Opening weekend under their collective belts, it was the bats of Mississippi State’s baseball team which drew the most attention over the four-game weekend of play. After an offseason which saw veteran players dominating summer baseball leagues and newcomers enrolling with high rankings and higher praise, coaches said all preseason they expected to be an extremely improved offensive club in 2016.
It’s only been four games, of course, so beware the small sample size, but to those who expected better numbers, this weekend was proof of everything they had predicted. The Bulldogs racked up 52 hits over the weekend, scoring a total of 38 runs, one of the biggest offensive weekends MSU has seen in some time.