Good morning! Starkville holds a special place in all of our hearts, and these student-athletes did an incredible job this year in making it an even better place to come home to. Congrats to our Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award winners, Trent Zelden and Grace Fagan; thanks for all of your hard work both on and off the field!

What else did we toss into the Brew today?

🎾 It’s Time
⚾️ Seatbelts Everyone
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

In this episode of The Follow, Mississippi State's track and field team is in the spotlight. You will see the team compete in the Maroon and White Invite and hear from head coach Chris Woods as the Bulldogs begin to focus on the SEC Outdoor Championships.

This episode, and tons more like it, are available now to our HailState+ members.

With HailState+ you get to watch wherever you want to watch. Web, mobile, and (later this year) all major OTT streaming apps like AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Android. We got it all.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 It’s Time. Today, State’s men’s tennis team begins their quest for an NCAA title when it hosts an NCAA Regional matchup against Alabama State. The Bulldogs head into the tournament with some flashy new rankings including:

• Four players ranking in the ITA top-125 with Nemanja Malesevic leading the way, ranked 78th in the country.

• Two doubles teams ranking in the ITA top-100 with duo Carles Hernandez and Nemanja Malesevic at the helm at No. 68.

• Mississippi State, as a team, achieved an ITA ranking of No. 16 in the country.

That can certainly boost a team’s confidence as they prepare for postseason play. The Bulldogs’ match against Alabama State will not start before 2:00pm CT. Be a part of the action a the Pitts tennis Center by purchasing your tickets here.

🔼 Coming In Hot. This weekend, Mississippi State’s softball team will close out the regular season at No. 17 Auburn.

State has been on a roll as of late, and as we have mentioned, a lot of that is to the credit of the Bulldogs’ bats. Earlier this week, Paige Cook’s bat helped her earn SEC Player of the Week honors last weekend, and the team set program records for home runs in a single-game and in a series.

The Tigers took the series last year, but not before MSU took a game for themselves. This year, the Bulldogs enter the series riding a three-game win streak. Tune in this weekend to watch the games on SEC Networks.

🔼 Seatbelts Everyone. Buckle up Bulldogs fans, because we have a good one this weekend in Starkville.

With the regular season winding down to a close, every game matters. MSU comes into the series up all-time, sitting at 57-54 and having won their most recent matchup against the Hogs. The No. 6 Razorbacks have had a strong showing, but prove to struggle while on the road, going 3-7 so far this season.

Hunter Hines’ stock continues to rise after he finished the month of April with an SEC-high 10 home runs, adding to his NCAA-leading 21 on the season. The Bulldogs offense features five players batting above .300 (with at least 90 at bats) with outfielder Colton Ledbetter leading the way with an average of .325.

The three-game home stand begins tonight at 6:00, and you aren’t going to want to miss a second of the action. Tonight’s game and Sunday afternoon’s game will be televised on the SEC Network. Saturday’s game will be featured on ESPNU. You can listen to all three games on the Bulldog Sports Network. General admission tickets are available here.

🌴 SPRING INTO SUMMER

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🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Top Dawgs. As women’s golf prepares for their run in the NCAA Tournament next week, they might get some extra pep in their step after finding out about some of the All-SEC awards that were handed out.

Our question today — do you know how many Bulldog golfers were awarded All-SEC Team selections?

Think you know the answer? Scroll on down to the bottom to find out.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

Julia Lopez Ramirez earned First-Team All SEC honors and was also named SEC Player of the Year for the first time in program history. Izzy Pellot and Surapa Janthamunee were awarded with All-Freshman Team honors. The NCAA Tournament begins Monday, so stay tuned to see if our Bulldogs can go the distance!

Have a great weekend, y'all.