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 
PJ Moutzouridis ss 
Nu'u Contrades 2b 
Garrett Michel dh 
   Matt Polk ph 
Dominic Longo cf 
Dean Toigo rf 
Dominic Smaldino 1b 
Austen Roellig 3b 
Brody Briggs c 
Cole Carlon p 
   Josh Butler p 
   Eli Buxton p 
   Colby Guy p 
   Austin Musso p 
   Brady Louck p 
Totals  31  24 
  

Mississippi State 8 (10-0)

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

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  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Cole Carlon L,2-1  4.2  16  18 
Josh Butler   0.1 
Eli Buxton   0.0 
Colby Guy   1.0 
Austin Musso   1.1 
Brady Louck   0.2 
  
Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Ryan McPherson W,2-0  7.0  23  26 
Maddox Miller   2.0 

Win - McPherson (2-0). Loss - Carlon (2-1). Save - None. WP - Miller(1). BK - Buxton(1). PB - James(4).

Umpires - HP: Matthew Anderson 1B: Chris Coskey 2B: Greg Harmon 3B: Greg
Start: 11:07 am Time: 2:49 Attendance:
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. Moutzouridi flied out to rf. Contrades struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Wyers flied out to lf. Reese struck out swinging. Sullivan walked. Sullivan stole second. Valincius, V struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi State 4th - Reese grounded out to 2b. Sullivan flied out to rf. Valincius, V struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

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

Mississippi State 5th - James flied out to rf. Bevis singled up the middle. Woodson walked; Bevis advanced to second. Teel flied out to lf. Chance singled through the left side, RBI; Woodson advanced to second; Bevis scored. Butler to p for Carlon. Frei pinch hit for Wyers. Frei homered to right field, 3 RBI; Chance scored; Woodson scored. Reese flied out to rf. 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. Briggs walked; Roellig advanced to third on a passed ball. Hairston grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; Briggs out on the play; Roellig scored. Moutzouridi singled up the middle. Contrades flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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

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

Mississippi State 7th - Musso to p for Guy. Sullivan walked. Nunnallee struck out swinging. James flied out to rf. Sullivan stole second. Stallman walked. Woodson struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

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

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

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