2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
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The 2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team won the SEC Tournament
and placed second at the Miami
Regional at the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
.
Ron Polk
was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 26th year.
2005 SEC Baseball Tournament
The 2005 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 25th through May 29th. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament....
and placed second at the Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
Regional at the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30th through June 26th, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
.
Ron Polk
Ron Polk
Ronald Polk was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered the "Father of SEC Baseball". He is by far the winningest coach in school and SEC history in all sports. In 28 seasons as the coach, he has to date compiled a 1139-590-2 record. His career record stands at...
was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 26th year.
Regular season
The Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a 36-20 record and an SEC record of 13-16.SEC Tournament
The Bulldogs defeated LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Ole Miss en route to their 5th SEC Tournament victory.NCAA tournament
The Bulldogs were the 2 seed in the Miami regional, but lost twice to Miami and were eliminated.Season results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Overall | SEC | Notes |
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| Feb. 25 | Eastern Illinois | W 3-1 | 1-0 | ||
| Feb. 26 | Eastern Illinois | W 16-6 | 2-0 | ||
| March 1 | Miss. Valley State | W 14-7 | 3-0 | ||
| March 4 | Austin Peay | W 4-3 | 4-0 | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS | |
| March 5 | Kansas | W 5-0 | 5-0 | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS | |
| March 6 | Kansas | W 9-2 | 6-0 | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS | |
| March 8 | Louisiana Tech | W 5-3 | 7-0 | ||
| March 9 | Jackson State | W 14-2 | 8-0 | ||
| March 11 | at Arizona | L 3-9 | 8-1 | ||
| March 12 | at Arizona | L 3-7 | 8-2 | ||
| March 13 | at Arizona | W 13-12 | 9-2 | ||
| March 15 | Memphis | W 11-8 | 10-2 | ||
| March 16 | Memphis | W 4-2 | 11-2 | ||
| March 18 | Vanderbilt | L 3-10 | 11-3 | 0-1 | |
| March 19 | Vanderbilt | W 5-3 | 12-3 | 1-1 | |
| March 20 | Vanderbilt | W 5-1 | 13-3 | 2-1 | |
| March 22 | New Orleans | W 5-1 | 14-3 | ||
| March 23 | New Orleans | W 8-4 | 15-3 | ||
| March 25 | at Arkansas | W 5-3 | 16-3 | 3-1 | |
| March 26 | at Arkansas | W 13-4 | 17-3 | 4-1 | |
| March 27 | at Arkansas | L 5-10 | 17-4 | 4-2 | |
| March 29 | Ole Miss | L 1-5 | 17-5 | Mayor's Trophy - Jackson, MS | |
| April 3 | at Tennessee | L 1-2 | 17-6 | 4-3 | |
| April 3 | at Tennessee | L 1-2 | 17-7 | 4-4 | |
| April 5 | Samford | W 14-5 | 18-7 | played in Jackson, MS | |
| April 8 | Auburn | W 4-1 | 19-7 | 5-4 | |
| April 9 | Auburn | L 7-8 | 19-8 | 5-5 | |
| April 10 | Auburn | W 4-0 | 20-8 | 6-5 | |
| April 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 9-3 | 21-8 | ||
| April 13 | Samford | W 13-1 | 22-8 | ||
| April 15 | at Georgia | L 1-5 | 22-9 | 6-6 | |
| April 16 | at Georgia | W 6-0 | 23-9 | 7-6 | |
| April 17 | at Georgia | L 3-6 | 23-10 | 7-7 | |
| April 19 | at South Alabama | W 10-6 | 24-10 | ||
| April 20 | South Alabama | W 2-1 | 25-10 | played in Jackson, MS | |
| April 22 | Kentucky | W 12-4 | 26-10 | 8-7 | |
| April 23 | Kentucky | L 5-12 | 26-11 | 8-8 | |
| April 24 | Kentucky | W 3-2 | 27-11 | 9-8 | |
| April 26 | Southern Miss | W 5-4 | 28-11 | ||
| April 27 | Southern Miss | L 1-6 | 28-12 | ||
| April 29 | at Ole Miss | L 4-11 | 28-13 | 9-9 | |
| April 30 | at Ole Miss | L 0-5 | 28-14 | 9-10 | |
| May 1 | at Ole Miss | L 1-9 | 28-15 | 9-11 | |
| May 6 | Alabama | W 7-3 | 29-15 | 10-11 | |
| May 7 | Alabama | L 3-5 | 29-16 | 10-12 | |
| May 8 | Alabama | W 5-3 | 30-16 | 11-12 | |
| May 9 | Birmingham Southern | W 10-4 | 31-16 | played in Jackson, MS | |
| May 10 | Miss. Valley State | W 3-2 | 32-16 | ||
| May 13 | at Florida | L 2-8 | 32-17 | 11-13 | |
| May 14 | at Florida | L 1-2 | 32-18 | 11-14 | |
| May 15 | at Florida | W 6-5 | 33-18 | 12-14 | |
| May 17 | UT-Martin | W 17-3 | 34-18 | ||
| May 17 | UT-Martin | W 8-3 | 35-18 | ||
| May 20 | LSU | L 5-7 | 35-19 | 12-15 | |
| May 21 | LSU | W 5-3 | 36-19 | 13-15 | |
| May 22 | LSU | L 2-3 | 36-20 | 13-16 | |
| 2005 SEC Baseball Tournament The 2005 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 25th through May 29th. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.... - Hoover, AL |
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| May 25 | LSU | W 9-2 | 37-20 | ||
| May 26 | South Carolina | W 6-2 | 38-20 | ||
| May 28 | Tennessee | W 3-2 | 39-20 | ||
| May 29 | Ole Miss | W 4-1 | 40-20 | SEC Tournament Champion | |
| 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30th through June 26th, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament... - Coral Gables, FL |
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| June 3 | Florida Atlantic | W 13-2 | 41-20 | ||
| June 4 | Miami | L 1-4 | 41-21 | ||
| June 5 | Florida Atlantic | W 8-4 | 42-21 | ||
| June 5 | Miami | L 4-10 | 42-22 | 2nd place in Regional | |