Vanderbilt vs Mississippi State (Mar 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Vanderbilt at #6 Mississippi State
Mar 20, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Vanderbilt 2 (13-10,2-2 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Rustan Rigdon 2b  4  0  0  0  1  2  0  3  2 
Brodie Johnston 3b  5  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1 
Logan Johnstone rf  3  0  0  0  1  1  2  0  2 
Braden Holcomb cf  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Mike Mancini lf  2  1  0  0  2  1  7  0  0 
Colin Barczi dh  2  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0 
Chris Maldonado 1b  3  1  2  1  0  0  8  1  3 
Korbin Reynolds c  3  0  1  0  0  0  5  0  1 
Ryker Waite ss  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  3  0 
Connor Fennell p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Brennan Seiber p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
Totals  28  2  4  2  7  8  24  9  9 
  

Mississippi State 4 (18-4,2-2 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aidan Teel cf  4  0  1  0  0  2  2  0  3 
Ace Reese 3b  4  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  1 
Noah Sullivan dh  3  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0 
Reed Stallman 1b  4  0  1  0  0  0  9  0  0 
Gehrig Frei 2b  3  1  0  0  1  0  2  3  2 
   Drew Wyers 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ryder Woodson ss  4  1  1  3  0  0  1  1  0 
Jacob Parker rf  3  0  1  0  1  0  2  0  0 
Kevin Milewski c  3  1  1  1  0  1  8  0  0 
Bryce Chance lf  3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  2 
Ryan McPherson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Jack Gleason p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Maddox Webb p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ben Davis p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  31  4  8  4  3  5  27  8  8  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Vanderbilt.......... 001 000 010 -  2  4  0
Mississippi State... 013 000 00X -  4  8  0
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DP - VU 1; MSU 1. LOB - VU 9; MSU 8. 2B - Holcomb(6); Maldonado(7); Reynolds(4); Chance. HR - Woodson(3); Milewski(2). HBP - Maldonado; Reynolds; Milewski; Chance. SF - Waite(2).

Vanderbilt   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Connor Fennell L,2-1  5.0  6  4  4  2  5  0  0  0  0  21  23  5  5  89 
Brennan Seiber   3.0  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  10  13  4  4  44 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ryan McPherson   4.0  2  1  1  1  4  1  0  0  0  12  14  6  1  65 
Jack Gleason W,2-0  1.1  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  2  0  4  8  1  2  38 
Maddox Webb   1.0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  0  3  6  2  0  30 
Ben Davis S,3  2.2  1  1  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  9  10  1  4  36 

Win - Gleason (2-0). Loss - Fennell (2-1). Save - Davis (3). WP - McPherson(2). HBP - by Gleason (Maldonado); by Gleason (Reynolds); by Seiber (Chance); by Seiber (Milewski). Inherited runners/scored: Webb 2/0; Davis 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Fennell 89/61; Seiber 44/28; McPherson 65/42; Gleason 38/22; Webb 30/11; Davis 36/24.

Umpires - HP: Seth Buckminster 1B: Scott Kennedy 2B: Ronnie Teague 3B: Jeremy
Start: 7:04 pm Time: 2:57 Attendance: 14649
Weather: 77, clear, SSW @ 6 mph

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Vanderbilt at #6 Mississippi State
Mar 20, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Vanderbilt starters: 19/2b Rigdon; 9/3b Johnston; 2/rf L. Johnstone; 26/cf Holcomb; 5/lf Mancini; 44/dh Barczi; 8/1b Maldonado; 18/c Reynolds; 51/ss Waite; 39/p Fennell;

Mississippi State starters: 5/cf Teel; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 7/1b Stallman; 34/2b Frei; 9/ss Woodson; 2/rf Parker; 21/c Milewski; 38/lf Chance; 28/p McPherson;

