# 2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team

The 2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team won the SEC tournament and placed second at the Miami Regional at the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Ron Polk was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 26th year.

## Regular season

The Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a 36–20 record and an SEC record of 13-16.

## SEC tournament

The Bulldogs defeated LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Ole Miss en route to their 5th SEC Tournament victory.

## NCAA tournament

The Bulldogs were the 2 seed in the Miami regional, but lost twice to Miami and were eliminated.

## Season results

| Date | Opponent | Result | Overall | SEC | Notes |
| Regular season ||||||
| Feb 25 | Eastern Illinois | W 3-1 | 1-0 | | |
| Feb 26 | Eastern Illinois | W 16-6 | 2-0 | | |
| March 1 | Miss. Valley State | W 14-7 | 3-0 | | |
| March 4 | Austin Peay | W 4-3 | 4-0 | | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS |
| March 5 | Kansas | W 5-0 | 5-0 | | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS |
| March 6 | Kansas | W 9-2 | 6-0 | | NBC Classic - Starkville, MS |
| March 8 | Louisiana Tech | W 5-3 | 7-0 | | |
| March 9 | Jackson State | W 14-2 | 8-0 | | |
| March 11 | at Arizona | L 3-9 | 8-1 | | |
| March 12 | at Arizona | L 3-7 | 8-2 | | |
| March 13 | at Arizona | W 13-12 | 9-2 | | |
| March 15 | Memphis | W 11-8 | 10-2 | | |
| March 16 | Memphis | W 4-2 | 11-2 | | |
| March 18 | Vanderbilt | L 3-10 | 11-3 | 0-1 | |
| March 19 | Vanderbilt | W 5-3 | 12-3 | 1-1 | |
| March 20 | Vanderbilt | W 5-1 | 13-3 | 2-1 | |
| March 22 | New Orleans | W 5-1 | 14-3 | | |
| March 23 | New Orleans | W 8-4 | 15-3 | | |
| March 25 | at Arkansas | W 5-3 | 16-3 | 3-1 | |
| March 26 | at Arkansas | W 13-4 | 17-3 | 4-1 | |
| March 27 | at Arkansas | L 5-10 | 17-4 | 4-2 | |
| March 29 | Ole Miss | L 1-5 | 17-5 | | Mayor's Trophy - Jackson, MS |
| April 3 | at Tennessee | L 1-2 | 17-6 | 4-3 | |
| April 3 | at Tennessee | L 1-2 | 17-7 | 4-4 | |
| April 5 | Samford | W 14-5 | 18-7 | | played in Jackson, MS |
| April 8 | Auburn | W 4-1 | 19-7 | 5-4 | |
| April 9 | Auburn | L 7-8 | 19-8 | 5-5 | |
| April 10 | Auburn | W 4-0 | 20-8 | 6-5 | |
| April 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 9-3 | 21-8 | | |
| April 13 | Samford | W 13-1 | 22-8 | | |
| April 15 | at Georgia | L 1-5 | 22-9 | 6-6 | |
| April 16 | at Georgia | W 6-0 | 23-9 | 7-6 | |
| April 17 | at Georgia | L 3-6 | 23-10 | 7-7 | |
| April 19 | at South Alabama | W 10-6 | 24-10 | | |
| April 20 | South Alabama | W 2-1 | 25-10 | | played in Jackson, MS |
| April 22 | Kentucky | W 12-4 | 26-10 | 8-7 | |
| April 23 | Kentucky | L 5-12 | 26-11 | 8-8 | |
| April 24 | Kentucky | W 3-2 | 27-11 | 9-8 | |
| April 26 | Southern Miss | W 5-4 | 28-11 | | |
| April 27 | Southern Miss | L 1-6 | 28-12 | | |
| April 29 | at Ole Miss | L 4-11 | 28-13 | 9-9 | |
| April 30 | at Ole Miss | L 0-5 | 28-14 | 9-10 | |
| May 1 | at Ole Miss | L 1-9 | 28-15 | 9-11 | |
| May 6 | Alabama | W 7-3 | 29-15 | 10-11 | |
| May 7 | Alabama | L 3-5 | 29-16 | 10-12 | |
| May 8 | Alabama | W 5-3 | 30-16 | 11-12 | |
| May 9 | Birmingham Southern | W 10-4 | 31-16 | | played in Jackson, MS |
| May 10 | Miss. Valley State | W 3-2 | 32-16 | | |
| May 13 | at Florida | L 2-8 | 32-17 | 11-13 | |
| May 14 | at Florida | L 1-2 | 32-18 | 11-14 | |
| May 15 | at Florida | W 6-5 | 33-18 | 12-14 | |
| May 17 | UT-Martin | W 17-3 | 34-18 | | |
| May 17 | UT-Martin | W 8-3 | 35-18 | | |
| May 20 | LSU | L 5-7 | 35-19 | 12-15 | |
| May 21 | LSU | W 5-3 | 36-19 | 13-15 | |
| May 22 | LSU | L 2-3 | 36-20 | 13-16 | |
| SEC tournament - Hoover, AL ||||||
| May 25 | LSU | W 9-2 | 37-20 | | |
| May 26 | South Carolina | W 6-2 | 38-20 | | |
| May 28 | Tennessee | W 3-2 | 39-20 | | |
| May 29 | Ole Miss | W 4-1 | 40-20 | | SEC Tournament champion |
| NCAA Regionals - Coral Gables, FL ||||||
| June 3 | Florida Atlantic | W 13-2 | 41-20 | | |
| June 4 | Miami | L 1-4 | 41-21 | | |
| June 5 | Florida Atlantic | W 8-4 | 42-21 | | |
| June 5 | Miami | L 4-10 | 42-22 | | 2nd place in Regional |