Mississippi State caps series win over Alabama with wild 9th-inning walk-off

Mississippi State has produced plenty of fireworks to open a weekend series with Alabama, and the Bulldogs pulled off another comeback Saturday evening.

Friday’s game saw an extra innings nail-bitter with Mississippi State walking off the Crimson Tide in 10 innings. Saturday’s game did not need extras, but it came down to a wild 9th inning.

Alabama scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to take a 7-4 lead over the Bulldogs. That lead did not hold up with Mississippi State tying it in short order.

The Bulldogs opened the bottom of the 9th inning with 3 straight hits, including a 2-run, game-tying home run from Logan Tanner.

. . . @kamrenjames16 —> DOUBLE@kellum_clark —> RBI DOUBLE@19LoTan —> 2-RUN

B9: MSU 7, ALA 7 (No outs…) pic.twitter.com/9VpHeItuie

— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) March 26, 2022

Alabam was able to get 2 outs in the inning, but Tanner Leggett walked it off with a clean RBI single for the game-winner.

Deja vu

DAWGS WIN AGAIN‼️#HailState pic.twitter.com/kuLLe9shQ2

— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) March 26, 2022

The win gives Mississippi State the series win but the Bulldogs will have a shot at a clean sweep on Sunday afternoon.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.