Mississippi State defeats Louisiana in blowout to complete sweep of Starkville Regional, advance to Athens Super Regional
By Andrew Olson
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Mississippi State is going back to Super Regionals. The Bulldogs completed a sweep of the Starkville Regional with a blowout victory over Louisiana, the regional’s 3-seed, 19-5 on Sunday night.
The MSU bats were hot from the get-go. Mississippi State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning, made it 7-1 in the 4th inning, and never looked back. Playing as the visiting team at Dudy Noble Field, the Bulldogs scored 11 runs over their final 3 at-bats in the 7th-9th innings.
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Mississippi State hit 7 home runs in the game. Jacob Parker and Ryder Woodson each hit 2 homers.
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Five MSU pitchers appeared in the game. Starter Ryan McPherson got the win, going 5 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 7 with no walks issued.
Brian O’Connor was brought in to get the Bulldogs back to the College World Series, and now they’re just 2 wins away from a trip to Omaha. It won’t be easy, though, as No. 14 Mississippi State is paired with No. 3 Georgia, meaning MSU will be playing in the Athens Super Regional. In April, UGA swept Mississippi State in Starkville.
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