Ole Miss 8 Mississippi State 7 F/11 (2025)

Mississippi State and Ole Miss will battle for the Governor's Cup this evening in Pearl, Mississippi.

Steve Robertson

PEARL, Mississippi - Mississippi State (24-16) and Ole Miss (28-12) will meet tonight at Trustmark Park, the former home of the Mississippi Braves. Tonight's game does not count in the Southeastern Conference standings, but it still counts for plenty. It is not just about bragging rights, but about post season positioning. State needs a win and all the RPI points they can muster to keep hope alive.

Ole Miss is still in the hosting discussion despite a recent cold spell. The Rebels snapped a four-game losing streak over the weekend with a win over South Carolina on Saturday. The Ole Miss pitching staff got an extra day's rest due to playing a Thursday, Friday and Saturday series last weekend.

The Bulldogs will send Noah Sullivan (0-0, 1.50 ERA) to the mound. Sullivan will also serve as the team's designated hitter. He did not pitch last week after putting together five straight midweek starts. In his last outing, Sullivan allowed two runs, which are the only scores he has given up on the season.

Freshman RHP Cade Townsend (1-0, 7.13 ERA) has drawn the start for the Rebels. The talented right hander has made ten appearances including three starts. Townsend has allowed fourteen earned runs on thirteen hits. On the season, he has fanned 27 and walked 13.

This weekend, State will head to Auburn for a weekend series. Ole Miss will host Vanderbilt for their next league weekend opponent. In three weeks, the Rebels will head to Starkville for the regular weekend series with the Diamond Dawgs.

Mississippi State line-up:

1. Gehrig Frei LF

2. Sawyer Reeves SS

3. Ace Reese 3B

4. Noah Sullivan DH

5. Hunter Hines 1B

6. Reed Stallman RF

7. Bryce Chance CF

8. Gatlin Sanders 2B

9. Ross Highfill C

Ole Miss line-up:

1. Mitchell Samford LF

2. Luke Hill 3B

3. Will Furniss 1B

4. Judd Utermark 2B

5. Isaac Humphrey CF

6. Austin Fawley DH

7. Ryan Moerman RF

8. Campbell Smithwick C

9. Luke Cheng SS

1st inning

Top 1st:

1. Frei takes strike one 0-1, fouled away 0-2, fastball up 1-2, swing and a miss on what looked like a change K, one down.

2. Reeves doubled into left, one hops the wall.

3. Reese fouled back 0-1, pulled foul outside of first 0-2, bounced up there for the wild pitch and the runner takes third. ball down 2-2, ball down to run it full. RBI SAC fly to right center. 1-0 State. two down

4. Sullivan swing the miss at what looked like a cutter 0-1, fastball catches the top of the zone 0-2, fouled back, bounced up there 1-2, crushed, but well foul, K looking on a ball that looked a little high.

1-0 State

Bottom 1st:

1. Sanford swing and a miss, routine fly ball to center. one down.

2. Hill swing and a miss on the change 0-1, change up at the knees 0-2, fastball just off the plate 1-2, doubled into the gap in left, Chance makes the throw to second, but it's not in time.

3. Furniss ball down 1-0, swing and a miss 1-1, grounded to first, Hines has it and tosses to Sullivan who covers, runner takes third, two down.

4. Utermark swing and a miss at a nice slider 0-1, swing and a miss at the change 0-2, ball down and away and he won't chase 1-2, ball down 2-2, ball down to run it full, bounced out to third and Reese makes a nice play to end the inning.

1-0 State

2nd inning

Top 2nd:

5. Hines ripped foul 0-1, swings over the chance 0-2, swings over a ball in the dirt. tough AB there, K, one down.

6. Stallman fouled down 0-1, swing and a miss on the fastball up 0-2, fastball well outside 1-2, ball in 2-2, K, strike, two down.

7. Chance fouled away 0-1, (weather delay begins at 6:27 PM. Game resumes at 7:20) ripped foul down the left field line 0-2, fouled down, fouled down, popped up into short left and the SS has it, side retired.

1-0 State

Bottom 2nd:

5. Humphrey ball away 1-0, ball away 2-0, fastball up and away 3-0, called strike one 3-1, grounded to Sanders in the shift, one down.

