Live Updates: Mississippi State Baseball Takes On Ole Miss, Game 2

Mississippi State baseball looks to get its first win of the series as it faces Ole Miss for the second-straight time Friday night.

Mississippi State baseball dropped the first game of the series to Ole Miss, 4-2 on Thursday night in Oxford, giving the Rebels their first home win against the Bulldogs since 2015.

One can imagine that serves as extra fuel as the Bulldogs look to get back to the win column in Game 2 on Friday evening at Swayze Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 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

LF Brad Cumbest

RF Kellum Clark

CF Jess Davis

SS Lane Forsythe

RHP Preston Johnson

Ole Miss Starting Lineup:

3B Justin Bench

SS Jacob Gonzalez

1B Tim Elko

DH Kemp Alderman

LF Kevin Graham

CF TJ McCants

C Hayden Dunhurst

2B Peyton Chatagnier

RF Calvin Harris

LHP Hunter Elliott

TOP of 1 (MSU batting):

Yeager grounded out to shortstop

James struck out looking

Hancock homered to right field

Tanner walked

Hines struck out looking

BOTTOM of 1 (Ole Miss batting):

Bench homered to left field

Gonzalez homered to center field

Elko homered to center field

Alderman popped up to shortstop

Graham singled to right field

McCants reached on a fielder's choice; Graham out at second, first base to shortstop

Dunhurst struck out swinging

END of 1: Ole Miss 3, MSU 1

TOP of 2 (MSU batting):

Cumbest singled to center field

Clark flied out to right field

Davis flied out to right field

Cumbest advanced to second on a wild pitch

Forsythe singled to second base; Cumbest scored

Yeager grounded out to shortstop

BOTTOM of 2 (Ole Miss batting):

Chatagnier homered to left field, RBI

Harris walked

Bench flied out to left field

Gonzalez walked; Harris advanced to second

Elko struck out swinging

Gonzalez advanced to second; Harris advanced to third on a wild pitch

Alderman struck out swinging

END of 2: Ole Miss 4, MSU 1

TOP of 3 (MSU batting):

James flied out to center field

Hancock hit by pitch 

Tanner singled through the left side; Hancock advanced to second

Hines walked; Tanner advanced to second; Hancock advanced to third

Cumbest struck out looking

Clark struck out looking

BOTTOM of 3 (Ole Miss batting):

Graham struck out swinging

McCants singled to right center

McCants out at second c to shortstop, caught stealing

Dunhurst flied out to left field

END of 3: Ole Miss 4, MSU 1

TOP of 4 (MSU batting):

Davis struck out swinging

Forsythe struck out looking

Yeager flied out to right field

BOTTOM of 4 (Ole Miss batting):

Chatagnier singled, bunt

Harris flied out to right field

Bench singled to center field; Chatagnier advanced to second

Gonzalez walked; Bench advanced to second; Chatagnier advanced to third

Elko struck out looking

Alderman struck out swinging

END of 4: Ole Miss 4, MSU 1

TOP of 5 (MSU batting):

Maddox in to pitch for Elliott

James grounded out to second base

Hancock singled to right field

Tanner singled to left field; Hancock advanced to second

Hines struck out swinging

Tanner out at first c to first base, picked off

BOTTOM of 5 (Ole Miss batting):

Graham singled, bunt

McCants struck out swinging

Dunhurst struck out swinging 

Chatagnier flied out to center field

END of 5: Ole Miss 4, MSU 1

TOP of 6 (MSU batting):

Cumbest doubled to left field

Clark grounded out to shortstop; Cumbest advanced to third

Davis doubled, ground-rule, RBI; Cumbest scored

Forsythe flied out to right field

Yeager singled to left center, RBI; Davis scored

James walked; Yeager advanced to second

Dougherty in to pitch for Maddox

Hancock popped up to third base

BOTTOM of 6 (Ole Miss batting):

Kohn in to pitch for Johnson

Van Cleve pinch hit for Harris

Van Cleve singled through the right side

Tolley pinch ran for Van Cleve 

Bench walked; Tolley advanced to second

Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to second base to first base; Bench out on the play; Tolley advanced to third

Elko intentionally walked

Alderman flied out to right field

END of 6: Ole Miss 4, MSU 3

TOP of 7 (MSU batting):

Tanner singled to left field

Hines homered to right field, 2 RBI; Tanner scored

Cumbest singled through the left side

Clark homered to right field, 2 RBI; Cumbest scored

Johnson in to pitch for Dougherty

Davis flied out to center field

Forsythe struck out swinging 

Yeager walked

James singled through the left side; Yeager advanced to second

Hancock out at first first base to pitcher

BOTTOM of 7 (Ole Miss batting):

Graham struck out swinging

McCants struck out looking

Dunhurst struck out looking

END of 7: MSU 7, Ole Miss 4

TOP of 8 (MSU batting):

Tanner hit by pitch

Hines singled through the right side; Tanner advanced to third

Cumbest doubled to left field, RBI; Hines advanced to third; Tanner scored

Nichols in to pitch for Johnson

Clark lined out to shortstop

Davis grounded out to pitcher, RBI; Cumbest advanced to third; Hines scored

Forsythe doubled to left center, RBI; Cumbest scored

Yeager struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 8 (Ole Miss batting):

Hunt in to pitch for Kohn

Chatagnier flied out to right field

Leatherwood pinch hit for Tolley

Leatherwood hit by pitch

Leatherwood advanced to second on a wild pitch

Bench singled through the right side; Leatherwood advanced to third

Gonzalez singled through the right side, RBI; Bench advanced to third; Leatherwood scored

Elko struck out swinging

Alderman doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Gonzalez scored; Bench scored

Graham flied out to left field

END of 8: MSU 10, Ole Miss 7

TOP of 9 (MSU batting):

Leatherwood to right field

James popped up to third base

Hancock singled through the right side 

Tanner struck out swinging

Hines flied out to left field

BOTTOM of 9 (Ole Miss batting):

McCants walked

Dunhurst flied out to center field

Chatagnier struck out swinging

Leatherwood singled through the left side; McCants advanced to second

Bench reached on a fielder's choice; Leatherwood advanced to second; McCants out at third base

FINAL: MISSISSIPPI STATE 10, OLE MISS 7