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Davis Wade Stadium will have a new sound system for the 2017 season. (Adam Robison/Daily Journal)

In today’s headlines, we have updates on skeletal remains found in Lee County, the search for ICC’s next president, and the newest class of Rotary Scholars. And in sports, Rahim Lockhart is back at Ole Miss.

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Looking Back: The Diamond Dogs lost 5-2 at South Alabama on Tuesday before bouncing back to sweep Alabama in three one-run games – 6-5, 4-3 and 13-12 in 13 innings. It was MSU’s fifth straight SEC series victory and third sweep.
Looking Ahead: The Bulldogs play Ole Miss at Trustmark Park in Pearl tonight at 6:30 in the annual Governor’s Cup.

Looking Back: The Rebels went 3-1 on the week. They improved to 7-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a 14-6 win in non-conference action. After returning home and dropping the series-opening game against Missouri 9-3, the Rebels went to win the first series of the second half of SEC play by winning 3-1 in Game 2 and 9-6 in Game 3.

MSU’s Denver McQuary, a freshman from Houston, gets his third start tonight. (Kelly Price/MSU Athletics)
By Logan Lowery