USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT RICE OWLS
04/19/2032
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT RICE OWLS
GAME ID: 8269 - MONDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
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Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 13 1
Rice Owls (13-8) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 14 1
Bulldogs Snatch Late Win
The Bulldogs had to overcome a fine effort from Rice pitcher John Newmaster to grab a narrow 7-6 win at Toughkenamon College Fields. Newmaster went 6.1 innings and allowed no earned runs. The win puts the Bulldogs at 11-10, while the Owls drop to 13-8.

Mississippi State left fielder Matt Drake said he wanted to hit the ball hard when he batted in the top of the eighth. He not only hit it hard, he hit a fastball from Jim Unknown deep for a 2-run home run. It resulted in a 4-3 lead for Mississippi State.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Mississippi State manager Carlton Price.
MISSISSIPPI STATE BATTING LINESCORES RICE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Easton 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .282 1 8
E. Seyfried DH 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .427 6 26
M. Drake LF 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .302 4 13
M. Gamble RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .296 8 21
M. Rizzo CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .333 6 19
J. Pinkerton SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 5 13
   a-B. Wild PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 2 10
   b-J. Connell SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 2 4
J. Simmons 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .458 3 11
M. Steiner C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .316 0 5
W. Firestone 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .211 0 5
Totals 36 7 13 7 5 5 19      
a - B. Wild pinch hit for J. Pinkerton in the 8th
b - J. Connell substituted for B. Wild in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Simmons (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Firestone (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Easton 2 (4, 8th Inning off M. Churchman, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Seyfried (8, 9th Inning off B. Downard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Drake (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Drake 4 , J. Simmons 3 , M. Gamble , M. Rizzo 2 , W. Firestone 3 , M. Easton 4 , E. Seyfried 4
2-out RBI: J. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rizzo , M. Steiner , J. Connell
GIDP: M. Drake , M. Rizzo , W. Firestone
Hit by Pitch: J. Pinkerton
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pinkerton (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Firestone-Easton-Simmons, Rizzo-Steiner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Behrens 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .320 0 10
   a-L. Johnston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 2 8
E. Wallrath 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .372 5 11
G. Nash RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .395 5 14
S. Strickland CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .269 2 4
J. Weseman 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .200 5 12
A. Porter SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Cancino LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .269 3 13
S. See DH 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .241 4 15
R. Stem C 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 .250 2 11
Totals 39 6 14 6 7 8 26      
a - L. Johnston pinch hit for J. Behrens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. See (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Behrens (7, 6th Inning off P. Sweitzer, 2 on, 1 out) D. Cancino (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Strickland , S. See 2 , J. Behrens 3 , A. Porter 2 , D. Cancino 3 , G. Nash , E. Wallrath , J. Weseman , R. Stem 3
2-out RBI: S. See , D. Cancino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Behrens 2 , E. Wallrath 2 , L. Johnston
GIDP: G. Nash
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Behrens-Wallrath-Weseman, Porter-Wallrath-Weseman, Porter-Wallrath-Weseman, Strickland-Stem)
PB: R. Stem
MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING LINESCORES RICE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Lynch 4.0 8 2 2 2 4 0 81 52 2.18
P. Sweitzer W (2-0) 3.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 48 31 6.75
E. Novaria H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 4.50
J. Unknown 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 22 11 40.50
M. Huntington SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lynch 40
Batters Faced: J. Lynch 21, P. Sweitzer 16, E. Novaria 1, J. Unknown 6, M. Huntington 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lynch 3-3, P. Sweitzer 4-4, E. Novaria 0-0, J. Unknown 1-1, M. Huntington 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lynch 81-52, P. Sweitzer 48-31, E. Novaria 6-3, J. Unknown 22-11, M. Huntington 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Sweitzer 1-0 , E. Novaria 2-0 , M. Huntington 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Newmaster 6.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 86 53 4.43
M. Churchman H (3) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 22 11 3.95
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 1 19 13 36.00
B. Downard 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 0.00
B. Kelly 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 9 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Newmaster 65
Batters Faced: J. Newmaster 23, M. Churchman 6, J. Unknown 8, B. Downard 2, B. Kelly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Newmaster 8-6, M. Churchman 0-1, J. Unknown 1-2, B. Downard 0-0, B. Kelly 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Newmaster 86-53, M. Churchman 22-11, J. Unknown 19-13, B. Downard 7-4, B. Kelly 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Churchman 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-1 , B. Downard 1-1 , B. Kelly 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Newmaster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Newmaster
Ballpark: Toughkenamon College Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 14548
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