6. Fawley called strike one 0-1, fouled down 0-2, swing and a miss K, two down.

7. Moerman fouled down the right field line 0-1, fouled back 0-2, fouled out of play, fastball just misses away, half the team was headed to the dugout, 1-2, singled into left.

8. Smithwick fouled back 0-1, ball up 1-1, fly out to right center, inning over.

1-0 State

3rd inning

Top 3rd:

8. Sanders takes ball one and ball two 2-0, ball in is called strike one 2-1, ball down and away 3-1, singled back up the middle.

9. Highfill takes a fastball up 1-0, doubled into the leftfield corner, runner holds at third.

1. Frei check swing foul 0-1, ground ball to short, Sanders dances around, retreats and the SS boots it, run scores, runners on the corners, no outs. they score it a hit. interesting.

2. Reeves swing and a miss 0-1, swing and a miss at what looked like a change 0-2, ball down 1-2, fastball away 2-2, wild pitch, run scores, trail runner takes second, full count. fouled down the right field line. fouled down, ground ball to third, he looks the runner back and plays it clean to first, one down

3. Reese will see RHP Brayden Jones takes strike one 0-1, fouled off the left side 0-2, wild pitch, runner takes third, 1-2, swing and a miss K, two down

4. Sullivan fastball up 1-0, fastball up 2-0, check swing, called strike 2-1, ball in is called strike two 2-2, takes strike three, K, side retired.

3-0 State

Bottom 3rd:

9. Cheng strike one called 0-1, hooked between Reeves and Reese for a single.

1. Sanford ball down and in 1-0, strike one called 1-1, ball down and in 2-1, fastball just missed in 3-1, yanked foul to run it full. popped up in foul ground and Reese has it, one down

2. Hill slider down and away 1-0, breaker up 2-0, change up finds the outside corner 2-1, rolled up the 6-4-3 double play to end the inning

3-0 State

4th inning

Top 4th:

5. Hines fouled away 0-1, ball down 1-1, fouled down the first base line 1-2, ball down 2-2, swinging K, one down

6. Stallman ball away 1-0, ball up 2-0, strike one called 2-1, and another 2-2, fouled away fouled down, fly out to the track in right center, well struck, big park, two down.

7. Chance will see LHP Walker Hooks ball away 1-0, strike one called 1-1, ball up 2-1, ball down and away 3-1, ball away for the walk.

8. Sanders balk, Chance to second, bunt pushed along first, close play, but he's out. side retired

3-0 State

Bottom 4th:

3. Furniss ball away 1-0, ball away 2-0, fouled back 2-1, State pulls into the shift. ball away 3-1, fastball away for the walk.

4. Utermark strike one called 0-1, slider pulled foul 0-2, change up down 1-2, doubled into left, runner held at third. two men in scoring position and no outs.

5. Humphrey change up down 1-0, another down 2-0, strike one called 2-1, fouled outside of third and it will make the stands 2-2, fouled away, fouled down, RBI SAC fly to center, runners tag and advance 3-1 State, one down

6. Fawley will see Jacob Pruitt I guess that was up 1-0, that one looked pretty good too, but it's 2-0 delayed called strike one 2-1, fastball away 3-1, swing and a miss at the breaker up to run it full, pay off pitch is a ball outside for the walk.

7. Moerman grounded hard to short, tough play and he's safe at first. run scores 3-2 State

8. Smithwick ball up 1-0, swing and a miss 1-1, fouled away 1-2, fouled away, fastball up 2-2, ball down and in to run it full, swing and a miss, K, two down.

9. Cheng fastball down and away 1-0, ground ball to third and Reese grabs it and steps on the bag to end the inning.

3-2 State

5th inning

Top 5th:

9. Highfill ball up 1-0, takes strike one 1-1, hard hit ball through the third baseman, E5

1. Frei ball down and in 1-0, ball in is called strike one 1-1, check swing called strike 1-2, fastball well outside 2-2, ground ball to third, Highfill gets down the line well and the only play is to first, one down.

