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Diamond Dawgs Drop One-Run Decision To No. 5 LSU
March 29, 2025 | Baseball
BATON ROUGE, La. – Mississippi State had a strong night on the mound but a pair of solo home runs from No. 5 LSU was just enough to send the Bulldogs to a 2-1 loss on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium.
MSU had seven hits in the ballgame, but 11 stranded base runners for State proved to be key in the matchup. Dylan Cupp led the way for the offense with a double and a single to finish 2-for-3 at the plate. Hunter Hines, Ace Reese, Bryce Chance, Gatlin Sanders and Nolan Stevens all added hits for the Diamond Dawgs.
Pico Kohn received a tough-luck pitching loss after putting in five innings of work and striking out eight Tigers while surrendering just two earned runs in his seventh start of the season for State. Stone Simmons made his third relief appearance of the year, hurling three shutout innings and striking out three.
On Deck: Mississippi State and LSU conclude this weekend's three-game set on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The finale will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Bottom 2nd
Ethan Frey hit a solo home run.
MSU 0, LSU 1
Top 4th
Ace Reese scored off a passed ball.
MSU 1, LSU 1
Bottom 5th
Luis Hernandez hit a solo home run.
MSU 1, LSU 2
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MSU had seven hits in the ballgame, but 11 stranded base runners for State proved to be key in the matchup. Dylan Cupp led the way for the offense with a double and a single to finish 2-for-3 at the plate. Hunter Hines, Ace Reese, Bryce Chance, Gatlin Sanders and Nolan Stevens all added hits for the Diamond Dawgs.
Pico Kohn received a tough-luck pitching loss after putting in five innings of work and striking out eight Tigers while surrendering just two earned runs in his seventh start of the season for State. Stone Simmons made his third relief appearance of the year, hurling three shutout innings and striking out three.
On Deck: Mississippi State and LSU conclude this weekend's three-game set on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The finale will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
- Pico Kohn made his seventh-straight Friday start of the season.
- The Diamond Dawg pitching staff did not walk a batter.
Bottom 2nd
Ethan Frey hit a solo home run.
MSU 0, LSU 1
Top 4th
Ace Reese scored off a passed ball.
MSU 1, LSU 1
Bottom 5th
Luis Hernandez hit a solo home run.
MSU 1, LSU 2
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anthony Eyanson (4-0)
L: Kohn, Pico (4-1)
S: Casan Evans (5)
Batting:
2B: Cupp, Dylan 1
SH: Reeves, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reese, Ace 1
Batting:
2B: Chris Stanfield 1
HR: Ethan Frey 1 ; Luis Hernandez 1
RBI: Ethan Frey 1 ; Luis Hernandez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ethan Frey 1 ; Luis Hernandez 1
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