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Mississippi State walks off in extra innings to beat Kentucky, clinch series with doubleheader sweep
By Andrew Olson
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Mississippi State is playing some inspired baseball after Chris Lemonis was dismissed as head coach.
On Saturday night, the Bulldogs made it a 3-game winning streak since the coaching change. MSU walked it off in the 11th inning to secure a 6-5 victory over Kentucky for a series win.
Joe Powell was Saturday night’s hero in Starkville, with the RBI knock to plate the game-winning run.
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It’s hard at any level of baseball to sweep a doubleheader. The Bulldogs did just that on Saturday.
MSU made it back-to-back run-rule victories in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Coming off an 18-5 win in 7 innings over Memphis on Tuesday, Mississippi State picked up right where it left off and hammered Kentucky 14-4 in Game 1 of the doubleheader, the series opener.
UK and MSU ended up playing 18 innings, though, since Game 2 went 11 innings. The Bulldogs have now won their last 4 at Dudy Noble Field, dating back to the Florida series finale.
It’s no secret that Mississippi State is on the NCAA Tournament bubble. By sweeping the doubleheader, MSU is now 28-19 overall with a 9-14 record in SEC play. The Bulldogs’ RPI is up to No. 38.
MSU will try to further boost its resume with a series sweep. Game 3 is set for 1 p.m. ET at The Dude.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
