SUMMARY: The Mississippi State baseball team, under interim coach Justin Parker, secured an 18-5 run-rule victory over Memphis in their first game after parting ways with head coach Chris Lemonis. The Bulldogs amassed 16 hits, with Reed Stallman and Ross Highfill hitting home runs, and Stallman driving in five runs. Noah Sullivan and Jacob Pruitt combined for strong pitching performances. Lemonis, who led the team to a national title in 2021, was recently relieved after a decline in team performance. Meanwhile, Southern Miss won 9-4 against New Orleans, and Ole Miss defeated Austin Peay 6-3. All three teams return to league play this weekend.

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SUMMARY: Jake Cook hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead No. 22 Southern Miss to a 9-4 victory over New Orleans. The Golden Eagles had a 12-hit attack, with Ozzie Pratt collecting three hits and Cook, Nick Monistere, and Carson Paetow adding two each. After the game was tied at 4-4, Cook’s homer gave Southern Miss the lead. They added two more runs in the eighth. New Orleans had initially led with a two-run homer in the first, but Southern Miss regained control with a three-run third. Kros Sivley earned the win, and Colby Allen got his ninth save.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced that Greenwood Leflore, Magee General, and Wayne General hospitals in Mississippi were approved for the Rural Hospital Demonstration program. This initiative, which aims to support rural healthcare sustainability, will provide these hospitals with better federal reimbursements to help keep them open. Hyde-Smith, alongside Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bennie Thompson, worked to secure this approval, particularly for Greenwood Leflore, a hospital central to Mississippi’s rural healthcare challenges. The program, established in 2004, helps small hospitals with cost-based reimbursements, improving their financial stability and ability to offer quality care.

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