W 14-3 vs Rice
February 28, 2025 · Houston, Texas (Daikin Park) · 70°, sunny, ESE wind · Astros Foundation College Classic
Rice
2-6
3
Mississippi State
7-2
14
Final/7MSU win

Rice
2-6

Mississippi State
7-2
3–14
Final/7MSU win
W: Pico Kohn (2-0)·L: Davion Hickson·SV: Chase Hungate (2)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
Rice hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treyton Rank | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobias Motley | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Eldridge | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Brown | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon West | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunnet Carlson | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Duffield | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Zito | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiram Bocachica Jr. | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Highfill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Downs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Stevens | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sawyer Reeves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cupp | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rice: E: Hickson. LOB: 5. 2B: West. 3B: West. HR: Bocachica Jr..
Mississippi State: E: Frei, Cupp. LOB: 7. 2B: Frei (2), Chance (4), Reeves (1), Cupp (3). 3B: Highfill (1). HR: Reese (3), Downs (3), Stevens (2). HBP: Sullivan, Cupp.
Rice pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davion Hickson | L | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 97 |
| Garrett Stratton | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Maddox Keo | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Jack Ben-Shoshan | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 157 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pico Kohn | W | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 62 |
| Chase Hungate | SV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 71 |
Rice: HB: Hickson 2. BK: Hickson.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Stevens singled to center field, RBI (2-1 FBB); Sullivan scored. | RICE 0, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Stallman singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored; Cupp scored. | RICE 0, MSU 3 |
| Top 5th | Rice | Bocachica homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Zito scored. | RICE 2, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Highfill singled, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by p (1-1 BS); Frei scored. | RICE 2, MSU 4 |
| Top 6th | Rice | West, L tripled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Brown scored, unearned. | RICE 3, MSU 4 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Frei singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); Reeves scored; Stevens scored. | RICE 3, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Downs homered to left center, RBI (2-1 KBB). | RICE 3, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Stevens homered down the rf line, 2 RBI (0-2 SK); Chance scored. | RICE 3, MSU 9 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Cupp doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Reeves scored. | RICE 3, MSU 10 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Highfill tripled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 BKS); Frei scored; Cupp scored. | RICE 3, MSU 12 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Reese homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-2 FBBF); Highfill scored. | RICE 3, MSU 14 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Rice
- Rank flied out to cf (1-1 KB).
- Motley fouled out to 1b (1-2 KBS).
- Eldridge grounded out to ss (1-1 KB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei grounded out to ss (2-2 KBBF).
- Highfill popped up to 2b (1-0 B).
- Reese struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS).
2nd inning
Top: Rice
- Brown struck out swinging (0-2 FSS).
- West, L doubled down the lf line (1-0 B).
- Carlson flied out to rf to right center (0-0); West, L advanced to third.
- Duffield struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Sullivan hit by pitch (0-1 K).
- Stallman struck out looking (1-2 FSFBK).
- Chance struck out swinging (0-2 KKFS).
- Sullivan advanced to second on a balk.
- Stevens singled to center field, RBI (2-1 FBB); Sullivan scored.
- Reeves flied out to cf (2-2 FFBFFFB).
3rd inning
Top: Rice
- Zito grounded out to ss (0-2 KSFF).
- Bocachica flied out to rf (0-0).
- Rank grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBSFFB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Cupp hit by pitch (0-1 F).
- Frei flied out to cf (0-1 S).
- Highfill struck out looking (1-2 BSSK).
- Reese walked (3-2 BBBFFB); Cupp advanced to second.
- Sullivan walked (3-1 KBBBB); Reese advanced to second; Cupp advanced to third.
- Stallman singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored; Cupp scored.
- Chance reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 FBFB); Stallman out at second ss to 2b.
4th inning
Top: Rice
- Motley singled down the rf line (0-1 F).
- Eldridge struck out swinging (1-2 SSFBS).
- Brown flied out to rf (3-1 KBBB).
- West, L flied out to rf to right center (0-0).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Stevens grounded out to 3b (3-2 SBFBB).
- Reeves struck out looking (3-2 KBSFBBK).
- Cupp grounded out to 3b (2-2 FBBKF).
5th inning
Top: Rice
- Carlson flied out to cf to left center (1-1 BF).
- Duffield struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS).
- Zito walked (3-1 BKBBB).
- Bocachica homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Zito scored.
- Rank flied out to lf (0-0).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei doubled down the lf line (1-0 B).
- Highfill singled, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by p (1-1 BS); Frei scored.
- Reese grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S); Highfill advanced to third.
- Sullivan struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS).
- Stallman walked (3-1 KBBBB).
- Stratton to p for Hickson.
- Chance grounded out to 3b (2-2 BFBF).
6th inning
Top: Rice
- Motley reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0 BB).
- Eldridge struck out swinging (0-2 KKFS).
- Brown reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Motley out at second 2b to ss.
- West, L tripled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Brown scored, unearned.
- Carlson struck out looking (1-2 BSSK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Stevens singled to left field (1-1 KB).
- Reeves doubled to right center (0-1 K); Stevens advanced to third.
- Cupp struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 BBKFS).
- Frei singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); Reeves scored; Stevens scored.
- Highfill popped up to ss (1-1 SB).
- Reese singled up the middle (2-2 FSBBFF); Frei advanced to third.
- Sullivan flied out to cf (3-2 BBKBK).
7th inning
Top: Rice
- Duffield walked (3-2 FBBFBFFFFB).
- Zito lined out to lf (3-1 BFBB).
- Hungate to p for Kohn.
- Bocachica singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b (0-1 K); Duffield advanced to third.
- Rank struck out swinging (2-2 BKFFBS).
- Motley struck out swinging (3-2 SBKBBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Keo to p for Stratton.
- Downs pinch hit for Stallman.
- Downs homered to left center, RBI (2-1 KBB).
- Chance doubled down the lf line (2-2 BKFFB).
- Stevens homered down the rf line, 2 RBI (0-2 SK); Chance scored.
- Ben-Shoshan to p for Keo.
- Reeves singled up the middle (1-1 KB).
- Cupp doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Reeves scored.
- Frei singled through the left side (0-1 F); Cupp advanced to third.
- Highfill tripled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 BKS); Frei scored; Cupp scored.
- Reese homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-2 FBBF); Highfill scored.