No. 21 MSU will go with Brown vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt

STARKVILLE — John Cohen believes Preston Brown is ready for the challenge.

If the coach of the No. 21 Mississippi State baseball team didn’t, he would have picked someone else to pitch at 6:30 tonight in Game 1 of his squad’s Southeastern Conference weekend series against No. 6 Vanderbilt at Dudy Noble Field.

Warren excited about move to offensive tackle position during spring drills

STARKVILLE — Rufus Warren was always trying to desperately shed weight to get back into a tight end type body before spring and fall camp.

Mullen likes depth at QB as spring practice begins

STARKVILLE — It took Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen a few minutes to remember the frustrations of a lack of depth at quarterback last spring.

Starkville softball team bounces back to beat West Point

STARKVILLE — Wendy Jolly has seen her team come so far in the past three years that Tuesday night against an area rival was the culmination of all the emotion.

Bulldogs ready to start spring drills

STARKVILLE — Dan Mullen continually stresses that college football teams have a shelf life of one year. Therefore, today marks the birth of the 2014 Mississippi State team as they prepare for their first practice of the spring.

Cohen goes with veterans to give team lift at Georgia

STARKVILLE — Following a month of tinkering and experiments, John Cohen went back to old reliable in the Mississippi State baseball team’s first Southeastern Conference series.

Starkville High baseball wins in extra innings

STARKVILLE — Travis Garner loves the consistency of his pitching staff at Starkville High School.

New Hope baseball sweeps doubleheader to start 9-0

JC Redden used his right arm in both games of a doubleheader sweep to help New Hope maintain its perfect record in 2014 season.

Player development could provide key for Ray, Bulldogs

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State coach Rick Ray shocked many when he proclaimed the opening round game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament would determine the outlook of the next season.

No. 24 MSU baseball team opens SEC schedule at Georgia

STARKVILLE — The No. 24 Mississippi State baseball team has made a statement with its weekend rotation.

MSU announced Thursday that right-handers Ben Bracewell and Trevor Fitts will start the first two games of MSU’s Southeastern Conference series at Georgia this weekend. Bracewell (2-1, 1.74 ERA) is scheduled to start Game 1 at 6 tonight at Foley Field, while Fitts (2-0, 3.92) is set to start Game 2 at 11 a.m. (Fox Sports Net).

Brown’s monster day helps Yellow Jackets complete sweep

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School coach Travis Garner feels so fortunate that he gets to coach A.J. Brown for two more seasons. For the simple reason that Brown doesn’t know how talented he can become over that time.

Brown’s gem lifts MSU baseball past Southern Illinois

STARKVILLE — Preston Brown was in such a zone Tuesday night he forgot how many outs there were in the sixth inning.

With a no-hitter, Brown thought he had recorded the final out of the frame and started to walk off the mound. When he realized the ground ball out was the second of the inning, he knew karma would come back to bite him.

MSU men will tie record or extend season

STARKVILLE — All four coaches in the first round of Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball tournament are trying to manufacture momentum.

Ray looks to newcomers to improve depth

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray chose Monday to talk more about players no one has seen play in a game.

With only seven Southeastern Conference victories in two seasons, Ray hopes transfers and incoming freshmen will help reverse the fortunes of a program that finished the regular season 13-18 and 3-15 in the Southeastern Conference. In his first two years at MSU, Ray has had to make do with seven and eight scholarship players. He said the lack of depth has changed his way of coaching and has impacted the program.

Thomas’ development gives MSU positive for future

STARKVILLE — Player development has been the one thing that has given the Mississippi State men’s basketball program hope the past two seasons.

Look no further than sophomore guard Fred Thomas.

MSU men hit unlucky 13 for second year in a row

STARKVILLE — It’s deja vu in year two.

The Mississippi State men’s basketball secured a second-consecutive 13-game losing streak Saturday with a 74-62 loss to South Carolina in the regular-season finale before a crowd of 6,105 at Humphrey Coliseum.

Long journey for Borchert ends with Senior Day, graduation at MSU

STARKVILLE — Four years ago Colin Borchert’s mother had a four-word message to any college coach that would listen: Please save my son.

Baseball Bulldogs hit road for major weekend

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State is doing everything it can to have a healthier version of two veteran players when they travel to Arizona.

Cunningham prepares for final game at MSU

STARKVILLE — Years later Tyson Cunningham won’t likely be remembered by anything he’s done on basketball floor because his value to Mississippi State has been much more important.

MSU baseball team runs win streak to seven games

STARKVILLE — The most important aspect Preston Brown might have showcased Wednesday night is his ability to pitch out of the stretch.