In a new Virus Vault segment News 25 Jeff Haeger takes a look back at this day in sports history in South Mississippi on April 3rd.
In a new Virus Vault segment News 25 Jeff Haeger takes a look back at this day in sports history in South Mississippi on April 3rd.
, sports, with h- yesterday... i was on a - face-time call with my uncle- bob... and- he said there was a basketball- game on t-v.- he said it was 1992 east- regional final game between 1-- seed duke and 2-seed kentucky..- for the right to go to the fina- four.
- you know... the game where- christian laettner hit... - the shot.
- and that got me thinking... we- have moments in history like- that- every day in south- mississippi... maybe not quite- as exciting as that one... but- nonetheless... welcome to the - first installment... of the - "virus vault."
A look back on this day in- history... as shot on my camera- over the years.
- - music off top - let's start this trip down- memory lane five years ago- today... april 3rd... 20-15...- at the university of southern - mississippi.- four-time world series champion- darryl strawberry... a- man with a powerful handshake..- serving as a- keynote speaker... a man with a- powerful message... for - today's youth.- "i learned that in high school when i took the uniform off and- quit.
And when i came - close to quitting at pro ball - and i didn't quit.
Had i quit i- wouldn't have gone on to- achieve all of those things i - did and i think we need to help- young people understand - that quitting is not an option- because there's something great- on the other side of not- quitting.
And i think so many o- us give up on life and we throw- in the towel and we don't - realize god has a great plan."
Well said, sir... moving on to - southern miss softball game - four years ago today... golden- eagles hosting western- kentucky in the sunday rubber - match... looking for their firs- conference u-s-a series win of- the wendy hogue era... and it's- katie cleary... clear eyes... - full hearts... can't lose...- three-run - jack, in the bottom of the- seventh... to tie the game at - 4-all.- fast forward to the bottom of - the tenth... big spot for a - freshman... but an even bigger- hit... coach hogue waving - morgan mc-keever around third..- and she's safe... check out - the tiger woods like first pump- from coach hogue... and the - celebration in hattiesburg... - was on.
- back on the coast... two years- ago today... how- about some biloxi shuckers- pre-season action... taking - on william carey... at m-g-m- park.
- after more than seven months- away from mgm park, tonight the- biloxi shuckers made- their long-awaited return for - the unofficial start of their - fourth season on the gulf - coast.
Welcome home to the- shuckers making their 2018 mgm- park debut with - an exhibition game versus - william carey for a second- straight season.
Shuckers win - 9-4.
William carey head basebal- coach bobby halford said, "i tell our guys every - year, this is the best it's - going to get.
I mean you're not- - - - going to play anybody any bette- than this, for sure.
And this - weekend we're playing the no.
1- team- in the country in faulkner- university and we're going to - play georgia gwinnett - in a couple of weeks, so it kin- of gets you ready for that."
- - - biloxi shuckers rhp adrian- houser said, "just getting back out here, you know?
Just gettin- away from all - of the hectic stuff of spring - training and getting back out - here with the guys we've- got on the team and just gettin- after it.
Really enjoying all o- - - - this nice weather and especiall- the ocean."
Proceeds from tonight's game are going toward- william - carey tornado relief efforts- from january 2017.
The shuckers- lead off their regular- season on thursday with a five- game road swing versus the- - - - montgomery biscuits.
- after- more than seven months- away- from m-g-m park... tonight- the- biloxi- shuckers made their-- long-awaited return...- for the- un-official start, of - their - fourth- season... on the - gulf coast.
- and welcome home to the - - - - - shuckers, making their 20-18- - m-g-m - park debut... with an - exhibitio- game versus william- carey,- for a - second straight season.
- top - first... do we have an upse-- alert?
Man on second- for- poplarville native, jake-- smith... and he inside outs one- down the first base line, for - a- opposite field single... - caleb- ledet touches home, for- - - - the - first run of the game...-- 1-nothing - crusaders.- but the- shuckers would get the- bats- going, in the - bottom of th- second... fred- franklin gets th- one-out rally- going, with - a single right- back up main - street.
- next - batter, is corey ray... an- her- we get a good look at his- hit- tool... number 7 ranked - - prospect, in the milwaukee- - brewers farm- system... that - double puts tw- runners, in - scoring position.- - and here's a familiar face, - fro- last year... blake alleman- - hangs a liner into shallow- - center... franklin cuts - - the deficit to 2-1... gets some- love from jake hager... no- - relation... i've got the- extra- - - - "e" in my name.
T outs now, but that's not- stopping troy- stokes jr....gap- - - one in between third and- - short... ray cruises on home...- and here- comes - allemand with some hard - - strides... shuckers take- the - 3-2 lead, on that go- ahead-- single... and that would be - - that.
- - jake gatewood would - later homer- twice, in- this game... en - route to a 9-- victory, in seve- innings.- - here's both sides talking - about- the m-g-m park - experience... on- biloxi- shuckers opening day.- - "i tel our guys- every year, this is the best- it's - going to get.
I mean - you're not- going to play - anybody any bette- than this, - for sure.
And- this weekend - we're playing the- no.
1- team in the country in- faulkne- university and - we're going to- play georgia - gwinnett in a- couple of weeks,- so it kind of- gets you ready- for that."
"ju getting back out here, yo know?- just- getting away from all of- the- hectic stuff of spring - training- and getting - back out here with- the - guys- we've got on the team and- just- getting after it.
Really -- enjoying all of this nice - - weather - and especially