Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State Takes On Vanderbilt in Game 3 of 2021 CWS Finals
Mississippi State can make history and bring a national title back to Starkville for the first time ever if it gets a win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs made it look easy on Tuesday, quite literally running all over the Commodores en route to a 13-2 victory.
But it wasn't at all long ago that it was the other way around.
Vanderbilt made a statement when it defeated MSU 8-2 on Monday, putting up some seven runs in the first inning alone. The Bulldogs took care of businesses on the mound after that disastrous first inning, but the team ultimately had nothing to show for it, unable to get the bats going and send runners to home base.
With the two teams both having had runaway wins in this series, maybe we see more of a defensive matchup as some of the best pitchers in college baseball take the mound after some time off.
Bulldogs starter Will Bednar and reliever Landon Sims haven't pitched in a game since Saturday against the Texas Longhorns, while Kumar Rocker of Vanderbilt hasn't pitched since Friday when the Commodores took on NC State.
You can find the latest score and live play-by-play updates of Wednesday's game right here on Cowbell Corner. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT.
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Here's a look at your starting lineups.
Mississippi State:
1. Rowdey Jordan - CF
2. Tanner Allen - RF
3. Kamren James - 3B
4. Luke Hancock - 1B
5. Logan Tanner - C
6. Scotty Dubrule - 2B
7. Brayland Skinner - LF
8. Kellum Clark - DH
9. Lane Forsythe - SS
P - Will Bednar
Vanderbilt:
1. Enrique Bradfield Jr. - CF
2. Javier Vaz - LF
3. Dominic Keegan - 1B
4. Parker Noland - 2B
5. Spencer Jones - DH
6. CJ Rodriguez - C
7. Carter Young - SS
8. Isaiah Thomas - RF
9. Jayson Gonzalez - 3B
P - Kumar Rocker
TOP of 1 - MSU batting
- Jordan singled to right field
- Allen struck out looking
- James reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher; Jordan advanced to second on a throwing error by pitcher, advanced to third on the error
- Hancock flied out to right field, SF, RBI; Jordan scored, unearned
- Tanner struck out swinging
MSU 1, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 1 - Vanderbilt batting
- Bradfield Jr. struck out swinging, grounded out to C unassisted
- Vaz walked
- Keegan walked; Vaz advanced to second
- Noland grounded into double play SS to 2B to 1B; Keegan out on the play
MSU 1, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 2 - MSU batting
- Dubrule walked
- Skinner walked; Dubrule advanced to second
- Clark grounded out to 1B unassisted; Skinner advanced to second; Dubrule advanced to third
- Forsythe grounded out to SS, RBI; Dubrule scored
- Jordan doubled down the left field line, RBI; Skinner scored
- Allen grounded out to 2B
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 2 - Vanderbilt batting
- Jones walked
- Rodriguez popped up to SS
- Jones stole second
- Young struck out swinging
- Thomas struck out swinging
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 3 - MSU batting
- James lined out to center field
- Hancock flied out to center field
- Tanner flied out to right field
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 3 - Vanderbilt batting
- Gonzalez grounded out to SS
- Bradfield Jr grounded out to 2B
- Vaz out at first 1B to P
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 4 - MSU batting
- Dubrule reached on a fielding error by 2B
- Skinner struck out looking
- Clark struck out swinging
- Forsythe struck out swinging, out at first C to 1B
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 4 - Vanderbilt batting
- Keegan grounded out to SS
- Nolan grounded out to P
- Jones grounded out to 1B unassisted
MSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 5 - MSU batting
- Jordan singled up the middle
- Allen singled through the right side; Jordan advanced to second
- James struck out swinging
- Hancock singled up the middle, RBI; Allen advanced to third; Jordan scored
- Tanner singled to center field, RBI; Hancock advanced to second; Allen scored
- McElvain in to pitch for Rocker
- Dubrule walked; Tanner advanced to second; Hancock advanced to third
- Skinner struck out swinging
- Clark struck out looking
MSU 5, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 5 - Vanderbilt batting
- Rodriguez lined out to left field to left center
- Young flied out to left field to left center
- Thomas struck out swinging
MSU 5, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 6 - MSU batting
- Forsythe flied out to right field
- Jordan flied out to left field to left center
- Allen doubled down the right field line
- James struck out swinging
MSU 5, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 6 - Vanderbilt batting
- Gonzalez flied out to left field to left center
- Bradfield Jr. grounded out to 3B
- Vaz flied out to center field to left center
MSU 5, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 7 - MSU batting
- Hancock lined out to right field
- Tanner homered to left field, RBI
- Dubrule singled to right field
- Skinner walked; Dubrule advanced to second
- Clark homered to right center, 3 RBI; Skinner scored; Dubrule scored
- Forsythe walked
- Murphy in to pitch for McElvain
- Jordan struck out swinging
- Allen lined out to 3B
MSU 9, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 7 - Vanderbilt batting
- Sims in to pitch for Bednar
- Allen lined out to 3B
- Noland grounded out to 1B unassisted
- Jones struck out swinging
MSU 9, Vanderbilt 0
TOP of 8 - MSU batting
- James grounded out to SS
- Hancock singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by right fielder
- Dubrule flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 8 - Vanderbilt batting
- Rodriguez flied out to left field to left center
- Young singled to center field
- LaNeve pinch hit for Thomas
- LaNeve struck out looking
- Gonzalez walked; Young advanced to second
- Bradfield Jr reached on a fielder's choice to second base; Gonzalez out at second 2B unassisted
TOP of 9 - MSU batting
- Schultz in to pitch for Murphy
- Skinner lined out to SS
- Clark grounded out to SS
- Forsythe singled up the middle
- Jordan flied out to right fielder to right center
MSU 9, Vanderbilt 0
BOTTOM of 9 - Vanderbilt batting
- Vaz grounded out to SS
- Keegan struck out looking
- Noland grounded out
FINAL: MSU 9-0