2. Reeves will see RHP Landon Waters ball in, Highfill was going on the play, the throw beats him, he retreats into the rundown and is out, two down. not a good development. 1-0, ball down and away 2-0, and he hits him with this one.

3. Reese ball down and in nearly hit him too 1-0, runner goes, they call him out, looked like he was safe, they will review, pitch was a strike, they say he was out, so two caught stealings in the inning.

3-2 State

Bottom 5th:

1. Sanford strike one called 0-1, tapped foul outside of first 0-2, fastball in 1-2, change up down 2-2, and he's hit by the pitch. lead off HBP pitches are of the devil.

2. Hill fouled away 0-1, runner goes, fly out to right, one down.

3. Furniss change up away 1-0, two-run shot the other way makes it 4-3 OM

4. Utermark ball down 1-0, swing and a miss 1-1, swing and a miss on the slider down 1-2, called strike three on the corner. two down

5. Humphrey fouled away 0-1, ball up 1-1, tripled inside the bag at first

6. Fawley ground ball to third and Reese can't make the play, run scores E5.

7. Moerman strike one and then two 0-2, slider down and away 1-2, fouled away, ball up 2-2, slider away to run it full, same pitch, same call, walk

8. Smithwick swing and a miss 0-1, takes strike two 0-2, foul tip down, called strike three, K, inning over.

5-3 OM

6th inning

Top 6th:

3. Reese takes strike one 0-1, the shift is on and Ace takes it through the six hole for a single.

4. Sullivan takes strike one 0-1, ball down 1-1, ball down 2-1, fouled away 2-2, runner bluffs, ball in the dirt, he takes the bag, wild pitch count runs full. ball well outside, walk.

5. Hines will see RHP Alex Canney ball down and in 1-0, fastball outside 2-0, strike one called 2-1, swing and a miss 2-2, fastball away to run it full, fouled away. popped up on the infield and the second baseman has it. needed something there.

6. Stallman takes strike one 0-1, change up away 1-1, singled into center to load the bases. Reese had to wait to see if it was down.

7. Chance slider down and away 1-0, lined into right center, two runs score 5-5

8. Sanders grounds to first, works like a bunt, two down.

9. Highfill ball in 1-0, ball down 2-0, ball down 3-0, get me over strike is called 3-1, infield single, throw gets away, two runs score 7-5 State

1. Frei swing and a miss 0-1 fouled away 0-2, ball away 1-2, singled back up the middle, runner takes third.

2. Reeves will see RHP Taylor Rabe ball down 1-0, breaker lands for strike one 1-1, ball down and away 2-1, ball down and in 3-1, runner goes, fouled back, ground out to short and the side is retired.

7-5 State

Bottom 6th:

Ryan McPherson is the new pitcher.

9. Cheng ball down 1-0, strike one called 1-1, ball up and in 2-1, strike two called 2-2, fouled away, swing and a miss on a filthy slider. K, one down.

1. Sanford sharply hit single to right.

2. Hill grounded to short, forced at second, throw to first, is close, but they say Hines was off the bag. they will review. they say he is safe. two down.

3. Furniss swing and a miss, 0-1, Satte goes into the shift. ball down 1-1, fouled back 1-2, change up fouled down, ball down 2-2, slider down and in to run it full pay off pitch is a swing and miss, K, that's winning baseball. inning over.

7-5 State

7th inning

Top 7th:

3. Reese fouled away 0-1, ball up 1-1, ball in 2-1, ball up 3-1, swing and a miss swung at ball four, full count, lined out to center, one down.

4. Sullivan ball up 1-0, strike one called 1-1, fouled down the left field line 1-2, ball down, foul 2-2, fly out to right, two down.

5. Hines takes strike one 0-1, ball clearly inside called strike two 0-2, ball up 1-2, ball down 2-2, ball up and away to run it full, swing and a miss K, Hines is having a tough night.

7-5 State

Bottom 7th:

4. Utermark fouled outsife of first. Hines to the net and can't make the play, ball down 1-1, popped up on the infield and Highfill has it one down.

5. Humphrey takes strike one, ball down 1-1, ball down 2-1, takes strike two 2-2, swing and a miss, wild pitch, throw to first is late and off target.

