Robbie Faulk
Sports Writer at Starkville Daily News
High School beat writer for the @StarkvilleDaily covering Oktibbeha, Choctaw and Webster county sports.
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4 days ago |
on3.com | Robbie Faulk
There’s a new era of Mississippi State baseball in Starkville and Brian O’Connor is leading the charge. The coach was hired to lead the State program shortly after MSU’s season came to an end on Sunday night. After getting off the plane that night, he went straight to work on preparing for the 2026 season. Part of that prep is speaking with the current roster of State players as they make decisions on the future. The other is recruiting transfer portal players to join them.
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4 days ago |
starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk
Sophomore shortstop Dylan Cupp entered the portal after what was an up and down season for the Cedartown, Ga. native. Cupp came to Starkville after being one of the top defensive shortstops in the country out of high school and he turned down some interest in the Major League Baseball Draft out of high school. A four-time All-State honoree in Georgia, Cupp was the state of Georgia’s Player of the Year as a sophomore and a senior. His final season, Cupp batted .550.
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4 days ago |
on3.com | Robbie Faulk
Year two of the Jeff Lebby era has arrived and the Mississippi State coach is back to work. After a disappointing first season, the coach and his staff are doing what they can to get things back on track in Starkville. The players on the field will be the difference for State this season if they are to make a return and we’re going to discuss every single one of them over the course of the next few months.
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5 days ago |
starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With its backs against the wall and needing two wins in two days to advance to a super regional, Mississippi State had six outs to get to check one of those off the list. The Diamond Dawgs had played with fire all game long against the mashing Florida State offense, but pitchers Karson Ligon and Luke Dotson had survived seven innings of action. That ended in the seventh.
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5 days ago |
on3.com | Robbie Faulk
Zac Selmon went big game hunting, and the Mississippi State Athletic Director got his man. The Diamond Dawgs have a new leader, and they’ve landed one of the best coaches in college baseball: Virginia’s Brian O’Connor. The news has been gaining traction andit is now official. The highly successful head coach replaces Chris Lemonis, who was fired last month after seven seasons at the helm. Pitching coach Justin Parker had been serving as the interim head coach.
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