Mississippi State breaks series attendance record at Dudy Noble Field

Mississippi State put on quite the performance this weekend both on and off the field this weekend. In a series against in-state and league rival Ole Miss, the Bulldog’s baseball team took a 2-1 win over the defending champion Rebels. Then, around the stadium, their fanbase put in work as well.

Based on the numbers from Mississippi State, a total of 43,986 fans attended the series against Ole Miss. That broke the record inside Dudy Noble Field for the largest regular-season series attendance at the venue.

Weekend attendance: 𝟰𝟯,𝟵𝟴𝟲⁰
Thanks to the 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 fans in the country, this weekend marked the largest regular-season series attendance total at the New Dude!⁰#HailState🐶 | #DudeEffect pic.twitter.com/QFwgNHuJng

— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) April 16, 2023

Again, the views of the crowd this weekend in Starkville were fantastic. That was especially true on Saturday when Dudy Noble Field saw another record broken in the form of the NCAA’s all-time attendance record.

Then, on top of that, the baseball was just as good. After dropping the opener 3-2, Mississippi State won the second game in walk-off fashion thanks to Dakota Jordan and then won today’s rubber match by a score of 5-3.

At 22-15 overall, the Bulldogs are doing their best to get back into the SEC race. Now, after knocking off the Rebels, the fans will need to keep that same energy and continue to cheer their home team on as they continue their year this week against Southern before next weekend’s series at Auburn.

Dak Prescott takes adorable picture with new Mississippi State mascot

Former Mississippi State legend Dak Prescott is one of the most beloved figures in school history. He put up prolific numbers during his career there and the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback never forgets his roots in Starkville, Mississippi. He was even in attendance on Saturday for their baseball game against Ole Miss, when the Bulldogs broke the NCAA all-time attendance record for a college baseball game. The feelings between the University and Prescott are mutual, and MSU even decided to name their bulldog mascot, “Dak”.

Check out the picture of the Cowboys quarterback and the new bulldog named after him. Prescott was also at MSU’s spring game on Saturday.

Dak Prescott attended Mississippi State’s spring game yesterday where they officially named their new bulldog mascot “Dak” https://t.co/dCm3DSMqdD pic.twitter.com/v5HV111Eq4

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 16, 2023

As the 22nd “Bully,” Dak follows a long lineage of Bulldog predecessors that have been revered on campus. While the previous iterations of the dog have resided in fraternities and roamed about campus, recently they’ve come under more supervised caretaking, according to the Mississippi State alumni site about “Bully.”