Tuesday, March 21
Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park)
6:30 PM
Mississippi State
vs
#25 Southern Miss
The Diamond Dawgs have won their last five non-conference games.
MSU, USM To Meet At Trustmark Park On Tuesday
March 20, 2017 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Coming off Southeastern Conference Opening Weekend, Mississippi State (12-9) will step out of league play for an in-state midweek matchup with Southern Miss (15-4) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss.
The Diamond Dawgs have won five-straight non-conference games, while the Golden Eagles are 9-1 over their last 10 games.
MSU leads the all-time series between the two sides, 80-38, and a 9-3 advantage in neutral site meetings. The programs last met during the 2016 season on March 29 in Pearl, with State having won 13-5.
Fans can still purchase tickets through the Mississippi Braves website here. The Bulldogs will occupy the first base dugout and will serve as the visitors.
Game Notes | Live Stats | Tickets
NEED TO KNOW
PITCHING MATCHUP
MSU TBA vs. USM RHP Taylor Braley (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
WEATHER
Tuesday's Forecast (March 21) – High 85, Low 58 – Sunny – 10% Chance of Rain
LIVE VIDEO & TELEVISION
The meeting between the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles will not be televised or streamed.
LIVE AUDIO & RADIO
Tuesday's contest will air live on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network. The game can also be audio streamed live online at HailState.com/Plus (requires subscription), as well as on TuneIn Radio.
TICKETS
Fans can still purchase tickets through the Mississippi Braves website here. The Bulldogs will occupy the first base dugout and will serve as the visitors.
FOLLOW THE DIAMOND DAWGS
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
The Diamond Dawgs have won five-straight non-conference games, while the Golden Eagles are 9-1 over their last 10 games.
MSU leads the all-time series between the two sides, 80-38, and a 9-3 advantage in neutral site meetings. The programs last met during the 2016 season on March 29 in Pearl, with State having won 13-5.
Fans can still purchase tickets through the Mississippi Braves website here. The Bulldogs will occupy the first base dugout and will serve as the visitors.
Game Notes | Live Stats | Tickets
NEED TO KNOW
- MSU is 6-1 this season when scoring in the first inning.
- Seven of State's 12 wins this season have come in comeback fashion.
- 12 of the last 13 games for State have been decided by just three runs or fewer, seven of which were one-run games.
- The Diamond Dawgs are 8-4 this season when hitting at least one home run and 11-2 when out-hitting their opponent.
- MSU stole a program record 10 bases on Tuesday, March 14 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- The four Bulldogs that have started all 21 games this season for MSU (Jake Mangum, Luke Alexander, Ryan Gridley and Brent Rooker) are batting a combined .369 (121-for-328) with 29 doubles, 12 home runs, 68 RBIs, 32 steals and 77 runs scored.
- Brent Rooker leads the SEC in batting average (.446), slugging percentage (.851), on-base percentage (.543), RBI (30), doubles (12), stolen bases (14) and total bases (63), while ranking second in home runs (6) and third in hits (33).
- On a national level, Rooker leads the nation in doubles (12), ranks second in steals (14), fifth in slugging percentage (.851) and sixth in RBI (30).
- Rooker is one of three people in the country to have 10+ doubles and 10+ steals this season.
- After hitting .190 (4-for-21) through the first five games of the season, Gridley has since hit .410 (25-for-61) with 16 runs, 16 RBI, three doubles, four home runs, a .656 slugging percentage and .471 on-base percentage.
- In his last two two outings, Konnor Pilkington has struck out 26 in 15.2 IP and holding opponents to a .143 batting average.
- Pilkington has struck out a career-high 13 in each of his last two appearances and before that, the last MSU pitcher to throw 13+ strikeouts in a game was Jacob Lindgren vs. St. Joseph's on March 1, 2013.
PITCHING MATCHUP
MSU TBA vs. USM RHP Taylor Braley (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
WEATHER
Tuesday's Forecast (March 21) – High 85, Low 58 – Sunny – 10% Chance of Rain
LIVE VIDEO & TELEVISION
The meeting between the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles will not be televised or streamed.
LIVE AUDIO & RADIO
Tuesday's contest will air live on the Mississippi State Baseball Radio Network. The game can also be audio streamed live online at HailState.com/Plus (requires subscription), as well as on TuneIn Radio.
TICKETS
Fans can still purchase tickets through the Mississippi Braves website here. The Bulldogs will occupy the first base dugout and will serve as the visitors.
FOLLOW THE DIAMOND DAWGS
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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