Baseball Caps Fall with Victory at UAB

Baseball Caps Fall with Victory at UAB

October 20, 2019 | Baseball

Eleven Diamond Dawg pitchers threw scoreless innings in 13-6 win over UAB

by: Greg Campbell, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – The final 14 innings of the fall for the Mississippi State baseball program were capped with a 13-6 victory over UAB on Sunday (Oct. 20) at Young Memorial Field. The Diamond Dawgs scored three runs in the seventh inning to take the lead, before switching lineups in the eighth inning and tacking on 10 more runs over the final seven frames.

In the 14-inning game, Mississippi State played two separate lineups seven innings each. Over the first seven innings, the two teams were scoreless through six, before MSU pushed three runs across in the seventh for the 3-0 advantage at the mid-point. The second seven innings had State owning a 10-6 edge, including an eight-run 10th inning.

On the mound, State threw 14 pitchers and only graduate student Spencer Price threw more than one inning. Eleven of the 14 pitchers completed scoreless innings, with Price allowing just one run in 1 1/3 innings of work. The first seven Bulldogs to take the mound all fired off scoreless innings, allowing just five total hits.

Overall, the staff struck out 14 and walked just five, led by two strikeouts apiece from freshman Will Bednar, senior Jack Eagan and freshman Landon Sims.

At the plate, freshman Drew McGowan owned a team-best three hits, while freshman Mason Land, sophomore Landon Jordan and freshman Kyte McDonald all posted two-hit games. Junior Rowdey Jordan opened the scoring with a two-RBI double in the seventh inning, while Land, Landon Jordan and sophomore Luke Hancock each produced two-RBI games.

As a team, Mississippi State posted 13 runs on 19 hits and owned a .500 batting average (10-for-20) with runners in scoring position. State owned four of the five extra base hits in the game, while walking eight times to just seven strikeouts.

Scoring Recap
Top Seventh
After six scoreless frames, State struck for three runs in the top of the seventh, with three hits and two walks in the inning. With one out, Kamren James and Hunter Blalock singled, before Hayden Jones walked to load the bases. After UAB got a force out at the plate, Rowdey Jordan doubled down the left-field line to plate two runs, before a wild pitch allowed the third run of the inning to cross.
Mississippi State 3, UAB 0

Top Eighth
A leadoff double from Drew McGowan started the inning and a walk to Mason Land was followed by a wild pitch to move the runners to second and third. Landon Jordan then grounded out to score the lone run of the frame.
Mississippi State 4, UAB 0

Bottom Eighth
A pair of walks and a bunt single loaded the bases with no outs for the Blazers, before Nathan Anthes singled to drive in a pair of runs. JP Fullerton followed with an RBI single, before an error accounted for the final run of the frame for UAB.
Mississippi State 4, UAB 4

Top 10th
The Diamond Dawgs sent 12 hitters to the plate and piled up eight runs to regain control. In the inning, Luke Hancock drove in a pair of runs, while Kyte McDonald, Drew McGowan, Mason Land, Landon Jordan and Brandon Pimentel all produced one RBI for MSU. Pimentel's two-out, RBI double was the lone extra base hit of the inning.
Mississippi State 12, UAB 4

Bottom 11th
With runners on the corners and two outs, Chandler Simpson singled into right-center field to push a run across but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.
Mississippi State 12, UAB 5

Bottom 12th
JP Fullerton hit a home run to right field for UAB's lone extra base hit of the game.
Mississippi State 12, UAB 6

Top 14th
Hunter French came in to score from second on an infield single by McGowan. McGowan chopped an infield single to the shortstop and a throwing error led to French coming around to score the final run of the game.
Mississippi State 13, UAB 6