Good morning! Former Bulldog and NBA hopeful Tolu Smith III showed out in front of pro scouts at the P.I.T., earning Player of the Game in the tournament championship with a near 20-point double-double and a spot on the all-tournament team.

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

🏈 Offense shines at Maroon and White Game
⚾️ Diamond Dawgs bring out the broomsticks
 🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 ALL-ACCESS

All-Access. Howell Trophy. The Howell Trophy is an award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, and this year’s winner was none other than Josh Hubbard.

🎥 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.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Perfect Introduction. The Maroon and White Game exemplified exactly what head coach Jeff Lebby means when he talks about it being showtime at State. Using a unique scoring system, MSU's offense claimed a 67-53 victory over the defense on Saturday afternoon at Davis Wade Stadium with standouts and highlights galore.

Quarterbacks Blake Shapen and Chris Parson each had tremendous days. Shapen completed 18 of his 22 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns, while Parson was 7-of-13 through the air for 124 yards and a pair of scores.

🗣️ "For us, it's still about climbing this thing one day at a time and finding ways to get better and everybody involved understanding we're going to be better together. We need everybody. We need their support every single day to be able to get done what all we're trying to get done." - Jeff Lebby

📚️ Read more about the game and who showed out for the Bulldogs

🔼 Super Sweep. The Diamond Dawgs won both games in Sunday's doubleheader to complete the series sweep over Auburn after winning game one, 3-1, and then taking game two, 4-3. The first game of the day featured a gem of a performance from starting pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje who went 6.2 innings and punched out five for his sixth victory of the season. Game two featured heroics from Connor Hujsak who knocked in Dakota Jordan in the bottom of the ninth inning to walk it off and secure the series sweep.

🔼 Postseason Play. State men’s tennis grabbed early momentum on Friday by clinching the doubles point in their opening match of the SEC Championships. Still, the Bulldogs were unable to sustain the momentum and succumbed to 24^th-ranked South Carolina 4-2 in the quarterfinals. Roberto Ferrer Guimares earned the lone singles point after battling back in his match to earn the three-set win. Mississippi State now awaits its postseason fate with the selection show for the NCAA Championships airing on April 29 at 5 p.m.

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. The 1971 Mississippi State baseball team was the first group of Bulldogs to ever get to the College World Series. On the latest episode of Dear Ol' State, that team's left fielder, Ted Milton, joins Joel Coleman to look back on that trailblazing '71 group.

🎧️ Listen to Dear Ol’ State: Ted Milton on the ‘71 CWS Diamond Dawgs

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Biggest Stage. Over Super Bulldog Weekend, the legendary 1971 College World Series team met for a reunion to reminisce on the good times as the program’s first team to reach a CWS.

Our question today: do you know how many times the Diamond Dawgs have appeared in the College World Series?

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: A Super Bulldog Weekend Indeed. After an SEC sweep and a successful spring football game, Joey reflects on everything you missed (or didn't) from Super Bulldog Weekend. 

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Monday, April 22

No scheduled events

Tuesday, April 23

⚾️ Baseball vs. Memphis @ 6:00pm in Memphis, TN | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Wednesday, April 24

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ SEC Championship in St. Simons Island, GA
🥎 Softball vs. Samford @ 5:00pm in Birmingham, AL | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12!

The Diamond Dawgs have appeared in the College World Series 12 times, winning once during the iconic 2021 season.

🐶 Have a great Monday, y'all!