USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT RICE OWLS
05/04/2034
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT RICE OWLS
GAME ID: 8757 - THURSDAY, MAY 4TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
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Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-20) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Rice Owls (20-21) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 X 6 4 0
Owls Come Back Late to Clip Bulldogs
The Rice Owls topped the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 6-4, with right fielder Shamel Strickland playing a big role. Strickland hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Owls in the win. Rice reliever Bob Downard picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Kyle Love was saddled with the loss. The losing streak for Mississippi State has now reached 5 games.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, shortstop John Behrens came through big-time for the Owls. With Rice trailing 4-2, he belted a 2-run home run.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Strickland said.
MISSISSIPPI STATE BATTING LINESCORES RICE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Boyd LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .198 4 12
J. Pinkerton SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .261 3 13
M. Rizzo CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .372 15 39
M. Gamble RF 4 1 1 4 0 1 4 .415 25 57
B. Wild 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .297 4 17
J. Simmons DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .246 4 10
J. Connell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .242 3 10
W. Firestone 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 1 4
J. Williams C 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 .237 4 17
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 14 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pinkerton 2 (6, 1st Inning off P. Lucas, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Downard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gamble (25, 5th Inning off P. Lucas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wild , J. Pinkerton 4 , M. Gamble 4 , M. Rizzo 2 , M. Boyd
2-out RBI: M. Gamble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Gamble 2 , M. Rizzo , J. Connell
GIDP: J. Simmons
Hit by Pitch: J. Williams
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Firestone-Connell-Wild)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Nash DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .311 16 39
D. Cancino CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .242 4 17
A. Arndt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 1
   a-M. Vogel PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 6 13
S. Strickland RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .272 15 30
J. Weseman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 13 18
R. Stem C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 10 22
D. Johnston LF, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 9 16
E. Wallrath 2B 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .209 6 15
J. Behrens SS 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .218 2 7
Totals 27 6 4 6 5 6 7      
a - M. Vogel pinch hit for A. Arndt in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Strickland 2 (15, 2nd Inning off F. Gentry, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off K. Love, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Behrens (2, 8th Inning off K. Robinson, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Wallrath (6, 3rd Inning off F. Gentry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Strickland 8 , J. Behrens 4 , E. Wallrath 4
2-out RBI: S. Strickland
GIDP: A. Arndt
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weseman-Behrens-Weseman)
MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING LINESCORES RICE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Gentry 6.0 2 2 2 3 3 2 83 48 5.40
K. Robinson BS (2) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 23 14 4.57
K. Love L (0-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 8 3.18
E. Novaria 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 8.20
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Gentry 60
Batters Faced: F. Gentry 22, K. Robinson 5, K. Love 4, E. Novaria 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Gentry 5-9, K. Robinson 0-2, K. Love 1-0, E. Novaria 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Gentry 83-48, K. Robinson 23-14, K. Love 17-8, E. Novaria 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Lucas 5.0 3 4 4 4 8 1 89 51 7.36
M. Churchman 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 37 21 4.26
M. Riding 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 6.23
B. Downard W (2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 0.87
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lucas 49
Batters Faced: P. Lucas 23, M. Churchman 7, M. Riding 3, B. Downard 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lucas 3-4, M. Churchman 1-0, M. Riding 2-0, B. Downard 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lucas 89-51, M. Churchman 37-21, M. Riding 11-8, B. Downard 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Riding 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Lucas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shamel Strickland
Ballpark: Toughkenamon College Fields
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 14475
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