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Baseball Drops Friday Night Contest to LSU
March 29, 2019 | Baseball
Mangum doubles and triples for his 94th career multi-hit game
by: Greg Campbell, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – The No. 2 Mississippi State baseball program dropped a 10-5 decision to No. 17 LSU on Friday (March 29) evening at Dudy Noble Field in the second game of the three-game series.
Dudy Noble Field hosted its 52nd crowd of 10,000-plus, as 11,262 fans watched the contest. The attendance figure is the 22nd largest crowd in program history.
LSU (18-9, 5-3 SEC) got off to a quick start, scoring three runs in the first inning against Mississippi State (24-4, 5-3 SEC) starting pitcher JT Ginn. State pulled within one run,3-2, after plating two runs in the fourth inning, but LSU tallied three in the fifth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh and one in the ninth to account for its 10 runs. State scored two in the fifth and one in the ninth to push its total to five in the game.
Ginn (6-1) fanned nine batters in five innings and allowed six runs – five earned – on nine hits. He walked just two in suffering his first loss of the season. Redshirt-junior Spencer Price threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while redshirt-junior Jack Eagan allowed one unearned run in an inning of work.
Senior Jake Mangum posted his 94th career multi-hit game with two hits, including his 61st career double and ninth career triple. He moved his career total bases tally to 420 with his two extra-base hits and moved into 10th on the MSU all-time total bases list, passing Brian Wiese (417; 1996-99). His triple was the ninth of his career, to push him into a tie for No. 8 on the MSU career charts.
Sophomore Jordan Westburg continued to swing a hot bat, posting a 2-for-4 day at the plate with one walk. He scored twice and drove in three RBIs in the contest. He hit a two-run home run to center field in the fifth inning to make it six-straight games with an extra base hit. His two hits give him six-straight games with multiple hits.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On not getting the shutdown inning after cutting into the LSU lead
"That's frustrating because you need a hold. You can win that game. We've had that happen a couple of times, probably last week to us. You can get a hold and chip away and get back into it and dig into somebody's bullpen. I give our guys some credit. We fought the whole time through three of their best arms. The first two guys were really good tonight. Our guys had to really scratch. We couldn't afford that score of a game."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jordan Westburg – Posted an extra-base hit for the sixth-straight game with a double. Ended with two hits, two runs scored and three RBIs in the game. Also reached via walk. Moved his reached base streak to 12 games.
Dustin Skelton – Pushed his hitting streak to a career-high nine games with a sixth-inning single.
Elijah MacNamee – Moved his reached base streak to 23 games with a 1-for-4 night at the plate. Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning hit.
Jake Mangum – Posted his 94th career multi-hit game with two hits. Moved his career total bases tally to 420 to move into 10th on the MSU all-time list, passing Brian Wiese (417; 1996-99).
Five-Digit Crowd – For the 52nd time in program history, Dudy Noble Field hosted a crowd of 10,000+, as 11,262 fans packed the park. It marked the 22nd largest crowd in MSU history.
LSU
Cole Henry – Fanned the first three batters he faced on his way to a career-high nine strikeouts to earn the win. Allowed four runs on five hits and walked just one Bulldog in five innings.
CJ Willis – Had one hit, but plated three RBIs on the night.
Antoine Duplantis – Posted three hits and scored twice.
Josh Smith – Had a pair of hits, drove in one RBI and scored three runs.
Scoring Recap
Top First
The Tigers got three quick runs off of starting pitcher JT Ginn, as a pair of singles from Antoine Duplantis and Josh Smith started the inning. Following back-to-back strikeouts, Chris Reid singled sharply to first, scoring the first run and an error allowed the second run to come across on the play. Giovanni DiGiacomo followed with a base hit to push the third run of the inning across.
LSU 3, Mississippi State 0
Bottom Fourth
Jake Mangum got things started with a triple to right-center field and scored on a passed ball to account for the first MSU run of the game. After a walk to Jordan Westburg and a single by Tanner Allen, State had runners on first and second with no outs. Elijah MacNamee followed with a base hit on a ball that hit the first base bag and kicked into shallow right field, allowing Westburg to score from second base.
