L 12-13 at Georgia
June 6, 2026 · Athens, Ga. · Attendance 3,633 · 78°, cloudy · Postseason
Mississippi State
43-18
12
Georgia
50-12
13
FinalMSU loss

Mississippi State
43-18

Georgia
50-12
12–13
FinalMSU loss
Game 1 of 2 · Georgia leads the series 1-0
W: Grant Edwards·L: Dane Burns (2-1)·SV: Justin Byrd
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 2 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrig Frei | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatlin Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vytas Valincius | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Milewski | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Georgia hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Ishikawa | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Jackson | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Lujo | CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. O'Shaughnessy | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Wynn | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Hudson | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Arcamone | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kolby Branch | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Black | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mississippi State: LOB: 10. 2B: Reese (22). HR: Frei (12), Reese (23), Stallman (13), Woodson (9), Milewski 2 (12). CS: Parker. HBP: Sullivan 2, Milewski.
Georgia: E: Ishikawa, Hudson. LOB: 7. 2B: Wynn, Branch, Black. HR: Jackson, Lujo 2, O'Shaughnessy 2. SB: Arcamone. SF: Arcamone. HBP: Ishikawa, Hudson.
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Valincius | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 49 | |
| Jack Bauer | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | |
| Ben Davis | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | |
| Dane Burns | L | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Maddox Webb | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 153 | 99 |
Georgia pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Volchko | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 92 | |
| Matt Scott | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Dylan Vigue | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | |
| Caleb Jameson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Grant Edwards | W | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Justin Byrd | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 182 |
Mississippi State: HB: Davis 2.
Georgia: HB: Volchko, Vigue, Edwards.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Stallman homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2 BFBK); Valincius, V scored; Parker scored. | MSU 3, UGA 0 |
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Reese reached on a fielding error by lf, advanced to second (1-2 KFBF); Chance scored, unearned; Milewski scored, unearned. | MSU 5, UGA 0 |
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Parker singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored, unearned. | MSU 6, UGA 0 |
| Top 4th | Mississippi State | Milewski homered to right center, RBI (0-0). | MSU 7, UGA 0 |
| Bottom 4th | Georgia | Jackson homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). | MSU 7, UGA 1 |
| Bottom 4th | Georgia | Lujo homered to right field, RBI (2-0 BB). | MSU 7, UGA 2 |
| Bottom 4th | Georgia | Arcamone flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 BBSF); Wynn scored. | MSU 7, UGA 3 |
| Bottom 4th | Georgia | Black doubled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Branch scored; Hudson scored. | MSU 7, UGA 5 |
| Bottom 5th | Georgia | OShaughnessy homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Lujo scored. | MSU 7, UGA 7 |
| Bottom 5th | Georgia | Branch doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Arcamone scored; Hudson scored. | MSU 7, UGA 9 |
| Top 6th | Mississippi State | Milewski homered to center field, RBI (1-2 KKBF). | MSU 8, UGA 9 |
| Top 6th | Mississippi State | Frei homered to right center, RBI (0-1 S). | MSU 9, UGA 9 |
| Bottom 6th | Georgia | Lujo homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). | MSU 9, UGA 10 |
| Top 7th | Mississippi State | Woodson homered to left center, RBI (3-2 BKSFBB). | MSU 10, UGA 10 |
| Top 8th | Mississippi State | Reese homered to center field, RBI (3-0 BBB). | MSU 11, UGA 10 |
| Top 8th | Mississippi State | Milewski hit by pitch, RBI (1-0 B); Woodson advanced to second; Valincius, V advanced to third; Parker scored. | MSU 12, UGA 10 |
| Bottom 8th | Georgia | OShaughnessy homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Jackson scored; Ishikawa scored. | MSU 12, UGA 13 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Frei struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS).
- Reese struck out looking (3-2 FKFBBBK).
- Sullivan struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).
Bottom: Georgia
- Ishikawa singled to left field (2-2 BSSBF).
- Jackson struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS).
- Lujo fouled out to lf (0-0).
- OShaughnessy struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS).
2nd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Parker walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Valincius, V singled to left field (1-2 BKFF); Parker advanced to second.
- Stallman homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2 BFBK); Valincius, V scored; Parker scored.
- Woodson grounded out to ss (0-0).
- Milewski singled to right field (2-2 KKBB).
- Chance singled to second base (1-2 KSB); Milewski advanced to second.
- Frei flied out to lf (0-0).
- Reese reached on a fielding error by lf, advanced to second (1-2 KFBF); Chance scored, unearned; Milewski scored, unearned.
- Sullivan hit by pitch (1-0 B).
