W 10-8 vs LSU
April 24, 2026 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 13,489 · 78°, partly cloudy, S 9 mph · Conference
LSU
24-19, 6-13 SEC
8
Mississippi State
32-10, 11-8 SEC
10
Final/11MSU win

LSU
24-19, 6-13 SEC

Mississippi State
32-10, 11-8 SEC
8–10
Final/11MSU win
Game 1 of 3 · Mississippi State leads the series 1-0
W: Dane Burns (2-0)·L: Zac Cowan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
LSU hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stanfield | LF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Yamin IV | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Curiel | CF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Serna Jr. | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Arrambide | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Milam | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Braun | 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Pearson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Yorke | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Caraway | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Simpson | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Harden | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Reaves | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Patrick | RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ruckert | 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vytas Valincius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Nunnallee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Teel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Milewski | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
LSU: E: Caraway. LOB: 14. 2B: Curiel. HR: Serna Jr.. SB: Curiel. HBP: Serna Jr., Arrambide, Braun.
Mississippi State: E: Reese, Teel, Woodson. LOB: 12. 2B: Chance (15). HR: Reese (13), Sullivan (8), Bevis (5), Milewski (8). SF: Bevis. HBP: Sullivan, Bevis.
LSU pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Guidry | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 47 | |
| Connor Benge | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ethan Plog | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Grant Fontenot | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Deven Sheerin | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | |
| Santiago Garcia | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Zac Cowan | L | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Totals | 10.2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 202 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Valincius | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 59 | |
| Maddox Miller | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 18 | |
| Chris Billingsley Jr. | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Ben Davis | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 28 | |
| Maddox Webb | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20 | |
| Dane Burns | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 226 | 139 |
LSU: WP: Sheerin, Garcia. HB: Benge, Sheerin.
Mississippi State: WP: T. Valincius. HB: Miller 2, Webb.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1st | LSU | Serna Jr. singled to left field, RBI (3-2 BSKFBB); Curiel advanced to third; Stanfield scored, unearned. | LSU 1, MSU 0 |
| Top 1st | LSU | Milam singled to right center, RBI (0-2 SFF); Serna Jr. advanced to second; Curiel scored. | LSU 2, MSU 0 |
| Top 1st | LSU | Braun grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-1 BSB); Milam advanced to third; Serna Jr. scored, unearned. | LSU 3, MSU 0 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Bevis homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 KSFBB); Reese scored. | LSU 3, MSU 2 |
| Top 3rd | LSU | Serna Jr. homered to left field, RBI (1-1 FB). | LSU 4, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Reese homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BFB). | LSU 4, MSU 3 |
| Top 4th | LSU | Curiel reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0 BB); Ruckert advanced to second; Patrick advanced to third, scored on the error. | LSU 5, MSU 3 |
| Top 4th | LSU | Milam singled up the middle, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, 2 RBI (1-1 BK); Arrambide advanced to third; Curiel scored, unearned; Ruckert scored, unearned. | LSU 7, MSU 3 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 FK); Woodson advanced to third; Chance scored. | LSU 7, MSU 4 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Sullivan homered to left field, RBI (2-0 BB). | LSU 7, MSU 5 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Sullivan hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 KBK); Reese advanced to second; Milewski advanced to third; Woodson scored, unearned. | LSU 7, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Bevis flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2 FFB); Milewski scored, unearned. | LSU 7, MSU 7 |
| Top 9th | LSU | Patrick singled to right field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Harden advanced to third; Braun scored. | LSU 8, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 9th | Mississippi State | Woodson singled through the left side, RBI (0-2 KK); Sanders scored. | LSU 8, MSU 8 |
| Bottom 11th | Mississippi State | Milewski homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Chance scored. | LSU 8, MSU 10 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: LSU
- Stanfield reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-1 BS).
- Curiel doubled down the 1b line (1-1 FB); Stanfield advanced to third.
- Serna LSU was not hit by pitch; LSU is challenging call of not HBP.
- Review: call stands; LSU loses challenge.
- Serna Jr. singled to left field, RBI (3-2 BSKFBB); Curiel advanced to third; Stanfield scored, unearned.
