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Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
State Falls to Mizzou In Ninth-Inning Walk-Off
May 01, 2022 | Baseball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mississippi State (25-20, 9-12 SEC) fell in the series finale at Missouri (24-17, 7-14 SEC) by a score of 7-6 as the Tigers completed a walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday afternoon (May 1) at Taylor Stadium in Columbia.
Mississippi State tied the game at 6-6 in the top of the seventh and the score remained that way until the bottom of the ninth when shortstop Josh Day led off with a walk-off solo home run to right field to give Mizzou the series win.
KC Hunt (2-2) was charged with the loss after coming on in relief in the sixth. Hunt had seven of the first eight batters he had faced before Day's home run in the ninth. Cade Smith started for State and went 4.2 innings while allowing six runs – five earned – on seven hits. Pico Kohn pitched an inning of scoreless relief before Hunt came on in the sixth.
Mizzou used four pitchers on the day with Ian Lohse (2-2) pitching the final 2.2 innings and picking up the win in relief for the Tigers.
RJ Yeager and Hunter Hines led the way offensively for State with each recording home runs in the contest and notching three hits apiece. Kamren James (2-for-4), Luke Hancock (2-for-5) and Lane Forsythe (2-for-4) each had multi-hit games.
Top First
Mississippi State jumped out to a three-run lead in the first after a solo home run by Kamren James, a single by Luke Hancock and a two-run home run by Hunter Hines.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 0
Bottom Third
Mizzou got on the board two innings later when leadoff hitter Luke Mann hit a solo home run to right-center to make it a two-run ball game.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 1
Bottom Third
Mizzou got on the board two innings later when leadoff hitter Luke Mann hit a solo home run to right-center to make it a two-run ball game. Trevor Austin then drew a walk and later scored an unearned run on a State error and fielder's choice.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 2
Bottom Fifth
Mizzou tied the game when Torin Montgomery walked, went to third on a single by Fox Leum and then scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Ross Lovich singled through the left side to give Mizzou two on before Ty Wilmsmeyer hit a three-run home run to left-center to take the lead over State.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 6
Top Sixth
Lane Forsythe singled up the middle with one out in the sixth followed by a two-run home run by RJ Yeager, his fourth of the series, to cut State's deficit to one.
Mississippi State 5, Mizzou 6
Top Seventh
Hunter Hines ripped a one-out double down the right field line and then came around to score when Brad Cumbest doubled down the left field line to tie the game at 6-6.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 6
Top Seventh
Hunter Hines ripped a one-out double down the right field line and then came around to score when Brad Cumbest doubled down the left field line to tie the game at 6-6.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 6
Bottom Ninth
Mizzou clinched the series with a ninth-inning walk-off home run by shortstop Josh Day to lead off the half inning.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 7
Mississippi State returns home to host Florida in a three-game SEC series beginning at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, May 6, at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
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Mississippi State tied the game at 6-6 in the top of the seventh and the score remained that way until the bottom of the ninth when shortstop Josh Day led off with a walk-off solo home run to right field to give Mizzou the series win.
KC Hunt (2-2) was charged with the loss after coming on in relief in the sixth. Hunt had seven of the first eight batters he had faced before Day's home run in the ninth. Cade Smith started for State and went 4.2 innings while allowing six runs – five earned – on seven hits. Pico Kohn pitched an inning of scoreless relief before Hunt came on in the sixth.
Mizzou used four pitchers on the day with Ian Lohse (2-2) pitching the final 2.2 innings and picking up the win in relief for the Tigers.
RJ Yeager and Hunter Hines led the way offensively for State with each recording home runs in the contest and notching three hits apiece. Kamren James (2-for-4), Luke Hancock (2-for-5) and Lane Forsythe (2-for-4) each had multi-hit games.
SCORING SUMMARY
Top First
Mississippi State jumped out to a three-run lead in the first after a solo home run by Kamren James, a single by Luke Hancock and a two-run home run by Hunter Hines.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 0
Bottom Third
Mizzou got on the board two innings later when leadoff hitter Luke Mann hit a solo home run to right-center to make it a two-run ball game.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 1
Bottom Third
Mizzou got on the board two innings later when leadoff hitter Luke Mann hit a solo home run to right-center to make it a two-run ball game. Trevor Austin then drew a walk and later scored an unearned run on a State error and fielder's choice.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 2
Bottom Fifth
Mizzou tied the game when Torin Montgomery walked, went to third on a single by Fox Leum and then scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Ross Lovich singled through the left side to give Mizzou two on before Ty Wilmsmeyer hit a three-run home run to left-center to take the lead over State.
Mississippi State 3, Mizzou 6
Top Sixth
Lane Forsythe singled up the middle with one out in the sixth followed by a two-run home run by RJ Yeager, his fourth of the series, to cut State's deficit to one.
Mississippi State 5, Mizzou 6
Top Seventh
Hunter Hines ripped a one-out double down the right field line and then came around to score when Brad Cumbest doubled down the left field line to tie the game at 6-6.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 6
Top Seventh
Hunter Hines ripped a one-out double down the right field line and then came around to score when Brad Cumbest doubled down the left field line to tie the game at 6-6.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 6
Bottom Ninth
Mizzou clinched the series with a ninth-inning walk-off home run by shortstop Josh Day to lead off the half inning.
Mississippi State 6, Mizzou 7
ON DECK
Mississippi State returns home to host Florida in a three-game SEC series beginning at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, May 6, at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lohse, Ian (2-2)
L: Hunt, KC (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Tanner, Logan 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Cumbest, Brad 1
HR: Yeager, RJ 1 ; James, Kamren 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1
RBI: Yeager, RJ 2 ; James, Kamren 1 ; Hines, Hunter 2 ; Cumbest, Brad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Yeager, RJ 1 ; James, Kamren 1 ; Hancock, Luke 1 ; Hines, Hunter 2 ; Forsythe, Lane 1
Batting:
HR: Mann, Luke 1 ; Day, Josh 1 ; Wilmsmeyer, Ty 1
RBI: Mann, Luke 1 ; Day, Josh 1 ; Leum, Fox 1 ; Wilmsmeyer, Ty 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Mann, Luke 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1 ; Day, Josh 1 ; Montgomery, Torin 1 ; Leum, Fox 1 ; Lovich, Ross 1 ; Wilmsmeyer, Ty 1
HBP: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Morris, Tre 1
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