Mississippi State Comes From Behind, Takes Game 1

What a ride we are on right now. It seems like just yesterday MSU had lost 8 of their last 10 and Polk was telling us about how his goal was to not get swept by Alabama. It looked like the year was going to end up being yet another disappointment. Funny how four consecutive wins in the post-season can change your outlook on things.

After beating Stetson and then Florida St. two times in a row, MSU would now be facing a Clemson team loaded with pitching. Clemson fans whined incessantly all week long about MSU receiving the super regional bid and how much better their team was. In all honestly, were I in their shoes I too would likely have complained. Seeing as I am a Mississippi State fan though, I just found the whole display annoying.

Friday was supposed to be an exhibit of Clemson's dominant pitching overpowering the poor, pitiful, outmatched Bulldogs. I could see why people might think that seeing as Daniel Moskos, the Clemson pitcher, was taken No. 4 overall in the MLB draft. Fortunately, Clemson did anything but show pitching dominance. 12,620 fans, the largest crowd ever to attend a super regional game, cheered as they saw and a 5-2 Clemson lead evaporate and turn into a 6-5 Bulldog lead in the bottom of the sixth. MSU would never look back and Jet Butler ultimately sealed the 8-6 victory with a spectacular catch, tripping over both Hardy and Sneed who were both converging on the ball as well, to record the final out.

If you want complete and far better written recaps, I suggest checking out mstateathletics.com, Dawgs' Bite, clarionledger.com, and The College Baseball Blog.

One more win and it is on to Omaha. Please take them out today Pigott. Oh yeah, game starts at 11:00 central, which is in about an hour and twelve minutes. Just in case you didn't know.