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The writing on the outfield wall at Dudy Noble Field has already changed since last weekend. There are now 15 Mississippi State players in history that have heard their names called in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Ethan Small was the latest to earn that distinction when he was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers in the draft’s opening round this past Monday, necessitating that MSU update the number proudly displayed on the outfield wall of the ballpark.
It also means that when Small, a redshirt junior, takes the mound for Saturday’s 2 p.