2021 · Baseball · Game
The night the wait ended
One hit allowed. Nine runs scored. Generations of waiting released in one dogpile on the Omaha dirt.
No. 4 Vanderbilt
TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, Nebraska
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the moment.
NCAA's official clip captures the final pitch, the dogpile and Mississippi State's first team national championship.
▶Watch the final outWhy it lives
Not just what happened.
Why it stayed with us.
Mississippi State defeated Vanderbilt 9–0 in the winner-take-all final to claim the university's first team national championship.
Inside the record
The sequence.
The hard way
Vanderbilt won the championship-series opener 8–2, leaving no room for another loss.
The answer
State forced a deciding night with a 13–2 victory.
A shutout for history
Will Bednar and Landon Sims held Vanderbilt to one hit while the offense built a 9–0 final.
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Core facts in this exhibit were checked against the official sources below on July 18, 2026.