They're looking to build momentum heading into a tough series at Tennessee while Ole Miss looks to do the same before its set against Georgia. Ole Miss also claimed the 2006 SEC Tournament Championship on the way to hosting its third-consecutive NCAA Regional as well as a second-straight Super Regional against the Miami Hurricanes. Ole Miss picked up right where it left off in 2021, topping three top-10 teams at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown to earn its first No. Additions to the grandstand including skyboxes and additional grandstand seating were completed in 2009 as O-U Stadium expanded to accommodate the standing room only crowds that have become a mainstay for the Rebels under the leadership of Bianco. Ole Miss also saw the second-straight Ferriss Trophy come to Oxford when Brian Pettway was named as the award's recipient as well as being named an All-American for the first time in his career. The Bulldogs are currently the final team in the field for next month's SEC tournament. Following the triumphant season, the longtime Rebel skipper was tabbed the National Coach of the Year by D1Baseball, USA Baseball, the ABCA, and Collegiate Baseball. 1 recruiting class in the history of not only the baseball program but all of Ole Miss athletics. 17 ECUs Keith LeClair Classic. Prior to the 2017 campaign, the Rebels brought in the nation's top-ranked recruiting class, the first No. Ole Miss is last place in the SEC with MSU just two spots ahead. National Treasure Auburn provided the opposition in what proved to be a crucial series for both squads. Mississippi State (20-14, 3-9) isnt far ahead. Since Bianco took the helm of the program 22 years ago, he has raised the bar for expectations at Ole Miss with each successive season. 12 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. If they do both, they don't play defense. Ole Miss hosted its ninth NCAA Regional under Bianco and swept at Swayze Field, winning three straight against Jacksonville State, Clemson and Jacksonville State once more to capture its 10th regional title and sixth Super Regional bid. After Biancos bunch eased past the Sooners in game one, an eighth-inning rally sealed the deal, securing the programs first national championship. Following the season, six Rebels were taken in the 2016 MLB Draft to mark the 12th-straight year at least four Ole Miss players were chosen. I actually picked my stuff off the bench, turning the page to the bottom half of the inning when I heard groans. Until that stops, it's difficult to pick them to win an SEC game, no matter the opponent. Hunter Hines made things interesting with a solo blast of his own to pull the Bulldogs within a run. He joined Head, who became the program's first-ever three-time All-American when he earned the distinction again in 2005. In the NCAA Super Regional, the Rebels traveled to face top-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette and rallied after losing the first game to claim the NCAA Super Regional with wins in game two and three to secure the program's berth in the College World Series. ", FOOTBALL TRANSFERS: Ole Miss football transfer tracker: Monitoring Lane Kiffin's spring portal additions, FULL RECAP: Mississippi State baseball dominates listless Ole Miss lineup, secures season series win, TAD PAD RETURN? 1 Louisville and eventual top-10 MLB Draft pick Reid Detmers. Leading the way throughout the season were All-SEC Second Team reliever Wyatt Short, Ferriss Trophy finalist Scott Weathersby, and senior slugger Sikes Orvis. If they rake, they don't pitch well. The Rebels ranked in the top-15 nationally in hits, doubles, runs scored, slugging percentage, home runs, and batting average. The SECs winningest active coach joined Ron Polk and Skip Bertman as the only coaches in conference history with 800 wins. This hill is even steeper, but the path forward in conference play is manageable. At some point, you gotta do it.". The Sun Devils struck first with a run in the second. What looked like a routine fly out to left by Luke Hancock turned out to be an RBI double. Stephen Head, then a sophomore, earned All-America honors for the second-straight season, becoming the school's third two-time All-American in 2004. Seth Smith and Stephen Head both competed for the 2003 edition of the Collegiate National Team. State won the first two games of the Starkville regional, but lost 2-1 to North Carolina. In all the glory of the storied programs, the 2023 version of the in-state battle doesnt appear to have two teams headed toward the College World Series. His first recruiting class was rated as one of the nation's 10 best by both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America, including a No. I didnt even see it. The Rebels have also celebrated great academic success under Bianco. The Bulldogs were 4-5 in Southeastern