Mississippi State Wins Governor's Cup

Wednesday, May 1

Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park)

6:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

30-15

Ole Miss

23-21

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Mississippi State Wins Governor's Cup

May 01, 2024 | Baseball

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By: Peyton Burkhalter, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

PEARL, Miss. - The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Ole Miss Rebels in the Governor's Cup 5-1 on Wednesday night at Trustmark Park. The Maroon and White recorded 11 hits at the plate and struck out 12 to earn the midweek victory.

The Diamond Dawgs have won 11 of the 16 Governor's Cup games and won the last two.

Pico Kohn drew the start on the mound for the Bulldogs and went four innings. He gave up four hits and one earned run while punching out five. The duo of Karson Ligon and Cam Schuelke took over the fifth, sixth, and some of the seventh innings, giving up no hits or runs and striking out two each. The rest of the game was closed by Tyler Davis and Tyson Hardin. Davis earned the win tonight. In 2 1/3 innings of work, the duo gave up one hit and struck out five Rebels.

Eight of nine Diamond Dawg starters accumulated a hit, but Dakota Jordan and Hunter Hines led the way at the plate tonight. Jordan went 3-for-5 in the game, and Hines went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Connor Hujsak went 1-for-2 with one run scored. In the eighth inning, Hujsak went first to third on a wild pitch and later scored the winning run. Joe Powell went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Bryce Chance and Logan Kohler had one RBI, and David Mershon had two RBIs from his eighth-inning double.

Scoring Summary
Top 2
Judd Utermark hit a solo home run to left field.
Mississippi State 0, Ole Miss 1

Bottom 5
With runners on first and second, Hunter Hines singled to left field to score Joe Powell.
Mississippi State 1, Ole Miss 1

Bottom 8
Logan Kohler reached first on a fielder's choice, scoring Connor Hujsak from third. Bryce Chance drew a walk with the bases loaded, which scored Kohler, and then David Mershon doubled to right field to score Ethan Pulliam and Powell.
Mississippi State 5, Ole Miss 1

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