Good morning! The stage is nearly set for an unforgettable Friday night with HARDY at Dudy Noble Field.

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

⚽️ Previewing today’s match
🥎 Bulldogs release 2025 SEC schedule
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Talking Pitching with Parker. With fall ball getting closer and closer, Mississippi State baseball pitching coach Justin Parker joins Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to give an update on his staff including his thoughts on his new arms and much more.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Last of the Bunch. Tonight, Bulldog soccer will face off against Abilene Christian in the last nonconference match of the 2024 season. The final chapter of State’s nonconference slate will take place in front of the Maroon and White faithful as the team aims to capture its sixth win. The Bulldogs are undefeated in Starkville so far this season, having scored 12 goals at the MSU Soccer Field.

🔼 Excited For More. After 287 days of not catching a pass in game action, Kelly Akharaiyi snatched his 18-yard catch last Saturday at Arizona State, following an early-season ailment that'd held the talented pass catcher out. It was a long road home for Akharaiyi, but it didn't faze him.

🗣️ "It was just one of those things where you've got to take care of your body, being in the training room and preparing like a pro, but there's no rust. Go out there and make plays. That's what we do over here." - Kelly Akharaiyi

The senior transfer took it easy against Arizona State with his initial Bulldog catch that ignited State's first touchdown drive of the game. It was a small dose of his potential, but it was an important opening step.

📚️ Read more about Akharaiyi’s journey back to the gridiron and what to expect from him for the rest of the season

🔼 Schedule Set. Bulldog softball released its official SEC schedule for the team’s upcoming 2025 season. State will play eight three-game series against league competition including matchups against both SEC newcomers in Texas and Oklahoma, along with reigning SEC Champion Tennessee and Women's College World Series participant Alabama. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the 2025 SEC Tournament will be hosted by Georgia at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens on May 6-10.

📆 See the Bulldogs’ full SEC schedule

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Queens of the ‘Sip. Today’s trivia question…how many games against in-state opponents has Bulldog softball won since Samantha Ricketts became the program’s head coach?

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

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, September 12
⚽️ Soccer vs. Abilene Christian @ 3 p.m. in Starkville, MS | SECN+

Friday, September 13
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SEC Bama Invite in Tuscaloosa, AL
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic in Greenville, SC
👟 Cross Country @ The Southern Showcase
🏐 Volleyball vs. Tulane @ 6:30 p.m. in New Orleans, LA | Live Stats

Saturday, September 14
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SEC Bama Invite in Tuscaloosa, AL
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic in Greenville, SC
🏐 Volleyball vs. ULM @ Noon in New Orleans, LA
🏈 Football vs. Toledo @ 6:30 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets | ESPNU | Listen

Sunday, September 15
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SEC Bama Invite in Tuscaloosa, AL
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic in Greenville, SC
🏐 Volleyball vs. Grambling State @ Noon in New Orleans, LA

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 27!

Under head coach Samantha Ricketts, Bulldog softball is 27-5 against in-state teams and has outscored those programs, 242-76.

🐶 Have a great Thursday, y'all!