Mississippi State vs Louisiana (May 31, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#17 Mississippi State at #25 Louisiana
May 31, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Mississippi State 19 (41-25)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Gehrig Frei 2b  5  3  4  2  0  0  1  1  1 
Ace Reese 3b  5  1  1  2  0  2  1  3  1 
Noah Sullivan dh  6  3  3  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Jacob Parker rf  4  5  4  4  2  0  0  0  0 
Vytas Valincius lf  5  2  2  5  0  1  1  0  1 
   Aidan Teel cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Reed Stallman 1b  5  2  2  1  0  2  7  1  0 
   Blake Bevis ph/1b  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  0  0 
Ryder Woodson ss  5  2  3  4  1  0  0  2  0 
Kevin Milewski c  3  1  1  1  1  1  10  2  1 
   Chone James ph/c  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1 
Bryce Chance cf/lf  3  0  0  0  1  1  3  0  2 
Ryan McPherson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Jack Bauer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Maddox Miller p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ben Davis p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Dane Burns p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  42  19  20  19  6  8  27  10  7 
  

Louisiana 5 (43-17)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Rodriguez ss  4  0  2  1  1  0  0  3  0 
Collins lf  5  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  4 
Amedee 3b  5  0  1  1  0  3  0  4  0 
Brown c  3  1  1  1  1  1  7  1  0 
   Torres ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Markle 2b  5  0  3  0  0  1  2  3  3 
LaSalle 1b  4  0  1  0  1  2  9  1  2 
Mandino rf  4  2  2  0  1  2  4  0  2 
Lim dh  4  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0 
Lewis cf  4  2  3  1  0  1  2  0  0 
Pruitt p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Roman p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Tollett p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
   Pearson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Victorian p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Flanagan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Riley p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Carter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Herrmann p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  39  5  13  4  4  13  27  13  11  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 210 410 524 - 19 20  1
Louisiana........... 001 011 200 -  5 13  0
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E - McPherson(1). DP - UL 2. LOB - MSU 7; UL 11. 2B - Sullivan 2(13); Parker(10); Valincius, V(4); Stallman(12); Rodriguez(10); Markle(11). 3B - Stallman(1). HR - Frei(11); Reese(22); Parker 2(16); Valincius, V(6); Woodson 2(8); Brown(8); Lewis(3). HBP - Frei; Reese; Milewski. SH - Valincius, V(1); Chance(6). SB - Lewis(16). CS - Frei(3); Lewis(4).

Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ryan McPherson W,4-1  5.0  5  2  2  0  7  0  0  0  0  19  19  5  2  83 
Jack Bauer   1.1  4  3  3  0  3  0  0  0  0  8  8  0  1  27 
Maddox Miller   0.1  2  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  3  4  1  0  13 
Ben Davis   1.1  1  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  5  7  0  2  34 
Dane Burns   1.0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  4  5  0  2  17 
  
Louisiana   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Pruitt L,7-5  1.1  3  3  3  1  3  1  0  1  0  7  9  0  1  40 
Roman   2.1  4  4  4  1  1  1  0  1  0  8  11  1  3  32 
Tollett   2.1  3  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  8  10  2  3  35 
Pearson   0.0  3  3  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  11 
Victorian   1.0  2  1  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  5  5  1  0  16 
Flanagan   0.2  2  2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4  1  0  17 
Riley   0.0  0  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  11 
Carter   0.2  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  3  4  2  0  11 
Herrmann   0.2  2  2  2  1  0  1  0  0  0  4  5  1  1  23 

Win - McPherson (4-1). Loss - Pruitt (7-5). Save - None. WP - Miller(8); Pruitt(5); Roman(3); Pearson(1); Riley(2); Herrmann(7). HBP - by Pruitt (Milewski); by Roman (Reese); by Carter (Frei). Inherited runners/scored: Miller 2/2; Davis 3/0; Roman 2/0; Pearson 1/1; Victorian 1/1; Carter 2/0; Herrmann 2/2. Pitches/strikes: McPherson 83/53; Bauer 27/18; Miller 13/6; Davis 34/20; Burns 17/9; Pruitt 40/24; Roman 32/22; Tollett 35/22; Pearson 11/7; Victorian 16/10; Flanagan 17/12; Riley 11/3; Carter 11/5; Herrmann 23/12.

Umpires - HP: Darren Hyman* 1B: Travis Godec 2B: Matt Kane 3B: Chris Gonzalez
Start: 7:06 pm Time: 3:58 Attendance: 9901
Weather: 86, partly cloudy, NNE @ 3 mph Game notes: Total Regional Attendance: 57,794
Tollett faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Pearson faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Riley faced 2 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Baseball
#17 Mississippi State at #25 Louisiana
May 31, 2026 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Mississippi State starters: 34/2b Frei; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 2/rf Parker; 14/lf Valincius, V; 7/1b Stallman; 9/ss Woodson; 21/c Milewski; 38/cf Chance; 28/p McPherson;

Louisiana starters: 29/ss Rodriguez; 6/lf Collins; 8/3b Amedee; 45/c Brown; 9/2b Markle; 2/1b LaSalle; 1/rf Mandino; 44/dh Lim; 42/cf Lewis; 17/p Pruitt;

