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Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics
Offense Leads Baseball Past ULM
April 03, 2019 | Baseball
Mangum posts his fourth-career five hit night to move into No. 6 on the SEC career hits list
STARKVILLE – Another high-scoring game at Dudy Noble Field saw the No. 5 Mississippi State baseball team post a 21-8 victory over ULM to move to 10-0 in midweek contests on the season.
A seven-run first inning for the Bulldogs (25-5) got the game off to a quick start, but the Warhawks (11-18) didn't go quietly, scoring two runs in each of the third, fourth, fifth and eighth innings. MSU added 10 runs in the fourth and four in the sixth to account for the scoring.
The 21 runs are the most runs scored by a State team since April 20, 2010, when the Diamond Dawgs tallied 27 runs against Alcorn State. It is the seventh time in 2019 that the Maroon and White tallied 15-plus runs in a game.
Senior Jake Mangum moved up another spot on the SEC's all-time hits list with his fourth-career five-hit game. He moved his career total to 333 hits and passed LSU's Blake Dean (332; 2007-10) on the conference's career hits chart. With his first-inning single, Mangum extended his hitting streak to 10 games and his sixth-inning triple gave him 10 for his career and pushed him into a tie for No. 5 on MSU's career chart.
Other notable streaks that were extended on Wednesday included hitting streaks for junior Dustin Skelton (11 games), sophomore Jordan Westburg (8 games) and senior Elijah MacNamee (7 games). MacNamee (25 games), Westburg (14 games), Skelton (14 games) and sophomore Justin Foscue (10 games) all extended reached base streaks that are in double-digits.
Skelton had another grand night at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the season as part of a two-hit night. His first hit was a first-inning grand slam and he followed that with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning.
Every starter reached base at least twice in the game, with eight of the nine posting hits. All nine starters scored multiple runs in the game, while seven drove in at least one run. Along with Mangum's five-hit effort, freshman Brad Cumbest had three hits, while Foscue, sophomore Rowdey Jordan, MacNamee and Skelton all added two hits apiece.
Freshman Brandon Smith (1-0) collected his first career win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless work.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On getting the lead early
"We've been a little behind [early in games] and chasing people, so it was nice to be able to play [with a lead]. I thought Keegan [James] was really good, too. He was able to run out there and pitch well. We had a chance to play with a lead and were able to put another big inning behind it. It lets you relax a little bit."
Junior Dustin Skelton
On what he saw from Keegan James
"I thought he had really good fastball command. I thought he was working at a quick pace with quick tempo. He had his breaking ball working for him today and his changeup looked very good. I think he had that three-pitch mix and that helped him out a lot."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jake Mangum – Moved his hitting streak to 10 games with his fourth-career five-hit night. Drove in three RBIs and scored three runs. Moved into No. 6 on the SEC career hits list (333).
Dustin Skelton – Extended his career-long 11-game hitting streak with a two-hit night. Hit a grand slam and drove in two more with a single for a career-high six RBI night.
Multi-Hit Affair – Six Diamond Dawgs posted multi-hit games; Jake Mangum (5), Brad Cumbest (3), Justin Foscue (2), Rowdey Jordan (2), Elijah MacNamee (2) and Dustin Skelton (2).
Brandon Smith – Picked up his first career win with two-thirds of an inning of work.
ULM
Trent Tingelstad – Drove in two RBIs with his third home run of the season.
Mason Prososki – Reached base four times, with a single and three walks. Scored one run and drove in one run.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
The first seven hitters reached base safely and all seven came around to score to stake State out to the early 7-0 edge. Jake Mangum singled to start the inning, stole second and came around to score on Rowdey Jordan's single, which was misplayed by the left fielder to allow Mangum to score. A walk to Jordan Westburg was followed by an RBI single from Elijah MacNamee, before Justin Foscue was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dustin Skelton cleared the bases with his first-career grand slam, before Tanner Allen hit his fourth home run of the season to cap the scoring.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 0
Top Third
ULM got on the board with a home run of its own, as Joey Jordan singled with one out and Trent Tingelstad followed with a two-run home run to right field.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 2
Top Fourth
A pair of unearned runs came across to score, as Keegan James bookended a flyout with walks, before Brandon Smith got a ground out. An error followed allowing a run to score, before Joey Jordan singled to plate the second run of the inning.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 4
Bottom Fourth
The Diamond Dawgs put up 10 runs in the frame to extend the lead, to 17-4. In the inning, 15 State batters came to the plate, with Brad Cumbest and Mangum each collecting two hits in the frame. Cumbest started things with a single and added a two-RBI hit later in the inning. Mangum singled twice, with the second of the two-RBI variety. Rowdey Jordan singled and walked in the inning, driving in an RBI with his base hit. MacNamee, Skelton and Westburg each chipped in RBIs in the inning, with Skelton adding a pair of runs batted in on his single.
