Overview
- The NCAA issued a specific exception to Devon Park’s outside-food ban so Mississippi State supporters could bring broccoli into the Women’s College World Series stands.
- The broccoli tradition began after fan Jim Stewart Allen, nicknamed “Broccoli Guy,” danced with florets at the Eugene Regional and the team adopted the vegetable as a dugout rally prop.
- Fans reported being allowed through gates with broccoli and parents organized ‘Team Broccoli’ shirts to visibly support the Bulldogs during the WCWS.
- Mississippi State reached its first WCWS by upsetting Oklahoma in the super regional, a run that amplified the broccoli ritual and national attention on the program.
- Following Thursday’s 8-0 run-rule loss to No. 11 Texas Tech, the Bulldogs face immediate elimination pressure and will need a win in their next game to stay alive.