State falls to No. 8 LSU in Baton Rouge

Thursday, March 27

Baton Rouge, La.

7 p.m.

Mississippi State

16-10, 1-6

LSU

24-3, 5-2

Mississippi State

LSU

Photo by: Will Porada/MSU Athletics

State falls to No. 8 LSU in Baton Rouge

March 27, 2025 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Avy Akin, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

BATON ROUGE, La. – Mississippi State was in the driver's seat after scoring at least a run in each of the first five innings, but a five-run bottom of the fifth inning for No. 8 LSU put the brakes on the Diamond Dawgs as the Tigers came away with an 8-6 win on Thursday night at Alex Box Stadium.

State led 6-2 following the top of the fifth before LSU's game-changing rally. The Diamond Dawgs ended the night with eight hits, three of them leaving Alex Box Stadium.

Ace Reese, Hunter Hines and Joe Powell all hit homers for MSU. Hines finished 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI. Reese collected a pair of hits through four at bats with two RBIs. Powell also drove in two runs in the game and finished 1-for-3 at the plate.

Evan Siary drew the start on the mound for State. Siary put in three solid innings of work and punched out three with a single earned run surrendered. Chase Hungate tossed 3 1/3 strong frames in relief, allowing just a run and one hit while punching out a batter. Nate Williams also had a brief showing out of the Bulldog bullpen, facing two Tigers and striking them both out. Dane Burns was charged with the loss for State as his record fell to 1-1.

On Deck: Mississippi State continues its series with LSU at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+. Junior left-hander Pico Kohn (4-0, 2.52 ERA) will start on the mound for the Bulldogs while LSU goes with junior righty Anthony Eyanson (3-0, 4.50 ERA).

Game Notes:

The Diamond Dawgs plated two runs in the first inning, the most runs scored in the first inning against an SEC opponent this season.
Hunter Hines' home run gives him 59 for his career. He is now in sole possession of third place in school history. He needs two more to tie Will Clark (1983-85) for second place and needs eight more to match the school record set by Rafael Palmeiro (1983-85).
Mississippi State hit a home run in the first, second and third innings of the game.
MSU scored at least one run in five-consecutive innings to start the game.
State's three home runs tonight marks the sixth game this season with three or more homers in a game.

Scoring Summary:
Top 1st
Ace Reese hit a two-run home run to plate Bryce Chance.
MSU 2, LSU 0

Top 2nd
Joe Powell hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 3, LSU 0

Bottom 2nd
Jake Brown stole home on a double steal.
MSU 3, LSU 1

Top 3rd
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 4, LSU 1

Bottom 3rd
Derek Curiel hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 4, LSU 2

Top 4th
Powell hit a sacrifice fly to right scoring Nolan Stevens.
MSU 5, LSU 2

Top 5th
Stevens plated Hines with a double down the left field line.
MSU 6, LSU 2

Bottom 5th
Daniel Dickinson hit a three-run home run to score Jared Jones and Curiel. Steven Milam hit a two-run home run to plate Josh Pearson.
MSU 6, LSU 7

Bottom 8th
Tanner Reaves scored on a wild pitch.
MSU 6, LSU 8

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