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Diamond Dawgs Complete Sweep Of Missouri State
February 23, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – No. 18 Mississippi State grabbed its second-straight series of the season with a 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon.
The Diamond Dawg offense was hot in the series finale with 12 hits on the day and each starter in the lineup having a hit.
Gehrig Frei lit the match for the offense with a leadoff home run on the first pitch MSU saw in the bottom of the first. Gehrig ended the day 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. Dylan Cupp had a pair of hits to finish the day 2-for-3 with an RBI while Ace Reese, Hunter Hines and Aaron Downs all homered.
Stone Simmons earned the start on the mound, punching out five through four innings of work to improve to 2-0. Charlie Foster and Robert Fortenberry grabbed a combined 3 1/3 innings of relief work with three strikeouts. Chase Hungate earned his first save of the season with a ground out and a fly out to seal the win in the ninth.
Mississippi State is back at Dudy Noble Field for a midweek matchup against Troy on Tuesday at 4 p.m. That contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
Games Notes:
Bottom 1
Frei hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 0
Top 2
Curry Sutherland scored on a bases loaded walk.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 4
Aaron Downs hit a solo home run to left field. Pulliam scored off a single to right field by Dylan Cupp.
MSU 3, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 5
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 4, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 6
Ace Reese plated Ross Highfill with a home run to right field.
MSU 6, Missouri St. 1
Top 9
William Zareh hit a three-run home run to plate Dylan Robertson and Logan Dunn.
MSU 6, Missouri St. 4
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The Diamond Dawg offense was hot in the series finale with 12 hits on the day and each starter in the lineup having a hit.
Gehrig Frei lit the match for the offense with a leadoff home run on the first pitch MSU saw in the bottom of the first. Gehrig ended the day 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. Dylan Cupp had a pair of hits to finish the day 2-for-3 with an RBI while Ace Reese, Hunter Hines and Aaron Downs all homered.
Stone Simmons earned the start on the mound, punching out five through four innings of work to improve to 2-0. Charlie Foster and Robert Fortenberry grabbed a combined 3 1/3 innings of relief work with three strikeouts. Chase Hungate earned his first save of the season with a ground out and a fly out to seal the win in the ninth.
Mississippi State is back at Dudy Noble Field for a midweek matchup against Troy on Tuesday at 4 p.m. That contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
Games Notes:
- Frei's leadoff home run was the Bulldogs' first to start a game since Amani Larry did so on Feb. 21, 2024.
- Ethan Pulliam hit his first-career triple.
Bottom 1
Frei hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 0
Top 2
Curry Sutherland scored on a bases loaded walk.
MSU 1, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 4
Aaron Downs hit a solo home run to left field. Pulliam scored off a single to right field by Dylan Cupp.
MSU 3, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 5
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 4, Missouri St. 1
Bottom 6
Ace Reese plated Ross Highfill with a home run to right field.
MSU 6, Missouri St. 1
Top 9
William Zareh hit a three-run home run to plate Dylan Robertson and Logan Dunn.
MSU 6, Missouri St. 4
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Simmons, Stone (2-0)
L: Charlton,Tyler (1-1)
S: Hungate, Chase (1)
Batting:
HR: Zareh,William 1
RBI: Bogenpohl,Caden 1 ; Zareh,William 3
SH: McCutcheon,Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Robertson,Dylan 1 ; Sutherland,Curry 1 ; Dunn,Logan 1 ; Zareh,William 1
HBP: Sutherland,Curry 2
Batting:
3B: Pulliam, Ethan 1
HR: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Downs, Aaron 1
RBI: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reese, Ace 2 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Downs, Aaron 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Downs, Aaron 1 ; Pulliam, Ethan 1
SB: Highfill, Ross 1 ; Stevens, Nolan 1
HBP: Highfill, Ross 1
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