W 19-5 vs Louisiana
May 31, 2026 · Starkville, MS · Attendance 9,901 · 86°, partly cloudy, NNE 3 mph · Postseason
Mississippi State
43-17
19
Louisiana
5
FinalMSU win

Mississippi State
43-17

Louisiana
19–5
FinalMSU win
W: Ryan McPherson (4-1)·L: Pruitt,Sawyer
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ace Reese | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vytas Valincius | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Teel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Milewski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Louisiana hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez,Blaze | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins,Mark | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amedee,Lee | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown,Colt | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres,Jose | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markle,Drew | 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaSalle,Donovan | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandino,Maddox | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lim,Josh | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis,Noah | CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mississippi State: E: McPherson. LOB: 7. 2B: Sullivan 2 (13), Parker (10), Valincius (4), Stallman (12). 3B: Stallman (1). HR: Frei (11), Reese (22), Parker 2 (16), Valincius (6), Woodson 2 (8). CS: Frei. SH: Valincius, Chance. HBP: Frei, Reese, Milewski.
Louisiana: DP: 2. LOB: 11. 2B: Rodriguez, Markle. HR: Brown, Lewis. SB: Lewis. CS: Lewis.
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McPherson | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 53 |
| Jack Bauer | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | |
| Maddox Miller | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| Ben Davis | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | |
| Dane Burns | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 106 |
Louisiana pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruitt,Sawyer | L | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
| Roman,Ty | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
| Tollett,JR | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Pearson,Hayden | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Victorian,Landon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Flanagan,Cole | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Riley,Cam | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Carter,Garret | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Herrmann,Andrew | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 196 |
Mississippi State: WP: Miller.
Louisiana: WP: Pruitt, Roman, Pearson, Riley, Herrmann. HB: Pruitt, Roman, Carter.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1st | Mississippi State | Frei homered to right center, RBI (2-2 BKBK). | MSU 1, UL 0 |
| Top 1st | Mississippi State | Parker homered to right center, RBI (0-1 F). | MSU 2, UL 0 |
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Woodson homered to right center, RBI (2-2 KFFFFFBBF). | MSU 3, UL 0 |
| Bottom 3rd | Louisiana | Lewis homered to left field, RBI (1-1 KB). | MSU 3, UL 1 |
| Top 4th | Mississippi State | Milewski singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBSF); Stallman scored. | MSU 4, UL 1 |
| Top 4th | Mississippi State | Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 KF); Milewski scored. | MSU 5, UL 1 |
| Top 4th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Frei scored. | MSU 7, UL 1 |
| Top 5th | Mississippi State | Woodson singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Parker scored. | MSU 8, UL 1 |
| Bottom 5th | Louisiana | Lewis stole second; Mandino scored on the throw. | MSU 8, UL 2 |
| Bottom 6th | Louisiana | Brown homered to center field, RBI (0-0). | MSU 8, UL 3 |
| Top 7th | Mississippi State | Parker doubled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 SSBB); Sullivan scored. | MSU 9, UL 3 |
| Top 7th | Mississippi State | Valincius, V doubled down the 3b line, RBI (2-1 FBB); Parker scored. | MSU 10, UL 3 |
| Top 7th | Mississippi State | Stallman tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 K); Valincius, V scored. | MSU 11, UL 3 |
| Top 7th | Mississippi State | Woodson homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBKB); Stallman scored. | MSU 13, UL 3 |
| Bottom 7th | Louisiana | Rodriguez singled down the 3b line, bunt, RBI (2-1 BBK); Lewis advanced to second; Mandino scored. | MSU 13, UL 4 |
| Bottom 7th | Louisiana | Amedee singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Rodriguez advanced to second; Lewis scored. | MSU 13, UL 5 |
| Top 8th | Mississippi State | Parker homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Sullivan scored. | MSU 15, UL 5 |
| Top 9th | Mississippi State | Valincius, V homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-2 SFBB); Parker scored; Sullivan scored; Frei scored. | MSU 19, UL 5 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Mississippi State
- No play.
- Frei homered to right center, RBI (2-2 BKBK).
- Reese struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK).
- Sullivan grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB).
- Parker homered to right center, RBI (0-1 F).
- Valincius, V struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS).
Bottom: Louisiana
- Rodriguez grounded out to ss (3-1 BBKB).
- Collins flied out to lf (3-1 BBBK).
- Amedee struck out swinging (3-2 KBSBBFFS).
2nd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Stallman struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 FBSBS).
- Woodson homered to right center, RBI (2-2 KFFFFFBBF).
- Milewski hit by pitch (0-0).
- UL: mound visit (1).
- Milewski advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Chance walked (3-0 BBBB).
- UL: mound visit (2).
- Roman to p for Pruitt.
- Frei grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Chance out on the play.
Bottom: Louisiana
- Brown fouled out to 1b (2-1 KBB).
- Markle popped up to 2b (1-1 SB).
- LaSalle flied out to cf (2-1 BKB).
3rd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Reese hit by pitch (0-0).
- Reese advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Sullivan struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBFFFBS).
- Parker walked (3-1 KBBBB).
- Valincius, V grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 S); Parker out on the play.
Bottom: Louisiana
- Mandino struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS).
- Lim grounded out to 2b (0-0).
- Lewis homered to left field, RBI (1-1 KB).
