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How To Watch No. 4 Mississippi State vs. Lipscomb: Streaming Info, Weather, Pitching Matchups

No. 4 Mississippi State opens its series against Lipscomb on Thursday in Starkville. Here’s the start time, TV channel, streaming info and pitching matchup.
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UCLA Bruins against Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field.
UCLA Bruins against Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field. | Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images

No. 4 Mississippi State has experienced two heart-breaking losses in back-to-back games this week.

The first came Sunday against No. 1 UCLA the Bulldogs lost 8-7 in 10 innings. Two days later, they lost to instate rival No. 10 Southern Miss, 7-6.

Things go much better this weekend against a Lipscomb program the Bulldogs have never lost to. That is, of course, if Mother Nature doesn’t get in the way.

Game one of the weekend series was moved up to Thursday due to inclement weather in the weekend forecast (see Weather Forecast below). A decision about the rest of weekend hasn’t been made, yet.

Either way, first-pitch against the Bisons can’t come soon enough for Mississippi State.

Here’s everything to know about the Thursday night matchup.

The Opponent: Lipscomb

Lipscomb heads to Starkville at 6-5 after splitting a four-game series with Toledo at home. The Bisons won the final two games 9-7 and 13-5 on Sunday and Monday.

Jeff Forehand's team is hitting .316 with four homers and averages 7.1 runs a game. Lipscomb likes to run and has stolen 24 bases in 32 attempts and has a .979 fielding percentage.

Designated hitter Blake Carter is the top bat for the Bisons, batting .480 while first baseman Damion Kenealy Jr. has driven in 11 runs. Carter, Kenealy, right fielder Aaron Stelogeannis and catcher Alejandro Ludeiro are responsible for Lipscomb's long balls while third baseman Cam Pruitt is a perfect 5-for-5 on base thefts.

Bisons' hurlers have compiled a 5.73 ERA as a staff while striking out 95 and walking 53 in 99 innings. Opponents are hitting .266 against them with 10 homers. Lee leads the team in strikeouts while Dane LeMaster, Caleb Pica and Kaleb Kantola have perfect ERAs. Kantola, Adam Jamison and Brock Puckett have one save apiece.

Weather Forecast

Mississippi State and Lipscomb moved up the start of their weekend series a day early and for good reasons. The National Weather Service forecasts the weather Thursday to be “mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph,” during the day and “partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph,” at night.

That’s in stark contrast to the forecast for Friday, which is “a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”

So, yes, a schedule change was the smart decision.

How to Watch: Lipscomb at No. 4 Mississippi State

  • Who: Lipscomb Bisons (6-5) at No. 4 Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-2)
  • When: 6 p.m., Thursday
  • Where: Dudy Noble Field, Starkville, Miss.
  • TV: SECN+
  • Radio: Live Radio
  • Stats: Live Stats
  • Series History: Mississippi State leads the all-timer series 9-0
  • Last Meeting: Mississippi State 4, Lipscomb 3 (2023)
  • Last time out, Bulldogs: lost to No. 10 Southern Miss, 7-6
  • Last time out, Bisons: def. Toledo, 13-5

Pitching Matchup

LHP Alexander Llinas (0-1, 6.17 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan McPherson (2-0, 2.12 ERA)

Mississippi State Batting Lineup

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