The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented the Mississippi State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. They were led by head coach Ron Polk in his fourth season and played their home games at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs were members of the Southeastern Conference, and finished with a record of 48–12, champions of the SEC West with a record of 17–2 and winners of the SEC Tournament.

Mississippi State was invited to the NCAA Tournament, where they won the South Regional to advance to their second College World Series. The Bulldogs tied for fifth, recording an opening round win against eventual champion Cal State Fullerton and losses to semifinalist Texas and third place .

Personnel Roster 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs roster Pitchers 9 - Bryan Hardwick - Freshman 12 - Josh Reagan - Senior 13 - Don Mundie - Sophomore 17 - John Shrewsberry - Sophomore 18 - Ken Kurtz - Junior 22 - Steve Susce - Freshman 23 - Robert Taylor - Junior 32 - Terry Bartley - Junior 33 - Perry Cilburn - Junior Catchers 8 - Mike Sterling - Senior 16 - Scott Galloway - Senior 28 - Terry Loe - Junior 31 - Robert Smith - Junior

Outfielders 2 - Mike Kelley - Senior 5 - Larry Pavlou - Senior 10 - Lea Paslay - Sophomore 19 - Bob Kocol - Senior 25 - Brad Winkler - Freshman 30 - David Lowther - Freshman 37 - James Otis Doss - Sophomore Infielders 3 - Pete Torres - Senior 6 - Boyd Conner - Senior 11 - Tim Weisheim - Senior 15 - Dave Klipstein - Freshman 20 - Dale Hannah - Senior 29 - Pete White - Freshman 35 - Bruce Castoria - Freshman 36 - Rick Dixon - Junior

Utility 4 - Randy Schlosser - Junior 26 - John McDonald - Junior 38 - Mike Pruser - Sophomore

Coaching staff 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs coaching staff - Ron Polk - Head coach – 4th season - Mark Johnson - 4th season

Schedule 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season February/March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Feb 27 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–0 1–0 Feb 28 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–1 2–0 Mar 1 Livingston* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–8 3–0 Mar 4 at Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–1 4–0 1–0 Mar 4 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–2 4–1 1–1 Mar 6 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–3 5–1 Mar 7 Arkansas State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–4 6–1 Mar 8 at * Jackson, MS L 3–4 6–2 Mar 9 at Jackson State* Jackson, MS W 3–0 7–2 Mar 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 8–2 2–1 Mar 11 Alabama Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–1 9–2 3–1 Mar 13 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–2 10–2 Mar 14 Delta State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–8 11–2 Mar 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–5 12–2 4–1 Mar 17 Auburn Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–2 13–2 5–1 Mar 18 Auburn Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 15–8 14–2 6–1 Mar 21 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–6 15–2 Mar 22 Missouri Baptist* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–3 16–2 Mar 23 at * Mobile, AL L 7–8 16–3 Mar 24 at South Alabama* Mobile, AL W 12–1 17–3 Mar 25 at * Hattiesburg, MS W 17–2 18–3 Mar 26 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, MS W 9–8 19–3 Mar 27 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 23–4 20–3 Mar 28 St. Olaf* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 21–3 Mar 31 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 22–3 7–1 Mar 31 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 10–0 23–3 8–1 April/May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Apr 1 Ole Miss Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–4 24–3 9–1 Apr 4 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–3 25–3 Apr 5 Birmingham–Southern* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–1 26–3 Apr 7 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–0 27–3 10–1 Apr 7 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–2 28–3 11–1 Apr 13 at * UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 5–6 28–4 Apr 14 at Hawaii* UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 8–9 28–5 Apr 14 at Hawaii* UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 12–19 28–6 Apr 15 at Hawaii* UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 6–4 29–6 Apr 15 at Hawaii* UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 7–6 30–6 Apr 17 at Hawaii* UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 0–10 30–7 Apr 21 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–1 31–7 12–1 Apr 21 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 0–3 31–8 12–2 Apr 22 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 7–1 32–8 13–2 Apr 25 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–4 33–8 14–2 Apr 25 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2–0 34–8 15–2 Apr 26 Mississippi College* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–1 35–8 Apr 27 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–10 35–9 Apr 28 William Carey* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 3–2 36–9 Apr 30 * Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 2–0 37–9 Apr 30 Louisiana Tech* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 14–8 38–9 May 6 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS(Rivalry) W 5–3 39–9 16–2 May 6 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–1 40–9 17–2 Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SECT record May 11 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 41–9 1–0 May 13 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–5 42–9 2–0 May 14 Florida Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–11 43–9 3–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record May 18 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 11–13 43–10 0–1 May 19 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–4 44–10 1–1 May 20 New Orleans Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–10 45–10 2–1 May 20 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–6 46–10 3–1 May 21 Murray State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 18–8 47–10 4–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 2 Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–1 48–10 1–0 June 3 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–8 48–11 1–1 June 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–5 48–12 1–2

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