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State Claims Series With Doubleheader Sweep
May 03, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE– Mississippi State swept Kentucky in a Saturday doubleheader at Dudy Noble Field to claim a win in this weekend's three-game series with Sunday's series finale still to come. The Bulldogs took the first game of Saturday's twinbill in seven innings, courtesy of a 14-4 run-rule victory. In the nightcap, Joe Powell delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th to beat the Wildcats 6-5..
Powell's clutch hit continued what was a fantastic day for him. He went 3-for-3 in the day's first game with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs. Sawyer Reeves, Noah Sullivan, Bryce Chance and Gatlin Sanders all drove in a pair in the contest.
The Bulldogs outhit the Wildcats 15-6 in the day's opener with Ace Reese and Sullivan adding a double each to add to Powell's two for a combined four.
Pico Kohn drew the start on the mound for MSU in the first contest and secured the win, improving his record to 5-2. Kohn had four strikeouts over 5 2/3 frames. Ben Davis came in to pitch 1 1/3 innings of relief and earned his first career save.
In Game 2 of the double-dip, Evan Siary earned the start and struck out five over 3 1/3 innings. The Bulldog pitchers that finished out the remaining 7 2/3 frames added another 10 punchouts for a total of 15, only allowing one more hit and no runs. Luke Dotson claimed the win to improve his record 1-1.
At the plate, Gehrig Frei, Reeves and Hunter Hines all hit home runs that accounted for three of State's six hits in the day's final contest. Reese doubled to extend his hitting streak to 13 consecutive games.
Kentucky ended the day 0-2 to drop their record 25-19 and 10-13 in SEC play. State now stands at 28-19 overall and 9-14 in league action.
On Deck:
Mississippi State finishes the Super Bulldog Weekend series against Kentucky on Sunday with a noon game. It will be televised on SEC Network.
The Diamond Dawgs plan to start senior right-handed pitcher Karson Ligon (4-5, 7.03 ERA) while Kentucky counters with sophomore lefty Ben Cleaver (5-2, 3.02 ERA).
Game Notes:
Top 2nd
Luke Lawrence doubled to score Kyuss Gargett and Hudson Brown.
Lawrence scored on a sacrifice bunt by Shaun Montoya.
MSU 0, UK 3
Bottom 2nd
Sanders singled to score Chance.
MSU 1, UK 3
Bottom 4th
Reeves singled up the middle to score Powell.
Frei scored on a wild pitch.
Reeves scored on a wild pitch.
Chance singled to center field. Sullivan scored.
MSU 5, UK 3
Top 5th
Ryan Schwartz scored on a fielder's choice.
MSU 5, UK 4
Bottom 5th
Powell hit a home run down the left-field line.
MSU 6, UK 4
Bottom 6th
Chance singled to score Reese.
Sullivan scored on a bases loaded walk.
Powell doubled to score Hines and Chance.
Sanders singled down the right-field side. Reed Stallman scored.
Reeves singled through the left side to score Powell.
Sullivan doubled to score Reeves and Sanders.
MSU 14, UK 4
Scoring Summary – GAME 2
Bottom 2nd
Hines homered down the right field line. Sullivan scored.
MSU 2, UK 0
Top 3rd
Tyler Bell hit a home run to right field. Lawrence scored.
MSU 2, UK 2
Bottom 3rd
Sanders hit a solo home run to center.
Reeves hit a solo home run to right-field.
Reese advanced to third on a fielder's choice and scored on an error.
MSU 5, UK 2
Top 4th
Schwartz tripled through the right side. Cole Hage scored.
Lawrence singled to score Schwartz.
James McCoy hit a sacrifice fly to score Devin Burkes.
MSU 5, UK 5
Bottom 11th
Powell singled through the left side to score Chance.
MSU 6, UK 5
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Powell's clutch hit continued what was a fantastic day for him. He went 3-for-3 in the day's first game with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs. Sawyer Reeves, Noah Sullivan, Bryce Chance and Gatlin Sanders all drove in a pair in the contest.
The Bulldogs outhit the Wildcats 15-6 in the day's opener with Ace Reese and Sullivan adding a double each to add to Powell's two for a combined four.
