W 8-3 vs Lipscomb
March 5, 2026 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 10,057 · 75°, partly cloudy, SSE 4 mph
Lipscomb
6-6
3
Mississippi State
12-2
8
FinalMSU win

Lipscomb
6-6

Mississippi State
12-2
3–8
FinalMSU win
Game 1 of 3 · Mississippi State leads the series 1-0
W: Ryan McPherson (3-0)·L: Alexander Llinas·SV: Ben Davis (2)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Lipscomb hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Miller | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hutson Miles | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keaton Mahan | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Stelogeannis | RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Carter | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damion Kenealy Jr | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Holm | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Ludeiro | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Ramirez | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Beddingfield | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Pruitt | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Thomas | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Wyers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gehrig Frei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vytas Valincius | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Nunnallee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Lipscomb: E: Ludeiro. LOB: 10. 2B: Mahan, Carter, Kenealy Jr. SB: Miles, Stelogeannis.
Mississippi State: DP: 1. LOB: 7. 2B: Reese (9), Chance (4). HR: Wyers 2 (2), Woodson (1). SB: Sanders (1), Chance (6). SH: James.
Lipscomb pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Llinas | L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Adam Jamison | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Dane LeMaster | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McPherson | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 61 |
| Maddox Webb | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | |
| Ben Davis | SV | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 101 |
Lipscomb: WP: Jamison, LeMaster.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 6th | Lipscomb | B. Carter doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-2 FKB); Stelogeannis scored. | LIP 1, MSU 0 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Wyers homered to left field, RBI (1-2 KFFB). | LIP 1, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Frei singled to right field, RBI (1-1 BS); Sullivan advanced to second; Reese scored. | LIP 1, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | James reached on a throwing error by c, SAC, bunt, advanced to second on the error (2-0 BB); Frei scored, unearned; Sullivan scored. | LIP 1, MSU 4 |
| Bottom 6th | Mississippi State | Valincius, V singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); James scored, unearned. | LIP 1, MSU 5 |
| Bottom 7th | Mississippi State | Wyers homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). | LIP 1, MSU 6 |
| Top 8th | Lipscomb | Kenealy Jr doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Stelogeannis scored; K. Mahan scored. | LIP 3, MSU 6 |
| Bottom 8th | Mississippi State | Woodson homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). | LIP 3, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 8th | Mississippi State | Chance singled to right center, RBI (1-0 B); Sanders scored. | LIP 3, MSU 8 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Lipscomb
- B. Miller walked (3-0 BBBB).
- H. Miles reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 K); B. Miller out at second ss unassisted.
- K. Mahan lined out to lf (0-0).
- H. Miles stole second.
- Stelogeannis struck out swinging (2-2 BKSBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Wyers struck out swinging (1-2 FSBFS).
- Reese grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBKFB).
- Sullivan lined out to lf (1-2 BKS).
2nd inning
Top: Lipscomb
- B. Carter struck out looking (1-2 BSSK).
- Kenealy Jr lined out to 3b (0-2 KK).
- K. Holm singled to right center (0-2 KF).
- A. Ludeiro struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Bevis grounded out to ss (3-1 BBBK).
- James lined out to cf (2-1 BFB).
- Woodson struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS).
3rd inning
Top: Lipscomb
- C. Pruitt struck out looking (2-2 BBKKK).
- B. Miller struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS).
- H. Miles popped up to 2b (0-2 KS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Valincius, V grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK).
- Nunnallee struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).
- Chance doubled to left field (0-1 K).
- Wyers flied out to rf (0-1 F).
4th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- K. Mahan struck out looking (2-2 KBSFBK).
- Stelogeannis singled to right field (0-1 K).
- B. Carter popped up to ss (2-2 KFFBB).
- Kenealy Jr lined out to rf down the rf line (0-1 K).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Reese singled to left field (0-1 S).
- Sullivan reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-0 B); Reese out at second ss to 2b.
- Bevis struck out swinging (0-2 FFS).
- James flied out to cf (2-1 BKB).
5th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- K. Holm flied out to rf (0-1 K).
- A. Ludeiro singled to shortstop (1-2 SBS).
