Record 002 · 1985 · Baseball

Thunder and Lightning became SEC Storied

Mississippi State's official feature introduces the ESPN Films documentary about Clark, Palmeiro and the 1985 team that helped change college baseball.

Thunder and Lightning artwork featuring Mississippi State baseball greats Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro

Official archive

The summer of Thunder and Lightning

The 1985 Bulldogs went 50–15, won the SEC regular-season and tournament championships, and earned what was then the best College World Series finish in program history.

Continue into the sourced exhibitThunder, Lightning and a team Starkville never forgot