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Bulldog Brew 5/21: Best In Class
Today, Jordan crowned the best player in Mississippi and Chris Jans signs contract extension through 2028
Zach Garrett & Bulldog Brew Crew
May 21, 2024
Good morning! Catch the latest behind-the-scenes footage from Bulldog football spring practice with quarterback coach Matt Holecek mic’d up.
What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?
⚾️ Jordan crowned the best player in Mississippi
🏀 Chris Jans signs contract extension through 2028
🐶 And much, much more!
🎥 ALL-ACCESS
Graduation 2024. Congratulations seniors! Hear what Mississippi State has meant to our student-athletes as they begin the next chapter of their lives.
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Best In Class. For the first time since 2021, the Ferriss Trophy, presented by the Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River Resort, is returning to StarkVegas after Dakota Jordan was selected for the award. Over his sophomore season at State, Jordan has shined for the Diamond Dawgs and led the team in home runs (17) and RBIs (61). Jordan also holds the seventh-best batting average in the SEC, hitting .363 at the plate.
🔼 California Conclusion. Bulldog women's golf team concluded its run at the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship as the team fell short of advancing to the match-play portion of the tournament. The Bulldogs made the cut to reach the fourth round for the second straight year and the second time in program history since a third-round cut was added when the format changed in 2015. After her final round, Julia Lopez Ramirez finished with a four-day total of 2-under par, good for eighth place.
🔼 It Takes Two. Bulldog men’s tennis duo Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez are set to take the courts in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The two have posted an impressive 22-10 record together this year, which is tied for the eighth-most wins in a single season at MSU.
The NCAA Singles Championships began on Monday with a pair of Bulldogs competing. No. 48-ranked Jovanovic fell 6-1, 6-3 while No. 47 Nemanja Malesevic saw his storied collegiate career come to a close following a 6-3, 6-2 loss.
🔼 Run It Back. After leading the Mississippi State men's basketball program to consecutive NCAA Tournament trips, head coach Chris Jans has signed a contract extension through the 2027-28 season. Over his first two seasons, Jans has guided the Bulldogs back to college basketball's biggest stage fueled by a pair of 21-win campaigns. The last time State collected consecutive NCAA Tournament trips was in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
🗣️ "We are excited for the future of Mississippi State basketball under the leadership of Coach Jans. He and his staff have done a tremendous job since arriving in Starkville, and we know the best is yet to come.” - Zac Selmon, Director of Athletics
🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA
Twice Is Nice. The Ferriss Trophy, an award honoring the top collegiate baseball player in Mississippi, usually bounces around, but one former Diamond Dawg played so nice that he won it twice.
Our question today: do you know which Diamond Dawg won the award two times?
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
📆 LOOKING AHEAD
Tuesday, May 21
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, CA | Live Scoring
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Stillwater, OK | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Ole Miss @ 8:00pm in Hoover, AL | Watch | Live Stats
Wednesday, May 22
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, CA | Live Scoring
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Stillwater, OK | Watch
👟 Track and Field @ NCAA First Rounds in Lexington, KY
Thursday, May 23
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Individual Championships in Stillwater, OK | Watch
👟 Track and Field @ NCAA First Rounds in Lexington, KY
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Jake Mangum!
Mangum is the only player ever to win the Ferriss Trophy twice, doing so in both 2016 and 2019.
🐶 Have a great Tuesday, y'all!