Mississippi State
5-0
Alcorn State
1-3
No. 4 Bulldogs Blank Braves, 19-0
February 18, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE - Fourth-ranked Mississippi State kept its unbeaten start rolling in emphatic fashion Wednesday night, piling up 19 runs on 13 hits to run-rule Alcorn State 19-0 in seven innings.
The Diamond Dawgs (5-0) scored in five of the first six frames and put the game out of reach early, plating four runs in the first, five in the second and four more in the third to overwhelm the Braves (1-3).
MSU's offense was relentless from top to bottom, drawing 13 walks and striking out just once while improving its season run total to 51 through five games.
Blake Bevis finished 2-for-3 with a home run and six RBIs. The Bulldogs' first baseman launched a three-run shot during the opening frame and added a two-run single in the second.
Drew Wyers went 4-for-4 with a double, three singles and an RBI in his MSU debut. In his collegiate debut, Peter Mershon added a 2-for-3 night with four RBIs.
On the mound, the Bulldogs were equally dominant. Six pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout, striking out 14 and allowing just two walks.
Tyler Pitzer started and worked two hitless innings, striking out six. Maddox Miller (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless third inning, striking out three. Parker Rhodes, Jackson Logar, Dane Burns and Tanner Beliveau each tossed a scoreless frame to close it out.
Mississippi State's homestand continues this weekend as it welcomes Delaware to Dudy Noble Field for a three-game series starting on Friday at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Maddox (1-0)
L: Wade, Caden (0-1)
Base Running:
SB: Adams III, R 1
PO: Bennett, Jay 1
Batting:
2B: Parker, Jacob 1 ; Wyers, Drew 1 ; Raymond, Andrew 1
HR: Bevis, Blake 1
RBI: James, Chone 1 ; Valincius, Vytas 2 ; Wyers, Drew 1 ; Bevis, Blake 6 ; Mershon, Peter 4 ; Raymond, Andrew 2
SF: Valincius, Vytas 1 ; Bevis, Blake 1 ; Mershon, Peter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chance, Bryce 2 ; Owen, Jackson 1 ; Teel, Aidan 1 ; Parker, Jacob 2 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; James, Chone 1 ; Valincius, Vytas 4 ; Wyers, Drew 4 ; Bevis, Blake 3
SB: Chance, Bryce 3
CS: Owen, Jackson 1
HBP: Teel, Aidan 1 ; Raymond, Andrew 1
