Will Bednar and Landon Sims combined on a one-hitter, the Mississippi State Bulldogs scored early and built on their lead, and at the end they were in a dogpile celebrating a 9-0 victory over Vanderbilt in the deciding third game of the College World Series finals Wednesday night.
Bednar (9-1), whose 15 strikeouts in his Omaha debut against Texas on June 20 were the most there in 25 years, fanned four against Vandy (49-18) and was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player.
The national championship is the first in a team sport for Mississippi State (50-18), and it came in the Bulldogs’ 12th CWS appearance. Only Florida State (23) and Clemson (12) have been to Omaha as many times without winning a title.
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