STARKVILLE – Spring may still feel far away, but Mississippi State baseball and softball fans will be able to see their teams in action this fall for scrimmages and exhibition games.
The baseball Bulldogs are hosting 13 intrasquad scrimmages, which began Friday and run through Oct. 20. The annual Fall World Series will take place Oct. 5, 6 and 8. In addition, MSU will travel to Louisiana Tech for an exhibition game on Oct. 14 and host Alabama-Birmingham on Oct. 21.
Last year, the Bulldogs finished 27-26 overall but just 9-21 in Southeastern Conference play. MSU has failed to reach the SEC Tournament the last two seasons after winning the national title in 2021.
The softball team will play eight exhibition games, all at Nusz Park. Just one of them is against a fellow Division I team — the Bulldogs take on Middle Tennessee, which nearly upset Alabama in the NCAA Regionals this past spring, on Oct. 14. Other opponents include Wallace State Community College and Jones College (Sept. 15), Bevill State Community College (Sept. 22), Chipola College and Copiah-Lincoln Community College (Oct. 6) and Pearl River Community College (Oct. 14).
MSU was the only SEC team that did not reach the NCAA Tournament in 2023, coming off an appearance in the Super Regionals the year before.
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