 | | Mississippi State's Dudy-Noble Field - Polk DeMent Stadium is home to |
| | NCAA baseball's biggest on-campus crowds. Mississippi State has all
of the top 13 and 21 of the top 25 on-campus crowds in the history of
college baseball. The #1 attended game of all-time was April 22,1989
when 14,991 fans attended the MSU-Florida game.
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| | "The #1 place to watch college baseball" is found at the stadium's Left |
| | Field Lounge. Each game the area behind left field hosts droves of
Bulldogs fans who enjoy tailgating and baseball.
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| | Throught the 2009 season, MSU has won 10 SEC Baseball |
| | championships and 6 conference tournament championships.
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| | Mississippi State's first baseball season was in 1948 when R.P. "Doc" |
| | Patty's squad posted a 12-5 record.
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| | MSU made their first College World Series appearance in 1971 under |
| | the direction of manager Paul Gregory.
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| | The next College World Series appearance for Mississippi State was in |
| | 1979, When Ron Polk's squad made it to Omaha. Polk coach MSU from
1976-1997 and then served a second stint from 2002-2008. Polk took
State to six CWS appearances.
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| | Mississippi State has produced a Who's Who list of prominent baseball |
| | alumni. The roster includes the likes of Boo Ferris, Wil Clark, Jeff
Brantley, Rafael Palmerio, Bobby Thigpen, Buck Showalter and
Jonathan Papelbon
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