Mississippi State
Oklahoma State
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.Â
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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