Big comeback sends MSU past No. 1 Florida, into SEC tournament

STARKVILLE — The only thing beating the Mississippi State baseball team on Thursday was the unknown.

Mangum’s father helped him learn to fly like Superman

STARKVILLE — Shiloh Park is tucked in between apartment complexes and a housing subdivision in Brandon on the eastern edge of Jackson.

Cohen, Moorhead open busy week on Road Dawgs Tour

STARKVILLE — John Cohen didn’t want to drag on.

The Mississippi State Director of Athletics knew he wasn’t the star of this show. That being the case, all Cohen wanted to do was to list some of the athletic department’s recent accomplishments and introduce the man in the corner of the room, new football coach Joe Moorhead.

New Hope advances to Class 4A State title series

KOSCIUSKO — Payton Springfield knew the New Hope High School baseball team needed him.

If Springfield was good enough Friday night, he could help the Trojans secure a spot in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A State championship series at Trustmark Park in Pearl.

New Hope builds lead, holds on to beat Kosciusko

Some of Nick Sims’ teammates were busy running circle-like patterns in left field.

It was understandable why some of the members of the New Hope High School baseball team would be celebrating a dramatic victory in Game 1 of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A North State championship series.

Sims was having none of it.

Experience helps Neff, France play key roles for Bulldogs

STARKVILLE — Zach Neff is a couple of months past his 22nd birthday.

JP France is a month past his 23rd birthday.

But Neff and France are old men on a Mississippi State baseball team that routinely starts four freshmen.

Lineup depth powers MSU men’s tennis team

STARKVILLE — Last year, Nuno Borges was a top-five player and the Mississippi State men’s tennis team was on the road for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.

France dominates as Bulldogs take final game from Tide

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — JP France has earned a level of trust beyond the conventional wisdom.

Notebook: Foscue enjoys return trip home

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Justin Foscue’s first trip back to his home state as a Mississippi State Bulldog fell somewhere between dream and disappointment.

Bulldogs fall to Crimson Tide in extra innings

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Keith Holcombe’s night was almost nothing but swinging and missing. Alabama’s left fielder, the same man who ended Friday night with three runs driven in on two hits, amassed three strikeouts in four at-bats through the first nine innings.

Notebook: Bulldogs overcome pitching issues to win opener

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Slumping players expecting a revelatory thought from the mind of Mississippi State interim baseball coach Gary Henderson are going to leave disappointed. When his team was at its lowest on Friday night, having watched each of its last 12 batters sat down without a threat, he initiated a conversation that he (partially) joked has been had, “since the beginning of time.”

Starkville Academy’s Faver signs with Blue Mountain

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy’s Kyle Faver is the kind of player that puts in the extra work. Coach Brooks Roberts saw it all the time.

MSU football coach shares optimism for 2018 season

Joe Moorhead’s move late last year from the mountains of Pennsylvania to become Mississippi State’s new head football coach brought him another example of his wife, Jennifer, always being right.

Henderson hopes to add depth to MSU’s bullpen

STARKVILLE — The members of the Gary Henderson’s bullpen know their coach will stick with them as long as possible if they perform.

MSU women’s tennis team earns bid to NCAA tournament

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State women’s tennis team doesn’t intend to be intimidated next week when it plays in the NCAA tournament.

On Tuesday, No. 31 MSU (15-10) learned it will play William & Mary at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 11, in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. If MSU wins, it will face Morgan State or No. 2 seed North Carolina in the second round.

MSU earns No. 6 national seed, will be at home for NCAAs

STARKVILLE — The celebration isn’t over yet.

Mississippi State men’s tennis players are still wearing their Southeastern Conference tournament Champions T-shirts and hats several days after beating Texas A&M to win the tournament Sunday. Some of the players have worn their shirts and hats every day since the victory.

Texas A&M beats MSU to take series

STARKVILLE — The hitting was contagious and resilient, as the Mississippi State baseball team parlayed 11 runs and 15 hits Saturday into 13 more hits Sunday.

The only thing that didn’t follow was the runs.

Jordan moves up in MSU’s lineup

STARKVILLE — Rowdey Jordan was given no warning, no justification, and no explanation when he received an edict from Mississippi State interim baseball coach Gary Henderson.

“He just walked up to me and said, ‘You’re going to be batting second today. You have an opportunity to do a job. Do your job and do whatever you can to help this team,’ ” Jordan said.

Green relishes community enrichment

STARKVILLE — On this Wednesday, the final day of classes before the last set of final exams he will take as an undergraduate, Gerri Green was in a navy suit strolling around Mississippi State’s football complex. Most students like Green would be taking on their own academic endeavors, but here he was, providing a moment of inspiration for the younger generation of students.

Bulldogs even SEC series with Aggies

STARKVILLE — The first time the Mississippi State lineup saw Texas A&M’s John Doxakis, it needed help. Through two innings, a hit batsman, wild pitch and Aggie third baseman George Janca falling down while fielding a bunt combined for the entirety of MSU’s offense.