Mississippi State 17, ULM 4
Top Fifth
A one-out single was followed by a two-out RBI double and an RBI single. Andrew Beesley singled to center field in between a pair of ground outs against Jack Eagan. Ryan Humeniuk hit a double to left field to score the first run of the frame, before Masen Prososki singled to score Humeniuk.
Mississippi State 17, ULM 6
Bottom Sixth
State tacked on four more runs in the sixth, as 10 Bulldogs came to the plate. Gunner Halter started the inning with a walk and scored on a Mangum triple. Mangum scored on a Rowdey Jordan grounded out to plate Mangum. After a strikeout, MacNamee was but by a pitch, Foscue singled and Marshall Gilbert walked to load the bases. Josh Hatcher singled to score a run and Luke Hancock drew a walk to push the fourth run of the inning across.
Mississippi State 21, ULM 6
Top Eighth
Tyler Spring allowed two runs on a trio of hits, as Carson Klepzig doubled to start the inning and scored on Brendan Jordan's RBI single. After a pair of strikeouts, Braedon Barrett doubled down the right-field line to score the final run of the contest.
Mississippi State 21, ULM 8
Up Next
Mississippi State hits the road for its fourth SEC series of the season, traveling to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a three-game set at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The series will start with a 5:30 CT first pitch on Friday, April 5 and a 5 p.m. CT start on Saturday, April 6, before finishing up with a 1 p.m. CT first pitch on Sunday, April 7.
A seven-run first inning for the Bulldogs (25-5) got the game off to a quick start, but the Warhawks (11-18) didn't go quietly, scoring two runs in each of the third, fourth, fifth and eighth innings. MSU added 10 runs in the fourth and four in the sixth to account for the scoring.
The 21 runs are the most runs scored by a State team since April 20, 2010, when the Diamond Dawgs tallied 27 runs against Alcorn State. It is the seventh time in 2019 that the Maroon and White tallied 15-plus runs in a game.
Senior Jake Mangum moved up another spot on the SEC's all-time hits list with his fourth-career five-hit game. He moved his career total to 333 hits and passed LSU's Blake Dean (332; 2007-10) on the conference's career hits chart. With his first-inning single, Mangum extended his hitting streak to 10 games and his sixth-inning triple gave him 10 for his career and pushed him into a tie for No. 5 on MSU's career chart.
Other notable streaks that were extended on Wednesday included hitting streaks for junior Dustin Skelton (11 games), sophomore Jordan Westburg (8 games) and senior Elijah MacNamee (7 games). MacNamee (25 games), Westburg (14 games), Skelton (14 games) and sophomore Justin Foscue (10 games) all extended reached base streaks that are in double-digits.
Skelton had another grand night at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the season as part of a two-hit night. His first hit was a first-inning grand slam and he followed that with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning.
Every starter reached base at least twice in the game, with eight of the nine posting hits. All nine starters scored multiple runs in the game, while seven drove in at least one run. Along with Mangum's five-hit effort, freshman Brad Cumbest had three hits, while Foscue, sophomore Rowdey Jordan, MacNamee and Skelton all added two hits apiece.
Freshman Brandon Smith (1-0) collected his first career win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless work.
Quotable
Head Coach Chris Lemonis
On getting the lead early
"We've been a little behind [early in games] and chasing people, so it was nice to be able to play [with a lead]. I thought Keegan [James] was really good, too. He was able to run out there and pitch well. We had a chance to play with a lead and were able to put another big inning behind it. It lets you relax a little bit."
Junior Dustin Skelton
On what he saw from Keegan James
"I thought he had really good fastball command. I thought he was working at a quick pace with quick tempo. He had his breaking ball working for him today and his changeup looked very good. I think he had that three-pitch mix and that helped him out a lot."
Quick Hitters
Mississippi State
Jake Mangum – Moved his hitting streak to 10 games with his fourth-career five-hit night. Drove in three RBIs and scored three runs. Moved into No. 6 on the SEC career hits list (333).
Dustin Skelton – Extended his career-long 11-game hitting streak with a two-hit night. Hit a grand slam and drove in two more with a single for a career-high six RBI night.
Multi-Hit Affair – Six Diamond Dawgs posted multi-hit games; Jake Mangum (5), Brad Cumbest (3), Justin Foscue (2), Rowdey Jordan (2), Elijah MacNamee (2) and Dustin Skelton (2).
Brandon Smith – Picked up his first career win with two-thirds of an inning of work.
ULM
Trent Tingelstad – Drove in two RBIs with his third home run of the season.
