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Photo by: Addi Ray/Auburn Tigers
State Slugs Way To Win Over No. 11 Auburn
April 26, 2025 | Baseball
AUBURN, Ala. – Mississippi State slugged its way to a 12-7 win over No. 11 Auburn on Saturday night at Plainsman Park.
The Diamond Dawgs used first-inning, two-run homers from Ace Reese and Hunter Hines to jump out to a 4-0 lead and added on from there. MSU went on to score six runs in the top of the fourth and single runs in the eighth and ninth. Auburn chipped away and trimmed a nine-run State lead to four by the bottom of the eighth, but that's as close as the Tigers got.
State (25-18, 7-13 SEC) finished with 14 hits lead by Bryce Chance, who went 3-for-4 including a double and a pair of RBIs. Sawyer Reeves and Gehrig Frei were both 3-for-6 with Reeves adding a double and driving in a run while Frei provided two doubles. Reese was 2-for-6 with a homer and three RBIs and Noah Sullivan added a solo homer.
On the mound, Evan Siary started for State and delivered the longest appearance of his career, pitching six frames with four strikeouts. He allowed only one walk and three runs on four hits. Siary earned the win to bring his record to 1-1 for the year.
Auburn (29-14, 10-10 SEC) ended the game with nine hits with Cade Fisher (1-2) suffering the loss.
On Deck:
Mississippi State will finish the series in Auburn on Sunday with first pitch scheduled to start at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
State plans to put right-handed pitcher Karson Ligon (Sr., 4-4, 5.63 ERA) on the mound. Auburn has yet to announce its pitching plans.
Game Notes:
Top 1st
Reese hit a two-run home run to right-field. Sawyer Reeves scored.
Hines hit a home run to centerfield. Sullivan scored.
MSU 4, AU 0
Bottom 3rd
Bub Terrell hit a double to score Chase Fralick.
MSU 4, AU 1
Top 4th
Joe Powell singled up the middle. Chance scored.
Reeves hit a single to centerfield to score Powell.
Reese singled to right-field. Frei scored.
Hines grounded out to score Reeves.
Chance hit a single. Sullivan and Reese scored.
MSU 10, AU 1
Bottom 5th
Fralick hit a home run.
MSU 10, AU 2
Bottom 6th
Eric Guevara hit a home run to left-field.
MSU 10, AU 3
Bottom 7th
Deric Fabian hit a home run to centerfield.
Chris Rembert hit a solo home run to center.
MSU 10, AU 5
Top 8th
Sullivan hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 11, AU 5
Bottom 8th
Lucas Steele singled up the middle to score Cooper McMurray and Ike Irish.
MSU 11, AU 7
Top 9th
Frei singled to score Gatlin Sanders.
MSU 12, AU 7
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The Diamond Dawgs used first-inning, two-run homers from Ace Reese and Hunter Hines to jump out to a 4-0 lead and added on from there. MSU went on to score six runs in the top of the fourth and single runs in the eighth and ninth. Auburn chipped away and trimmed a nine-run State lead to four by the bottom of the eighth, but that's as close as the Tigers got.
State (25-18, 7-13 SEC) finished with 14 hits lead by Bryce Chance, who went 3-for-4 including a double and a pair of RBIs. Sawyer Reeves and Gehrig Frei were both 3-for-6 with Reeves adding a double and driving in a run while Frei provided two doubles. Reese was 2-for-6 with a homer and three RBIs and Noah Sullivan added a solo homer.
On the mound, Evan Siary started for State and delivered the longest appearance of his career, pitching six frames with four strikeouts. He allowed only one walk and three runs on four hits. Siary earned the win to bring his record to 1-1 for the year.
Auburn (29-14, 10-10 SEC) ended the game with nine hits with Cade Fisher (1-2) suffering the loss.
On Deck:
Mississippi State will finish the series in Auburn on Sunday with first pitch scheduled to start at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
State plans to put right-handed pitcher Karson Ligon (Sr., 4-4, 5.63 ERA) on the mound. Auburn has yet to announce its pitching plans.
Game Notes:
- Reese hit his 14th home run and recorded his 50th RBI of the season.
- Hines hit his 63rd career home run and is now just four behind Rafael Palmeiro's MSU career record.
- Hines recorded his 200th career RBI, passing Will Clark for eighth place all-time in school history.
- Sullivan reached base for the 26th consecutive game.
- Frei extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Top 1st
Reese hit a two-run home run to right-field. Sawyer Reeves scored.
Hines hit a home run to centerfield. Sullivan scored.
MSU 4, AU 0
Bottom 3rd
Bub Terrell hit a double to score Chase Fralick.
MSU 4, AU 1
Top 4th
Joe Powell singled up the middle. Chance scored.
Reeves hit a single to centerfield to score Powell.
Reese singled to right-field. Frei scored.
Hines grounded out to score Reeves.
Chance hit a single. Sullivan and Reese scored.
MSU 10, AU 1
Bottom 5th
Fralick hit a home run.
MSU 10, AU 2
Bottom 6th
Eric Guevara hit a home run to left-field.
MSU 10, AU 3
Bottom 7th
Deric Fabian hit a home run to centerfield.
Chris Rembert hit a solo home run to center.
MSU 10, AU 5
Top 8th
Sullivan hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 11, AU 5
Bottom 8th
Lucas Steele singled up the middle to score Cooper McMurray and Ike Irish.
MSU 11, AU 7
Top 9th
Frei singled to score Gatlin Sanders.
MSU 12, AU 7
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Siary, Evan (1-1)
L: Fisher, Cade (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Frei, Gehrig 2 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
HR: Reese, Ace 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1
RBI: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 3 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Hines, Hunter 3 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; Powell, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 2 ; Reese, Ace 2 ; Sullivan, Noah 3 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Sanders, Gatlin 1 ; Powell, Joe 1
HBP: Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Powell, Joe 2
Batting:
2B: Terrell, Bub 1
HR: Rembert, Chris 1 ; Guevara, Eric 1 ; Fabian, Deric 1 ; Fralick, Chase 1
RBI: Rembert, Chris 1 ; Terrell, Bub 1 ; Guevara, Eric 1 ; Steele, Lucas 2 ; Fabian, Deric 1 ; Fralick, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rembert, Chris 1 ; Irish, Ike 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 1 ; Guevara, Eric 1 ; Fabian, Deric 1 ; Fralick, Chase 2
HBP: Steele, Lucas 1
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