Good morning! Minor league baseball teams have some of the best names and mascots in all of sports, and some of our former Bulldogs represent those teams. Former Diamond Dawg Houston Harding was promoted to one of the most creative team names in the minor league system, the Rocket City Trash Pandas, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.

What else did we throw into the Brew today?

⛳️ Off Course Accolades
🎙️ Dear Ol’ State
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

Fan Fare. This week, we’re throwing it back to some of our all-time favorite episodes from HailState+’s All-Access series. State has some of the best baseball fans in the country, and what better way to celebrate that than with a day for the fans?

In this episode of All-Access, get an inside look of MSU’s 2023 Baseball Fan Day featuring Bulldog pitcher KC Hunt.

🎥 Baseball Fan Day with KC Hunt

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Off Course Accolades. For the third consecutive year, Bulldog men’s golfer Ford Clegg has been selected to the CSC At-Large Academic All-American Team. On top of that, he has been dubbed the At-Large Academic All-American of the Year.

🗣️ “We are all here to play at the highest level, but we are still students. Being able to excel in both has better prepared me to enter the real world, whether I have a successful career in professional golf or in the business world.” - Ford Clegg

Clegg is just one of four golfers to earn first team honors and the only one from the SEC. In each of the last two years, he was the only DI men’s golfer to be named to a Academic All-American First Team. The grad student will continue to pursue his MBA after completing his degree in finance from MSU with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. The latest episode of the Dear Ol’ State podcast brought in Jared Wesson to talk about his days playing for both the Bulldogs and at the pro level. Hear about his incredible journey of how he fought through injuries to make his dream of playing baseball a reality.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Going Low. Ford Clegg is not only a decorated student, but an excellent golfer. During his time with MSU, Clegg set multiple records in the men’s golf program, including shooting the second lowest round in school history.

Our question today — do you know what his second lowest round in State history is?

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 63!

In his junior season, Clegg carded a personal best low-round of 63. He ended up tying the 54-hole record with his second career win after shooting 12 under-par for the tournament.

Have a great Thursday, y'all.