Arizona State vs Mississippi State (Feb 27, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Arizona State vs #4 Mississippi State
Feb 27, 2026 at Arlington, Tex. (Globe Life Field)

Arizona State 4 (8-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Landon Hairston lf  4  1  1  0  0  1  3  0  0 
PJ Moutzouridis ss  2  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0 
Nu'u Contrades 2b  4  0  0  0  0  2  0  2  1 
Garrett Michel dh  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Matt Polk ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Dominic Longo cf  4  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  0 
Dean Toigo rf  3  0  1  0  1  1  5  0  0 
Dominic Smaldino 1b  4  1  1  1  0  1  6  0  1 
Austen Roellig 3b  4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  2 
Brody Briggs c  2  0  0  0  1  0  9  1  0 
Cole Carlon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Josh Butler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Eli Buxton p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Colby Guy p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Austin Musso p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Brady Louck p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  31  4  7  3  3  8  24  4  4 
  

Mississippi State 8 (10-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Drew Wyers 2b  2  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  0 
   Gehrig Frei ph/2b  2  1  1  3  1  0  0  1  0 
Ace Reese 3b  5  0  0  0  0  2  0  1  3 
Noah Sullivan dh  2  1  1  0  2  0  0  0  0 
Vytas Valincius lf  2  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  1 
   James Nunnallee rf  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  0  0 
Chone James c  4  1  1  2  0  1  8  0  0 
Blake Bevis 1b  2  1  1  0  0  1  5  2  0 
   Reed Stallman ph/1b  1  0  1  1  1  0  2  0  0 
Ryder Woodson ss  3  1  0  0  1  2  4  1  2 
Aidan Teel cf  3  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0 
Bryce Chance rf/lf  3  1  1  1  0  0  4  0  0 
Ryan McPherson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Maddox Miller p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  8  7  8  7  10  27  8  6  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Arizona State....... 000 001 012 -  4  7  0
Mississippi State... 000 043 01X -  8  7  0
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DP - MSU 2. LOB - ASU 4; MSU 6. 2B - Hairston(6); Roellig(5). HR - Longo(3); Smaldino(3); Frei(1); Teel(2). SH - Chance(2). SF - Moutzouridi(1). SB - Sullivan 2(3); James(2).

Arizona State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Cole Carlon L,2-1  4.2  2  3  3  2  7  0  0  0  0  16  18  6  1  81 
Josh Butler   0.1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  7 
Eli Buxton   0.0  3  3  3  1  0  0  1  0  0  3  4  0  0  22 
Colby Guy   1.0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  5  1  1  21 
Austin Musso   1.1  1  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  5  7  2  0  29 
Brady Louck   0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  7 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ryan McPherson W,2-0  7.0  4  1  1  3  5  0  0  0  0  23  26  7  7  90 
Maddox Miller   2.0  3  3  3  0  3  1  0  0  0  8  9  2  1  35 

Win - McPherson (2-0). Loss - Carlon (2-1). Save - McPherson . WP - Miller(1). BK - Buxton(1). PB - James(4). Inherited runners/scored: Butler 2/2; Guy 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Carlon 81/47; Butler 7/5; Buxton 22/10; Guy 21/8; Musso 29/13; Louck 7/4; McPherson 90/57; Miller 35/22.

Umpires - HP: Matthew Anderson 1B: Chris Coskey 2B: Greg Harmon 3B: Greg
Start: 11:07 am Time: 2:49 Attendance: 7181
Weather: 72, clear, roof closed
Buxton faced 4 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Arizona State vs #4 Mississippi State
Feb 27, 2026 at Arlington, Tex. (Globe Life Field)

Arizona State starters: 3/lf Hairston; 10/ss Moutzouridi; 6/2b Contrades; 28/dh Michel; 23/cf Longo; 55/rf Toigo; 25/1b Smaldino; 24/3b Roellig; 9/c Briggs; 14/p Carlon;

Mississippi State starters: 10/2b Wyers; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 14/lf Valincius, V; 12/c James; 33/1b Bevis; 9/ss Woodson; 5/cf Teel; 38/rf Chance; 28/p McPherson;

