MSU Baseball StatsW 18-3 vs Southern Miss
March 5, 2025 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 8,295 · 52°, cloudy, WNW 18 mph
Southern Miss
9-4
3
Mississippi State
8-4
18
Final/7MSU win
Southern Miss
9-4
Mississippi State
8-4
3–18
Final/7MSU win
W: Chase Hungate (1-0)·L: Best, Chandler
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 1 |
Southern Miss hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban, Joey | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke, Braden | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratt, Ozzie | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gillespie, Davis | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paetow, Carson | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monistere, Nick | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russo, Matthew | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stockman, Tucker | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Higdon, Ben | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odom, Lawson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Seth | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett, Drey | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cook, Jake | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norton, Jace | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Stallman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gehrig Frei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Stevens | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hines | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Highfill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Pulliam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Buckner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cupp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Southern Miss: E: Gillespie, Smith 2. DP: 1. LOB: 4. 2B: Paetow. SB: Urban, Monistere. SF: Stockman.
Mississippi State: E: Reese. DP: 1. LOB: 8. 2B: Reese (3), Cupp (4). HR: Chance (2), Reese (6), Sullivan (2), Stevens 2 (4). SB: Highfill (6).
Southern Miss pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunstrom, Camden | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | |
| Best, Chandler | L | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Fowler, Michael | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Willoughby, Brooks | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Long, Ty | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | |
| Culpepper, Cal | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Richardson, Cole | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wascom, Micah | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 168 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Pruitt | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 37 | |
| Chase Hungate | W | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| Evan Siary | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Totals | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 61 |
Southern Miss: WP: Willoughby, Richardson.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Chance homered to right field, RBI (0-0). | USM 0, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Hines singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 BBF); Stevens advanced to third; Sullivan scored. | USM 0, MSU 2 |
| Top 2nd | Southern Miss | Stockman flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Paetow scored. | USM 1, MSU 2 |
| Top 3rd | Southern Miss | Paetow doubled through the right side, RBI (3-1 BBSB); Gillespie advanced to third; Urban scored. | USM 2, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Sullivan homered to left field, RBI (0-0). | USM 2, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Stevens homered to center field, RBI (0-1 K). | USM 2, MSU 4 |
| Top 4th | Southern Miss | Cook reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI (0-1 S); Se. Smith out at second 2b to ss; Russo scored, unearned. | USM 3, MSU 4 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Stallman singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, 2 RBI (3-2 KBKBB); Cupp scored; Sanders scored. | USM 3, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Reese singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Chance advanced to second; Stallman scored. | USM 3, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Sullivan singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 K); Reese advanced to second; Chance scored. | USM 3, MSU 8 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Reese doubled to right field (2-2 FFBFBFFF); Chance advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 3b. | USM 3, MSU 9 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Sullivan singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BKBK); Reese scored. | USM 3, MSU 10 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Stevens homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBBF); Sullivan scored. | USM 3, MSU 12 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Sanders singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 BKB); Highfill scored. | USM 3, MSU 13 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Cupp advanced to third; Sanders scored on a wild pitch. | USM 3, MSU 14 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Chance scored; Cupp scored. | USM 3, MSU 17 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Hines singled through the right side, RBI (1-2 FFFB); O'Brien advanced to third; Frei scored. | USM 3, MSU 18 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Urban flied out to rf (2-2 KBFB).
- O. Pratt grounded out to ss (1-1 BK).
- Gillespie struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Stallman struck out looking (3-2 BSBKFBK).
- Chance homered to right field, RBI (0-0).
- Reese flied out to cf to right center (1-0 B).
- Sullivan singled through the right side (1-1 KB).
- Stevens singled through the right side (1-2 KBF); Sullivan advanced to second.
- Hines singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 BBF); Stevens advanced to third; Sullivan scored.
- USM: mound visit (1).
- Highfill lined out to 3b (0-0).
2nd inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Paetow walked (3-2 SBBBKB).
- Monistere singled to center field (0-0); Paetow advanced to second.
- Russo flied out to rf to right center (0-2 KS); Paetow advanced to third.
- Stockman flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Paetow scored.
- Monistere stole second.
- Se. Smith grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBSFB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- C. Best to p for Sunstrom.
- Sanders grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-0).
- Cupp doubled down the lf line (1-2 KKB).
- Stallman walked (3-2 KBKBBB).
- Chance hit into double play 3b to 2b (0-0); Stallman out on the play, interference.