Conference play at this point in the season. Matt Tracy was called up to the big leagues by the New York Yankees, April 11, 2015, and made his debut later that day. That changed in 2021 as State won the program's first ever national championship. Jobes gutted it out and worked into the 5th. This past weekend, Mississippi State broke their own NCAA record for on campus attendance. The SECs First-Year Academic Honor Roll has included 93Bianco-coached Rebels, while 251student-athletes have been selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. When Ole Miss and State meet on the baseball diamond, plenty of tickets are sold. Michael F. Bianco (born May 3, 1967) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Those two crowds rank 14th and 24th respectively. "It's dusk," Bianco said. Chad Smith became the latest Rebel to make it to the "big leagues" in 2022, debuting for the Colorado Rockies. After spending two seasons at Indian River (Fla.) Community College, he played two seasons for Skip Bertman at perennial national-power LSU in 1988 and 1989. The 2019 squad set program records for walks drawn (351), fielding percentage (.978) and stolen bases (93) en route to a strong year. The Rebels looked destined for a deep postseason run in 2020. Ole Miss also saw its first SEC Freshman of the Year as outfielder Seth Smith earned the honor from the league. On the way to the postseason, Bianco's Rebels notched 18 wins in Southeastern Conference play on the way to an overall mark of 39-21. Foundation of Success Arkansas set their program high mark in 2018 against USC with a turnstile total of 13,742. Brayden Jones, Sam Tookoian and Mason Nichols made up the Rebel bullpen, all of whom had a combined six strikeouts with just two hits given up. Not satisfied with the accomplishments of the previous season, Ole Miss added to its list of firsts in 2005. Bianco is in his 22nd season as Ole Miss' head baseball coach. Although the Rebels were able to muster a run soon after, it was not enough as Mississippi State came out on top 2-1. The Rebels won game one of the series setting up a big Saturday match-up. Here are some of the sights and scenes from the Mississippi State baseball national championship parade. Despite some challenging seasons in 2022 and 2023, fan interest remains strong as last weekend's three-day total of 43,986 demonstrates. The Rebels defeated the eighth-ranked Aggies on the way to the program's sixth regional championship game in an eight-year span, a feat accomplished by only 15 teams nationally at the time. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Two more Rebels added their names to the MLB ranks in 2019 as pitchers Chris Ellis (Kansas City) and Jacob Waguespack (Toronto) toed the rubber in the bigs and former backstop Nick Fortes reachedthe majors in 2021, clobbering a home run in his debut with the Marlins. Reliever Tim Henderson posted the final out of that inning and worked a scoreless 6th. Riddled with injuries, highlighted by the absence of sophomore Hunter Elliott, coach Mike Bianco has struggled to. Gone from the team that made it to Omaha were 17 players, including eight that were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft. Rowdey Jordan gave the Bulldogs their first lead with a two-run home run in the bottom of the 6th. In five seasons at LSU (1993-1997), the Tigers advanced to the College World Series four times and claimed three national championships. "You gotta do it," Bianco said. Reliever Chase Patrick fared no better giving up three runs during 1.1 innings of work. It was the gold standard for attendance for a generation. The ball, which seemed to be a routine flyout to left field when Hancock struck it, found nothing but green grass, allowing Dakota Jordan to score what eventually became the deciding run in a 2-1 Mississippi State win over Ole Miss baseball. On Monday, June 13, 2005, the Rebels' Super Regional game against eventual national champion Texas was the third-most watched television broadcast of a college baseball game in the history of ESPN. STARKVILLE This weekend is what college baseball fans, particularly those aware of Mississippis passion for the sport, have been waiting for. It was the highest national ranking for the Rebels since finishing the 1969 season ranked No. 3 min read. Ole Miss lost its season opener against No. The Rebels have taken that crowd support and turned it into a distinct home field advantage. The No. The results show that most of those who helped set those records have gone home happy more times than not. From there, the Rebels hosted their 10th NCAA Regional under Bianco. LSU made it interesting by adding a pair of runs in the top of the sixth, but State third baseman and closer Pete Young took the mound in the 9th securing the final two outs to preserve a 4-3 victory. The 2003 recruiting