MSU Baseball StatsW 16-2 vs Southern
April 15, 2025 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 9,625 · 70°, clear, NNW 6 mph
Southern
15-20
2
Mississippi State
23-14
16
Final/7MSU win
Southern
15-20
Mississippi State
23-14
2–16
Final/7MSU win
W: Ryan McPherson (4-0)·L: Jeremiah Newman
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
Southern hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ White | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardell Thibodeaux | LF/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kennedy Drexler | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taj Bates | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Mack | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Gregory Jr. | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Byrd | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Latulas | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Joseph | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Radcliffe | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Carr | PH/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Bikar | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Chester | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sawyer Reeves | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Cupp | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Spalitta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Buckner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Downs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Landis Davila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Highfill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Southern: E: Latulas, Radcliffe, Newman. LOB: 3. HR: Latulas, Radcliffe. SB: Thibodeaux.
Mississippi State: LOB: 5. 2B: Frei (8), Cupp (9), Hines (10). HR: Spalitta (1). SB: Reeves (6), Chance (7), Downs (4). SF: Hines. HBP: Frei, Downs.
Southern pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Newman | L | 1.2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Caiden Stewart | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Genesis Prosper | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Malik Abdul | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Nyles Banks | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Rashard Grace | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 159 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McPherson | W | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 21 |
| Duke Stone | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 19 | |
| Jacob Pruitt | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | |
| Dane Burns | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| Kevin Mannell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Cade O'Leary | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
| Totals | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 68 |
Southern: WP: Newman 3. HB: Newman, Stewart.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Sullivan advanced to second; Reeves advanced to third; Frei scored on a passed ball. | SUBR25 0, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Hines doubled down the 1b line, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); Sullivan scored; Reeves scored. | SUBR25 0, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Sanders singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 BKBF); Chance scored; Hines scored. | SUBR25 0, MSU 5 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | O'Brien grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-0 B); Sanders scored, unearned. | SUBR25 0, MSU 6 |
| Top 2nd | Southern | M. Latulas homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BKB). | SUBR25 1, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Hines flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Reeves advanced to third; Frei scored. | SUBR25 1, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Sullivan out at second c to 2b; Reeves scored on a wild pitch. | SUBR25 1, MSU 8 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Sanders singled to center field, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf (0-1 K); Chance advanced to third, scored on the error. | SUBR25 1, MSU 9 |
| Top 3rd | Southern | J. Radcliffe homered to right field, RBI (3-2 BKBKFB). | SUBR25 2, MSU 9 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Spalitta homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-0); Reeves scored; Frei scored. | SUBR25 2, MSU 12 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Buckner singled to center field, RBI (3-2 BFKBB); Chance scored. | SUBR25 2, MSU 13 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Hines grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-2 SS); Spalitta advanced to second; Cupp scored, unearned. | SUBR25 2, MSU 14 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Cupp doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (3-2 BSFBBF); Chester scored; O'Brien scored. | SUBR25 2, MSU 16 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Southern
- K. White struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS).
- C.Thibodeaux struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBSS).
- T. Bates struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei singled through the right side (3-2 KBBFB).
- Reeves walked (3-0 BBBB); Frei advanced to second.
- Sullivan walked (3-1 BKBBB); Reeves advanced to second; Frei advanced to third.
- Sullivan advanced to second; Reeves advanced to third; Frei scored on a passed ball.
- Hines doubled down the 1b line, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); Sullivan scored; Reeves scored.
- SU is challenging the call of out at 1st base on a bunt by Chance.
- Review: call stands; SU loses challenge.
- Chance singled down the 3b line, bunt (0-0); Hines advanced to third.
- Chance stole second.
- Sanders singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 BKBF); Chance scored; Hines scored.
- Sanders advanced to second on a throwing error by p.
- SU: mound visit (1).
- Sanders advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Downs lined out to ss (2-0 BB).
- O'Brien grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-0 B); Sanders scored, unearned.
- Highfill struck out looking (1-2 BKKK).
2nd inning
Top: Southern
- J. Mack flied out to lf (1-1 BF).
