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Mississippi State baseball vs St. John’s score updates in NCAA regional bracket
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A skid of more than two years without postseason play has come to an end for Mississippi State baseball.
The Bulldogs (38-21) are in the Charlottesville Regional of the NCAA Tournament where they open play Friday. As the No. 2 seed, Mississippi State is slated to face No. 3 seed St. John’s (37-16-1).
Action in Charlottesville includes No. 1 seed and host Virginia (41-15) along with No. 4 seed Penn (24-23).
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Mississippi State has failed to advance beyond the regular season since its 2021 national championship run. However, after winning 17 conference games in this year’s regular season and winning two contests in the SEC tournament, the Bulldogs delivered a résumé worthy of postseason baseball.
St. John’s comes to Charlottesville off a Big East tournament title. This year marks the first NCAA Tournament bid for the Red Storm since 2018.
Friday’s meeting marks the first in history between Mississippi State and St. John’s.
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Mississippi State vs St. John’s start time
Mississippi State vs St. John’s prediction
Mississippi State beats St. John’s, 4-2: MSU’s offense comes into the Charlottesville Regional off a sluggish offensive showing at the SEC tournament. Against a quality St. John’s pitching staff, scoring could be difficult. However, with Khal Stephen on the mound, Mississippi State is hard to pick against.
Mississippi State vs St. John’s location
Mississippi State and St. John’s are playing at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Mississippi State lineup
- LF Bryce Chance
- SS David Mershon
- RF Dakota Jordan
- 1B Hunter Hines
- CF Connor Hujsak
- 2B Amani Larry
- 3B Logan Kohler
- DH Aaron Downs
- C Joe Powell
- SP Khal Stephen
St. John’s lineup
- CF Jackson Tucker
- LF Garrett Scavelli
- 3B Blake Mayberry
- C Jimmy Keenan
- 1B Marty Higgins
- DH Paul Orbon
- RF Ben Beauchamp
- SS Luke Orbon
- 2B Anthony Brienza
Mississippi State vs St. John’s tickets
A limited number of general admission and reserved tickets are available to purchase through UVA.
Tickets can also be purchased through a third-party at StubHub.com.
Mississippi State baseball vs. St. John’s score update
Mississippi State baseball schedule 2024
View the 2024 schedule for Mississippi State here.
St. John’s baseball schedule 2024
View the 2024 schedule for St. John’s here.
Mississippi State baseball roster
View Mississippi State’s 2024 roster here.
St. John’s baseball roster
View the St. John’s 2024 roster here.
Charlottesville Regional schedule
All times CDT
Friday’s games
Game 1: No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Penn, 11 a.m., ESPN+
Game 2: No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 St. John’s, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday games
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 11 a.m., TBD
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 p.m., TBD
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 favored (-450) to beat St. John’s on Friday, according to BetMGM.
Virginia (-110) is a slight favorite to win the Charlottesville Regional. MSU is close behind (+110). St. John’s (+1400) and Penn (+3000) are longshots.
Charlottesville Regional tickets
A limited number of general admission and reserved tickets are available to purchase through UVA.
Tickets can also be purchased through a third-party at StubHub.com.
2024 College World Series bracket
2024 NCAA baseball tournament odds
Mississippi State is a longshot to win the College World Series (+4000), according to BetMGM.
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Wicker: Mississippi powered Artemis II
Published 4:00 pm Monday, April 20, 2026
For nine days this month, space travel captivated the world. Families gathered around their screens as four astronauts strapped into the Integrity spacecraft docked at the Kennedy Space Center. As the launch countdown ended, four Mississippi-tested RS-45 engines ignited, and the ground shook. Seven seconds later, the Integrity had liftoff. For six intense minutes, the RS-45 engines rocketed the crew into high Earth orbit, sending them on their historic lunar flyby mission.
Mississippi should take a bow. The four RS-45 engines were tested at our very own Stennis Space Center, where Mississippians have been ensuring the quality of rocket engines since the Apollo program. For eight years, engineers, safety managers, and logistics specialists from the state have tested the engines that powered the Integrity and will power future Artemis launches. Their work paid off, and the launch was a marvel of engineering. NASA leadership made special mention of the rocket engine burn, calling it “flawless.”
One Mississippian in particular helped make the mission a success. Hernando native Matthew Ramsey handled a great deal of responsibility as the mission manager for Artemis II. The Mississippi State University graduate helped set the focus for the mission and equip the astronauts and staff for the job. Matthew also served as the deputy of the Mission Management Team, the group of NASA staff that comes together just days before a launch. The team assumes the risks of the mission ahead, and they make tough calls during flight if challenges arise.
As the Artemis II journey progressed, the world could not stop watching. Our social media feeds were full of photos and videos beamed down from the heavens. They captured humorous situations, such as the astronauts adjusting to life without gravity or testing their plumbing skills.
We also witnessed moments of majesty. On the fifth day, the Integrity began using the Moon’s gravity to slingshot our astronauts back home. That trajectory led the crew around the Moon, farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone. As the explorers looked upon outer space, they captured stunning images. Among the most remarkable is Earthset, in which Commander Reid Wiseman photographed Earth as it appeared to fall below the horizon of the moon.
When their spacecraft returned to Earth’s atmosphere, the crew was traveling nearly 35 times faster than the speed of sound. Ten minutes later, a series of parachutes began opening. Eventually, the spacecraft’s speed fell to 20 miles per hour, and the crew splashed down into the Pacific Ocean.
Mississippi was once again there to assist. The astronauts were greeted by the USS John P. Murtha, a U.S. military vessel built in the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula. The ship’s amphibious design was suited to welcome the space travelers home—equipped with a helicopter pad, medical facilities, and the communications system needed to locate and recover the astronauts safely. Crucially, the USS Murtha was built with a well deck, a sea-based garage that stored the Integrity on the journey to shore.
Artemis II was a resounding success, paving the way for planned future flights. When the Artemis program returns humans to the moon, Mississippi will be there every step of the way.
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