class was ranked No. Saturday's first pitch, TV info : 3:30 p.m. CT (ESPN2). The Rebels have been downright horrific since SEC play began. The loss to the Tigers was not the last upset for Coach Ron Polk's fine team. Ole Miss has been a consistent contender. One of the best years to date offensively made Ole Miss one of the most feared teams by opposing pitchers, and rightfully so. After seven seasons as an assistant at Northwestern (La.) 1 ranking in national recruiting rankings by both Baseball America and D1Baseball.com. Closer Landon Sims worked two innings of perfect relief to close out the game and put State within a win of Omaha. The Rebels added an insurance run on a Preston Overby RBI sacrifice fly. The first two outs of the frame came in quick succession. In 2021, Tim Elko became the programs first SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Head won it in 2004, followed by Brian Pettway in 2005, Scott Bittle in 2008, Pomeranz in 2010 and Auston Bousfield in 2014. In 2010, the Rebels made an appearance in the postseason with an eighth consecutive berth, competing in an NCAA Regional at the University of Virginia. Last season, Mississippi State won two games at Ole Miss before dropping the Governor's Cup. It was the first time a Rebel player had ever been a finalist for the award. Jordan did in fact hit a ground ball, but with his incredible power he was able to muscle it into left field. The Rebels advanced to the championship game before falling to the top-ranked Hurricanes. In the eyes of Mississippi State baseball coach Chris Lemonis and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, there are pros and cons to the decision. 1 in the nation in attendance in 2021. College World Series Most Outstanding Player Dylan DeLuciawas named a Third Team All-American by Baseball America, while three-time Rebel captain Tim Elkolanded on the NCBWA's Third Team All-America squad. In those twelve games played, State has managed an 8-4 record. The Bulldogs and Tigers split the two seven-inning games that featured several legendary players for both programs. 2 in the nation, highlighted by four prospects who were taken in the MLB Draft but chose instead to play in Oxford. The 2018 campaign brought one of Biancos best seasons to date. 4 ranked recruiting class. You had the No. WHAT'S NEW: Mississippi State's Chris Lemonis, Ole Miss' Mike Bianco talk new baseball recruiting rules LAST WEEKEND: Unpacking Mississippi State baseball's ugly series loss, bullpen. PEARL Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball return to Trustmark Park on Tuesday for the annual Governor's Cup. In total, the Rebels have hosted 10 NCAA Regionals in the past 18 full season, further evidence that under Mike Bianco, Ole Miss baseball has truly become a national name. The Rebels broke the 40-win mark for the first time under Bianco, setting a school record at 48-20 on the season and claiming the SEC Western Division Championship. Selling a ton of tickets has become commonplace in Starkville. Title Time in Oxford "I know I sound like a broke record, but once we do something well, we either dont pitch it well or dont hit well enough in our league, you have to play all three phases or you dont win.". In the last four springs Ole Miss has been a national seed,. Could Ole Miss basketball return to 'Tad Pad' for throwback game? The administration made it known that the hoped to break the on campus attendance record and Bulldog fans responded. Three of the top ten crowds all time have come in 2023 at Mississippi State. With Smith dealing, it looked like the Bulldogs might be able to post a much needed victory within the league. Following his playing career, he joined Jim Wells' (former head coach at Alabama) coaching staff at Northwestern State, where he served two seasons from 1991-1992 as a graduate assistant. Zack Cozart made the national squad in 2006, and Cody Satterwhite and Lance Lynn kept that going in 2007. It's a nonconference matchup between the rivals. LSU also won three Southeastern Conference crowns and two SEC Tournament titles in that five-year span. Lingo shut the Rebels down over the course of the next couple of innings before giving the ball to Jonathan Holder with two on in the 8th. For years and years, Mississippi State was known as a program that could bring huge crowds, but the Bulldogs simply could no win the big one. This season is no different. State and LSU, Bianco received his first head coaching opportunity, taking over the reins of McNeese State. Not only have fans and the media covering college baseball noticed Ole Miss' resurgence under Bianco, some of the top talent in the country is also taking a close look at the Rebels. 