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| 1999 | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug |
Polls:
Baseball America Top 25 -- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 -- USA Today/ESPN Top 25 -- The Sporting News Top 25
09/27/99 Go here to view pictures of the Dudy Noble / Polk-DeMent Stadium expansion.09/28/99 - I attended the first fall MSU baseball practice yesterday. Redshirt freshman lefthanded pitcher Steven Dowe appears to be fully recovered from the injury that kept him from playing last season. Steven threw 2 innings of 1-run, 1-hit ball while striking out 3.
09/27/99 - Click here to view updated pictures of the Dudy Noble/Polk-DeMent Stadium expansion.
09/23/99 - While watching the individual baseball drills yesterday, I asked MSU baseball coach Jim Case if you can sign up for the Dugout Club at Friday's meet the team cookout. He said you can. The cookout begins at 5:30. Hope to see you there.
If you would like to join the MSU Dugout Club via my page, click here for a sign-up form. Print it and bring it with you this Friday.
09/20/99
STARKVILLE, Miss. --- The Mississippi State University Dugout Club kicks off the new school year Friday with a Meet the Team Cookout at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium.
The first fall meeting of the Bulldog Baseball support group is set to begin Friday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. with a tour of the MSU locker room and includes a cookout at the stadium. Bulldog head baseball coach Pat McMahon, who guided Mississippi State to its fourth consecutive NCAA regional tournament berth last season, will introduce his staff and the 2000 baseball team, overview the team's fall practice schedule and provide information about the club's ongoing projects.
Mississippi State launches formal fall workouts Monday, Sept. 27, with weekend public scrimmages scheduled throughout the six-week autumn practice at Dudy Noble Field.
For additional information about the MSU Dugout Club, contact the Mississippi State baseball office at 325-3597.
Source: MSU Athletic Media Relations
If you would like to join the MSU Dugout Club via my page, click here for a sign-up form. It only costs $50 per year.
09/18/99 - MSU softball has a scrimmage at 9 a.m. today. If you are on campus, give them a look-see.
09/17/99 - MSU upcoming baseball events.
Monday, September 27th -- First day of fall practice...2:30 p.m....Dudy Noble Field
Friday, October 22th -- Maroon-White Scrimmage...5:30 p.m....Dudy Noble Field
Wed-Fri, November 3-5th -- Bulldog World Series...TBA....Dudy Noble Field
Final list of baseball signees:
Three signees signed professional baseball contracts:
Matt Butler, RHP, Hattiesburg HS.
Brennan King, SS, Mufreesboro, TN.
Ben Johnson, OF, Germantown, TN.
09/17/99
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Although the Mississippi State University softball team is just one week into Fall practice, Bulldog head coach Kathy Arendsen ¡s excitement level is as high as its ever been when talking about this season's squad.
"This is a championship-caliber team," said Arendsen of her squad. "This is the first year that I have been able to say that. We will compete with everyone. All of the attributes are there - attitude, desire, work ethic and chemistry. We have some great people on the team and I am very excited about the upcoming season."
The Bulldogs will hold their first scrimmage of the Fall season Saturday morning when Mississippi State divides itself into Maroon and White teams for an intra-squad game at Bulldog Diamond. First pitch is set for 9 a.m.
The scrimmage will consist of live hitting and pitching in a six-inning game format.
"This is our first real chance to see them in a competitive situation and to find out how they will respond," Arendsen said. "I am very pleased with practice this week. The kids came back in great shape and I am happy with our progress."
Mississippi State returns seven starters off of last season's 38-29 campaign which saw the Bulldogs fall a few picks short of an NCAA Regional bid, despite storming into the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Offensively, the Bulldogs will be led by sophomore centerfielder Kellie Wilkerson, who crushed 13 home runs last season while turning in a .443 batting average, both tops in the Southeastern Conference. Defensively, State will be anchored by a very experienced infield, along with senior catcher Keri McCallum who participated in the 2000 Olympic Games Trials earlier this month in Michigan.