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- Arrambide struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS).
- Milam singled to right center, RBI (0-2 SFF); Serna Jr. advanced to second; Curiel scored.
- MSU: mound visit (2).
- Milam advanced to second; Serna Jr. advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Braun grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-1 BSB); Milam advanced to third; Serna Jr. scored, unearned.
- Pearson struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei flied out to cf (1-1 KB).
- Reese walked (3-2 KBFBBB).
- Sullivan struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Bevis homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 KSFBB); Reese scored.
- Valincius, V struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS).
2nd inning
Top: LSU
- Patrick struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Ruckert lined out to rf (1-1 FB).
- LSU: offensive timeout (1).
- Stanfield singled to center field (3-2 KKBBB).
- Curiel grounded out to p (3-1 KBBB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Teel out at first 1b to p (3-1 BBBK).
- Chance struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).
- Woodson popped up to 2b (0-1 F).
3rd inning
Top: LSU
- Serna Jr. homered to left field, RBI (1-1 FB).
- Arrambide grounded out to 2b (2-2 FBFB).
- Milam flied out to cf (2-2 BKBF).
- Braun singled to left field (0-2 FF).
- Pearson grounded out to ss (1-2 BFSFF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Milewski flied out to lf (1-2 KBF).
- Frei grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BSF).
- Reese homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BFB).
- LSU: mound visit (1).
- Sullivan singled up the middle (1-1 BF).
- Benge to p for Guidry.
- Bevis hit by pitch (0-2 FK); Sullivan advanced to second.
- Valincius, V reached on a fielder's choice to third base (2-2 BFFB); Bevis advanced to second; Sullivan out at third 3b unassisted.
4th inning
Top: LSU
- Patrick singled to third base (0-1 F).
- Ruckert singled to pitcher, bunt (0-1 K); Patrick advanced to second.
- Stanfield struck out swinging (0-2 SFS).
- Curiel reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0 BB); Ruckert advanced to second; Patrick advanced to third, scored on the error.
- MSU: mound visit (3).
- Serna Jr. infield fly to 2b (2-1 FBB).
- Arrambide walked (3-2 SSBBFBB); Curiel advanced to second; Ruckert advanced to third.
- Miller to p for Valincius, T.
- Milam singled up the middle, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, 2 RBI (1-1 BK); Arrambide advanced to third; Curiel scored, unearned; Ruckert scored, unearned.
- Braun hit by pitch (1-1 KB).
- Yorke pinch hit for Pearson.
- Yorke flied out to cf (2-2 KBBKF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Caraway to 3b for Yorke.
- Plog to p for Benge.
- Teel grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKF).
- Fontenot to p for Plog.
- Chance doubled to right center (2-2 BBKK).
- Woodson walked (3-2 KBBKBB).
- LSU: mound visit (2).
- MSU: offensive timeout (1).
- Milewski struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS).
- Sheerin to p for Fontenot.
- Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 FK); Woodson advanced to third; Chance scored.
- Reese flied out to cf (1-1 BF).
5th inning
Top: LSU
- Patrick struck out looking (2-2 BFBFK).
- Ruckert lined out to lf (0-0).
- LSU: offensive timeout (2).
- Stanfield struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBKS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Sullivan homered to left field, RBI (2-0 BB).
- Bevis MSU was called out 53; MSU is challenging the call.
- Review: call is overturned; MSU wins challenge.
- Bevis singled to third base (2-2 KBFBF).
- Valincius, V flied out to rf down the rf line (1-0 B).
- Teel flied out to lf (1-1 BS).
- Chance flied out to cf (0-0).
6th inning
Top: LSU
- Curiel lined out to cf to left center (3-1 BBKB).
- Serna Jr. singled to center field (0-0).
- Arrambide hit by pitch (0-1 K); Serna Jr. advanced to second.
- MSU: mound visit (4).
- Billingsley to p for Miller.
- Milam lined out to cf (1-0 B).
- Braun grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BFB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Woodson walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Woodson MSU is called safe at second on E5T; LSU is challenging the call.
