Samford vs Mississippi State (Mar 25, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

2025 Mississippi State Baseball
Samford at Mississippi State
Mar 25, 2025 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Samford 1 (13-12)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jeffrey Ince 2b 
Jackson Harris 1b 
Cade Carr dh 
Jake Souders rf 
Parker McDonald 3b 
Trey Higgins lf 
Hayden Perry c 
   Matthew Strand ph 
Gus Gandy ss 
Michael Gupton cf 
Brooks Rice p 
   John Malone p 
   Austin Tommasini p 
   Trey Sanders p 
Totals  31  14  24  12 
  

Mississippi State 6 (16-9)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Bryce Chance cf/lf 
Ace Reese 3b 
Noah Sullivan p/dh 
Hunter Hines 1b 
   Gehrig Frei pr/1b 
Aaron Downs lf 
   Michael O'Brien cf 
Nolan Stevens rf 
Gatlin Sanders 2b 
Dylan Cupp ss 
Joe Powell c  14 
   Kevin Mannell p 
   Dane Burns p 
   Mikhai Grant p 
   Ben Davis p 
   Nate Williams p 
Totals  29  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Samford............. 001 000 000 -  1  5  3
Mississippi State... 010 300 20X -  6  8  2
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E - Ince(6); Higgins(1); Perry(1); Reese(4); Mannell(1). DP - SAM 3; MSU 1. LOB - SAM 8; MSU 7. 2B - Hines(6); Sanders(2). HBP - Ince; Carr; Higgins; Sullivan. SF - Sanders(1). SB - Ince(14). CS - Ince(2). Reached on CI - Sanders.

Samford   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Brooks Rice L,0-2  3.2  13  18 
John Malone   2.1 
Austin Tommasini   0.1 
Trey Sanders   1.2 
  
Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Noah Sullivan   2.0 
Kevin Mannell W,2-0  2.1 
Dane Burns   1.2 
Mikhai Grant   1.0 
Ben Davis   1.0 
Nate Williams   1.0 

Win - Mannell (2-0). Loss - Rice (0-2). Save - None. WP - Malone 3(4). HBP - by Mannell (Carr); by Grant (Higgins); by Grant (Ince); by Tommasini (Sullivan). CI - Perry.

Umpires - HP: Lance Weems 1B: Joseph Smith 2B: Danny Cricks 3B: Eddie Loggins
Start: 6:02 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 9996
Weather: 78, clear, NW @ 5 mph

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Mississippi State Baseball
Samford at Mississippi State
Mar 25, 2025 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Samford starters: 7/2b Ince; 6/1b Harris; 2/dh Carr; 27/rf Souders; 32/3b McDonald; 10/lf Higgins; 17/c Perry; 3/ss Gandy; 23/cf Gupton; 22/p Rice;

Mississippi State starters: 38/cf Chance; 3/3b Reese; 18/p Sullivan; 44/1b Hines; 5/lf Downs; 36/rf Stevens; 49/2b Sanders; 10/ss Cupp; 55/c Powell;

Samford 1st - Ince singled up the middle. Harris flied out to cf. MSU is challenging the call of safe at second base on a stolen base. Review: call stands; MSU loses challenge. Ince stole second. Carr struck out swinging. Souders walked. McDonald flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Chance walked. Reese grounded into double play 1b to 3b; Chance out on the play. Sullivan flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Samford 2nd - Higgins lined out to ss. Perry singled to center field. Gandy flied out to cf. Gupton popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Hines struck out swinging. Downs singled to left field. Stevens singled to left center; Downs advanced to third. Sanders flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Downs scored. Cupp reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Stevens out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 3rd - Sullivan to dh. Mannell to p. Ince walked. Ince out at second c to ss, caught stealing. SAM is challenging the call of out at second base. Review: call stands; SAM loses challenge. Harris singled up the middle. Harris advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the error, failed pickoff attempt. Carr hit by pitch. MSU: mound visit (1). Souders reached on a fielder's choice to third base, RBI; Carr out at second 3b to 2b; Harris scored, unearned. McDonald lined out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Powell reached on a fielding error by 2b. Chance grounded out to 3b; Powell advanced to second. Reese grounded out to 1b unassisted; Powell advanced to third. Sullivan flied out to rf down the rf line. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Samford 4th - Higgins singled up the middle. Perry struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted. Gandy struck out swinging, hit into double play c unassisted; Higgins out on the play, interference. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Hines walked. Downs singled to right field; Hines advanced to second. SAM: mound visit (1). Stevens grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Downs out on the play; Hines advanced to third. Sanders reached on catcher's interference. SAM: mound visit (2). Cupp walked; Sanders advanced to second. Powell singled to right field, 2 RBI; Cupp advanced to third; Sanders scored, unearned; Hines scored. Malone to p for Rice. Powell advanced to second on a wild pitch. Powell advanced to third; Cupp scored on a wild pitch. Chance struck out looking. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Samford 5th - Gupton grounded out to 1b unassisted. Burns to p for Mannell. Ince grounded out to 3b. Harris struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Reese singled through the left side. Sullivan grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Reese out on the play. Hines grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Samford 6th - Carr grounded out to 1b unassisted. Souders struck out swinging. McDonald struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Downs fouled out to c. Stevens grounded out to ss. Sanders singled to center field. Sanders advanced to second on a wild pitch. Cupp walked. Powell struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Samford 7th - Grant to p for Burns. Higgins hit by pitch. Perry struck out looking. Gandy struck out swinging. Gupton singled to third base, advanced to second on the throw; Higgins advanced to third. Ince hit by pitch. MSU: mound visit (2). Harris struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Tommasini to p for Malone. Chance walked. Reese flied out to cf. Sullivan hit by pitch; Chance advanced to second. Hines doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Sullivan scored; Chance scored. Sanders to p for Tommasini. Frei pinch ran for Hines. Downs flied out to lf. Stevens grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 8th - Chance to lf. Frei to 1b. O'Brien to cf for Downs. Davis to p for Grant. Carr struck out looking. Souders reached on a fielding error by 3b. McDonald struck out swinging. Higgins flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Sanders doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf. Cupp reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Sanders out at home 3b to c. SAM is challenging the call of safe at 1st base. Review: call stands; SAM loses challenge and is out. Powell reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Cupp out at second 3b to 2b. MSU is challenging the call of caught in the air before hitting the net. Review: call stands; MSU loses challenge and is out. Chance fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Samford 9th - Williams to p for Davis. Strand pinch hit for Perry. Strand struck out looking. Gandy struck out swinging. Gupton struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.