CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Mississippi State baseball is in the winner's bracket of the Charlottesville Regional, where a meeting against host and No. 1 seed Virginia awaits on Saturday.
MSU (39-21), the No. 2 seed, opened play at Davenport Field on Friday with a 5-2 win against No. 3 seed St. John's. The Bulldogs scored a pair of runs early on a two-run blast from Logan Kohler. However, the Red Storm battled back to tie the game shortly after.
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The game went into extra innings, but Dakota Jordan quickly put an end to it. His three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Bulldogs a walk-off victory.
Virginia (42-15) defeated No. 4 seed Penn on Friday by a final score of 4-2. The Cavaliers are 27-7 at home this season and haven't lost in Charlottesville since May 12 against NC State.
Mississippi State is expected to pitch sophom*ore ambidextrous pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje on Saturday after Khal Stephen started on Friday.
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FINAL: Virginia 5, Mississippi State 4
Virginia started the bottom of the ninth inning with a leadoff double to center field that was mere feet from being a walk-off home run. The Hoos then drew a walk and advanced a runner to third on a fielder's choice.
With runners on the corners, Bobby Whalen put a ball in play to bring Harrison Didawick home and walk it off.
Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, middle ninth inning: Bulldogs leave two runners stranded
Virginia freshman pitcher Matt Augustin struck out two Bulldogs to start the ninth inning before walking David Mershon. That brought Dakota Jordan – who hit the walk-off home run in the 10th inning Friday – to the plate.
Jordan hit a single through the left side to get runners on the corners and keep the inning alive for Mississippi State. But Hunter Hines grounded out to second to end the top of the ninth tied 4-4.
Both teams fail to capitalize with runners in scoring position in eighth inning
Mississippi State got a leadoff walk in the eighth inning and got runners on the corners with Logan Kohler's single. Kohler even stole second to get two runners in scoring position, but Aaron Downs struck out looking to leave the game-winning runs stranded.
Virginia got a runner on second base, but then Tyson Hardin struck out the next two batters to end the inning still tied up 4-4.
Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4 after seven innings
The Bulldogs got runners on base in the top of the seventh, but they couldn't add any more insurance runs to their lead. It came back to bite them in the bottom of the inning when Virginia tied the game on a two-RBI single up the middle.
Bryce Chance makes it around the bases on an error to give MSU 4-2 lead
Bryce Chance was about to get picked off at second base. But the throw was off and went to center field, and Chance made it all the way to home plate to give Mississippi State a 4-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning.
Mississippi State responds in the third inning with three-run homer
The Bulldogs didn't take long to respond to the two-run deficit. With two outs on the board, Mississippi State hit two singles in a row. David Mershon and Dakota Jordan both got on base to tee up a three-run homer to center field for Hunter Hines.
It was Hines' 54th career home run, which moved him into a tie for fourth all-time in program history. The home run gave Mississippi State a 3-2 lead in the top of the third inning.
Virginia 2, Mississippi State 0 after two innings
Mississippi State only managed to hit two singles in the first two innings before Virginia broke through. The Hoos got two on base with singles before Eric Becker hit a triple to right center field. Becker brought both runners home to give Virginia two-run lead, but he was left stranded at third.
What channel is Mississippi State vs. Virginia on today?
- Channel: ACC Network
- Streaming:Fubo (free trial)
Mississippi State vs. Virginia start time
- Saturday: 5 p.m. CT
Mississippi State vs. Virginia prediction
Mississippi State beats Virginia, 4-3:Typically, the first day of action features the best pitching. However, UVA has saved its ace for the second day while Mississippi State has the luxury of having a strong second option. Between Cijntje and Blanco, I expect a low-scoring contest. However, with Jordan getting hot, he could be the difference against a left-handed pitcher.
Mississippi State vs. Virginia location
Mississippi State and UVA are playing at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Mississippi State vs. Virginia lineups
Mississippi State lineup
- 2B Amani Larry
- SS David Mershon
- RF Dakota Jordan
- 1B Hunter Hines
- CF Connor Hujsak
- LF Bryce Chance
- 3B Logan Kohler
- DH Aaron Downs
- C Johnny Long
- SP Jurrangelo Cijntje
Virginia lineup
- SS Griff O'Ferrall
- DH Ethan Anderson
- RF Casey Saucke
- 1B Henry Ford
- C Jacob Ference
- LF Harrison Didawick
- 2B Henry Godbout
- 3B Eric Becker
- CF Bobby Whalen
- SP Evan Blanco
Mississippi State vs. Virginia tickets
A limited number of general admission and reserved tickets are available to purchase through UVA.
Tickets also can be purchased through a third party at StubHub.com.
Mississippi State baseball vs. Virginia score update
Mississippi State baseball schedule 2024
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Virginia baseball schedule 2024
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Mississippi State baseball roster
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Virginia baseball roster
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Charlottesville Regional schedule
All times CDT
Friday’s games
Game 1:Virginia 4, Penn 2
Game 2:Mississippi State 5, St. John's 2
Saturday games
Game 3:St. John's vs. Penn, 11 a.m., ESPN+
Game 4:Virginia vs. Mississippi State, 5 p.m., ACC Network
Sunday games
Game 5:Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 11 a.m., TBD
Game 6:Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5 p.m., TBD
Monday game
Game 7:Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (if necessary), TBD
Charlottesville Regional bracket
Charlottesville Regional odds
Mississippi State baseball is a slight underdog (+120) to beat Virginia on Saturday, according toBetMGM.
Virginia (-110) is favored to win the Charlottesville Regional. MSU is close behind (+110). St. John's (+1400) and Penn (+3000) are long shots.
Charlottesville Regional tickets
A limited number of general admission and reserved tickets are available to purchase through UVA.
Tickets also can be purchased through a third party at StubHub.com.
2024 College World Series bracket
2024 NCAA baseball tournament odds
Mississippi State is a long shot to win the College World Series (+4000), according toBetMGM.
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