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…
Good news for Saints fans! The pros are making a touchdown in Biloxi this weekend. More than two dozen of the greatest New Orleans Saints players, including some Hall of Famers and several current players will be in downtown Biloxi…
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…
This is the first regional game Southern Miss has hosted in the NCAA Tournament since 2003. The USM faithful responded by showing out in full force. News 25’s Jeff Haeger joins us from Pete Taylor Park with one of those…
A big part of the hype surrounding the Hattiesburg Regional has everything to do with a potential second day matchup between USM and Mississippi State. But first, the Bulldogs have to take down South Alabama in their first game on…
Perhaps the most important weekend in the history of Pete Taylor Park is less than 24 hours away. Southern Miss is hosting a regional for the first time since 2003 with a trip to Super Regionals on the line. The…
One of the biggest individual accolades a high school athlete can receive is Mississippi’s Gatorade Player of the Year. For baseball, this year’s recipient hails from right here on the Gulf Coast. Yesterday, the award went to former Biloxi Indian…
The Biloxi Shuckers postponed the first Shuckers Kids Clinic at MGM Park due to the possibility of rain. The clinic scheduled for this morning has been postponed until tomorrow. If you have a conflict with Thursday’s date, those registered can…