Life comes at you fast would be a good way to describe the last couple weeks for former Ocean Springs pitcher Garrett Crochet. Even as a senior, he mainly flew under the radar when it came to college recruiting and…
For the first time in the history of Mississippi Women’s Golf Association Amateur Championships, Gautier’s Shell Landing is playing host to the 85th annual event. Today was the second day of match play after a qualifying period Monday, setting the…
With the MLB Draft now in the rearview mirror, the LSU Tigers can finally refocus on the task at hand. Their first game of the College World Series is just three days away. Overall, eight LSU baseball players were selected…
After Taylor Braley and Kirk McCarty were selected on the second day of the MLB Draft, all the focus shifted to which team would pick Southern Miss first baseman Dylan Burdeaux. As it turns out, his name was called much…
Having options is a good problem to have for outgoing high school baseball seniors, especially when one of the things on the table is a contract with a major league organization. That’s the position former Ocean Springs pitcher Garrett Crochet…
Only five times this year have the Biloxi Shuckers given up double digit runs in a game, the most recent of those came last night in a 13-1 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. That ties their season high for…
For the fourth time over the last seven days, Southern Miss standout Matt Wallner has received some form of post-season recognition. Perhaps a little repetitive, but today’s accolade certainly takes the cake. One day after earning a spot on the…
It’s only fitting that a record-setting season for Southern Miss baseball is culminating with a busy second day of the MLB First Year Player Draft that saw two Golden Eagles off the board today. First up was second-team All American…
As a native of Forest Lake, Minnesota, Matt Wallner had a big decision to make before coming to Southern Miss. Either sign out of high school with his favorite team growing up, the Minnesota Twins, or head down south. You…
A quick turn of the page for Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker who was taken on the first day of the MLB First Year Player Draft. He went to the Minnesota Twins at 35 overall, after posting the best numbers for…
No team in the history of SEC baseball has been to the College World Series more times than LSU. Mississippi State did nothing to alter that course of history last night, as the Tigers are heading back to Omaha for…
If MSU is to come out of the Super Regional, it will likely be on the back of Brent Rooker who was named a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy earlier today. The award is the equivalent to the Heisman…
Seeing as Mississippi State and LSU both occupy the SEC West, this weekend’s Baton Rouge Super Regional will be a rematch of their regular season series just three weeks ago. Back in May, the Tigers swept the Bulldogs in Starkville,…
Today was the last day of organized team activities for the New Orleans Saints and still no sign of defensive tackle Nick Fairley. Not because he’s exercising his right to make OTA’s optional, but instead as a result of his…
Not the way Southern Miss centerfielder Matt Wallner wanted to end his season with a loss to MSU in the Hattiesburg Regional, but still a freshman campaign for the ages. Today, Wallner was tabbed as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate…
For the second straight season, the LSU Tigers are in a Super Regional and so is Mississippi State. The common thread between the two is a former LSU assistant that now occupies the other dugout. Back so soon is first…
During the course of a college football season, the approach is almost always the same: one game at a time. Similarly the concept of one day at a time also applies to Ole Miss following its response to the NCAA.…
At times, the game of baseball can be unforgiving. Costly errors and judgment calls by the umpire sometimes overshadow accomplishments that can only be appreciated later. On the flipside, winning an NCAA Regional Championship is something that can be appreciated…
From the day Ole Miss received its notice of allegations from the NCAA, school officials made it clear of their plans to contest those allegations. Today, they did just that. The Rebels fire back with yet another response to the…
USM’s quest to return to its first Super Regional since 2009 was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. yesterday. Long story short, Southern Miss saw its season come to a screeching halt early this morning. That was after close to…
Perks of rolling through the winner’s bracket in the regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament is having two chances to beat the same team once. Today, Southern Miss needed just one win to advance to Super-Regionals whereas Mississippi State…
After waiting out a rain delay of more than four hours, Southern Miss and Mississippi State finally got things rolling in the Hattiesburg Regional final at 5:45. Originally slated to start at 1 p.m., Mother Nature had other ideas, postponing…
Fourteen years ago, the people of Hattiesburg got their first taste of a regional and they’ve been craving that second bite ever since. Today, the NCAA tournament finally made its first trip back to Pete Taylor Park and the Southern…
It was an exciting game in Hattiesburg today for the first game of the NCAA Regionals. Host Southern Miss faced off against Illinois Chicago in the double elimination tournament. Number one seed USM fell in a hole early, but were…