Mississippi State throws combined one-hitter against Vanderbilt to win first College World Series title play Mississippi State wins first CWS title in school history (0:56) The Mississippi State Bulldogs shut out the Vanderbilt Commodores in Game 3 of the College World Series to win the first national championship in school history. (0:56) The 2021 Bulldogs got the job done. Finally. Will Bednar and Landon Sims combined on a one-hitter, the Bulldogs scored early and built on their lead, and at the end they were in a dogpile celebrating a 9-0 victory over Vanderbilt in the deciding third game of the College World Series finals Wednesday night.