Mississippi State
5-1
Missouri State
2-3
No. 18 State Takes Second-Straight Series
February 22, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE - No. 18 Mississippi State claimed its second-straight series against Missouri State following 9-3 win on Saturday afternoon to improve to 5-1 on the year.
The Diamond Dawgs' 11-hit onslaught was led by Noah Sullivan going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, a pair of singles and an RBI.
With the game tied 1-1, Reed Stallman gave MSU the lead with a pinch-hit solo homer in the bottom of the fifth followed by a three-run triple thanks to Ace Reese.
Karson Ligon started on the mound and pitched three innings and struck out three batters. Ryan McPherson pitched three shutout frames out of the bullpen and finished his outing with four strikeouts. Ben Davis, Nate Williams and Mikhai Grant finished out the game with an inning of work each.
The Diamond Dawgs will finish its series with Missouri State on Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Reese recorded his first triple of the season and first with the Bulldogs in the bottom of the fifth.
Stallman had two pinch-hit at bats the bottom of the fifth.
McPherson recorded a new single-game career-high strikeouts, punching out four batters.
Sullivan is now tied with Aaron Downs for most RBIs on the team with seven.
Ross Highfill stole two bases to bring his total for the season up to three. He now leads the team in that category.
Scoring Summary:
Bottom 1:
Highfill scored on a double by Sullivan.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 0
Top 3:
Nick Rodriguez scored from third on a passed ball.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 5:
Stallman hit a solo homer.
Dylan Cupp, Hunter Hines and Sullivan scored on a triple by Reese.
MSU 5, Missouri St. 1
Top 7:
Nick Rodriguez scored on a flied-out ball to left field.
MSU 5, Missouri St. 2
Bottom 7:
Bryce Chance scored on an infield single by Lukas Buckner.
Gehrig Frei and Cupp scored on a fielding error.
MSU 8, Missouri St. 2
Bottom 8:
Sullivan scored on a ground out by Chance.
MSU 9, Missouri St. 2
Top 9:
Caden Bogenpohl scored on a ground out by Rodriguez.
MSU 9, Missouri St. 3
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McPherson, Ryan (1-0)
L: Holmes,Jackson (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Bogenpohl,Caden 1 ; Rodriguez,Nick 1 ; Epstein,Tyler 1
RBI: Stewart,Zack 1 ; Robertson,Dylan 1
SH: Epstein,Tyler 1
SF: Robertson,Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bogenpohl,Caden 1 ; Rodriguez,Nick 2
SB: Bogenpohl,Caden 2 ; Epstein,Tyler 1
HBP: Bergman,Carter 1
Batting:
2B: Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 1
3B: Reese, Ace 1
HR: Stallman, Reed 1
RBI: Buckner, Lukas 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Reese, Ace 3 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Stallman, Reed 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Highfill, Ross 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 2 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Stallman, Reed 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 2
SB: Highfill, Ross 2 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 1
HBP: Frei, Gehrig 1
