If you showed someone the box score without the ninth inning, they’d assume Mississippi State and Tennessee played to a draw. And honestly, for most of Friday night, that’s exactly what it felt like.
The first game of Southeastern Conference play didn’t go the way No. 3 Mississippi State hoped Friday night, but it will probably be one Brian O'Connor remembers.
Mississippi State coach Brian O'Connor isn't going to able to ease into SEC play as the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs head to Fayetteville, Ark. to face No. 5 Arkansas.
It’s going to be a busy weekend at Nusz Park. Mississippi State opens SEC play with the toughest draw possible as No. 1 Tennessee comes to town for a three‑game set starting Friday night.
Mississippi State needed a miraculous run in the SEC Tournament, one that ended with a championship celebration, to have any shot at reaching the NCAA Tournament.
Brian O’Connor spent more than 20 years coaching in the ACC, which is no slouch in the world of college baseball. There’s North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Miami, Duke and, of course, the program O’Connor built into a powerhouse, Virginia.
Mississippi State’s first-year coach Brian O’Connor had to hit the ground at a full sprint when he took over the baseball program last summer. The NCAA baseball transfer portal necessitated a quick start to the job and O’Connor’s work building a transfer portal class was like a first-pitch home run.
Sheldon Isaac trimmed his list to seven schools this week, and Mississippi State is sitting in a spot that should keep the Bulldogs very much in the thick of things as spring rolls on.
Auburn and Mississippi State brought plenty of tension into their SEC Tournament opener, and the emotions showed early. KeShawn Murphy and Josh Hubbard traded moments in a physical first half that stayed tight until the break.
Mississippi State isn’t chasing the usual blue‑blood crowd for Arlington (Texas) Lamar linebacker Braylon Williams but make no mistake, the Bulldogs are still stepping into a real recruiting fight.
No. 3 Mississippi State didn’t need a close, exciting game Tuesday night against Tulane to prepare itself for the gauntlet that is SEC play. The Green Wave made it one anyways, serving up a reminder that every opponent is a threat to hand a loss.
Mississippi State could not have asked for a much cleaner tune-up before SEC play. The No. 12 Bulldogs swept Southeast Missouri in Tuesday’s doubleheader at Nusz Park, winning 9-0 in five innings and 4-0.
Every team wants its best player at the plate when the game hangs in the balance. For No. 3 Mississippi State, that player is Ace Reese. Ten days ago, he had that chance in a big moment.
Mississippi State heads south to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday night at the home of the Biloxi Shuckers for a matchup with Tulane. It is the fifth consecutive year the Bulldogs have participated in the Hancock Whitney Classic.
Mississippi State gets one final tune up game before starting what’s expected to a challenging, wild two months of conference play. The Bulldogs are headed to Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi for Tuesday night’s game against Tulane.
If you thought golfing with golf recruits on an official golf visit is okay with the NCAA, think again. Because a round of golf cost $150, Mississippi State recruits who played for free on an official visit were required to donate $90, the amount exceeding the NCAA’s $60 entertainment limit, to charity.
In a move that could reshape recruiting for Mississippi universities, state lawmakers have passed legislation that would exempt NIL earnings from state income taxes.