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Diamond Dawgs Top Rebels To Claim Series
May 10, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State thwarted a late comeback attempt by No. 24 Ole Miss and ultimately claimed a 6-5 victory on Saturday night at Dudy Noble Field to claim a series win over the rival Rebels.
The Diamond Dawgs were in the driver's seat with a 6-1 lead heading into the top of the seventh, but Ole Miss scored a pair of runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to make it a one-run game. MSU freshman pitcher Ryan McPherson then entered the game in the ninth with Ole Miss runners at first and second and no one out. McPherson then earned his second save as he wiggled out of trouble and slammed the door.
State's offense built the Bulldog advantage with a 13-hit effort led by Ace Reese. Reese ended the night 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a double. Gehrig Frei, Sawyer Reeves, Bryce Chance and Gatlin Sanders all collected a pair of hits.
Karson Ligon started on the mound for MSU and earned the win, evening his record at 5-5. Ligon had seven strikeouts through five strong innings of work
On Deck: Mississippi State hosts North Alabama for the final home game of the season with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. Tuesday. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
Bottom 3rd
Frei scored off a single to left field from Reese.
MSU 1, Ole Miss 0
Top 4th
Will Furniss scored off a double from Isaac Humphrey.
MSU 1, Ole Miss 1
Bottom 4th
Chance scored off a single from Sanders. Reeves plated Joe Powell with a single to right field. Sanders scored off a single from Reese.
MSU 4, Ole Miss 1
Bottom 5th
Ross Highfill scored off a double to left-center field from Powell. Sanders plated Powell with a single to left field.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 1
Top 7th
Luke Cheng scored off a bases loaded walk. Luke Hill scored off a ground out from Austin Fawley.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 3
Top 8th
Collin Reuter hit a two-run home run.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 5
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The Diamond Dawgs were in the driver's seat with a 6-1 lead heading into the top of the seventh, but Ole Miss scored a pair of runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to make it a one-run game. MSU freshman pitcher Ryan McPherson then entered the game in the ninth with Ole Miss runners at first and second and no one out. McPherson then earned his second save as he wiggled out of trouble and slammed the door.
State's offense built the Bulldog advantage with a 13-hit effort led by Ace Reese. Reese ended the night 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a double. Gehrig Frei, Sawyer Reeves, Bryce Chance and Gatlin Sanders all collected a pair of hits.
Karson Ligon started on the mound for MSU and earned the win, evening his record at 5-5. Ligon had seven strikeouts through five strong innings of work
On Deck: Mississippi State hosts North Alabama for the final home game of the season with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. Tuesday. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Game Notes:
- Chance extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
- Reese pushed his hitting streak to a team-best 18 games.
- The Diamond Dawgs turned a season-high three double plays.
Bottom 3rd
Frei scored off a single to left field from Reese.
MSU 1, Ole Miss 0
Top 4th
Will Furniss scored off a double from Isaac Humphrey.
MSU 1, Ole Miss 1
Bottom 4th
Chance scored off a single from Sanders. Reeves plated Joe Powell with a single to right field. Sanders scored off a single from Reese.
MSU 4, Ole Miss 1
Bottom 5th
Ross Highfill scored off a double to left-center field from Powell. Sanders plated Powell with a single to left field.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 1
Top 7th
Luke Cheng scored off a bases loaded walk. Luke Hill scored off a ground out from Austin Fawley.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 3
Top 8th
Collin Reuter hit a two-run home run.
MSU 6, Ole Miss 5
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ligon, Karson (5-5)
L: Mason Nichols (3-2)
S: McPherson, Ryan (2)
Batting:
2B: Isaac Humphrey 1
HR: Collin Reuter 1
RBI: Will Furniss 1 ; Austin Fawley 1 ; Isaac Humphrey 1 ; Collin Reuter 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Luke Hill 1 ; Will Furniss 1 ; Ryan Moerman 1 ; Luke Cheng 1 ; Collin Reuter 1
SB: Luke Hill 1
HBP: Luke Cheng 1
Batting:
2B: Reese, Ace 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Powell, Joe 1
RBI: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Reese, Ace 2 ; Powell, Joe 1 ; Sanders, Gatlin 2
SH: Reeves, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frei, Gehrig 1 ; Chance, Bryce 1 ; Highfill, Ross 1 ; Powell, Joe 2 ; Sanders, Gatlin 1
HBP: Sanders, Gatlin 1
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