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'In it to win it': Mississippi State fans flood CWS finals for first sellout crowd of tournament
Bulldogs face Vanderbilt Commodores in the best-of-3 series; Event leaders welcome the footprint a loyal fanbase creates for local business
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Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jun 28, 2021
'In it to win it': Mississippi State fans flood CWS finals for first sellout crowd of tournament
Bulldogs face Vanderbilt Commodores in the best-of-3 series; Event leaders welcome the footprint a loyal fanbase creates for local business
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Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jun 28, 2021
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COMING INTO TOWN IN DROS.VE [CHEERING] >> EVERYBODY’S GOING TO DROP WHAT THEY’RE DOING AND DRIVE UP THERE AND BE THE.RE JOSE: ASK BULLDOG NATION, THEY’LL TELL YOU THE 13-HOUR OVERNIGHT DRIVE TO OMAHA IS WORTH IT. FANS ARE FLYING IN, AS WELL, INCLUDING MATT LEA, WHO ARRIVED AT EPPLEY TELA MONDAY. >> I PRETTY MUCH MADE THE DE CISION, WHEN WE MADE IT BACK TO OMAHA, THAT IF WE MAKE THE FINAL SERIES, I WAS GOING TO FLY TUPHERE. JOSE: THE WALL OF MAROON SHIRTS SEEMS TO STRETCH FOR MILES AROUND BASEBALL VILLAGE. >> WHEN WE WERE DRIVINUPG YESTERDAY, WE WERE PASSED BY SO MANY MISSIIPPISS TAGS, AND SOME HAD STATE ON THEM. >> WE’RE GOING TO GO WHEREVER OUR TE IAMS, NO MATTER WHAT. WE’RE IN IT TO WIN IT. JOSE: THE RETURN TRIP IS EMOTIONAL FOR A.LE WE FIRST MET HIM 2018, WHEN HE BROUGHT HIS DAD HERE, WHILE HIS FATHER HAS SINCE PASD.SE -- WE FIRST MET HIM 2018, WHEN HE BROUGHT HIS DAD HERE. WHILE HIS FATHER HAS SINCE PASSED, LEA WANTS TO MAKE ANOTHER MEANINGUL MEMO.RY >> I’M GOING TO HAVE A PIECE OF MY DAD WITH ME, BRINGING SOME OF HIS ASHES UP WITH ME. SO HE’LL BE HERE IN SPIRIT WITH ME AND, HOPEFULLY, IT’S STJU GOING TO BE AN AWESOME TIME. JOSE: MECA SAYS CROWDS HAVE AVERAGED AROUND 20,000, BUT GAME ONE OF THE FINALS MARKS THE FIRSSELLT OUT CROWD SO FAR THIS YEAR. AFTER PREPARING FOR 100% CAPACITY, EVENT LEADERS TELL US YEARS OF SUCCESS AND PREPARATION LEFT AN IMPRINT ON FANS WANTGIN TO ENJOY AND DISCOVER OMAHA. >> I THINK THE EVENT ISOS INGRAINED WITHIN OMAHA, SO SYNONYMOUS WITH EACH OTHER, THAT NOW IT’S A DESTINATION AND PEOPLE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME DOWN HERE AND BE A PART OF IT. :SE BACK TO THAT PREPARATN,IO MECA ALSO SAYS THEY’VE HAD THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SECURITY AND EVENT STAFF TO BE READY FOR THESE KINDOFS CROWDS, READY TO GO HERE AT TD AMERITRADE PARK. EVEN IF THE FANS ARE IN TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS, THEIR DOLLARS LLWI LEAVE A FOOTPRINT AND A MARK ON LOCAL BUSINESSES. A POSITIVE SIGN IN THAT WAY. LIVE DOWNTOWN, JOSE ZOZAYA, KETV NEWSWA