Diamond Dawgs Down No. 2 LSU in SEC Opener

Friday, March 15

Starkville

6 p.m.

Mississippi State

14-5, 0

#2 LSU

16-3, 0

LSU

Mississippi State

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

Diamond Dawgs Down No. 2 LSU in SEC Opener

March 15, 2024 | Baseball

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By: Peyton Burkhalter, Athletic Communications student assistant

STARKVILLE - The Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs defeated the No. 2 LSU Tigers, 10-4, in the SEC opener for both schools. The Maroon and White recorded 16 hits and limited the Tigers' offense to six hits on the night at Dudy Noble Field.

Evan Siary drew the start for the Dawgs and pitched two scoreless innings before running into a bit of trouble in the third, where he gave up three runs. Nolan Stevens followed and made an immediate impact. In 5.2 innings of work, he only allowed one earned run, one hit, and two walks while striking out eight. Stevens earned his second victory of the year.

The Diamond Dawgs' bats were hot on Friday night, picking up 16 hits and hitting .400 on the evening. Eight Bulldog starters accumulated a hit tonight, and seven had multiple hits. Hunter Hines showed his power on the night, going 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs, with his two hits being home runs. Connor Hujsak led the team at the plate, going 3-for-5, and was the only Dawg with three hits. He also added an RBI on the night. David Mershon stole four bases on the night, the first time a Dawg has done this since 2014.

Mississippi State is back in action on Saturday at 4 p.m. for game two against LSU, which will be broadcast on SEC Network.

Scoring Summary
Bottom 2
With runners on the corners, Amani Larry singled to shallow center which scored Aaron Downs from third.
Mississippi State 1, LSU 0

Top 3
Josh Pearson hit a solo home run to center, then Tommy White also hit a two run shot to center.
Mississippi State 1, LSU 3

Bottom 3
Downs singled to center which scored Connor Hujsak from second.
Mississippi State 2, LSU 3

Bottom 5
Hunter Hines hit a solo home run to right field to tie the game. Logan Kohler singled to right field and Pearson committed an error, scoring Downs. Downs scored on a single up the middle by Johnny Long.
Mississippi State 5, LSU 3

Bottom 6
Hujsak singled to left which scored Davis Mershon from third.
Mississippi State 6, LSU 3

Bottom 8
With runners on the corners, Hines hit a two-run home run to right field, then Logan Kohler singled up the middle to score Hujsak from second.
Mississippi State 10, LSU 3

Top 9
With runners on second and third, Josh Pearson grounded out to first which scored Michael Braswell III from third.
Mississippi State 10, LSU 4

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