{"id":17149,"date":"2021-07-01T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17149"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:39:11","slug":"2021-cws-winner-crowned-mississippi-state-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17149","title":{"rendered":"2021 CWS Winner Crowned: Mississippi State wins!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2021 CWS coverage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17096\">Field of 64 announced<\/a><\/li><li>Regional results (post lost during hosting migration)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17111\">Super Regional Results<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17121\">CWS Group State Results<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the finals played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vucommodores.com\/boxscore\/226111\/\">Game 1 6\/28\/21<\/a>: Vanderbilt jumps all over Miss State starter <strong>Christian MacLeod<\/strong>, who gave up 6 runs in the first on 2 walks, 2 HBPs and 2 hits.  Vandy co-ace <strong>Jack Leiter<\/strong> had all the run support he&#8217;d need, going 6 comfortable innings and handing off the lead to one of Vandy&#8217;s solid closers for the easy win.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hailstate.com\/sports\/baseball\/stats\/2021\/vanderbilt\/boxscore\/11035\">Game 2 6\/29\/21<\/a>: In a battle of #3 starters, Mississippi State jumped on Vandy&#8217;s starter while their staff controlled the Commodores to force a ddcider.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hailstate.com\/sports\/baseball\/stats\/2021\/vanderbilt\/boxscore\/11036\">Game 3 6\/30\/21<\/a>: In his final collegiate start, <strong>Kumar Rocker<\/strong> left a sour taste in scout&#8217;s collective mouths by dripping runs throughout his start, leaving in the 5th.  But the story was Vandy&#8217;s <strong>Will Bednar<\/strong>, who pitched 6 no-hit innings on three days rest to make a heck of a statement in a decider.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your 2021 College World Series Champion<\/strong>: Mississippi State, their first ever baseball title after 12 trips to Omaha &#8230; and the first NCAA championship EVER for the school in a team sport (a pretty amazing fact).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commentary: well, I thought getting two starts from Rocker\/Leiter would guarantee the title &#8230; but I discounted the offensive woes of Vandy, which most pundits pounced on in their predictions.  Congrats to a long-suffering team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This concludes the College Baseball season and our coverage of it for 2021. &nbsp;I&#8217;ll post one more post that covers draftees and signing status for all local-connected players (prep and college) once the draft happens in mid July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 CWS coverage: Field of 64 announced Regional results (post lost during hosting migration) Super Regional Results CWS Group State Results Here&#8217;s how the finals played out. Game 1 6\/28\/21: Vanderbilt jumps all over Miss State starter Christian MacLeod, who gave up 6 runs in the first on 2 walks, 2 HBPs and 2 hits. 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