Live Updates: Mississippi State Baseball vs. Auburn, Game 2

Follow along as Mississippi State baseball looks to pick up the series victory against Auburn in Game 2.

Mississippi State baseball (20-15, 5-8) walked off Auburn in the top of the ninth inning in Thursday night's game by a score of 7-6 to start the series with a big victory. The Diamond Dawgs can win the series today, but it will be difficult against an Auburn team (23-11, 7-6) that is currently one of the most talented teams in the SEC. 

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Mississippi State starting lineup:

2B RJ Yeager

CF Kamren James

1B Luke Hancock

C Logan Tanner

DH Hunter Hines

3B Slate Alford

RF Kellum Clark

LF Brad Cumbest

SS Lane Forsythe

RHP Preston Johnson

UAB starting lineup:

3B Blake Rambusch

CF Kason Howell

1B Sonny DiChiara

DH Brooks Carlson

SS Brody Moore

RF Bobby Peirce 

2B Cole Forster

C Nate LaRue

LF Mike Bello

RHP Trace Bright

TOP of 1: Auburn batting

Rambusch doubled to left field

Howell flied out to center field, Rambusch advanced to third 

DiChiara struck out swinging

Carlson struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 1: Mississippi State batting

Yeager popped up to 2b

James singled up the middle

Hancock doubled to center field, James advanced to third

Tanner flied out to center field, James scored, Hancock advanced to third

Hines singled to right field, Hancock scored 

Alford grounded out to 3b

End of 1: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 2

Moore flied out to center field 

Peirce struck out looking

Foster struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 2

Clark struck out swinging

Cumbest singled up the middle 

Forsythe reached first by fielder's choice, Cumbest advanced to second on a fielding error by 2b

Yeager struck out swinging

James hit by pitch 

Hancock flied out to shortstop

End of 2: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 3

LaRue struck out swinging

Bello grounded out to shortstop 

Rambusch hit by pitch

Howell singled up the middle

DiChiara walked

Carlson struck out looking

BOTTOM of 3

Tanner struck out swinging 

Hines lined out to 1b

Alford singled to right field

Clark struck out looking

End of 3: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 4

Moore struck out looking

Peirce grounded out to 2b

Foster grounded out to 1b

BOTTOM of 4

Cumbest struck out swinging 

Forsythe struck out swinging

Yeager fouled out to 1b

End of 4: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 5

LaRue struck out looking 

Bello struck out looking

Rambusch grounded out to pitcher

BOTTOM of 5

James singled up the middle 

Hancock grounded out to pitcher, James advanced to second 

Tanner flied out to right field

Hines struck out looking

End of 5: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 6

Howell struck out swinging

DiChiara struck out swinging

Carlson grounded out to shortstop 

BOTTOM of 6

Alford struck out swinging 

Clark walked 

Cumbest singled to left field, Clark advanced to second

Forsythe walked 

Carson Swilling in to pitch for Bright

Yeager doubled down the left field line, Clark scored, Cumbest scored, Forsythe advanced to third

James reached first on fielder's choice, Forsythe out at home

Yeager advanced to third on a wild pitch, James advanced to second

Hancock hit by pitch

Tanner grounded out to 3b

End of 6: MSU 4, Auburn 0

TOP of 7

Moore singled up the middle 

Peirce reached on fielder's choice, Moore out at second 

Peirce advanced to third on throwing error by catcher 

Foster flied out to left field, Pierce scored 

LaRue struck out looking

BOTTOM of 7

Hines singled to right field

Alford singled to left field, Hines advanced to second 

Brayland Skinner in to pinch run for Alford 

Clark flied out to right field

Cumbest homered to left field, Hines scored, Skinner scored 

Cade Granzow in to pitch for Swilling 

Forsythe walked 

Yeager grounded out to 2b

James homered to left field, Forsythe scored 

Hancock walked 

Tanner singled up the middle 

Chase Isbell in to pitch for Granzow 

Hines walked 

Skinner struck out swinging

End of 7: MSU 9, Auburn 1

TOP of 8

Skinner in at center field

James moves to third base

Bello walked 

Rambusch hit by pitch

Howell singled to left field, Bello scored, Rambusch advanced to third 

Drew Talley in to pitch for Johnson

DiChiara singled to center field, Rambusch scored, Bello advanced to second 

Carlson walked, Bello advanced to third, DiChiara advanced to second

Moore singled to right field, Bello scored, DiChiara advanced to third, Carlson advanced to second

KC Hunt in to pitch for Talley

Peirce struck out looking 

Foster singled to 2b, DiChiara scored, Carlson advanced to third, Moore advanced to second

LaRue struck out swinging

Bello struck out looking

BOTTOM of 8

Clark struck out swinging 

Cumbest doubled to right field

Forsythe flied out to shortstop 

Yeager hit by pitch 

Weather Delay

Konner Copeland in to pitch for Isbell 

Tanner Leggett in to pinch run for Yeager

James struck out swinging

End of 8: MSU 9, Auburn 5

TOP of 9

Rambusch grounded out to shortstop 

Howell singled to 2b

DiChiara grounded into double play, Howell out at 2b

FINAL SCORE: MISSISSIPPI STATE 9, AUBURN 5