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<h2 id="head-coaching-record">Head coaching record</h2> <p><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> Statistics overview<table><tbody><tr><th>Season</th><th>Team</th><th>Overall</th><th>Conference</th><th>Standing</th><th>Postseason</th></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_baseball/YDxn9E94">Georgia Southern Eagles</a> <i>()</i> (1972–1975)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1972_NCAA_University_Division_baseball_season/kwRYqwTd">1972</a></td><td>Georgia Southern</td><td>31–19</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1973_NCAA_University_Division_baseball_season/jVykKDUT">1973</a></td><td>Georgia Southern</td><td>43–12</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/1973_College_World_Series/rCQuQ8hE">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1974_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/Pk9wsxFQ">1974</a></td><td>Georgia Southern</td><td>47–14</td><td></td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1975_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/knRKVy3R">1975</a></td><td>Georgia Southern</td><td>34–19</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Georgia Southern:</td><td>155–64 (.708)</td><td></td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball/TyA5QmdT">Mississippi State Bulldogs</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> (1976–1997)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1976_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/ycueMNuu">1976</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>28–17</td><td>11–12</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1977_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/pRfDh5cH">1977</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>33–15</td><td>11–9</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1978_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/WaJU5xqQ">1978</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>38–18</td><td>13–8</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1979_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/aVWI9LrM">1979</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>48–12</td><td>17–2</td><td>1st</td><td><a href="/facts/1979_College_World_Series/F3lDBU5f">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1980_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/uhfQ72EW">1980</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>31–19</td><td>10–11</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1981_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/fdlCBM2M">1981</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>46–17</td><td>17–6</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/1981_College_World_Series/EKTXYFFP">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1982_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/m5JblpWK">1982</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>28–23</td><td>11–13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1983_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/v62sXhev">1983</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>42–15</td><td>17–5</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1984_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/EMnVsa1o">1984</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>45–16</td><td>18–5</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1985_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/Ece3Xlam">1985</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>50–15</td><td>16–8</td><td>1st</td><td><a href="/facts/1985_College_World_Series/y6Gyu426">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1986_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/yfoM9UVo">1986</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>34–21</td><td>12–15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1987_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/RDvBpegn">1987</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>39–22</td><td>13–13</td><td>1st</td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1988_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/2oufrxrv">1988</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>44–20</td><td>17–10</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1989_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/H3Xknowt">1989</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>54–14</td><td>20–5</td><td>1st</td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1990_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/7prFHMc0">1990</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>50–21</td><td>17–9</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/1990_College_World_Series/VsBmgRrS">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1991_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/z3uQpjH0">1991</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>42–21</td><td>12–9</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1992_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/2Xpa52QH">1992</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>40–22</td><td>15–9</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1993_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/5QNVDCYl">1993</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>41–21</td><td>17–12</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1994_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/T5PTCqPo">1994</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>36–23</td><td>15–12</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1995_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/fmwHzdHF">1995</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>34–25</td><td>11–16</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1996_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/mEQxcKfz">1996</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>38–24</td><td>17–13</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1997_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/u7sy9wxf">1997</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>47–21</td><td>19–11</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/1997_College_World_Series/R0sBILQv">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Georgia_Bulldogs_baseball/35AAMTIx">Georgia Bulldogs</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> (2000–2001)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2000_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/haXAmsEu">2000</a></td><td>Georgia</td><td>32–26</td><td>14–15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2000_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/haXAmsEu">2001</a></td><td>Georgia</td><td>47–22</td><td>20–10</td><td>1st</td><td><a href="/facts/2001_College_World_Series/6Sa2tBdu">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Georgia:</td><td>79–48 (.622)</td><td>34–25 (.576)</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball/TyA5QmdT">Mississippi State