Every year the Mississippi State Bulldogs play in a Regional, the coach faces the same question. Should he start the ace in Game 1 to give the team the best chance to win the first game, or does he hold the ace until Game 2 to give the team the best chance to win the entire regional, but making the risk of a Game 1 loss greater?
In his first regional as a head coach, Andy Cannizaro has made the decision to take the latter. Cole Gordon and not Konnor Pilkington will start Friday against South Alabama. Some agree with this decision and others don’t.