Mississippi State
3-2
Morehead State
3-2
Bulldogs Drop Midweek Contest To Morehead State
February 21, 2017 | Baseball
The Bulldogs were back in action after hosting a four-game series to start the season over the weekend. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Bulldogs. Morehead State moved to 3-2 with the victory.
MSU collected a season-high 15 hits, but allowed a season-most 14 hits.
The Bulldogs erased a 1-0 deficit with a single score in the third inning and a 2-1 deficit by scoring three times in the fifth inning. The Maroon and White expanded the score with two runs apiece in both the sixth and eighth innings.
A Luke Alexander home run got the Bulldogs on the board in the third inning. The long ball again proved large in the fifth inning as Cole Gordon hit a two-run shot and Tanner Poole continued his early tear with a solo shot.
Alexander became the first Bulldog this season with a multi-home run game when he hit a two-run shot in the sixth inning. In the eighth inning, Hunter Stovall led off things with a triple. Jake Mangum singled and stole second. A wild pitch brought home one run and a Ryan Gridley sacrifice-fly scored the other.
Things changed in the ninth inning with Morehead State combining six hits, five walks and a hit batsman off four MSU relievers to storm back for the win after the 10-run frame.
Seven MSU pitchers threw in the contest. Jacob Billingsley drew the start and worked five innings, allowing five hits and two runs (both earned) with six strikeouts. Jacob Barton, Spencer Price, Blake Smith, Trey Jolly, Andrew Mahoney and Trysten Barlow followed. Smith (0-1) took the loss.
At the plate, Mangum and Alexander each had three hits to lead the Bulldogs. Poole and Stovall each added multiple hits. Alexander drove in three runs.
Reid Leonard had three hits and drove in five runs for the Eagles. Cable Wright (1-0) threw the final three innings to get the win.
Cannizaro's club returns to action this weekend for games at Dudy Noble Field against Indiana State and Marist.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE (All times Central)
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
G1 – 11:30 a.m. – Indiana State vs. Marist (originally scheduled for 1 p.m.)
G2 - 4 p.m. – Indiana State vs. Mississippi State
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
G3 - 1 p.m. – Marist vs. Mississippi State
G4 – 40 Minutes After G3 – Indiana State vs. Mississippi State
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017
G5 - 10 a.m. – Marist vs. Indiana State (originally scheduled for 11 a.m.)
G6 - 1 p.m. – Marist vs. Mississippi State (originally scheduled for 2 p.m.)
* Home Team Listed Second
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WRIGHT, Cable (1-0)
L: Smith, Blake (0-1)
Batting:
2B: SNYDER, Trevor 1
RBI: PATRICK, Michael 1 ; LEONARD, Reid 5 ; SCHNEIDER, Will 1 ; SNYDER, Trevor 2 ; NIEMANN, Tyler 2 ; MORRIS, Braxton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KENT, Ryan 2 ; PATRICK, Michael 2 ; SHOUPE, Brody 2 ; LEONARD, Reid 1 ; SCHNEIDER, Will 1 ; SNYDER, Trevor 1 ; NIEMANN, Tyler 1 ; BOGGESS, Eli 1 ; HAMMON, Jake 1 ; TETER, Chase 1
CS: NIEMANN, Tyler 1
HBP: FAIN, Hunter 1 ; HULSIZER, Niko 1 ; BOGGESS, Eli 1
Batting:
2B: Mangum, Jake 2 ; Rooker, Brent 1
3B: Stovall, Hunter 1
HR: Alexander, Luke 2 ; Gordon, Cole 1 ; Poole, Tanner 1
RBI: Alexander, Luke 3 ; Gridley, Ryan 1 ; Gordon, Cole 2 ; Poole, Tanner 1
SH: Poole, Tanner 1
SF: Gridley, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mangum, Jake 2 ; Alexander, Luke 2 ; Rooker, Brent 1 ; Gordon, Cole 1 ; Poole, Tanner 1 ; Marrero, Elih 1
SB: Mangum, Jake 1 ; Gridley, Ryan 1
HBP: Rooker, Brent 1
