John Cohen and Steve Bieser will match witts from their respective dugouts today when they square off today at 1:30 p.m. in Game 1 of the Starkville Regional.
But the chess match between the two started much sooner during Thursday’s press conference. Cohen was reluctant to release top-seeded Mississippi State’s starting pitching plans until Bieser named his for No. 4 seed Southeast Missouri State.
“We’re really close to making that decision, we’re just waiting to see which direction SEMO is going to go first,” Cohen said. “As soon as we hear something about who they’re going to start that could – and I’m not saying it will – but it could alter where we are with that decision.