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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Bulldogs drop first game of CWS final to Vandy
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Bats come alive as MSU clinches series SOURCE: MSU Athletics (Source: MSU Athletics) By MSU Sports Information | April 11, 2021 at 12:07 AM CDT - Updated April 11 at 12:07 AM
AUBURN, Ala. - The pitching staff was steady, and the offense arrived with one of its best performances of the season as the Mississippi State baseball program grabbed the middle game of the series at Auburn on Saturday to claim its third SEC series of the season with the finale on the horizon at Plainsman Park.
Mississippi State (23-7, 7-4 SEC) pounded out 11 hits - its most in an SEC game this season - and the pitching staff fanned 10 Auburn (12-15, 1-10 SEC) hitters on its way to a 12th SEC series win in its last 15 tries dating back to 2018.