USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT OLE MISS REBELS
04/19/2044
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS AT OLE MISS REBELS
GAME ID: 8388 - TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
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Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-12) 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 8 12 1
Ole Miss Rebels (16-10) 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Mississippi State Wins, Roth hits 2 home runs
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs beat the Ole Miss Rebels, 8-6, at Ballpark of Wrightsville College. Mississippi State designated hitter Mike Roth earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Mississippi State reliever Bret Zimmerman was credited with the win, to go to 1-0. Dave Fronczak took the loss for Ole Miss. Dale Chenault earned the save for Mississippi State, his 5th of the year.

A key at-bat in the game came in the top of the sixth inning when the Bulldogs sent teenager R.J. Combs to the plate against Rebels hurler Dave Fronczak. With a runner on 3rd and a whole stadium watching, the kid controlled his nerves and delivered huge, hitting a single off a 0-1 fastball to score 1.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Roth said.

With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 14-12.
MISSISSIPPI STATE BATTING LINESCORE OLE MISS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Combs CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .200 3 12
J. Heberlig 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 5 .188 2 7
   b-S. Eliassen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 5
B. Mass 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .320 5 17
J. Piccini LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .231 3 12
   c-J. Good LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 3 9
J. Holden RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .273 5 14
K. Scott 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 3 12
   a-A. Bruton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 1
M. Roth DH 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .250 5 7
N. Dietz SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .220 0 6
M. Penta C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .288 3 4
Totals 37 8 12 8 5 9 19      
a - A. Bruton substituted for K. Scott in the 7th
b - S. Eliassen substituted for J. Heberlig in the 8th
c - J. Good substituted for J. Piccini in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mass (10, 6th Inning off D. Fronczak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Penta (1, 6th Inning off D. Fronczak, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Roth 2 (5, 6th Inning off D. Fronczak, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Glidewell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Mass 3 , M. Roth 9 , N. Dietz 2 , K. Scott , M. Penta 4 , J. Heberlig , R. Combs
2-out RBI: B. Mass , M. Roth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heberlig , J. Piccini 2 , R. Combs
Sac Bunt: J. Heberlig
Hit by Pitch: B. Mass
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Mass (1) , J. Heberlig (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Penta (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ditch LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .220 6 16
   a-J. Coles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 5 12
D. Little 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .233 3 10
E. Wagers 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248 6 16
C. Bower RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .374 8 20
B. Hershberger CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .270 6 13
J. Sturgill 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .280 2 16
R. Gray DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .208 2 4
C. Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .237 4 12
T. Garcia C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .195 1 12
Totals 36 6 9 5 3 14 18      
a - J. Coles pinch hit for J. Ditch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Little (8, 1st Inning off J. Venegas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gray (2, 3rd Inning off J. Venegas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Garcia , J. Sturgill 2 , R. Gray 5 , B. Hershberger , D. Little 2 , C. Bower , J. Ditch
2-out RBI: R. Gray , J. Ditch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hershberger , D. Little , C. Bower , E. Wagers
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bower (Dietz at 3rd base))
MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING LINESCORE OLE MISS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Venegas 2.2 8 5 5 0 5 1 59 38 5.66   
B. Zimmerman W (1-0) 4.2 1 1 1 2 6 0 69 43 1.93   
B. Burkey H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 4.30   
D. Chenault SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Venegas 23
Batters Faced: J. Venegas 16, B. Zimmerman 17, B. Burkey 2, D. Chenault 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Venegas 2-1, B. Zimmerman 2-6, B. Burkey 0-0, D. Chenault 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Venegas 59-38, B. Zimmerman 69-43, B. Burkey 10-7, D. Chenault 18-10
WP: B. Zimmerman , D. Chenault
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. DeSota 3.2 5 4 4 3 4 0 83 48 10.47   
D. Fronczak L (0-1) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 30 20 20.77   
B. Glidewell 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 54 29 3.18   
K. Barker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. DeSota 34
Batters Faced: C. DeSota 19, D. Fronczak 11, B. Glidewell 13, K. Barker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. DeSota 3-4, D. Fronczak 2-3, B. Glidewell 2-3, K. Barker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. DeSota 83-48, D. Fronczak 30-20, B. Glidewell 54-29, K. Barker 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fronczak 3-0 , B. Glidewell 1-0 , K. Barker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Fronczak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Roth
Ballpark: Ballpark of Wrightsville College
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 13747
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