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#11 TEXAS LONGHORNS v. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Date: March 14
Where: Starkville, MS (Dudy Noble)
Time: 4pm
TV: Streaming on SEC Network+
***WEATHER UPDATE - The chances of Saturday remain slim. It will likely be a DH on Sunday where both games are 7 innings***
SERIES MATCHUP:
- First Met: 1922
- Last Meeting: 2021 (Horns faced Miss State four times during the 2021 season, going 1-3)
- After losing to Miss State 1-2 in the opening round of the College World Series, which included reliever Landon Sims striking the Horns out 21 times, the Horns beat Tennessee and Virginia to force a must win against Miss State.
- The Horns prevailed 8-5 forcing an elimination game against the Bulldogs with Ivan Melendez hitting a 3 run home run in the 9th inning to give the Horns the lead and setting up an elimination game against Miss State
- In the elimination game, Miss State stars Will Bednar and Landon Sims held the Horns offense at bat and in the 9th inning got an RBI single to LF, sending Miss State to the championship series, which they won, and sending the Horns home.
- Overall Series: Miss St leads 6-7
- Home: 2-3
- Away: 1-1
- Neutral: 3-3
- Last time Horns and Bulldogs met in Starkville, MS was way back in 1922
RECORDS:
Texas: 14-1 (0-0 SEC)
Mississippi State: 13-4 (0-0 SEC)
PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY – Texas LHP Jared Spencer (2-0, 0.86 ERA) v. LHP Pico Kohn (3-0, 2.28 ERA)
- Kohn is a senior lefty that has put up some impressive numbers this season.
- Kohn has averaged nearly 6 IP per game, while averaging just over 9Ks per game, while having only given up 4 walks across 23.3 IP
Mississippi State Top Relievers:
- Evan Siary (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 apps, 1 start, 6.1 IP)
- Chase Hungate (1-0, 2 saves, 0.00 ERA, 7 apps, 8.2 IP)
- Nate William (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 apps, 6 IP)
Mississippi State Offensive Leaders:
- Gehrig Frei (.480 BA, 1.216 OPS, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .536 OB%, 2-2 SB)
- Noah Sullivan (.412 BA, 1.245, 3 HR, 19 RBI, .559 OB%, 1-1 SB)
- Aaron Downs (.400 BA, 1.536 OPS, 7 HR, 17 RBI, .450 OB%, 3-3 SB)
- Nolan Stevens (.381 BA, 1.185 OPS, 4 HR, 11 RBI, .447 OB%, 2-3 SB)
- Ace Reese (.349 BA, 1.178 OPS, 6 HR, 22 RBI, .432 OB%, 1-1 SB)
STARTING LINEUPS:
TEXAS
| 1 | 2b | 5 Ethan Mendoza | R | .423 | |
| 2 | rf | 44 Max Belyeu | L | .393 | |
| 3 | ss | 1 Jalin Flores | R | .333 | |
| 4 | dh | 24 Adrian Rodriguez | B | .365 | |
| 5 | 1b | 10 Kimble Schuessler | R | .258 | |
| 6 | cf | 8 Will Gasparino | R | .250 | |
| 7 | c | 6 Rylan Galvan | R | .278 | |
| 8 | 3b | 31 Casey Borba | R | .308 | |
| 9 | lf | 43 Tommy Farmer IV | R | .306 | |
| 10 | p | 12 Jared Spencer | L | - |
MISSISSIPPI STATE
| 1 | lf | 7 Stallman, Reed | L | .323 | |
| 2 | cf | 38 Chance, Bryce | R | .323 | |
| 3 | 3b | 3 Reese, Ace | L | .333 | |
| 4 | dh | 18 Sullivan, Noah | R | .382 | |
| 5 | 1b | 44 Hines, Hunter | L | .262 | |
| 6 | rf | 5 Downs, Aaron | R | .395 | |
| 7 | 2b | 49 Sanders, Gatlin | L | .412 | |
| 8 | c | 22 Highfill, Ross | R | .264 | |
| 9 | ss | 10 Cupp, Dylan | R | .294 | |
| 10 | p | 9 Kohn, Pico | L | - |
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