Mississippi State vs Georgia (May 21, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#16 Mississippi State vs #4 Georgia
May 21, 2026 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met)

Mississippi State 3 (40-17)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Gehrig Frei 2b 
Ace Reese 3b 
Noah Sullivan dh 
Jacob Parker rf 
Vytas Valincius lf 
Reed Stallman 1b 
Bryce Chance cf 
   Blake Bevis ph 
Ryder Woodson ss 
Chone James c  10 
Duke Stone p 
   Jack Bauer p 
   Maddox Webb p 
   Dane Burns p 
   Tyler Pitzer p 
Totals  31  24 
  

Georgia 5 (44-12)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Tre Phelps 3b 
Daniel Jackson c 
M. O'Shaughnessy dh 
   Jordy Oriach ph 
Rylan Lujo cf 
Kenny Ishikawa lf 
Ryan Wynn 2b 
Brennan Hudson 1b 
Kolby Branch ss 
Ryan Black rf 
Joey Volchko p 
   Matt Scott p 
Totals  30  27  14 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 001 001 001 -  3  9  0
Georgia............. 010 300 10X -  5  8  0
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DP - UGA 4. LOB - MSU 4; UGA 9. 2B - Frei(12); Woodson(15). HR - Sullivan(12); Hudson(17). HBP - Valincius, V; Phelps; Hudson. SF - Branch(3). SB - Branch(4). CS - Sullivan(2); Jackson(2).

Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Duke Stone L,6-3  3.1  14  17  55 
Jack Bauer   2.2  11  43 
Maddox Webb   0.2  12 
Dane Burns   0.0 
Tyler Pitzer   1.1  22 
  
Georgia   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Joey Volchko W,9-2  5.0  18  20  68 
Matt Scott S,5  4.0  13  14  39 

Win - Volchko (9-2). Loss - Stone (6-3). Save - Scott (5). WP - Webb(2). HBP - by Volchko (Valincius, V); by Stone (Hudson); by Bauer (Phelps). Inherited runners/scored: Bauer 1/0; Webb 2/0; Burns 3/1; Pitzer 3/0; Scott 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Stone 55/38; Bauer 43/23; Webb 12/6; Burns 5/1; Pitzer 22/13; Volchko 68/43; Scott 39/25.

Umpires - HP: Derek Mollica 1B: Eddie Newsom 2B: Jeff Wright 3B: Jeff Head
Start: 12:04 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: 11146
Weather: 77, overcast
Volchko faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Bauer faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Burns faced 1 batter in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#16 Mississippi State vs #4 Georgia
May 21, 2026 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met)

Mississippi State starters: 34/2b Frei; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 2/rf Parker; 14/lf Valincius, V; 7/1b Stallman; 38/cf Chance; 9/ss Woodson; 12/c James; 11/p Stone;

Georgia starters: 1/3b Phelps; 3/c Jackson; 4/dh OShaughnessy; 8/cf Lujo; 14/lf Ishikawa; 0/2b Wynn; 28/1b Hudson; 9/ss Branch; 2/rf Black; 37/p Volchko;

Mississippi State 1st - No play. Frei grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BKB). Reese flied out to cf (0-1 F). Sullivan grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 1st - Phelps grounded out to 3b (0-0). Jackson grounded out to ss (1-2 KFB). OShaughnessy struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Parker grounded out to 2b (2-2 KKBB). UGA ABS challenge 0-0 pitch: Overturned, ball 1 to strike 1. Valincius, V hit by pitch (2-1 KBB). Stallman singled to pitcher (0-2 SKF); Valincius, V advanced to second. Chance grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-2 KBFFBF); Stallman out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia 2nd - Lujo popped up to 2b to left center (1-0 B). Ishikawa singled to left field (0-2 KKF). Wynn singled to left center (0-0); Ishikawa advanced to second. Hudson hit by pitch (2-0 BB); Wynn advanced to second; Ishikawa advanced to third. Branch flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Wynn advanced to third; Ishikawa scored. Black struck out looking (2-2 FKBBFK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Woodson doubled to right center (1-0 B). James singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Woodson scored. Frei lined into double play p to 1b (1-2 FFB); James out on the play. Reese struck out swinging (3-2 BFFFFBBFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 3rd - Phelps struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Jackson singled to shortstop (0-1 F). OShaughnessy struck out looking (1-2 SBSK). Jackson out at first c to 1b, caught stealing, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Sullivan singled through the left side (0-0). Parker flied out to lf (1-0 B). Sullivan out at second p to 1b to 2b, caught stealing, picked off. Valincius, V singled to center field (0-0). Stallman flied out to cf (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia 4th - Lujo singled to third base (1-1 FB). Ishikawa flied out to rf (0-1 K). Wynn singled to left field (2-2 KBFB); Lujo advanced to second. Hudson homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Wynn scored; Lujo scored. Branch walked (3-2 BBFFBFB). Bauer to p for Stone. Branch stole second. Black grounded out to ss (2-2 KFBB); Branch advanced to third. Phelps grounded out to 2b (2-0 BB). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Chance flied out to cf (0-0). Woodson walked (3-1 BBKBB). James grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1 BBF); Woodson out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 5th - Jackson flied out to rf (2-1 FBB). OShaughnessy struck out looking (2-2 BBSFK). Lujo walked (3-0 BBBB). MSU ABS challenge 2-0 pitch: Ball 3 confirmed. Ishikawa grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Frei doubled to right center (1-1 SB). Reese singled to right field, RBI (1-1 KB); Frei scored. Scott to p for Volchko. Sullivan flied out to rf (2-0 BB). Parker flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Valincius, V struck out looking (1-2 SBKFK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia 6th - Wynn struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS). Hudson grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). Branch fouled out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Stallman walked (3-1 BBSBB). Chance grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-0); Stallman out on the play. MSU challenge: Call stands, out at 1B. Woodson flied out to cf (2-1 BBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 7th - Black singled up the middle (1-2 KFB). Phelps hit by pitch (2-2 FFBFB); Black advanced to second. MSU challenge: Call stands, hit by pitch. MSU 0 challenges remaining. Webb to p for Bauer. Jackson struck out swinging (3-2 BSSBBS); Phelps advanced to second on a wild pitch; Black advanced to third. Oriach pinch hit for OShaughnessy. Oriach intentionally walked (2-0 BB). Lujo reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (1-2 BFF); Oriach advanced to second; Phelps advanced to third; Black out at home p to c. Burns to p for Webb. Ishikawa walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Lujo advanced to second; Oriach advanced to third; Phelps scored. Pitzer to p for Burns. Wynn flied out to rf (1-2 FBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - James struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Frei flied out to cf (0-0). Reese struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 8th - Hudson struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). MSU ABS challenge 0-0 pitch: overturned, ball 1 to strike 1. Branch walked (3-1 KBBBB). MSU ABS challenge 1-1 pitch: Ball 2 confirmed. Black popped up to ss (0-0). Phelps singled up the middle (0-1 K); Branch advanced to third. Jackson struck out looking (3-2 BKBSBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Sullivan homered to left center, RBI (0-1 K). Parker grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). Valincius, V grounded out to ss (0-0). Stallman singled down the lf line (0-0). Bevis pinch hit for Chance. Bevis reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 KKB); Stallman out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.