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LIVE BASEBALL UPDATES: Mississippi State at South Carolina (Sunday, 5-9-21)

The Bulldogs go for the sweep against the Gamecocks

After a 9-0 win on Friday and a 9-6 victory on Saturday, No. 4 Mississippi State goes for the weekend sweep against No. 19 South Carolina on Sunday. 

The Bulldogs turn to freshman right-hander Jackson Fristoe on the mound. The Gamecocks counter with junior righty Thomas Farr as South Carolina tries to salvage a game this weekend.

You can find the latest score and live play-by-play updates of Sunday's contest right here on Cowbell Corner all game long. Again, first pitch is set for around 1 p.m. central and live updates will begin then.

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Here are your starting lineups:

No. 4 Mississippi State Bulldogs (35-10, 16-7)

  1. Rowdey Jordan - CF
  2. Tanner Allen - RF
  3. Kamren James - 3B
  4. Luke Hancock - 1B
  5. Logan Tanner - C
  6. Scotty Dubrule - 2B
  7. Brad Cumbest - LF
  8. Kellum Clark - DH
  9. Lane Forsythe - SS

Jackson Fristoe - P

No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks (27-17, 11-12)

  1. Brady Allen - CF
  2. Andrew Eyster - RF
  3. Colin Burgess - C
  4. Wes Clarke - DH
  5. Josiah Sightler - LF
  6. Braylen Wimmer - 2B
  7. David Mendham - DH
  8. Brennan Milone - 3B
  9. George Callil - SS

Thomas Farr - P

Alright, let's play ball!

TOP of 1 - MSU batting

- Jordan flied out to center. One out.

- Allen grounds out to short. Two outs.

- James grounds out to short. Inning over.

- MID 1 - MSU 0, South Carolina 0

BOTTOM of 1 - South Carolina batting

- Allen struck out swinging. One out.

- Eyster popped out to third. Two outs.

- Burgess walks. Runner at first, two outs.

- Clarke fouled out to first. Inning over.

- END of 1 - MSU 0, South Carolina 0

TOP of 2 - MSU batting

- Hancock flied out to center. One out.

- Tanner singles to right. Runner at first, one out.

- Dubrule grounds to second. It's a fielder's choice. Tanner is forced out at second. Dubrule safe on throw to first. Runner at first, two outs if the call at first stands. It's under review...And he is indeed deemed safe. So runner at first, two outs.

- Dubrule steals second. Runner at second, two outs.

- Cumbest strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 2 - MSU 0, South Carolina 0

BOTTOM of 2 - South Carolina batting

- Sightler hit by a pitch. Runner at first, no outs.

- Sightler advanced to second on a wild pitch. Runner at second, no outs.

- Wimmer strikes out swinging. Runner at second, one out.

- Mendham with a two-run homer to right field. Wimmer scored on the blast. It's 2-0 South Carolina.

- Milone struck out looking. Two outs, bases empty.

- Callil pops out to second. Inning over.

- END of 2 - South Carolina 2, MSU 0

TOP of 3 - MSU batting

- Clark triples off the top of the wall in right field. They're reviewing to see if it was a homer...They say it's indeed a triple. So runner at third, no outs.

- Forsythe pops out to short. Clark holds at third. Runner at third, one out.

- Jordan is hit by a pitch. Runners now at first and third, one out.

- Jordan steals second. Runners at second and third, one out.

- Allen is walked intentionally. Bases loaded, one out.

- James with a sacrifice fly to deep right field. Clark scores. Score is now South Carolina 2, MSU 1. Jordan advances to third. Runners at first and third, two outs.

- Hancock grounds out to first. Inning over.

- MID 3 - South Carolina 2, MSU 1

BOTTOM of 3 - South Carolina batting

- Allen walked. Runner at first, no outs.

- Eyster struck out swinging. Runner still at first, one out.

- Allen stole second. Runner at second, one out.

- Burgess grounds out to first. Allen moves up to third on the play. Runner at third, two outs.

- Clarke walks. Runners at first and third, two outs.

- Sightler walks. Clarke moves up to second. Bases now loaded with two outs.

- Wimmer grounds out to short. Inning over.

- END of 3 - South Carolina 2, MSU 1

TOP of 4 - MSU batting

- Tanner singles to right. Runner at first, no outs.

- Dubrule grounds to second. It's a fielder's choice with Tanner forced out at second. Dubrule reaches. Runner at first, one out.

- Cumbest pops out to short. Two outs, runner still at first.

- Clark singles to left. Dubrule moves up to second. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- Forsythe walks. Dubrule moves up to third and Clark moves up to second. Bases loaded, two outs.

-  Jordan strikes out looking. Inning over.

- MID 4 - South Carolina 2, MSU 1

BOTTOM of 4 - South Carolina batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Houston Harding now pitching.

- Mendham grounds out to the right side, into the shift. One out.

- Milone bloops a single to center. Runner at first, one out.

- Callil is hit by a pitch. Milone advances to second. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Allen fouled out to first. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- Eyster lines out to left field. Inning over.

- END of 4 - South Carolina 2, MSU 1

TOP of 5 - MSU batting

- Allen with a long solo homer to right field. MSU ties the game up at 2-2. 

- South Carolina to the bullpen. Brett Kerry now pitching.

- James popped out to second. One out.

- Hancock walks. Runner at first, one out.

- Tanner singles to right. Hancock moves up to second. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Dubrule walks. Hancock moves up to third and Tanner moves up to second. Bases loaded, one out.

- Cumbest fouls out to first. Bases still loaded, two outs.

- Clark strikes out looking. Inning over.

