State Grabs Midweek Win Against Samford

Tuesday, March 25

Starkville

6 p.m.

Mississippi State

16-9

Samford

13-12

Samford

Mississippi State

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

State Grabs Midweek Win Against Samford

March 25, 2025 | Baseball

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By: Kinsley Hunter, Student Assistant

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's pitching staff keyed a 6-1 midweek win against Samford on Tuesday night at Dudy Noble Field.

MSU's hurlers struck out 14 opposing batters, walked only two and limited Samford to five hits. Kevin Manell secured the win, bringing his record up to 2-0 this season.

Also on the mound, starter Noah Sullivan and relievers Dane Burns, Mikhai Grant, Ben Davis and Nate Williams combined to pitch 6 2/3 shutout innings. Burns retired five batters in 1 2/3 frames, punching out three.

Joe Powell had perhaps the biggest swing of the evening for State. With the game tied at 1-1 in the fourth, Powell delivered a go-ahead two-out, two-run single to cap off an eight-pitch at-bat. The Diamond Dawgs led the rest of the way.

Other MSU standouts at the dish included Gatlin Sanders, who went 2-for-2 including a double and an RBI. Hunter Hines also hit a double that scored a pair and helping State outhit Samford 8-5.

On Deck:

Mississippi State travels to No. 8 LSU for a three-game set starting Thursday at 7 p.m. in a contest televised by SEC Network. The series continues Friday at 6:30 p.m. and concludes Saturday at 2 p.m. The final two games of the series will be streamed on SEC Network+.

Game Notes:

Noah Sullivan recorded his 100th career strikeout.
Mississippi State won its fifth-straight midweek game.
Hines' two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning brought his career RBI total to 186, which ranks ninth all-time at MSU.

Scoring Summary:

Bottom 2nd

Downs scored on a sacrifice fly by Sanders.

MSU 1, SAM 0

Top 3rd

Jackson Harris scored on a fielder's choice.

MSU 1, SAM 1

Bottom 4th

Sanders and Hines scored on a single by Powell.

Cupp scored on a wild pitch.

MSU 4, SAM 1

Bottom 7th

Hines doubled to score Sullivan and Chance.

MSU 6, SAM 1

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