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State Claims Series Win Over No. 12 Alabama
April 13, 2025 | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Mississippi State topped No.12 Alabama 4-2 on Sunday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium to claim its second-consecutive SEC series victory.
The Bulldog pitching staff came out strong, limiting Alabama to only two hits. Nate Williams recorded his first-career win in his longest outing of the season to improve his record 1-2. He put in 3 1/3 innings of work, punching out four batters and allowed only one walk and no hits.
The long ball fueled State's offense as Sawyer Reeves, Ross Highfill and Ace Reese all hit home runs. Reeves' homer in the top of the first was a two-run blast that gave the Dawgs a 2-0 lead. Alabama fought back and tied things at 2-2 in the sixth. However, Highfill's pinch-hit bomb in the top of the seventh put State back in front and Reese provided some insurance with his homer in the eighth on his birthday.
On Deck:
Mississippi State returns to Starkville to take on Southern University on Tuesday at Dudy Noble Field. The game is set to start at 6 p.m. and will be available for streaming on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Top 1st
Reeves hit a two-run home run to left field.
MSU 2, UA 0
Bottom 3rd
Brady Neal scored on a sacrifice fly.
MSU 2, UA 1
Bottom 6th
Justin Lebron scored on a sacrifice fly.
MSU 2, UA 2
Top 7th
Highfill hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 3, UA 2
Top 8th
Reese hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 4, UA 2
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The Bulldog pitching staff came out strong, limiting Alabama to only two hits. Nate Williams recorded his first-career win in his longest outing of the season to improve his record 1-2. He put in 3 1/3 innings of work, punching out four batters and allowed only one walk and no hits.
The long ball fueled State's offense as Sawyer Reeves, Ross Highfill and Ace Reese all hit home runs. Reeves' homer in the top of the first was a two-run blast that gave the Dawgs a 2-0 lead. Alabama fought back and tied things at 2-2 in the sixth. However, Highfill's pinch-hit bomb in the top of the seventh put State back in front and Reese provided some insurance with his homer in the eighth on his birthday.
On Deck:
Mississippi State returns to Starkville to take on Southern University on Tuesday at Dudy Noble Field. The game is set to start at 6 p.m. and will be available for streaming on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
- Aaron Downs made his first-career start in centerfield.
- Highfill hit State's first pinch-hit home run since Downs did so against Rice on Feb. 28.
- Mississippi State claimed its ninth-straight series victory over Alabama since 2016.
- Williams recorded the longest outing of his MSU career at 3 1/3 innings. He also earned his first-career win.
Top 1st
Reeves hit a two-run home run to left field.
MSU 2, UA 0
Bottom 3rd
Brady Neal scored on a sacrifice fly.
MSU 2, UA 1
Bottom 6th
Justin Lebron scored on a sacrifice fly.
MSU 2, UA 2
Top 7th
Highfill hit a solo home run to left field.
MSU 3, UA 2
Top 8th
Reese hit a solo home run to right field.
MSU 4, UA 2
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Williams, Nate (1-2)
L: Braylon Myers (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
RBI: Reeves, Sawyer 2 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
Batting:
2B: Will Hodo 1
RBI: Richie Bonomolo Jr. 1 ; Kade Snell 1
SH: Jon Young Jr. 1
SF: Richie Bonomolo Jr. 1 ; Kade Snell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Justin Lebron 1 ; Brady Neal 1
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