On a rain-soaked night right off the banks of the mighty Mississippi State River, Mississippi State, and 8th-ranked LSU would meet for a late night of baseball at Alex Box Stadium in game two of the three-game series.

In a weird turn of events with a nearly three-hour-long weather delay, the Bulldogs and Tigers would get underway on Friday night with a first pitch at 9:05 with plenty of drama to keep even the novice baseball fans entertained. In what had all the feels and vibes of a late Wednesday night in Hoover, the Bulldogs, and Tigers would look to add another chapter in the storied history of one of the greatest rivalries in college baseball.

Ethan Frey would jumpstart the night for the Tigers with a solo shot to deep right field to take an early 1-0 lead in favor of LSU in the bottom half of the second inning. Mississippi State would add their number to the scoreboard off a passed ball with the bases loaded to tie it at one run each in the top half of the 4th inning. LSU would break the tie with Mississippi State with a solo home run from Luis Hernandez in the bottom half of the 5th inning to give LSU a 2-1 lead over Mississippi State.

As expected, Saturday night was a pitcher’s dual between the Bulldogs and Tigers. Pico Kohn got the start for Mississippi State, while Coach Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers went with Anthony Eyanson.

Pico Kohn gave the Bulldogs five complete innings, giving up five hits, two runs, and eight strikeouts. Stone Simmons would get the mound for middle relief for the Bulldogs, delivering the Bulldogs with three complete innings, giving up two hits, no runs, and three strikeouts, bringing the combined total to 11 strikeouts on the night between Stone Simmons and Pico Kohn.

Credit to LSU, they took advantage of the lack of clutch hitting from the Bulldogs. Mississippi State had plenty of opportunities with runners in scoring positions and having the bases loaded to blow the game open in favor of the boys in maroon and white. Still, again this season, the Bulldogs come away empty-handed as they another series sweep on Saturday. Mississippi State has nobody to blame for the series loss other than themselves. The opportunities were there for the Bulldogs, but they couldn’t get it done on Friday night. In all honesty, these types of losses beg the question about the future of the program heading into the last month and a half before the postseason starts in Hoover for the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament.

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