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All-SEC Teams Announced

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The All-SEC teams were announced today. Chris Stratton won SEC Pitcher of the Year (as he should) and was selected to the 1st team. That's it. Glaring omission: Adam Frazier. Frazier was 3rd in batting average at .376 - THIRD! He was 2nd in on-base % at .484 - SECOND! 3rd in hits, 1st in walks, 1st in plate appearances. OR what about his defense? He was 1st in the SEC in assists by almost 30! Frazier got hosed, that's all I have to say before I bust a vein in my neck. Johnathon Holder was selected to the All-Freshman team and Kendall Graveman to the All-defensive team.

Mississippi State draws No. 2 seed in Tallahassee Regional

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After winning the 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament yesterday, State learned its fate today with regards to NCAA Tournament seeding. MSU has drawn the No. 2 seed in the Florida State regional, and will face No. 3 seed Samford first this upcoming Friday. Florida State (No. 1) and UAB (No. 4) also join the pair ofmBulldogs in Tallahassee this upcoming weekend. We'll have much, much more on the blog in tomorrow's news and notes, on everything from regional game times and tv to analysis of State's draw.

ESS EEEE SEEE Tourney Champs son! Here's my view (from the opposite side of the stadium as Braden)....

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ESS EEEE SEEE Tourney Champs son! Here's my view (from the opposite side of the stadium as Braden). My apologies for the shakiness, and the appearance of my finger shortly into the video. What a great feeling it is to have been there to witness first hand the Dogs winning the championship! Hail State!

FWTCT Radio Show | MSU & the SEC Tourney, What Ifs, Greatest Games, and more!

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Check out this week's episode of the show, where Croom Diaries, Justin Sutton, robnoladog and tbradenbishop discuss the Arkansas win, they talk about (recorded prior to today's game) the matchup with LSU, how the rest of the SEC Tourney could play out for State, What Ifs in MSU's history, greatest games, and much, much more. Check it out at the link above, or you still may be able to catch it in the On Demand section over at Bulldog Sports Radio's page.

Chris Stratton Named SEC Pitcher of the Year

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First the Ferriss Trophy, now this: SEC Pitcher of the Year according to Southeastern Baseball. Congrats to Chris Stratton on such a great year, and for this well-deserved honor. Strat was the only SEC pitcher with 10 wins this year. He led the league with a 2.16 E.R.A. and was 3rd in innings pitched (95.2). He is likely to pitch in MSU's second SEC Tournament game, whether it be Wednesday or Thursday. Also of note: State is #24 according to Baseball America. Arkansas (tomorrow's opponent) is #25.

Dawgs Sweep #5 Kentucky with 11-3 Win

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Wow, can you believe State swept Kentucky? Especially with a spanking in Game 3. After getting down 2-0, a 5-run 5th inning put MSU on top for good. State finishes with a winning record in SEC play for the 1st time since '07 - and the most wins since '03. The Dawgs will either play Vandy or UPig on Tuesday around 12:30. Chris Stratton will NOT start.

Dawgs Wins the Series vs. UK via 4-3 Game 2 Victory

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There were some horrible calls in the game, but State overcame them and gutted out a 4-3 win. Gravemen, Routt, Pollorena, Reed, Mitchell and Holder came together to shut down Kentucky. Daryl Norris' 1st career home run was enough to hold on to victory (Hunter Renfoe nearly had a 3-run homer himself - but was robbed). Game 3 is tomorrow, let's go for the sweep!

MSU Drops Game 3 vs. Florida, 2-1

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It was another great day for MSU pitching - only giving up 3 hits - but the offense couldn't get much going and State lost the series to Florida. Hunter Renfroe provided the Dawgs their only run, a solo homer, giving him 7 hits in the series. All-everything catcher Mike Zunino hit the go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the 8th to win it for the Gators.

Hunter Renfroe had his second consecutive 3 for 4 night and the Dawgs beat the Gators 2-0 to even...

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Hunter Renfroe had his second consecutive 3 for 4 night and the Dawgs beat the Gators 2-0 to even the series. Kendall Graveman pitched an excellent game: 7 2/3, 0 runs, only 3 hits vs. a great hitting ballclub. Johnathon Holder came in and got a 1 1/3 innings save. State is now 13-13 in the SEC. A win on Sunday would clinch the series and would put them in 2nd place all alone as Arkansas has already dropped 2 of 3 to Auburn. Georgia is 13-13 and has their rubber game with South Carolina on Sunday as well.

Florida Takes Game 1, 4-1

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Chris Stratton suffered his first loss of the year on Friday to the #5 Gators. He pitched seven innings giving up four runs - only two were earned. Hunter Renfroe was the only State hitter to get anything going - he was 3 for 4 (half of MSU's hits) and scored the only run. Game 3 will be played today at 6:00 (central).