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Eighteen Thoughts On Mississippi State Baseball In 2018

By Ethan Lee

Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 11: Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully shakes his head during the second half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 11: Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully shakes his head during the second half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

Gary Henderson Saved This Season And Made It Something MSU Fans Can Be Proud Of

Mississippi State baseball fans absolutely have to be grateful that John Cohen brought Gary Henderson to Starkville a couple of years ago. When Henderson arrived at State, it was expected that he’d be an assistant coach on John Cohen’s staff and the Bulldogs would use him as a pitching coach.

That’s not what happened at all.

John Cohen left coaching baseball to become the new athletic director of Mississippi State. From there, Henderson remained as the pitching coach as Andy Cannizaro came in. And when Andy Cannizaro went out, Gary Henderson remained.

As Henderson remained with Mississippi State, he led the Bulldogs to Omaha in a year that everyone counted the Bulldogs out. Only a handful of coaches have ever guided Mississippi State to the College World Series. Henderson is one of them.

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