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Diamond Dawgs Earn Series Victory Over Ga. Southern
February 25, 2024 | Baseball
MSU won the third game of the series, 10-2.
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs earned a series victory over Gerogia Southern on Sunday afternoon as they won the rubber game, 10-2, over the Eagles. The Bulldogs offense exploded for 10 runs in the game as well had a solid outing on the mound.
Jurrangelo Cijntje drew the start in the series finale against the Eagles, picking up his first victory of the year. He struck out seven in five innings of work while also only allowing one hit, one earned run and two walks. Brooks Auger and Cam Schuelke both only gave up one earned run and three walks combined while Tyler Davis closed the game, only allowing one hit.
David Mershon led the Diamond Dawgs at the plate as he went 4-for-5 with one run and two RBIs. Bryce Chance and Connor Hujsak both led the team in RBIs with three, and Hujsak went 2-for-2 at the plate. Amani Larry and Hunter Hines also had impressive outings, going 2-for-3 and 3-for-5 respectively. The Bulldogs had 15 hits as a team.
Mississippi State is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when they face Jackson State at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and can be seen on SECN+. The Dawgs will take on Mount St. Mary's this Thursday-Saturday. First pitch for Thursday's game is at 3 p.m., 3 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Sam Blancato scored from second as Kent Schmidt singled to center.
Mississippi State 0, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 5
With the bases loaded, Bryce Chance doubled down the left field line to score Amani Larry, David Mershon and Dakota Jordan.
Mississippi State 3, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 6
Mershon singled center which scored Larry from third.
Mississippi State 4, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 7
Connor Hujsak singled to left which scored Bryce Chance and Hunter Hines from second and third respectively. Logan Kohler advanced to home because of an error on second base, then Larry hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field which scored Hujsak. Mershon hit a ground rule double to left which scored Johnny Long from second.
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 1
Top 8
With runners on the corners, JP Herrholz singled to deep right to score Jarrett Brown from third
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 2
Bottom 8
With runners on the corners, Hujsak singled to right scoring Hines.
Mississippi State 10, Georgia Southern 2
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Jurrangelo Cijntje drew the start in the series finale against the Eagles, picking up his first victory of the year. He struck out seven in five innings of work while also only allowing one hit, one earned run and two walks. Brooks Auger and Cam Schuelke both only gave up one earned run and three walks combined while Tyler Davis closed the game, only allowing one hit.
David Mershon led the Diamond Dawgs at the plate as he went 4-for-5 with one run and two RBIs. Bryce Chance and Connor Hujsak both led the team in RBIs with three, and Hujsak went 2-for-2 at the plate. Amani Larry and Hunter Hines also had impressive outings, going 2-for-3 and 3-for-5 respectively. The Bulldogs had 15 hits as a team.
Mississippi State is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when they face Jackson State at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and can be seen on SECN+. The Dawgs will take on Mount St. Mary's this Thursday-Saturday. First pitch for Thursday's game is at 3 p.m., 3 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Sam Blancato scored from second as Kent Schmidt singled to center.
Mississippi State 0, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 5
With the bases loaded, Bryce Chance doubled down the left field line to score Amani Larry, David Mershon and Dakota Jordan.
Mississippi State 3, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 6
Mershon singled center which scored Larry from third.
Mississippi State 4, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 7
Connor Hujsak singled to left which scored Bryce Chance and Hunter Hines from second and third respectively. Logan Kohler advanced to home because of an error on second base, then Larry hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field which scored Hujsak. Mershon hit a ground rule double to left which scored Johnny Long from second.
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 1
Top 8
With runners on the corners, JP Herrholz singled to deep right to score Jarrett Brown from third
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 2
Bottom 8
With runners on the corners, Hujsak singled to right scoring Hines.
Mississippi State 10, Georgia Southern 2
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cijntje, Jurrangelo (1-0)
L: Fisher, Ty (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Schmidt, Kent 1 ; Herrholz, JP 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blancato, Sam 1 ; Brown, Jarrett 1
SB: Tate, Josh 1 ; Blancato, Sam 1 ; Brown, Jarrett 1
HBP: Tate, Josh 1 ; Brown, Jarrett 1
Batting:
2B: Mershon, David 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
RBI: Larry, Amani 1 ; Mershon, David 2 ; Chance, Bryce 3 ; Hujsak, Connor 3
SH: Cupp, Dylan 1
SF: Larry, Amani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Larry, Amani 2 ; Mershon, David 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Hines, Hunter 2 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Kohler, Logan 1 ; Hujsak, Connor 1 ; Long, Johnny 1
SB: Larry, Amani 1 ; Mershon, David 1 ; Hujsak, Connor 1
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