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Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
Baseball Rolls Past Little Rock
March 19, 2019 | Baseball
Mangum posted third-career five-hit game to move into top 15 on SEC career hits chart
STARKVILLE – Senior Jake Mangum moved into the top 15 on the SEC career hits chart with his third-career five-hit performance to pace the Mississippi State baseball team in its 15-4 victory over Little Rock on Tuesday (March 19) night at Dudy Noble Field.
Little Rock (6-15) scored four runs in the top of the first inning, but State (19-2) answered back with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to knot the score. An Elijah MacNamee RBI fielder's choice in the second inning gave the Maroon and White a lead they would not relinquish.
Mangum went 5-for-6 in the contest to move his career hits total to 311, moving up six spots on the SEC's all-time hits list. The five hits tied his career high, marking the third time in his four-year stay at State he reached the five-hit mark. He plated three RBIs and scored twice in the game.
Three other Diamond Dawgs collected multiple hits in the game, with sophomores Tanner Allen and Josh Hatcher each chipping in two hits and fellow second-year Jordan Westburg totaling three hits. Hatcher, Westburg and freshman Hayden Jones each drove in two RBIs in the contest.
Redshirt-junior Jack Eagan (1-0) got the win in relief, with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless work. He walked one, hit two batters and struck out three. Freshman Brandon Smith threw four scoreless innings of relief with a career-best five strikeouts. Junior Riley Self posted one scoreless frame and freshman Bryce Brock closed out the game with two scoreless innings.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On if he liked his team facing a little adversity
"I'd rather not, but it is [good to face some adversity]. We did feel like we could come back. I didn't know it would be right there in the first inning, but we knew it would be a bullpen game for both teams. Now that you're in conference play and midweeks, it is about how you manage your [bullpen]. With us having two game this midweek, it makes it real tricky. We were hoping for a better start [at Samford], but we do have confidence in our offense, and I feel that we could score some runs."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jake Mangum – Posted his 89th career multi-hit game and third career five-hit game to move up six spots on the all-time SEC hits list. Drove in three RBIs and scored two runs. Now has 311 career hits.
Brandon Smith – Tossed four scoreless innings of relief with a career-high five strikeouts.
Josh Hatcher – Chipped in two hits, plated two RBIs and scored one run. Moved his hitting streak to a career-long six games.
Elijah MacNamee – Moved his hitting streak to a career-long-tying 12 games. Also walked twice, scored two runs and drove in one RBI.
Jordan Westburg – Posted a three-hit game and added one walk to reach base four times. Scored two runs and drove in two RBIs.
Little Rock
James Gann – Doubled and drove in three RBIs in the game. Scored one run.
Scoring Recap
Top First
After the first three batters of the inning reached base against Eric Cerantola, the freshman got a strikeout for the first out of the frame. James Gann cleared the bases in the next at-bat with a three-RBI double to straight-away center field. After walking the bases loaded with two outs, Jack Eagan came on and walked in the fourth run of the frame before getting s strikeout to end the top of the first inning.
Little Rock 4, Mississippi State 0
Bottom First
The first four batters reached base for State, as Jake Mangum singled to start the inning and scored on a Justin Westburg base hit. Tanner Allen reached via a fielder's choice, with Westburg advancing to third, after moving to second on a wild pitch. A walk to Elijah MacNamee loaded the bases and Josh Hatcher drew a one-out walk to push the second run across the plate. Hayden Jones delivered a two-RBI single to knot the score at four.
Mississippi State 4, Little Rock 4
Bottom Second
Rowdey Jordan walked to start the inning and moved to second on a Mangum single. Westburg walked to load the bases and MacNamee gave MSU the lead with an RBI fielder's choice.
Mississippi State 5, Little Rock 4
Bottom Fifth
After Hatcher led off the inning with a triple he was cut down at home after Jones reached via error. A walk to Landon Jordan put runners on first and second, with Benjamin Bell pinch running at second base for Jones. With two outs, Mangum stepped in and doubled down the left-field line to plate both runs and extend the MSU lead.
Mississippi State 7, Little Rock 4
Bottom Sixth
Mississippi State sent 12 hitters to the plate in the sixth inning and scored eight runs. MSU used seven hits and benefitted from a pair of UALR errors. In the inning, Allen picked up a pair of hits, including an RBI double to cap the scoring. The first four batters reached base in the inning, capped by RBI hits from Foscue and Hatcher. After a pitching change and a walk, Landon Jordan drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Westburg plated a run with a base hit, with another run scoring a throwing error, before Allen's second hit scored the final run of the inning.
Mississippi State 15, Little Rock 4
Up Next
Mississippi State will head to Samford for a 6 p.m. start on Wednesday, March 20, before returning home to host No. 16 Auburn in its first home SEC series of the year. First pitch on Friday, March 22 will be 6 p.m.
Little Rock (6-15) scored four runs in the top of the first inning, but State (19-2) answered back with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to knot the score. An Elijah MacNamee RBI fielder's choice in the second inning gave the Maroon and White a lead they would not relinquish.
Mangum went 5-for-6 in the contest to move his career hits total to 311, moving up six spots on the SEC's all-time hits list. The five hits tied his career high, marking the third time in his four-year stay at State he reached the five-hit mark. He plated three RBIs and scored twice in the game.
