World Series 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, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1909, 1922, 1924, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2016
Conference division regular season champions
1948, 1949, 1953, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 2016, 2019

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 Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are currently led by head coach Brian O'Connor. 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 as well as the Southern Conference title in 1922 and 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

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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 | 14,468 | Mississippi | May 9, 2025 | #7 NCAA On-Campus Record
8 | 14,385 | Notre Dame | June 12, 2021 | #7 NCAA on-campus record
NCAA Super Regional single-game record
9 | 14,378 | LSU | April 16, 1988 | #8 NCAA on-campus record

## MLB First Round Picks

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Year  | Player  | Pick  | Team

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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

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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

* Jeff Brantley
* Will Clark
* Dave Ferriss
* Dudy Noble
* Rafael Palmeiro

2020 Class

* Eric Dubose
* Paul Gregory
* Bobby Thigpen

2021 Class

* Paul Maholm
* Jonathan Papelbon
* Jay Powell
* Del Unser

2022 Class

* Richard Lee
* Pete Young
* Frank Montgomery

2023 Class

* Ken Tatum
* Tommy Raffo
* Mark Gillaspie

2024 Class

* Bobby Reed
* Jim Ellis
* Buddy Myer

2025 Class

* Mitch Moreland
* Ted Milton
* Mike Proffit

## Individual awards

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### National awards

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* Baseball America Freshman of the Year Award

Rafael Palmeiro (1983)[17]

* Golden Spikes Award

Will Clark (1985)[18]

* Baseball America College Coach of the Year

Ron Polk (1985)[19]

* Johnny Bench Award

Ed Easley (2007)[20]

* American Baseball Coaches Association National Player of the Year Award

Tanner Allen (2021)[21][22]

* Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Award

Brent Rooker (2017)[23]

* NCBWA National Coach of the Year

Gary Henderson (2018)[24]

* Rawlings Coach of the Year

Gary Henderson (2018)[25]

* Baseball America College Coach of the Year

Chris Lemonis (2021)[26]

## Notable players

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

* Jeff Brantley
* Will Clark
* John Cohen
* Hughie Critz
* Ed Easley
* Dave "Boo" Ferriss
* Adam Frazier
* Alex Grammas
* Kendall Graveman
* Jonathan Holder
* Dakota Hudson
* Morley Jennings
* Jon Knott
* Jack Lazorko
* Nate Lowe
* Paul Maholm
* Tyler Moore
* Mitch Moreland
* Buddy Myer
* Bob Myrick
* Dudy Noble
* Rafael Palmeiro
* Jonathan Papelbon
* Jay Powell
* Hunter Renfroe
* Buck Showalter
* Chris Stratton
* Craig Tatum
* Bobby Thigpen
* Del Unser
* Brandon Woodruff
* Chris Young

## 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

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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 | 2019–2025 | 232–135 | .632 | 82–89 | .480 | 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

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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)
2025 | Chris Lemonis
Justin Parker  | 36–23 | 15–15 | T-10th | SEC tournament (0–1, T-13th)
NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2026 | Brian O'Connor | 0–0 | 0–0 |  |
Total: | 2,888–1,702–29 |

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†

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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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Alabama | 211 | 216 | 4 | .494 | 1896 | 2025
Arkansas | 58 | 61 | 0 | .487 | 1960 | 2024
Auburn | 121 | 100 | 1 | .547 | 1908 | 2025
Florida | 52 | 73 | 0 | .416 | 1923 | 2025
Georgia | 53 | 51 | 0 | .510 | 1915 | 2024
Kentucky | 68 | 44 | 0 | .607 | 1925 | 2025
LSU | 219 | 197 | 1 | .526 | 1907 | 2025
Missouri | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | 2003 | 2025
Mississippi | 269 | 214 | 5 | .556 | 1893 | 2025
Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 1992 | 2025
South Carolina | 40 | 43 | 0 | .482 | 1981 | 2025
Tennessee | 60 | 37 | 0 | .619 | 1907 | 2024
Texas | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1922 | 2025
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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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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21. ^ "2021 ABCA/Rawlings National Position Players and Pitchers of the Year". ABCA. June 29, 2021.
22. ^ "Mississippi State's Tanner Allen Named 2021 ABCA National Player of the Year". Mississippi State Bulldogs On SI. June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
23. ^ "2017 NCAA Div 1 Baseball All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
24. ^ "Mississippi State's Gary Henderson named NCBWA National Coach of the Year". msnewsnow.com. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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