Live Blog: No. 12 Alabama Baseball vs. Mississippi State (Game One)

The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs meet for the first time in 11 months.

Alabama's Bryce Fowler (9) against Southern Miss. / Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— The Alabama and Mississippi State baseball teams battle for a series at Sewell-Thomas Stadium this weekend while on different trajectories. The No. 12 Crimson Tide (28-6, 7-5 SEC) has already gotten a ranked win this week.

The unranked Bulldogs are 3-9 through 12 games of SEC play, situated at 20-13 overall entering the weekend. This series represents both teams reaching the halfway point of league action, meaning Mississippi State could turn its fortunes toward the right direction with a decisive performance against Alabama.

Mississippi State has won every series against Alabama two games to one since winning the national championship in 2021. Last season, while plagued with food poisoning, the Crimson Tide won the series' third game in Starkville. The Bulldogs won the last Tuscaloosa series.

The game will be available for live streaming on SEC Network+.

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Eighth Inning:

• Alabama can't get a run across in the eighth, ending the game. FINAL: Mississippi State 13, Alabama 3.

• Coleman Mizell pinch hits for Brennen Norton and singles. Jon Young Jr. will run for him.

• Last call coming up for Alabama in the home half if it does not wish to be run ruled for the second time in seven days. Norton, Neal and Bonomolo coming to the plate.

• Chance hits a sac-fly RBI to bring the Alabama deficit up to 10. Mississippi State 13, Alabama 3.

Seventh Inning:

• An inning-ending groundout from Fowler again strands two Alabama baserunners.

• Will Hodo hits into what's initially ruled an inning-ending double play, but after a challenge, Hodo is called safe.

• Stretch time. Bryans induces a Reeves popup which drops for a run, but the second runner is tagged out at home. Mississippi State 12, Alabama 3.

• Beau Bryans comes in to pitch with one more out to go until the stretch. He inherits runners on the corners.

Sixth Inning:

• The Crimson Tide gets two singles in the sixth, but no runs, and has left eight men on base tonight. Mississippi State 11, Alabama 3.

• Reed Stallman is now in right field for Mississippi State.

• Moza makes Chance ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases juiced. Bottom part of the Alabama order is due up next.

• Buchanan is lifted after giving up back-to-back singles to start the inning. Aidan Moza will come in in his stead.

Fifth Inning:

• Alabama goes down in order in the fifth. The Crimson Tide is down 11-3.

• Stone Simmons will be the new pitcher for the Bulldogs.

• The top of the fifth is over, but the visitors add seven runs and send this from a one-run game to potential run-rule territory just like that. The Crimson Tide offense needs a quick response.

• Another two-RBI double from the Bulldogs, this time off the bat of catcher Joe Powell. Mississippi State 11, Alabama 3.

• Blackwood is taken out of the game in favor of Coulson Buchanan. Likely preserves Blackwood's availability to pitch on Sunday if he is needed to start. 12 pitches for him tonight.

• Bryce Chance doubles home two more runs. Bulldogs 9, Crimson Tide 3. One away in the top half of the fifth.

• Ace Reese hits Blackwood's first pitch up the middle for an RBI single. Mississippi State 7, Alabama 3.

• Entering the game in relief of Adams for the Crimson Tide will be JT Blackwood. Nobody out in the inning.

• Reeves keeps mashing. He doubles home a pair just after a mound visit. Mississippi State 6, Alabama 3.

Fourth Inning:

• Snell grounds out, retiring the side.

• Justin Lebron hits his 15th home run of the season, making it a one-run contest. Mississippi State 4, Alabama 3.

• Mississippi State's Nolan Stevens crashes into the wall on a Bonomolo triple. He's attended to and will remain in the game.

• A two-out single is the only offense for the Bulldogs in the top of the fourth.

Third Inning:

• Two straight flyouts to left strand a pair of Alabama runners. Three innings in the books. That big hit is yet to arrive for the Crimson Tide.

• Kade Snell singles to bring in Justin Lebron, who got aboard with a bloop double. Mississippi State 4, Alabama 1.

• Sawyer Reeves hits his first home run of the season. It would have been a two-run shot if Gehrig Frei was not caught stealing on the prior pitch. Mississippi State 4, Alabama 0.

Second Inning:

• Richie Bonomolo flies out with the bases loaded to end an early Alabama threat with no damage. It's still early, but that was a big moment. Mississippi State 3, Alabama 0.

• Zane Adams has a much smoother second frame, retiring the bottom of the Bulldogs' order 1, 2, 3.

First Inning:

• Alabama leaves Justin Lebron on third. He initially became the home team's first baserunner of the game with a one-out double. Bulldogs 3, Crimson Tide 0.

• The top half of the first ends on a nice catch by Bryce Fowler, but the Crimson Tide will be working from behind to start this one.

• Hunter Hines blasts a two-run home run into the student section in right. Mississippi State 3, Alabama 0.

• Ace Reese doubles into the gap in right center, scoring the game's first run. Mississippi State 1, Alabama 0. Kade Snell earlier got a tough read on a fly ball that was ruled to have dropped.

• First pitch at 6:32 p.m. CT.

Pregame:

• Gone again is the tarp.

• As quickly as it departed, the tarp has returned.

• The tarp is now coming off the field.

• The tarp has come out.

• Tonight's start time has been delayed to 6:30 due to rain.

• Kade Snell resumes his normal post in left field for Alabama.

Alabama's lineup:
1. Richie Bonomolo Jr., center field
2. Justin Lebron, shortstop
3. Kade Snell, left field
4. Jason Torres, third base
5. Will Hodo, first base
6. Garrett Staton, designated hitter
7. Bryce Fowler, right field
8. Brennen Norton, second base
9. Brady Neal, catcher
P: Zane Adams (LHP)

Mississippi State's lineup:
1. Gehrig Frei, left field
2. Sawyer Reeves, shortstop
3. Ace Reese, third base
4. Noah Sullivan, designated hitter
5. Hunter Hines, first base
6. Bryce Chance, center field
7. Gatlin Sanders, second base
8. Nolan Stevens, right field
9. Joe Powell, catcher
P: Pico Kohn (LHP)

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