Maroon Defeats Gray, 9-6, In Saturday Scrimmage
September 20, 2015 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Maroon and Gray combined for nine extra-base hits Saturday in Mississippi State's third intrasquad scrimmage of the fall, with Maroon walking away with a 9-6 victory that lasted seven innings.
Tied at 4-4 after six innings, the game was played under international tiebreaker rules in the seventh. With a runner at second with one out in the top of the seventh, newcomer Jacob Barfield launched a two-run home run to left to give Maroon a lead it would never relinquish.
Also hitting a home run for Maroon was the red-hot Brent Rooker, who finished 2 for 3 with a run scored and a game-high three RBIs. True freshman Luke Alexander drove in multiple RBIs as well, while junior leadoff hitter Jacob Robson scored twice and collected two base hits.
For Gray, the true freshmen duo of Elih Marrero and Delvin Zinn combined for four RBIs off three hits. Starting pitcher Austin Sexton shined bright in the no decision, striking out a pair in three hitless innings.
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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 (Rooker 2 for 3 with HR, 2B)
Scrimmage 4 – Sunday, Sept. 20
Scrimmage 5 – Wednesday, Sept. 23
Scrimmage 6 – Friday, Sept. 25
Scrimmage 7 – Saturday, Sept. 26 (First pitch around 10:30 a.m.)
Scrimmage 8 – Sunday, Sept. 27
Scrimmage 9 – Wednesday, Sept. 30
Scrimmage 10 – Sunday, Oct. 4
Scrimmage 11 – Monday, Oct. 5
Scrimmage 12 – Tuesday, Oct. 6
Scrimmage 13 – Friday, Oct. 9
Scrimmage 14 – Saturday, Oct. 10*
Scrimmage 15 – Sunday, Oct. 11
Scrimmage 16 – Wednesday, Oct. 14
Scrimmage 17 – Friday, Oct. 16 (Game 1 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 18 – Saturday, Oct. 17* (Game 2 of Bulldog World Series)
Scrimmage 19 – Sunday, Oct. 18 (Game 3 of Bulldog World Series)
* = Will take place before or after MSU football's home game
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.
