Mississippi State
35-21
Northeastern
48-10
Dawgs Slug Way To Win Over Northeastern In Tallahassee Regional
May 30, 2025 | Baseball
State wins 11-2.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mississippi State's bats provided Bulldog pitchers Ben Davis and Ryan McPherson plenty of offense as MSU slugged its way to an 11-2 win over Northeastern at the Tallahassee Regional on Friday. The Diamond Dawgs scored three times in the second inning and four more times in the third to take a commanding lead and roll to a winners' bracket matchup against host Florida State on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT.
Bryce Chance had a single-game career high four hits, and Joe Powell drove in four runs – two on a third-inning homer – to fuel the State offense. Noah Sullivan also clubbed a two-run long ball for the Bulldogs.
Gatlin Sanders chipped in with a couple of hits and three RBIs to aid his team's cause as MSU snapped Northeastern's 27-game winning streak that entered Friday as the nation's longest active streak.
Davis and McPherson were stellar for State on the mound. Davis drew his first start in more than two months and earned the win as he pitched five solid innings, allowing only one earned run and striking out three. Davis improved to 4-2 for the season.
McPherson earned his third save of the campaign as he shut down the Huskies over the final four frames. McPherson didn't allow a hit or run and struck out three to lock down the State victory.
On Deck: Mississippi State squares off with Tallahassee Regional host Florida State in a winners' bracket matchup on Saturday, May 31. The Bulldogs and Seminoles are set for a 5 p.m. CT contest on ESPN2.
Game Notes:
- Mississippi State's victory snapped Northeastern's 27-game winning streak, a mark that entered Friday as the nation's longest active streak.
- Joe Powell's third-inning home run was the 98th of the season for Mississippi State as a group, setting a new single-season home run record for the MSU program. The previous high was 97, set by the 1998 State club. Noah Sullivan added to the record when he hit the Dawgs' 99th long ball of the year in the ninth inning.
- Bryce Chance set a new single-game career high with four hits.
- Gatlin Sanders set a new single-game career high with three RBIs.
- Ryan McPherson tied his single-game career high with four innings pitched.
Scoring Summary:
Bottom 1st
Carmelo Musacchia singled up the middle to score Cam Maldonado.
MSU 0, NU 1
Top 2nd
Powell doubled to score Sullivan.
Sanders singled to score Chance and Powell.
MSU 3, NU1
Bottom 2nd
Will Fosberg scored as Maldonado reached on a fielding error.
MSU 3, NU 2
Top 3rd
Hunter Hines grounded out to score Reeves.
Chance doubled down the left-field line. Sullivan scored.
Powell homered to left. Chance scored.
MSU 7, NU 2
Top 8th
Sanders doubled to right center to score Ross Highfill.
MSU 8, NU 2
Top 9th
Sullivan hit a home run to left. Lukas Buckner scored.
Powell grounded out to score Hines.
MSU 11, NU 2
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Davis, Ben (4-2)
L: Jones,Will (11-1)
S: McPherson, Ryan (3)
Batting:
2B: Chance, Bryce 1 ; Powell, Joe 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1 ; Sanders, Gatlin 1
HR: Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Powell, Joe 1
RBI: Sullivan, Noah 2 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Powell, Joe 4 ; Sanders, Gatlin 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Buckner, Lukas 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 3 ; Hines, Hunter 1 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; Powell, Joe 2 ; Highfill, Ross 1
Batting:
RBI: Musacchia,Carmelo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Maldonado,Cam 1 ; Fosberg,Will 1
