
Diamond Dawgs Sweep Evansville
March 10, 2024 | Baseball
MSU earned its ninth straight win on Sunday afternoon.
Dylan Cupp had a day going 4-for-5 at the plate. He collected three RBIs with a single in the sixth and a double to right field in the eighth. Connor Hujsak contributed three hits to the box score after a 3-for-4 day at the plate. Dakota Jordan hit his eighth home run of the season and then drew three intentional walks on the afternoon.
Jurrangelo Cijntje got the start on the mound for the series finale and earned his third win of the season. Cijntje put in six innings of work and punched out 10 to tie his career-high which he set against Mount St. Mary's on March 2.
Mississippi State is back in action for a pair of midweek matchups in Biloxi at the Hancock Whitney Classic. State will face South Alabama Tuesday at 6 p.m. and New Orleans on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Dakota Jordan hit a two-run home run to plate David Mershon and the Dawgs' first two runs. A home run from Connor Hujsak scored Logan Kohler and Aaron Downs.
Mississippi State 5, Evansville 0
Top 4
Ty Rumsey hit a three-run home run to right field to score Cal McGinnis and Evan Waggoner.
Mississippi State 5, Evansville 3
Bottom 4
David Mershon singled to right field and plated Cupp.
Mississippi State 6, Evansville 3
Bottom 5
A single from Amani Larry scored Logan Kohler and Hujsak.
Mississippi State 8, Evansville 3
Bottom 6
Cupp singled to right field and plated Kohler and Hujsak.
Mississippi State 10, Evansville 3
Bottom 8
Cupp doubled into right field and scored Michael O'Brien. An RBI from Ethan Pulliam scored Johnny Long. A wild pitch scored Cupp.
Mississippi State 13, Evansville 3
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cijntje, Jurrangelo (3-0)
L: Kenton Deverman (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Ty Rumsey 1
RBI: Ty Rumsey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cal McGinnis 1 ; Evan Waggoner 1 ; Ty Rumsey 1
SB: Ty Rumsey 1
HBP: Mark Shallenberger 1

Batting:
2B: Cupp, Dylan 1
HR: Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Hujsak, Connor 1
RBI: Larry, Amani 2 ; Pulliam, Ethan 1 ; Mershon, David 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 2 ; Hujsak, Connor 3 ; Cupp, Dylan 3
SH: Long, Johnny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mershon, David 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Downs, Aaron 1 ; Kohler, Logan 3 ; Hujsak, Connor 3 ; O'Brien, Michael 1 ; Long, Johnny 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 2
SB: Larry, Amani 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; O'Brien, Michael 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 1