The Mississippi State Bulldogs and Ole Miss will be moving on to play in the NCAA Super Regionals this weekend. MSU (43-17) won the Starkville Regional, dominating over Lipscomb, Cincinnati and Louisiana. The Bulldogs will now play Georgia in the Athens Super Regional.
Ole Miss (39-21) played some late night baseball as they downed Arizona State in 14 innings and then held off Nebraska in another all nighter. The Rebels finished up with another walk-off one-run win over Arizona State to win the Regional. Ole Miss will play the winner of the Auburn Regional.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (44-17) lost two games in the Hattiesburg Regional to Little Rock and Virginia. Number 4 Little Rock went 3-0 to win the Hattiesburg Regional and advance to their first Super Regional in school history. The Trojans, coached by Chris Curry, played at Meridian Community College and later was their head coach. He calls his team the “JUCO Bandits.” The Trojans are dotted up and down the roster with former JUCO players. Jacksonville State had seven Mississippi natives playing for them, including four from Jones College.
William Carey fell in the NAIA World Series semifinals to Tennessee Wesleyan, 16-14, in the longest nine inning game played in NAIA World Series history. The game took four hours and 16 minutes to complete, setting a World Series record. William Carey (41-20) won their first three games in the series before losing to Taylor (Ind.) and Tennessee Wesleyan.
The Pearl River Community College baseball Wildcats went undefeated in four games to claim their second NJCAA Division II World Series in five years. It was the school’s second national championship in two weeks. The Lady Wildcats softball team won the NJCAA Division II national championship title. It is the first time in NJCAA Division II that one school has claimed both the baseball and softball championships in the same season.
The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs fell twice in the NCAA Softball World Series in Oklahoma City last weekend. MSU lost to Texas Tech and Texas.
Belhaven softball (44-12) fell in the NCAA Division III World Series to Trine in the semifinals. It was the Lady Blazers' second loss to Trine as Belhaven finished 2-2 in the series.
Jake Mangum blasted his first home run of the year in Pittsburgh’s 10-9 win over Minnesota Saturday. He also dropped down a picture-perfect bunt for a single and scored the winning run. Mangum scored twice and drove in two runs as he went 3-for-4 and stole a base. His best play might have been running down a ninth inning line drive gapper to save the Pirates' one-run lead. Mangum enters the week batting .269 for the season.
The Pirates also put Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured reserve list due to a right forearm strain. The Jackson native is hitting .270 with four home runs and 14 stolen bases.
Purvis native JoJo Parker is playing for the Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin Single A farm team. Parker this week was named the top prospect in the Blue Jays farm system. His twin brother Jacob is playing for Mississippi State. Jacob was named to the Baseball America Freshman of the Year finalists list.
The Biloxi Shuckers have the number one minor league prospect in Jesus Made. The 19-year-old shortstop replaced Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop Konnor Griffin, who was the top prospect.
Last week, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Donald Trump during a political rally in New York. The former Ole Miss quarterback's jersey sales surged after his appearance with the President. The sales topped 277,000, which broke an NFL record for sales during a 24-hour period.
Ocean Springs native Bray Hubbard was named the top returning safety in college football by CFB-HQ.
Mississippi State will again host the MHSAA state football championships on December 3-5.
The NFL officially approved Nashville as site of the Super Bowl LXIV, which is scheduled to be played in February of 2030.
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