- MID 5 - MSU 2, South Carolina 2

BOTTOM of 5 - South Carolina batting

- Burgess grounds out to short. One out.

- Clarke singles to center. Runner at first, one out.

- MSU pitching coach Scott Foxhall has been ejected, apparently for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. Though he was ejected by the second base ump, so that's odd.

- Sightler walks. Clarke moves up to second. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Wimmer grounds to short and it's a fielder's choice. MSU gets the force out at second. Clarke moves up to third. Wimmer reaches at first. Runners at first and third, two outs.

- Mendham lines out to short. Inning over.

- END of 5 - MSU 2, South Carolina 2

TOP of 6 - MSU batting

- Forsythe flies out to right. One out.

- Jordan with a solo home run to right. MSU leads 3-2. 

- Allen flies out to center. Two outs.

- James strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 6 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

BOTTOM of 6 - South Carolina batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Parker Stinnett on to pitch.

- Milone walks. Runner at first, no outs.

- Callil hit by a pitch. Runners at first and second, no outs.

- Allen bunt single. Milone moves up to third and Callil moves up to second. Bases loaded, no outs.

- Eyster flies out to shallow center. Runners have to hold. Bases still loaded, one out.

- Burgess grounds into double play (4-6-3). Inning over.

- END of 6 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

TOP of 7 - MSU batting

- Hancock popped up to short. One out.

- Tanner flied out to center. Two outs.

- Dubrule singles down the left-field line. Runner at first, two outs.

- Brayland Skinner pinch hits for Cumbest – Skinner lines to short. Inning over.

- MID 7 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

BOTTOM of 7 - South Carolina batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Stone Simmons now pitching. Skinner stays in the game to play left field.

- Clarke struck out looking. One out.

- Sightler struck out swinging. Two outs.

- Wimmer struck out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 7 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

TOP of 8 - MSU batting

- Clark flied out to center. One out.

- Forsythe grounds out to third. Two outs.

- Jordan flies out to center. Inning over.

- MID 8 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

BOTTOM of 8 - South Carolina batting

- Tanner Leggett now playing third base for MSU in place of James

- Mendham grounds out to first. One out.

- Milone struck out looking. Two outs.

- Callil grounds to third and Leggett's throw to first is in the dirt and can't be handled by Hancock. Error. Callil reaches. Runner at first, two outs.

- Allen walks. Callil moves up to second. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- MSU to the bullpen. Preston Johnson coming on to pitch.

- Eyster struck out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 8 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

TOP of 9 - MSU batting

- Allen struck out looking. One out.

- Leggett struck out looking. Two outs.

- Hancock grounds out to short. Inning over.

- MID 9 - MSU 3, South Carolina 2

BOTTOM of 9 - South Carolina batting

- Josh Hatcher now playing first base for MSU in place of Hancock.

- Burgess singles to center. Runner at first, no outs.

- Noah Myers pinch runs for Burgess. Again, runner at first, no outs.

- Clarke singles to left. Myers moves up to second. Runners at first and second, no outs.

- MSU to the bullpen. Cam Tullar now pitching.

- Michael Robinson pinch hits for Sightler – Robinson pops out to first on a bunt attempt. Runners hold. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Jeff Heinrich pinch hits for Wimmer – Heinrich doubles down the right-field line. Myers scores. Tie game, 3-3. Clarke advances to third. Heinrich is at second. Runners at second and third, one out.

- Mendham walked intentionally. Bases loaded, one out.

- MSU to the bullpen. Brandon Smith on to pitch.

- Connor Cino pinch hit for Milone – Cino strikes out swinging. Two outs, bases still loaded.

- Callil struck out looking. Inning over.

- END of 9 - MSU 3, South Carolina 3

TOP of 10 - MSU batting

- Tanner pops out to short. One out.

- Dubrule strikes out swinging. Two outs.

- Skinner doubles to the left-centerfield gap. Runner at second, two outs...Play is under review to see if Skinner touched first base or not...And after review, Skinner will remain at second with two outs.

- Clark is walked intentionally. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- Forsythe strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 10 - MSU 3, South Carolina 3

BOTTOM of 10 - South Carolina batting

- Allen grounds out to third. One out.

- Eyster grounds one off the foot of the pitcher. Ball bounces to third and there's a play at first but Eyster is safe. Single. Runner at first, one out.

- Myers grounds to first base. Fielder's choice. MSU gets the force out at second. Myers reaches. Runner at first, two outs.

- Clarke struck out looking. Inning over.

- END of 10 - MSU 3, South Carolina 3

TOP of 11 - MSU batting

- South Carolina to the bullpen. Julian Bosnic now pitching.

- Jordan flies out to left and it's a great diving catch by the South Carolina left fielder. One out.

- Allen walks. Runner at first, one out.

- There's a review to see if Allen was picked off at first, but he is deemed safe. Runner still at first, one out.

- Leggett strikes out swinging. Two outs, runner still at first.

- Hatcher grounds out to second. Inning over.

- MID 11 - MSU 3, South Carolina 3

BOTTOM of 11 - South Carolina batting

- Robinson grounds out to second. One out.

- Heinrich singles to right. Runner at first, one out.

- Mendham doubles to left-center. Heinrich scores all the way from first. Ballgame.

FINAL: South Carolina 4, Mississippi State 3

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Mississippi State and South Carolina are battling this weekend at Founders Park, home of the Gamecocks. (File photo courtesy of South Carolina athletics)

Mississippi State and South Carolina are battling this weekend at Founders Park, home of the Gamecocks. (File photo courtesy of South Carolina athletics)

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