Mississippi State
16-12, 1-8
LSU
26-3, 7-2
State Falls To No. 8 LSU In Series Finale
March 30, 2025 | Baseball
Mississippi State tallied eight hits in the Saturday series finale. Nolan Stevens (2-for-4) and Dylan Cupp (2-for-5) led the offense. Each had a pair of hits including a double apiece. Cupp drove in three runs and Stevens had two RBIs for MSU.
Karson Ligon started on the mound for State and surrendered six runs in 2/3 innings. Ben Davis had a career night punching out six in 3 1/3 innings of relief work. Nate Williams tossed 1 2/3 innings and struck out three. Luke Dotson and Mikhai Grant each punched out a Tiger.
On Deck: Mississippi State heads to Memphis for a midweek matchup at 6 p.m. Tuesday at FedEx Park. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Game Notes:
- Hunter Hines' solo homer in the top of the second was the 60th of his career. Hines is now one shy of tying Will Clark (1983-85) for No. 2 all-time at MSU and seven short of the school record set by Rafael Palmeiro (1983-85).
- Cupp's three RBIs are the most he has had in a single game in SEC play and matched his career high set against Evansville on March 10, 2024.
- Davis struck out six to set a new career-high.
Bottom 1st
Jared Jones hit a two-run home run to score Derek Curiel. Ethan Frey plated Steven Milam and Daniel Dickinson with a single. Jake Brown scored off a single from Chris Stanfield. Curiel singled to plate Tanner Reaves. Jones singled to score Stanfield. Curiel scored on Jones attempting to steal second.
MSU 0, LSU 8
Top 2nd
Hines hit a solo home run.Cupp hit a bases-clearing double to plate Ross Highfill, Stevens and Aaron Downs.
MSU 4, LSU 8
Bottom 2nd
Dickinson scored off a single by Brown.
MSU 4, LSU 9
Bottom 5th
Dickinson doubled to score Stanfield and Jones.
MSU 4, LSU 11
Top 6th
Bryce Chance hit a sacrifice fly to score Highfill.
MSU 5, LSU 11
Bottom 6th
Frey scored off a single by Luis Hernandez. Brown stole home.
MSU 5, LSU 13
Top 7th
Hines and Downs scored off a Stevens double. Stevens scored on a sacrifice fly from Gehrig Frei.
MSU 8, LSU 13
Bottom 7th
Milam hit a sacrifice fly to plate Jones.
MSU 8, LSU 14
Bottom 8th
Hernandez hit a solo home run. Stanfield scored off a single by Dickinson. Milam hit a sacrifice fly to plate Curiel.
MSU 8, LSU 17
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Conner Ware (4-0)
L: Ligon, Karson (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Stevens, Nolan 1 ; Cupp, Dylan 1
HR: Hines, Hunter 1
RBI: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Stevens, Nolan 2 ; Cupp, Dylan 3
SF: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hines, Hunter 2 ; Downs, Aaron 2 ; Stevens, Nolan 2 ; Highfill, Ross 2
SB: Highfill, Ross 1
HBP: Reese, Ace 1 ; Downs, Aaron 1 ; Highfill, Ross 2
Batting:
2B: Daniel Dickinson 1 ; Steven Milam 1
HR: Jared Jones 1 ; Luis Hernandez 1
RBI: Derek Curiel 1 ; Jared Jones 3 ; Daniel Dickinson 3 ; Steven Milam 2 ; Ethan Frey 2 ; Jake Brown 1 ; Luis Hernandez 2 ; Chris Stanfield 1
SH: Michael Braswell III 1
SF: Steven Milam 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Derek Curiel 3 ; Jared Jones 3 ; Daniel Dickinson 2 ; Steven Milam 1 ; Ethan Frey 1 ; Jake Brown 2 ; Luis Hernandez 1 ; Tanner Reaves 1 ; Chris Stanfield 3
SB: Daniel Dickinson 2 ; Ethan Frey 1 ; Jake Brown 2 ; Luis Hernandez 1
CS: Jared Jones 1
HBP: Daniel Dickinson 1
