Alabama vs Mississippi State (May 19, 2007)



Box Score

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                        Alabama at #20 Mississippi State
              May 19, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Alabama 9 (31-24,15-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Emeel Salem cf...........  4  2  2  0   0  0  2  0   0
Brandon Belcher lf.......  4  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   2
Alex Avila 3b............  3  2  1  2   1  0  1  1   0
Kent Matthes rf..........  4  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   1
 Tyler Odle rf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Matt Bentley 1b..........  5  2  2  2   0  2  8  0   0
Ryan Rhoden dh...........  5  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   3
Brandon May 2b...........  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  4   0
Kyle Moore c.............  3  0  0  1   0  1  7  1   0
Greg Paiml ss............  3  1  1  0   1  0  3  0   0
Will Stroup p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 Austin Hyatt p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  9 12  6   2  5 27  9   6

Mississippi State 7 (33-18,15-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jeffrey Rea 2b...........  5  0  1  1   0  1  2  2   0
Joseph McCaskill lf......  4  3  2  1   0  0  1  0   2
Edward Easley c..........  4  1  3  2   0  1  6  2   0
Mitch Moreland rf/p......  4  0  1  1   0  0  2  0   1
Brian LaNinfa 1b.........  3  0  0  1   0  1  8  1   0
Connor Powers 3b.........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jet Butler ss............  4  0  1  0   0  1  3  2   0
Russ Sneed dh............  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
 Andy Rice rf............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Cade Hoggard ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Mark Goforth cf..........  4  1  1  0   0  1  4  0   0
Josh Johnson p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jesse Carver p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Greg Houston p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 36  7 12  6   0  7 27  7   4

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 204 012 000 -  9 12  1
Mississippi State... 003 020 011 -  7 12  3
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E - May(5); Rea(7); Powers, C. 2(20). DP - ALABAMA 1; MSU 1. LOB - ALABAMA
6; MSU 4. 2B - Avila(14); Matthes(8); May(4); McCaskill(10); Easley 2(15);
Powers, C. 2(12). HR - Bentley(12). HBP - Salem; Matthes; McCaskill;
LaNinfa. SH - Belcher(7). SF - Avila(5); K. Moore(2). SB - Salem(23). CS -
K. Moore(1); Paiml(4); Moreland(1).

Alabama                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Will Stroup.........  8.0 11  7  7  0  5 32 34 126
Austin Hyatt........  1.0  1  0  0  0  2  4  4  11

Mississippi State      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Josh Johnson........  2.1  7  6  5  2  2 14 16  61
Jesse Carver........  3.0  4  3  1  0  0 10 14  42
Greg Houston........  2.2  1  0  0  0  2  8  9  28
Mitch Moreland......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  11

Win - Stroup (3-0).  Loss - Johnson (2-3).  Save - Hyatt (2).
WP - Stroup(5). HBP - by Carver (Salem); by Houston (Matthes); by Stroup
(LaNinfa); by Stroup (McCaskill). BK - Stroup(3). Pitches/strikes: Stroup
126/87; Hyatt 11/8; Johnson 61/38; Carver 42/29; Houston 28/19; Moreland 11/8.
Umpires - HP: Dennis McComb  1B: Tony Walsh (cc)  3B: Jay Asher
Start: 2:03 pm   Time: 3:02   Attendance: 7181
Game notes:
ATTENDANCE: 7,181 (paid), 4,506 (actual)...UA wins SEC series 2-1...MSU
begins SEC Tournament play Wednesday in Hoover, Ala.
Stroup faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: MSU51


Play-by-Play

                        2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                Alabama at #20 Mississippi State - Play-by-Play
              May 19, 2007 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 204 012 000 -  9 12  1
Mississippi State... 003 020 011 -  7 12  3
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Alabama starters: 2/cf Salem; 32/lf Belcher; 16/3b Avila; 22/rf Matthes; 25/1b
Bentley; 34/dh Rhoden; 6/2b May; 1/c K. Moore; 3/ss Paiml; 15/p Stroup;
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; 12/p Johnson;

