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Diamond Dawgs Roll To Run-Rule Win Over Memphis
April 29, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE. – Justin Parker notched his first win as interim head coach as Mississippi State rolled to an 18-5, run-rule win over Memphis on Tuesday night at Dudy Noble Field.
The Diamond Dawgs totaled 16 hits with six going for extra bases.Ten of the 18 runs scored by the MSU offense came in the fourth inning to break the game open.
Reed Stallman and Ross Highfill each hit home runs to power the Bulldogs. Stallman finished with five RBIs while Highfill drove in three. Hunter Hines, Bryce Chance, Ace Reese and Sawyer Reeves each grabbed a pair of hits.
Noah Sullivan earned the start on the mound and struck out five through three shutout innings. Jacob Pruitt earned his first win in the Maroon and White with three punchouts in 1 2/3 innings of work.
On Deck: The Diamond Dawgs host the Kentucky Wildcats in a three-game series as part of Super Bulldog Weekend. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. The first two games of the set will be streamed via SEC Network+ while Sunday's series finale will be televised by SEC Network.
Game Notes:
Bottom 1st
Reese and Sullivan scored off a double from Hines. Chance plated Hines with a single to right field.
MSU 3, Memphis 0
Bottom 2nd
Reeves plated Highfill with a single.
MSU 4, Memphis 0
Bottom 3rd
Stallman hit a three-run home run to plate Chance and Hines.
MSU 7, Memphis 0
Bottom 4th
Gehrig Frei and Reeves scored off a double from Reese. Chance drew a bases loaded walk to score Reese. Hines and Sullivan scored off a double by Stallman. Highfill hit a three-run home run to plate Chance and Stallman. Lukas Buckner scored off a sacrifice fly from Reese. Sullivan plated Frei with a double to right field.
MSU 17, Memphis 0
Top 5th
Carter McKay scored on an error by the shortstop. Chase Nixon and Creek Robertson scored off a single from Justin Fogel. Cade Greer scored off a single by Shane Cox.
MSU 17, Memphis 4
Bottom 6th
Steven Spalitta scored off a single by Michael O'Brien.
MSU 18, Memphis 4
Top 7th
Robertson scored on a wild pitch.
MSU 18, Memphis 5
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The Diamond Dawgs totaled 16 hits with six going for extra bases.Ten of the 18 runs scored by the MSU offense came in the fourth inning to break the game open.
Reed Stallman and Ross Highfill each hit home runs to power the Bulldogs. Stallman finished with five RBIs while Highfill drove in three. Hunter Hines, Bryce Chance, Ace Reese and Sawyer Reeves each grabbed a pair of hits.
Noah Sullivan earned the start on the mound and struck out five through three shutout innings. Jacob Pruitt earned his first win in the Maroon and White with three punchouts in 1 2/3 innings of work.
On Deck: The Diamond Dawgs host the Kentucky Wildcats in a three-game series as part of Super Bulldog Weekend. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. The first two games of the set will be streamed via SEC Network+ while Sunday's series finale will be televised by SEC Network.
Game Notes:
- Hines now ranks seventh in MSU history in career RBIs with 203.
- Sullivan extended his team-leading on-base streak to 28 games.
- The Diamond Dawgs scored a single-inning season-high 10 runs in the fourth inning.
- Mississippi State scored 18 runs for the first time since doing so on April 15 against Southern.
Bottom 1st
Reese and Sullivan scored off a double from Hines. Chance plated Hines with a single to right field.
MSU 3, Memphis 0
Bottom 2nd
Reeves plated Highfill with a single.
MSU 4, Memphis 0
Bottom 3rd
Stallman hit a three-run home run to plate Chance and Hines.
MSU 7, Memphis 0
Bottom 4th
Gehrig Frei and Reeves scored off a double from Reese. Chance drew a bases loaded walk to score Reese. Hines and Sullivan scored off a double by Stallman. Highfill hit a three-run home run to plate Chance and Stallman. Lukas Buckner scored off a sacrifice fly from Reese. Sullivan plated Frei with a double to right field.
MSU 17, Memphis 0
Top 5th
Carter McKay scored on an error by the shortstop. Chase Nixon and Creek Robertson scored off a single from Justin Fogel. Cade Greer scored off a single by Shane Cox.
MSU 17, Memphis 4
Bottom 6th
Steven Spalitta scored off a single by Michael O'Brien.
MSU 18, Memphis 4
Top 7th
Robertson scored on a wild pitch.
MSU 18, Memphis 5
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pruitt, Jacob (1-0)
L: ROBINSON, CADEN (1-3)
Batting:
RBI: FOGEL, JUSTIN 2 ; COX, SHANE 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GREER, CADE 1 ; McKAY, CARTER 1 ; NIXON, CHASE 1 ; ROBERTSON, CREEK 2
HBP: PEREZ, DANIEL 1
Batting:
2B: Reese, Ace 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Stallman, Reed 1
HR: Stallman, Reed 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
RBI: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 3 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Hines, Hunter 2 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; O'Brien, Michael 1 ; Stallman, Reed 5 ; Highfill, Ross 3
SF: Reese, Ace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 2 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 2 ; Sullivan, Noah 2 ; Spalitta, Steven 1 ; Hines, Hunter 3 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; Stallman, Reed 2 ; Highfill, Ross 2 ; Buckner, Lukas 1
SB: Highfill, Ross 1
HBP: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Chester, Nate 1
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