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T&L Extra: Coach Justin Parker Has Plenty of Talent to Choose From This Season

Thunder & Lightning

SuperTalk Mississippi Media

Sports, News, Sports News

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

One of the biggest pieces for Brian O'Connor's first season at Mississippi State was the retention of Justin Parker as his pitching coach. Parker's staff looks loaded with young, promising arms, but who is ready to step forward to become a reliable starter? Brian Hadad sits down with Parker to get his thoughts on his staff and the upcoming season. 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

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Modern Wellness.com. Please to welcome back to the podcast, Coach Justin Parker, Mississippi

0:42.9

State Baseball pitching coach. And coach, good to have you back on with us. You know,

0:48.8

Chris Lomonas was a hitting coach by trade. Brian O'Connor is a pitching coach by trade.

0:53.8

So you're here with him.

0:55.5

What's that relationship like when you're working with the head coach who is also, by

0:59.8

nature, a pitching coach?

1:01.8

Man, it's been awesome so far.

1:03.8

You know, just really good foresight for balance.

1:07.8

You know, I feel like, you know, and I think the construction of most staffs, most

1:11.8

staff certainly that I've ever been a part of, it's, it's weighted a little different, you know,

1:16.2

where it's more heavily on the offensive side. You have the hitting guys, you have the defensive

1:19.8

guys, and then, you know, on the pitching side, you're over here on an island a little bit,

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