19 pick from the Toronto Blue Jays. Viewers can access content on SEC Network+ through the ESPN app or ESPN.com/watch. That young group led the SEC in ERA at 3.45 for the year, hit the 35-win mark for the third straight season on the way to the postseason. Mississippi States 217 strikeouts on offense are fewest in the SEC. The scoreboard read: Ole Miss 3, Mississippi State 2. Lineup vs. Mississippi State in Pearl #GovernorsCup #RoadREBS . After advancing to the College World Series for the fifth time in program history during the 2014 season, Bianco had a young team with little experience take the field for the 2015 campaign. . LSU had captured the Friday night win and looked to take the series on Saturday. Contact him atskrajisnik@gannett.comor follow him on Twitter@skrajisnik3. The Rebels' Mike Bianco is the dean of SEC head coaches, in his 19th season. With two down in the inning, Jordan came back up in a big spot. He helped coach Northwestern State to a 1991 Southland Conference (SLC) championship and an appearance in the 1991 NCAA South I Regional. Reliever Chuck Holly was named the winning pitcher advancing his record to 7-0 on the season. . The Rebels hosted a second-straight NCAA Regional and advanced to an NCAA Super Regional for the first time, playing host to the eventual national champion Texas Longhorns. Alabama, the only exception, sits with a 9-9 conference record. With the Gators in town, the Bulldogs were trying to put some distance between themselves and rival LSU in the SEC standings. In the bottom of the 5th, James hit the first pitch he saw for a leadoff home run to tie the game at 3-3. Amani Larry and Colton Ledbetter followed with singles that combined to plate two more runs and cap the scoring at 5-1. Ole Miss will return to Swayze Field this weekend to begin a three-game SEC series with Georgia on Friday. PEARL When the ball left Luke Hancock's bat in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday at Trustmark Park, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco began to . Bianco and the Rebels hosted four straight NCAA Regionals and two Super Regionals from 2004-2007. State starter Terry Ellis was chased in the sixth after surrendering a pair of runs. PEARL When the ball left Luke Hancock's bat in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday at Trustmark Park, Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco began to rummage around in the dugout, preparing for the bottom half of the frame. Reliever Nate Dohm worked the final 2/3rds of the 9th and was credited with his first save. The Fighting Irish is no stranger to Dudy Noble Field in the post season, but many college baseball pundits felt that Notre Dame should have been a top eight national seed hosting their own chance to advance to Omaha. "It gets really hard to see right before it gets dark. Detz came around to score and Rea pulled up with a hard earned double. Logan Tanner's solo shot in the bottom of the 7th proved to be the difference as State went on to win 9-8. The Rebels again found themselves in the national spotlight in the 2002 season as Ole Miss climbed as high as No. Current Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco was a part of the comeback posting a 2-for-3 day along with an RBI in the 4-2 win. When the season ended, State finished a game better than LSU in the SEC standings and earned the #3 seed in the league tournament. In postgame, Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco addressed that sixth inning mess. After three innings of play, State held a 2-0 lead. On the first pitch in the home half of the first. Coaching Career If they pitch well, they don't hit enough. In the fall of 2016, Rebel Baseball earned the No. Friday's first pitch, livestream info: 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network+). by Rick Cleveland June 12, 2022. One member of that pitching staff, two-way player Stephen Head, was named SEC Freshman of the Year and also earned national Freshman of the Year along with All-America honors. Ole Miss enters the midweek match with an overall record of 21-19. Stuart Turner and Bobby Wahl became All-SEC and All-America honorees, while Turner was named the winner of the Johnny Bench Award as the top collegiate catcher in the nation. A ground ball to an infielder could have resulted in a game ending double play. The talented freshman worked the count full, but went down swinging on the game's final pitch. As well documented, Mississippi State won game two against Ole Miss on the Dakota Jordan walk-off this past weekend. Ole Miss has won 73.2 percent of its home games under Bianco, compiling a 542-198-1 record at Swayze Field. SEC Network is channel 611 on DirecTV, channel 404 or 408 on Dish Network, and channel 75 or 575 on Verizon FiOS. Two Ole Miss relievers combined to walk the bases loaded. State did not take their first lead until the 7th inning. 5 seed Arkansas. 2 p.m. Sunday, vs. Mississippi State SEC Network+ . Those two double headers from the late 80s only add to the intrigue. