L 6-7 at Texas A&M
May 16, 2026 · Bryan-College Station, Texas · Attendance 6,600 · 81°, partly cloudy · Conference
Mississippi State
39-16, 16-14 SEC
6
Texas A&M
39-13, 18-11 SEC
7
FinalMSU loss

Mississippi State
39-16, 16-14 SEC

Texas A&M
39-13, 18-11 SEC
6–7
FinalMSU loss
Game 3 of 3 · Texas A&M won the series 2-1
W: Clayton Freshcorn·L: Charlie Foster (0-3)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vytas Valincius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Texas A&M hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Grahovac | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Sorrell | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hacopian | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Duer | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Chestnut | PH/LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bear Harrison | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Royo | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorian Wilson | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Partida | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Kiel II | PR/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Binderup | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Kellner | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State: E: Woodson. LOB: 5. HR: Reese (20), Sullivan (11), Parker (13). CS: Parker. HBP: Stallman.
Texas A&M: E: Kellner. DP: 1. LOB: 14. 2B: Harrison, Royo. SF: Royo. SH: Chestnut.
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McPherson | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | |
| Dane Burns | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | |
| Ben Davis | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | |
| Tyler Pitzer | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | |
| Maddox Webb | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Charlie Foster | L | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 |
| Jack Gleason | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 96 |
Texas A&M pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Darden | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | |
| Gavin Lyons | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | |
| Cooper Powell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Clayton Freshcorn | W | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 149 |
Mississippi State: WP: Burns, Davis.
Texas A&M: WP: Darden. HB: Darden.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 3rd | Texas A&M | DUER reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI (2-1 BBF); HACOPIAN advanced to second; SORRELL scored. | MSU 0, TAMU 1 |
| Top 4th | Mississippi State | Chance grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-2 KBS); Stallman advanced to second; Valincius, V advanced to third; Sullivan scored. | MSU 1, TAMU 1 |
| Bottom 4th | Texas A&M | SORRELL reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-2 FS); GRAHOVAC out at second 1b to ss; KELLNER advanced to third; BINDERUP scored. | MSU 1, TAMU 2 |
| Bottom 4th | Texas A&M | HACOPIAN singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); SORRELL advanced to third; KELLNER scored. | MSU 1, TAMU 3 |
| Top 5th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 BSFFBFF); Woodson scored. | MSU 3, TAMU 3 |
| Top 5th | Mississippi State | Sullivan homered to center field, RBI (2-2 FKBB). | MSU 4, TAMU 3 |
| Bottom 7th | Texas A&M | ROYO flied out to rf to right center, SF, RBI (1-1 BF); HARRISON advanced to third; DUER scored. | MSU 4, TAMU 4 |
| Bottom 7th | Texas A&M | KELLNER singled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 K); KIEL II advanced to third; HARRISON scored. | MSU 4, TAMU 5 |
| Top 8th | Mississippi State | Parker homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Sullivan scored. | MSU 6, TAMU 5 |
| Bottom 8th | Texas A&M | HARRISON singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 SBFBFF); HACOPIAN scored; SORRELL scored. | MSU 6, TAMU 7 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Mississippi State
- No play.
- Frei singled to pitcher (1-2 SBF).
- Frei advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Reese flied out to lf (3-2 KFBBBF).
- Sullivan grounded out to ss (0-0); Frei advanced to third.
- Parker grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- GRAHOVAC struck out swinging (0-2 FKS).
- SORRELL singled through the right side (1-0 B).
- HACOPIAN flied out to rf (0-0).
- DUER grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK).
2nd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Valincius, V grounded out to 2b (0-1 K).
- Stallman hit by pitch (2-2 BSFB).
- Chance grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2 FFBF); Stallman out on the play.
Bottom: Texas A&M
- HARRISON struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS).
- ROYO grounded out to ss (0-0).
- WILSON walked (3-2 KBSFBFBFB).
- BINDERUP walked (3-1 BSBBB); WILSON advanced to second.
- KELLNER struck out swinging (3-2 BFBFBS).
3rd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- James struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KSS).
- Woodson singled to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss (1-1 FB).
- Frei grounded out to 3b (0-2 KFFF).
- Reese grounded out to 2b (1-2 KBF).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- GRAHOVAC popped up to p (0-0).
- SORRELL walked (3-0 BBBB).
- HACOPIAN walked (3-1 BBFBB); SORRELL advanced to second.
- Burns to p for McPherson.
