By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
OMAHA, Neb. – In the moments leading up to last weekend’s Starkville Super Regional, Mississippi State head baseball coach Chris Lemonis was feeling the pressure. Yes, in large part, it was because his Bulldogs were on the cusp of Omaha and a trip to the College World Series. There was also added anxiety though because before MSU’s Super Regional even began, Louisville had already punched its ticket to Omaha by sweeping past East Carolina.
Why did that matter? Louisville’s head coach is Lemonis’ former teammate, former coworker and still-best friend Dan McDonnell.