The state of Mississippi has ruled the college baseball world the past two years, and now it might extend to three years with the rise of Southern Miss baseball.
However, there is one thing that sets the Golden Eagles program apart from the past two College World Series champions − Mississippi State and Ole Miss − and it's where they recruit. On USM's 38-man roster, 20 were recruited out of Mississippi, whether from high schools or area colleges.
And if there was one thing high school coaches in Mississippi could agree with, it's the kind of player that the Golden Eagles desire.