Baseball Falls to #24 Tennessee, 12-8

Friday, April 28

Knoxville, Tenn.

5:30 PM

Mississippi State

24-19, 6-14

#24 Tennessee

29-14, 10-10

Mississippi State

Tennessee

Baseball Falls to #24 Tennessee, 12-8

April 28, 2023 | Baseball

Box Score

Hunter Hines went 3-for-4 on the night with two home runs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Mississippi State baseball team looked to even the series with Tennessee on Saturday, but the Bulldogs fell short as they were defeated 12-8 at Lindsey Nelson Field.

Hunter Hines continued to shine for the Dawgs as he went 3-for-4 on the day with two home runs. With the two homers, he now has 21 home runs on the season and is the first Bulldog player since Brent Rooker in 2017 to hit 20 or more home runs in the season. His 21 bombs rank 7th all-time in a single season for the Dawgs.

Colton Ledbetter and Kellum Clark picked up two hits apiece in the contest. Dakota Jordan drove three runs in after a three-run homer in the first inning. Hines also drove in three runs in the game. As a team, the Dawgs stole four bases in the game, two by Clark and one each by Ledbetter and David Mershon.

Landon Gartman earned the start, pitched 4.2 innings, and limited the Vols over the first three innings. Cole Cheatham pitched the final 1.1 innings of the game and struck out two batters.

The Bulldogs and Volunteers close out the series on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and is set to broadcast on ESPNU.

SCORING SUMMARY

Top First
With the runners on the corners, Dakota Jordan hit a three-run bomb to straight away center field.
Mississippi State 3, Tennessee 0

Top Third
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run to right field.
Mississippi State 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom Fourth
With a runner on first, Christian Moore hit a two-run homer to center field.
Mississippi State 4, Tennessee 2

Top Fifth
Following a Colton Ledbetter single, Hunter Hines hit a two-run homer to right field. With Kellum Clark on third, Bryce Chance hit a sac fly to right field.
Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 2

Bottom Fifth
Jared Dickey hit a two-run homer to right field with Cal Stark on first base. Christian Moore doubled to right center, and a run came into score on a fielding error. With a runner on second, Griffin Merritt singled to left field, scoring Moore.
Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 6

Top Sixth
Ledbetter lined out with runners on second and third, but the Vols had a throwing error on the play, allowing Amani Larry to score.
Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 6

Bottom Sixth
The Vols got a run across the board on a throwing error by the Dawgs. With two on, Blake Burke hit a three-run shot.
Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 10

Bottom Seventh
Zane Denton hit a solo home run. After a double by Scott, Cal Stark drove him in with a single to center field.
Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 12

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