Mississippi State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season
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.
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
|
Regular season
|
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
|
|
SEC tournament - Hoover, AL
|
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
|
NCAA Regionals - Coral Gables, FL
|
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
|
See also
References
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National Championships in Bold; College World Series appearances in italics |