Live Updates: Mississippi State Baseball vs. Texas A&M, Game 1

Mississippi State baseball faces Texas A&M in the first game of the series.

Mississippi State baseball (25-24, 9-15) needs to find a bright spot as the Bulldogs are currently on a six-game losing streak after giving up the series to Missouri, being swept by Florida and falling 8-6 to Samford.

They'll look to get their first win in a long stretch of time against the Texas A&M Aggies (30-16, 14-10) on the road in College Station on Friday night.

First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. Stay right here with Cowbell Corner for updates... and BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES!

Mississippi State Starting Lineup:

2B RJ Yeager

1B Luke Hancock

C Logan Tanner

DH Hunter Hines

CF Brad Cumbest

RF Kellum Clark

3B Kamren James

LF Aaron Downs

SS Lane Forsythe

RHP Brandon Smith

Texas A&M Starting Lineup:

3B Trevor Werner

1B Jack Moss

LF Dylan Rock

DH Austin Bost

RF Brett Minnich

C Troy Claunch

2B Ryan Targac

CF Logan Britt

SS Kole Kaler

RHP Nathan Dettmer

TOP of 1 (MSU batting):

Yeager struck out swinging

Hancock grounded out to p

Tanner struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 1 (Texas A&M batting):

Werner walked

Moss doubled to right field; Werner advanced to third

Rock flied out to right field, SF, RBI; Werner scored

Bost tripled to left center, RBI; Moss scored

Minnich singled up the middle, RBI; Bost scored

Claunch grounded out to third base; Minnich advanced to second

Targac walked

Britt hit by pitch; Targac advanced to second; Minnich advanced to third

Kaler struck out looking

END of 1: TAMU 3, MSU 0

TOP of 2 (MSU batting):

Hines grounded out to second base

Cumbest singled to left center

Cumbest out at second, catcher to third base, caught stealing

Clark out at first, first base to p

BOTTOM of 2 (TAMU batting):

Werner homered down the left field line, RBI

Moss grounded out to shortstop

Rock popped up to second base

Bost popped up to second base

END of 2: TAMU 3, MSU 0

TOP of 3 (MSU batting):

James grounded out to shortstop

Downs doubled to center field

Forsythe grounded out to p; Downs advanced to third

Yeager homered to left field, 2 RBI; Downs scored

Hancock flied out to left field

BOTTOM of 3 (TAMU batting):

Minnich flied out to left field

Claunch flied out to left field

Targac struck out swinging

END of 3: TAMU 4, MSU 2

TOP of 4 (MSU batting):

Tanner walked

Hines doubled to left field (0-0); Tanner advanced to third

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

Clark walked

James reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-0); Clark advanced to second; Cumbest advanced to third; Hines out at home third base to c

Downs struck out swinging

Forsythe reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; James out at second, shortsop unassisted

BOTTOM of 4 (TAMU batting):

Britt popped up to first base

Kaler lined out to first base

Werner fouled out to right field

END of 4: TAMU 4, MSU 3

TOP of 5 (MSU batting):

Yeager flied out to center field

Hancock singled to the right side

Tanner flied out to center field

Hines singled through the left side; Hancock advanced to third

Menefee in to pitch for Dettmer

Cumbest homered to left field, 3 RBI; Hines scored; Hancock scored

Clark struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b

BOTTOM of 5 (TAMU batting):

Moss struck out looking

Rock singled up the middle 

Bost grounded into double play shortstop to second to first base (1-1 KB); Rock out on the play

END of 5: MSU 6, TAMU 4

TOP of 6 (MSU batting):

James homered to left center, RBI

Downs grounded out to first base unassisted

Forsythe walked

Forsythe out at first, p to first base, picked off

Yeager struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 6 (TAMU batting):

Leggett to shortstop for Forsythe

Minnich grounded out to shortstop

Claunch popped up to third base

Targac singled up the middle

Britt struck out looking

END of 6: MSU 7, TAMU 4

TOP of 7 (MSU batting):

Hancock struck out swinging

Tanner struck out swinging

Hines grounded out to second base

BOTTOM of 7 (TAMU batting):

Kaler walked

Werner flied out to right field

Kaler advanced to second on a wild pitch

Moss walked

Hunt in to pitch for Smith

Moss advanced to second on a passed ball, Kaler advanced to third

Rock walked

Bost walked, RBI; Rock advanced to second; Moss advanced to third; Kaler scored

Minnich struck out looking

Claunch doubled to right center, 3 RBI; Bost scored; Rock scored; Moss scored

Targac struck out swinging

END of 7: TAMU 8, MSU 7

TOP of 8 (MSU batting):

Palisch in to pitch for Menefee

Cumbest popped up to second base

Clark grounded out to ss up the middle 

James flied out to right field

BOTTOM of 8 (TAMU batting):

Talley in to pitch for Hunt

Thompson pinch hit for Britt

Thompson doubled down the left field line

Kaler lined out to first base

Werner struck out looking

Tullar in to pitch for Talley

Moss singled to shortstop; Thompson advanced to third

Rock walked; Moss advanced to second

Bost fouled out to first base

END of 8: TAMU 8, MSU 7

TOP of 9 (MSU batting):

Downs flied out to center field

Leggett flied out to center field

Yeager singled to left field

Hancock hit by pitch; Yeager advanced to second base

Dallas in to pitch for Palisch

Skinner pinch ran for Hancock

Skinner advanced to second on a wild pitch; Yeager advanced to third

Tanner walked

Johnston in to pitch for Dallas

Hines out at first 1b to p

FINAL: TEXAS A&M 8, MISSISSIPPI STATE 7