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Game Preview: Mississippi State Faces Elimination Against Northeastern

The Bulldogs and Huskies meet in a rematch of Friday's game that saw Mississippi State win 11-2. Here are the starting lineups for today's game.
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Mississippi State Infielder/Outfielder Hunter Hines (#44) and Mississippi State Catcher Joe Powell (#55) and Mississippi State Catcher Ross Highfill (#22) during the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, FL.
Mississippi State Infielder/Outfielder Hunter Hines (#44) and Mississippi State Catcher Joe Powell (#55) and Mississippi State Catcher Ross Highfill (#22) during the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, FL. | Mississippi State Athletics

Mississippi State fans are hoping their team has a long Sunday ahead.

The Bulldogs face elimination in an 11 a.m. game against Northeastern, who the Bulldogs beat in Friday’s Tallahassee NCAA Regional game. The winner of the game will face Florida State at 5 p.m. today and would have to win to come back Monday for a winner-takes-all game.

Northeastern still has a great pitching staff, but won’t have two of its best pitchers available after starting Friday and Saturday games. The Huskies barely scrapped by Bethune-Cookman, 4-3, in Saturday’s elimination game.

Here’s everything to know about Sunday morning’s elimination game between Mississippi State and Northeastern.

Mississippi State Bulldogs Starting Lineup

  1. Gehrig Frei, LF
  2. Ace Reese, 3B
  3. Noah Sullivan, DH
  4. Hunter Hines, 1B
  5. Bryce Chance, CF
  6. Reed Stallman, RF
  7. Joe Powell, C
  8. Lukas Buckner, SS
  9. Gatlin Sanders, 2B

Northeastern Huskies Starting Lineup

  1. Ryan Gerety, RF
  2. CAm Maldonado, CF
  3. Harrison Feinberg, LF
  4. Jack Goodman, SS
  5. Carmelo Musacchia, 2B
  6. Matt Brinker, DH
  7. Alex Lane, 1B
  8. Gregory Bozzo, C
  9. Jack Doyle, 3B

Pitching Matchup

RHP Evan Siary (2-1, 4.12 ERA, 48 IP, 63 SO, 15 BB, 22 ER, .228 b/avg.) vs. RHP Aiven Cabral (10-2, 2.74 ERA, 85.1 IP, 73 SO, 14 BB, 26 ER, .26y b/avg.).

Weather Forecast

AccuWeather’s forecast predicts temperatures to be the low 80s at game time. It’ll be a sunny day without any rain in the forecast. Winds won’t be significant at five mph and gusts up to nine.

How to Watch: Northeastern vs. Mississippi State

Who: Mississippi State Bulldogs (35-22, 15-15 SEC) vs. Northeastern Huskies (49-10, 25-2 CAA)

When: 11 a.m., Sunday

Where: Dick Howser Stadium; Tallahassee, Fla.

TV: ESPN+

Radio: Live Radio

Stats: Live Stats

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Taylor Hodges
TAYLOR HODGES

Award-winning sports editor, writer, columnist, and photographer with 15 years’ experience offering his opinion and insight about the sports world in Mississippi and Texas, but he was taken to Razorback pep rallies at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth before he could walk. Taylor has covered all levels of sports, from small high schools in the Mississippi Delta to NFL games. Follow Taylor on Twitter and Facebook.

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