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Greenwood native and former Pillow Academy player Thomas Dillard jumped from a .206 batting average as a freshman to .310 this season while belting a team-high 13 home runs and driving in a team-best 59 runs.

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Dillard posts impressive numbers for Ole Miss
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,06/06/18-6:01PM , 166 Reads
Ole Miss sophomore Thomas Dillard made great strides in his second year in Oxford.
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Ole Miss pitcher Will Stokes, left, and fellow pitcher James McArthur (26) react to a season ending 3-2 loss to Tennessee Tech in the NCAA Oxford Regional at Oxford-University Stadium in Oxford on Monday.

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Burrus: Shocking ending proves to be ‘hard pill to swallow’ for Rebels
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,06/06/18-2:36PM , 133 Reads
All the Ole Miss Rebels could do was watch Tennessee Tech celebrate on its home field, leaving them to reflect on what could have been.

Tennessee Tech’s two-game sweep Monday stole the Oxford regional and ended No. 4-national seed Ole Miss’ season at 48-17.
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Mississippi State interim head coach Gary Henderson hugs catcher Dustin Skelton after the Bulldogs punched their ticket to a Super Regional for the third straight season with an 8-1 victory over Oklahoma Monday in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Burrus: Super Bulldogs make historic run
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,06/05/18-6:03PM , 216 Reads
With its back to the wall, Mississippi State did it again.
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Miss. State headed to Nashville
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,06/05/18-4:52PM , 107 Reads
Any ideas of Mississippi State hosting a Super Regional at new Dudy Noble Field were dashed by the NCAA early this morning.
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