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3-31-26: Mentality Is The Difference Maker For Mississippi State Baseball

Thunder & Lightning

SuperTalk Mississippi Media

Sports, News, Sports News

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There's no doubt that Mississippi State has one of the most talented rosters in college baseball, but that isn't the key to State's early season success. Brian Hadad explains that the mental portion of the game is where the Diamond Dawgs have found their edge under Brian O'Connor. Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Robbie Faulk of On3 give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. We cover the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

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0:00.0

A Super Talk Mississippi Media Production.

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You're listening to Thunder and Lightning on Super Talk Mississippi, covering Mississippi State sports like nobody else.

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Now get ready for Thunder and Lightning.

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This is Thunder and Lightning here on Super Talk, Mississippi.

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Brian Haydad here with you on a Tuesday morning.

0:32.4

Thanks for joining me here at Supertalk.fm or wherever it is that you get podcasts from.

0:36.6

Appreciate you guys out there, our great listeners,

0:38.3

especially our service men and women out there taking care of us. I want to thank our sponsors over at Strange Brew Coffee House and Churn and Spooned ice cream. Start your day the right way with a trip to the drive-thru. Over here at Strange Brew Coffee House in Starfall or at Brewpola over in Tupleo. Here in Starville or Tupelo, you know where to go, but anywhere else at strangebrew coffeehouse.com.

0:55.7

You can enjoy Strangebrew Coffee each and every morning right at home. The Mississippi Beef Council wants to remind you that beef, it is what's for dinner. You're cooking out this weekend. Nothing beats the sizzle of beef on the grill. It's going to be a little rainy this weekend. By the way, let's go ahead and get ahead of this.

1:11.8

I see, I've seen the forecast.

1:13.4

I know it's going to probably rain a little this weekend.

1:15.9

When I know, you'll know.

1:28.3

When I know, you'll know. You know what I'm saying. You know, we're all on the same thing. So if you can't cook out, if it's raining and you can't cook out, well, then go get a steak at one of our awesome steakhouses all over the state of Mississippi.

1:28.3

They're everywhere from South Haven to Biloxi, and all points in between beef.

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It's what's for dinner, thanks to our friends of the Mississippi Beef Council.

1:36.1

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1:38.1

That's the place to find the maroon and white merchandise that you're looking for, everything maroon and white, all of the styles that you're looking for, the name brands, and most importantly, the logos. If you want the state script, the interlocking, the M over S, they've got it all at College Corner. Two locations in the Jackson area, originally by Fleet Feet, Floor by the Halfshelf, or you can shop online, college corner store.com. Priority One Bank, 16 locations here to serve you throughout Central Mississippi. Let

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Priority One Bank.com be your guide and show you. Not only how they're going to help you invest and manage your money, but how they're going to help you prepare for the future. Now, more than ever, when you have questions about your money, you need answers. Well, then you need to talk to the people at Priority One Bank. Bankers who are going to treat you with respect, bankers who know you by name, not just

2:17.9

by your account number. Let Priority One Bank make you their priority. We'll talk to Coach Brian

2:22.6

O'Connor in just a few minutes after his team sweeps the Ole Miss Rebels. Now back into

2:28.8

the top five, number five in Baseball America, number four in the D-1 baseball poll. The Baseball America poll will set up a top five matchup between Mississippi State and Georgia this weekend.

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We'll get Coach O'Connor's thoughts a little bit on that.

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