The 1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented the Mississippi State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season. They were led by head coach Paul Gregory in his fifteenth season and played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs were members of the Southeastern Conference, and finished with a record of 32–12, champions of the SEC West with a record of 13–5 and winners of the SEC Championship Series.

Mississippi State was invited to the NCAA Tournament, where they won the District III Tournament to advance to their first College World Series. The Bulldogs were eliminated after losses to eventual third place and fifth place .

Personnel Roster 1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs roster Pitchers 18 - Hugh Arant - Sophomore 20 - Kenny Hudson - Senior 21 - Lamar Pritchard - Freshman 22 - Jerry Thompson - Senior 24 - Bob Myrick - Freshman 28 - Butch Holmes - Freshman 29 - Dwight Reinstetle - Freshman 31 - Jim Eichmeier - Senior 32 - Mike Proffitt - Junior 34 - Gene Henderson - Junior Catchers 11 - Bruce Irvin - Junior 14 - Ronnie Brown - Sophomore 35 - David Voss - Junior

Outfielders 6 - Rick Spica - Junior 10 - Dave Phares - Senior 12 - Donnie Davis - Senior 25 - Ted Milton - Junior 27 - Mike Collins - Junior Infielders 2 - Dale Holland - Freshman 7 - Joe Owen - Sophomore 17 - Phil Still - Senior 19 - Bobby Croswell - Senior 33 - Roye Horne - Senior

Coaching staff 1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs coaching staff36 - Paul Gregory - Head coach – 15th year 23 - Tom D'Armi - Assistant coach - 6th year

Schedule 1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Mar 2 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–5 1–0 Mar 4 Iowa State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 2–0 Mar 13 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–0 3–0 Mar 13 Memphis State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 4–0 Mar 18 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 4–6 4–1 Mar 19 Clemson* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 2–1 5–1 Mar 20 Clemson* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–10 5–2 Mar 23 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–0 6–2 Mar 23 St. Olaf* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 2–1 7–2 Mar 26 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–0 8–2 Mar 26 Illinois Wesleyan* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–0 9–2 Mar 29 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–0 10–2 Mar 29 New Orleans* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–1 11–2 Mar 31 at * New Orleans, LA L 2–5 11–3 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Apr 2 at Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–2 11–4 0–1 Apr 2 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–3 11–5 0–2 Apr 3 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–9 11–6 0–3 Apr 9 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 2–1 12–6 1–3 Apr 10 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–4 13–6 2–3 Apr 11 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–2 14–6 3–3 Apr 16 at Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–4 15–6 4–3 Apr 16 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 9–6 16–6 5–3 Apr 17 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 5–6 16–7 5–4 Apr 19 at * Jonesboro, AR W 5–4 17–7 Apr 20 at Arkansas State* Jonesboro, AR W 6–4 18–7 Apr 23 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–7 19–7 6–4 Apr 23 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–2 20–7 7–4 Apr 24 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 7–8 20–8 7–5 Apr 27 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–0 21–8 Apr 28 Southern Miss* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–6 21–9 Apr 30 at Swayze Field • Oxford, MS(Rivalry) W 15–12 22–9 8–5 Apr 30 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–5 23–9 9–5 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record May 1 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–2 24–9 10–5 May 7 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–6 25–9 11–5 May 8 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–2 26–9 12–5 May 8 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–7 27–9 13–5 Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Series record May 14 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 28–9 1–0 May 15 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 3–1 29–9 2–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record May 27 Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 2–1 30–9 1–0 May 28 Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 7–3 31–9 2–0 May 29 Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 8–20 31–10 2–1 May 30 Georgia Tech Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 5–2 32–10 3–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 11 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–5 32–11 0–1 June 12 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 32–12 0–2

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