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Jake Mangum wins 2019 Ferriss Trophy

Jake Mangum being drafted as late as the 32nd round last summer as a pitcher was a bit of a head scratcher considering  the Mississippi State center fielder is now the all-time hit king of the Southeastern Conference and as…

St. Martin gracious in championship defeat

The St. Martin baseball team was just two wins away from making history on Friday night, but it just wasn’t mean to be for the Yellowjackets. For the second year in a row, Desoto Central proves to be too much…

Egg Bowl hot topic at Road Dawgs Tour

In a lot of ways, Joe Moorhead could have done no wrong in his first season as head football coach at Mississippi State as long as he brought the Egg Bowl trophy back to Starkville. As it turns out, Moorhead…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Chattanooga Lookouts

So far this season, the Biloxi Shuckers have been a model of consistency. They haven’t been more than three games above .500 or more than two games below .500. Their longest winning streak is five games. Their longest losing streak…

The road to the C-USA Championship at MGM Park

We are just a week away from the start of the Conference USA baseball tournament. This tournament brings in 20 to 25 million dollars annually with its economic impact. Fifteen hundred hotel rooms are occupied just for the immediate staff…

Keston Hiura makes Brewers debut

Tonight one of the best to ever come through Biloxi made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers. The organization’s top prospect, Keston Hiura, gets his first career hit in his first Major League at bat. The former first-round…

Southern Miss vs. Troy

Down to its final four games of the regular season, the Southern Miss baseball team is closing out 2019 with one last homestand before heading south to MGM Park for the Conference USA Tournament. Golden Eagles hosting Troy in a…

St. Martin facing Desoto Central in 6A Title Series

The St. Martin baseball team is less than 24 hours away from making its first ever appearance in a state championship series. In the other dugout, Desoto Central is making its second trip to state in as many years as…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Biloxi Shuckers on the road visiting the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, looking to go up two games to one in the series here in game three. The Jumbo Shrimp respond with three unanswered runs over the next two innings, winning this…

Ferriss Trophy finalists announced

In the same year that Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum broke the all-time SEC hit record, the award going to the top collegiate baseball player in the Magnolia state could still go to somebody else. Mangum headlines the list of five…

6A South State Playoffs: St. Martin vs. Biloxi

With a 1-nothing series edge heading into game two of the 6A South State playoffs, St. Martin was the only team that could end the night with a Gatorade bath. But Biloxi hadn’t lost back-to-back games all season and the…

OLA’s Marguerite Gelpi signs with Rhodes College

The class 2A state champion for girls discus is now heading to the next level. This afternoon, Our Lady Academy’s Marguerite Gelpi signed with Rhodes College, fresh off her championship throw of 90.6. A big day overall for the standout…

Ole Miss baseball hosting Mississippi State starting Friday

Dating back to the start of 2016, Mississippi State has a shockingly lopsided record against in-state rival Ole Miss, having won 11 out of their last 13 head-to-head match-ups, including this year’s Governor’s Cup. Just last month, the fifth ranked…

6A South State: St. Martin vs. Biloxi postponed

The trade-off for a lot of beautiful days at the ball park is the occasional day like today where decidedly important playoff baseball games all get postponed because Mother Nature can’t get it together. It’s a wash for both the…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Montgomery Biscuits

Over at MGM Park, Biloxi Shuckers with an early morning game three, taking on the Montgomery Biscuits for Education Day. Shuckers win 4-2, clinching a series win with two more wins left to go. They’ll host the Biscuits at the…

Class 6A South State: Biloxi vs. St. Martin

What we knew at the end of the high school baseball regular season was that St. Martin was the best team from region 7 class 6A and Biloxi was the best from region 8. What we know now is they’re…