Vanderbilt vs Mississippi State (Mar 22, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Vanderbilt at #6 Mississippi State
Mar 22, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Vanderbilt 7 (13-12,2-4 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Logan Johnstone rf  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0  0 
Brodie Johnston 3b  4  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  3 
Colin Barczi dh  4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Chris Maldonado 1b  4  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  1 
   Max Jensen 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Braden Holcomb cf  4  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0 
   Collin Brightwell cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Mike Mancini lf  2  3  1  1  1  0  2  0  1 
Rustan Rigdon 2b  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0 
Korbin Reynolds c  2  0  0  0  0  1  6  0  0 
   Mack Whitcomb ph/c  1  0  1  1  0  0  2  0  0 
Ryker Waite ss  3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Tyler Baird p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Alex Kranzler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Nate Taylor p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Jakob Schulz p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Jacob Faulkner p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  30  7  8  7  2  6  20  4  5 
  

Mississippi State 17 (20-4,4-2 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aidan Teel cf  4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0  1 
Ace Reese 3b  2  3  1  1  3  1  0  2  0 
Noah Sullivan dh  5  2  3  3  0  1  0  0  2 
Reed Stallman 1b  5  2  4  4  0  0  9  0  0 
Gehrig Frei 2b  5  1  2  1  0  3  1  1  2 
Ryder Woodson ss  5  3  3  1  0  0  1  3  0 
Jacob Parker rf  3  3  1  0  2  0  0  0  0 
Kevin Milewski c  4  1  1  4  0  2  6  1  0 
Bryce Chance lf  5  1  4  3  0  0  2  0  0 
Duke Stone p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Charlie Foster p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Tyler Pitzer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  38  17  19  17  5  8  21  9  8  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Vanderbilt.......... 030 301 0 -  7  8  1
Mississippi State... 624 112 1 - 17 19  1
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Kranzler(1); Woodson(6). LOB - VU 5; MSU 8. 2B - Stallman 2(6); Woodson(10); Chance(9). HR - L. Johnstone(7); Mancini(6); Rigdon(2); Waite(3); Reese(7); Stallman(4); Woodson(4); Milewski(3). HBP - Mancini; Teel. SF - Milewski(1). SB - Teel(5); Parker(3).

Vanderbilt   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tyler Baird L,0-1  0.0  3  5  5  1  0  1  0  1  0  3  5  0  0  20 
Alex Kranzler   2.2  5  6  6  1  3  0  0  0  0  12  14  3  2  52 
Nate Taylor   0.0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  9 
Jakob Schulz   1.1  4  2  2  0  2  0  0  0  0  8  8  1  1  28 
Jacob Faulkner   2.2  6  3  3  2  3  0  0  0  1  14  16  2  3  51 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Duke Stone W,4-0  4.0  6  6  3  1  4  0  0  0  0  19  20  4  4  78 
Charlie Foster   1.2  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  6  8  0  4  29 
Tyler Pitzer   1.1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  5  5  2  1  13 

Win - Stone (4-0). Loss - Baird (0-1). Save - None. WP - Baird(2). HBP - by Baird (Teel); by Foster (Mancini). Inherited runners/scored: Kranzler 2/2; Taylor 2/2; Schulz 2/1; Pitzer 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Baird 20/8; Kranzler 52/33; Taylor 9/3; Schulz 28/18; Faulkner 51/33; Stone 78/51; Foster 29/19; Pitzer 13/10.

Umpires - HP: Ronnie Teague 1B: Jeremy Dupree 2B: Seth Buckminster 3B: Scott
Start: 1:03 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: 12207
Weather: 82, clear, SSW @ 10 mph
Baird faced 5 batters in the 1st.
Taylor faced 2 batters in the 3rd.
Schulz faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
Vanderbilt at #6 Mississippi State
Mar 22, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Vanderbilt starters: 2/rf L. Johnstone; 9/3b Johnston; 44/dh Barczi; 8/1b Maldonado; 26/cf Holcomb; 5/lf Mancini; 19/2b Rigdon; 18/c Reynolds; 51/ss Waite; 46/p Baird;

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; 11/p Stone;

