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Arkansas vs. Mississippi State Baseball Game 2: How to watch, pitching matchup, forecast, what to know | Whole Hog Sports

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May 11, 2024

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Arkansas vs. Mississippi State Baseball Game 2: How to watch, pitching matchup, forecast, what to know | Whole Hog Sports

SCHEDULED GAME TIME

Saturday, 6 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville

RECORDS

Arkansas 41-9, 18-7 SEC

Mississippi State 32-17, 14-11 SEC

STREAKS

Arkansas won 1

Mississippi State lost 2

LAST 10 GAMES

Arkansas 7-3

Mississippi State 7-3

COACHES

Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 880-450 in 22nd season at Arkansas and 1,200-607 in 30th season overall in Division I.

Mississippi State: Chris Lemonis — 199-110 in sixth season at Mississippi State and 340-201-2 in 10th season overall.

SERIES HISTORY

Arkansas leads 60-57, including 28-19 in Fayetteville.

LAST MEETING

Arkansas defeated Mississippi State 7-5 on Friday in Fayetteville.

TELEVISION

The game will be streamed on SEC Network+ and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will be on the call.

RADIO

Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) will call the game on the Razorback Sports Network, which can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.

STARTING PITCHERS

Arkansas: RHP Brady Tygart — 4-2, 3.34 ERA, 1.27 WHIP in 56 2/3 innings.

Mississippi State: BHP Jurrangelo Cijntje — 7-1, 3.53 ERA, 1.13 WHIP in 66 1/3 innings.

TEAM COMPARISONS

Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 3.35; Mississippi State 4.23

Runs Per Game: Arkansas 6.80; Mississippi State 7.08

Batting Avg.: Arkansas .271; Mississippi State .284

Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .207; Mississippi State .233

Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .444; Mississippi State .446

On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .389; Mississippi State .396

Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .982; Mississippi State .982

FORECAST

According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be clear with a high of 79 degrees and a low of 56 in Fayetteville. Northwest winds will become calm.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Arkansas has a two-game lead over Texas A&M and a four-game lead over Mississippi State in the SEC West standings. The Razorbacks are one game behind Kentucky and tied with Tennessee for second place in the overall SEC race.

• Arkansas is ranked third and Mississippi State is ranked 15th in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll.

• The Razorbacks were predicted to win the SEC and the Bulldogs were predicted to finish last in the SEC West by league coaches.

• Arkansas has a 32-2 record at Baum-Walker Stadium. Mississippi State is 7-8 on the road and 10-9 in all games away from home.

• Since losing a series at Ole Miss in mid-April, Mississippi State has won 8 of 11 games against SEC competition, including a midweek game against Ole Miss at a neutral site that did not count against either team’s conference record.

• Arkansas has won its last four series against Mississippi State with three sweeps. The Bulldogs have not won a series in Fayetteville since 2007.

• The Razorbacks and the Bulldogs rank first and second, respectively, in the SEC in team ERA.

• Mississippi State right fielder Dakota Jordan is an All-America candidate who entered the series batting .367 with an OPS of 1.201. Jordan has 16 home runs, 11 doubles and 56 RBI, and earlier this week was named a finalist for the Ferriss Trophy that goes to the best college baseball player in Mississippi.

• Arkansas right fielder Kendall Diggs (shoulder) did not start Friday’s game but entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Diggs has played through an injury to his left shoulder since March 9 and appeared to aggravate the injury during the Razorbacks’ finale at Kentucky last weekend.

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Stamps Super Burgers named best burger in Mississippi

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April 6, 2026

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Stamps Super Burgers named best burger in Mississippi

A Jackson, Mississippi, icon has been named the best burger in Mississippi.

Foodie offers tips for “living a delicious life” from where you go out to eat to what you cook at home. It’s ranked the best hamburger restaurant in every state.

“Of course, the bigger burger chain names have become famous worldwide, but U.S. soil is also home to a dazzling variety of burger businesses, from those selling everything from high-end gastroburgers and gluten- or meat-free versions, to hole-in-the-wall places that have been slinging sliders for generations,” Scheenagh Harrington wrote for Foodie.

The site’s pick for the best in the Magnolia State is not surprising.

“Many businesses claim their product is the best in town, but Jackson-based Stamps Super Burgers really does deliver,” Harrington wrote.

They warned to plan your trip. Afternoons can get very busy.

Why do people love Stamps burgers?

Stamps Super Burgers, 1801 Dalton St., Jackson, was founded in 1986. Since then, three generations of the Stamps family have served juicy burgers and fresh-cut fries to the community.

Today, it’s co-owned by Phil Stamps Jr. In a previous interview with the Clarion Ledger, he said it “originally started with my grandmother and grandfather in 1970 when they purchased it from Canterbury Grocery, and the entire family operated that business as a grocery and meat market for a while before transitioning over to burgers in 1986.”

The kitchen is open, in the center of the restaurant. You can watch employees cut potatoes for fries or man the grill.

A signature Stamps hamburger comes with an 11-ounce beef patty and mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onions. The menu also has wings and different burger options, like turkey or portobello.

The Washington Addition restaurant regularly tops “best of” rankings for the state. In 2024, it was on the USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year list.

Where are the best burgers in Jackson, MS?

Yelp lists the Top 10 burger joints in Jackson, based on user reviews.

Stamps Super Burgers
Foundation Burger
Fat Albert’s
Cs’s
Rooster’s Restaurant
Rowan’s
Bulldog Burger
The Pig & Pint
Brent’s Drugs
Not Just a Burger

Contributing: Kiara Fleming

Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with USA TODAY NETWORK. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.

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An 1850s Parsonage in Natchez, Mississippi, Is Selling for the First Time in Over a Century

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April 5, 2026

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An 1850s Parsonage in Natchez, Mississippi, Is Selling for the First Time in Over a Century

A 174-year-old brick parsonage house on a bluff above the Mississippi River is now for sale in Natchez, Mississippi, asking $1.985 million.

The home, completed in 1852, was built by architect James Hardie as a residence for Methodist ministers, according to historical records. The land was donated by Peter Little, a wealthy cotton broker and slave owner who built the city’s historic Rosalie mansion.

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The house was initially built as a one-story residence with an “English” basement and a carriage house; a two-story annex was added later, according to the listing with Douglas Adams of Crescent Sotheby’s International Realty, informed by the Historic Natchez Foundation.

“The location is what is superb because it is one of the highest points in Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River,” said Adams, who posted the listing Thursday.

In 1893, the Parsonage changed hands for the last time when it was purchased by James and Agnes Metcalfe, and has been in the Metcalfe family ever since.

Known as the Parsonage, the residence is considered a classic example of Greek Revival architecture from the pre-Civil War South, with a wide portico, raised porch and sash windows. It is located on South Broadway Street, in a commanding position that overlooks Bluff Park, the Mississippi and downtown Natchez. It spans 6,500 square feet with five bedrooms, two formal parlors flanking a central hall and richly detailed interiors that include original exposed-brick walls, fireplaces and stained-glass windows.

In addition to a front porch, the property includes several outdoor terraces and balconies, including a second-floor wraparound deck and a balustraded rooftop—which has the best vantage point from which to see the wide views.

The home was occupied for many years by the late Albert and Gay Metcalfe, who married at the Parsonage in 1959, and would host events for friends. “It became something of a social hub,” Adams said. “They’d host families to celebrate someone’s life; there may have been some weddings that occurred there.”

Gay Metcalfe died in 2023 and the heirs are her three children, Adams said. The family couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

Hardie, the architect, was a Scottish immigrant who built several other notable buildings in Natchez, including most prominently St. Mary Basilica, a Gothic Revival structure on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Homewood plantation, a Greek Revival mansion.

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According to local lore, the Parsonage was commissioned by Little because his wife, Eliza’s religious devotion led her to welcome every passing minister into their home, according to “Natchez,” a 1940s history of the city. Displeased with the “long siege of such guests,” Little decided to build a separate home for his wife’s visitors.

Little’s own mansion at Rosalie still stands today near the site of the 1729 massacre of the Natchez Native Americans, from whom the city takes its name.

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