Vanderbilt 1st - Rigdon struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Johnston flied out to cf to right center (1-1 SB). L. Johnstone struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Teel struck out swinging (3-2 KSFBBFBS). Reese struck out looking (2-2 FFBFBK). Sullivan singled through the right side (0-2 KFF). Stallman singled to left field (2-2 SFBBFF); Sullivan advanced to second. Frei grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Vanderbilt 2nd - Holcomb flied out to rf to right center (2-1 BBK). Mancini walked (3-2 KSBBBB). Mancini out at first p to 1b, picked off. Barczi struck out swinging (2-2 SBBFFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Woodson grounded out to ss (1-2 KBSF). Parker grounded out to 2b (1-2 FBF). Milewski homered to left field, RBI (2-2 KBFB). Chance doubled to left field (1-0 B). Teel struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Vanderbilt 3rd - Maldonado singled to left field (0-2 KF). Reynolds doubled down the 3b line (2-1 BSB); Maldonado advanced to third. Waite flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2 BSK); Maldonado scored. Reynolds advanced to third on a wild pitch. Rigdon popped up to 2b (3-2 BSBBS). Johnston flied out to cf (0-1 S). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Reese flied out to rf to right center (0-0). Sullivan walked (3-2 KFBBBB). Stallman flied out to lf down the lf line (0-1 S). Frei walked (3-0 BBBB); Sullivan advanced to second. Woodson homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Frei scored; Sullivan scored. Parker flied out to rf (1-2 BSS). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 4th - L. Johnstone grounded out to 2b (2-1 BKB). Holcomb struck out swinging (2-2 BKKBFFFFS). Mancini flied out to lf (2-2 KSBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Milewski struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Chance lined out to lf (1-1 KB). Teel singled to center field (1-0 B). Reese struck out looking (1-2 FBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Vanderbilt 5th - Reese called out on a pitch clock violation for strike 3 in the bot 4. Gleason to p for McPherson. Barczi walked (3-0 BBBB). MSU: mound visit (1). VU is challenging the call of foul and not HBP. Review: call is overturned to HBP VU wins challenge. Maldonado hit by pitch (2-2 BKKFBF); Barczi advanced to second. Reynolds hit by pitch (1-2 BSFFF); Maldonado advanced to second; Barczi advanced to third. MSU: mound visit (2). Waite lined out to 2b (0-0). Rigdon grounded into double play ss to 1b (2-2 KBBK); Reynolds out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Sullivan flied out to lf (0-2 KS). Stallman grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 KFFBBB). Frei grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 6th - Johnston grounded out to 3b (0-2 KF). L. Johnstone walked (3-2 KKBBFFBB). Holcomb doubled to left field (1-2 FSB); L. Johnstone advanced to third. Webb to p for Gleason. MSU: mound visit (3). Mancini struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). Barczi walked (3-2 BBKBKB). Maldonado popped up to 3b (3-2 FBSBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Seiber to p for Fennell. Woodson grounded out to 2b (1-2 BFKF). Parker walked (3-2 FKBBBB). Milewski lined out to lf (0-1 S). Chance hit by pitch (0-0); Parker advanced to second. Teel flied out to lf (2-2 BFBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Vanderbilt 7th - Reynolds popped up to 1b (3-1 BBSB). Waite walked (3-0 BBBB). MSU: mound visit (4). Rigdon walked (3-1 BKBBB); Waite advanced to second. Davis to p for Webb. Johnston struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK). L. Johnstone grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Reese out at first 1b to p (0-2 FKF). Sullivan singled through the left side (2-1 BBK). Stallman grounded into double play ss to 3b to 1b (3-2 BBKBS); Sullivan out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 8th - Holcomb grounded out to p (0-1 K). Mancini walked (3-1 BBBKB). Barczi struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). Maldonado doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 SKBBF); Mancini scored. Reynolds grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Frei grounded out to p (0-1 K). MSU: offensive timeout (1). Woodson flied out to lf (0-1 K). Parker singled to center field (1-2 FBF). Milewski hit by pitch (0-0); Parker advanced to second. VU: mound visit (1). Chance flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Vanderbilt 9th - Wyers to 2b for Frei. Waite lined out to 3b (0-2 KFF). VU: offensive timeout (1). Rigdon struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Johnston grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.