Live Updates: Mississippi State Baseball, Game 3

Follow along as Mississippi State baseball looks to secure a series sweep against Auburn.

Mississippi State baseball (21-15) picked up its second SEC series victory against against No. 14 Auburn with a 9-5 victory in Game 2 on Friday night. The Diamond Dawgs will be going for their first conference sweep of the year on Saturday afternoon. Auburn (23-12, 7-7) is looking to avoid being swept for the first time all year.

Stay right here with Cowbell Corner for updates as the action unfolds between Mississippi State and Auburn. The game is will start at 3 p.m. CT, weather permitting. (*updated start time at 5 p.m.) BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

TOP of 1 (Auburn batting):

Rambusch flied out to right field

Howell singled through the left side

Dichiara walked; Howell advanced to second

Hill flied out to centerfield; Howell advanced to third

Moore flied out to right field

BOTTOM of 1 (MSU batting):

Yeager grounded out to second base

James singled to third base

Hancock reached on a fielder's choice; James out at second third to shortstop

Tanner struck out swinging

TOP of 2 (Auburn batting):

Foster struck out looking

Peirce singled through the right side

Larue struck out looking

Bello struck out swinging

Bottom of 2 (MSU batting):

Hines homered to right field, RBI

Alford struck out looking

Clark homered to left center, RBI 

Cumbest grounded out to third base

Forsythe grounded out to first base unassisted

END of 2: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 3 (Auburn batting):

Howell grounded out to third base; Rambusch advanced to second

Dichiara walked

Hill grounded out to pitcher; Dichiara advanced to second; Rambusch advanced to third

Moore lined out to second base

BOTTOM of 3 (MSU batting):

Yeager grounded out to third base

James struck out swinging

Hancock reached on a fielding error by first base

Tanner singled through the right side; Hancock advanced to second, out at third right field to third base

END of 3: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 4 (Auburn batting):

Foster struck out looking

Peirce doubled down the left field line

Larue flied out to right field down the right field line; Peirce advanced to third

Bello lined out to center field

BOTTOM of 4 (MSU batting):

Hines grounded out to second base

Alford struck out swinging

Clark doubled down the left-field line, ground rule 

Cumbest grounded out to third base

End of 4: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 5 (Auburn batting):

Rambusch grounded out to shortstop 

Howell grounded out to shortstop 

DiChiara flied out to right fielder at right-center field

BOTTOM of 5 (MSU batting):

Forsythe grounded out to shortstop

Yeager struck out swinging

James flied out to center field

End of 5: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 6 (Auburn batting):

Hill doubled to left center

Moore walked, Hill advanced to third on a wild pitch

Foster grounded out to first base, Moore advanced to second 

Peirce grounded out to pitcher 

Larue struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 6 (Mississippi State batting):

Hancock flied out to left fielder in left-center field

Tanner flied out to right field

Hines grounded out to first base

End of 6: MSU 2, Auburn 0

TOP of 7 (Auburn batting):

Jackson Fristoe in to pitch for C. Smith

Bello flied out to center field

Rambusch hit by pitch

Howell doubled to left field, Rambusch scored

DiChiara intentionally walked

Hill singled through the left side, DiChiara advanced to second, Howell scored

Moore flied out to center field, DiChiara advanced to third

Foster struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 7 (Mississippi State batting):

Von Seibert in to pinch hit for Alford

Seibert singled to right field

Brayland Skinner in to pinch run for Seibert

Clark reached on fielder's choice, Seibert out at second base

Cumbest singled to left field, Clark advanced to second base

Drew McGowan in to pinch hit for Forsythe

McGowan grounded out to shortstop, Clark advanced to third base, Cumbest advanced to second base

Yeager grounded out to third base

End of 7: MSU 2, Auburn 2

TOP of 8 (Auburn batting)

James moves to third base

Skinner in at center field

Tanner Leggett in at shortstop

Peirce reached on fielding error by second baseman

Larue out on sacrifice bunt, Peirce advanced to second base

Ryan Dyal in to pinch hit for Bello

Pico Kohn in to pitch for Fristoe 

Brooks Carlson in to pinch hit for Dyal 

Carlson doubled down the right-field line, Peirce scored

Bryson Ware in to pinch run for Carlson 

Rambusch reached on a fielding error by first baseman, Carlson advanced to third base

Howell struck out looking, Rambusch stole second

DiChiara intentionally walked

Garrett Farquhar in to pinch hit for Hill 

Farquhar grounded out to pitcher 

BOTTOM of 8 (Mississippi State batting): 

James struck out swinging 

Hancock grounded out to third baseman 

Tanner grounded out to third base

End of 8: MSU 2, Auburn 3

TOP of 9 (Auburn batting):

Moore singled to right field 

Foster struck out looking 

Moore stole second 

Peirce walked 

Larue struck out swinging 

Ware struck out looking

BOTTOM of 9 (Mississippi State batting):

Hines walked 

Matt Corder in to pinch run for Hines 

Aaron Downs in to pinch hit for Skinner 

Downs grounded out on a sacrifice bunt, Corder advanced to second 

Clark struck out swinging 

Cumbest singled through the left side, Corder thrown out at home

FINAL SCORE: MISSISSIPPI STATE 2, AUBURN 3