Southeast Missouri State preview

Redshirt sophomore Jacob Billingsley has made 12 relief appearances and was named the MVP of the Governor’s Cup this season. (Kelly Price/ Mississippi State)John Cohen and Steve Bieser will match witts from their respective dugouts today when they square off today at 1:30 p.m. in Game 1 of the Starkville Regional.

But the chess match between the two started much sooner during Thursday’s press conference. Cohen was reluctant to release top-seeded Mississippi State’s starting pitching plans until Bieser named his for No. 4 seed Southeast Missouri State.

“We’re really close to making that decision, we’re just waiting to see which direction SEMO is going to go first,” Cohen said. “As soon as we…