Full Game Recap: Mississippi State Baseball Versus Air Force Game 3

Mississippi State takes its opening series with a 10-2 win over Air Force

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated Air Force 10-2 in Starkville to take their first series of the year. MSU needed this win after a heartbreaking 3-2 loss last night. 

MSU got a solid start from Sophomore Jurrangelo Cijntje. Cijntje worked four innings and only allowed one run while striking out eight. 

Once again, the Bulldog bullpen pitched well as five guys each pitched an inning, and they allowed no earned runs while walking only one. 

Hunter Hines and Dakota Jordan combined for five of the Bulldogs' 12 hits on the day, and the pair combined for three RBIs. This offense will go as far as this dynamic duo takes them. 

It could have been a better weekend for MSU, but the Bulldogs took the series and headed into midweek action. MSU will play a pair of midweek games against Austin Peay on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both games are slotted for a four p.m. CT tip. 

Full play-by-play below

Mississippi State Batting Order

1. 2B Amani Larry

2. RF Dakota Jordan

3. 1B Hunter Hines

4. LF Bryce Chance

5 CF Connor Hujsak

6. DH Jackson McKenzie

7. 3B Nate Chester

8. C Joe Powell

9. SS Dylan Cupp

SP Jurrangelo Cijntje

Air Force Batting Order

1. 1B Sam Kulasingam

2. CF Chase Spencer

3. 3B Jay Thomason

4. DH Jake Greiving

5. SS Aerik Joe

6. LF Chris Stallings

7. RF Zach Peters

8. C Walker Zapp

9. 2B T.J. Oster

SP Ben Weber

Top of the 9th

Gavin Black will take over on the mound for MSU.

Black issues a lead-off walk.

Black gets a strikeout looking for the first out.

Black gets another strikeout, two down.

Black strikes out the side and the Bulldogs take the series finale 10-2.

Bottom of the 8th

Ethan Pulliam is in to pinch hit.

Pulliam grounds out to the pitcher to start the inning.

Hines strikes out for the second out.

Nolan Stevens will pinch-hit.

Stevens will fly out to the right fielder to end the inning.

Top of the 8th

MSU will bring in Luke Dotson to pitch.

Dotson gets a strikeout to start the inning.

Dotson battles back from 3-0 to get another strikeout.

Cupp fields it cleanly and gets the third out. Nice inning by the freshman Dotson.

Bottom of the 7th

Long gets hit by the pitch to start the inning.

Cupp strikes out, looking for the first out.

Larry grounds into a double-play to end the inning.

MSU leads 10-2.

Top of the 7th

MSU will bring in Karson Ligon to pitch.

Jordan catches it in shallow right for the first out.

Ligon gives up a one-out single.

Ligon gets a swinging strikeout for the second out.

Jordan makes a running catch in shallow right-center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

Larry will get a double after the misplay in centerfield.

Jordan will belt a two-run home run to left center.

Hines will get to second base after an error by the center fielder.

Chance will ground out to the shortstop.

Air Force will bring in Davis Rhyne to pitch.

Hujsak will ground out to the shortstop, and Hines scores from third.

McKenzie will single up the middle. Runner on first with two outs.

Chester will pop out to the second baseman to end the inning.

MSU leads 10-2.

Top of the 6th

MSU will bring in Tyler Davis to pitch.

Davis gives up a leadoff single.

Cupp makes a nice play up the middle to get the lead runner. Runner on first with one out.

Davis gets a strikeout looking for the second out.

Davis gets another strikeout to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

Larry will ground out to the pitcher to start the inning.

Jordan lines one into right-center for a one-out double.

Hines drives one into right field to drive in Jordan, and Hines advances to second on the throw.

Chance will drive in Hines on a fielding error by the second baseman. Runner on first with one out.

Hujsak strikes out swinging for the second out.

McKenzie draws a two-out walk.

Air Force will in righty Gaines Estridge.

Chester works a two-out walk.

A wild pitch scores Chance from third.

Long will drive in a pair with a single up the middle.

Cupp will ground out to the shortstop to end the inning.

MSU leads 7-2.

Top of the 5th

Tyson Hardin will come in to pitch for MSU.

Chester can not field it cleanly, and Air Force has a runner on first.

Hardin fields the bunt cleanly to get the first out. Runner on second with one out.

Runner advances to third on a wild pitch.

Chester makes the throw to first for the second out, but a run scores to tie it up.

Air Force gets a two-out single.

Another Falcon single, and now runners on the corners with two outs.

MSU gets the third out after a run-down.

Bottom of the 4th

Chester will start the inning with an infield single.

Long will lay down a sacrifice bunt and advance the runner to second.

Cupp lines out to third, and they get Chester out at second.

MSU leads 2-1.

Top of the 4th

Cijntje gets his sixth strikeout to start the inning.

Air Force will get a one-out single.

Cijntje issues a one-out walk.

Air Force gets a single into left field and drives in a run. Runners on first and second with one out.

Cijntje gets a strikeout for the second out.

Cijntje will end the inning with his eight strikeout.

Bottom of the 3rd

Cupp grounds out to third to lead off the inning.

Larry will reach on a throwing error.

Jordan will ground into a fielder's choice. Runner on first with two outs.

Hines will rope a single into left field. Runners on the corners with two outs.

Chance will reach on an error, and Jordan will score.

Hujsak drives a single into left field that will score Hines. Runners on the corners with two outs.

McKenzie grounds out to the second baseman to end the inning.

MSU leads 2-0.

Top of the 3rd

Cijntje gets a strikeout looking to start the inning.

Cijntje gets another strikeout for the second out.

Air Force gets a two-out runner via hit-by-pitch. The trainer is out to look at Cijntje.

Cijntje will remain in the game.

The Air Force runner takes second without a throw.

Cijnte gets his third strikeout to end the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Chance gets an infield single to start the inning.

Hujsak hits a grounder to the shortstop, who gets the runner out at second, but Hujsak beats the throw at first.

McKenzie strikes out for the second out.

Chester draws a two-out walk.

Long grounds out to the third baseman to end the inning. We are still scoreless.

Top of the 2nd

Easy groundball to Hines, who fields it cleanly for the first out.

Cijntje gets a swinging strikeout.

An easy flyball is caught by Jordan in right field to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Larry grounds out to short to start the inning.

Jordan strikes out swinging for the second out.

Hines grounds out to first on the first pitch. Not a good start for MSU.

We are scoreless.

Top of the 1st

The first pitch from Cijntje is fouled back to the screen.

Cijntje issues a lead-off walk.

Cijntje gets a double play. There are two outs and nobody on.

Cijntje gets a swinging strikeout to end the inning. 

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