W 21-6 vs Nicholls
May 5, 2026 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 8,042 · 77°, cloudy, S 9 mph
Nicholls
25-23
6
Mississippi State
37-12
21
Final/7MSU win

Nicholls
25-23

Mississippi State
37-12
6–21
Final/7MSU win
W: Jack Gleason (4-1)·L: Austin Vargas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 1 |
Nicholls hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Artigues | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Detillier | PH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Rijo-Berger | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Mattox | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caston Thompson | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Biediger | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jenkins | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Giger | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Mabry | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greyson Shafer | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Milam | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Miller | PH/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Terry | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Mock | PH/C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fisher Ingersoll | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Irvin | PH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vytas Valincius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Nunnallee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Milewski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Wyers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Nicholls: E: Milam, Terry. LOB: 5. 3B: Giger. HR: Thompson. CS: Giger.
Mississippi State: E: Raymond. LOB: 4. 2B: Bevis (5), Stallman (9). HR: Reese 2 (17), Parker (10), Stallman 2 (10), Wyers (4). SB: Parker (6), Chance (12).
Nicholls pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Vargas | L | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Tyler Avery | 0.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | |
| Karson Trichel | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Peyton Lacy | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Shaydon Benson | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | |
| Owen Schexnaydre | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 191 |
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Billingsley Jr. | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 30 | |
| Jack Gleason | W | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 |
| Parker Rhodes | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 24 | |
| Totals | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 71 |
Nicholls: WP: Vargas, Benson 2.
Mississippi State: WP: Rhodes.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1st | Nicholls | Thompson homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BFBF); Rijo-Berger scored. | NIC 2, MSU 0 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Bevis doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 KBSBF); Frei scored. | NIC 2, MSU 1 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Parker singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b; Bevis scored. | NIC 2, MSU 2 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Stallman doubled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 SFFB); Chance scored; Parker scored. | NIC 2, MSU 4 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Frei singled to third base, RBI (1-2 FBK); Wyers advanced to second; Milewski advanced to third; Stallman scored. | NIC 2, MSU 5 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Reese singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 FSBB); Frei advanced to third; Wyers scored; Milewski scored. | NIC 2, MSU 7 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Sullivan walked, RBI (3-2 BKSBBFFB); Bevis advanced to second; Reese advanced to third; Frei scored. | NIC 2, MSU 8 |
| Bottom 1st | Mississippi State | Parker homered to right center, 4 RBI (1-2 KSB); Sullivan scored; Bevis scored; Reese scored. | NIC 2, MSU 12 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Stallman homered to right field, RBI (0-0). | NIC 2, MSU 13 |
| Bottom 2nd | Mississippi State | Wyers homered to left center, RBI (0-2 FF). | NIC 2, MSU 14 |
| Bottom 3rd | Mississippi State | Stallman homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BFSB); Chance scored. | NIC 2, MSU 16 |
| Top 4th | Nicholls | Milam singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Shafer advanced to second; Giger advanced to third; Jenkins scored. | NIC 3, MSU 16 |
| Top 4th | Nicholls | Terry singled to pitcher, advanced to second, 2 RBI (0-0); Milam advanced to third; Shafer scored; Giger scored. | NIC 5, MSU 16 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to left center, RBI (0-1 F). | NIC 5, MSU 17 |
| Bottom 4th | Mississippi State | Sullivan scored on a wild pitch. | NIC 5, MSU 18 |
| Top 5th | Nicholls | Giger tripled to center field, RBI (2-2 SBBS); Jenkins scored. | NIC 6, MSU 18 |
| Bottom 5th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Raymond scored; Stallman scored. | NIC 6, MSU 21 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Nicholls
- Artigues grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB).
- Rijo-Berger singled up the middle (0-0).
- Thompson homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BFBF); Rijo-Berger scored.
- Jenkins walked (3-0 BBBB).
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- Giger reached on a fielder's choice to second base (2-2 KBFB); Jenkins out at second 2b to ss.
- Giger out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Frei walked (3-2 BKBBKFB).
- Reese flied out to cf to left center (2-2 BKBS).
- Frei advanced to second on a throwing error by c.
- Bevis doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 KBSBF); Frei scored.
- Sullivan walked (3-2 BBKBFB).
- NIC: mound visit (1).
- Parker singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b; Bevis scored.
- Parker stole second.
- Chance walked (3-2 FBBKBB); Parker advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Chance stole second.
- Stallman doubled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 SFFB); Chance scored; Parker scored.
- Milewski walked (3-2 BBKKBB).
- Avery to p for Vargas.
- Wyers walked (3-2 KBBBSB); Milewski advanced to second; Stallman advanced to third.
- Frei singled to third base, RBI (1-2 FBK); Wyers advanced to second; Milewski advanced to third; Stallman scored.
- Reese singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 FSBB); Frei advanced to third; Wyers scored; Milewski scored.
- Bevis walked (3-0 BBBB); Reese advanced to second.
- NIC: mound visit (2).
