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Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
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.
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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.
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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.Â
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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+.
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Game Notes:Â
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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.Â
MSU 2, UA 1
Bottom 6th
Justin Lebron scored on a sacrifice fly.Â
MSU 2, UA 2
Top 7th
 Highfill hit a solo home run to left field. Â
MSU 3, UA 2
Top 8th
 Reese hit a solo home run to right field.  Â
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.
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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.Â
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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+.
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Game Notes:Â
- Â 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.Â
- Williams recorded the longest outing of his MSU career at 3 1/3 innings. He also earned his first-career win.
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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.Â
MSU 2, UA 1
Bottom 6th
Justin Lebron scored on a sacrifice fly.Â
MSU 2, UA 2
Top 7th
 Highfill hit a solo home run to left field. Â
MSU 3, UA 2
Top 8th
 Reese hit a solo home run to right field.  Â
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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