Mississippi State vs Virginia Tech (Feb 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#4 Mississippi State vs Virginia Tech
Feb 28, 2026 at Arlington, Tex. (Globe Life Field)

Mississippi State 15 (11-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aidan Teel cf  5  2  3  3  0  1  2  0  3 
   Peter Mershon ph/lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Vytas Valincius lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ace Reese 3b  5  2  2  3  0  0  0  1  0 
Noah Sullivan dh  2  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0 
Reed Stallman 1b  4  1  1  1  2  0  6  1  1 
Gehrig Frei 2b  5  2  2  0  1  1  0  3  2 
Andrew Raymond c  2  2  0  0  3  1  10  1  2 
   Chone James c  0  0  0  1  0  0  3  0  0 
Ryder Woodson ss  5  2  3  0  0  1  1  1  0 
   Drew Wyers ph/ss  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
James Nunnallee rf  4  1  0  1  1  1  3  0  0 
Bryce Chance lf  3  2  2  2  0  0  1  0  1 
   Jacob Parker ph/cf  2  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  3 
Tomas Valincius p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Brendan Sweeney p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Jack Bauer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Braden Booth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Jack Gleason p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  39  15  15  15  10  5  27  7  12 
  

Virginia Tech 8 (7-3)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sam Grube rf/1b  3  0  0  0  0  1  3  1  2 
   CJ Oxendine ph/c  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Nick Locurto lf  5  1  1  0  0  3  3  0  0 
Ethan Ball 2b  3  1  1  1  0  0  0  3  0 
   Aimon Chandler ph  1  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  0 
   Josh Berzonski p  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Treyson Hughes cf  3  0  1  0  1  1  5  0  0 
Owen Petrich 3b  3  0  1  0  0  2  1  0  1 
   Willie Hurt 3b/2b  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Pete Daniel ss  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  3  0 
Henry Cooke c  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  1  0 
   Anderson French ph/c  2  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0 
Hudson Lutterman dh/3b  3  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Ethan Gibson 1b  1  0  1  1  0  0  8  0  0 
   Sam Gates ph/rf  2  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  0 
Griffin Stieg p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Brendan Yagesh p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Aiden Robertson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Peyton Smith p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Danny Lazaro p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Jacob Exum p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  36  8  11  8  1  13  27  8  4 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 130 010 532 - 15 15  2
Virginia Tech....... 001 001 033 -  8 11  1
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E - Reese(2); Valincius, T(1); P. Daniel(3). DP - MSU 1; VT 1. LOB - MSU 12; VT 4. 2B - Stallman(4); Frei(3); Chance(3). 3B - H. Lutterman(1). HR - Reese(4); Parker(2); E. Ball(3); A. Chandler(1); A. French; H. Lutterman; S. Gates. HBP - Sullivan; James; Nunnallee; Chance; H. Lutterman. SF - Reese(1); E. Gibson(1). SB - Teel 2(3). CS - Teel(1); O. Petrich(1).

Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tomas Valincius W,3-0  5.1  4  2  2  1  7  0  0  1  0  19  22  6  2  93 
Brendan Sweeney   1.2  1  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  5  5  1  0  26 
Jack Bauer   0.0  3  3  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  10 
Braden Booth   1.0  3  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  6  6  0  3  18 
Jack Gleason   1.0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  17 
  
Virginia Tech   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Griffin Stieg L,0-1  2.0  5  4  4  3  3  0  0  0  0  11  14  2  1  61 
Brendan Yagesh   4.0  2  1  0  3  1  0  0  1  0  13  17  7  3  67 
Aiden Robertson   0.0  2  4  4  1  0  0  0  1  0  2  4  0  0  12 
Peyton Smith   1.0  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  3  5  1  1  30 
Danny Lazaro   0.2  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  2  0  16 
Jacob Exum   0.2  1  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  1  1  18 
Josh Berzonski   0.2  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  3  4  1  0  12 

Win - Valincius, T (3-0). Loss - G. Stieg (0-1). Save - None. WP - Bauer(2). HBP - by B. Yagesh (Chance); by Valincius, T (H. Lutterman); by A. Robertson (Nunnallee); by P. Smith (Sullivan); by J. Berzonski (James). Inherited runners/scored: Sweeney 1/0; P. Smith 3/3; J. Berzonski 3/2. Pitches/strikes: Valincius, T 93/62; Sweeney 26/15; Bauer 10/5; Booth 18/11; Gleason 17/12; G. Stieg 61/34; B. Yagesh 67/35; A. Robertson 12/6; P. Smith 30/18; D. Lazaro 16/7; J. Exum 18/6; J. Berzonski 12/7.

