Diamond Dawgs Fall to Central Arkansas

Tuesday, April 2

Starkville

11 a.m.

Mississippi State

19-11

Central Arkansas

13-15

Central Arkansas

Mississippi State

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Diamond Dawgs Fall to Central Arkansas

April 02, 2024 | Baseball

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STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs ninth inning rally came up short against Central Arkansas on Tuesday afternoon as they scored four runs in the ninth but would fall short by a score of 7-6.

With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, the Dawgs were within a run but could not get the tying run across the plate.

Mississippi State started off slow, tallying just a single hit heading into the ninth inning. The Diamond Dawgs started to make a comeback in the ninth as Hunter Hines sparked the inning with a solo home run. The Dawgs then tallied three more runs from a pair of Jackson McKenzie and Johnny Long singles but could not complete the comeback.

Hunter Hines showed his power at the plate knocking out his eighth home run of the season. David Mershon got the first hit of the game for the Diamond Dawgs. Mershon went 1-for-3 on the day with an RBI. Dakota Jordan picked up his 42nd RBI on the season with a sacrifice fly to right field. Johnny Long picked up a pair of RBIs and went 1-for-1 for the day.

Nolan Stevens got the start on the bump, his first career start. Stevens put in two innings of work and punched out one. Colby Holcombe and Gage Haley, each pitched two innings and struck out five combined. Logan Forsythe, Tyler Davis and Cole Cheatham each pitched one inning.

Mississippi State is back at Dudy Noble Field for a three-game SEC series against Georgia. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Sunday and Friday's games will be broadcasted on SECN+, while Saturday will be on SECN.

Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Dakota Jordan hit a sacrifice fly into right field to score Amani Larry.
Mississippi State 1, Central Arkansas 0

Top 3
Jagger Schattle singled to right field and plated Mason King and Bryce Cermenelli. Casey Shipley hit a three-run home run to score Drew Sturgeon and Schattle.
Mississippi State 1, Central Arkansas 5

Top 4
Kade Seldomridge doubled down the right field line and score AJ Mendolia.
Mississippi State 1, Central Arkansas 6

Top 5
Jake Trabbie hit a sac fly to score Sturgeon.
Mississippi State 1, Central Arkansas 7

Bottom 8
David Mershon reached first on a fielder's choice and plated Nate Chester.
Mississippi State 2, Central Arkansas 7

Bottom 9
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run. Jackson McKenzie singled into left field and scored Connor Hujsak. Johnny Long hit an RBI single to score Bryce Chance and Ethan Pulliam.
Mississippi State 6, Central Arkansas 7

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