Mississippi State Tops Ole Miss in Hoover

Tuesday, May 21

Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Metropolitan Stadium)

approx. 8:00 PM

Mississippi State

37-19

Ole Miss

27-29

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Photo by: Jaden Powell/MSU Athletics

Mississippi State Tops Ole Miss in Hoover

May 22, 2024 | Baseball

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Connor Hujsak walked it off against the Rebels

HOOVER, Ala. – Heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs were down 1-0. With David Mershon sitting at third base, Connor Hujsak played hero and hit a two-run home run to left field to walk off the game. MSU defeated Ole Miss, 2-1.

Mississippi State and Ole Miss were locked in a pitcher's duel heading into the fifth inning, but Ole Miss's solo home run broke the no-hitter. The Bulldog offense struggled through the game to get hot, but Hujsak knocked out a two-run homer to top the Rebels and grab the win.

Hujsak saw the plate four times on the night and batted out a two-run home run. Amani Larry picked up the only other extra-base hit in the game with a double. Larry ended the game 1-for-3.

Brooks Auger picked up the start on the mound and had a career performance. He struck out 13 Rebels, a career-high, in his eight innings of work. Tyson Hardin and Tyler Davis grabbed a combined inning of relief work. Davis faced a single batter and grabbed the punchout on the way to his fifth win this season.

The Diamond Dawgs are back in action for round two of the SEC Tournament to face off against No. 4 seed Texas A&M. First pitch is slated for approximately 8 p.m. CT and will be aired on SEC Network.

Scoring Summary
Top 5
Will Furniss hit a solo home run to center field.
Mississippi State 0, Ole Miss 1

Bottom 9
Connor Hujsak hit a two-run home run to left field to plate David Mershon.
Mississippi State 2, Ole Miss 1

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