- C. Pruitt fouled out to 1b (1-2 BKK).
- B. Miller struck out looking (0-2 KSK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Woodson singled to center field (2-1 BKB).
- Valincius, V flied out to rf (3-2 BKBBF).
- Nunnallee reached on a fielder's choice to second base (2-2 BKFB); Woodson out at second 2b to ss.
- Chance flied out to cf (1-2 FBK).
6th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- H. Miles grounded out to 2b (0-0).
- K. Mahan out at first 1b to p (0-1 K).
- LIP: 0ffensive timeout (1).
- Stelogeannis singled through the right side (0-1 F).
- Stelogeannis stole second.
- B. Carter doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-2 FKB); Stelogeannis scored.
- Kenealy Jr struck out swinging (2-2 BSFBS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Wyers homered to left field, RBI (1-2 KFFB).
- LIP mound visit: (1).
- Reese doubled to center field (3-1 BBBK).
- Sullivan singled through the left side (0-1 F); Reese advanced to third.
- A. Jamison to p for A. Llinas.
- Frei pinch hit for Bevis.
- Frei singled to right field, RBI (1-1 BS); Sullivan advanced to second; Reese scored.
- James reached on a throwing error by c, SAC, bunt, advanced to second on the error (2-0 BB); Frei scored, unearned; Sullivan scored.
- James advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Woodson grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB).
- Valincius, V singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); James scored, unearned.
- LIP mound visit: (2).
- Nunnallee grounded out to 3b (1-0 B); Valincius, V advanced to second.
- Chance grounded out to 2b (0-0).
7th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- Wyers to 1b.
- Frei to 2b.
- Webb to p for McPherson.
- K. Holm singled to left field (1-1 KB).
- A. Ludeiro walked (3-1 BBBKB); K. Holm advanced to second.
- MSU mound visit: (1).
- C. Pruitt singled through the left side (1-1 BK); A. Ludeiro advanced to second; K. Holm advanced to third.
- LIP is challenging the call of out at 1b on a pick off.
- Review: call stands, LIP loses challenge.
- B. Miller struck out swinging, hit into double play c to 1b, picked off (0-2 SKFS); C. Pruitt out on the play.
- H. Miles struck out swinging (0-2 FSS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Wyers homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B).
- Reese singled to right field (1-0 B).
- D. LeMaster to p for A. Jamison.
- Sullivan flied out to rf (1-0 B).
- Reese advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Frei grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0 B); Reese advanced to third.
- James grounded out to ss (3-2 KBBBK).
8th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- K. Mahan doubled to left field (2-1 BBF).
- Stelogeannis singled to left field (1-0 B); K. Mahan advanced to third.
- B. Carter struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS).
- Kenealy Jr doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Stelogeannis scored; K. Mahan scored.
- Davis to p for Webb.
- K. Holm struck out looking (2-2 KBSBK).
- D. Ramirez pinch hit for A. Ludeiro.
- D. Ramirez grounded out to ss (2-0 BB).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Beddingfield to c for D. Ramirez.
- Woodson homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B).
- Valincius, V walked (3-1 KBBBB).
- Sanders pinch ran for Valincius, V.
- Sanders stole second.
- Nunnallee flied out to rf (3-2 FKFBFBB); Sanders advanced to third.
- Chance singled to right center, RBI (1-0 B); Sanders scored.
- Chance stole second.
- Wyers grounded out to p (1-2 KBK); Chance advanced to third.
- Reese walked (3-2 BBBFKFB).
- Sullivan struck out swinging (0-2 KKFS).
9th inning
Top: Lipscomb
- Stallman to 1b for Wyers.
- Parker to rf for Sanders.
- Nunnallee to lf.
- J. Thomas pinch hit for C. Pruitt.
- J. Thomas singled through the right side (1-1 FB).
- B. Miller struck out looking (2-2 BSBSFK).
- H. Miles singled to left field (1-2 FSBF); J. Thomas advanced to second.
- MSU mound visit: (2).
- K. Mahan grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS); H. Miles advanced to second; J. Thomas advanced to third.
- Stelogeannis grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 KFF).