Umpires - HP: Mark Hutchinson 1B: Tim Cordill 2B: Matt McKendry 3B: Casey
Start: 3:10 pm Time: 3:57 Attendance: 13097
Weather: 84, clear, roof closed
A. Robertson faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Bauer faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Booth faced 3 batters in the 9th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#4 Mississippi State vs Virginia Tech
Feb 28, 2026 at Arlington, Tex. (Globe Life Field)

Mississippi State starters: 5/cf Teel; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 7/1b Stallman; 34/2b Frei; 19/c Raymond; 9/ss Woodson; 6/rf Nunnallee; 38/lf Chance; 4/p Valincius, T;

Virginia Tech starters: 4/rf S. Grube; 8/lf N. Locurto; 11/2b E. Ball; 13/cf T. Hughes; 25/3b O. Petrich; 2/ss P. Daniel; 7/c H. Cooke; 18/dh H. Lutterman; 12/1b E. Gibson; 26/p G. Stieg;

Mississippi State 1st - Teel singled through the left side (2-1 BBK). Reese flied out to cf (1-0 B). Sullivan walked (3-2 BKBKFBFB); Teel advanced to second. Stallman doubled to right field, RBI (0-1 K); Sullivan advanced to third; Teel scored. Frei struck out swinging (1-2 FFBFS). Raymond struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Virginia Tech 1st - S. Grube struck out looking (1-2 KBKK). N. Locurto struck out looking (3-2 BBFBFK). E. Ball flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Woodson struck out swinging (1-2 FKBFFFS). Nunnallee grounded out to ss (3-2 BKFBB). Chance doubled up the middle (1-0 B). Teel singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Chance scored. Teel stole second. Reese homered to right center, 2 RBI (3-2 KBFBB); Teel scored. Sullivan walked (3-0 BBBB). Stallman walked (3-2 SFBBFBB); Sullivan advanced to second. Frei flied out to cf to right center (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Virginia Tech 2nd - T. Hughes struck out looking (3-2 KFBBFBK). O. Petrich struck out looking (0-2 KFFFFK). P. Daniel grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - B. Yagesh to p for G. Stieg. Raymond walked (3-1 BBFBB). Woodson flied out to cf (1-0 B). Nunnallee grounded out to 2b (2-2 KFBBF); Raymond advanced to second. Chance grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Virginia Tech 3rd - H. Cooke struck out swinging (2-2 BKKBS). H. Lutterman tripled to right field (0-0). E. Gibson flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); H. Lutterman scored. S. Grube flied out to cf (3-2 SSBBBF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Teel struck out looking (2-2 FSBBK). Reese flied out to lf (1-2 KBF). Sullivan fouled out to 1b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Virginia Tech 4th - N. Locurto flied out to rf (1-1 SB). E. Ball flied out to lf (0-0). T. Hughes singled up the middle (2-2 BSFB). O. Petrich struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Stallman grounded out to 2b (2-2 SBBSF). Frei singled through the left side (1-2 FFB). Raymond flied out to lf (0-0). Woodson singled to shortstop, advanced to second on the error (0-0); Frei advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss. Nunnallee walked (3-1 BKBBB). Chance hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 KSFB); Nunnallee advanced to second; Woodson advanced to third; Frei scored, unearned. Teel popped up to 1b (2-0 BB). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Virginia Tech 5th - P. Daniel flied out to rf (1-2 SFFB). H. Cooke reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second on the error (0-1 K). H. Lutterman hit by pitch (2-2 KBFFFFB). E. Gibson singled to right field (2-2 KSBBF); H. Lutterman advanced to second; H. Cooke advanced to third. S. Grube grounded into double play ss to 1b (1-2 SKFB); E. Gibson out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Reese flied out to lf (3-2 BBKFB). Sullivan walked (3-2 KFBBBFB). Stallman flied into double play rf to 1b (2-0 BB); Sullivan out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Virginia Tech 6th - N. Locurto struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS). E. Ball homered to center field, RBI (1-1 BF). T. Hughes walked (3-2 BBFFBB). Sweeney to p for Valincius, T. O. Petrich singled to third base (2-1 BBK); T. Hughes advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third on the error. P. Daniel struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS). O. Petrich out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - A. Robertson to p for B. Yagesh. Frei doubled down the rf line (0-0). Raymond walked (3-1 BBBKB). Woodson singled down the 3b line, bunt (0-1 K); Raymond advanced to second; Frei advanced to third. Nunnallee hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 FKB); Woodson advanced to second; Raymond advanced to third; Frei scored. P. Smith to p for A. Robertson. Chance singled down the 1b line, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Nunnallee advanced to second; Woodson advanced to third; Raymond scored. Teel singled through the right side, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); Chance advanced to third; Nunnallee scored; Woodson scored. Teel stole second. Reese flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 FBBKFBFFFFF); Chance scored. Sullivan hit by pitch (3-1 BBBK). Teel out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Stallman grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKSB). 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Virginia Tech 7th - A. French pinch hit for H. Cooke. A. French struck out looking (3-2 BSKBBK). H. Lutterman popped up to 1b (0-1 F). S. Gates pinch hit for E. Gibson. S. Gates struck out swinging (3-2 BBSKBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - S. Grube to 1b. W. Hurt to 3b for O. Petrich. A. French to c. S. Gates to rf. D. Lazaro to p for P. Smith. Frei flied out to rf (1-0 B). Raymond walked (3-1 BKBBB). Woodson singled through the left side (3-1 BBFB); Raymond advanced to second. Nunnallee fouled out to 1b (0-1 K). Parker pinch hit for Chance. Parker homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Woodson scored; Raymond scored. Mershon pinch hit for Teel. J. Exum to p for D. Lazaro. Mershon grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Virginia Tech 8th - Mershon to lf. Parker to cf. Bauer to p for Sweeney. CJ Oxendine pinch hit for S. Grube. CJ Oxendine singled up the middle (2-0 BB). N. Locurto singled through the right side (0-1 K); CJ Oxendine advanced to third. A. Chandler pinch hit for E. Ball. N. Locurto advanced to second on a wild pitch. James to c for Raymond. A. Chandler homered to left center, 3 RBI (3-1 BKBB); N. Locurto scored; CJ Oxendine scored. Booth to p for Bauer. T. Hughes out at first 1b to p (0-1 K). W. Hurt grounded out to 2b (1-2 KKB). P. Daniel grounded out to 3b (3-2 BFBBF). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - CJ Oxendine to c. J. Exum to p for A. Chandler. W. Hurt to 2b. A. French to 1b. H. Lutterman to 3b. / for J. Exum. Reese singled up the middle (2-1 KBB). Sullivan popped up to 2b (1-0 B). Stallman walked (3-2 BFBFBB); Reese advanced to second. Frei walked (3-0 BBBB); Stallman advanced to second; Reese advanced to third. J. Berzonski to p for J. Exum. James hit by pitch, RBI (0-0); Frei advanced to second; Stallman advanced to third; Reese scored. Wyers pinch hit for Woodson. Wyers singled to right field, RBI (0-2 FK); James advanced to second; Frei advanced to third; Stallman scored. Nunnallee struck out swinging (3-2 BBFFBS). Parker flied out to cf (1-0 B). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Virginia Tech 9th - Wyers to ss. Valincius, V to lf for Mershon. A. French homered, RBI (2-0 BB). H. Lutterman homered, RBI (1-0 B). S. Gates homered, RBI (0-0). Gleason to p for Booth. CJ Oxendine struck out looking (1-2 KBSFK). N. Locurto struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBKS). J. Berzonski struck out looking (1-2 SBKFFK). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.