Starkville Daily News

Community newspapers play a vital role in cities and towns throughout the United States and beyond, aiming to keep residents informed about local events and news. While the quality and size of these papers can differ, they usually focus on local government, entertainment, board meetings, community events, and notable figures in the area. The Starkville Daily News, situated at 304 E. Lampkin Street in Starkville, MS, caters to the broader Starkville and Oktibbeha County community. This daily publication provides readers with insightful coverage of local stories alongside updates on state, national, and international news.

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MSU's Cupp decides to enter transfer portal

3 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.
Mississippi State sees baseball season end with loss to Florida State

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.
Bulldogs begin regional on winning note, beat Huskies 11-2

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Northeastern entered Friday night’s Tallahassee Regional with Mississippi State with the country’s top pitching staff and a 27-game winning streak in its pocket. Pitching left-handed ace Will Jones, the Huskies felt good about their chances with his sub 2.00 earned run average. MSU ended that hope early. The Diamond Dawgs scored seven runs off of Jones and threw up seven-straight scoreless innings with their pitching in a 11-2 win.
MSU baseball players Black, Davila reportedly to enter transfer portal

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk

Mississippi State has not been immune to that early on as the Diamond Dawgs have two that are reportedly planning to enter the portal when Monday comes around. Junior right-handed pitcher Gavin Black and freshman outfielder Landis Davila will both be suiting up elsewhere next season. Black is the biggest name of the two as the former Northwest Florida State College pitcher was expected to be a factor in MSU’s pitching plans this year and beyond.
Leaders kept Bulldogs in postseason picture

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Danny Smith

Veterans like Bryce Chance and Hunter Hines have been instrumental down the stretch for the Bulldogs since Chris Lemonis was dismissed as head coach. MSU won nine of its last 11 games and landed a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs (34-21) are the No. 3 seed at the Tallahassee Regional and play Northeastern to begin the event Friday at 6:30 p.m.The message that Chance has delivered to the younger players in the program was be excited about the opportunity the postseason brings.
MSU's Parker rolls the dice with Davis as starting pitcher

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk

The interim head coach didn’t go with any of his regular starters for the first game with Northeastern and instead announced reliever Ben Davis will draw the start this evening. It will be the fourth start of the season for Davis, who has pitched in more games than any player on the roster. Davis is the only player on the team to pitch in 20 or more games as the junior has thrown 22 appearances this year.
O'Connor rumors as next Mississippi State head baseball coach heat up

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Danny Smith

Speculation that Brian O'Connor would become the next head baseball coach at Mississippi State heated up on Thursday morning. Several media outlets reported that the Virginia head coach was expected to be the next leader of the Bulldogs and Kendall Rogers of DIBaseball wrote that O'Connor was the “clear-cut front runner” for the job in Starkville. There has been no official word coming from MSU and nothing is expected until the Bulldogs complete their season.
Siary anchors spot in MSU pitching rotation

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Danny Smith

Siary, a former Starkville Academy player, emerged as a starter in the rotation for the Bulldogs and has followed Pico Kohn on the weekends. The best outing of the season for Siary came in the second game of a doubleheader against Ole Miss at Dudy Noble Field where he worked eight innings and did not give up a run on six hits with 15 strikeouts and no walks.
Allen thrives in role as Southern Miss closer

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Danny Smith

The Golden Eagles flirted with the idea of moving Allen to a starting role as the season began but found out that the bullpen was the place to be. It has turned out that Allen has had one of the best seasons for a relief pitcher in Southern Miss history. In a recent 2-1 win over Troy in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Allen pitched the final two innings and picked up his 12th save of the season.
Bulldogs recall last time baseball program played at Tallahassee Regional fondly

1 week ago | starkvilledailynews.com | Robbie Faulk

Senior outfielder Bryce Chance and several of his teammates sat in a group shooting the breeze with assistant head coach Jake Gautreau and talked about the last time an MSU team made the trek to Tallahassee, Fla. Only Gautreau and trainer Jason Wire remain from the team that made that magical run to Omaha, Nebraska, and the College World Series seven years ago, but the memories still resonate.