Mississippi State baseball (25-25, 9-16) is desperate to return to the win column, currently on a seven-game losing streak after falling 8-7 to theTexas A&M Aggies (31-16, 15-10) on the road in College Station on Friday night.
They have a chance to end the drought in the second game of the series after putting on a convincing effort that came up just short.
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Mississippi State Starting Lineup:
2B RJ Yeager
1B Luke Hanco*ck
C Logan Tanner
DH Hunter Hines
LF Brad Cumbest
RF Kellum Clark
3B Kamren James
CF Jess Davis
SS Tanner Leggett
RHP Preston Johnson
Texas A&M Starting Lineup:
3B Trevor Werner
1B Jack Moss
LF Dylan Rock
DH Austin Bost
RF Brett Minnich
C Troy Claunch
2B Ryan Targac
CF Jordan Thompson
SS Kole Kaler
RHP Wyatt Tucker
TOP of 1 (MSU batting):
Yeager doubled to right field
Hanco*ck flied out to left field
Tanner grounded out to third base
Hines walked
Cumbest struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 1 (TAMU batting):
Werner grounded out to third base
Moss reached on an error by shortstop
Rock walked
Bos flied out to left field
END of 1: MSU 0, TAMU 0
TOP of 2 (MSU batting):
Clark grounded out to shortstop
James doubled down the left field line
Davis homered to right center, 2 RBI; James scored
Leggett singled to right field
Leggett stole second base
Yeager singled to shortstop
Yeager stole second base; Leggett stole third base
Hanco*ck flied out to left field, SF, RBI (2-1 BBK); Leggett scored
Tanner grounded out to shortstop
BOTTOM of 2 (TAMU batting):
Minnich grounded out to second base
Claunch struck out swinging
Targac singled up the middle
Thompson flied out to centerfield
END of 2: MSU 3, TAMU 0
TOP of 3 (MSU batting):
Hines homered to right field, RBI
Cumbest grounded out to p
Clark struck out swinging
James popped up to first base
BOTTOM of 3 (TAMU batting):
Kaler singled, bunt
Werner flied out to centerfield
Moss struck out swinging
Rock homered to left field, 2 RBI; Kaler scored
Bost flied out to right field
END of 3: MSU 4, TAMU 2
TOP of 4 (MSU batting):
Davis grounded out to third base
Leggett flied out to right field
Yeager grounded out to third base
BOTTOM of 4 (TAMU batting):
Minnich walked
Claunch flied out to left field
Targac grounded into double play, shortstop to first base ; Minnich out on the play
END of 4: MSU 4, TAMU 2
TOP of 5 (MSU batting):
Hanco*ck singled to shortstop
Cortez in to pitch for Tucker
Tanner struck out looking
Hines singled to left field; Hanco*ck advanced to second base
Cumbest infield fly to shortstop
Clark singled to left center, RBI; Hines advanced to third; Hanco*ck scored
James struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 5 (TAMU batting):
Thompson flied out to centerfield
Kaler walked
Werner homered to left field, 2 RBI; Kaler scored
Moss grounded out to second base
Rock flied out to centerfield
END of 5: MSU 5, TAMU 4
TOP of 6 (MSU batting):
Davis grounded out to second base
Leggett struck out swinging
Yeager popped up to second base
BOTTOM of 6 (TAMU batting):
Bost flied out to centerfield
Minnich grounded out to shortstop
Claunch singled, bunt
Targac struck out swinging
END of 6: MSU 5, TAMU 4
TOP of 7 (MSU batting):
Hanco*ck grounded out to p
Tanner struck out swinging
Hines out at first, first base to p
BOTTOM of 7 (TAMU batting):
Fristoe in to pitch for Johnson
Thompson grounded out to shortstop
Kaler walked
Werner hit by pitch; Kaler advanced to second
Moss doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Werner scored; Kaler scored
Rock flied out to right field; Moss advanced to third
Bost struck out swinging
END of 7: TAMU 6, MSU 5
TOP of 8 (MSU batting):
Cumbest homered to left center, RBI
Clark struck out swinging
James grounded out to shortstop
Davis flied out to left field
BOTTOM of 8 (TAMU batting):
Minnich walked
Claunch singled to right center; Minnich advanced to second
Targac doubled down the left field line, RBI; Claunch scored; Minnich advanced to third
Thompson flied out to left field, SF, RBI; Claunch scored
Kaler grounded out to second base; Targac advanced to third
Werner singled to right field, RBI; Targac scored
Werner out at second, pitcher to first base to shortstop, caught stealing
END of 8: TAMU 9, MSU 6
TOP of 9 (MSU batting):
Harrison to shortstop for Kaler
Seibert in to pinch hit for Leggett
Seibert singled to shortstop
Yeager flied out to left field
Skinner pinch ran for Seibert
Hanco*ck grounded out to shortstop; Skinner advanced to second
Tanner grounded out to third base
