Auburn vs Mississippi State (May 06, 2007)



Box Score

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                        Auburn at #15 Mississippi State
              May 06, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Auburn 5 (28-22,7-17 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Bruce Edwards cf.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
Luke Greinke lf..........  5  0  2  1   0  0  3  0   0
Josh Donaldson c.........  4  1  1  0   1  0  2  1   0
Joseph Sanders dh........  4  2  1  1   1  1  0  0   3
Robert Brooks 2b.........  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  1   0
Ross Smith rf............  4  0  3  1   0  0  1  1   0
Andy Bennett 1b..........  4  0  3  2   0  0  7  1   0
Justin Bristow 3b........  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  1   2
Eric Skinner ss..........  2  1  1  0   1  1  4  4   1
 Mike Bianucci ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Philip Stringer ss......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Bryan Woodall p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Chris Dennis p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brett Butts p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 36  5 12  5   3  7 25 11   8

Mississippi State 9 (31-12,13-9 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jeffrey Rea 2b...........  5  2  4  1   0  0  3  1   0
Jet Butler ss............  5  0  2  2   0  0  0  1   0
Edward Easley c..........  4  0  2  1   0  1  8  0   0
Mitch Moreland 1b........  5  1  1  0   0  0  9  0   5
Brian LaNinfa dh.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
Joseph McCaskill lf......  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
 Nick Hardy lf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brandon Turner ph.......  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Russ Sneed pr...........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Connor Powers 3b.........  2  2  0  0   3  0  0  3   0
Cade Hoggard rf..........  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   2
 Andy Rice rf............  1  1  1  4   1  0  0  0   0
Mark Goforth cf..........  3  1  1  0   1  0  4  1   2
Josh Johnson p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 John Lalor p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Aaron Weatherford p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Ricky Bowen p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  9 14  8   6  2 27  8  10

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Auburn.............. 010 110 020 -  5 12  0
Mississippi State... 000 023 004 -  9 14  0
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

DP - MSU 2. LOB - AU 8; MSU 10. 2B - Donaldson(17); Sanders(12); Smith(12).
HR - Rice(2). HBP - Easley. SH - Edwards(4); LaNinfa(3). SB - Greinke(9);
Donaldson(17); Smith(8); Rea(8). CS - Rea(3).

Auburn                 IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Bryan Woodall.......  5.0  8  2  2  1  2 22 23  87
Chris Dennis........  0.1  1  2  2  1  0  2  3  13
Brett Butts.........  3.0  5  5  5  4  0 12 18  76

Mississippi State      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Josh Johnson........  5.1  8  3  3  1  3 23 25  85
John Lalor..........  1.2  0  1  1  2  0  3  5  21
Aaron Weatherford...  1.0  3  1  1  0  3  6  6  34
Ricky Bowen.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  4  16

Win - Bowen (5-1).  Loss - Butts (1-1).  Save - None.
WP - Woodall 2(6); Dennis(5). HBP - by Butts (Easley). Pitches/strikes: Woodall
87/53; Dennis 13/6; Butts 76/42; Johnson 85/60; Lalor 21/9; Weatherford 34/25;
Bowen 16/10.
Umpires - HP: Randolph Harvey  1B: Tony Manners (cc)  3B: Darrell Arnold
Start: 1:33 pm   Time: 3:34   Attendance: 6371
Game notes:
ATTENDANCE: 6,371 (paid), 3,134 (actual)...Bulldogs complete SEC series
sweep - first sweep of Auburn since 2001 season; first sweep at DNF since
MSU took three from Mississippi in 2002...MSU Coach Polk records career
win 1,343 - 7th on all-time NCAA Division I list
Lalor faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Game: MSU43


Play-by-Play

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                 Auburn at #15 Mississippi State - Play-by-Play
              May 06, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Auburn.............. 010 110 020 -  5 12  0
Mississippi State... 000 023 004 -  9 14  0
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Auburn starters: 1/cf Edwards; 8/lf Greinke; 4/c Donaldson; 18/dh Sanders; 5/2b
Brooks; 7/rf Smith; 10/1b Bennett; 23/3b Bristow; 42/ss Skinner; 15/p Woodall;
Mississippi State starters: 7/2b Rea; 13/ss Butler; 8/c Easley; 18/1b Moreland;
11/dh LaNinfa; 29/lf McCaskill; 25/3b Powers, C.; 23/rf Hoggard; 15/cf Goforth;
12/p Johnson;

