Walk-Off Grand Slam By Rooker Gives Maroon 6-2 Victory
October 11, 2015 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Redshirt sophomore outfielder Brent Rooker hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Maroon a 6-2 victory versus Gray in Mississippi State's 15th scrimmage of the fall. The Sunday afternoon exhibition took place at Dudy Noble Field.
Rooker finished the day 2 for 3 with four RBIs and a run scored. The home run was Rooker's third of the fall season. Redshirt freshman first baseman Cole Gordon provided the only other hit for Maroon, a two-run home run to right field in the second.
Gray's only scoring came from a two-run homer to right in the fifth courtesy of redshirt junior outfielder Cody Brown.
Starting pitchers Austin Sexton and Vance Tatum continued their impressive fall campaigns, combining to allow just one earned run in seven innings pitched with six strikeouts and one walk.
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2015 Mississippi State Fall Scrimmage Schedule
Scrimmage 1 - Gray 3, Maroon 1 (Reynolds 3 RBIs, Rooker HR)
Scrimmage 2 – Maroon 4, Gray 3 (Hudson 1 ER in 3.0 IP, Rooker 2 for 3 with 2 R)
Scrimmage 3 – Maroon 9, Gray 6 (HR by Barfield and Rooker)
Scrimmage 4 – Gray 8, Maroon 5 (James 1 ER in 3.0 IP, HR by Stovall)
Scrimmage 5 – Maroon 5, Gray 1 (Small/Hughes: 9 K in 7 IP, 1 ER)
Scrimmage 6 – Maroon 6, Gray 2 (HR by Alexander and Gordon)
Scrimmage 7 – Gray 3, Maroon 2 (Tatum 4 IP, 0 ER; M. Smith 3 for 3, 3SB)
Scrimmage 8 – Maroon 4, Gray 3 (Robson 2 for 3, 2 2B; Kruger HR)
Scrimmage 9 – Maroon 11, Gray 3 (Stovall 3 for 3, Breaux 3 IP, 0 ER)
Scrimmage 10 – Gray 3, Maroon 0 (D. Brown 5 K in 3 IP, 0 ER)
Scrimmage 11 – Gray 6, Maroon 5 (Sexton 4 IP, 4 K, 0 ER)
Scrimmage 12 – Gray 4, Maroon 2 (Padgett 3 IP, 0 ER)
Scrimmage 13 – Gray 6, Maroon 3 (Lowe 3 for 3, 2 Doubles)
Scrimmage 14 – Gray 2, Maroon 0 (Barfield HR, D. Brown 5 K in 3 Shutout IP)
Scrimmage 15 – Maroon 6, Gray 2 (Rooker Walk-Off Grand Slam)
Scrimmage 16 – Wednesday, Oct. 14 (Game 1 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 17 – Friday, Oct. 16 (Game 2 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 18 – Saturday, Oct. 17 (Game 3 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 19 – Sunday, Oct. 18 (Game 4 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 20 – Wednesday, Oct. 21 (Game 5 of Bulldog World Series)
NOTES: All dates are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes and game times will be announced on Twitter at @HailStateBB. Admission to all scrimmages is free and open to the public.