Bulldogs</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> (2002–2008)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2002_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/HWPxGJxC">2002</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>34–24–1</td><td>14–15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2003_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/UgnWfuIH">2003</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>42–20–1</td><td>17–12</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2004_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/L8Sp4x0g">2004</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>35–24</td><td>13–17</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2005_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/fQhzdjwM">2005</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2005_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball_team/tYYXbPhq">Mississippi State</a></td><td>42–22</td><td>13–16</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2006_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/MwyK4d44">2006</a></td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>37–23</td><td>12–17</td><td></td><td>NCAA Regional</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2007_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/yzfajFEf">2007</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2007_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball_team/G8S4R3Ge">Mississippi State</a></td><td>38–22</td><td>15–13</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/2007_College_World_Series/WW1vCnXJ">College World Series</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2008_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/ppD82nd9">2008</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2008_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball_team/gK8myEbT">Mississippi State</a></td><td>23–33</td><td>9–21</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Mississippi State:</td><td>1139–590 (.659)</td><td>419–324 (.564)</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Total:</td><td>1373–702–2 (.662)</td><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p> National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Baseball portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_college_baseball_career_coaching_wins_leaders/yCv0AkCm">List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>""Father of SEC Baseball" Joins Gatemen". Wareham Gatemen Baseball, Inc. April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://gatemen.org/father-of-sec-baseball-joins-gatemen/" target="_blank">http://gatemen.org/father-of-sec-baseball-joins-gatemen/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"SEC Baseball Legend Ron Polk to visit Millington Baseball Feb. 23". Millington Star. February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://millington-news.com/2015/02/11/sec-baseball-legend-ron-polk-visit-millington-baseball-feb-23/" target="_blank">http://millington-news.com/2015/02/11/sec-baseball-legend-ron-polk-visit-millington-baseball-feb-23/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"BaseBall coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. January 12, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2016/coach.pdf" target="_blank">http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2016/coach.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"2016 SEC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. February 19, 2016. p. 58,74. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="https://assets.espn.go.com/SEC/baseball/2016/SEC%20Baseball%20Media%20Guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.espn.go.com/SEC/baseball/2016/SEC%20Baseball%20Media%20Guide.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Bunt Defense – Ron Polk [ARTICLE]". Clell Wade – Coaches Directory Inc. December 23, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://baseball.coachesdirectory.com/article/bunt-defense--ron-polk-article.html" target="_blank">http://baseball.coachesdirectory.com/article/bunt-defense--ron-polk-article.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"THE COACHING STAFF" (PDF). Mississippi State Athletics. May 25, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf" target="_blank">http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"THE COACHING STAFF" (PDF). Mississippi State Athletics. May 25, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf" target="_blank">http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Polk, Ron (1982). Baseball Playbook. University Press Of Mississippi. ISBN 9995393980. <a href="9995393980" target="_blank">9995393980</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Ron Polk Bio". UAB Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ron_polk_371420.html" target="_blank">http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ron_polk_371420.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Baseball-Softball Playbook. Ron Polk, Mississippi State University. January 1983. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Softball-Playbook-Polk-Donna-Lopiano/dp/B000KH76GE/" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Softball-Playbook-Polk-Donna-Lopiano/dp/B000KH76GE/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"THE COACHING STAFF" (PDF). Mississippi State Athletics. May 25, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf" target="_blank">http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/bb/bb_08mg_coaches.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Ron Polk joins UAB as volunteer baseball coach". Alabama Media Group. July 28, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/ron_polk_joins_uab_as_assistan.html" target="_blank">http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/ron_polk_joins_uab_as_assistan.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"2009 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp?year=2009" target="_blank">http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp?year=2009</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"2006 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp?year=2006" target="_blank">http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp?year=2006</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"TAKING THE LEAD". The Oxford Eagle. February 8, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2016/02/08/taking-the-lead-robinson-prepares-for-junior-campaign-with-rebels/" target="_blank">http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2016/02/08/taking-the-lead-robinson-prepares-for-junior-campaign-with-rebels/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"2016 Georgia Southern 2016 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern Athletic Department. February 24, 2016. p. 92. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/georgiasouthern.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/2/15/2016_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/georgiasouthern.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/2/15/2016_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"2016 Mississippi State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Mississippi State University Athletics. February 1, 2016. p. 89. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://www.hailstate.com/documents/2016/6/7//bb_16mediaguide.pdf?id=3686" target="_blank">http://www.hailstate.com/documents/2016/6/7//bb_16mediaguide.pdf?id=3686</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"2016 Georgia Baseball Media Guide". Georgia Athletics. p. 83. Retrieved July 5, 2016. <a href="http://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/16baseballguide/1?e=1295612/34475581" target="_blank">http://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/16baseballguide/1?e=1295612/34475581</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>