Good morning! Yesterday’s Player of the Game is today’s Player of the Week. Congrats to our very own Dakota Jordan for earning the NECBL Player of the Week award for his outstanding play thus far this summer after leading his team to a 5-0 record.

What else did we toss into the Brew today?

⚾️ Prized Picks
🏈 Dawgs Only
🐶 and much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

In this episode of Dear Ol’ State, part of the HailState+ Podcast Network, listen in with Tyson Lee as he takes us through his journey from walk-on to starting quarterback during his time repping the Maroon and White.

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

🔼 Prized Picks. State baseball players Hunter Hines and Colton Ledbetter earned spots on the 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA DI South All-Region Team for their efforts showcased on the diamond this past season.

• Hines was named First Team South All-Region. He led the team with 22 home runs, and racked up 61 RBIs with a solid .297 batting average.

• Ledbetter was named Second Team South All-Region. He led the team in batting average, with an average of .320, and had 17 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games, including a game with six runs driven in.

🔼 Dawgs Only. One man’s opinion is another man’s treasure, and Mr. Steele’s picks are pure treasure in our eyes. This preseason All-SEC list contains seven State players including a couple of stars in quarterback Will Rogers and return man Tulu Griffin.

Want to see these preseason All-SEC Bulldogs, and others, this upcoming season? Grab your season tickets today, and get ready to witness another fantastic season at Davis Wade Stadium.

🔼 Hail State Happy Hours. All summer long, State coaches will be stopping by at various restaurants across the South to spend time with the best fans in all of college sports. Visit the MSU alumni site for all the info featuring the nine-stop meet-and-greet tour beginning June 20th.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Power Hitter. The sophomore was raking all season long. Hunter Hines’ 22 home runs this season was the first time a Bulldog had hit 20+ home runs in seven years.

Our question today — do you know who the last State player was that hit 20+ home runs?

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Brent Rooker!

The current pro Dawg, Brent Rooker, did so in 2017 after he hit 23 during the 2017 season. We see him doing the same sort of things in the majors as shown by his Player of the Week award earlier this season.

Have a great Wednesday, y'all.