Three other Diamond Dawgs collected multiple hits in the game, with sophomores Tanner Allen and Josh Hatcher each chipping in two hits and fellow second-year Jordan Westburg totaling three hits. Hatcher, Westburg and freshman Hayden Jones each drove in two RBIs in the contest.
Redshirt-junior Jack Eagan (1-0) got the win in relief, with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless work. He walked one, hit two batters and struck out three. Freshman Brandon Smith threw four scoreless innings of relief with a career-best five strikeouts. Junior Riley Self posted one scoreless frame and freshman Bryce Brock closed out the game with two scoreless innings.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On if he liked his team facing a little adversity
"I'd rather not, but it is [good to face some adversity]. We did feel like we could come back. I didn't know it would be right there in the first inning, but we knew it would be a bullpen game for both teams. Now that you're in conference play and midweeks, it is about how you manage your [bullpen]. With us having two game this midweek, it makes it real tricky. We were hoping for a better start [at Samford], but we do have confidence in our offense, and I feel that we could score some runs."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jake Mangum – Posted his 89th career multi-hit game and third career five-hit game to move up six spots on the all-time SEC hits list. Drove in three RBIs and scored two runs. Now has 311 career hits.
Brandon Smith – Tossed four scoreless innings of relief with a career-high five strikeouts.
Josh Hatcher – Chipped in two hits, plated two RBIs and scored one run. Moved his hitting streak to a career-long six games.
Elijah MacNamee – Moved his hitting streak to a career-long-tying 12 games. Also walked twice, scored two runs and drove in one RBI.
Jordan Westburg – Posted a three-hit game and added one walk to reach base four times. Scored two runs and drove in two RBIs.
Little Rock
James Gann – Doubled and drove in three RBIs in the game. Scored one run.
Scoring Recap
Top First
After the first three batters of the inning reached base against Eric Cerantola, the freshman got a strikeout for the first out of the frame. James Gann cleared the bases in the next at-bat with a three-RBI double to straight-away center field. After walking the bases loaded with two outs, Jack Eagan came on and walked in the fourth run of the frame before getting s strikeout to end the top of the first inning.
Little Rock 4, Mississippi State 0
Bottom First
The first four batters reached base for State, as Jake Mangum singled to start the inning and scored on a Justin Westburg base hit. Tanner Allen reached via a fielder's choice, with Westburg advancing to third, after moving to second on a wild pitch. A walk to Elijah MacNamee loaded the bases and Josh Hatcher drew a one-out walk to push the second run across the plate. Hayden Jones delivered a two-RBI single to knot the score at four.
Mississippi State 4, Little Rock 4
Bottom Second
Rowdey Jordan walked to start the inning and moved to second on a Mangum single. Westburg walked to load the bases and MacNamee gave MSU the lead with an RBI fielder's choice.
Mississippi State 5, Little Rock 4
Bottom Fifth
After Hatcher led off the inning with a triple he was cut down at home after Jones reached via error. A walk to Landon Jordan put runners on first and second, with Benjamin Bell pinch running at second base for Jones. With two outs, Mangum stepped in and doubled down the left-field line to plate both runs and extend the MSU lead.
Mississippi State 7, Little Rock 4
Bottom Sixth
Mississippi State sent 12 hitters to the plate in the sixth inning and scored eight runs. MSU used seven hits and benefitted from a pair of UALR errors. In the inning, Allen picked up a pair of hits, including an RBI double to cap the scoring. The first four batters reached base in the inning, capped by RBI hits from Foscue and Hatcher. After a pitching change and a walk, Landon Jordan drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Westburg plated a run with a base hit, with another run scoring a throwing error, before Allen's second hit scored the final run of the inning.
Mississippi State 15, Little Rock 4
Up Next
Mississippi State will head to Samford for a 6 p.m. start on Wednesday, March 20, before returning home to host No. 16 Auburn in its first home SEC series of the year. First pitch on Friday, March 22 will be 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eagan, Jack (1-0)
L: Daily, Ethan (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Gann, James 1 ; Coker, Chase 1
RBI: Gann, James 3 ; Coker, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reyes, Christian 1 ; Benavidez, Ryan 1 ; Scott, Garrett 1 ; Gann, James 1
SB: Reyes, Christian 1
HBP: Benavidez, Ryan 1 ; Scott, Garrett 2
Batting:
2B: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Allen, Tanner 1 ; Foscue, Justin 1
3B: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Hatcher, Josh 1
RBI: Mangum, Jake 3 ; Westburg, Jordan 2 ; Allen, Tanner 1 ; MacNamee, Elijah 1 ; Foscue, Justin 1 ; Hatcher, Josh 2 ; Jones, Hayden 2 ; Jordan, Landon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mangum, Jake 2 ; Westburg, Jordan 2 ; Allen, Tanner 2 ; MacNamee, Elijah 2 ; Foscue, Justin 1 ; Hatcher, Josh 1 ; Bell, Benjamin 1 ; Jordan, Landon 2 ; Jordan, Rowdey 2
SB: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Hatcher, Josh 1
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