Alabama 1st - Salem singled up the middle (1-0 B). Salem stole second.
Belcher grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBSBSF); Salem advanced to third. Avila doubled
to right center, RBI (2-2 FSFBB); Salem scored. Matthes doubled down the lf
line, RBI (2-0 BB); Avila scored. Bentley struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). Rhoden
grounded out to ss (2-2 SFBB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Rea lined out to 2b (1-0 B). McCaskill grounded
out to 3b (0-1 F). Easley struck out swinging (2-2 SSBBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - May singled up the middle (1-2 SSFFB). K. Moore fouled out
to 1b (0-1 F). Paiml walked (3-2 SSBBBFB); May advanced to second. Salem
grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S); Paiml advanced to second; May advanced
to third. Belcher flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Moreland flied out to rf (1-1 BS). LaNinfa
struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Powers, C. lined out to cf (1-1 BS). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - Avila walked (3-1 BBBSB). Matthes struck out swinging (0-2
SFS). Bentley homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Avila scored. Rhoden
singled to left center (0-2 SS). May doubled to right center (0-0); Rhoden
advanced to third. Carver to p for Johnson. K. Moore flied out to rf, SAC, RBI
(2-1 BBS); May advanced to third; Rhoden scored. Paiml reached on a fielding
error by 2b (1-0 B); May scored, unearned. Paiml out at second c to ss, caught
stealing. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Butler struck out looking (1-2 SSBK). Sneed
singled to right field (1-2 SSB). Goforth singled to center field (2-2 SBSB);
Sneed advanced to third. Rea struck out looking (3-2 SBBBFK). Goforth advanced
to second on a balk; Sneed scored. McCaskill singled to left field, RBI (0-1
S); Goforth scored. Easley doubled to right field, RBI (0-0); McCaskill scored.
Moreland fouled out to 1b (0-1 S). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Salem singled through the right side (0-0). Belcher
grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); Salem advanced to second. Avila
grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 SB); Salem advanced to third. Matthes flied
out to cf (1-2 FSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - LaNinfa lined out to 1b (2-2 BFBS). Powers, C.
doubled down the lf line (2-2 BSSB). Butler grounded out to 2b (2-2 SFBB);
Powers, C. advanced to third. Sneed struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 5th - Bentley singled to right field (1-1 SB). Rhoden grounded
out to 2b (1-2 FSB); Bentley advanced to second. May flied out to rf (0-0);
Bentley advanced to third. K. Moore reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-2
BBSS); Bentley scored, unearned. K. Moore out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Goforth grounded out to 2b (0-0). Rea flied out
to lf (2-2 BSBS). McCaskill doubled to right center (1-0 B). Easley doubled to
right field, RBI (0-0); McCaskill scored. Easley advanced to third on a wild
pitch. Moreland singled to left center, RBI (2-2 SBBS); Easley scored. Moreland
out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Paiml singled up the middle (0-1 S). Salem hit by pitch
(1-0 B); Paiml advanced to second. Belcher singled to pitcher, bunt (1-0 B);
Salem advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b; Paiml
scored. Avila flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-2 FFFB); Salem scored, unearned.
Houston to p for Carver. Matthes hit by pitch (1-0 B); Belcher advanced to
second. Bentley lined out to lf (2-1 BFB). Rhoden struck out looking (0-2 SSK).
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - LaNinfa hit by pitch (2-1 BBS). Powers, C. flied
out to cf (2-1 BBS). Butler grounded into double play 2b to 1b (2-2 SBSFB);
LaNinfa out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 7th - May flied out to cf (2-2 BSBS). K. Moore struck out
swinging (0-2 FSK). Paiml popped up to ss (2-2 SSBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Sneed flied out to rf (1-2 BSS). Goforth
grounded out to p (0-0). Rea fouled out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 8th - Salem grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 BS). Belcher
singled to right center (0-0). Avila grounded into double play 1b to ss to p
(1-0 B); Belcher out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - McCaskill hit by pitch (1-2 BSF). Easley singled
down the lf line (2-1 BSB); McCaskill advanced to second. Moreland reached on a
fielder's choice (0-0); Easley out at second p to ss; McCaskill advanced to
third. LaNinfa reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing
error by 2b, RBI (2-2 SBBFFFF); Moreland out at second 2b unassisted; McCaskill
scored. LaNinfa out at second p to ss, picked off. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0
LOB.

Alabama 9th - Moreland to p. Rice to rf for Sneed. /  for Houston.
Matthes fouled out to c (1-2 BSS). Bentley struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS).
Rhoden popped up to 2b (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Powers, C. doubled to right field (1-2 SSB).
Odle to rf for Matthes. Butler singled to right field (0-1 S); Powers, C.
advanced to third. Hoggard pinch hit for Rice. Hyatt to p for Stroup. Hoggard
struck out looking (0-2 SSK). Goforth struck out looking (2-2 BSBSK). Rea
singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Butler advanced to second; Powers, C. scored.
McCaskill grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.