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Diamond Dawgs Fall To No. 23 Ole Miss In 10 Innings
April 22, 2025 | Baseball
PEARL, Miss. – Mississippi State dropped a 10-inning heartbreaker by a score of 8-7 in the annual Governor's Cup against Ole Miss at Trustmark Park on Tuesday night.
MSU held a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the ninth before a two-run homer by the Rebels forced extras. Ole Miss then scored the winning run in the 10th on a walk-off single.
State built itself a three-run lead by the third inning before the Rebels plated a pair in the fourth and three more in the fifth to surge in front 5-3. The Bulldogs used a four-run sixth to regain control. A bases-loaded single from Bryce Chance was the big swing in the frame, and it was all nearly enough for MSU until Ole Miss found its late-inning magic.
Gehrig Frei and Ross Highfill had strong nights for the State offense in defeat. Each had two hits and an RBI.
Noah Sullivan started on the mound for the Diamond Dawgs and tossed 3 1/3 innings before departing with the lead. Jacob Pruitt struck out three Rebels over 1 2/3 innings of relief work. Ryan McPherson punched out six Ole Miss hitters over 3 1/3 frames. Luke Dotson handled the final 1 1/3 innings and suffered the loss.
On Deck: Mississippi State heads to No. 11 Auburn for a three-game series at Plainsman Park. The Dawgs and Tigers square off at 6 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Sunday's series finale is set for a 2 p.m. start. All games will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Top 1st
Sawyer Reeves scored on a sacrifice fly by Ace Reese.
MSU 1, No. 23 Ole Miss 0
Top 3rd
Frei singled through the left side to plate Gatlin Sanders. Highfill scored on a wild pitch.
MSU 3, No. 23 Ole Miss 0
Bottom 4th
Will Furniss scored off a sacrifice fly by Isaac Humphrey. Judd Utermark scored off a single from Ryan Moerman.
MSU 3, No. 23 Ole Miss 2
Bottom 5th
Furniss hit a two-run home run to plate Mitchell Sanford. Humphrey scored on a fielding error.
No. 23 Ole Miss 5, MSU 3
Top 6th
Sullivan and Reese scored on a single to right field from Chance. Reed Stallman scored on a single from Highfill and Chance scored off a throwing error by the second baseman.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 5
Bottom 9th
Austin Fawley hit a two-run home run to score Humphrey.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 7
Bottom 10th
Furniss singled to plate Brayden Randle.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 8
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MSU held a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the ninth before a two-run homer by the Rebels forced extras. Ole Miss then scored the winning run in the 10th on a walk-off single.
State built itself a three-run lead by the third inning before the Rebels plated a pair in the fourth and three more in the fifth to surge in front 5-3. The Bulldogs used a four-run sixth to regain control. A bases-loaded single from Bryce Chance was the big swing in the frame, and it was all nearly enough for MSU until Ole Miss found its late-inning magic.
Gehrig Frei and Ross Highfill had strong nights for the State offense in defeat. Each had two hits and an RBI.
Noah Sullivan started on the mound for the Diamond Dawgs and tossed 3 1/3 innings before departing with the lead. Jacob Pruitt struck out three Rebels over 1 2/3 innings of relief work. Ryan McPherson punched out six Ole Miss hitters over 3 1/3 frames. Luke Dotson handled the final 1 1/3 innings and suffered the loss.
On Deck: Mississippi State heads to No. 11 Auburn for a three-game series at Plainsman Park. The Dawgs and Tigers square off at 6 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Sunday's series finale is set for a 2 p.m. start. All games will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
- Frei extended his hitting streak to nine games.
- Sullivan has now reached base in a team-high 24-straight games.
Top 1st
Sawyer Reeves scored on a sacrifice fly by Ace Reese.
MSU 1, No. 23 Ole Miss 0
Top 3rd
Frei singled through the left side to plate Gatlin Sanders. Highfill scored on a wild pitch.
MSU 3, No. 23 Ole Miss 0
Bottom 4th
Will Furniss scored off a sacrifice fly by Isaac Humphrey. Judd Utermark scored off a single from Ryan Moerman.
MSU 3, No. 23 Ole Miss 2
Bottom 5th
Furniss hit a two-run home run to plate Mitchell Sanford. Humphrey scored on a fielding error.
No. 23 Ole Miss 5, MSU 3
Top 6th
Sullivan and Reese scored on a single to right field from Chance. Reed Stallman scored on a single from Highfill and Chance scored off a throwing error by the second baseman.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 5
Bottom 9th
Austin Fawley hit a two-run home run to score Humphrey.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 7
Bottom 10th
Furniss singled to plate Brayden Randle.
MSU 7, No. 23 Ole Miss 8
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hudson Calhoun (3-0)
L: Dotson, Luke (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
RBI: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Chance, Bryce 2 ; Highfill, Ross 1
SF: Reese, Ace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Sullivan, Noah 1 ; Stallman, Reed 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Sanders, Gatlin 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1
CS: Reeves, Sawyer 1
HBP: Reeves, Sawyer 1
Batting:
2B: Luke Hill 1 ; Judd Utermark 1
3B: Isaac Humphrey 1
HR: Will Furniss 1 ; Austin Fawley 1
RBI: Will Furniss 3 ; Isaac Humphrey 1 ; Austin Fawley 2 ; Ryan Moerman 1
SF: Isaac Humphrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell Sanford 1 ; Will Furniss 2 ; Judd Utermark 1 ; Isaac Humphrey 2 ; Austin Fawley 1 ; Brayden Randle 1
HBP: Mitchell Sanford 1
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