We've seen Mississippi State baseball pull off some impossible-looking wins in recent history (think the eighth-inning comeback against Virginia that ended in a 6-5 Bulldogs win).
But that wasn't enough on Friday evening when the Bulldogs tied up the game in the eighth inning against Texas, only for Texas to score three more runs in the ninth inning and snag an 8-5 victory.
MSU has just one more shot to get it right against Texas when the two programs face each other on Saturday night.
The winner will go on to a three-game championship series against the Vanderbilt Commodores that starts on Monday, June 28.
You can find the latest score and live play-by-play updates of Thursday's game right here on Cowbell Corner. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT.
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Here's a look at the starting lineups.
Mississippi State:
1. Rowdey Jordan - CF
2. Tanner Allen - RF
3. Kamren James - 3B
4. Luke Hanco*ck - 1B
5. Logan Tanner - C
6. Scotty Dubrule - 2B
7. Brad Cumbest - LF
8. Kellum Clark - DH
9. Lane Forsythe - SS
P - Will Bednar
Texas:
1. Mike Antico - CF
2. Eric Kennedy - LF
3. Zach Zubia - 1B
4. Ivan Melendez - DH
5. Mitchell Daly - 2B
6. Cam Williams - 3B
7. Douglas Hodo III - RF
8. Trey Faltine - SS
9. Silas Ardoin - C
P - Tristan Stevens
TOP of 1 - Texas batting
-Antico struck out swinging
-Kennedy struck out swinging
-Zubia grounded out to shortstop
MSU 0, Texas 0
BOTTOM of 1 - MSU batting
-Jordan grounded out to p
-Allen singled up the middle
-James struck out swinging
-Hanco*ck grounded out to second base
MSU 0, Texas 0
TOP of 2 - Texas batting
-Melendez walked
-Daly grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Melendez advanced to second
-Williams homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); Melendez scored
-Hodo III struck out looking
-Faltine struck out swinging
Texas 2, MSU 0
BOTTOM of 2 - MSU batting
-Tanner singled up the middle
-Dubrule grounded into double play second base to shortstop to first base; Tanner out on the play
-Cumbest flew out to centerfield
Texas 2, MSU 0
TOP of 3 - Texas batting
- Ardoin flew out to right field
-Antico grounded out to first base unassisted
-Kennedy struck out looking
Texas 2, MSU 0
BOTTOM of 3 - MSU batting
-Clark doubled to left field
-Forsythe out at first 1b to 2b, bunt
-Jordan popped up to shortstop
-Allen singled up the middle, RBI; Clark scored
-James grounded out to shortstop
Texas 2, MSU 1
TOP of 4 - Texas batting
-Zubia fouled out to right field
- Melendez walked
-Daly struck out looking
-Williams struck out swinging
Texas 2, MSU 1
BOTTOM of 4 - MSU batting
- Hanco*ck flew out to right field
-Tanner struck out swinging
-Dubrule grounded out to shortstop
Texas 2, MSU 1
TOP of 5 - Texas batting
-Hodo III doubled to left center
-Faltine lined out to second base
-Ardoin grounded out to second base; Hodo III advanced to third
-Antico doubled to right center, RBI; Hodo III scored
-Kennedy grounded out to p
Texas 3, MSU 1
BOTTOM of 5 - MSU batting
-Cumbest doubled down the right field line
-Clark singled to right field; Cumbest advanced to third
- Forsythe grounded into double play shortstop to second base to first base; Clark out on the play; Cumbest scored
-Jordan singled to left center
Texas 3, MSU 2
TOP of 6 - Texas batting
- Zubia flew out to right field
-Melendez fouled out to center
-Daly flew out to centerfield
Texas 3, MSU 2
BOTTOM of 6 - MSU batting
-James walked
-Hanco*ck singled to right field; James advanced to second
-Tanner doubled down the left field line, RBI (0-0); Hanco*ck advanced to third; James scored
-Quintanilla in to pitch for Stevens
-Dubrule walked
-Cumbest reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Dubrule advanced to second; Tanner advanced to third; Hanco*ck out at home third base to center
-Clark struck out looking
- Hatcher in to pinch hit for Forsythe
- Hatcher struck out swinging
MSU 3, Texas 3
TOP of 7 - Texas batting
- Leggett to shortstop for Hatcher
-Williams singled to left field
-Hodo III popped up to first base, bunt
- Sims in to pitch for Bednar
-Faltine struck out swinging
-Hodo III popped up to first base, bunt
-Williams advanced to second on a wild pitch
- Ardoin struck out looking
MSU 3, Texas 3
BOTTOM of 7 - MSU batting
-Jordan singled to center field
-Allen grounded into double play, second base to shortsop to first base; Jordan out on the play
- James struck out looking
MSU 3, Texas 3
TOP of 8 - Texas batting
- Antico flew out to right field
- Kennedy struck out looking
- Zubia struck out looking
MSU 3, Texas 3
BOTTOM of 8 - MSU batting
- Hanco*ck grounded out to shortstop
- Tanner fouled out to first base
- Dubrule struck out looking
MSU 3, Texas 3
TOP of 9 - Texas batting
- Melendez hit by pitch
-Daly out at first, 3B to second 2B, SAC, bunt; Campbell advanced to second
- Williams flew out to left field, Campbell advanced to third
- Hodo III flew out to right field
MSU 3, Texas 3
BOTTOM of 9 - MSU batting
-Cumbest struck out swinging, grounded out to center unassisted
- Clark hit by pitch
- Skinner pinch ran for Clark
- Skinner stole second
-Leggett walk-off single
FINAL: MSU 4, Texas 3