3rd inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Cook struck out looking (2-2 FBBKK).
- Urban walked (3-2 BFSBBB).
- O. Pratt flied out to lf to left center (2-2 BFFB).
- Urban stole second.
- Gillespie walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Paetow doubled through the right side, RBI (3-1 BBSB); Gillespie advanced to third; Urban scored.
- Monistere out at first p to ss to 1b (0-0).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reese flied out to rf (3-2 BFBKB).
- Sullivan homered to left field, RBI (0-0).
- Stevens homered to center field, RBI (0-1 K).
- Hines flied out to rf to right center (1-0 B).
- Highfill grounded out to p (2-2 BFSFBF).
4th inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Russo reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (1-0 B).
- Stockman grounded out to 3b (0-2 SKF).
- Se. Smith singled to right field (2-0 BB); Russo advanced to third.
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- Cook reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI (0-1 S); Se. Smith out at second 2b to ss; Russo scored, unearned.
- Hungate to p for Pruitt.
- Cook out at first p to 1b, picked off.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- M. Fowler to p for C. Best.
- Sanders walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- USM: mound visit (2).
- Cupp walked (3-0 BBBB); Sanders advanced to second.
- Willoughby to p for M. Fowler.
- Cupp advanced to second; Sanders advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Stallman singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, 2 RBI (3-2 KBKBB); Cupp scored; Sanders scored.
- Chance singled down the 1b line, bunt (0-0); Stallman advanced to third.
- Reese singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Chance advanced to second; Stallman scored.
- Sullivan singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 K); Reese advanced to second; Chance scored.
- Stevens grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 KBK); Sullivan advanced to second; Reese advanced to third.
- Hines singled to second base (0-2 KS).
- Highfill infield fly to ss (1-1 KB).
- Sanders struck out swinging (1-2 BFFFFS).
5th inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Urban grounded out to ss (0-1 K).
- O. Pratt singled to left field (2-1 BBF).
- Gillespie popped up to ss (1-2 FSB).
- Paetow struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Long to p for Willoughby.
- Cupp walked (3-2 BBFBFB).
- MSU is challenging the call of out at 1st base.
- Review: call is overturned; runner is safe; MSU wins challenge.
- Stallman reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-0); Cupp out at second 2b to ss.
- Chance reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (1-1 KB); Stallman out at second p to ss.
- Reese doubled to right field (2-2 FFBFBFFF); Chance advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 3b.
- Sullivan singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BKBK); Reese scored.
- USM: mound visit (3).
- Stevens homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBBF); Sullivan scored.
- Hines struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS).
6th inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Monistere flied out to lf (1-1 KB).
- Russo singled to shortstop (0-2 KF).
- Higdon pinch hit for Stockman.
- Higdon grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); Russo out on the play.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Odom to c for Higdon.
- Culpepper to p for Long.
- Highfill walked (3-2 BSBSBB).
- Highfill stole second.
- Sanders singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 BKB); Highfill scored.
- Cupp singled to center field (3-2 BBKBKF); Sanders advanced to second.
- Richardson to p for Culpepper.
- Downs pinch hit for Stallman.
- Downs grounded out to 3b (1-0 B); Cupp advanced to second; Sanders advanced to third.
- Cupp advanced to third; Sanders scored on a wild pitch.
- Chance walked (3-2 FBBFBB).
- Reese homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Chance scored; Cupp scored.
- Frei pinch hit for Sullivan.
- Frei singled to third base (2-0 BB).
- O'Brien pinch hit for Stevens.
- O'Brien singled through the right side (3-1 BBBK); Frei advanced to second.
- Wascom to p for Richardson.
- Dropped foul ball, E5.
- Hines singled through the right side, RBI (1-2 FFFB); O'Brien advanced to third; Frei scored.
- Owen pinch hit for Highfill.
- Owen struck out looking (1-2 FKFBK).
- Pulliam pinch hit for Sanders.
- Pulliam reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 S); Hines out at second ss to 2b.
7th inning
Top: Southern Miss
- Downs to rf.
- Chance to lf.
- Frei to dh.
- O'Brien to cf.
- Owen to c.
- Buckner to 2b for Pulliam.
- Siary to p for Hungate.
- Barrett pinch hit for Se. Smith.
- Barrett grounded out to ss (0-2 KK).
- Norton pinch hit for Cook.
- Norton flied out to rf (0-2 KKF).
- Luke pinch hit for Urban.
- Luke flied out to lf (0-0).