Live Updates: Mississippi State Baseball vs. Texas A&M, Game 2
Mississippi State baseball (25-25, 9-16) is desperate to return to the win column, currently on a seven-game losing streak after falling 8-7 to the Texas A&M Aggies (31-16, 15-10) on the road in College Station on Friday night.
They have a chance to end the drought in the second game of the series after putting on a convincing effort that came up just short.
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Mississippi State Starting Lineup:
2B RJ Yeager
1B Luke Hancock
C Logan Tanner
DH Hunter Hines
LF Brad Cumbest
RF Kellum Clark
3B Kamren James
CF Jess Davis
SS Tanner Leggett
RHP Preston Johnson
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 Jordan Thompson
SS Kole Kaler
RHP Wyatt Tucker
TOP of 1 (MSU batting):
Yeager doubled to right field
Hancock flied out to left field
Tanner grounded out to third base
Hines walked
Cumbest struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 1 (TAMU batting):
Werner grounded out to third base
Moss reached on an error by shortstop
Rock walked
Bos flied out to left field
END of 1: MSU 0, TAMU 0
TOP of 2 (MSU batting):
Clark grounded out to shortstop
James doubled down the left field line
Davis homered to right center, 2 RBI; James scored
Leggett singled to right field
Leggett stole second base
Yeager singled to shortstop
Yeager stole second base; Leggett stole third base
Hancock flied out to left field, SF, RBI (2-1 BBK); Leggett scored
Tanner grounded out to shortstop
BOTTOM of 2 (TAMU batting):
Minnich grounded out to second base
Claunch struck out swinging
Targac singled up the middle
Thompson flied out to centerfield
END of 2: MSU 3, TAMU 0
TOP of 3 (MSU batting):
Hines homered to right field, RBI
Cumbest grounded out to p
Clark struck out swinging
James popped up to first base
BOTTOM of 3 (TAMU batting):
Kaler singled, bunt
Werner flied out to centerfield
Moss struck out swinging
Rock homered to left field, 2 RBI; Kaler scored
Bost flied out to right field
END of 3: MSU 4, TAMU 2
TOP of 4 (MSU batting):
Davis grounded out to third base
Leggett flied out to right field
Yeager grounded out to third base
BOTTOM of 4 (TAMU batting):
Minnich walked
Claunch flied out to left field
Targac grounded into double play, shortstop to first base ; Minnich out on the play
END of 4: MSU 4, TAMU 2
TOP of 5 (MSU batting):
Hancock singled to shortstop
Cortez in to pitch for Tucker
Tanner struck out looking
Hines singled to left field; Hancock advanced to second base
Cumbest infield fly to shortstop
Clark singled to left center, RBI; Hines advanced to third; Hancock scored
James struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 5 (TAMU batting):
Thompson flied out to centerfield
Kaler walked
Werner homered to left field, 2 RBI; Kaler scored
Moss grounded out to second base
Rock flied out to centerfield
END of 5: MSU 5, TAMU 4
TOP of 6 (MSU batting):
Davis grounded out to second base
Leggett struck out swinging
Yeager popped up to second base
BOTTOM of 6 (TAMU batting):
Bost flied out to centerfield
Minnich grounded out to shortstop
Claunch singled, bunt
Targac struck out swinging
END of 6: MSU 5, TAMU 4
TOP of 7 (MSU batting):
Hancock grounded out to p
Tanner struck out swinging
Hines out at first, first base to p
BOTTOM of 7 (TAMU batting):
Fristoe in to pitch for Johnson
Thompson grounded out to shortstop
Kaler walked
Werner hit by pitch; Kaler advanced to second
Moss doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Werner scored; Kaler scored
Rock flied out to right field; Moss advanced to third
Bost struck out swinging
END of 7: TAMU 6, MSU 5
TOP of 8 (MSU batting):
Cumbest homered to left center, RBI
Clark struck out swinging
James grounded out to shortstop
Davis flied out to left field
BOTTOM of 8 (TAMU batting):
Minnich walked
Claunch singled to right center; Minnich advanced to second
Targac doubled down the left field line, RBI; Claunch scored; Minnich advanced to third
Thompson flied out to left field, SF, RBI; Claunch scored
Kaler grounded out to second base; Targac advanced to third
Werner singled to right field, RBI; Targac scored
Werner out at second, pitcher to first base to shortstop, caught stealing
END of 8: TAMU 9, MSU 6
TOP of 9 (MSU batting):
Harrison to shortstop for Kaler
Seibert in to pinch hit for Leggett
Seibert singled to shortstop
Yeager flied out to left field
Skinner pinch ran for Seibert
Hancock grounded out to shortstop; Skinner advanced to second
Tanner grounded out to third base