LIVE BASEBALL UPDATES: Mississippi State at LSU (Sunday, 3-21-21)

After wins on Friday and Saturday, No. 3 Mississippi State is looking to polish off a sweep of this weekend's series against No. 19 LSU on Sunday. The two longtime baseball rivals write another chapter in their history beginning at 2 p.m central.
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Here are your starting lineups:
No. 19 LSU Tigers (15-5)
- Tre' Morgan - 1B
- Brody Drost - DH
- Dylan Crews - RF
- Gavin Dugas - LF
- Cade Doughty - 3B
- Hayden Travinski - C
- Giovanni DiGiacomo - CF
- Jordan Thompson - SS
- Collier Cranford - 2B
A.J. Labas - P
No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-3)
- Scotty Dubrule - 2B
- Rowdey Jordan - CF
- Tanner Allen - RF
- Kamren James - 3B
- Luke Hancock - C
- Logan Tanner - DH
- Josh Hatcher - 1B
- Brayland Skinner - LF
- Lane Forsythe- SS
Eric Cerantola - P
Alright, let’s play ball!
TOP of 1 - MSU batting
- Dubrule grounds out to third. One out.
- Jordan pops out to short. Two outs.
- Allen hit by pitch. Runner at first, two outs.
- Tanner Allen steals second. Runner at second, two outs.
- Kamren James singles to center. Allen scores. It’s 1-0 MSU. Runner at first two outs.
- Hancock walks. James to second. Runners first and second, two outs.
- Tanner grounds out to third. Inning over.
- MID 1 - MSU 1, LSU 0
BOTTOM of 1 - LSU batting
- Morgan walks. Runner at first, nobody out.
- Morgan steals second. Runner at second, no outs.
- Drost walks. Runners first and second, no outs.
- Crews grounds to second. It's a fielder's choice. Drost out at second, Crews safe at first. Runners at first and third, one out.
- Morgan scores on a wild pitch. It's tied 1-1. Crews advances to second. Runner at second, one out.
- Crews advances to third on a wild pitch. Runner at third with one out.
- Dugas grounds out to short, but Crews scores. LSU leads 2-1. Bases now empty, two outs.
- Doughty strikes out looking. Inning over.
- END of 1 - LSU 2, MSU 1
TOP of 2 - MSU batting
- Hatcher pops out to second. One out.
- Skinner grounds out to first. Two outs.
- Forsythe flies out to right. Inning over.
- MID 2 - LSU 2, MSU 1
BOTTOM of 2 - LSU batting
- Travinski grounds into the shift on the left side, second baseman Dubrule throws him out. One out.
- DiGiacomo hit by a pitch. Runner at first, one out.
- MSU to the bullpen. Chase Patrick on to pitch.
- Thompson lines out to shortstop for the second out and DiGiacomo is doubled off at first for the third out. Inning over.
- END of 2 - LSU 2, MSU 1
TOP of 3 - MSU batting
- Dubrule grounds to right field, hustles and turns it into a double. Runner at second, no outs.
- Rowdey Jordan grounds out to first. Dubrule advances to third. Runner at third, one out.
- Tanner Allen with a sacrifice fly to left. Left fielder made the catch crashing into the wall. Dubrule scores. It's tied 2-2. Bases empty, two outs.
- James doubles to left-center. Runner at second, two outs.
- Hancock struck out looking. Inning over.
- MID 3 - MSU 2, LSU 2
BOTTOM of 3 - LSU batting
- MSU to the bullpen. Jackson Fristoe on to pitch.
- Cranford singles to left. Runner at first, nobody out.
- Morgan grounds softly back to pitcher. He's out at first. Cranford advances to second. Runner at second, one out.
- Drost struck out swinging. Runner at second, two outs.
- Cranford advances to third on a passed ball. Runner at third, two outs.
- Crews lined out to right. Inning over.
- END of 3 - MSU 2, LSU 2
TOP of 4 - MSU batting
- Mitchell Sanford now playing centerfield in place of DiGiacomo.
