Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. Northern Kentucky, Game 3

Mississippi State baseball aims to build off of Saturday's success in the final game of the series.

Mississippi State baseball got its first win of weekend series against Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, posting a strong 10-1 victory after falling 7-6 on Friday. Staying consistent will be key for the Bulldogs heading into Sunday as they face The Norse for the final game of the series.

First pitch is set for 1 p.m. CT.

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Mississippi State Starting Lineup:

2B RJ Yeager

3B Kamren James

1B Luke Hancock

C Logan Tanner

DH Hunter Hines

CF Matt Corder

LF Brad Cumbest

RF Aaron Downs

SS Tanner Leggett

LHP Cade Smith

Northern Kentucky Starting Lineup:

RF Treyvin Moss

3B Manny Vorhees

1B Ryan Glass

C Jayden Wakeham

SS Noah Fisher

2B John Odom

DH Liam McFadden-Ackman

LF Brennan Gick

CF Brandon Tucker

RHP Kaden Echeman

TOP of 1: NKU Batting

Moss grounded out to third base

Vorhees singled to second base

Glass struck out looking

Wakeham flied out to right field

BOTTOM of 1: MSU Batting

Yeager struck out looking

James singled down the left field line

James picked off, out at second c to ss

Hancock hit by pitch

Tanner fouled out to first base

END of 1: MSU 0, NKU 0

TOP of 2: NKU Batting

Fisher walked

Odom out at first base to second base; Fisher advanced to second base

McFadden-Ack grounded out to shortstop

Gick struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 2: MSU Batting

Hines singled to right field

Hines advanced to second on a wild pitch

Corder singled to left center, RBI; Hines scored

Cumbest singled, advanced to second on an error by centerfielder; Corder advanced to third base

Downs singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Cumbest scored, unearned; Corder scored.

Leggett flied out to center field

Yeager flied out to left field

James walked; Downs advanced to second base

Hancock grounded out to second base

END of 2: MSU 3, NKU 0

TOP of 3: NKU Batting

Tucker flied out to center field

Moss grounded out to second base

Vorhees struck out looking

BOTTOM of 3: MSU Batting

Tanner singled to left field

Hines flied out to left field

Corder flied out to center field

Cumbest homered to left field, 2 RBI; Tanner scored

Murphy in to pitch for Echeman

Downs grounded out to shortstop

END of 3: MSU 5, NKU 0

TOP of 4: NKU Batting

Glass struck out looking

Wakeham singled to right field

Fisher popped up to first base

Odom struck out looking

BOTTOM of 4: MSU Batting

Leggett grounded out to shortstop

Yeager lined out to third base

James walked

Hancock homered to right field, 2 RBI; James scored

Tanner hit by pitch 

Hines reached on a fielder's choice; Tanner out at second (2b to ss)

END of 4: MSU 7, NKU 0

TOP of 5: NKU Batting

McFadden-Ack struck out swinging

Gick singled to left field

Gick advanced to second on a wild pitch

Tucker reached on an error by first base; Gick advanced to third

Moss flied out to left field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Gick scored, unearned

Vorhees struck out looking

BOTTOM of 5: MSU Batting

Graves in to pitch for Murphy

Skinner pinch hit for Corder

Clark pinch hit for Cumbest

Skinner popped up to shortstop

Clark struck out looking

Downs singled up the middle

Leggett grounded out to shortstop

END of 5: MSU 7, NKU 1

TOP of 6: NKU Batting

Skinner to center field

Clark to right field

Downs to left field

B. Smith in to pitch for C. Smith

Glass struck out swinging

Wakeham grounded out to shortstop

Fisher grounded out to third base

BOTTOM of 6: MSU Batting

Richardson in to pitch for Graves

Yeager struck out swinging

James flied out to right field

Hancock doubled down the right field line

Tanner struck out swinging

END of 6: MSU 7, NKU 1

TOP of 7: NKU Batting

Odom grounded out to second base

McFadden-Ack struck out swinging

Gick hit by pitch 

Tucker struck out looking

BOTTOM of 7: MSU Batting

Haigis in to pitch for Richardson

Hines flied out to center field

Skinner grounded out to pitcher

Clark walked

Downs grounded out to third base

END of 7: MSU 7, NKU 1

TOP of 8: NKU Batting

Auger in to pitch for B. Smith

Moss flied out to left field

Vorhees walked

Kain pinch hit for Glass

Kain singled to center field; Vorhees advanced to second

Wakeham singled to right center, RBI; G. Kain advanced to third; Vorhees scored

Fisher struck out swinging

Odom lined out to left field

BOTTOM of 8: MSU Batting

Seibert struck out swinging

Yeager grounded out to third base

James singled to third base

Hancock lined out to center field 

END of 8: MSU 7, NKU 2

TOP of 9: NKU Batting

McGowan to right field for Clark

Davis to left field for Downs

Forsythe to shortstop for Seibert

Tepper in to pitch for Auger

McFadden-Ack flied out to center field

Hall walked

Tucker struck out swinging

Moss walked; Hall advanced to second base

Vorhees flied out to center field

FINAL: MSU 7, NKU 2