Mississippi State
16-6
Memphis
11-12
Bulldogs Victorious Against Memphis in Offensive Explosion
March 19, 2024 | Baseball
STARKVILLE - The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Memphis Tigers by a score of 17-9 in midweek action on Tuesday night at Dudy Noble Field. The Dawgs were in a 9-3 hole in the fifth, but they responded well, scoring 14 unanswered runs. State tallied 16 hits as a team and batted .380 for the game.
Bradley Loftin drew the start tonight and had a solid performance, only giving up three hits and one walk while striking out four. Colby Holcombe earned his first win of the year against the Tigers. In 3 2/3 innings of work, Holcombe gave up three hits, no walks and struck out four.
The Diamond Dawgs stayed red hot at the plate, scoring 15 or more runs for their second straight game. The trio of Dakota Jordan, Connor Hujsak, and Aaron Downs combined for 10 of the 15 RBIs and eight of the 17 runs. Jordan went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, Hujsak went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, and Downs went 2-for-5 with three RBIs. David Mershon also impressed, going 3-for-5 with four runs scored.
Mississippi State is back in action on Thursday as it plays the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station, Texas. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Dakota Jordan hit a two-run home run to shallow center to take the early lead.
Mississippi State 2, Memphis 0
Top 2
Pierre Seals scored on a double from Jacob Compton to right field. Riley Davis singled to third, and Logan Kohler committed an error, scoring Brennan DuBose and Compton.
Mississippi State 2, Memphis 3
Bottom 3
David Mershon hit a solo home run to left to tie the game.
Mississippi State 3, Memphis 3
Top 4
Seals advanced to home from third on a Jake Curtis groundout.
Mississippi State 3, Memphis 4
Top 5
Seth Cox hit a three-run home run to left to extend the lead, and then Compton doubled to center, which scored Austin Baskin and Daunte Stuart.
Mississippi State 3, Memphis 9
Bottom 5
Connor Hujsak drew a walk, which scored Mershon from third with the bases loaded. Then Aaron Downs singled to left field, scoring Hunter Hines and Jordan. Hujsak scored on a wild pitch from third, then Johnny Long singled to first, scoring Aaron Downs. Bryce Chance scored on an Amani Larry single to center, and Johnny Long scored as Jordan got hit with the bases loaded.
Mississippi State 10, Memphis 9
Bottom 6
Downs singled to center, which scored Hujsak from third
Mississippi State 11, Memphis 9
Bottom 7
With runners on second and third, Hujsak hit a home run to center. Kohler scored from first on a Bryce Chance double to left field.
Mississippi State 15, Memphis 9
Bottom 8
Amani Larry advanced from third on an error by Dubose, and then Nolan Stevens doubled to left field to score Jordan.
Mississippi State 17, Memphis 9
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holcombe, Colby (1-1)
L: LYONS, JACKSON (0-1)
Batting:
2B: COMPTON, JACOB 2
HR: COX, SETH 1
RBI: COX, SETH 3 ; COMPTON, JACOB 3 ; CURTIS, JAKE 1 ; DAVIS, RILEY 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MARCY, WILL 1 ; COX, SETH 1 ; BASKIN, AUSTIN 1 ; STUART, DAUNTE 2 ; SEALS, PIERRE 1 ; COMPTON, JACOB 1 ; DuBOSE, BRENNAN 1 ; DAVIS, RILEY 1
SB: STUART, DAUNTE 1 ; SEALS, PIERRE 1
CS: MARCY, WILL 1 ; DuBOSE, BRENNAN 1
PO: MARCY, WILL 1
Batting:
2B: Mershon, David 1 ; Stevens, Nolan 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
3B: Hujsak, Connor 1
HR: Mershon, David 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Hujsak, Connor 1
RBI: Larry, Amani 1 ; Mershon, David 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 3 ; Hujsak, Connor 4 ; Stevens, Nolan 1 ; Downs, Aaron 3 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Long, Johnny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Larry, Amani 1 ; Mershon, David 4 ; Jordan, Dakota 4 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Hujsak, Connor 3 ; Downs, Aaron 1 ; Kohler, Logan 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Long, Johnny 1
SB: Jordan, Dakota 1
HBP: Jordan, Dakota 1