6. Fawley ball up and in 1-0, takes strike one 1-1, ball down and away 2-1, swing and a miss on the change 2-2, fastball down and away to run it full. called strike three, two down

7. Moerman top spin grounder scoots into left, runner stops at second.

8. Smithwick ball in 1-0, swings over the change 1-1, ball in 2-1, fastball away 3-1, long fly ball to center and Chance runs it down. inning over

7-5 State

8th inning

Top 8th:

New pitcher is LHP Gunnar Dennis

6. Stallman takes strike one, ball down 1-1, ball down 2-1, ball up 3-1, ball down for the walk.

7. Chance ball down 1-0, ball away 2-0, shows bunt and takes inside 3-0, shows bunt and takes strike one 3-1, ball down and in for the walk.

8. Sanders will see RHP Hudson Calhoun shows bunt, takes a high strike 0-1, bunted foul 0-2, swing and a miss, K, one down, needed to get that bunt down.

9. Highfill ball up and in 1-0, strike one called 1-1, breaker fades in 2-1, swing and a miss 2-2, popped up behind the plate and the catcher makes the play. two down

1. Frei fouled away 0-1, ball up 1-1, ball in called strike two 1-2, foul tip held, K, side retired.

7-5 State

Bottom 8th:

Michael O'Brien comes in to play center. Chance goes to left, Frei comes out

9. PH Federico takes strike one 0-1, swing and a miss 0-2, ball up 1-2, fouled away. singled into right. OM will pinch run at first. Randall

1. Sanford swing and a miss 0-1, takes strike two 0-2, ball away 1-2, check swing no 2-2, swing and a miss K, one down.

2. Hill takes strike one 0-1, fly out to center, two down.

3. Furniss fastball up, rolled to first and Hines makes the play

7-5 State

9th inning

Top 9th:

2. Reeves takes strike one 0-1, takes strike two 0-2, swing and a miss on the breaker down K, one down.

3. Reese swing and a miss 0-1, fouled away 0-2, ball away, 1-2, fouled back, takes a change down 2-2, hit hard to first, he tries to backhand it and can't make the play. E3

4. Sullivan takes strike one 0-1, takes strike two 0-2, swing and a miss K, two down

5. Hines fouled back 0-1, takes a breaker for strike two 0-2, fouled back, swing and a miss K, side retired.

7-5 State

Bottom 9th:

4. Utermark tapped foul outside of third. 0-1, swing and a miss 0-2, called strike three, K, one down

5. Humphrey lined up the middle for a single.

6. Fawley slider off the plate 1-0, fastball tapped foul outside of third 1-1, two-run shot to left, tie game. That will be all for McPherson. Luke Dotson comes on.

7. Moerman fouled off the right side 0-1, fouled back 0-2, rolled out to second, play made at first, two down.

8. Smithwick ball down 1-0, ball down 2-0, swing and a miss 2-1, ball away 3-1, fouled away to run it full, fouled away, fouled away, pop up to third inning over.

7-7

10th inning

Top 10th:

6. Stallman takes strike one 0-1, check swing on a ball in the dirt 0-2, change away 1-2, ball up 2-2, ball up and away to run it full, swing and a miss K, one down.

7. Chance fouled down 0-1, fly out to center, two down.

8. Sanders swing and a miss 0-1 check swing wasnt close, but the third base ump called it 0-2, ball down 1-2, flared foul outside of third, ball away 2-2, ball up to run it full, ball in is called strike three as Sanders is headed to first,

7-7

Botttom 10th

9. Randle takes strike one and two 0-2, ball down 1-2, ball away 2-2 fouled away, fouled away singled into right.

1. Sanford wild pitch sends the runner to second, 1-0 strike one called 1-1. fouled away 1-2, fouled away, swing and a miss K, one down

2. Hill swing and miss at the change up away 0-1, popped up in foul ground along the right field line and Stallman runs it down, big play there. two down

3. Furniss fouled back 0-1, ball in the dirt, runner takes third 1-1, swing and a miss on the heater 1-2, strike thrown not called 2-2, crowd unhappy, singled up the middle and OM walks it off

8-7

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