STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi State baseball fans will get a preseason glimpse of the Diamond Dawgs in October.
Mississippi State is set to take on Florida State University in a neutral site scrimmage October 18. The event will take place at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, home to the Miami Marlins’ Double-A affiliate.
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“Our organization’s mission is to create memorable experiences, and bringing two elite college baseball teams to Pensacola is going to create memories for a lot of people,” said Pensacola Blue Wahoos team president Jonathan Griffith. “We’re excited to provide this event both to our local, longtime Blue Wahoos fans, as well as the many visitors who will be taking in our award-winning gameday experience for the first time.”
Mississippi State met Florida State last season in the Tallahassee Regional Championship, where the Diamond Dawgs lost. The Seminoles currently lead MSU all time in baseball with a record of 9 wins to MSU’s 7…