Mississippi State introduced Brian O'Connor as their new baseball coach with a grand celebration at Dudy Noble Field. O'Connor, formerly the coach at Virginia for 22 seasons, brings a wealth of experience,

O'Connor was hired from Virginia on June 1 to replace Chris Lemonis. His average salary is $1.55 million more than what Lemonis would've made ($1.35 million) in the last year of his deal. Four years is the maximum allowed by Mississippi state law for public employees.