But, the excitement level of the Bulldogs could also stem from its pitching staff where Mississippi State is overflowing. Alabama transfer Kasey Whitehead, who turned in a sub-2.00 ERA last season in Tuscaloosa, along with freshmen Jennifer Pursell, Jennifer Nelson, Nicole Moschetti and Courtney Frank, will comprise a pitching staff that has received high regards from Arendsen.
"This staff is arguably one of the best that we have had here, but we will have to see down the road," Arendsen said. "We have some very competitive and passionate athletes on this year's staff. They are very eager and intense players that will push to play."
SATURDAY'S SCRIMMAGE LINEUPS
MAROON
1. Keri McCallum - C, CF
2. Kendell Kimbrough - CF, RF
3. Jenny Hehnke - 2B
4. Michelle Gates - 3B
5. Kasey Whitehead - P, 1B
6. Nichole Henry - 1B, C
7. Chris Bushby - LF
8. Jennifer Jessup - SS
9. Becca Richards - RF, DP
Courtney Frank - P
WHITE
1. Jennifer Nelson - LF, P
2. Karrie Rider - SS
3. Kellie Wilkerson - CF
4. Cheri Smith - 1B
5. Jennifer Pursell - P, LF
6. Robyn Schlagheck - C
7. A.J. Lott - RF
8. Brooke Best - 2B
9. Nicole Moschetti - 3B
09/16/99 (1:30 p.m.) - Click here to read an excellent article about former Diamond Dawg Adam Piatt.
09/01/99 - How about a little MSU baseball info for your viewing pleasure via Joe Dier of the MSU Media Relations Department.
STARKVILLE, Miss. --- The final numbers are in, and Mississippi State's Baseball Bulldogs finished among the nation's top five in attendance during the 1999 season.
In a ranking of Division I college programs compiled by Tucson-based Collegiate Baseball magazine, Mississippi State was fourth in average home attendance (4,604 on 33 dates) and fourth nationally in regular season home attendance (151,941). MSU was fifth in total home attendance, which includes attendance figures from regional tournament games.
The Mississippi State-Alabama game in Starkville drew 10,050, the 10th baseball gathering eclipsing the 10,000 mark at Dudy Noble Field. The weekend series with the Tide drew 23,394 fans, the most for a three-game Southeastern Conference series.
Seating capacity at MSU's Dudy Noble Field will climb to an estimated 7,500 this spring with the addition of more than 600 chairback seats and 18 skyboxes to the 6,700-seat grandstand. Mississippi State set the NCAA on-campus attendance record in 1989 when 14,991 watched a Mississippi State-Florida doubleheader.
The Southeastern Conference placed five teams in the top 10 and 10 among the top 27 attendance leaders in the 1999 college baseball attendance rankings.
*Total Home Attendance
1. Louisiana State (271,888)
2. Texas A&M (195,440)
3. Alabama (172,264)
4. Texas (154,423)
5. Mississippi State (151,941)
6. Texas Tech (130,233)
7. Arkansas (130,091)
8. Miami (106,685)
9. Auburn (104,560)
10. Hawaii (98,668)
* --- includes regional tournament games
Average Home Attendance
1. Louisiana State (7,154-38)
2. Texas (4,826-26)
3. Texas A&M (4,653-42)
4. Mississippi State (4,604-33)
5. Alabama (4,202-41)
6. Texas Tech (3,947-33)
7. Arkansas (3,942-33)
8. Fresno State (2,922-31)
9. Auburn (2,904-36)
10. Hawaii (2,741-36)
Regular Season Home Attendance
1. Louisiana State (235,372)
2. Texas (154,423)
3. Alabama (152,381)
4. Mississippi State (151,941)
5. Texas A&M (138,764)
6. Arkansas (113,403)
7. Texas Tech (112,412)
8. Auburn (104,560)
9. Hawaii (98,668)
10. Florida State (93,987)