Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. Northern Kentucky, Game 2
Mississippi State baseball didn't get the outcome it wanted on Friday afternoon, falling 7-6 to the Northern Kentucky Norse in a late rally that ultimately was just too little, too late.
The season is still very young though and the Bulldogs have a chance to bounce back and return to the win column on Saturday afternoon in Starkville. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT.
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Mississippi State Starting Lineup:
CF Matt Corder
3B Kamren James
1B Luke Hancock
C Logan Tanner
DH Hunter Hines
LF Brad Cumbest
RF Kellum Clark
2B Tanner Leggett
SS Lane Forsythe
RHP Preston Johnson
NKU Starting Lineup:
RF Treyvin Moss
3B Manny Vorhees
1B Ryan Glass
C Jayden Wakeham
SS Noah Fisher
2B John Odom
DH Liam McFadden-Ackman
LF Brennan Gick
CF Brandon Tucker
LHP Ben Gerl
TOP of 1: NKU Batting
Moss flied out to right field
Vorhees fouled out to first base
Glass grounded out to third base
BOTTOM of 1: MSU Batting
Corder flied out to right field
James singled up the middle
Hancock singled to right field; James advanced to second base
Tanner lined out to left field
Hancock singled to right field; James advanced to third base
Cumbest struck out looking with the bases loaded
END of 1: MSU 0, NKU 0
TOP of 2: NKU Batting
Wakeham homered to right field
Fisher doubled down the left field line
Odom flied out to second base
McFadden-Ack flied out to shortstop
Gick struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 2: MSU Batting
Clark flied out to center field
Leggett fouled out to first base
Forsythe struck out looking
END of 2: NKU 1, MSU 0
TOP of 3: NKU Batting
Tucker grounded out
Moss flied out to left field
Vorhees flied out to right field
BOTTOM of 3: MSU Batting
Corder grounded out
James walked
Hancock singled through the right side; James advanced to second
Tanner singled through the left side, RBI; Hancock advanced to second; James scored
Hines struck out looking
Cumbest homered to left field, 3 RBI; Tanner scored; Hancock scored
Clark flied out to shortstop
END of 3: MSU 4, NKU 1
TOP of 4: NKU Batting
Glass struck out looking
Wakeham flied out to right field
Fisher walked
Odom struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 4: MSU Batting
Leggett grounded out to shortstop
Forsythe walked
Forsythe stole second
Corder struck out looking
James grounded out to shortstop
END of 4: MSU 4, NKU 1
TOP of 5: NKU Batting
McFadden-Ack struck out looking
Gick flied out to center field
Tucker flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 5: MSU Batting
Hancock walked
Tanner hit into double play 3b to 2b (0-0); Hancock out
Hines walked
Cumbest reached on a fielder's choice; Hines out at second ss to 2b
END of 5: MSU 4, NKU 1
TOP of 6: NKU Batting
Moss struck out swinging
Vorhees hit by pitch
Glass flied out to second base
Wakeham flied out to second base
BOTTOM of 6: MSU Batting
Alford pinch hit for Clark
Alford walked
McGowan pinch ran for Alford
McGowan stole second
Leggett struck out swinging
Forsythe struck out swinging
McGowan advanced to third on a balk
Corder grounded out to third base
END of 6: MSU 4, NKU 1
TOP of 7: NKU Batting
Fisher flied out to center field
Odom walked
Kohn in to pitch for Johnson
McFadden-Ack flied out to center field
Hall pinch hit for Gick
Hall struck out looking
BOTTOM of 7: MSU Batting
Kain to left field for Hall
Switzer in to pitch for Gerl
James flied out to left field
Hancock walked
Tanner homered to left field, 2 RBI; Hancock scored
Hines walked
Cumbest doubled to left field; Davis advanced to third
Cumbest advanced to third; Davis scored on a wild pitch
McGowan walked
Leggett flied out to left field, sac fly, RBI; Cumbest scored
McGowan stole second
McGowan advanced to third on a wild pitch
Forsythe grounded out to shortstop
END of 7: MSU 8, NKU 1
TOP of 8: NKU Batting
Davis to designated hitter
Tucker struck out looking
Moss flied out to cf
Vorhees doubled to first base
Glass flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 8: MSU Batting
Skinner singled to shortstop
James homered to left field, 2 RBI; Skinner scored
Hancock grounded out to first base
Tanner grounded out to third base
Davis struck out looking
END of 8: MSU`10, NKU 1
TOP of 9: NKU Batting
Minton popped up to shortstop
Fisher singled to left field
Gulczynski struck out swinging
Fisher stole second
McFadden-Ack grounded out to third base