- Sullivan walked, RBI (3-2 BKSBBFFB); Bevis advanced to second; Reese advanced to third; Frei scored.
- Parker homered to right center, 4 RBI (1-2 KSB); Sullivan scored; Bevis scored; Reese scored.
- Chance flied out to rf (2-2 KBBF).
2nd inning
Top: Nicholls
- Shafer flied out to lf to left center (1-0 B).
- Milam flied out to cf to right center (0-0).
- Terry flied out to cf (1-2 BKS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Trichel to p for Avery.
- Stallman homered to right field, RBI (0-0).
- Milewski struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS).
- Wyers homered to left center, RBI (0-2 FF).
- Frei struck out swinging (2-2 SBBKS).
- Reese singled up the middle (0-0).
- Bevis fouled out to lf (2-1 SBB).
3rd inning
Top: Nicholls
- Ingersoll struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS).
- Artigues struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
- Rijo-Berger popped up to 2b to right field (1-1 BS).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Lacy to p for Trichel.
- Sullivan flied out to rf (1-2 BFK).
- Parker struck out swinging (1-2 KSBFFS).
- Chance singled through the left side (0-0).
- Stallman homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BFSB); Chance scored.
- Owen pinch hit for Milewski.
- Owen reached on a throwing error by ss (0-0).
- Wyers singled to center field (0-0); Owen advanced to second.
- Sanders pinch hit for Frei.
- Sanders grounded out to ss (0-0).
4th inning
Top: Nicholls
- Sanders to 2b.
- Raymond to c for Owen.
- Thompson flied out to cf (1-2 FBS).
- Jenkins singled to left field (1-0 B).
- Giger singled to left field (0-0); Jenkins advanced to second.
- Shafer walked (3-1 BFBBB); Giger advanced to second; Jenkins advanced to third.
- MSU: mound visit (2).
- Milam singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Shafer advanced to second; Giger advanced to third; Jenkins scored.
- Terry singled to pitcher, advanced to second, 2 RBI (0-0); Milam advanced to third; Shafer scored; Giger scored.
- Gleason to p for Billingsley.
- Ingersoll struck out looking (3-2 SKBFBBK).
- Artigues lined out to rf (2-1 BBK).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Benson to p for Lacy.
- Reese homered to left center, RBI (0-1 F).
- Bevis struck out swinging (3-2 BKSBBS).
- Sullivan singled to center field (2-0 BB).
- Sullivan advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Parker grounded out to ss (3-2 BBKBK); Sullivan advanced to third.
- Nunnallee pinch hit for Chance.
- Sullivan scored on a wild pitch.
- Nunnallee grounded out to 2b (1-2 KKB).
5th inning
Top: Nicholls
- Nunnallee to cf.
- Rijo-Berger singled up the middle (0-0).
- Thompson struck out swinging (0-2 FKS).
- Jenkins reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 BF); Rijo-Berger out at second ss to 2b.
- Giger tripled to center field, RBI (2-2 SBBS); Jenkins scored.
- Shafer reached on catcher's interference (1-2 KFB).
- Shafer out at second c to ss.
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Stallman singled through the right side (1-1 BS).
- Raymond singled through the right side (0-1 F); Stallman advanced to second.
- Wyers struck out swinging (1-2 KKFFFBS).
- Sanders out at first 1b to p (3-2 BBKBF); Raymond advanced to second; Stallman advanced to third.
- Reese homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Raymond scored; Stallman scored.
- Valincius, V pinch hit for Bevis.
- Valincius, V lined out to 1b (2-2 BKSB).
6th inning
Top: Nicholls
- Woodson to ss for Reese.
- Valincius, V to lf.
- Wyers to 3b.
- Rhodes to p for Gleason.
- Miller pinch hit for Milam.
- James to c for Raymond.
- Miller struck out swinging (0-2 FFS).
- Mock pinch hit for Terry.
- Mock walked (3-2 BSSBFBB).
- Irvin pinch hit for Ingersoll.
- Irvin struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS).
- Detillier pinch hit for Artigues.
- Detillier flied out to rf (1-0 B).
Bottom: Mississippi State
- Detillier to lf.
- Miller to ss.
- Mock to c.
- Irvin to cf.
- Schexnaydre to p for Benson.
- Sullivan grounded out to ss (3-2 BBSBSF).
- Parker singled to right field (3-2 FBSFFBBFFF).
- Nunnallee struck out swinging (0-2 KFFFS).
- Stallman flied out to cf (2-2 BFFFB).
7th inning
Top: Nicholls
- Mattox pinch hit for Rijo-Berger.
- Mattox singled to right field (0-1 F).
- Biediger pinch hit for Thompson.
- Biediger struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS).
- Jenkins singled up the middle (1-1 KB); Mattox advanced to second.
- Mabry pinch hit for Giger.
- Jenkins advanced to second; Mattox advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Mabry struck out swinging (3-2 BKBSBS).
- Shafer struck out swinging (1-2 SBSFS).