Not that long ago, Mississippi State was one of those teams who if you had picked them to make it to Omaha this year, I would have called you crazy.
After dropping their first three games of the year and winning one, head coach Andy Cannizaro “resigned” in late February after it was discovered he had an extramarital affair with an athletics staff member. Pitching coach Gary Henderson stepped in as the interim head coach and helped the Bulldogs get a handle on it and finish the regular above 500 at 31-24.
After an early exit in the SEC Tournament, Mississippi State was sent to the Tallahassee regional as a two seed and eliminated host Florida State with an amazing walk-off three-run homer.