Small and Hughes Combine For Nine Strikeouts In Fifth Scrimmage
September 23, 2015 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Combining for nine strikeouts and one walk, the true freshmen duo of left-hander Ethan Small and right-hander Noah Hughes led Maroon to a 5-1 victory against Gray in Mississippi State baseball's fifth intrasquad scrimmage of the fall. The seven-inning exhibition Tuesday afternoon took place at Dudy Noble Field.
Small started for Maroon, allowing one run on two hits with five strikeouts and zero walks. The Lexington, Tennessee, native was relieved by Hughes, who allowed no runs over three innings with four strikeouts, one walk and two hits allowed.
Maroon jumped on the scoreboard first with a two-out single up the middle by junior Nathaniel Lowe in the top of the first.
Following an RBI single by Gray's Luke Reynolds in the bottom half of the first to tie it at 1-1, Maroon took the lead for good in the third when freshman Brant Blaylock scored on a sacrifice fly courtesy of Jake Mangum.
Leading 2-1, Maroon added three unearned runs in the fourth, inlcuding an RBI single from Mangum.
Lowe led the victors in hitting, going 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and a walk. For Gray, Reynolds was the only player with multiple hits, finishing 2 for 3 with an RBI and a stolen base.
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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 – 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.