Auburn 1st - Edwards grounded out to 3b (0-0). Greinke singled down the
lf line (2-0 BB). Donaldson grounded out to 3b (1-0 B); Greinke advanced to
second. Sanders struck out swinging (1-2 BFSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Rea singled to center field (0-2 SSF). Butler
singled to right field, out at second rf to ss (2-2 FSFFBB); Rea advanced to
third. Easley struck out swinging (1-2 BFSS). Moreland out at first 1b to p
(3-1 SBBB). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Auburn 2nd - Brooks singled to left field (1-2 FBSF). Smith doubled down
the lf line, RBI (1-0 B); Brooks scored. Bennett grounded out to 2b (1-2 BSF);
Smith advanced to third. Bristow struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS). Skinner struck
out swinging (1-2 SBSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - LaNinfa singled to left center (3-1 BBBS).
McCaskill popped up to ss (3-2 BBFSBFF). Powers, C. flied out to cf (0-0).
Hoggard struck out swinging (2-2 BBSSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Auburn 3rd - Edwards grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S). Greinke
popped up to 2b (2-2 BBSSF). Donaldson flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Goforth singled to center field (1-0 B). Rea
reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); Goforth out at second ss unassisted.
Butler lined out to ss (1-0 B). Easley singled to right field (2-1 SBB); Rea
advanced to third. Moreland flied out to cf (0-1 S). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Auburn 4th - Sanders walked (3-1 BSBBB). Brooks grounded out to 3b
(0-0); Sanders advanced to second. Smith flied out to rf (0-2 SS); Sanders
advanced to third. Bennett singled to right field, RBI (2-2 BSSFFB); Sanders
scored. Bristow reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 FFF); Bennett out at second
ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - LaNinfa grounded out to ss (2-1 BBS). McCaskill
singled to center field (0-0). Powers, C. flied out to rf (1-2 SBS). Hoggard
reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 S); McCaskill out at second 3b to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Auburn 5th - Skinner singled down the lf line (0-0). Edwards grounded
out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Skinner advanced to second. Greinke singled up the
middle, RBI (1-1 BS); Skinner scored. Donaldson flied out to lf (0-0). Greinke
stole second. Sanders flied out to lf (2-2 BSBF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Goforth walked (3-0 BBBB). Rea singled to left
field (1-2 BSF); Goforth advanced to second. Butler flied out to cf (3-1 FBBB);
Goforth advanced to third. Rea advanced to second on a wild pitch; Goforth
scored. Rea advanced to third on a wild pitch. Easley singled to pitcher, RBI
(2-2 BBSS); Rea scored. Moreland flied out to lf (2-1 FBB). LaNinfa flied out
to lf (0-2 SS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Auburn 6th - Brooks grounded out to p (2-2 FBFB). Smith singled to left
field (0-1 S). Bennett singled to right field, advanced to second (2-2 BFFFB);
Smith advanced to third. Lalor to p for Johnson. Bristow flied into double play
cf to c (1-0 B); Smith out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Dennis to p for Woodall. McCaskill grounded out
to ss (1-0 B). Powers, C. walked (3-1 SBBBB). Powers, C. advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Hoggard singled to third base (2-2 SSBB); Powers, C. advanced to
third. Butts to p for Dennis. Goforth grounded out to p (1-2 BFS); Hoggard
advanced to second. Rea singled to right field, RBI (1-1 SB); Hoggard advanced
to third; Powers, C. scored. Rea stole second. Butler singled to right field, 2
RBI (3-2 BSBFB); Rea scored; Hoggard scored. Easley hit by pitch (3-2 BFBSB);
Butler advanced to second. Moreland grounded out to 2b (0-1 S). 3 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Auburn 7th - Rice to rf for Hoggard. Skinner walked (3-1 BBBSB). Edwards
flied out to cf (2-2 SBSBF). Greinke lined into double play 1b unassisted (1-0
B); Skinner out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - LaNinfa grounded out to ss (3-2 BBSSB).
McCaskill popped up to 2b (1-0 B). Powers, C. walked (3-2 SSBBBB). Rice walked
(3-2 BBSBSB); Powers, C. advanced to second. Goforth grounded out to ss (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Auburn 8th - Hardy to lf for McCaskill. Donaldson walked (3-2 BBSSBB).
Weatherford to p for Lalor. Donaldson stole second. Sanders doubled down the lf
line, RBI (2-2 BSSFB); Donaldson scored. Brooks struck out swinging (1-2
SSBFS). Smith singled to right field (0-1 S); Sanders advanced to third. Smith
stole second. Bennett singled to center field, RBI (2-2 SSFFBFBF); Smith
advanced to third; Sanders scored. Bristow struck out swinging (2-2 BSFFBS).
Bianucci pinch hit for Skinner. Bianucci struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSFS). 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Stringer to ss for Bianucci. Rea singled to
pitcher, bunt (0-0). Butler flied out to cf (1-2 FBF). Easley fouled out to lf
(0-1 S). Rea out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Auburn 9th - Bowen to p for Weatherford. Edwards struck out looking (1-2
SSBS). Greinke popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). Donaldson doubled down the rf line
(0-2 FS). Sanders lined out to cf (3-2 BBSBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Moreland singled to right field (0-2 SS).
LaNinfa grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (2-2 BSBF); Moreland advanced to second.
Turner pinch hit for Hardy. Turner intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). Sneed pinch
ran for Turner. Powers, C. walked (3-2 BFBBSFB); Sneed advanced to second;
Moreland advanced to third. Rice homered to left center, 4 RBI (2-2 BSBS);
Powers, C. scored; Sneed scored; Moreland scored. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.