LIVE BASEBALL UPDATES: Eastern Michigan at MSU (Friday, 3-12-21)

The Bulldogs and Eagles open up a three-game set

Mississippi State and Eastern Michigan square off at Dudy Noble Field in a three-game series starting on Friday night. Stay right here with Cowbell Corner for updates on all the action. BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

Here are your lineups

Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-2)

1. Will Oberg - 1B
2. Mark Kattula - DH
3. Taylor Hopkins - SS
4. Nick Jones - C
5. Christian Bault - 3B
6. Gabe Denton - RF
7. Evan Sines - 2B
8. Shane Easter - CF
9. Jeff Timko - LF

Davis Feldman - P

No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-3)

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

Christian MacLeod - P

Alright, let's play ball!

TOP of 1 - Eastern Michigan batting

- Oberg strikes out swinging. One out.

- Kattula strikes out swinging. Two outs.

- Hopkins strikes out looking. Inning over.

MID 1 - MSU 0, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 1 - MSU batting

- Dubrule strikes out swinging. One out.

- Rowdey Jordan grounds out to second. Two outs.

- Allen grounds in front of plate, thrown out by catcher. Inning over.

- END of 1 - MSU 0, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 2 - Eastern Michigan batting

- Jones strikes out swinging. One out.

- Bault strikes out swinging. Two outs.

- Denton strikes out looking. Inning over.

- MID 2 - MSU 0, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 2 - MSU batting

- Kamren James lines a double to the left field corner. Runner at second, nobody out.

- Luke Hancock flies out to centerfield. James tags up and advances to third. Runner at third, one out.

- Logan Tanner with a hard-hit ball the Eastern Michigan first baseman can't handle. It's ruled a hit. James scores on the play. It's now 1-0 MSU. Runner at first, one out.

- Josh Hatcher flied out to left field. Two outs, runner still at first.

- McGowan grounds out to shortstop. Inning over.

- END of 2 - MSU 1, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 3 - Eastern Michigan batting

- Sines struck out looking. One out.

- Easter flies out to deep left field. Two outs. (First ball put in play against MacLeod tonight)

- Timko strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 3 - MSU 1, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 3 - MSU batting

- Lane Forsythe singles to left field. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Scotty Dubrule singles to center. Forsythe all the way around to third base. Runners at first and third with nobody out.

- Dubrule steals second. Runners second and third, no outs.

- Rowdey Jordan lines to second but it's missed by the second baseman. It's an error and Jordan reaches first, but a baserunning blunder as Forsythe stayed at third and Dubrule tried to advance to third. With two men at third base, Dubrule is easily tagged out. Results in runners at first and third with one out.

- Tanner Allen rips a double to right field. Forsythe scores. Rowdey Jordan to third base. MSU now up 2-0. Runners at second and third with one out.

- Kamren James grounds out to second, but Jordan scores and Allen moves up to third. MSU now up 3-0. Runner at third with two outs.

- Luke Hancock doubles to right field. Allen scores. It's now 4-0 MSU. Runner at second, two outs.

- Logan Tanner strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 3 - MSU 4, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 4 - Eastern Michigan batting

- Oberg singles to right field. Runner at first, no outs.

- Kattula struck out looking. One out, runner at first.

- Oberg advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner at second, one out.

- Hopkins grounds out to first. Oberg advances to third. Runner at third, two outs.

- Jones walked. Runners first and third with two outs.

- Bault grounds out to second. Inning over.

- MID 4 - MSU 4, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 4 - MSU batting

- Hatcher grounds out to shortstop. One out, bases empty.

- McGowan grounds out to first. Two outs, bases empty.

- Forsythe singles to right. Two outs, runner at first.

- Dubrule grounds to second and into a fielder's choice. Forsythe out at second. Inning over.

- END of 4 - MSU 4, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 5 - Eastern Michigan batting

- Denton struck out swinging. One out, bases empty.

- Sines struck out swinging. Two outs, bases empty.

- Easter lines out to short. Inning over.

- MID 5 - MSU 4, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 5 - MSU batting

- Rowdey Jordan doubles to right field. Runner at second, nobody out.

- Tanner Allen singles to center. Jordan scores. MSU now up 5-0. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Kamren James flies out to left field. One out, runner at first.

- Luke Hancock walks. Allen to second. Runners first and second, one out.

- Allen steals third. Hancock steals second. Runners second and third, one out.

- Logan Tanner grounds out to shortstop. Allen scores. Hancock to third. MSU now up 6-0. Runner at third, two outs.

- Eastern Michigan to the bullpen. John Holt now pitching.

- Josh Hatcher doubles to centerfield. Hancock scores. It's now 7-0 MSU. Runner at second, two outs.

