Shuckers are still gunning for that Southern League South first half title, playoff spot up for grabs versus the M-Braves. Shuckers win 5-0 as they clinch the first half title and they’re heading back to the playoffs for the first…
In some ways, it’s hard to fathom why this Mississippi State baseball team, compared to the last two Super Regional squads, is the one that actually made it to Omaha. The Bulldogs certainly had every excuse not to make it…
With a Biloxi Shuckers win tonight and a Mobile Bay Bears loss, the Shuckers could lose every single game the rest of the season and they would still make the playoffs. Obviously, that is not gonna happen, but that’s the…
Practice makes perfect. That was the message today at the Kids Clinic at MGM Park hosted by the Biloxi Shuckers and former Major League catcher Barry Lyons. Thirty kids from the Gulf Coast trained with Biloxi Shuckers players and team…
When it’s all said and done, Nick Sandlin will go down as one of the best players to ever grace the diamond at Southern Miss. His banner season has been one for the ages and it didn’t go unnoticed. Today,…
The Biloxi Shuckers aren’t even halfway through the season yet, but here they are just three wins away from clinching the Southern League South first half title. That would punch their ticket back to the post-season for the first time…
Jake Mangum was tabbed second-team All-South Region earlier today by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings. That might be a little too low as the junior center fielder leads the SEC with 97 hits. He also leads the Bulldogs…
In an eight-team field of all Power 5 schools, MSU might be considered the underdog. But, considering State comes from the Southeastern Conference, which placed an NCAA Tournament best ten teams in a Regional, State is exuding confidence as one…
On paper, the Mississippi State baseball program wasn’t supposed to get to Omaha. Less than a week into the season, the Bulldogs lost head Coach Andy Cannizaro, paving the way for Gary Henderson to work a miracle. On February 21st,…
The Biloxi Shuckers and Barry Lyons are teaming up with kids on the Gulf Coast for their annual baseball clinic. Sessions for kids ages 5 to 8 are June 14th and June 28th. Sessions for kids ages 9 to 12…
When you consider the fact that Mississippi State started the season by getting swept at Southern Miss, lost its head coach the following week, and then began SEC play with a mark of just 2-7, in hindsight, its run to…
Speaking of Gulf Coast, some high praise awarded to Brandon Parker earlier today. The West Harrison alum has been tabbed as an NJCAA Division II All-America first team selection for his record-breaking season with the Bulldogs. In 2018, Parker went…
Baseballs have nothing to do with bananas, but Mississippi State went bananas with bananas as its good luck charm in the Nashville Super Regional. What else can you even say about Omaha-bound MSU following its 11th inning victory over the…
A local athlete from D’Iberville High School graduated with only one DI offer from the University of South Alabama. Now, he is about to start his career as a professional baseball player. Dylan Hardy was an outstanding player at the…
Pascagoula’s Willie Joe Garry Jr. and Harrison Central’s Brendan Hardy were the only two Coast products drafted right out of high school in the 2018 MLB first year player draft. Those turned out to be picks well spent as both…
Someone else that’s decided to sign following his tenth round selection by the Chicago Cubs is Southern Miss third baseman Luke Reynolds. The news was first reported by Jason Munz of the Hattiesburg American. According to that story, Reynolds also…
Following its third straight NCAA regional appearance, the Southern Miss baseball team is losing seven extra players this off-season, but the Golden Eagles have plenty of talent returning to Hattiesburg just waiting in the wings. The breakthrough player would have…
Today, News 25 was the first to report that Harrison Central’s Brendan Hardy has opted to forego his commitment with Jones County Junior College and sign with the New York Mets. That being said, the most hectic week of his…
Harrison Central star pitcher Brendan Hardy will have to think about what to do next after being drafted by the New York Mets late this afternoon. The right-hander was taken in the 31st round as the 920th overall pick after…
Willie Joe Garry Jr. has a lot to think about this summer. On the one hand, the Pascagoula center fielder has already signed with Pearl River Community College and then on the other he has until July 6th to decide…
Joe Gray of the Hattiesburg Tigers was taken late last night in the second round by the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s believed that his draft slot at 60th overall would be enough to convince him to sign for more than a…
In the high school ranks, Pascagoula center fielder Joe Garry Jr. was the first local product to hear his name called as a ninth round pick of the Minnesota Twins. The speedy center fielder was taken at 274 overall, leaving…
East Central alum Konnor Pilkington didn’t have to wait very long to hear his name called on day two of the draft as a third round pick of the Chicago White Sox. The left-handed junior out of Mississippi State was…
With the seventh-to-last pick of the day, USM’s Luke Reynolds went to the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round. At 308 overall, Reynolds is a day two pick with incredible upside as both the Conference USA Player of the Year…