Mississippi State will play UCLA Friday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It’s the first time they’ve played the Bruins since battling for the national championship in 2013.
Making it to the 2013 College World Series finals was one of the greatest moments in MSU baseball history. It marked the furthest any Bulldog team had reached, better than even the 1985 team or any of the other eight teams that went to Omaha.
When MSU beat Oregon State to clinch their spot in the final, they did it on a Friday afternoon, leaving the entire weekend to ponder what could be as the championship series began on Monday.