W 13-1 vs Manhattan
February 14, 2025 (Game 2) · Starkville, MS · Attendance 10,794 · 51°, clear, ESE 8 mph
Manhattan
0-2
1
Mississippi State
2-0
13
Final/7MSU win

Manhattan
0-2

Mississippi State
2-0
1–13
Final/7MSU win
Game 2 of 3 · Mississippi State leads the series 2-0
W: Karson Ligon (1-0)·L: Grasser, Brad
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
Manhattan hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taclas, Aidan | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sute, Hunter | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lordier, Ryan | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galletti, Tyler | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hansen, Trevor | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis, Andreaus | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayer, Dylan | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatch, Jake | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salva, Guriyandel | PH/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katzman, Aidan | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sosa, Jeremy | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Reeves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Highfill | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gehrig Frei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Landis Davila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Pulliam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Downs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cupp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Manhattan: E: Taclas. LOB: 4. 2B: Hansen. CS: Taclas.
Mississippi State: E: Highfill. LOB: 9. 2B: Highfill (1), Hines (1), Chance (2), Stevens (1). HR: Stallman (1). SB: Highfill (1), Frei (1). SF: Downs. HBP: Highfill, Sullivan 2.
Manhattan pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasser, Brad | L | 4.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| Packen, Trey | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Smoot, Jacob | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 6.1 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 144 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karson Ligon | W | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 46 |
| Ben Davis | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | |
| Chase Hungate | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | |
| Totals | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 74 |
Manhattan: WP: Grasser. HB: Grasser 3.
Mississippi State: WP: Ligon.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2nd | Manhattan | Lewis, Andre singled through the right side, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, RBI (3-2 BSBFBF); Hansen, Trev scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 0 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Downs flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Chance advanced to third; Hines scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Powell grounded out to p, RBI (0-0); Chance scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Chance singled up the middle, RBI (0-2 KF); Sullivan advanced to third; Highfill scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Downs singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1 BBS); Chance scored; Sullivan scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 5 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Cupp walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Powell advanced to second; Hines advanced to third; Sullivan scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Sullivan singled through the right side (1-1 BK); Highfill advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by rf. | MANBASE 1, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Downs singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BFB); Chance advanced to second; Sullivan scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 8 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Stevens doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-0); Downs scored; Chance scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 10 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Stallman homered to center field, 3 RBI (2-1 BFB); Frei scored; Highfill scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 13 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Manhattan
- Taclas, Aida lined out to p (0-2 KK).
- Sute, Hunter struck out swinging (3-2 BSKBBS).
- Lordier, Rya singled through the right side (0-0).
- Galletti, Ty struck out looking (2-2 KBBSK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reeves grounded out to 3b (0-1 K).
- Highfill flied out to cf (1-0 B).
- Reese walked (3-1 BBBFB).
- Sullivan flied out to cf (1-1 BK).
2nd inning
Top: Manhattan
- Hansen, Trev doubled to right field (2-1 BBK).
- Lewis, Andre singled through the right side, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, RBI (3-2 BSBFBF); Hansen, Trev scored.
- Mayer, Dylan struck out looking (1-2 SBSFK).
- Hatch, Jake grounded out to 3b (1-0 B).
- Lewis, Andre advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Katzman, Aid grounded out to p (1-2 FKB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Hines walked (3-2 BSSBBFB).
- Chance doubled to right center (1-1 BK); Hines advanced to third.
- Downs flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Chance advanced to third; Hines scored.
- Powell grounded out to p, RBI (0-0); Chance scored.
- Cupp walked (3-2 BBBKKB).
- Reeves lined out to lf (2-1 BKB).
3rd inning
Top: Manhattan
- Taclas, Aida singled through the left side (1-0 B).
- Sute, Hunter struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
- Lordier, Rya grounded out to p (3-2 BSFBFFBF); Taclas, Aida advanced to second.
- Galletti, Ty struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Highfill hit by pitch (3-1 BBKB).
- MAN: mound visit (1) 2-0 count.
- Highfill stole second.
- Reese popped up to ss (2-1 BBK).
- Sullivan hit by pitch (2-1 BFB).
- Hines struck out swinging (2-2 BFBKS).
- Chance singled up the middle, RBI (0-2 KF); Sullivan advanced to third; Highfill scored.
- Chance advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Downs singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1 BBS); Chance scored; Sullivan scored.
- Powell flied out to lf (0-0).
4th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Hansen, Trev struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
- Lewis, Andre struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted (0-2 SSS).
- MAN: offensive timeout.
- Mayer, Dylan struck out swinging (3-2 BSBKBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Cupp grounded out to 2b (0-0).
- Reeves struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).
- Highfill doubled down the lf line (0-2 FSF).
- Reese flied out to rf (0-0).
5th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Davis to p for Ligon.
- Hatch, Jake struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 BBSKS).
- Katzman, Aid struck out swinging (0-2 SKFS).
- Taclas, Aida singled to left field (1-0 B).
- Review: call of caught stealing at 2nd under review.
- Call confirmed, out at 2nd.
- Taclas, Aida out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Sullivan hit by pitch (0-0).
- Hines doubled to right field (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to third.
- Chance struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS).
- Downs struck out swinging (2-2 BBSFFFS).
- MAN: mound visit (2).
- Powell walked (3-2 SBBBSB).
- Packen, Trey to p for Grasser, Bra.
- Cupp walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Powell advanced to second; Hines advanced to third; Sullivan scored.
- Reeves struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted (1-2 KKBS).
6th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Sute, Hunter struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
- Lordier, Rya flied out to rf (0-0).
- Galletti, Ty struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Highfill walked (3-1 KBBBB).
- Reese popped up to ss (0-0).
- Sullivan singled through the right side (1-1 BK); Highfill advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by rf.
- Hines flied out to lf (1-0 B).
- MSU: offensive timeout.
- Chance singled to third base (3-1 BBKB); Sullivan advanced to second.
- Downs singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BFB); Chance advanced to second; Sullivan scored.
- Stevens pinch hit for Powell.
- Stevens doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-0); Downs scored; Chance scored.
- Smoot, Jacob to p for Packen, Trey.
- Cupp walked (3-1 BKBBB).
- Reeves grounded out to p (2-0 BB).
7th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Highfill to c.
- Pulliam to lf for O'Brien.
- O'Brien to cf for Downs.
- O'Brien to cf for Chance.
- Pulliam to lf for Downs.
- Stevens to rf.
- Hungate to p for Davis.
- Hansen, Trev struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS).
- Lewis, Andre singled to center field (1-1 BS).
- Mayer, Dylan grounded out to p (0-2 SK); Lewis, Andre advanced to second.
- Salva, Guriy pinch hit for Hatch, Jake.
- Salva, Guriy grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 KSBF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Salva, Guriy to ss.
- Sosa, Jeremy to cf for Katzman, Aid.
- Highfill walked (3-1 BBKBB).
- Frei pinch hit for Reese.
- Frei singled to left field (1-1 KB); Highfill advanced to third.
- Davila pinch hit for Sullivan.
- Frei stole second.
- Davila lined out to ss (2-1 BSB).
- Stallman pinch hit for Hines.
- Stallman homered to center field, 3 RBI (2-1 BFB); Frei scored; Highfill scored.