Hofstra vs Mississippi State (Feb 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Hofstra at #4 Mississippi State (Game 1)
Feb 14, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Hofstra 1 (0-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Michael Brown ss 
Tyler Cox cf 
Tyler Castrataro 2b 
Danny Corona 1b 
CJ Griggs dh/c 
Gabriel Melara 3b 
Nick Gallello rf 
JJ DeVito lf 
Nick Biddle c 
   Giovanni Bausone ph 
Sean Hamilton p 
   Chris Bedford p 
   Reno Spagnoli p 
Totals  31  11  24 
  

Mississippi State 6 (2-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
James Nunnallee rf 
Ace Reese 3b 
Noah Sullivan dh 
Reed Stallman 1b 
Aidan Teel cf 
Ryder Woodson ss 
Bryce Chance lf 
Kevin Milewski c  10 
Gatlin Sanders 2b 
   Gehrig Frei ph/2b 
Tomas Valincius p 
   Brendan Sweeney p 
Totals  30  27  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Hofstra............. 000 000 001 -  1  6  0
Mississippi State... 300 020 01X -  6  8  0
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DP - MSU 1. LOB - HOFSTRA 5; MSU 7. 2B - Nunnallee; Reese 2(2); Stallman(2). HR - Griggs(1). HBP - Brown; Sullivan; Stallman. SF - Woodson(1). SB - Nunnallee; Chance(1). CS - Castrataro(1).

Hofstra   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Sean Hamilton L,0-1  4.1  18  22 
Chris Bedford   1.2 
Reno Spagnoli   2.0  10 
  
Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Tomas Valincius W,1-0  5.1  19  21 
Brendan Sweeney S,1  3.2  12  12 

Win - Valincius, T (1-0). Loss - Hamilton (0-1). Save - Sweeney (1). WP - Spagnoli. HBP - by Hamilton (Sullivan); by Hamilton (Stallman); by Valincius, T (Brown). PB - Griggs(1).

Umpires - HP: Mark Winters 1B: Jeremy Dupree 2B: Jordan Ferrell 3B: David
Start: 12:02 pm Time: 2:53 Attendance: 12667
Weather: 63, partly cloudy, SE @ 8 mph

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Hofstra at #4 Mississippi State (Game 1)
Feb 14, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Hofstra starters: 1/ss Brown; 25/cf Cox; 11/2b Castrataro; 3/1b Corona; 28/dh Griggs; 6/3b Melara; 23/rf Gallello; 49/lf DeVito; 24/c Biddle; 22/p Hamilton;

Mississippi State starters: 6/rf Nunnallee; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 7/1b Stallman; 5/cf Teel; 9/ss Woodson; 38/lf Chance; 21/c Milewski; 49/2b Sanders; 4/p Valincius, T;

Hofstra 1st - Brown grounded out to 2b. Cox popped up to ss. Castrataro grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Nunnallee flied out to cf. Reese doubled to left center. Sullivan hit by pitch. HOF is challenging the call of HBP on Stallman. Review: call stands, Stallman HBP. Stallman hit by pitch; Sullivan advanced to second; Reese advanced to third. Teel walked, RBI; Stallman advanced to second; Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored. HOF: mound visit (1). Woodson flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Stallman advanced to third; Sullivan scored. Chance singled to center field, RBI; Teel advanced to second; Stallman scored. Milewski struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Hofstra 2nd - Corona struck out looking. Griggs struck out looking. Melara popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Sanders struck out swinging. Nunnallee struck out swinging. Reese struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 3rd - Gallello struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. DeVito singled up the middle. MSU is challenging the call of safe at 1st base on Biddle. Review: call is overturned to out; MSU wins challenge. Biddle out at first p to ss to 1b; DeVito advanced to second. Brown hit by pitch. MSU: mound visit (1). Cox struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Sullivan singled to right field, out at second rf to ss. Stallman flied out to lf. Teel flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 4th - Castrataro walked. Corona grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Castrataro out on the play. Griggs struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Woodson grounded out to 3b. Chance singled to second base. Chance stole second. Milewski grounded out to ss; Chance advanced to third. Sanders flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Hofstra 5th - Melara singled up the middle. Gallello singled to shortstop; Melara advanced to second. DeVito struck out looking. Biddle grounded out to 3b; Gallello advanced to second; Melara advanced to third. Brown flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Nunnallee doubled to right center. Reese doubled to right center, RBI; Nunnallee scored. Sullivan out at first 1b to p; Reese advanced to third. Stallman doubled down the rf line, RBI; Reese scored. Bedford to p for Hamilton. Teel grounded out to ss; Stallman advanced to third. Woodson struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Hofstra 6th - Cox grounded out to ss. HOF is challenging the call of out at 1st on Castrataro. Review: call is overturned to safe; HOF wins challenge. Castrataro singled to shortstop. Sweeney to p for Valincius, T. Corona struck out looking. Castrataro out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Chance grounded out to ss. Milewski struck out swinging. Sanders struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 7th - Griggs struck out looking. Melara lined out to 2b. Gallello struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Spagnoli to p for Bedford. Nunnallee walked. HOF: mound visit (2). Reese popped up to ss. Sullivan flied out to cf. Nunnallee stole second. Stallman struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Hofstra 8th - DeVito grounded out to ss. Bausone pinch hit for Biddle. Bausone singled to third base. Brown flied out to rf. Cox lined out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Griggs to c. Spagnoli to p for Bausone. / for Spagnoli. Teel popped up to ss. Woodson grounded out to ss. Chance walked. Chance advanced to second on a wild pitch. HOF: mound visit (3). Milewski walked; Chance advanced to third on a passed ball. Frei pinch hit for Sanders. Frei singled through the right side, RBI; Milewski advanced to second; Chance scored, unearned. Nunnallee grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Hofstra 9th - Frei to 2b. Castrataro struck out looking. Corona grounded out to 2b. Griggs homered to left field, RBI. Melara struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.