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Bulldog Brew 4/26: Facing The Music

Bulldog Brew 4/26: Facing The Music

Today, day two of the SEC Championship and the Diamond Dawgs hit the road for conference series

Zach Garrett & Bulldog Brew Crew
April 26, 2024

Good morning! After missing the first part of the season due to injury, former Diamond Dawg Nathaniel Lowe made his emphatic return with his first home run of the season with the Texas Rangers.

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

⛳️ Day two of the SEC Championship
⚾️ Diamond Dawgs hit the road for conference series
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 THE DUDES

The Dudes: Ring Of Honor (S.1 E.3). The Ron Polk Ring of Honor recognizes the very best to come through the Mississippi State baseball program. This year, former pitcher Bobby Reed and current radio announcer Jim Ellis were inducted for their achievements and had their names enshrined at Dudy Noble Field. Hear from both Jim and Bobby as they reminisce on their careers and reflect on what this honor means to them.

🎙️ ROUNDING THIRD

Rounding Third: Jackson Finch & Brian Ogden. Coming off the Bulldogs' SEC bye week, associate head coach Tyler Bratton steps away from the action on the field to dive into what happens behind the scenes on game day. Assistant director for fan experience Jackson Finch discusses promotional planning and pregame timing, and co-host associate director for communications Brian Ogden talks about his path to State and what goes on inside the press box.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Through Two. Day two of the SEC Championship saw Bulldog men’s golf jump up one spot on the leaderboard with a 1-over par team effort. Hunter Logan continued to stay hot with his round of 3-under par and finished the day in a tie for third place. Garrett Endicott bounced back with an even-par round and Josep Serra shot well, carding the second most birdies on the team today to finish his round at 1-over par. State will complete stroke play today in the team’s third and final round.

📊 Check out the leaderboard through day two

🔼 Ranked On The Road. The Diamond Dawgs will gear up for a three-game series against No. 11 Vanderbilt in Nashville this weekend. The two teams have a long history, dating back to 1913, where the Bulldogs hold the advantage in the all-time series, 74-57-2. Each program sits in third place in their respective divisions with the same 10-8 conference record and will look to move up in the standings.

🔼 Adding Up Accolades. Ahead of this weekend’s conference tournament, Mississippi State’s Petar Jovanovic and Nemanja Malesevic were each tabbed as All-SEC selections. Jovanovic was named to the first team after compiling 48 total wins this season. The Podgorica, Montenegro native leads the team with 26 singles wins and was ranked as highly as 13^th in singles and 12th in doubles. For the third consecutive year, Malesevic was selected to the second team. The senior produced 10 of his 13 singles wins this spring from the No. 1 position in the lineup and is tied for the team lead with five match-clinchers on the year.

🔼 Home Track. Mississippi State track and field will host its final regular season meet, the Maroon and White Invite, this weekend at the Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex. The Bulldogs will recognize 15 seniors on Saturday. The group which was head coach Chris Woods' first recruiting class, produced two All-Americans and several All-SEC selections across the board for their performances at the conference meet.

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. On the latest episode, Mississippi State women's golfers Julia Lopez Ramirez and Avery Weed join Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to talk about winning the SEC Tournament title, the goals ahead in the upcoming NCAA Regional Tournament and more.

🎧️ Listen to Dear Ol’ State: A Championship Chat

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Program History. Nemanja Malesevic has been a stalwart of Bulldog men’s tennis for the past three seasons, and in that time, has racked up enough wins to appear on the all-time list.

Our question today: where do you think Malesevic ranks all-time in singles victories?

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

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Today’s Dawg Daily: On the Road Again. Both Softball and Baseball hit the road for a pair of top 15 series. Joey and Jalyn have all the coverage you could ask for to get you ready to cheer on the Bulldogs as they take on Mizzou and Vanderbilt.

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, April 26

Saturday, April 27

Sunday, April 28

🐶 Click here for the full Mississippi State Athletics calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 7th!

Malesevic has won 59 career singles matches to rank seventh all-time in Bulldog men’s tennis history. His 103 career combined dual-match wins are tied for 10th all-time.

🐶 Have a great weekend, y’all6