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  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  2 
Tyler Cox cf  4  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  3 
Tyler Castrataro 2b  3  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0 
Danny Corona 1b  4  0  0  0  0  2  6  1  0 
CJ Griggs dh/c  4  1  1  1  0  3  0  0  0 
Gabriel Melara 3b  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  1  0 
Nick Gallello rf  3  0  1  0  0  2  0  1  0 
JJ DeVito lf  3  0  1  0  0  1  3  0  0 
Nick Biddle c  2  0  0  0  0  0  8  0  0 
   Giovanni Bausone ph  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Sean Hamilton p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Chris Bedford p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Reno Spagnoli p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  31  1  6  1  1  11  24  7  5 
  

Mississippi State 6 (2-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
James Nunnallee rf  4  1  1  0  1  1  3  0  2 
Ace Reese 3b  4  2  2  1  0  1  0  1  0 
Noah Sullivan dh  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Reed Stallman 1b  3  1  1  1  0  1  9  0  1 
Aidan Teel cf  3  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0 
Ryder Woodson ss  3  0  0  1  0  1  4  4  1 
Bryce Chance lf  3  1  2  1  1  0  0  0  0 
Kevin Milewski c  3  0  0  0  1  2  10  2  2 
Gatlin Sanders 2b  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  3  1 
   Gehrig Frei ph/2b  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  0 
Tomas Valincius p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Brendan Sweeney p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  6  8  6  4  8  27  12  7  

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  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sean Hamilton L,0-1  4.1  7  5  5  1  4  0  0  2  0  18  22  5  3  87 
Chris Bedford   1.2  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  5  5  0  2  35 
Reno Spagnoli   2.0  1  1  0  3  1  1  0  0  0  7  10  3  2  36 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tomas Valincius W,1-0  5.1  4  0  0  1  6  0  0  1  0  19  21  3  6  68 
Brendan Sweeney S,1  3.2  2  1  1  0  5  0  0  0  0  12  12  3  2  53 

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). Inherited runners/scored: Bedford 1/0; Sweeney 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Hamilton 87/53; Bedford 35/26; Spagnoli 36/18; Valincius, T 68/44; Sweeney 53/37.

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 (1-1 BK). Cox popped up to ss (3-1 KBBB). Castrataro grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

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

Hofstra 2nd - Corona struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK). Griggs struck out looking (2-2 KBKBK). Melara popped up to ss (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Sanders struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBKS). Nunnallee struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). Reese struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 3rd - Gallello struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 BFFS). DeVito singled up the middle (0-0). 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 (0-0); DeVito advanced to second. Brown hit by pitch (0-1 K). MSU: mound visit (1). Cox struck out looking (0-2 SKK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Sullivan singled to right field, out at second rf to ss (1-1 BK). Stallman flied out to lf (0-1 K). Teel flied out to lf (2-2 BKSFFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 4th - Castrataro walked (3-1 BBBKB). Corona grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-1 FB); Castrataro out on the play. Griggs struck out looking (2-2 FBKBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Woodson grounded out to 3b (1-2 SSB). Chance singled to second base (3-2 KBBBF). Chance stole second. Milewski grounded out to ss (2-0 BB); Chance advanced to third. Sanders flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Hofstra 5th - Melara singled up the middle (0-0). Gallello singled to shortstop (0-2 SF); Melara advanced to second. DeVito struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKK). Biddle grounded out to 3b (0-1 S); Gallello advanced to second; Melara advanced to third. Brown flied out to rf (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

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

Hofstra 6th - Cox grounded out to ss (1-0 B). HOF is challenging the call of out at 1st on Castrataro. Review: call is overturned to safe; HOF wins challenge. Castrataro singled to shortstop (0-2 FKF). Sweeney to p for Valincius, T. Corona struck out looking (1-2 FFFFFBK). 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 (3-2 KBBBKFFFF). Milewski struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). Sanders struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Hofstra 7th - Griggs struck out looking (3-2 BBSFBK). Melara lined out to 2b (1-1 BF). Gallello struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Spagnoli to p for Bedford. Nunnallee walked (3-1 BKBBB). HOF: mound visit (2). Reese popped up to ss (2-0 BB). Sullivan flied out to cf (1-0 B). Nunnallee stole second. Stallman struck out looking (2-2 BKSBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Hofstra 8th - DeVito grounded out to ss (0-2 KF). Bausone pinch hit for Biddle. Bausone singled to third base (2-2 KFBBF). Brown flied out to rf (0-0). Cox lined out to rf (1-1 BK). 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 (1-2 FKB). Woodson grounded out to ss (0-0). Chance walked (3-2 BKKBFBB). Chance advanced to second on a wild pitch. HOF: mound visit (3). Milewski walked (3-2 BFBSFBB); Chance advanced to third on a passed ball. Frei pinch hit for Sanders. Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Milewski advanced to second; Chance scored, unearned. Nunnallee grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

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