- Parker singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored, unearned.
- Parker out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
Bottom: Georgia
- Wynn grounded out to ss (1-1 BK).
- Hudson grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB).
- Arcamone struck out looking (1-2 BFFK).
3rd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Valincius, V flied out to cf (1-0 B).
- Stallman grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKS).
- Woodson grounded out to 3b (2-2 BSBF).
Bottom: Georgia
- Branch lined out to 2b (0-0).
- Black flied out to rf (0-1 K).
- Ishikawa grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB).
4th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Milewski homered to right center, RBI (0-0).
- Chance singled to left field, out at second lf to 2b.
- Frei struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).
- Reese flied out to lf (3-2 FBBBSF).
Bottom: Georgia
- Jackson homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).
- Lujo homered to right field, RBI (2-0 BB).
- OShaughnessy out at first 1b to p (1-2 KBS).
- Wynn singled to shortstop (0-1 F).
- Hudson singled up the middle (1-1 KB); Wynn advanced to third.
- Arcamone flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 BBSF); Wynn scored.
- Branch walked (3-2 BBFSBB); Hudson advanced to second.
- Black doubled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Branch scored; Hudson scored.
- Ishikawa grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 KBBBK).
5th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Sullivan flied out to lf (0-0).
- Parker walked (3-1 BKBBB).
- Valincius, V reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Parker advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b.
- Stallman struck out swinging (1-2 FSBFFS).
- Woodson struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).
Bottom: Georgia
- Jackson struck out looking (0-2 KKFK).
- Lujo singled to left field (2-2 BBFF).
- OShaughnessy homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Lujo scored.
- Bauer to p for Valincius, T.
- Wynn struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS).
- Hudson singled to right field (0-0).
- Arcamone singled to third base (1-2 KBS); Hudson advanced to second.
- Branch doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Arcamone scored; Hudson scored.
- Black popped up to 2b (0-0).
6th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Scott to p for Volchko.
- Milewski homered to center field, RBI (1-2 KKBF).
- Chance flied out to rf (1-2 KBK).
- Frei homered to right center, RBI (0-1 S).
- Reese singled to first base (2-1 BSB).
- Vigue to p for Scott.
- Sullivan hit by pitch (0-0); Reese advanced to second.
- Parker struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS).
- Valincius, V flied out to lf (1-2 KBS).
Bottom: Georgia
- Ishikawa struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Jackson grounded out to 3b (0-0).
- Lujo homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B).
- OShaughnessy struck out looking (0-2 FSK).
7th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Stallman grounded out to 3b (0-0).
- Woodson homered to left center, RBI (3-2 BKSFBB).
- Milewski flied out to rf (0-0).
- Chance singled to shortstop (2-1 KBB).
- Frei out at first 1b to p (0-1 K).
Bottom: Georgia
- Davis to p for Bauer.
- Wynn struck out looking (1-2 BFKK).
- Hudson hit by pitch (1-2 BFS).
- Arcamone singled to left field (2-1 FBB); Hudson advanced to second.
- Branch struck out swinging (1-2 BFSS).
- Black grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 BSSB).
8th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Reese homered to center field, RBI (3-0 BBB).
- Sullivan grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB).
- Parker walked (3-2 BBBKFB).
- Valincius, V singled to pitcher (1-2 FFB); Parker advanced to second.
- Jameson to p for Vigue.
- Stallman struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
- Woodson walked (3-1 BBFBB); Valincius, V advanced to second; Parker advanced to third.
- Edwards to p for Jameson.
- Milewski hit by pitch, RBI (1-0 B); Woodson advanced to second; Valincius, V advanced to third; Parker scored.
- Chance grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK).
Bottom: Georgia
- Ishikawa hit by pitch (0-0).
- Jackson singled to right field (3-2 BBBKK); Ishikawa advanced to second.
- Lujo struck out looking (1-2 BKFK).
- Burns to p for Davis.
- OShaughnessy homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Jackson scored; Ishikawa scored.
- Wynn doubled to left center (3-2 KBBBF).
- Hudson walked (3-2 FBBSBFB).
- Arcamone reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BK); Hudson out at second ss unassisted; Wynn advanced to third.
- Webb to p for Burns.
- Arcamone stole second.
- Branch struck out swinging (3-2 BBKKBFS).
9th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Byrd to p for Edwards.
- Frei grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).
- Reese doubled to center field (1-0 B).
- Sullivan walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Sanders pinch ran for Sullivan.
- Parker flied out to lf (2-2 FBSFB).
- Valincius, V struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFFS).