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

The Bulldogs go for the sweep against the Tigers

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)

1. Tre' Morgan - 1B
2. Brody Drost - DH
3. Dylan Crews - RF
4. Gavin Dugas - LF
5. Cade Doughty - 3B
6. Hayden Travinski - C
7. Giovanni DiGiacomo - CF
8. Jordan Thompson - SS
9. Collier Cranford - 2B

A.J. Labas - P

No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-3)

1. Scotty Dubrule - 2B
2. Rowdey Jordan - CF
3. Tanner Allen - RF
4. Kamren James - 3B
5. Luke Hancock - C
6. Logan Tanner - DH
7. Josh Hatcher - 1B
8. Brayland Skinner - LF
9. 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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