Under the perfect night sky, Mississippi State set the stage for a crucial game two against Georgia at Dudy Noble. With a win in game one, Mississippi State had already put the pressure on Georgia, who now faced the challenge of either evening the series or returning to Athens with a disappointing weekend of Southeastern Conference Baseball.

Through five intense innings, Mississippi State and Georgia found themselves in a nail-biting 2-2 tie, keeping the fans at Dudy Noble on the edge of their seats as the game progressed.

Georgia and Mississippi State could only find the offensive firepower to build a lead through five innings under the lights at Dudy Noble. However, as the bright lights of Dudy Noble beam down on the diamond, things start to pick up steam as the battle of the Bulldogs enters Starkville night. Log Jordan gets things started for the Georgia Bulldogs in the top half of the 6th inning with a leadoff base hit, giving Georgia a base runner to work with with no outs in the 6th. As faith would have it, Georgia would follow it up with an out, followed by a double play to end the Bulldogs’ chances of scoring in the top half of the 6th inning. David Mershon would open the bottom half of the 6th inning for Mississippi State by being drilled by a pitch, giving him the base. Mershon would easily steal his 13th base of the season, advancing to second. Dakota Jordan would strike out, bringing Hunter Hines to the play with Mershon at second. Hunter would catch a nasty third strike to give the Bulldogs a second out, with Connor Hiljsak stepping up for his attempt to bring in Mershon from second. A deep fly to straight center would end the 6th inning with no runs for Mississippi State.

Staring down the barrel of the final three innings, Mississippi State, with a massive series win over Georgia within grasp, would need everything in the tank to complete the game.

Georgia started the 7th inning with quick one, two, and three innings, giving momentum back to Mississippi State, which had a chance to gain the lead in the bottom half of the 7th. Bryce Chance, Jackson McKenzie, and Logan Kohler were due for Mississippi State in the bottom half of the 7th. Logan Kohler would give Mississippi State a spark of excitement with a shot to left field, ending in a ground rule double for the Bulldogs. Georgia would walk Johnny Long, giving the Mississippi State Bulldogs two base runners on the first and second, with two outs and Amani Larry on the plate. Amani would fly out to left field, stranding two Mississippi State base runners on first and second.

To end the top half of the 8th inning, we had fireworks as Johnny Long played at the plate to give Georgia their final third. However, after three reviews and nearly a 30-minute delay, the folks in the Southeastern Conference office in Birmingham determined that ejections would take place for both teams.

With the wee hours approaching, Georgia and Mississippi State would participate in one of the most wild college baseball games in recent memories. The guys are playing in odd positions, and the overall vibe is confusing and weird. After the delay, the vibe inside of Dudy Noble felt like a random Wednesday night in Hoover after hours of rain delays and odd baseball.

With a pair of runners left stranded in the bottom half of the 8th inning, the game was poised for a thrilling climax. However, it was a solo shot from Clayton Chadwick that sealed the deal, giving the Georgia Bulldogs a resounding victory over their Mississippi State counterparts in game two.

As the sun rose, Sunday’s rubber match between Mississippi State and Georgia became must-watch television as the expected drama from Saturday night would deliver another instant classic baseball game.

The Southeastern Conference announced on Sunday morning that only two Mississippi State players would miss Sunday’s game against, and a pair of Georgia Bulldogs would also miss the rubber match for their parts in the mayhem on Saturday night.

Mississippi State would be without Logan Kohler and Johnny Long again in Georgia on Sunday.

Georgia and Mississippi State exchanged blows like in a heavy-weight prized boxing match. Georgia held on for dear life to an 8-7 lead over Mississippi State heading to the bottom half of the 8th inning. However, after a walk, a base hit, and an error, Mississippi State tied the game at eight. Mississippi State would retake the lead off a Bryce Chance sac fly to right field, scoring Hunter Hines, giving Mississippi State a 9-8 advantage over Georgia heading to the 9th inning.

Needing three outs to secure a massive Southeastern Conference series win, Mississippi State would retire all three batters to send the Bulldogs from Athens home with a series loss.

Mississippi State will return home on Tuesday night, welcoming the Blazers from UAB to Dudy Noble Stadium for a midweek showdown.