Mississippi State
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Mississippi State Drops A Pair To No. 11 Texas In Sunday Doubleheader
March 16, 2025 | Baseball
Diamond Dawgs will next play Jackson State on Tuesday.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State dropped a pair of close seven-inning games to No. 11 Texas on Sunday at Dudy Noble Field. The Diamond Dawgs fell 5-3 and 4-1 to the Longhorns to wrap up the weekend's Southeastern Conference-opening series, which concluded with a Sunday doubleheader after Saturday's action was postponed due to severe weather in the area.
MSU had the potential winning run at the plate in the final inning of the first game of the double dip, then had the potential tying run at the dish in the day's second game, but in both contests, the Longhorns held on.
Noah Sullivan and Ace Reese led the way offensively for State in the doubleheader opener. Sullivan went 2-for-3 with a walk, while Reese had a game-tying two-run double in the middle innings that, at the time, knotted the score at 3-3. Bryce Chance, Sawyer Reeves and Hunter Hines also had hits in the ballgame.
On the mound in the first game, Ben Davis earned the start and went 2 2/3 innings with a pair of punch outs. Evan Siary came on out of the bullpen and hurled 2 1/3 strong shutout frames with five strikeouts. Nate Williams pitched the final two innings for State and also struck out five.
In the day's second game, Reed Stallman had a hit, a pair of walks and an RBI. Reese, Reeves and Dylan Cupp also had Bulldog hits.
Karson Ligon started on the mound and struck out four Longhorns over 3 2/3 innings. Mikhai Grant, Charlie Foster, Ryan McPherson, Dane Burns and Chase Hungate handled the final 3 1/3, combining to strike out five Longhorns with three of those punch outs coming from Grant in his 1 1/3 innings of work.
On Deck: Mississippi State will host Jackson State in a midweek matchup Tuesday, March 18. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
- Mississippi State fans set a new season-high in attendance of 11,961.
Bottom 1st
Reese scored on a bases-load hit by pitch on Downs.
MSU 1, Texas 0
Top 2nd
Easton Winfield doubled to right field to score Rylan Galvan and Will Gasparino. Kimble Schuessler hit a double into right center field to plate Winfield.
MSU 1, Texas 3
Bottom 5th
Cupp and Chance scored on a double to right field by Reese.
MSU 3, Texas 3
Top 7th
Max Belyeu hit a two-run home run to score Ethan Mendoza.
MSU 3, Texas 5
GAME TWO-Scoring Summary:
Top 2nd
Galvan hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 0, Texas 1
Bottom 3rd
Ross Highfill scored off a single by Stallman.
MSU 1, Texas 1
Top 4th
Galvan scored off a single by Casey Borba.
MSU 1, Texas 2
Top 7th
Gasparino scored off a single by Mendoza. Schuessler scored off a bases loaded walk.
MSU 1, Texas 4
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jason Flores (2-0)
L: Ligon, Karson (2-2)
S: Max Grubbs (4)
Batting:
2B: Rylan Galvan 1 ; Will Gasparino 1
HR: Rylan Galvan 1
RBI: Ethan Mendoza 1 ; Jalin Flores 1 ; Rylan Galvan 1 ; Casey Borba 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rylan Galvan 2 ; Will Gasparino 1 ; Kimble Schuessler 1
HBP: Casey Borba 1
Batting:
RBI: Stallman, Reed 1
SH: Cupp, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Highfill, Ross 1
SB: Highfill, Ross 1
HBP: Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
