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Vandy takes advantage of State’s charity, takes 1-0 lead in national title series
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/29/21-9:03AM , 1,051 Reads 23,515 Statewide
Mississippi State faithful filled TD Ameritrade Park like a maroon-clad army Monday night for Game One of the College World Series championship round. They came ready to make noise — and they made plenty, especially after Kamren James blasted a first inning home run well over the left centerfield fence.
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Tanner Allen (left) and Rowdy Jordan are playing in their third College World Series but will play for the first time in the championship series beginning Monday night. (MSU athletics)

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Tainted? Asterisk? Forget it. CWS drama made State’s route to a national title more difficult.
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/28/21-11:09AM , 1,005 Reads 45,290 Statewide
So there’s a narrative making the rounds – particularly on social media – that no matter who wins this College World Series, it’s a tainted championship.
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Mississippi State will play for it all, and you won’t believe who put them there
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/28/21-11:06AM , 809 Reads 30,348 Statewide
Mississippi State did it. As is the Bulldogs’ trademark, they did it dramatically. The ‘Dogs defeated Texas in a 4-3 walk-off nail-biter Saturday night and will play SEC comrade Vanderbilt for the national championship in a best-of-three series beginning Monday.
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Chris Lemonis talks his players during the Bulldogs victory over Virginia Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. (Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics)

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State has been to Omaha 12 times. This, the third straight trip, is different.
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,06/25/21-10:49AM , 804 Reads 17,252 Statewide
We didn’t have a College World Series last year because of COVID-19. Mississippi State’s Bulldogs, who had competed in the two before that, have returned for this one. State has been to 12 in all.

This one is different.
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