Bulldogs Pound Out 11-6 Win In Opener Of Doubleheader With Jacksonville State
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State scored 10 times in the first four innings and matched a season-high with 16 hits Saturday afternoon in registering an 11-6 win over Jacksonville State in the first game of a doubleheader at Dudy Noble Field.
The Bulldogs (4-1-1) scored four runs in the first off Gamecocks starter Steve Shippey (1-3) and added three more in the third on consecutive home runs by Matthew Brinson, Jason Burkley, and Jon Mungle.
Matthew Maniscalco, Chad Henry and Steve Gendron had three hits each and Brinson matched a career-best with four RBI to lead Bulldog hitters.
Senior right-hander Tanner Brock (2-0) struck out seven and held Jacksonville State to three hits in a seven-inning mound appearance.
The Gamecocks tallied five of their eight hits and scored four times in the eighth, three on a bases-clearing double by Travis Suereth.
MSU 11, JACKSONVILLE STATE 6 (Game 1)JSU 010 001 104 -- 6- 9-4MSU 403 300 10x -- 11-16-2 WP -- Tanner Brock (2-0). LP -- Steve Shippey (1-3).HR -- (MSU) Matthew Brinson (2), Jason Burkley (3),Jon Mungle (1). T-2:44. ATT -- 5,926 (paid), 1,039 (actual).