D1Baseball: Mississippi State Earning Scrappy Label

[AusTexDawg]

Good article from Kendall Rogers (unfortunately behind the paywall) about the Diamond Dawgs. Not much actual news here, but a good feature - he describes the impact of injuries to the pitching staff and how Gridley is the most improved player.

In reference to Mangum's pitching: "The biggest thing about Jake is that I like putting him on the mound, because he's not scared. He's the best athlete on the field each weekend and I love being able to put the ball in his hands," Cannizaro said. "He's going to throw it north of 90 each time out and his breaking ball continues to get better."

Regarding relief pitching: "I feel like Barlow and McQuary have really taken a nice step forward for us," [Cannizaro] said. "Barlow is a really good matchup for us on the left side and continues to gain confidence, while McQuary has a fast arm and isn't scared of anything. He wants the baseball no matter what the situation is and he's the kind of guy I want on the mound."

IMHO, I'm not sure how there can be an article with the word "scrappy" in the title that doesn't mention Cody Brown*