This was a special baseball season. There is no way to get around it other than that. The Mississippi State baseball team stormed onto the season after one of their most disappointing seasons the prior year. It might not have ended the way we wanted it to, but after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, a lot of us thought it would.
There was some concern as the Bulldogs entered the Starkville Regional. Southeast Missouri, the first round opponent, had a very talented left handed pitcher taking the mound in Joey Lucchesi. There were some who were concerned the Bulldogs might have a difficult time getting past the premiere arm.