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: In Governor's Cup loss to Mississippi State, Ole Miss baseball's flaws show, Ole Miss football transfer tracker: Monitoring Lane Kiffin's spring portal additions, Mississippi State baseball dominates listless Ole Miss lineup, secures season series win, Could Ole Miss basketball return to 'Tad Pad' for throwback game? Bulldog starter Will Bednar lasted just three innings giving up four runs on seven hits. The honors continued to come in for the Rebels in 2008 as Ole Miss advanced to a sixth-straight NCAA Regional, playing in Coral Gables at No. Maintaining Excellence The result, to this point, is a 21-20 overall record and a last-place standing in the SEC. In a changing world, Mississippi State baseball's Ron Polk remains a statue-worthy legend, Why there's no sugarcoating importance of Ole Miss series for Mississippi State baseball, What the Mississippi State series means to Ole Miss baseball, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Ole Miss made the NCAA Tournament in 2013 with a berth in the Raleigh Regional hosted by N.C. State after a 38-win season and advancing to the third day of play at the SEC Tournament. When the Rebels hosted again in 2009 at the newly renovated Oxford-University Stadium, new attendance marks were again set; Ole Miss hosted the then-largest crowd in school history as 10,323 fans came to see the Rebels take on Virginia in game two of the Super Regional. He then returned to Baton Rouge where he joined Bertman's staff at LSU. Ole Miss extended that streak in 2007 as the Rebels posted a fifth-straight winning season in SEC action, remaining the leagues winningest program in a five-year span. In 22 seasons in Oxford, Bianco has posted just five seasons with a winning. That trend continued in 2019, when 29,352 fans witnessed a three-game Rebel sweep of the Oxford Regional, the fourth-most in the country. In recognition, Bianco was named the SLC's Coach of the Year. 1998-2000:Head Coach, McNeese State Arizona State won game one of the series going away 13-4. Friday: Tennessee won 12-8. Head coach Mike Bianco passed the legendary Skip Bertman for second-most wins by an SEC head coach on April 4 with Ole Miss' 7-2 win over Memphis. The appearance in the NCAA Regional was the second in three years for Bianco's program and only the fourth for Ole Miss since the 1977 season. With one down in the home half of the tenth, pinch hitter Cody Brown doubled off the centerfield wall to get the Bulldog partisans back into the game. The groundwork was laid for the future as the Rebels would reach even greater heights in the coming years. Gunnar Hoglund became the third Rebel pitcher coached by Bianco selected in the first round, earning the No. Most recently, Gonzalez was the shortstop selection on the All-SEC First Team, while Elko'sfinal collegiate season landed him on the All-SEC Second Team. Bianco still believes these Rebels have the tools. It was the beginning of a steady climb to the top for Ole Miss. The pitching staff was the strength of the 2017 squad, cracking the country's top 25 in six different categories; Ole Miss led the SEC and ranked third nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.21), while finishing ninth in the country with 1.22 walks and hits per inning (WHIP). They are currently 5-10 in the SEC, and are on track to have one of the worst seasons in Mike Bianco era history. 1993-97:Assistant Coach, LSU Two teams split the first two games of the three-game set that was scheduled to begin on Thursday. 1 seed Virginia, falling to the Cavaliers 2-1 in the opening-round game before picking up win a dramatic walk-off win over Texas Tech and a 6-4 victory over TCU in elimination contests to set up another showdown against Virginia with a berth in the CWS Championship Series on the line. Ole Miss finished with a 43-19 record and hosted an NCAA Regional for the seventh time in the last 13 years. A trio of Rebels collected Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America accolades in pitchers Brady Feigl, James McArthur and Andy Pagnozzi. Commanding the strike zone has been the top issue keeping Mississippi State from living up to its apparent ceiling. Less than a month into the season, the Oakland Athletics called up Bobby Wahl as the next Rebel to make his MLB debut. Ole Miss opened the season with the best start to a year in program history, coming in at 17-1, as well as 20-2 at just before the halfway point. The Bulldogs played the 2018 season, while the stadium was still being built. At 3-15, the Rebels need to make up three games plus a tiebreaker on Mississippi State just to make the SEC Tournament at the end of the season. All-told, 29,646 fans came to the Super Regional, making it the most attended Super Regional of