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Bulldog Brew 4/19: Super Weekend Ahead
Today, a Super Bulldog Weekend preview and men’s tennis gears up for the postseason
Zach Garrett & Bulldog Brew Crew
April 19, 2024
Good morning! The Dawgs are going back on tour! Head football coach Jeff Lebby, accompanied by some special guests, is headed on the 2024 Road Dawgs Tour, presented by Coastal Mississippi. Check out where you can catch the crew on their tour of the South.
What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?
🦸 Super Bulldog Weekend preview
🎾 Men’s tennis gears up for postseason
🐶 And much, much more!
🎥 ALL-ACCESS
All-Access: The London Tour. Spring break was unforgettable for our bulldog soccer club as they traveled to London to play a few games in the sport's homeland. Hear about the highlights as Macey Hodges, Maddie Anderson, and James Armstrong tell us about their trip across the pond.
🎥 ALL-ACCESS
All-Access: First Responders Home Run 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.
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Super Dawgs. Highlighting Super Bulldog Weekend will be the Diamond Dawgs’ three-game series against Auburn at The Dude. State is coming into the matchup fresh off an 11-0 victory over Alcorn State earlier this week. The Bulldogs will look to gain some ground in the conference standings, sitting at third in the SEC West.
🔼 Tourney Time. Entering the SEC Tournament as the No. 3 seed, Bulldog men’s tennis will look to capture its first title since the 2019 season. Finishing the regular season 17-6 and ranked No. 15 in the final ITA Rankings, the Bulldogs will begin the postseason with 10 ranked wins including five consecutive ranked road wins.
🔼 More New Faces. Bulldog women’s basketball has hired another person to his sideline with the addition of associate head coach, Fred Castro. Castro will also serve as the program's offensive coordinator and will be responsible for providing opponent scouting, in addition to in-game offensive strategies, play-calling and adjustments.
🗣️ "What [Sam Purcell] has accomplished in the first two seasons in Starkville has been impressive to watch. He has a clear vision for where he wants to take this program and I can't wait to do my part in helping him accomplish those goals.” - Fred Castro
🔼 Super Bulldog Weekend. The best weekend of the year is here! A loaded lineup of events and fan experiences are set to highlight an exciting weekend in the Best Small Town in the South with the 38th annual Super Bulldog weekend, a Mississippi State spring homecoming tradition. From kicking off the Lebby era at the Maroon and White Game to a weekend full of festivities as The Dude, be sure to check out all the happenings in Starkville starting today.
🔼 Dear Ol’ State. On the latest episode of the Dear Ol' State podcast, Joel Coleman brings the Maroon and White faithful thoughts from Mississippi State head football coach Jeff Lebby ahead of the Bulldogs' spring game coming up on Saturday.
🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA
On The Hunt. State men’s tennis begins its journey for a postseason title this weekend at the SEC Tournament.
Our question today: do you know how many SEC Tournament titles the Bulldogs have won?
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: Super. Bulldog. Weekend. It's the best weekend of the year! Joey and Jalyn break down the schedule, spring ball hopes, and the weekend series against the Tigers.
📆 LOOKING AHEAD
Friday, April 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Alabama/South Carolina @ 2:00pm in Baton Rouge, LA
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 6:00pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Saturday, April 20
🏈 Football vs. Spring Game @ 1:00pm in Starkville, MS | Listen
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 5:00pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Sunday, April 21
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 1:00pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Three!
Bulldog men’s tennis has won three SEC Tournament titles — one in 1996 and back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.
🐶 Have a great weekend, y'all!