State is 23-12 since April 1 and is 10-1 against top-five teams.
Henderson Named 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Coach Of The Year
June 13, 2018 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Having led Mississippi State to its 10th College World Series appearance, interim head coach Gary Henderson has been named 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Coach Of The Year.
Henderson was elevated from the role of assistant coach on Feb. 21 and has led the Diamond Dawgs to a 37-24 mark at the helm. State started the season 14-15 overall and 2-7 in Southeastern Conference play, but turned it around at the start of April and since then is 23-12, along with a 10-1 mark against top-five teams.
State began its NCAA Tournament run in the Tallahassee Regional and after dropping the opener to Oklahoma, rallied to win four-straight elimination games to claim the regional and become the 23rd team in the current 64-team NCAA Tournament format to win a regional after losing its first game.
The Diamond Dawgs then faced off against Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional and after each team took a game on a walk-off home run, State punched its ticket to Omaha, Nebraska by claiming game three in 11 innings.
MSU will open its time in Omaha on Saturday with a 7 p.m. CT first pitch vs. Washington on ESPN from TD Ameritrade Park.
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
Henderson was elevated from the role of assistant coach on Feb. 21 and has led the Diamond Dawgs to a 37-24 mark at the helm. State started the season 14-15 overall and 2-7 in Southeastern Conference play, but turned it around at the start of April and since then is 23-12, along with a 10-1 mark against top-five teams.
State began its NCAA Tournament run in the Tallahassee Regional and after dropping the opener to Oklahoma, rallied to win four-straight elimination games to claim the regional and become the 23rd team in the current 64-team NCAA Tournament format to win a regional after losing its first game.
The Diamond Dawgs then faced off against Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional and after each team took a game on a walk-off home run, State punched its ticket to Omaha, Nebraska by claiming game three in 11 innings.
MSU will open its time in Omaha on Saturday with a 7 p.m. CT first pitch vs. Washington on ESPN from TD Ameritrade Park.
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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