OMAHA, Neb. (AP) â Mississippi State had the crowd. Vanderbilt had a big lead and Jack Leiter on the mound, and that was plenty Monday night.
The Commodores rode a seven-run first inning to an 8-2 victory in Game 1 of the College World Series finals to move within a win of a second straight national championship.
Fans in Mississippi State maroon overwhelmingly outnumbered Commodores supporters in the crowd of 24,052, many showing up early for tailgating and ringing cowbells in the parking lots.
Inside TD Ameritrade Park, some of the MSU faithful taunted the superfan known as the âVandy Whistlerâ by chanting âLetâs Go Stateâ after each of his series of three quick whistles between pitches.
Killing the mood
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