Mason Prososki – Reached base four times, with a single and three walks. Scored one run and drove in one run.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
The first seven hitters reached base safely and all seven came around to score to stake State out to the early 7-0 edge. Jake Mangum singled to start the inning, stole second and came around to score on Rowdey Jordan's single, which was misplayed by the left fielder to allow Mangum to score. A walk to Jordan Westburg was followed by an RBI single from Elijah MacNamee, before Justin Foscue was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dustin Skelton cleared the bases with his first-career grand slam, before Tanner Allen hit his fourth home run of the season to cap the scoring.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 0
Top Third
ULM got on the board with a home run of its own, as Joey Jordan singled with one out and Trent Tingelstad followed with a two-run home run to right field.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 2
Top Fourth
A pair of unearned runs came across to score, as Keegan James bookended a flyout with walks, before Brandon Smith got a ground out. An error followed allowing a run to score, before Joey Jordan singled to plate the second run of the inning.
Mississippi State 7, ULM 4
Bottom Fourth
The Diamond Dawgs put up 10 runs in the frame to extend the lead, to 17-4. In the inning, 15 State batters came to the plate, with Brad Cumbest and Mangum each collecting two hits in the frame. Cumbest started things with a single and added a two-RBI hit later in the inning. Mangum singled twice, with the second of the two-RBI variety. Rowdey Jordan singled and walked in the inning, driving in an RBI with his base hit. MacNamee, Skelton and Westburg each chipped in RBIs in the inning, with Skelton adding a pair of runs batted in on his single.
Mississippi State 17, ULM 4
Top Fifth
A one-out single was followed by a two-out RBI double and an RBI single. Andrew Beesley singled to center field in between a pair of ground outs against Jack Eagan. Ryan Humeniuk hit a double to left field to score the first run of the frame, before Masen Prososki singled to score Humeniuk.
Mississippi State 17, ULM 6
Bottom Sixth
State tacked on four more runs in the sixth, as 10 Bulldogs came to the plate. Gunner Halter started the inning with a walk and scored on a Mangum triple. Mangum scored on a Rowdey Jordan grounded out to plate Mangum. After a strikeout, MacNamee was but by a pitch, Foscue singled and Marshall Gilbert walked to load the bases. Josh Hatcher singled to score a run and Luke Hancock drew a walk to push the fourth run of the inning across.
Mississippi State 21, ULM 6
Top Eighth
Tyler Spring allowed two runs on a trio of hits, as Carson Klepzig doubled to start the inning and scored on Brendan Jordan's RBI single. After a pair of strikeouts, Braedon Barrett doubled down the right-field line to score the final run of the contest.
Mississippi State 21, ULM 8
Up Next
Mississippi State hits the road for its fourth SEC series of the season, traveling to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a three-game set at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The series will start with a 5:30 CT first pitch on Friday, April 5 and a 5 p.m. CT start on Saturday, April 6, before finishing up with a 1 p.m. CT first pitch on Sunday, April 7.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Brandon (1-0)
L: Martin, Cole (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Beesley, Andrew 1 ; Barrett, Braedon 1 ; Humeniuk, Ryan 2 ; Klepzig, Carson 1
HR: Tingelstad, Trent 1
RBI: Jordan, Joey 1 ; Jordan, Brendan 1 ; Tingelstad, Trent 2 ; Barrett, Braedon 1 ; Humeniuk, Ryan 1 ; Prososki, Masen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jordan, Joey 1 ; Jordan, Brendan 1 ; Tingelstad, Trent 1 ; Beesley, Andrew 1 ; Buckman, Blake 1 ; Humeniuk, Ryan 1 ; Prososki, Masen 1 ; Kaufman, Jake 1
SB: Beesley, Andrew 1
Batting:
3B: Mangum, Jake 1
HR: Skelton, Dustin 1 ; Allen, Tanner 1
RBI: Mangum, Jake 3 ; Jordan, Rowdey 2 ; Westburg, Jordan 2 ; MacNamee, Elijah 2 ; Skelton, Dustin 6 ; Allen, Tanner 1 ; Hatcher, Josh 1 ; Cumbest, Brad 2 ; Hancock, Luke 1
SH: Halter, Gunner 1
SF: Westburg, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mangum, Jake 3 ; Jordan, Rowdey 2 ; Westburg, Jordan 2 ; MacNamee, Elijah 3 ; Foscue, Justin 3 ; Skelton, Dustin 2 ; Allen, Tanner 2 ; Cumbest, Brad 2 ; Halter, Gunner 2
SB: Mangum, Jake 1
CS: MacNamee, Elijah 1
HBP: MacNamee, Elijah 1 ; Foscue, Justin 1
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