SPORTS
New Hope wins Class 5A baseball state championship
PEARL -- "Clutch" is an attribute every ball player wants, but so few ever attain.
MSU baseball falls to Vanderbilt at SEC tournament
HOOVER, Ala. -- Mississippi State University leaves the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament with the same concern they had entering the event five days ago: starting pitching.
Mission accomplished: Trojans bring home title
Prior to his seventh grade year, Taylor Stafford's family decided to move to New Hope. Stafford wanted a chance to play for one of the state's most dominant programs at New Hope High School, which owned five state titles at the time.
MSU uses familiar formula at SEC tournament
HOOVER, Ala. -- The Mississippi State University baseball team's formula for success at the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament is becoming repetitive.
New Hope needs one more win to secure state title
PEARL -- Lee Boyd knows it isn't going to be easy. If Wednesday is any indication, the New Hope High School baseball team just might need to post a few more crooked numbers to win its first state championship in 10 years.
Quad injury forces Bradford to miss second game
HOOVER, Ala. -- For the first time this season, Mississippi State University has been without its starting center fielder. A severe quad injury has forced junior C.T. Bradford has missed the last two games of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Former MSU standout Banks signs deal with Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. -- Second-round draft choice Johnthan Banks has agreed to a four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, leaving the team with one unsigned rookie.
Penn State transfer QB Bench picks USF over MSU
STARKVILLE -- Steven Bench wasn't lying when he said he didn't plan to transfer to a school to sit on the bench. Bench, who announced earlier this month he planned to transfer from Penn State University, confirmed Thursday morning on Twitter he will attend the University of South Florida in the fall.
White's single lifts Alabama past Ole Miss
HOOVER, Ala. -- Mikey White's two-run single in the 10th inning Thursday helped push the University of Alabama baseball team past the University of Mississippi 7-5 in an elimination game at the Southeastern Conference tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
New Hope baseball bounces Ridgeland, reaches North State title round
New Hope High School's baseball team remains on a mission.
New attitude helps New Hope's Earhart
Relax. It sounds easier than you would think. After all, when you're playing in front of a packed stadium and you have hit at the top of the lineup for most of your career and you expect to do well and you are raring to go in your first full season with the varsity, things can easily get jumbled in a hurry.
New Hope goes small to beat Hernando in game one
HERNANDO -- New Hope High School junior shortstop Will Golsan had an idea Thursday night. It turned out to be a brilliant plan.
Stafford's complete game pushes New Hope past Hernando
Taylor Stafford didn't have time to be nervous. A single, a bunt single, and a walk in the top of the first inning Sunday took care of any butterflies the New Hope High School junior might have had to start game two of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A North State title series against Hernando.
Boyd's home run provides spark for Trojans
Landon Boyd has earned a reputation for being a big-game pitcher. In his final game at Trojan Field, Boyd proved he can do damage at the plate, too.
Birth of son, victory cap wonderful week for Boyds
Sunday was the ideal way for the Boyd family to cap a week. Now maybe Lee Boyd and his wife, Allison, will be able to get a little more sleep.
Pieces come together to push New Hope to title series
Like many coaches, Lee Boyd had a plan. In putting that plan into action, the New Hope High School baseball coach faced the usual decisions about playing upperclassmen and underclassmen, who would start at what position, and how he would manage his pitching staff. But an assortment of injuries, illnesses, and ups and downs this season has forced Boyd to re-assess and to reconfigure that puzzle.
Gentry's relief effort sparks MSU
HOOVER, Ala. -- The Mississippi State University baseball team is turning the annual Southeastern Conference tournament into a showcase for its freshman pitchers. The main attraction Wednesday was Myles Gentry.
New Hope gets contributions up and down lineup in victory
PEARL -- The New Hope High School baseball team has followed a winding road with more than its shares of ups and downs this season.
Redden strong at start; Stafford closes on mound for Trojans
PEARL -- Taylor Stafford didn't hesitate. Nearly three days after throwing more than 100 pitches in a complete-game victory against Hernando, Stafford was faced with another challenge.
Ole Miss, Alabama lose on second day of SEC tournament
HOOVER, Ala. -- The No. 15 University of Arkansas scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Wednesday to beat the University of Mississippi 2-1 on day two of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The loss drops Ole Miss (37-21) into the losers' bracket where it is scheduled to face the University of Alabama at 9:30 a.m. today.
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