W 5-1 vs Manhattan
February 16, 2025 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 9,791 · 40°, cloudy, NW 11 mph
Manhattan
0-3
1
Mississippi State
3-0
5
FinalMSU win

Manhattan
0-3

Mississippi State
3-0
1–5
FinalMSU win
Game 3 of 3 · Mississippi State swept the series 3-0
W: Stone Simmons (1-0)·L: Duffield, Joseph
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Manhattan hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taclas, Aidan | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salva, Guriyandel | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lordier, Ryan | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis, Andreaus | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hansen, Trevor | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galletti, Tyler | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sute, Hunter | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayer, Dylan | LF/CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katzman, Aidan | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basehore, Colin | PH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Reeves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Highfill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hines | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Stevens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Downs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cupp | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Manhattan: E: Mayer. LOB: 4. HR: Mayer. SB: Taclas, Salva.
Mississippi State: LOB: 9. 2B: Cupp (1). HR: Stevens (1). SB: Reese (1), Downs 2 (2). SH: Chance. HBP: Reese, Sullivan, Chance.
Manhattan pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield, Joseph | L | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Castelluccio, Andrew | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 49 | |
| Udell, Cade | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 142 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Simmons | W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 30 |
| Ryan McPherson | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | |
| Dane Burns | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | |
| Nate Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | |
| Mikhai Grant | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| Luke Dotson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 90 |
Manhattan: HB: Duffield, Castelluccio 2.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Sullivan singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (3-2 BKFFBB); Reese scored. | MANBASE 0, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Hines singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BBSK); Sullivan scored, unearned. | MANBASE 0, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Cupp doubled down the 3b line, RBI (1-2 KBFF); Downs scored. | MANBASE 0, MSU 3 |
| Top 5th | Manhattan | Mayer, Dylan homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K). | MANBASE 1, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Stevens homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Hines scored. | MANBASE 1, MSU 5 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Manhattan
- Taclas, Aida flied out to cf (0-2 KK).
- Salva, Guriy walked (3-2 BFBKBB).
- Salva, Guriy stole second.
- Lordier, Rya singled to center field (2-1 BFB); Salva, Guriy advanced to third.
- Lewis, Andre struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS).
- Review: MAN is challenging the call of out at first on a pick off.
- Review: call stands; MAN loses challenge.
- Lordier, Rya out at first p to 1b, picked off.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reeves struck out swinging (2-2 KKBFBS).
- Highfill grounded out to p (3-2 BBBKK).
- Reese walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- Reese stole second.
- Sullivan singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (3-2 BKFFBB); Reese scored.
- Hines singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BBSK); Sullivan scored, unearned.
- Chance hit by pitch (0-0); Hines advanced to second.
- MAN: mound visit (1).
- Stevens struck out swinging (1-2 KBKFS).
2nd inning
Top: Manhattan
- Hansen, Trev lined out to cf (1-0 B).
- Galletti, Ty struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS).
- Sute, Hunter struck out looking (1-2 KKBK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Downs singled up the middle (2-2 BFSB).
- Downs stole second.
- Cupp doubled down the 3b line, RBI (1-2 KBFF); Downs scored.
- Reeves flied out to rf (0-1 F).
- Highfill grounded out to ss (0-0); Cupp advanced to third.
- Reese struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
3rd inning
Top: Manhattan
- Mayer, Dylan struck out looking (2-2 BSBFK).
- Katzman, Aid struck out looking (2-2 SBSBFFK).
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- Taclas, Aida walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- Taclas, Aida stole second.
- Salva, Guriy flied out to cf (2-2 KKFBB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Sullivan lined out to cf (1-2 KBK).
- Hines struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (3-2 BSBBFFS).
- Chance grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKF).
4th inning
Top: Manhattan
- McPherson to p for Simmons.
- Lordier, Rya grounded out to 2b (0-1 F).
- Lewis, Andre struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFFFS).
- Hansen, Trev grounded out to c (1-2 FBKFF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Castelluccio to p for Duffield, Jo.
- Stevens grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF).
- Downs flied out to rf (0-1 F).
- Cupp walked (3-2 BBKBKB).
- Reeves flied out to cf (0-1 K).
5th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Galletti, Ty struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS).
- Sute, Hunter grounded out to 3b (1-0 B).
- Mayer, Dylan homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K).
- Katzman, Aid struck out looking (0-2 SSFFK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Highfill struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBFS).
- Reese struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFS).
- Sullivan fouled out to c (0-1 F).
6th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Burns to p for McPherson.
- Taclas, Aida struck out looking (1-2 KSBFK).
- Salva, Guriy singled through the left side (1-1 BF).
- Lordier, Rya popped up to 1b down the 1b line (1-2 BSS).
- Lewis, Andre struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Hines singled to center field (0-2 KF).
- Chance grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Hines advanced to second.
- Stevens homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Hines scored.
- Downs popped up to 2b (1-0 B).
- Cupp singled up the middle (0-1 K).
- Reeves flied out to lf (0-1 K).
7th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Williams to p for Burns.
- Hansen, Trev struck out looking (3-2 KBBFBK).
- Galletti, Ty struck out swinging (0-2 FFS).
- Sute, Hunter walked (3-2 BBSKBB).
- Mayer, Dylan struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Highfill struck out swinging (2-2 FBSFBS).
- Reese hit by pitch (0-0).
- Sullivan hit by pitch (0-0); Reese advanced to second.
- MAN: mound visit (3).
- Hines grounded out to 3b (1-0 B); Sullivan advanced to second; Reese advanced to third.
- Chance flied out to lf (0-0).
8th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Grant to p for Williams.
- Basehore, Co pinch hit for Katzman, Aid.
- Basehore, Co lined out to 2b (1-1 BF).
- Taclas, Aida flied out to lf to left center (0-0).
- Salva, Guriy walked (3-2 BFBBSB).
- Lordier, Rya grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Mayer, Dylan to cf.
- Basehore, Co to lf.
- Udell, Cade to p for Castelluccio.
- Stevens popped up to ss (1-1 BK).
- Downs walked (3-1 BFBBB).
- Downs stole second.
- Cupp struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKFS).
- Reeves walked (3-2 KBKBBFB).
- Highfill lined out to 3b (2-2 BSBK).
9th inning
Top: Manhattan
- Dotson to p for Grant.
- Chance to lf.
- O'Brien to cf for Downs.
- Lewis, Andre grounded out to ss (0-2 SK).
- Hansen, Trev flied out to rf (2-2 BFBF).
- Galletti, Ty grounded out to ss (1-0 B).