Mississippi State 1st - No play. Frei homered to right center, RBI (2-2 BKBK). Reese struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK). Sullivan grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB). Parker homered to right center, RBI (0-1 F). Valincius, V struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana 1st - Rodriguez grounded out to ss (3-1 BBKB). Collins flied out to lf (3-1 BBBK). Amedee struck out swinging (3-2 KBSBBFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Stallman struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 FBSBS). Woodson homered to right center, RBI (2-2 KFFFFFBBF). Milewski hit by pitch (0-0). UL: mound visit (1). Milewski advanced to second on a wild pitch. Chance walked (3-0 BBBB). UL: mound visit (2). Roman to p for Pruitt. Frei grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Chance out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana 2nd - Brown fouled out to 1b (2-1 KBB). Markle popped up to 2b (1-1 SB). LaSalle flied out to cf (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Reese hit by pitch (0-0). Reese advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sullivan struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBFFFBS). Parker walked (3-1 KBBBB). Valincius, V grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 S); Parker out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana 3rd - Mandino struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS). Lim grounded out to 2b (0-0). Lewis homered to left field, RBI (1-1 KB). Rodriguez doubled down the rf line (3-2 KBBFBFF). Rodriguez advanced to third on a throwing error by p. MSU: mound visit (1). MSU: mound visit (2). Collins struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Stallman doubled to center field, ground-rule (0-0). Woodson flied out to rf (1-0 B); Stallman advanced to third. Milewski singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBSF); Stallman scored. Chance grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); Milewski advanced to second. Frei singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 KF); Milewski scored. Reese homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Frei scored. Tollett to p for Roman. Sullivan grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana 4th - Amedee struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). Brown struck out looking (1-2 FFBFFK). Markle singled through the left side (1-1 BS). LaSalle struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Parker walked (3-2 BBKSBFB). Valincius, V grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-1 KB); Parker advanced to second. Stallman lined out to cf (0-0); Parker advanced to third. Woodson singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Parker scored. Milewski grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana 5th - Mandino singled up the middle (1-2 KFB). Lim struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). Lewis singled through the right side (1-1 SB); Mandino advanced to third. Lewis stole second; Mandino scored on the throw. Lewis out at third p to 3b, caught stealing. Rodriguez flied out to cf to right center (1-2 SBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Chance struck out looking (2-2 FBBKK). Frei singled to second base (0-2 SS). Reese flied out to lf (1-1 KB). Frei out at second p to 1b to 2b to p, picked off, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana 6th - Bauer to p for McPherson. COllins UL was called out 53; UL is challenging the call. Review: call is confirmed; UL loses challenge. Collins grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBKFB). Amedee struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KFS). Brown homered to center field, RBI (0-0). Markle singled through the right side (3-2 FBSBB). UL: offensive timeout (1). LaSalle struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Sullivan doubled to left center (2-1 BBF). Pearson to p for Tollett. Parker doubled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 SSBB); Sullivan scored. Parker advanced to third on a wild pitch. Valincius, V doubled down the 3b line, RBI (2-1 FBB); Parker scored. UL: mound visit (3). Stallman tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 K); Valincius, V scored. Victorian to p for Pearson. Woodson homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBKB); Stallman scored. Milewski struck out swinging (3-2 BFBBKS). Chance flied out to rf (0-0). Frei singled through the left side (0-0). Reese struck out looking (0-2 KFK). 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana 7th - Mandino singled to left field (0-0). Lim struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Lewis singled to center field (1-0 B); Mandino advanced to third. Miller to p for Bauer. Rodriguez singled down the 3b line, bunt, RBI (2-1 BBK); Lewis advanced to second; Mandino scored. Collins flied out to cf (1-2 KBS). Amedee singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Rodriguez advanced to second; Lewis scored. MSU: mound visit (3). Amedee advanced to second; Rodriguez advanced to third on a wild pitch. Brown walked (3-0 BBBB). Davis to p for Miller. Markle struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Flanagan to p for Victorian. Sullivan doubled down the lf line (1-2 KBSF). Parker homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Sullivan scored. Valincius, V flied out to rf (1-1 SB). Stallman struck out swinging (3-2 KSBBBFS). Riley to p for Flanagan. Woodson walked (3-1 KBBBB). Woodson advanced to second on a wild pitch. Milewski walked (3-2 SBBBFB). Carter to p for Riley. Chance flied out to rf down the rf line (2-0 BB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Louisiana 8th - LaSalle singled to third base (1-1 SB). Mandino walked (3-2 SBBBKB); LaSalle advanced to second. MSU: mound visit (4). Lim out at first 1b to p (1-2 BFF); Mandino advanced to second; LaSalle advanced to third. Lewis struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 FFS). Rodriguez walked (3-2 BBKSBFFB). Collins grounded out to 3b (3-2 FKBBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Frei hit by pitch (1-2 FFB). Reese lined out to cf (0-0). Sullivan singled to left field (2-0 BB); Frei advanced to second. Herrmann to p for Carter. Parker singled to left field (3-1 BBSB); Sullivan advanced to second; Frei advanced to third. Valincius, V homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-2 SFBB); Parker scored; Sullivan scored; Frei scored. Bevis pinch hit for Stallman. Bevis walked (3-2 KFBBBB). Woodson grounded out to 3b (1-2 FBF); Bevis advanced to second. James pinch hit for Milewski. Bevis advanced to third on a wild pitch. James flied out to lf (1-1 BK). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana 9th - Teel to cf for Valincius, V. Bevis to 1b. James to c. Chance to lf. Burns to p for Davis. Amedee grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). Torres pinch hit for Brown. Torres grounded out to ss (0-0). Markle doubled down the 3b line (3-0 BBB). MSU: mound visit (5). LaSalle walked (3-1 BBBKB). Mandino struck out swinging (1-2 SBFFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.