- SORRELL advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- DUER reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI (2-1 BBF); HACOPIAN advanced to second; SORRELL scored.
- HARRISON struck out looking (0-2 KFFK).
- ROYO flied out to cf to right center (0-0).
4th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Sullivan singled down the lf line (1-2 KFBF).
- Parker popped up to ss (0-2 FKF).
- Valincius, V singled down the lf line (1-2 KSB); Sullivan advanced to second.
- Stallman walked (3-1 BBBKB); Valincius, V advanced to second; Sullivan advanced to third.
- LYONS to p for DARDEN.
- Chance grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-2 KBS); Stallman advanced to second; Valincius, V advanced to third; Sullivan scored.
- James struck out swinging (0-2 KFFFS).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- WILSON struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKKFS).
- BINDERUP walked (3-1 BBFBB).
- KELLNER walked (3-1 BBKBB); BINDERUP advanced to second.
- Davis to p for Burns.
- KELLNER advanced to second on a wild pitch; BINDERUP advanced to third.
- GRAHOVAC walked (3-2 BBSSBB).
- SORRELL reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-2 FS); GRAHOVAC out at second 1b to ss; KELLNER advanced to third; BINDERUP scored.
- HACOPIAN singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); SORRELL advanced to third; KELLNER scored.
- DUER reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 SKFFF); HACOPIAN out at second ss unassisted.
5th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Woodson singled to center field (1-1 SB).
- Frei struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS).
- Reese homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 BSFFBFF); Woodson scored.
- Sullivan homered to center field, RBI (2-2 FKBB).
- Parker singled to shortstop (1-1 FB).
- Parker out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
- Valincius, V flied out to lf (3-2 BBSKFB).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- HARRISON walked (3-2 KBBSBB).
- ROYO popped up to 1b (2-1 BBS).
- WILSON flied out to lf (1-1 KB).
- BINDERUP walked (3-2 BKBFBB); HARRISON advanced to second.
- Pitzer to p for Davis.
- KELLNER flied out to lf (0-0).
6th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- POWELL to p for LYONS.
- Stallman struck out swinging (2-2 FBFBS).
- Chance struck out looking (1-2 KBFK).
- James flied out to rf (0-2 SS).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- GRAHOVAC grounded out to ss (0-1 K).
- SORRELL popped up to 3b (3-2 FBBSBFFF).
- HACOPIAN grounded out to p (1-2 FBS).
7th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Woodson popped up to 1b (1-1 KB).
- Frei struck out swinging (0-2 SSS).
- Reese flied out to lf to left center (1-2 BKFF).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- DUER walked (3-2 BBBKKB).
- Webb to p for Pitzer.
- HARRISON doubled down the lf line (1-1 BS); DUER advanced to third.
- ROYO flied out to rf to right center, SF, RBI (1-1 BF); HARRISON advanced to third; DUER scored.
- Foster to p for Webb.
- PARTIDA pinch hit for WILSON.
- PARTIDA walked (3-2 BBKFFBB).
- KIEL II pinch ran for PARTIDA.
- BINDERUP popped up to c (2-0 BB).
- KELLNER singled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 K); KIEL II advanced to third; HARRISON scored.
- GRAHOVAC grounded out to 3b (0-0).
8th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- KIEL II to rf.
- FRESHCORN to p for POWELL.
- Sullivan singled to left field (0-1 K).
- Parker homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Sullivan scored.
- Valincius, V fouled out to rf (1-1 BS).
- Stallman flied out to cf (1-0 B).
- Chance grounded out to ss (2-2 BBFS).
Bottom: Texas A&M
- SORRELL walked (3-0 BBBB).
- HACOPIAN singled to right field (0-1 K); SORRELL advanced to second.
- CHESTNUT pinch hit for DUER.
- CHESTNUT out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); HACOPIAN advanced to second; SORRELL advanced to third.
- HARRISON singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 SBFBFF); HACOPIAN scored; SORRELL scored.
- ROYO doubled down the lf line (1-0 B); HARRISON advanced to third.
- Gleason to p for Foster.
- KIEL II popped up to 2b (0-2 KK).
- BINDERUP walked (3-1 BBKBB).
- KELLNER struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS).
9th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- CHESTNUT to lf.
- Bevis pinch hit for James.
- Bevis flied out to cf (3-2 BBBKS).
- Woodson struck out looking (0-2 KKK).
- Frei singled to center field (0-0).
- Sanders pinch ran for Frei.
- Reese flied out to lf (1-2 SSB).