Diamond Dawgs Scheduled for 11 Televised Games in 2014

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Mississippi State baseball will play in a minimum of 11 televised games in 2014, the Southeastern Conference announced Thursday. The 11 contests are second-most in the league behind LSU (13).

The Maroon and White will play on CSS four times, FSN four times and ESPNU three times.

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After opening their TV slate on FSN at Georgia on March 15 (11 a.m. CT), the Bulldogs play on the tube vs. Vanderbilt at home at 6:30 p.m. March 21-22. Game one at Dudy Noble Field will be broadcast by CSS, with ESPNU showing the game under the lights one night later.

State next appears on the box April 4-5 with 6:30 p.m. CT first pitches at LSU. The series opener will be televised by CSS, with ESPNU airing game two.

In an attempt to break its own NCAA on-campus attendance record of 14,991, MSU will play in-state rival Ole Miss on FSN on Saturday, April 12. The 3 p.m. contest is part of Super Bulldog Weekend.

The Bulldogs’ three-game set vs. Texas A&M at home has been pushed up one day, starting Thursday, April 24 with a 6:30 p.m. ESPNU contest. The series finale on Saturday will be aired by FSN at 2:15 p.m. State closes out its TV slate with three more Saturday tilts: May 3 at Auburn (6 p.m. on CSS), May 10 vs. Tennessee (6 p.m. on FSN) and May 17 at Alabama (3 p.m. on CSS).

*Super Bulldog Weekend

SEC TV Games By School

13 – LSU
11 – MISSISSIPPI STATE
9 – Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
8 – Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee
7 – Alabama
6 – Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M
4 – Missouri