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May 24th, 2013
The Mississippi State bullpen isn't intimidated by the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Bulldog relief pitchers have been taking the mound at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium with a great deal at stake.
They have answered the call.
The MSU bullpen has tossed 42 1/3 scoreless innings in the SEC Tournament dating back to last year's tournament.Â
The East Oktibbeha Titans plan to have the type of football team this fall that makes their nickname a reality.
East Oktibbeha coach Randy Brooks said the offensive line will average about 300 pounds from tackle to tackle and looks to use that size as an advantage.
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May 23rd
HOOVER, Ala. – Adam Frazier is making a case for another Southeastern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Mississippi State junior led the No. 18 (Collegiate Baseball) Bulldogs with four hits as they knocked off Texas A&M 6-4 Thursday night in the tournament.Â
There's usually a surprise or two that happens during the week of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament.
It has been no different so far this year.
The No. 1 team in the country went down when the Vanderbilt Commodores were shut out by Texas A&M 5-0 on Wednesday, then in another twist, Arkansas defeated LSU 4-1 Thursday afternoon.
HOOVER, Ala. – For the third day in a row, the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament featured an extra-inning game. This time there were two.Â
The No. 7 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (34-25) beat the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels (37-22) 7-5 in 10 innings in the first game to eliminate the Rebels.Â
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May 22nd
HOOVER, Ala. – Mississippi State was not ready to play another extra-inning game.
Wes Rea took care of that in the top of the ninth.
Rea singled to right field with the bases loaded bringing home the go ahead run and the No. 18 (Collegiate Baseball) Bulldogs outlasted the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks 5-3 Wednesday night in the Bulldog's 100th Southeastern Conference Tournament game.
HOOVER, Ala. - There was the feeling of "here we go again" during the first full game Wednesday of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament.
After Mississippi State and Missouri played 17 innings to close the first round of the event on Tuesday night that lasted into Wednesday morning, the first scheduled game on Wednesday also went into extra innings.
Starkville Academy athletic director Glenn Schmidt didn't have to look far to find a replacement for the coach of the soccer program.
After the departure of Robert Gardner following the school year, Schmidt has turned to his assistant on the boys team.
Cole Andrews, a former Volunteer athlete, will assume the leadership of both the boys and girls teams at SA.
May 21st
HOOVER, Ala. – It had been a while since Mississippi State or Missouri had scored a run.
The Bulldogs broke the streak with a run in the 17th inning.
The No. 18 (Collegiate Baseball) Bulldogs edged the Missouri Tigers 2-1 in a 17-inning marathon in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.Â
Mississippi State fans have grown to like regionals in Starkville, and why shouldn't they?
Dudy Noble Field offers one of the best venues in the nation to watch college baseball, and when postseason games can be seen from Left Field Lounge, it brings out a huge amount of Bulldog fans.