- Rodriguez doubled down the rf line (3-2 KBBFBFF).
- Rodriguez advanced to third on a throwing error by p.
- MSU: mound visit (1).
- MSU: mound visit (2).
- Collins struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS).
4th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Stallman doubled to center field, ground-rule (0-0).
- Woodson flied out to rf (1-0 B); Stallman advanced to third.
- Milewski singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBSF); Stallman scored.
- Chance grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); Milewski advanced to second.
- Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 KF); Milewski scored.
- Reese homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Frei scored.
- Tollett to p for Roman.
- Sullivan grounded out to ss (1-1 FB).
Bottom: Louisiana
- Amedee struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS).
- Brown struck out looking (1-2 FFBFFK).
- Markle singled through the left side (1-1 BS).
- LaSalle struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS).
5th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Parker walked (3-2 BBKSBFB).
- Valincius, V grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-1 KB); Parker advanced to second.
- Stallman lined out to cf (0-0); Parker advanced to third.
- Woodson singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Parker scored.
- Milewski grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB).
Bottom: Louisiana
- Mandino singled up the middle (1-2 KFB).
- Lim struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS).
- Lewis singled through the right side (1-1 SB); Mandino advanced to third.
- Lewis stole second; Mandino scored on the throw.
- Lewis out at third p to 3b, caught stealing.
- Rodriguez flied out to cf to right center (1-2 SBK).
6th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Chance struck out looking (2-2 FBBKK).
- Frei singled to second base (0-2 SS).
- Reese flied out to lf (1-1 KB).
- Frei out at second p to 1b to 2b to p, picked off, caught stealing.
Bottom: Louisiana
- Bauer to p for McPherson.
- COllins UL was called out 53; UL is challenging the call.
- Review: call is confirmed; UL loses challenge.
- Collins grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBKFB).
- Amedee struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KFS).
- Brown homered to center field, RBI (0-0).
- Markle singled through the right side (3-2 FBSBB).
- UL: offensive timeout (1).
- LaSalle struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS).
7th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Sullivan doubled to left center (2-1 BBF).
- Pearson to p for Tollett.
- Parker doubled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 SSBB); Sullivan scored.
- Parker advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Valincius, V doubled down the 3b line, RBI (2-1 FBB); Parker scored.
- UL: mound visit (3).
- Stallman tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 K); Valincius, V scored.
- Victorian to p for Pearson.
- Woodson homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBKB); Stallman scored.
- Milewski struck out swinging (3-2 BFBBKS).
- Chance flied out to rf (0-0).
- Frei singled through the left side (0-0).
- Reese struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
Bottom: Louisiana
- Mandino singled to left field (0-0).
- Lim struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS).
- Lewis singled to center field (1-0 B); Mandino advanced to third.
- Miller to p for Bauer.
- Rodriguez singled down the 3b line, bunt, RBI (2-1 BBK); Lewis advanced to second; Mandino scored.
- Collins flied out to cf (1-2 KBS).
- Amedee singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Rodriguez advanced to second; Lewis scored.
- MSU: mound visit (3).
- Amedee advanced to second; Rodriguez advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- Brown walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Davis to p for Miller.
- Markle struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).
8th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Flanagan to p for Victorian.
- Sullivan doubled down the lf line (1-2 KBSF).
- Parker homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Sullivan scored.
- Valincius, V flied out to rf (1-1 SB).
- Stallman struck out swinging (3-2 KSBBBFS).
- Riley to p for Flanagan.
- Woodson walked (3-1 KBBBB).
- Woodson advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Milewski walked (3-2 SBBBFB).
- Carter to p for Riley.
- Chance flied out to rf down the rf line (2-0 BB).
Bottom: Louisiana
- LaSalle singled to third base (1-1 SB).
- Mandino walked (3-2 SBBBKB); LaSalle advanced to second.
- MSU: mound visit (4).
- Lim out at first 1b to p (1-2 BFF); Mandino advanced to second; LaSalle advanced to third.
- Lewis struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 FFS).
- Rodriguez walked (3-2 BBKSBFFB).
- Collins grounded out to 3b (3-2 FKBBB).
9th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Frei hit by pitch (1-2 FFB).
- Reese lined out to cf (0-0).
- Sullivan singled to left field (2-0 BB); Frei advanced to second.
- Herrmann to p for Carter.
- Parker singled to left field (3-1 BBSB); Sullivan advanced to second; Frei advanced to third.
- Valincius, V homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-2 SFBB); Parker scored; Sullivan scored; Frei scored.
- Bevis pinch hit for Stallman.
- Bevis walked (3-2 KFBBBB).
- Woodson grounded out to 3b (1-2 FBF); Bevis advanced to second.
- James pinch hit for Milewski.
- Bevis advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- James flied out to lf (1-1 BK).
Bottom: Louisiana
- Teel to cf for Valincius, V.
- Bevis to 1b.
- James to c.
- Chance to lf.
- Burns to p for Davis.
- Amedee grounded out to 3b (0-1 K).
- Torres pinch hit for Brown.
- Torres grounded out to ss (0-0).
- Markle doubled down the 3b line (3-0 BBB).
- MSU: mound visit (5).
- LaSalle walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- Mandino struck out swinging (1-2 SBFFS).