Mississippi State traveled down to Biloxi this past week for a pair of spring break midweek games against Texas Tech, defeating the Red Raiders, who are a consensus top-4 team and ranked as high as #2 in some polls, on both Tuesday and Wednesday to claim what seemed to be a season-boosting pari of wins.
The Bulldogs wore the same midweek uniform rotation that they did when they played two midweek games two weeks ago against Texas Southern and Alcorn State: White 85s on Tuesday and White Pinstripes on Wednesday.
This made for a pair of great looking ballgames, as both the White 85s and White Pinstripes are elite college baseball uniforms. It's a bit of a shame that they are both relegated to midweek games, but for this particular high-profile series it worked out great.
The win on Tuesday was the first of the season in the White 85s, increasing their record in 2020 to 1-1. The White Pinstripes improved to 2-0 with Wednesday's victory; combining the STATE, 85, and Pinstripe jerseys, the Bulldogs are 6-1 in white in 2020.
The Bulldogs wore the same midweek uniform rotation that they did when they played two midweek games two weeks ago against Texas Southern and Alcorn State: White 85s on Tuesday and White Pinstripes on Wednesday.
This made for a pair of great looking ballgames, as both the White 85s and White Pinstripes are elite college baseball uniforms. It's a bit of a shame that they are both relegated to midweek games, but for this particular high-profile series it worked out great.
The win on Tuesday was the first of the season in the White 85s, increasing their record in 2020 to 1-1. The White Pinstripes improved to 2-0 with Wednesday's victory; combining the STATE, 85, and Pinstripe jerseys, the Bulldogs are 6-1 in white in 2020.
I mentioned earlier that it "seemed" to be a season-boosting pair of wins- that's because in reality, every postseason game and every regular season game until at least April 15th has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us who love sports, especially for those of us whose favorite sport is Mississippi State baseball, this is an absolute nightmare. But I think all of us who are reasonable understand that the correct measures are being taken in order to flatten the curve of the spread of the disease and prevent our hospitals from being overwhelmed.
Personally, I was lucky enough to attend the Wednesday game in Biloxi, which as it currently stands was probably the last one of the season. At the time of the game, I understood that the Arkansas series would probably be played without fans and this would be the last game I get to attend for at least a few weeks. Now it's looking like it will probably be about 11 months before the next Mississippi State baseball game is played- that being the opening game of the 2021 season.
This is a situation that sucks all the way around- especially since the team seemed to finally be turning a corner. They were on a five-game winning streak, finished with two consecutive wins over a consensus top-4 team, and were about to play a struggling Arkansas team to open SEC play. In addition, senior pitchers Spencer Price and Riley Self both seemed to have returned to their 2017 selves, which could have give the Bulldogs the pieces they needed to make a run in 2020. Now, they'll probably have a chance at an additional season, but to have this one taken away is incredibly unfortunate.
As of now, the second half of SEC Play, along with the SEC Tournament, has not been canceled. But the odds of SEC baseball being played again in 2020 seem bleak at best. So, unless things start looking better soon, I'll probably do a "2020 Season Recap" post within the next week.
Uniform Models for Two Games in Biloxi:
Tuesday vs Texas Tech: White 85: #48 Houston Harding
Wednesday vs Texas Tech: White Pinstripes: #10 Josh Hatcher
Personally, I was lucky enough to attend the Wednesday game in Biloxi, which as it currently stands was probably the last one of the season. At the time of the game, I understood that the Arkansas series would probably be played without fans and this would be the last game I get to attend for at least a few weeks. Now it's looking like it will probably be about 11 months before the next Mississippi State baseball game is played- that being the opening game of the 2021 season.
This is a situation that sucks all the way around- especially since the team seemed to finally be turning a corner. They were on a five-game winning streak, finished with two consecutive wins over a consensus top-4 team, and were about to play a struggling Arkansas team to open SEC play. In addition, senior pitchers Spencer Price and Riley Self both seemed to have returned to their 2017 selves, which could have give the Bulldogs the pieces they needed to make a run in 2020. Now, they'll probably have a chance at an additional season, but to have this one taken away is incredibly unfortunate.
As of now, the second half of SEC Play, along with the SEC Tournament, has not been canceled. But the odds of SEC baseball being played again in 2020 seem bleak at best. So, unless things start looking better soon, I'll probably do a "2020 Season Recap" post within the next week.
Uniform Models for Two Games in Biloxi:
Tuesday vs Texas Tech: White 85: #48 Houston Harding
Wednesday vs Texas Tech: White Pinstripes: #10 Josh Hatcher
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