The Morning Bell: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Today is… St. Patrick’s Day!!!
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Today’ Schedule:
Softball: Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Texas A&M at 11 a.m. CT. Live Video. Live Stats.
Baseball: Mississippi State vs. No. 2 LSU at 1 p.m. CT. Live Video. Live Stats.
Men’s Tennis: Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Kentucky at 1 p.m. CT. Live Video. Live Stats.
Women’s Tennis: Mississippi State vs. No. 30 Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. CT.
Bulldogs Results:
Softball: No. 13 Texas A&M 9, Mississippi State 0 (Game 1).
No. 13 Texas A&M 8, Mississippi State 5 (Game 2).
Men’s Basketball: No. 12 Auburn 73, Mississippi State 66.
Baseball: No. 2 LSU 9, Mississippi State 8.
Countdown to Mississippi State’s season opener:
167 days
Did You Notice?
- The NCAA Selection Shows for men’s and women’s basketball will be on Sunday. The men’s will air at 5 p.m. CT on CBS and the women’s will air at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
- The Mississippi State men’s golf team is currently competing in the Schenkel Invitational. Currently, the team is tied at No. 14 with -13 to par and Garrett Endicott is ranked No. 5 with a -7 to par.
- The Mississippi State track and field team competed in Day 2 of the Hurricane Invitational. In Javelin, Ella Knott recorded a 50.42m and Remi Rougetet recorded a 74.68m. In 4x100m relay, Rosealee Cooper, Jaitlyn Ware, Kyndall Sessom and Rickyla Fagan came in third (women’s) and Danarrion Ard, Jordan Ware, Sema’J Daniels and Shamar Rose came in second and Christion Barker, Keldrick Turner Jr., Kennedy Stringfellow, Jordan Barrow came in third (men's). In the 1500m, Dan Joyce came in 2nd (men's) and in the high jump, Jonathan Jones came in 4th (men's). In the 400m, Daniels came in 1st with a 46.86 (women's). In shot put, Jhordyn Stallworth recorded a 16.41m (women’s) and Roury McCloyen came in 1st with a 16.46m (men’s). In 200m hurdles, Jordan Ware came in 1st with a 20.25. In the 400m Hurdles, Anje Nel came in 1st with a 59.48 (women’s) and Alfonso Hale Jr., came in 1st with a 50.83 (men’s).
Daily Dose of Mike Leach:
[On mascot battles] “Sun Devils, that's mythical anyway. Trojans, they may be as well."
We’ll Leave You With This:
Salute to Service 🇺🇸
— Mississippi State Athletics (@HailState) March 17, 2024
Join us at Nusz Park tomorrow for game three against ¹³ Texas A&M, featuring T-6 plane flyover from the Columbus Air Force Base!
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Kim Rankin is a 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She has covered multiple sports including football, men’s basketball, baseball, softball, and gymnastics. She previously worked at Tide 100.9 in Tuscaloosa and is a Boston sports enthusiast. Connect with Kim on X/Twitter: @kmrankin1
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