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 
Brodie Johnston 3b 
Colin Barczi dh 
Chris Maldonado 1b 
   Max Jensen 1b 
Braden Holcomb cf 
   Collin Brightwell cf 
Mike Mancini lf 
Rustan Rigdon 2b 
Korbin Reynolds c 
   Mack Whitcomb ph/c 
Ryker Waite ss 
Tyler Baird p 
   Alex Kranzler p 
   Nate Taylor p 
   Jakob Schulz p 
   Jacob Faulkner p 
Totals  30  20 
  

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

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

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