Vanderbilt 1st - L. Johnstone grounded out to 2b (1-2 KFBF). Johnston struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS). Barczi singled up the middle (2-0 BB). Maldonado popped up to ss (2-2 BSSFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Teel hit by pitch (1-1 KB). Reese walked (3-0 BBBB); Teel advanced to second. VU: mound visit (1). Sullivan singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 KBBK); Reese advanced to second; Teel scored. Sullivan advanced to second; Reese advanced to third on a wild pitch. VU: mound visit (2). Stallman singled to center field, RBI (2-2 BBKF); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored. Frei singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); Stallman advanced to second; Sullivan scored. Kranzler to p for Baird. Woodson popped up to p, bunt (1-0 B). Parker reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-1 S); Frei advanced to second; Stallman out at third 3b unassisted. Milewski homered to left field, 3 RBI (1-2 SBS); Parker scored; Frei scored. Chance flied out to lf to left center (2-2 KBFB). 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 2nd - Holcomb grounded out to p (3-2 KBSBB). Mancini homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB). Rigdon homered down the rf line, RBI (1-1 BK). MSU: mound visit (1). Reynolds struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 BKKS). Waite homered to right center, RBI (0-0). L. Johnstone singled through the right side (3-1 BBBK). Johnston grounded out to 3b (1-2 KSBF). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Teel grounded out to 3b (1-2 BKF). Reese struck out swinging (0-2 KFFFS). Sullivan singled to right field (2-0 BB). Stallman homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-0 BBB); Sullivan scored. Frei struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 3rd - Barczi flied out to cf (0-2 KF). Maldonado popped up to 2b (1-0 B). Holcomb struck out looking (0-2 KFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Woodson singled to left field (2-1 FBB). Woodson advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the error. Parker walked (3-2 BBFBFB). Milewski flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-1 F); Woodson scored. Chance singled to shortstop (0-1 F); Parker advanced to second. Teel struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). Taylor to p for Kranzler. Reese walked (3-0 BBBB); Chance advanced to second; Parker advanced to third. Sullivan singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 BBFF); Reese advanced to second; Chance scored; Parker scored. Schulz to p for Taylor. Stallman doubled down the 1b line, RBI (0-0); Sullivan advanced to third; Reese scored. Frei struck out swinging (1-2 BSFFFS). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Vanderbilt 4th - Mancini walked (3-1 BBBKB). Rigdon struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFFS). VU: offensive timeout (1). Reynolds flied out to cf (1-2 BFKF). Waite reached on a dropped fly by ss (0-2 FK); Mancini advanced to third. L. Johnstone homered down the rf line, 3 RBI, unearned (1-1 BF); Waite scored, unearned; Mancini scored, unearned. Johnston grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Woodson doubled to left center (1-0 B). Parker grounded out to 2b (0-1 S); Woodson advanced to third. Milewski struck out swinging (2-2 BSBFS). Chance doubled to left field, RBI (2-1 BFB); Woodson scored. Teel flied out to rf (1-0 B). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Vanderbilt 5th - Foster to p for Stone. Barczi grounded out to 3b (1-2 BKS). Maldonado grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). Holcomb grounded out to ss (1-2 BFKF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Reese homered to right field, RBI (3-2 KBSBB). Faulkner to p for Schulz. Sullivan flied out to cf (1-2 KSB). Stallman grounded out to p (0-1 K). Frei struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Vanderbilt 6th - Mancini hit by pitch (1-2 SBF). Rigdon walked (3-0 BBBB); Mancini advanced to second. MSU: mound visit (2). Whitcomb pinch hit for Reynolds. Whitcomb singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 KB); Rigdon advanced to second; Mancini scored. Waite grounded out to c unassisted, bunt (0-0). VU Waite was hit by ball out of the box on a bunt attempt. L. Johnstone struck out swinging (1-2 FKBFS). Pitzer to p for Foster. Johnston lined out to lf (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Whitcomb to c. Woodson homered to left field, RBI (1-1 BK). Parker singled to center field (0-0). Milewski struck out swinging (3-2 BSBBFS); Parker stole second. Chance singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); Parker scored. Teel reached on a fielder's choice to third base (2-1 BBK); Chance out at second 3b to 2b. Teel stole second. Reese walked (3-2 BFFBBB). Sullivan struck out swinging (2-2 KKFBBS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Vanderbilt 7th - Barczi singled to center field (0-0). Maldonado struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Holcomb lined out to lf (2-2 FBSB). Mancini grounded out to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Jensen to 1b for Maldonado. Brightwell to cf for Holcomb. Stallman doubled down the 3b line (1-1 BF). Frei singled through the left side (0-2 KF); Stallman advanced to third. Woodson grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0); Frei advanced to second. Parker intentionally walked. Milewski flied out to cf (0-0). Chance singled to left field, RBI (1-2 BKF); Parker advanced to second; Frei advanced to third; Stallman scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.