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It was only a few minutes before Mississippi State’s Saturday night winner’s bracket game against Central Michigan in the Starkville Regional was set to begin. Because of NCAA postseason rules, the Bulldogs were slated to be the visiting team and hit first, despite being inside the friendly home confines of Dudy Noble Field.
Problem was, some MSU players didn’t realize it was their bat – not their glove – they needed as the game began.
“A couple of them, (like) Elijah (MacNamee) didn’t even realize we were the visitor until about two minutes before the game started,” MSU head coach Chris Lemonis said.