Alabama vs Mississippi State (May 18, 2007)



Box Score

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                        Alabama at #20 Mississippi State
              May 18, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Alabama 3 (30-24,14-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Emeel Salem cf...........  4  0  2  0   1  0  3  0   0
Brandon Belcher lf.......  3  0  1  1   1  1  2  0   1
Alex Avila 3b............  5  0  0  1   0  1  1  3   3
Kent Matthes rf..........  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  0   3
Matt Bentley 1b..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  8  0   0
Elvin Vargas dh..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Ryan Rhoden ph..........  2  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
Brandon May 2b...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   1
 Jeff Texada 2b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Kyle Moore c.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  7  0   0
 Del Howell ph...........  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Greg Paiml ss............  3  1  2  1   1  0  0  2   0
Miers Quigley p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Casey Kebodeaux p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Patrick Kelly p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Austin Graham p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  3  9  3   3  5 24  8   9

Mississippi State 9 (33-17,15-12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jeffrey Rea 2b...........  4  1  1  1   0  0  5  3   0
Joseph McCaskill lf......  2  2  1  1   2  1  1  0   2
 Nick Hardy lf...........  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Edward Easley c..........  3  2  1  0   1  0  4  1   2
Mitch Moreland rf/1b.....  4  1  1  2   1  0  3  0   0
Brian LaNinfa 1b.........  3  1  2  4   2  0  6  2   0
 Andy Rice pr/rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Connor Powers 3b.........  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   4
 Michael Rutledge ph/3b..  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
Jet Butler ss............  4  1  1  0   0  2  2  1   0
Russ Sneed dh............  2  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Wyn Diggs ph............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mark Goforth cf..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  4  0   0
Justin Pigott p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  4   0
 Mike Valentine p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  9  9  8   8  6 27 12   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 000 000 012 -  3  9  0
Mississippi State... 202 003 02X -  9  9  0
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DP - MSU 1. LOB - ALABAMA 9; MSU 9. 2B - Matthes(7); Rhoden(4); Easley(13);
Moreland(19). HR - LaNinfa(4). HBP - Texada; Easley. SH - Belcher(6);
Rea(5). SB - Rea(10); Butler(3); Sneed(1).

Alabama                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Miers Quigley.......  5.2  9  7  7  3  4 25 29 111
Casey Kebodeaux.....  0.0  0  0  0  3  0  0  3  17
Patrick Kelly.......  1.2  0  1  1  1  2  5  6  29
Austin Graham.......  0.2  0  1  1  1  0  2  4  18

Mississippi State      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Justin Pigott.......  8.0  6  1  1  2  5 28 31 107
Mike Valentine......  1.0  3  2  2  1  0  6  8  33

Win - Pigott (5-5).  Loss - Quigley (4-7).  Save - None.
WP - Quigley(13); Graham 3(3). HBP - by Graham (Easley); by Valentine (Texada).
BK - Quigley(6). Pitches/strikes: Quigley 111/66; Kebodeaux 17/5; Kelly 29/15;
Graham 18/11; Pigott 107/70; Valentine 33/17.
Umpires - HP: Jay Asher  1B: Dennis McComb  3B: Tony Walsh (cc)
Start: 6:35 pm   Time: 3:19   Attendance: 6972
Game notes:
ATTENDANCE: 6,972 (paid), 4,175 (actual)...MSU evens SEC series 1-1...
Both teams have qualified for 2007 SEC Tournament...LaNinfa matches
season high with 4 RBI...Regular season and weekend series conclude with
2 p.m. start Saturday.
Kebodeaux faced 3 batters in the 6th.
Game: MSU50


Play-by-Play

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                Alabama at #20 Mississippi State - Play-by-Play
              May 18, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 000 000 012 -  3  9  0
Mississippi State... 202 003 02X -  9  9  0
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Alabama starters: 2/cf Salem; 32/lf Belcher; 16/3b Avila; 22/rf Matthes; 25/1b
Bentley; 35/dh Vargas; 6/2b May; 1/c K. Moore; 3/ss Paiml; 7/p Quigley;
Mississippi State starters: 7/2b Rea; 29/lf McCaskill; 8/c Easley; 18/rf
Moreland; 11/1b LaNinfa; 25/3b Powers, C.; 13/ss Butler; 5/dh Sneed; 15/cf
Goforth; 6/p Pigott;

