“You like that?” Andy Cannizaro called out.
“Love it,” came the reply.
“Gotta wake ‘em up!” Cannizaro yelled back.
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Mississippi State’s offense had been struggling. Their head coach wasn’t going to criticize his players, but Andy Cannizaro knew his team had been having trouble at the plate. A team that entered the final two weeks of the season in position to win the SEC because of its explosive offense had suddenly seen the fireworks go dark.
In their last 10 games before Sunday, the Bulldogs had scored more than five runs only once their last 10 games, and eight of those outings had seen totals of four or less.