Mississippi State
7-4
Oklahoma State
6-4
No. 18 MSU Comes Up Short Against Cowboys
March 02, 2025 | Baseball
HOUSTON – No. 18 Mississippi State plated five runs in the top of the seventh but were ultimately unable to keep pace with Oklahoma State in a 9-7 loss to close out the final game of the Astros Foundation College Classic on Sunday.
Each team finished the afternoon with nine hits apiece as the Cowboys improved to 6-4.
Reed Stallman led the Diamond Dawgs going 3-for-4 with a pair of homers and four RBIs. Noah Sullivan went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and an RBI while Bryce Chance posted a 2-for-5 day that included a solo homer in the top of the first frame.
MSU (7-4) sent five pitchers to the mound with Kevin Mannell and Luke Dotson combining to work the final 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief out of the bullpen. Stone Simmons started and suffered the loss, falling to 2-1 on the year.
On Deck:
The Bulldogs host Southern Miss on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The mid-week matchup will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Chance hit his first home run of the season.
Mannell made his first mound appearance for the Bulldogs. He punched out a batter and allowed no walks in 1 2/3 frames of relief.
Stallman posted his second multi-homer game of the season and is second on the team with four homers this spring.
Mississippi State outscored its opponents 14-0 in the seventh inning during the three-day tournament.
Scoring Summary:
Top 1st
Chance hit a solo home run to left.
MSU 1, OSU 0
Bottom 1st
Garrett Shull scored on a sacrifice fly to center field.
MSU 1, OSU 1
Bottom 3rd
Brayden Smith scored on a single by Colin Brueggemann.
Jayson Jones scored on a single by Aiden Meola.
Brueggeman scored on a passed ball.
Ian Daugherty and Meola scored on a double by Brock Thompson.
MSU 1, OSU 6
Top 4th
Stallman hit a solo homer to right.
MSU 2, OSU 6
Bottom 6th
Nolan Schubart hit a three-run home run.
MSU 2, OSU 9
Top 7th
Dylan Cupp scored on a sacrifice fly by Reese.
Sawyer Reeves scored on a single by Sullivan.
Stallman hit a three-run home run to right.
MSU 7, OSU 9
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Watkins, Hunter (2-0)
L: Simmons, Stone (2-1)
S: Youngerman, Sean (1)
Batting:
HR: Chance, Bryce 1 ; Stallman, Reed 2
RBI: Chance, Bryce 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Stallman, Reed 4
SF: Reese, Ace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Stallman, Reed 2 ; Cupp, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Brock 1
HR: Schubart, Nolan 1
RBI: Schubart, Nolan 3 ; Jones, Jayson 1 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; Thompson, Brock 2
SH: Shull, Garrett 1
SF: Jones, Jayson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Brayden 2 ; Shull, Garrett 1 ; Schubart, Nolan 1 ; Jones, Jayson 1 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; Daugherty, Ian 1 ; Culbertson, Drew 1
HBP: Meola, Aidan 1
