Bulldog Brew 4/11: Southern Stars

Today, track and field is going bicoastal and the best town in the south

Good morning! Bulldog Nation has always known that Bully is the best mascot in college sports, but now, it’s official.

What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?

👟 Track and Field is going bicoastal
🏆️ Best Town in the South
 🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 ALL-ACCESS

All-Access: First Responders HR Derby. Following the Bulldog's exciting win in softball against Florida, The Starkville Police and Fire departments went up against each other in their annual home-run derby.

🎙️ ROUNDING THIRD

Rounding Third: Kat Wallace. It's all about the details! That's the main message behind Kat Wallace's #2Cheeks motto and the softball team's "Everything Matters" theme this season. Hear more about how it's paid off and how it impacted Wallace's journey from junior college to being a manager and then a player at State.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Coast To Coast. Bulldog track and field is going bicoastal this weekend as the multis and distance squads will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Ramat Jimoh will run at the Beach Invitational over in California and the sprint and field groups will compete at the Tom Jones Invitational down in Gainesville, Florida. The first meet begins today in Asuza, CA, at the Bryan Clay as the Bulldogs head into the last weekend before the annual Maroon and White Invitational that will close out the regular season.

🔼 Bulldog BTS. Bulldog football is back with some behind-the-scenes action. In this edition of Mic’d Up, the crew follows assistant coach and offensive line coach, Cody Kennedy, through what a typical practice with his unit. 

🔼 Southern Stars. Selected among nearly 20 other small Southern towns, Starkville received the No. 1 ranking as the Best Small Town in the South after a four-week voting process. State’s home was nominated by a panel of travel experts which included a combination of editors from USA Today, 10Best.com and other publishing contributors.

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. Burke Masters – the Mississippi State legend and author of one of the biggest swings in Bulldog baseball history – joins Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery on the latest episode of Dear Ol' State to discuss his career in the Maroon and White and the calling on his life that has him now serving as a Catholic priest.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Seeing A Pattern. The Bulldog men’s outdoor team has seen increasing success over the past month, and it’s evident in the team’s most recent ranking.

Our question today: do you know how many weeks in a row the Bulldogs have been ranked in the top 10?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: Rain Rain Go Away. It's a rainy week in Starkville, and because of that, Joey and Jalyn are throwing it back to their Elite Eight projections from before the tournaments began.

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, April 11

👟 Track and Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, CA | Watch

Friday, April 12

👟 Track and Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, CA | Watch
👟 Track and Field @ Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, FL
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ SEC Championship in Belleair, FL
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Arkansas @ 3:00pm in Starkville, MS | Watch | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Tennessee @ 6:00pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Ole Miss @ 7:00pm in Oxford, MS | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, April 13

👟 Track and Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, CA | Watch
👟 Track and Field @ Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, FL
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ SEC Championship in Belleair, FL
🥎 Softball vs. Tennessee @ 2:30pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Ole Miss @ 7:30pm in Oxford, MS | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, April 14

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ SEC Championship in Belleair, FL
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Missouri @ Noon in Starkville, MS | Watch | Live Scoring
🥎 Softball vs. Tennessee @ Noon in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Arkansas @ 1:00pm in Fayetteville, AR
⚾️ Baseball vs. Ole Miss @ 1:30pm in Oxford, MS | Listen | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three weeks!

This week marked the third week in a row that the Bulldog men’s outdoor team ranked in the top 10 of the USTFCCCA rankings.

🐶 Have a great Thursday, y'all!