the season and the highest attendance for a Super Regional at an on-campus facility in NCAA history at the time. J.B. Woodman became the 23rd All-American in program history, while also earning All-SEC honors alongside second baseman Tate Blackman and catcher Henri Lartigue. The Diamond Dawgs earned a #1 ranking over the course of the season. CoachChris Lemonis' team is in sixth place in the SEC West. He was the starting catcher and team captain for the Tigers' 1989 team that finished third at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. "In our league, you gotta play all three phases better or you don't win.". The Rebels made up four of nine combined hits between both teams. Not far ahead of Mississippi State's staff is Ole Miss with its 5.66 ERA. All told, the Aggies pounded out 17 hits on the day to take the series and the lead in the SEC standings. Following a 31-25 campaign in 1999, Bianco's 2000 team produced one of the most successful seasons in McNeese State history. While the 2014 team was not considered a real contender, the Bulldogs were pushing toward another NCAA regional appearance. His 2000 team batted .305 and set a new school standard for hits in a season with 600. Looking back at the top ten record crowds, Mississippi State played a . While working behind the plate for LSU, Bianco caught major league pitchers Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Curtis Leskanic, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea and Paul Byrd. Of the five runs scored between the two teams, four of them were the result of solo home runs. Ole Miss got on the board first with a solo shot from shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. From there, the LSU bullpen did the rest to preserve a 4-3 victory. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Drew Pomeranz became the sixth Rebel to sport the American flag uniform in 2009, followed by Bobby Wahl in 2012 and Dallas Woolfolk in 2017. Ahead 6-5, the Bulldogs turned to ace reliever Nate Dohm to try and close things out. The game was nip and tuck throughout. On DirecTV, ESPN2 is channel 209. "We dont block the first strike, miss a pickoff throw and then drop a fly ball. Since then, Bianco has become the winningest coach in program history, led the Rebels to the only national championship in program history and established Ole Miss as one of the premier programs in college baseball. Pomeranz became the highest draft pick in school history when he was taken fifth overall by the Cleveland Indians and led a group of five Rebels drafted in 2010. It marked the first top-5 recruiting class for Bianco at Ole Miss. Many wondered when the new stadium was built if the configuration would allow for potential record crowds. Bianco Earns Head Coaching Experience Attendance continues to rise under Bianco as Oxford-University Stadium has been established as one of the best atmospheres in college baseball. The Bulldogs are coming off a series win against Auburn last weekend and defeated Jackson State on Tuesday. Florida brought a solid team to the ballpark that day, but Mississippi State might have been the best squad in the country. 2 Louisville and a road win over eventual national champion Coastal Carolina. When his Rebels defeated Texas A&M 13-3 on Friday, April 26, Bianco won his 739th game as the head coach in Oxford, moving him to third all-time in SEC history ahead of South Carolinas Ray Tanner. His overall records against Mississippi State and LSU are just under .500, but he's dominated matchups against SEC West opponents Alabama (38-29), Arkansas (39-33), Auburn (37-27) and Texas A&M (15-9). Doug Nikhazy made it three straight seasons with a Rebel arm wearing the Stars and Stripes, earning a spot on the 24-man roster for the 2019 summer. It's rivalry week on the baseball diamond for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who will meet for a three-game Southeastern Conference series from Thursday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23, atSwayze Field in Oxford. MLB Rebs The Bulldog closer wiggled out of the jam, but disaster struck in the top of the 10th. Streaming is available on SEC Network+. Although the Rebels were able to muster a run soon after, it was not enough as Mississippi State came out on top 2-1. After winning 48 in 2018, 41 in 2019 and racing out to a 16-1 start in 2020, the Rebels are tied for the fourth-most wins in the nation since 2018 at 105. State was later awarded a top eight national seed for the first time in program history. The 2005 NCAA Regional in Oxford drew the second-largest crowd among all Regionals. He quickly displayed his abilities to develop a competitive program. In a career that has been filled with memorable seasons, the pinnacle without a doubt came during the 2022 campaign. 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