- K. Byrd grounded out to ss (2-2 KSBFB).
- M. Latulas homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BKB).
- D. Joseph struck out looking (0-2 KKK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei doubled to center field (2-1 FBB).
- Reeves singled through the left side (1-1 KB); Frei advanced to third.
- Reeves stole second.
- Sullivan walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- Hines flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Reeves advanced to third; Frei scored.
- Sullivan out at second c to 2b; Reeves scored on a wild pitch.
- Chance walked (3-1 BBKBB).
- Sanders singled to center field, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf (0-1 K); Chance advanced to third, scored on the error.
- Sanders advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Downs hit by pitch (2-2 BKKB).
- C. Stewart to p for J. Newman.
- Downs stole second.
- O'Brien struck out swinging (3-2 FBBKBS).
3rd inning
Top: Southern
- Stone to p for McPherson.
- J. Radcliffe homered to right field, RBI (3-2 BKBKFB).
- B. Bikar singled to second base (0-2 KS).
- K. White grounded out to p (1-1 BK); B. Bikar advanced to second.
- C.Thibodeaux walked (3-2 KBSBFBB).
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- T. Bates flied out to rf (2-2 BFFBF); B. Bikar advanced to third.
- C.Thibodeaux stole second.
- J. Mack struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 FBSS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Highfill flied out to lf (0-1 S).
- Frei hit by pitch (2-2 BFFB).
- Reeves walked (3-2 KBSBBB); Frei advanced to second.
- Spalitta pinch hit for Sullivan.
- Spalitta homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-0); Reeves scored; Frei scored.
- G. Prosper to p for C. Stewart.
- Hines struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS).
- Chance walked (3-2 KBBBKB).
- Buckner pinch hit for Sanders.
- Buckner singled to center field, RBI (3-2 BFKBB); Chance scored.
- Downs reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); Buckner out at second ss to 2b.
4th inning
Top: Southern
- Spalitta to dh.
- Buckner to 2b.
- Davila to rf for Downs.
- Pruitt to p for Stone.
- K. Byrd grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).
- M. Latulas popped up to 3b (0-0).
- D. Joseph walked (3-1 BBKBB).
- T. Carr pinch hit for J. Radcliffe.
- T. Carr grounded out to ss (2-2 KBKB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- C.Thibodeaux to cf.
- T. Carr to lf.
- O'Brien grounded out to 3b (0-1 K).
- M. Abdul to p for G. Prosper.
- Highfill struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKFFS).
- Frei grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BBF).
5th inning
Top: Southern
- Cupp to ss for Reeves.
- Stallman to lf for Chance.
- B. Bikar grounded out to ss (0-0).
- K. White grounded out to p (2-2 KBSB).
- Burns to p for Pruitt.
- C.Thibodeaux struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- K. Drexler to cf for C.Thibodeaux.
- Cupp reached on a fielding error by 1b, assist by ss (1-2 KBK).
- Spalitta singled to center field (1-1 BF); Cupp advanced to third.
- Hines grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-2 SS); Spalitta advanced to second; Cupp scored, unearned.
- Stallman struck out swinging (2-2 SBFBFS).
- Buckner fouled out to 3b (0-0).
6th inning
Top: Southern
- Chester to 3b for Frei.
- T. Bates grounded out to ss (0-0).
- J. Mack grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBF).
- Mannell to p for Burns.
- K. Byrd struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- E. GregoryJr to 2b for J. Mack.
- N. Banks to p for M. Abdul.
- Davila struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS).
- O'Brien walked (3-1 SBBBB).
- Highfill grounded out to p (1-2 SFB); O'Brien advanced to second.
- Chester walked (3-2 KBSBB).
- Chester walks on a pitch clock violation.
- Cupp doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (3-2 BSFBBF); Chester scored; O'Brien scored.
- Ras. Grace to p for N. Banks.
- Spalitta struck out looking (3-2 BKFBBK).
7th inning
Top: Southern
- O'Leary to p for Mannell.
- M. Latulas struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
- D. Joseph struck out looking (2-2 SBBKK).
- T. Carr grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 BKBS).