Mississippi State
23-14
Alcorn State
2-27
Mississippi State Cruises Past Alcorn State
April 16, 2024 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State baseball team opened up a four-game homestand with an 11-0 run-rule victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night. The Diamond Dawg offense stayed patient in the batter's box, grabbing 12 walks.
Dakota Jordan stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-3 in the contest. Jordan grabbed a triple and three RBIs. Ethan Pulliam got the start at second base and made the most of it. Pulliam put up an RBI and two hits to end the night 2-for-3 at the plate.
Pico Kohn got the start on the mound, went three innings, and punched out five on his way to his first win of the season. Karson Ligon and Gavin Black each grabbed an inning of work. Black struck out a pair, and Ligon grabbed a strikeout. Colby Holcombe and Logan Forsythe each struck out three in an inning of work each.
Mississippi State is back for a three-game series against Auburn for Super Bulldog Weekend. Friday and Sunday's games will be aired on SECN+ with Saturday on SECN. First pitch for Friday is set for 6 p.m.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Dakota Jordan singled into left field to plate Amani Larry and David Mershon. Jordan scored on a ground out by Connor Hujsak.
Mississippi State 3, Alcorn State 0
Bottom 3
Mershon scored on a triple by Jordan. Jordan scored on a sacrifice fly from Bryce Chance.
Mississippi State 5, Alcorn State 0
Bottom 4
Logan Kohler scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Powell. Ethan Pulliam scored on wild pitch.
Mississippi State 7, Alcorn State 0
Bottom 5
Pulliam singled into left field to plate Chance. Kohler scored on an error. Dylan Cupp singled into left field and scored Larry. Michael O'Brien drew the bases loaded walk to score Cupp.
Mississippi State 11, Alcorn State 0
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kohn, Pico (1-0)
L: Michael Lorenz (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Jaylon Burrell 1
Base Running:
PO: Ben Martin 1
Batting:
2B: Larry, Amani 1
3B: Jordan, Dakota 1
RBI: Cupp, Dylan 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 3 ; Hujsak, Connor 1 ; O'Brien, Michael 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Powell, Joe 1 ; Pulliam, Ethan 1
SF: Chance, Bryce 1 ; Powell, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Larry, Amani 2 ; Mershon, David 2 ; Cupp, Dylan 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 2 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Kohler, Logan 2 ; Pulliam, Ethan 1
SB: Larry, Amani 2 ; Mershon, David 2 ; Jordan, Dakota 1
CS: Chance, Bryce 1
HBP: Hines, Hunter 1
