Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. Northern Kentucky, Game 1

Mississippi State baseball is on a hot streak right now after winning two consecutive games -- a 12-4 victory over Long Beach State to avoid being swept in the first series of the season and a huge 17-1 win over visiting UAPB in midweek action.

The Bulldogs aim to continue their winning ways with a weekend series against Northern Kentucky that kicks off on Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. CT in Starkville.

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Mississippi State Starting Lineup:

3B Kamren James

1B Luke Hancock

C Logan Tanner

DH Hunter Hines

DB RJ Yeager

CF Matt Corder

LF Brad Cumbest

RF Kellum Clark

SS Tanner Leggett

RHP Landon Sims

Northern Kentucky Starting Lineup:

RF Treyvin Moss

3B Manny Vorhees

1B Ryan Glass

C Jayden Wakeham

SS Noah Fisher

2B John Odom

DH Liam McFadden-Ackman

LF Brennan Gick

CF Brandon Tucker

RHP Kyle Klingenbeck

TOP of 1: NKU Batting

Moss flied out to center field

Vorhees struck out looking

Glass grounded out to third base

BOTTOM of 1: MSU Batting

James grounded out to shortstop

Hancock fouled out to first base

Tanner grounded out to shortstop

END of 1: MSU 0, NKU 0

TOP of 2: NKU Batting

Wakeham popped up to third base

Fisher flied out to center field

Odom struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 2: MSU Batting

Hines tripled

Yeager struck out swinging

Corder grounded out to third base, RBI; Hines scored

Cumbest hit by pitch

Clark walked; Cumbest advanced to second base

Leggett singled to center field, RBI; Clark advanced to second; Cumbest scored

James flied out to center field

END of 2: MSU 2, NKU 0

TOP of 3: NKU Batting

McFadden-Ack reached on an error by third base

Gick singled, bunt; McFadden-Ack advanced to second base

Tucker popped up to p

Moss struck out looking

Vorhees singled to center field, RBI; Gick advanced to third; McFadden-Ack scored, unearned

Glass doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Vorhees scored, unearned; B. Gick scored

Wakeham struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 3: MSU Batting

Hancock fouled out to third base

Tanner walked

Hines struck out swinging

Yeager hit by pitch; Tanner advanced to second

Corder lined out to center field

END of 3: NKU 3, MSU 2

TOP of 4: NKU Batting

Fisher singled to left field

Odom walked; Fisher advanced to second

McFadden-Ack flied out to shortstop to center field

Gick grounded into double play 2b to shortstop to 1b; J. Odom out on the play

BOTTOM of 4: MSU Batting

Cumbest popped up to second base to right field

Clark struck out swinging

Leggett struck out swinging

END of 4: NKU 3, MSU 2

TOP of 5: NKU Batting

Tucker singled to right field

Moss lined out to left field

Vorhees doubled down the left field line; Tucker advanced to third

Glass walked

Wakeham grounded out to first base unassisted, RBI; Glass advanced to second; Vorhees advanced to third; Tucker scored

Fisher flied out to right field

BOTTOM of 5: MSU Batting

James lined out to center field

Hancock flied out to right field down the right field line

Tanner flied out to right field

END of 5: NKU 4, MSU 2

TOP of 6: NKU Batting

Stinnett in to pitch for Sims

Odom struck out looking

McFadden-Ack singled to left field

McFadden-Ack advanced to second on an error by c

Gick struck out looking

McFadden-Ack advanced to third on a wild pitch

Tucker singled to right field, RBI; McFadden-Ack scored, unearned

Moss singled to left field, out at second lf to 3b to 2b; Tucker advanced to third

BOTTOM of 6: MSU Batting

Hines homered to right center, RBI

Yeager struck out swinging

Corder flied out to center field

Cumbest flied out to right field

END of 6: NKU 5, MSU 3

TOP of 7: NKU Batting

Vorhees doubled down the left field line

Glass struck out swinging

Tullar in to pitch for Stinnett

Wakeham struck out swinging

Fisher hit by pitch

Odom singled; Fisher advanced to second; Vorhees advanced to third

McFadden-Ack walked, RBI; Odom advanced to second; Fisher advanced to third; Vorhees scored

Gick walked, RBI); McFadden-Ack advanced to second; Odom advanced to third; Fisher scored

Simmons in to pitch for Tullar

Tucker flied out to center field

BOTTOM of 7: MSU Batting

Noble in to pitch for Klingenbeck

McGowan pinch hit for Clark

McGowan walked

Leggett popped up to first base

McGowan advanced to second on a wild pitch

James walked

James advanced to second on an error by p; McGowan advanced to third

Hancock hit by pitch

Mulhern in to pitch for Noble

Tanner grounded out to 2b, RBI; Hancock advanced to second; James advanced to third; McGowan scored

Hines struck out swinging

END of 7: NKU 7, MSU 4

TOP of 8: NKU Batting

McGowan to right field

Moss flied out to left field

Vorhees flied out to left field

Glass struck out looking

BOTTOM of 8: MSU Batting

Yeager walked

Corder walked; Yeager advanced to second

Seibert pinch hit for Cumbest

Lonsbury in to pitch for Mulhern

Seibert singled; Corder advanced to second; Yeager advanced to third

McGowan reached on a fielder's choice; Skinner advanced to second; Corder advanced to third; Yeager out at home p to c

Leggett reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; McGowan out at second ss to 2b; Skinner advanced to third; Corder scored

Leggett advanced to second; Skinner scored on a wild pitch

James walked

Hancock grounded out to first base unassisted

END of 8: NKU 7, MSU 6

TOP of 9: NKU Batting

Skinner to left field

Wakeham flied out to right field

Fisher flied out to center field

Skinner to center field

Odom struck out swinging

BOTTOM of 9: MSU Batting

Tanner flied out to center field

Hines out at first first base to p

Yeager grounded out to second base

FINAL: NKU 7, MSU 6