Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. LSU, Game 1

Follow along as Mississippi State baseball faces LSU in the first game of their weekend series.

Mississippi State baseball (18-12, 4-5) destroyed UT Martin 13-2 on Tuesday but will face a much more difficult team when LSU comes to town tonight. The Tigers (20-9, 4-5) also won their midweek matchup against Grambling by a score of 16-3. Both teams lost SEC series last weekend and need to pick up a huge series win this weekend. 

Stay right here with Cowbell Corner for updates as the action unfolds between Mississippi State and LSU. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. CT. BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

Mississippi State starting lineup:

CF Drew McGowan

3B Kamren James

1B Luke Hancock

C Logan Tanner

DH Hunter Hines

RF Kellum Clark

LF Brad Cumbest

2B RJ Yeager

SS Lane Forsythe

RHP Preston Johnson

LSU starting lineup:

1B Tre' Morgan

CF Dylan Crews

3B Jacob Berry

2B Cade Doughty

DH Brayden Jobert

SS Jordan Thompson 

RF Josh Pearson

C Hayden Travinski

LF Giovanni DiGiacomo 

RHP Ma'Khail Hilliard

TOP of 1: LSU Batting

Morgan singled to 2b

Crews singled to left field

Berry reached on fielder's choice, Morgan advanced to third, Crews out at second

Doughty grounded into double play, Berry out at second

BOTTOM of 1: MSU Batting

McGowan struck out swinging 

James flied out to center field

Hancock struck out swinging

End of 1: MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 2

Jobert struck out swinging

Thompson struck out swinging

Pearson struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 2

Tanner singled up the middle

Hines struck out swinging

Clark grounded out to 2b, Tanner advanced to second 

Cumbest singled through left side, Tanner advanced to third 

Yeager flied out to left field

End of 2: MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 3

Travinski walked 

DiGiacomo out on sacrifice bunt, Travinski advanced to second 

Morgan reached on an error

Crews struck out looking

Berry struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 3

Forsythe grounded out to 3b

McGowan singled into center field

McGowan advanced to second on a wild pitch

James flied out to left field, McGowan advanced to third

Hancock grounded out to 1b

End of 3: MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 4

Doughty walked

Jobert walked

Thompson out on sacrifice bunt, Doughty advanced to third, Jobert advanced to second

Pearson flied out to left field, Jobert scored

Travinski struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 4

Tanner singled to 2b

Hines struck out looking

Clark grounded out to 2b, Tanner advanced to 2b

Cumbest singled to 3b, Tanner advanced to 3b

Yeager flied out to center field

End of 4: MSU 0, LSU 1

TOP of 5

DiGiacomo struck out swinging 

Morgan walked

Crews struck out looking

Berry grounded out to 1b

BOTTOM of 5

Forsythe singled into right field

Forsythe advanced to second on a wild pitch

McGowan grounded out to 3b

James singled into left field, Forsythe advanced to third

James advanced to second on a fielder's choice

Hancock singled through the middle, Forsythe scored, James scored

Tanner grounded into double play, Hancock out at second

End of 5: MSU 2, LSU 1

TOP of 6

Doughty popped up to 1b

Jobert struck out swinging

Thompson struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 6

Hines struck out swinging

Clark grounded out to 2b

Cumbest grounded out to 3b

End of 6: MSU 2, LSU 1

TOP of 7

KC Hunt in to pitch for Johnson

Pearson walked

Travinski struck out looking

DiGiacomo struck out looking

Pearson advanced to second on a throwing error by catcher

Morgan grounded out to pitcher

BOTTOM of 7

Yeager doubled down the 3b line

Forsythe singled to left field, Yeager advanced to third

Eric Reyzelman in to pitch for Hilliard 

Forsythe stole second

McGowan struck out swinging 

James reached on fielder's choice, Yeager out at home

James stole second

Hancock walked

Tanner struck out swinging

End of 7: MSU 2, LSU 1

TOP of 8

Crews flied out to center field

Berry singled to left field

Doughty flied out to right field

Jobert flied out to left field

BOTTOM of 8

Riley Cooper in to pitch for Reyzelman

Hines grounded out to 1b

Clark flied out to pitcher

Cumbest grounded out to 3b

End of 8: MSU 2, LSU 1

TOP of 9

Jackson Fristoe in to pitch for Hunt

Thompson struck out looking

Pearson flied out to center field

Travinski walked

Josh Stevenson in to pinch hit for DiGiacomo 

Collier Cranford in to pinch run for Travinski

Stevenson hit by pitch

Cranford advanced to third on a passed ball, Stevenson advanced to second

Morgan singled to center field, Cranford scored, Stevenson scored

Brooks Auger in to pitch for Fristoe 

Crews homered to right field, Morgan scored

Berry ground-rule doubled to right field

Doughty popped up foul to 1b

BOTTOM of 9

Paul Gervase in to pitch for Cooper

Yeager struck out swinging 

Von Seibert in to pinch hit for Forsythe 

Seibert grounded out to 1b

McGowan struck out swinging

FINAL SCORE: LSU 5, MSU 2