Alabama 1st - Salem grounded out to 2b (2-1 BSB). Belcher struck out
looking (0-2 SSK). Avila out at first 1b to p (1-2 BSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Rea flied out to cf (2-1 SBB). McCaskill walked
(3-0 BBBB). Easley doubled down the lf line (2-1 BSB); McCaskill advanced to
third. Moreland grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-1 BS); Easley advanced to third;
McCaskill scored. LaNinfa singled to pitcher, RBI (3-1 BBBS); Easley scored.
Powers, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BBSFS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Alabama 2nd - Matthes doubled to right center (0-1 F). Bentley struck
out swinging (2-2 BFBSFFS). Vargas grounded out to p (3-0 BBB). May lined out
to 2b (2-2 SSBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Butler grounded out to 3b (2-2 BBSS). Sneed
singled to left field (0-1 F). Goforth singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0); Sneed
advanced to second. Rea grounded out to 3b, SAC (1-1 BS); Goforth advanced to
second; Sneed advanced to third. McCaskill struck out looking (2-2 BBFFK). 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - K. Moore struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSS). Paiml singled to
left field (0-1 S). Salem lined out to cf (0-0). Belcher lined out to cf (1-0
B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Easley lined out to lf (0-0). Moreland doubled
down the rf line (0-0). LaNinfa homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 SSFBBF);
Moreland scored. Powers, C. flied out to cf (0-0). Butler struck out swinging
(0-2 FSS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Avila popped up to 2b (0-2 SS). Matthes singled to left
field (0-1 S). Bentley lined out to ss (0-0). Vargas popped up to 2b (0-0).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Sneed walked (3-2 SFBFFBBB). Goforth struck out
looking (3-2 BBSFBK). Sneed stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Rea reached on a fielder's choice (3-2 SFBBFB); Sneed out at home 2b to c. Rea
stole second. McCaskill walked (3-2 BFSBBB). Easley grounded out to ss (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 5th - May lined out to lf (1-0 B). K. Moore grounded out to p,
bunt (0-0). Paiml flied out to cf (1-2 SSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Moreland fouled out to 3b (2-1 SBB). LaNinfa
grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 FBBS). Powers, C. popped up to 2b (1-2 BSF).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Salem walked (3-2 SBSBFFBB). Belcher grounded out to p,
SAC, bunt (0-0); Salem advanced to second. Avila struck out swinging, out at
first c to 1b (1-2 SBSS). Matthes lined out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Butler singled to center field (0-2 SF). Sneed
flied out to rf (1-0 B). Goforth flied out to rf (1-0 B). Butler stole second.
Rea singled to right field, RBI (1-2 SBS); Butler scored. Rea advanced to
second on a balk. McCaskill singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 BSBF); Rea scored.
Kebodeaux to p for Quigley. Easley walked (3-2 BSBBSFB); McCaskill advanced to
second. Moreland walked (3-1 BBFBB); Easley advanced to second; McCaskill
advanced to third. LaNinfa walked, RBI (3-1 BBBSB); Moreland advanced to
second; Easley advanced to third; McCaskill scored. Kelly to p for Kebodeaux.
Powers, C. struck out swinging (0-2 SSFS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

Alabama 7th - Bentley out at first 1b to p (3-2 BSBFB). Rhoden pinch hit
for Vargas. Rhoden singled up the middle (0-0). May grounded into double play p
to 2b to 1b (1-0 B); Rhoden out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Texada to 2b for May. Butler struck out swinging
(2-2 BSSBS). Diggs pinch hit for Sneed. Diggs lined out to lf (3-2 BBSSB).
Goforth grounded out to ss (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 8th - Hardy to lf for McCaskill. K. Moore struck out swinging
(2-2 SSBBS). Paiml walked (3-1 SBBBB). Salem singled to left field (1-1 BS);
Paiml advanced to second. Belcher singled to right field (2-2 SSBBF); Salem
advanced to second; Paiml advanced to third. Avila reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI (3-2 BBFFBFF); Belcher out at second 2b to ss; Salem advanced to
third; Paiml scored. Matthes flied out to rf (1-1 SB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Rea grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBBS). Hardy walked
(3-1 BSBBB). Graham to p for Kelly. Hardy advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Easley hit by pitch (1-2 SSBFFF). Easley advanced to second on a wild pitch;
Hardy advanced to third. Moreland grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2 BBSF); Easley
advanced to third; Hardy scored. LaNinfa walked (3-2 BFBSBB); Easley scored on
a wild pitch. Rutledge pinch hit for Powers, C.. Rice pinch ran for LaNinfa.
Rutledge flied out to cf. 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 9th - Moreland to 1b. Rice to rf. Rutledge to 3b. Valentine to p
for Pigott. Bentley grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0 BB). Rhoden doubled down
the lf line (2-2 BSBF). Texada hit by pitch (0-0). Howell pinch hit for K.
Moore. Howell reached on a fielder's choice (3-2 BBBSS); Texada out at second
ss to 2b; Rhoden advanced to third. Paiml singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BFB);
Howell advanced to second; Rhoden scored. Salem singled to first base (2-2
SBSB); Paiml advanced to second; Howell advanced to third. Belcher walked, RBI
(3-2 BSBBFB); Salem advanced to second; Paiml advanced to third; Howell scored.
Avila grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.