LSU 3, Mississippi State 2
Top Fifth
The first four Tiger batters reached base, as a pair of walks bookended a double down the left-field line to load the bases. Reid followed with a two-RBI single into shallow right field and CJ Willis plated the third run of the frame with a fielder's choice.
LSU 6, Mississippi State 2
Bottom Fifth
State got the two runs right back in the bottom half of the inning to bring the deficit back to two runs, as Gunner Halter doubled with one out and Westburg posted his 10th extra base hit in the last six games with a 408-foot home run to center field.
LSU 6, Mississippi State 4
Top Sixth
The back and forth continued, as LSU scored two more runs in the sixth inning against MSU reliever Riley Self. After Self retired the first two batters, Duplantis singled, before Smith and Zach Watson followed with back-to-back RBI doubles down the left field line.
LSU 8, Mississippi State 4
Top Seventh
The Tigers pushed the lead to five runs with an unearned run against reliever Jack Eagan. Reid found himself on second after a fielding error by Allen. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Willis sacrifice fly.
LSU 9, Mississippi State 4
Top Ninth
After the first two batters of the inning were retired, LSU added its 10th run of the game on an RBI single from Willis. A hit-by-pitch and walk put two runners on, before Willis singled up the middle for his third RBI of the night.
LSU 10, Mississippi State 4
Bottom Ninth
Westburg drove in his third run of the night with a one-out single to plate Josh Hatcher, who started the inning with a walk. Hatcher walked with one out and moved to second after another walk to pinch hitter Brad Cumbest, before scoring on the Westburg hit.
LSU 10, Mississippi State 5
Up Next
Mississippi State and LSU close out the series on Saturday, March 30 with a new start time of 1 p.m.
STARKVILLE – The No. 2 Mississippi State baseball program dropped a 10-5 decision to No. 17 LSU on Friday (March 29) evening at Dudy Noble Field in the second game of the three-game series.
Dudy Noble Field hosted its 52nd crowd of 10,000-plus, as 11,262 fans watched the contest. The attendance figure is the 22nd largest crowd in program history.
LSU (18-9, 5-3 SEC) got off to a quick start, scoring three runs in the first inning against Mississippi State (24-4, 5-3 SEC) starting pitcher JT Ginn. State pulled within one run,3-2, after plating two runs in the fourth inning, but LSU tallied three in the fifth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh and one in the ninth to account for its 10 runs. State scored two in the fifth and one in the ninth to push its total to five in the game.
Ginn (6-1) fanned nine batters in five innings and allowed six runs – five earned – on nine hits. He walked just two in suffering his first loss of the season. Redshirt-junior Spencer Price threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while redshirt-junior Jack Eagan allowed one unearned run in an inning of work.
Senior Jake Mangum posted his 94th career multi-hit game with two hits, including his 61st career double and ninth career triple. He moved his career total bases tally to 420 with his two extra-base hits and moved into 10th on the MSU all-time total bases list, passing Brian Wiese (417; 1996-99). His triple was the ninth of his career, to push him into a tie for No. 8 on the MSU career charts.
Sophomore Jordan Westburg continued to swing a hot bat, posting a 2-for-4 day at the plate with one walk. He scored twice and drove in three RBIs in the contest. He hit a two-run home run to center field in the fifth inning to make it six-straight games with an extra base hit. His two hits give him six-straight games with multiple hits.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On not getting the shutdown inning after cutting into the LSU lead
"That's frustrating because you need a hold. You can win that game. We've had that happen a couple of times, probably last week to us. You can get a hold and chip away and get back into it and dig into somebody's bullpen. I give our guys some credit. We fought the whole time through three of their best arms. The first two guys were really good tonight. Our guys had to really scratch. We couldn't afford that score of a game."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jordan Westburg – Posted an extra-base hit for the sixth-straight game with a double. Ended with two hits, two runs scored and three RBIs in the game. Also reached via walk. Moved his reached base streak to 12 games.
Dustin Skelton – Pushed his hitting streak to a career-high nine games with a sixth-inning single.
Elijah MacNamee – Moved his reached base streak to 23 games with a 1-for-4 night at the plate. Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning hit.