Pico Kohn drew the start on the mound for MSU in the first contest and secured the win, improving his record to 5-2. Kohn had four strikeouts over 5 2/3 frames. Ben Davis came in to pitch 1 1/3 innings of relief and earned his first career save.
In Game 2 of the double-dip, Evan Siary earned the start and struck out five over 3 1/3 innings. The Bulldog pitchers that finished out the remaining 7 2/3 frames added another 10 punchouts for a total of 15, only allowing one more hit and no runs. Luke Dotson claimed the win to improve his record 1-1.
At the plate, Gehrig Frei, Reeves and Hunter Hines all hit home runs that accounted for three of State's six hits in the day's final contest. Reese doubled to extend his hitting streak to 13 consecutive games.
Kentucky ended the day 0-2 to drop their record 25-19 and 10-13 in SEC play. State now stands at 28-19 overall and 9-14 in league action.
On Deck:
Mississippi State finishes the Super Bulldog Weekend series against Kentucky on Sunday with a noon game. It will be televised on SEC Network.
The Diamond Dawgs plan to start senior right-handed pitcher Karson Ligon (4-5, 7.03 ERA) while Kentucky counters with sophomore lefty Ben Cleaver (5-2, 3.02 ERA).
Game Notes:
- Powell hit his fourth home run of the year.
- Reese extended his hitting streak to 13 consecutive games.
- The Diamond Dawgs had their 15th big inning of the season with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth during Game One. The eight is tied for second most in an inning this spring.
- MSU won its ninth run-rule game this year with eight out of the nine ending after seven innings.
- Hines' homer in the bottom of the second in Game Two brings his career total to 65, just two behind Refael Palmeiro's all-time MSU record. His two RBIs on the same home run gives him 206 in his career and ties him for fifth all-time.
Top 2nd
Luke Lawrence doubled to score Kyuss Gargett and Hudson Brown.
Lawrence scored on a sacrifice bunt by Shaun Montoya.
MSU 0, UK 3
Bottom 2nd
Sanders singled to score Chance.
MSU 1, UK 3
Bottom 4th
Reeves singled up the middle to score Powell.
Frei scored on a wild pitch.
Reeves scored on a wild pitch.
Chance singled to center field. Sullivan scored.
MSU 5, UK 3
Top 5th
Ryan Schwartz scored on a fielder's choice.
MSU 5, UK 4
Bottom 5th
Powell hit a home run down the left-field line.
MSU 6, UK 4
Bottom 6th
Chance singled to score Reese.
Sullivan scored on a bases loaded walk.
Powell doubled to score Hines and Chance.
Sanders singled down the right-field side. Reed Stallman scored.
Reeves singled through the left side to score Powell.
Sullivan doubled to score Reeves and Sanders.
MSU 14, UK 4
Scoring Summary – GAME 2
Bottom 2nd
Hines homered down the right field line. Sullivan scored.
MSU 2, UK 0
Top 3rd
Tyler Bell hit a home run to right field. Lawrence scored.
MSU 2, UK 2
Bottom 3rd
Sanders hit a solo home run to center.
Reeves hit a solo home run to right-field.
Reese advanced to third on a fielder's choice and scored on an error.
MSU 5, UK 2
Top 4th
Schwartz tripled through the right side. Cole Hage scored.
Lawrence singled to score Schwartz.
James McCoy hit a sacrifice fly to score Devin Burkes.
MSU 5, UK 5
Bottom 11th
Powell singled through the left side to score Chance.
MSU 6, UK 5
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dotson, Luke (1-1)
L: Simon Gregersen (0-3)
Batting:
3B: Cole Hage 1 ; Ryan Schwartz 1
HR: Tyler Bell 1
RBI: Tyler Bell 2 ; Ryan Schwartz 1 ; Luke Lawrence 1 ; James McCoy 1
SF: James McCoy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyler Bell 1 ; Cole Hage 1 ; Ryan Schwartz 1 ; Devin Burkes 1 ; Luke Lawrence 1
SB: Kyuss Gargett 1 ; Devin Burkes 1
HBP: Tyler Bell 1 ; Luke Lawrence 2
Batting:
2B: Reese, Ace 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
HR: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1
RBI: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Hines, Hunter 2 ; Powell, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1
CS: Reeves, Sawyer 1
HBP: Sullivan, Noah 1
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