Mississippi State's Will Bednar (Eric Sorenson)

Mississippi State’s Bednar Dazzles On The Big Stage

OMAHA — Midway through the fifth inning Sunday night, a beach ball spilled onto the field from the bleachers in right-center. It wasn’t the first beach ball delay of the night, and it wouldn’t be the last. Home-plate umpire Steve Mattingly called time, pointed to center field, and stood in front of the plate. A member of the grounds crew opened the bullpen gate and made the long, lonely jog down the warning track into the gap. He stomped on the beach ball, picked it up, and made the long job back down to the bullpen. The umpire waited in[…]