Arizona State 1st - Hairston struck out swinging (2-2 BFBKS). Moutzouridi flied out to rf (1-1 BK). Contrades struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Wyers flied out to lf (0-0). Reese struck out swinging (3-2 BSKBBS). Sullivan walked (3-2 BSBBSFB). Sullivan stole second. Valincius, V struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arizona State 2nd - Michel out at first 1b to p (0-0). Longo popped up to ss (0-0). Toigo struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - James struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Bevis struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KFBS). Woodson struck out swinging (3-2 BBSFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arizona State 3rd - Smaldino lined out to ss (1-1 KB). Roellig grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Briggs fouled out to lf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Teel flied out to cf (1-2 BKS). Chance popped up to 1b (1-1 BK). Wyers struck out looking (3-2 BBKBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arizona State 4th - Hairston grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 FKFF). Moutzouridi walked (3-2 KBFBBB). Contrades grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-0); Moutzouridi out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Reese grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBK). Sullivan flied out to rf (3-1 KBBB). Valincius, V struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arizona State 5th - Michel grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). Longo struck out looking (1-2 BFKK). Toigo singled to left field (3-1 BBSB). Smaldino popped up to rf (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - James flied out to rf (3-2 KKBFBB). Bevis singled up the middle (0-1 K). Woodson walked (3-2 BBBKSFB); Bevis advanced to second. Teel flied out to lf (3-1 KBBB). Chance singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 K); Woodson advanced to second; Bevis scored. Butler to p for Carlon. Frei pinch hit for Wyers. Frei homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-0); Chance scored; Woodson scored. Reese flied out to rf (2-2 KBBFF). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arizona State 6th - Nunnallee to rf for Valincius, V. Chance to lf. Frei to 2b. Roellig doubled down the 3b line (0-2 KK). Briggs walked (3-2 FBKBBFB); Roellig advanced to third on a passed ball. Hairston grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b (1-1 BS); Briggs out on the play; Roellig scored. Moutzouridi singled up the middle (0-0). Contrades flied out to lf (1-1 FB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Buxton to p for Butler. Sullivan singled through the left side (2-1 SBB). Nunnallee walked (3-1 BKBBB); Sullivan advanced to second. Nunnallee advanced to second; Sullivan advanced to third on a balk. James singled through the left side, 2 RBI (3-1 BBFB); Nunnallee scored; Sullivan scored. Stallman pinch hit for Bevis. James stole second. Stallman singled to right field, RBI (3-2 SBSBFFB); James scored. Guy to p for Buxton. Woodson fouled out to 1b (2-1 BKB). Teel walked (3-0 BBBB); Stallman advanced to second. Chance grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Teel advanced to second; Stallman advanced to third. Frei walked (3-2 BFFBBB). Reese struck out swinging (3-2 FBFBBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Arizona State 7th - Stallman to 1b. Michel singled up the middle (0-1 S). Longo flied out to rf (0-2 SK). Toigo walked (3-0 BBBB); Michel advanced to second. Smaldino struck out swinging (3-2 BSBSFBFS). Roellig grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1 KBBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Musso to p for Guy. Sullivan walked (3-0 BBBB). Nunnallee struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). James flied out to rf (1-1 KB). Sullivan stole second. Stallman walked (3-2 BFSBBB). Woodson struck out looking (3-2 BSBBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arizona State 8th - Miller to p for McPherson. Briggs popped up to ss (0-0). Hairston doubled to left field (1-1 BK). Hairston advanced to third on a wild pitch. Moutzouridi flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 KFFBB); Hairston scored. Contrades struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Teel homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Chance flied out to rf (2-2 BKKB). Louck to p for Musso. Frei grounded out to 2b (0-0). Reese flied out to lf (3-2 BBBKF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arizona State 9th - Polk pinch hit for Michel. Polk struck out swinging (2-2 BKSBS). Longo homered to left center, RBI (1-1 BK). Toigo grounded out to 2b (2-2 KKBB). Smaldino homered to left center, RBI (2-0 BB). Roellig struck out looking (2-2 SBBFK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.