Mississippi State returned home to Dudy Noble Field this past weekend, taking on the Texas A&M Aggies. Since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012, this series had generally been dominated by the road team, with State taking three of four series in College Station (13, 17, 19) and A&M winning all three series in Starkville (14, 16, 18). This season, however, with the Aggies struggling and the Bulldogs a top-5 team in the nation, seemed like a prime opportunity for State to finally win the battle of the SEC West's two maroon and white teams as the home team. That is exactly what happened, as the Bulldogs won on Friday Night and then swept a Saturday doubleheader to sweep the Aggies three games to none.
With finals taking place earlier this week, there was no midweek action, so the series with A&M was the only baseball activity of the week for Mississippi State. On Friday Night, the Aggies got up early, but State fought back to force extra innings. In what ended up being a 12-inning, nearly 5 hour long ballgame, Tanner Allen had the walk-off homer to give the Bulldogs the victory. The maroon 85s improved to 8-3 on the season with the win; they're 7-3 when paired with white pants.
With rain forecast for Sunday, a doubleheader was scheduled for Saturday afternoon to finish up the series. This was the first doubleheader of the season for Mississippi State. It was actually the first doubleheader in nearly two calendar years; the last one was on May 4, 2019, coincidentally at Texas A&M. Unlike that doubleheader, which was a split, this one was all Mississippi State, as the Bulldogs won 3-2 and 10-5 to complete the sweep.
Historically, Mississippi State has gone back-and-forth on whether or not to change uniforms in-between doubleheader games. Years where they always kept the same uniform on for both games include 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2021. Years where they always changed jerseys and/or pants in-between games are 2012, 2017, and 2018. In 2013 and 2015, there were some instances where they did change and some instances where they didn't. The shortened 2020 season did not feature any doubleheaders.
To simplify it even further: under John Cohen, it was pretty much a toss-up as to whether or not uniforms would be changed in-between doubleheader games. Under Andy Cannizaro and Gary Henderson, there would always be a change (with two exceptions- both of which were in the 2017 postseason). Under Chris Lemonis, the Bulldogs have always worn the exact game uniform for both games of a doubleheader.
That was the case in Saturday's doubleheader, as the Bulldogs wore the classic white 85 uniforms in both games. With the two victories, the white 85s improved to 6-1 on the season. They have now been worn in more victories (6) this season than any other uniform except for the maroon 85s (8).
This upcoming week, the Bulldogs travel to South Carolina, where they will take on The Citadel, alma mater of Coach Lemonis, in a midweek matchup before taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC weekend series. I'm intrigued to see what uniforms the Bulldogs go with for the matchup with The Citadel, as it is the first (and only) road midweek game of the season. It could be an opportunity for the black jerseys to re-appear, or we could simply see one of the weekend uniforms twice in one week.
With finals taking place earlier this week, there was no midweek action, so the series with A&M was the only baseball activity of the week for Mississippi State. On Friday Night, the Aggies got up early, but State fought back to force extra innings. In what ended up being a 12-inning, nearly 5 hour long ballgame, Tanner Allen had the walk-off homer to give the Bulldogs the victory. The maroon 85s improved to 8-3 on the season with the win; they're 7-3 when paired with white pants.
With rain forecast for Sunday, a doubleheader was scheduled for Saturday afternoon to finish up the series. This was the first doubleheader of the season for Mississippi State. It was actually the first doubleheader in nearly two calendar years; the last one was on May 4, 2019, coincidentally at Texas A&M. Unlike that doubleheader, which was a split, this one was all Mississippi State, as the Bulldogs won 3-2 and 10-5 to complete the sweep.
Historically, Mississippi State has gone back-and-forth on whether or not to change uniforms in-between doubleheader games. Years where they always kept the same uniform on for both games include 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2021. Years where they always changed jerseys and/or pants in-between games are 2012, 2017, and 2018. In 2013 and 2015, there were some instances where they did change and some instances where they didn't. The shortened 2020 season did not feature any doubleheaders.
To simplify it even further: under John Cohen, it was pretty much a toss-up as to whether or not uniforms would be changed in-between doubleheader games. Under Andy Cannizaro and Gary Henderson, there would always be a change (with two exceptions- both of which were in the 2017 postseason). Under Chris Lemonis, the Bulldogs have always worn the exact game uniform for both games of a doubleheader.
That was the case in Saturday's doubleheader, as the Bulldogs wore the classic white 85 uniforms in both games. With the two victories, the white 85s improved to 6-1 on the season. They have now been worn in more victories (6) this season than any other uniform except for the maroon 85s (8).
This upcoming week, the Bulldogs travel to South Carolina, where they will take on The Citadel, alma mater of Coach Lemonis, in a midweek matchup before taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC weekend series. I'm intrigued to see what uniforms the Bulldogs go with for the matchup with The Citadel, as it is the first (and only) road midweek game of the season. It could be an opportunity for the black jerseys to re-appear, or we could simply see one of the weekend uniforms twice in one week.
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