It's a rare Sunday edition Dawghouse. The Diamond Dogs are on a five-win streak before leaving home at last for an intra-state rivalry game. Mississippi State weekend starting pitching is taking shape nicely. Midweek starting is still up for evaluation. A much improved defense is making a difference but the bats need to get both hot and consistent in time for SEC season. Bulldog basketball has dropped consecutive games to top-twenty teams yet is holding place in the NCAA's NET rankings. A road trip to Texas A&M and Senior Day rematch with South Carolina are opportunities to lock up a .500 SEC finish and 20-win overall record before tourney time. But the Lady Bulldogs, who snapped a skid Sunday, are flirting with that selection bubble as they ready for their SEC Tourney trip this week.

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