OMAHA, Neb. • No. 3 Mississippi State entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing Auburn 4-1 after stranding 11 men on base, seven of which were in scoring position.
OMAHA, Neb. • Austin Martin is best known as Vanderbilt’s .400 hitter. He’s starting to get a reputation for his power.
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Mississippi State currently has 47 former players and signees active in professional baseball this season. Each week Logan Lowery of the Daily Journal takes a look at their performances. Check out how the former Diamond Dogs are doing.
PEARL • Dallas Keuchel has thrown 14 innings of minor league baseball for two teams in two states over the past six days. There were a lot of good pitches and a few bad ones, but overall he’s pleased with his progress since signing with the Atlanta Braves on June 7.
The American Baseball Coaches Association announced its All-American teams and five from the Magnolia State were honored.
OMAHA, Neb. • Mississippi State’s run through the 2018 College World Series ended in the semifinals with a loss to eventual national champion Oregon State.
I’m not a big believer in conspiracies.
FULTON • Houlka senior Dashun Berry can still score at ease, but now he’s trying to get his teammates involved first.
PONTOTOC • Calhoun City can still feel the sting.
Over the course of a high school sports season, plenty of unique and interesting occurrences happen in front of my eyes.
Tres Vaughn might have been the most efficient receiver in Mississippi last fall.
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Mississippi State sophomore shortstop Jordan Westburg compares returning to the College World Series this year to the 2018 run. Westburg also talks about some of the team's superstitions, mainly Jake Mangum.Â
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Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis checked in with the media prior to the Bulldogs' practice on Saturday. Lemonis shared some thoughts on the Omaha experience so far, the match-up against Auburn and an update on relief pitcher Jack Eagan.Â
Mississippi State finds itself in Omaha for the 11th time in program history. This season the Bulldogs are hoping to do what they did in 2013, make a run to the championship series. And many feel they have the potential to do so.Â
OMAHA, Neb. • Thousands of Mississippians have made travel arrangements to attend this year’s College World Series.
PONTOTOC • Pine Grove has been shorthanded this summer, but that could prove to be a blessing in disguise.
More All-American honors continue to roll in for Mississippi’s best baseball players.
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STARKVILLE – After guiding the Mississippi State men's team to its third-highest point total in school history at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships earlier this month, Chris Woods has been named head coach of the Bulldog men's and women's track and field teams, Director of Athletics John C…
As Mississippi State Baseball fires up for Sunday’s College World Series matchup against the Auburn Tigers, fans are sounding off on Twitter about the anticipation they have for the big game.
TUPELO • Maddie Jasper’s athletic career has taken another turn, and her current path could lead all the way to the biggest stage in sports.
TUPELO • New faces have stepped in this spring to replace some production for the Tupelo football team.
On broad expanses of public water, catch and release remains an important practice but, where private ponds are concerned, removing a fair quantity of bass every year is critical to long-term success.
The Boy rolled out for scout camp with more personal equipment in tow than Napoleon required to sweep across Europe. I would have complained but, in its own way, overpacking is the first step toward learning how to get the most out of an adventure.
OMAHA, Neb. • It’s difficult enough for a freshman to find his way in one sport in the Southeastern Conference, much less two.
We have 10 more quiet, empty Friday nights standing between us and the start of the high school football season.
NASHVILLE • Nobody with the Titans will ever wear Eddie George’s No. 27 nor the No. 9 of the late Steve McNair again, players who helped the franchise through its difficult relocation from Houston to Tennessee to its lone Super Bowl berth.
JT Ginn of Mississippi State and Doug Nikhazy of Ole Miss were honored as freshman All-American pitchers by Perfect Game USA on Thursday.
Oxford High school standout Morgan O’Connor was named the Gatorade Mississippi Girls Soccer Player of the Year on Thursday.
STARKVILLE • Luke Hancock committed to Mississippi State during the fall of his freshman year at Houston High School.
PONTOTOC • Ripley’s offense runs through Siarra Jackson, but it very much starts with Amelya Hatch.
Amory quarterback Hunter Jones is having to take it easy this summer.
Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss were all represented on the South All-Region Team selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Perfect Game picked three Mississippi State players as All-Americans along with Southern Miss outfielder Matt Wallner.
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Mississippi State senior right fielder Elijah MacNamee shares his feelings on hitting a home run in his final at bat at Dudy Noble Field and the social media buzz and controversy it created. MacNamee also talks about his vow last year to return to the College World Series and win a national …
OXFORD -- Junior outfielder Thomas Dillard has said his good-byes to Ole Miss baseball.
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It has been a special season for Mississippi State’s Ethan Small.
Biggersville’s historic 2018 football season is still echoing among the hills of southern Alcorn County, but the Lions aren’t dwelling on the past.
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Mississippi State has had some outstanding ballplayers pass through its baseball program but none have ever been named the National Freshman of the Year.
After three decades and three state championships, Wes Johnson is moving on from coaching.
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Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis discusses the Bulldogs' opening opponent at the College World Series Auburn as well as his pitching plans for that game. Lemonis also gives an update on the status of pitchers JT Ginn and Jack Eagan.Â
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Mississippi State added its second offensive line commitment of the day on Tuesday as three-star tackle Grant Jackson chose the Bulldogs hours after Sebastien Dolcine.
The Memphis Grizzlies finally filled their head coaching vacancy by hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins.
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Mississippi State’s latest commitment already comes with some Southeastern Conference experience.
A Saltillo High basketball player was featured on Good Morning America Tuesday morning after a video of him celebrating receiving a new car was sent to their meteorologist on Facebook.
Robert Scott, the top-ranked offensive lineman in the state of Arkansas for the 2020 signing class, made his pledge to Ole Miss on Tuesday.Â
OXFORD • Nettleton’s Sarah Raper won her third-straight Coca-Cola Junior Golf Tour event on Monday.
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Notes and thoughts on the Rebels’ super regional loss at Arkansas …
STARKVILLE • Mississippi State’s first opponent at the College World Series is a team with which the Bulldogs are very familiar.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. • Auburn started out so fast on Monday that it all but secured a trip to the College World Series before North Carolina ever sent a batter to the plate.