- Review: call is upheld; LSU is out of challenges.
- Milewski reached on a fielder's choice to third base (1-1 FB); Woodson advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b.
- LSU HC Johnson warned.
- Frei lined out to cf to left center (0-1 K).
- LSU: mound visit (3).
- Milewski advanced to second; Woodson advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Reese intentionally walked.
- LSU: mound visit (4).
- Sullivan hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 KBK); Reese advanced to second; Milewski advanced to third; Woodson scored, unearned.
- Bevis flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2 FFB); Milewski scored, unearned.
- Valincius, V walked (3-1 SBBBB); Sullivan advanced to second; Reese advanced to third.
- LSU: mound visit (5).
- Garcia to p for Sheerin.
- James pinch hit for Teel.
- James reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 BKF); Valincius, V advanced to second; Sullivan out at third ss to 3b.
7th inning
Top: LSU
- Bevis to lf.
- Stallman to 1b for James.
- Chance to cf.
- Davis to p for Billingsley.
- Caraway struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBFBS).
- Patrick grounded out to ss (1-0 B).
- Ruckert struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Simpson to 3b for Caraway.
- Chance flied out to rf (3-1 BBBK).
- Woodson struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 KBFS).
- Milewski flied out to cf (1-2 BSK).
- Frei flied out to rf (1-1 BS).
8th inning
Top: LSU
- Stanfield struck out looking (2-2 KBKFFBK).
- Curiel struck out swinging (3-2 FBSBBS).
- Serna Jr. grounded out to ss (0-2 KFF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reese grounded out to 2b (0-0).
- Sullivan struck out swinging (1-2 KFFBS).
- Bevis struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS).
9th inning
Top: LSU
- Parker to rf for Bevis.
- Valincius, V to lf.
- Arrambide struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS).
- Milam popped up to ss (1-1 BK).
- Braun singled to right field (2-0 BB).
- Harden pinch hit for Simpson.
- MSU: mound visit (5).
- Harden walked (3-0 BBBB); Braun advanced to second.
- Patrick singled to right field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Harden advanced to third; Braun scored.
- MSU: mound visit (6).
- Webb to p for Davis.
- Ruckert popped up to 3b (0-2 FFF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reaves to 3b for Harden.
- Valincius, V walked (3-1 BBFBB).
- Sanders pinch ran for Valincius, V.
- Stallman MSU is out 463 GDP; MSU is challenging both calls.
- Review: call is overturned at second to safe out at first.
- Stallman out at first 2b to ss to 1b (1-2 BKF); Sanders advanced to second.
- Chance popped up to 1b (1-0 B).
- Woodson singled through the left side, RBI (0-2 KK); Sanders scored.
- LSU Cowan enters on a 2-0 count on Milewski.
- Milewski walked; Woodson advanced to second.
- Cowan to p for Garcia.
- Frei grounded out to ss (0-2 SSFF).
10th inning
Top: LSU
- Nunnallee to lf for Sanders.
- Stanfield flied out to cf (3-2 BFBBFFF).
- Curiel singled to left field (0-0).
- Serna Jr. hit by pitch (2-1 KBB); Curiel advanced to second.
- MSU: mound visit (7).
- Curiel stole third.
- Arrambide struck out looking (1-2 KSBK).
- Milam walked (3-2 BBBKFFB); Serna Jr. advanced to second.
- Braun flied out to lf (3-2 BKBBF).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reese lined out to cf to right center (3-2 BFBKFB).
- Sullivan lined out to cf (2-1 KBB).
- Parker walked (3-2 BSSBBB).
- LSU: mound visit (6).
- Nunnallee grounded out to p (1-2 BKF).
11th inning
Top: LSU
- Burns to p for Webb.
- Reaves walked (3-2 BKBBKFB).
- Patrick struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Ruckert struck out swinging (1-2 FBFS).
- Stanfield grounded out to ss (1-1 BS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Yamin IV to lf for Stanfield.
- Stallman struck out looking (2-2 BBFSK).
- Chance singled through the right side (2-2 FBKB).
- Woodson struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Milewski homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Chance scored.