Jake Mangum – Posted his 94th career multi-hit game with two hits. Moved his career total bases tally to 420 to move into 10th on the MSU all-time list, passing Brian Wiese (417; 1996-99).
Five-Digit Crowd – For the 52nd time in program history, Dudy Noble Field hosted a crowd of 10,000+, as 11,262 fans packed the park. It marked the 22nd largest crowd in MSU history.
LSU
Cole Henry – Fanned the first three batters he faced on his way to a career-high nine strikeouts to earn the win. Allowed four runs on five hits and walked just one Bulldog in five innings.
CJ Willis – Had one hit, but plated three RBIs on the night.
Antoine Duplantis – Posted three hits and scored twice.
Josh Smith – Had a pair of hits, drove in one RBI and scored three runs.
Scoring Recap
Top First
The Tigers got three quick runs off of starting pitcher JT Ginn, as a pair of singles from Antoine Duplantis and Josh Smith started the inning. Following back-to-back strikeouts, Chris Reid singled sharply to first, scoring the first run and an error allowed the second run to come across on the play. Giovanni DiGiacomo followed with a base hit to push the third run of the inning across.
LSU 3, Mississippi State 0
Bottom Fourth
Jake Mangum got things started with a triple to right-center field and scored on a passed ball to account for the first MSU run of the game. After a walk to Jordan Westburg and a single by Tanner Allen, State had runners on first and second with no outs. Elijah MacNamee followed with a base hit on a ball that hit the first base bag and kicked into shallow right field, allowing Westburg to score from second base.
LSU 3, Mississippi State 2
Top Fifth
The first four Tiger batters reached base, as a pair of walks bookended a double down the left-field line to load the bases. Reid followed with a two-RBI single into shallow right field and CJ Willis plated the third run of the frame with a fielder's choice.
LSU 6, Mississippi State 2
Bottom Fifth
State got the two runs right back in the bottom half of the inning to bring the deficit back to two runs, as Gunner Halter doubled with one out and Westburg posted his 10th extra base hit in the last six games with a 408-foot home run to center field.
LSU 6, Mississippi State 4
Top Sixth
The back and forth continued, as LSU scored two more runs in the sixth inning against MSU reliever Riley Self. After Self retired the first two batters, Duplantis singled, before Smith and Zach Watson followed with back-to-back RBI doubles down the left field line.
LSU 8, Mississippi State 4
Top Seventh
The Tigers pushed the lead to five runs with an unearned run against reliever Jack Eagan. Reid found himself on second after a fielding error by Allen. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Willis sacrifice fly.
LSU 9, Mississippi State 4
Top Ninth
After the first two batters of the inning were retired, LSU added its 10th run of the game on an RBI single from Willis. A hit-by-pitch and walk put two runners on, before Willis singled up the middle for his third RBI of the night.
LSU 10, Mississippi State 4
Bottom Ninth
Westburg drove in his third run of the night with a one-out single to plate Josh Hatcher, who started the inning with a walk. Hatcher walked with one out and moved to second after another walk to pinch hitter Brad Cumbest, before scoring on the Westburg hit.
LSU 10, Mississippi State 5
Up Next
Mississippi State and LSU close out the series on Saturday, March 30 with a new start time of 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cole Henry (2-1)
L: Ginn, JT (6-1)
Batting:
2B: Josh Smith 1 ; Zach Watson 2 ; Brock Mathis 1
RBI: Josh Smith 1 ; Zach Watson 1 ; Chris Reid 3 ; Giovanni DiGiacomo 1 ; CJ Willis 3
SH: Giovanni DiGiacomo 1
SF: CJ Willis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Antoine Duplantis 2 ; Josh Smith 3 ; Zach Watson 1 ; Daniel Cabrera 1 ; Chris Reid 3
SB: Josh Smith 1
CS: CJ Willis 1
HBP: Chris Reid 1
Batting:
2B: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Halter, Gunner 1
3B: Mangum, Jake 1
HR: Westburg, Jordan 1
RBI: Westburg, Jordan 3 ; MacNamee, Elijah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Westburg, Jordan 2 ; Hatcher, Josh 1 ; Halter, Gunner 1
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