- Logan Tanner strikes out swinging. One out.
- Hatcher grounds out to second. Two outs.
- Skinner grounds out to second. Inning over.
- MID 4 - MSU 2, LSU 2
BOTTOM of 4 - LSU batting
- Dugas grounds out to second. One out.
- Doughty struck out swinging. Two outs.
- Travinski struck out swinging. Inning over.
- END of 4 - MSU 2, LSU 2
TOP of 5 - MSU batting
- Forsythe grounds out to second. One out.
- Dubrule grounds out to pitcher. Two outs.
- Rowdey Jordan flies out to shortstop. Inning over.
- MID 5 - MSU 2, LSU 2
BOTTOM of 5 - LSU batting
- Sanford doubles to left-center. Runner at second, nobody out.
- Thompson walks. Runners at first and second, no outs.
- Cranford flies out to center. One out, runners still at first and second.
- Morgan grounds to shortstop, Forsythe steps on second to get Thompson and fires to first to get Morgan. Double play. Inning over.
- END of 5 - MSU 2, LSU 2
TOP of 6 - MSU batting
- Allen strikes out swinging. One out.
- James singles to center. Runner at first, one out.
- Hancock grounds to second and it's a double play. 4-6-3. Inning over.
- MID 6 - MSU 2, LSU 2
BOTTOM of 6 - LSU batting
- Drost struck out looking. One out.
- Crews struck out swinging. Two out.
- Dugas solo homer to left. LSU leads 3-2.
- Doughty walks. Runner at first, two outs.
- Travinski strikes out looking. Inning over.
- END of 6 - LSU 3, MSU 2
TOP of 7 - MSU batting
- LSU to the bullpen. Ty Floyd now pitching.
- Logan Tanner strikes out swinging. One out.
- Hatcher struck out swinging. Two out.
- Skinner struck out looking. Inning over.
- MID 7 - LSU 3, MSU 2
BOTTOM of 7 - LSU batting
- MSU to the bullpen. Carlisle Koestler now pitching.
- Sanford singles to center. Runner at first, no outs.
- Thompson sacrifice bunt. He's out at first. Sanford to second. Runner at second, one out.
- Cranford grounds out to second. Sanford advances to third. Runner at third, two outs.
- Morgan doubled to center. Sanford scores. LSU leads 4-2. Runner at second, two outs.
- Drost with a two-run homer to right-center. LSU now leads 6-2.
- MSU to the bullpen. Parker Stinnett on to pitch.
- Crews flied out to center. Inning over.
- END of 7 - LSU 6, MSU 2
TOP of 8 - MSU batting
- Drew Bianco now in center for LSU, replacing Stanford.
- Forsythe struck out looking. One out.
- Tanner Leggett pinch hitting for Scotty Dubrule – Leggett singles to center. Runner at first, one out.
- Rowdey Jordan walks. Leggett to second. Runners at first and second with one out.
- Allen singles down the right field line, off first baseman's glove. Leggett scores. LSU's lead cut to 6-3. Jordan advances to second. Runners at first and second, one out.
- LSU to the bullpen. Devin Fontenot on to pitch.
- James flies out to right. Runners still at first and second, two outs.
- Hancock flies out to left. Inning over.
- MID 8 - LSU 6, MSU 3
BOTTOM of 8 - LSU batting
- Dugas strikes out swinging. One out.
- Doughty walked. Runner at first, one out.
- Travinski flied out to right. Two outs, runner at first.
- Doughty advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner at second, two outs.
- Bianco walked. Runners at first and second, two outs.
- Thompson doubles to right-center. Doughty and Bianco both score. It's now 8-3 LSU. Runner at second, two outs.
- Cranford struck out looking. Inning over.
- END of 8 - LSU 8, MSU 3
TOP of 9 - MSU batting
- Tanner flied out to right. One out.
- Hatcher popped out to short. Two outs.
- Skinner grounds out to pitcher. Ballgame.
FINAL: LSU 8, Mississippi State 3
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