LIVE BASEBALL UPDATES: Mississippi State at LSU (Friday, 3-19-21)

It's time.

No. 3 Mississippi State opens up SEC play tonight inside the home of No. 19 LSU. The two longtime baseball rivals write another chapter in their history beginning at 6 p.m.

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Here are your starting lineups:

No. 19 LSU Tigers (15-3)

Dylan Crews - RF
Tre' Morgan - 1B
Cade Doughty - 3B
Gavin Dugas - LF
Mitchell Sanford - CF
Jordan Thompson - SS
Cade Beloso - DH
Collier Cranford - 2B
Alex Milazzo - C

Jaden Hill - P

No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-3)

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

Christian MacLeod - P

Alright, let's play ball!

TOP of 1 - MSU batting

- Scotty Dubrule lines out to short. One out.

- Rowdey Jordan flies out to center. Two out.

- Tanner Allen flies out to center. Inning over.

- MID 1 - MSU 0, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 1 - LSU batting

- Crews pops out to second. One out.

- Morgan strikes out swinging. Two out.

- Doughty walks on four pitches. Runner at first, two outs.

- Dugas with a chopper back to the pitcher. MacLeod's throw to first is a bit high and Dugas is safe. Error on MacLeod. Runners at first and second, two outs.

- Sanford walks. Bases loaded with two outs.

- Thompson strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 1 - MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 2 - MSU batting

- Kamren James fouls out to third. One out.

- Luke Hancock grounds out to second. Two outs.

- Logan Tanner grounds out to short. Inning over.

- MID 2 - MSU 0, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 2 - LSU batting

- Beloso with a bunt single to the left side of the infield. Beat the shift. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Cranford grounds to shortstop and it's a double play. 6-4-3. Two outs, bases empty.

- Milazzo flies out to right. Inning over.

- END of 2 - MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 3 - MSU batting

- Josh Hatcher grounds out to second. One out.

- Brayland Skinner with an infield single. Runner at first, one out.

- Lane Forsythe singles to center. Skinner advances to second. Runners at first and second, one out.

- Dubrule grounds hard to second and it's a double play. 4-6-3. Inning over.

- MID 3 - MSU 0, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 3 - LSU batting

- Crews flies out to center. One out.

- Morgan strikes out swinging. Two out.

- Doughty strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 3 - MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 4 - MSU batting

- Rowdey Jordan is hit by a pitch. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Tanner Allen with a slow grounder to third. Allen is thrown out, but Jordan moves up to second. Runner at second, one out.

- Kamren James grounds out to second. Jordan moves up to third. Runner at third, two outs.

- Luke Hancock intentionally walked. Runners at first and third with two outs.

- Logan Tanner strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 4 - MSU 0, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 4 - LSU batting

- Dugas popped out to short. One out.

- Sanford struck out swinging. Two out.

- Thompson struck out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 4 - MSU 0, LSU 0

TOP of 5 - MSU batting

- Hatcher doubles down the left-field line. Runner at second, no outs.

- Brayland Skinner with a no-doubt, two-run home run to right field. Hatcher scores on it. It's 2-0 MSU.

- Lane Forsythe struck out swinging. One out.

- Scotty Dubrule grounded out to second. Two out.

- Rowdey Jordan grounded out to short. Inning over.

- MID 5 - MSU 2, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 5 - LSU batting

- Beloso flies out to center. One out.

- Cranford popped up to the pitcher. Two out.

- Hayden Travinski pinch hits for Milazzo – Travinski strikes out swinging.

- END of 5 - MSU 2, LSU 0

TOP of 6 - MSU batting

- Tanner Allen grounds out to first. One out.

- Kamren James grounds out to third. Two out.

- Luke Hancock grounds out to first. Inning over.

- MID 6 - MSU 2, LSU 0

BOTTOM of 6 - LSU batting

- Crews struck out swinging. One out.

- Morgan flied out to left. Two out.

- Doughty pops to right field, should've probably been caught but lands right between Scotty Dubrule and Tanner Allen. It's a hit. Runner at first, two outs.

- Dugas doubles to right. Doughty comes all the way around from first to score. MSU lead is cut to 2-1. Runner at second, two outs.

- Sanford struck out swinging. Inning over.

- END of 6 - MSU 2, LSU 1

TOP of 7 - MSU batting

- Logan Tanner walks. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Josh Hatcher doubles to left. Logan Tanner tries to score from first but is thrown out at home plate. Runner at second, one out.

- Brayland Skinner singles to center. Hatcher scores. It's 3-1 MSU. Runner at first, one out.

- Skinner steals second. Runner at second, one out.

- Forsythe grounds out to second. Skinner advances to third. Runner at third, two outs.

- Dubrule flies out to center. Inning over.

- MID 7 - MSU 3, LSU 1

BOTTOM of 7 - LSU batting

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

- Thompson grounded out to short. One out.

- Beloso grounded out to third. Two out.

- Brody Drost pinch hit for Cranford – Drost with a tapper in front of the plate and is thrown out by catcher Logan Tanner. Inning over.

- END of 7 - MSU 3, LSU 1

TOP of 8 - MSU batting

- Zach Arnold now playing second base for LSU

- Rowdey Jordan singles to right. Runner at first, nobody out.

- Tanner Allen singles to left. Jordan up to second. Runners at first and second, no outs.

- Kamren James singles to left-center. Bases loaded, no outs.

- Luke Hancock flies out to shallow right field. Runners have to hold. Bases loaded, one out.

- LSU to the bullpen. Ma'Khail Hilliard now pitching.

- Logan Tanner singles to left field. Jordan and Allen both score. James to second base. It's 5-1 MSU. Runners first and second, one out.

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

- Skinner hit by a pitch. Bases loaded, two outs.

- Forsythe with a slow roller down the third-base line. Catcher throws to first and he's ruled safe. It's under review though....And he is indeed ruled safe. James scores. It's 6-1 MSU. Tanner up to third. Skinner to second. Bases loaded, two outs.

- Dubrule strikes out swinging. Inning over.

- MID 8 - MSU 6, LSU 1

BOTTOM of 8 - LSU batting

- Tanner Leggett now playing third for MSU

- Travinski strikes out swinging. One out.

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

- Morgan grounds to third for a fielder's choice. Crews out at second, Morgan safe at first. Runner at first, two outs.

- Doughty grounds out to short. Inning over.

- END of 8 - MSU 6, LSU 1

TOP of 9 - MSU batting

- Rowdey Jordan grounds to second and it's not fielded cleanly. Error. Jordan reaches. Runner at first, no outs.

- Allen flied out to right. One out, runner at first.

- Leggett flied out to center. Two outs, runner at first.

- Hancock grounds out to second. Inning over.

- MID 9 - MSU 6, LSU 1

BOTTOM of 9 - LSU batting

- Dugas grounds out to short. One out.

- Sanford struck out swinging. Two outs.

- Thompson struck out swinging. Ballgame.

FINAL: Mississippi State 6, LSU 1

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