- Davis Meche pinch-hitting for Drew McGowan.

- Hatcher advances to third on a wild pitch. Runner at third, two outs.

- Meche grounds out to first. Inning over.

- END of 5 - MSU 7, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 6 - Eastern Michigan batting

- MSU to the bullpen, Brandon Smith now pitching. Brad Cumbest now playing left field for MSU.

- Timko strikes out swinging. One out, nobody on.

- Oberg struck out looking. Two outs, nobody on.

- Kattula grounds out to second. Inning over.

- MID 6 - MSU 7, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 6 - MSU batting

- Lane Forsythe ropes one to the centerfield wall for a double. Runner at second, no outs.

- Tanner Leggett pinch hitting for Scotty Dubrule and Leggett walks. Runners first and second, no outs.

- Rowdey Jordan walks. Forsythe to third. Leggett to second. Bases loaded, no outs.

- Eastern Michigan to the bullpen. Justin Reinkall now pitching.

- Tanner Allen strikes out swinging. One out, bases still loaded.

- Kamren James with a sacrifice fly to centerfield. Forsythe scores. Leggett tags up and moves to third. Jordan still at first. MSU now up 8-0. Runners at first and third, two outs.

- Kace Garner pinch hits for Luke Hancock.

 - Rowdey Jordan steals second. Runners at second and third, two outs.

- Garner strikes out swinging. Inning over. 

- END of 6 - MSU 8, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 7 - Eastern Michigan batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Riley Self on to pitch. Tanner Leggett stays in to play second base.

- Hopkins grounds out to first. One out, bases empty.

- Jones singles to right field. Runner at first, one out.

- Bault singles to left field. Jones up to second. Runners first and second, one out.

- Denton strikes out swinging. Runners first and second, two outs.

- Sines strikes out swinging. Inning over. 

- MID 7 - MSU 8, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 7 - MSU batting

- Jared Kauffman now playing second for Eastern Michigan. Sines moves to shortstop. Hopkins out of the game.

- Logan Tanner walked. Runner at first, no outs.

- Brandon Pimentel pinch hits for Josh Hatcher and Pimentel strikes out swinging. Runner at first, one out.

- Brad Cumbest singles to left field. Tanner to second. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Forsythe struck out swinging. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- Tanner Leggett grounds to second for a fielder's choice. Cumbest out at second. Inning over.

- END of 7 - MSU 8, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 8 - Eastern Michigan batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Parker Stinnett now pitching. Pimentel stays in to play first. Cumbest moves to right field. Kyte McDonald now in left field. Brayland Skinner now in centerfield.

- Easter strikes out swinging. One out, nobody on.

- Drake Peggs pinch hit for Timko and Peggs strikes out swinging. Two outs, nobody on.

- Oberg strikes out swinging. Inning over. 

- MID 8 - MSU 8, Eastern Michigan 0

BOTTOM of 8 - MSU batting

- Eastern Michigan to the bullpen. Alex Forry now pitching. Eli Gora now catching.

- Brayland Skinner walks. Runner at first, no outs.

- Kyte McDonald doubles to left-centerfield. Skinner comes all the way around to score. It's 9-0 MSU. Error on the throw home gets McDonald to third. Runner at third, no outs. 

- Kamren James singles to center. McDonald scores. It's 10-0 MSU. Runner at first, no outs.

- Wild pitch gets James to second. Runner at second, no outs.

- Garner walks and on it, a passed ball gets James to third. Runners at first and third, no outs.

- Logan Tanner walks. Garner to second. Bases loaded, no outs.

- Pimentel walks. Everyone moves up a base. James scores. MSU now up 11-0. Bases loaded. Still no outs.

- Eastern Michigan to the bullpen. Luke Russo now pitching.

- Cumbest walks. Everyone up a base. Garner scores. MSU up 12-0. Bases still loaded. Still no outs.

- Forsythe walks. Everyone up a base. Logan Tanner scores. MSU up 13-0. Bases still loaded. Still no outs.

- Leggett grounds out to third. Pimentel scores. MSU up 14-0. Cumbest to third, Forsythe to second. Runners second and third, one out.

- Eastern Michigan to the bullpen. Tyler Helgeson now pitching.

- Skinner strikes out swinging. Two outs, runners at second and third.

- McDonald strikes out looking. Inning over.

END of 8 - MSU 14, Eastern Michigan 0

TOP of 9 - Eastern Michigan batting

- MSU to the bullpen. Spencer Price now pitching.

- Mike Monahan pinch hitting for Kattula and Monahan grounds out to first. One out, bases empty.

- Kauffman grounds out to shortstop. Two outs, bases empty.

- Eli Gora flies out to centerfield. Ballgame.

FINAL: Mississippi State 14, Eastern Michigan 0

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