Good morning, Bulldogs! Diamond Dawgs head coach Chris Lemonis is here to remind you that it is baseball season!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 Women travel to Nashville
🥎 Home opener
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Purcell’s Tough Dawgs Pushing Forward. Throughout the season, MSU head women's basketball coach Sam Purcell has praised his team's toughness. This week, they'll get to show it again. Looking to bounce back, the Bulldogs face road tests at Vanderbilt and at Florida. Purcell previews those games and much more with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery on Dear Ol' State.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Knocking On The ‘Dore. Mississippi State women’s basketball is in the Music City today, playing at No. 24 Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network. The Commodores are 18-6 overall this season and 5-5 in SEC play.

🔼 Home Opener. Mississippi State softball plays its home opener today, hosting Southern Illinois at 5 p.m. at Nusz Park. The Salukis went 1-4 on opening weekend at the Tiger Invitational in Auburn, Ala.

🔼 Slayed The Super Bowl. Mississippi State alum Darius Slay is a Super Bowl champ!

After a dozen years as one of the NFL’s elite cornerbacks, Slay became the 26th player in Bulldog history to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

🔼 Stop That. Mississippi State baseball reliever Chase Hungate is one of the best bullpen weapons in the country — the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has included him on the 2025 NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year watch list!

🔼 Welcome, Coach! Mississippi State volleyball head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced the addition of Michael Bouril to the Mississippi State volleyball staff on Wednesday!

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Runs, Runs, Runs. How many runs did Mississippi State softball score in its 2024 home opener against UAB?

Got a guess? 

Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, February 13
🥎 Softball vs. Southern Illinois @ 5 p.m. | SECN+
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Vanderbilt @ 8 p.m. | SECN | Listen

Friday, February 14
👟 Track & Field at Tiger Paw Invitational — Clemson, S.C.
👟 Track & Field at Music City Challenge — Nashville, Tenn.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Manhattan @ noon | SECN+ | Listen
⚾️ Baseball vs. Manhattan @ 40 minutes after Game 1 | SECN+ | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. North Texas @ 2 p.m. | SECN+
🥎 Softball vs. Bradley @ 4:30 p.m. | SECN+

Saturday, February 15
👟 Track & Field at Tiger Paw Invitational — Clemson, S.C.
👟 Track & Field at Music City Challenge — Nashville, Tenn.
🥎 Softball vs. Bradley @ 11:30 p.m. | SECN+
⚾️ Baseball vs. Manhattan @ 2 p.m. | SECN+ | Listen
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Ole Miss @ 5 p.m. | ESPN2 | Listen

Sunday, February 16
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Florida @ 1 p.m. | SECN+ | Listen
⚾️ Baseball vs. Manhattan @ 1 p.m. | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. Georgia Tech @ 2 p.m. | SECN+

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 11!

🐶 Have a great Thursday, y’all!