Game Preview: Mississippi State Hopes to Avoid Sweep in Series Finale

Mississippi State has now lost back-to-back games to Florida after leading in the sixth inning or later and now the Gators have a chance to get a series sweep.

The Bulldogs will face Florida at 2 p.m. Sunday with a chance to salvage something from this weekend, other than Pico Kohn being named to the watch list for the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year.

Here’s everything to know ahead of the Gators’ and Bulldogs’ second game Saturday night, including starting lineups, an injury report, weather report and tv listings.

1. Gehrig Frei, LF
2. Sawyer Reeves, SS
3. Ace Reese, 3B
4. Noah Sullivan, DH
5. Hunter Hines, 1B
6. Reed Stallman, RF
7. Bryce Chance, CF
8. Gatlin Sanders, 2B
9. Joe Powell, C

1. Bobby Boser, 3B
2. Colby Shelton, SS
3. Brendan Lawson, 1B
4. Luke Heyman, C
5. Blake Cyr, LF
6. Brady Donay, DH
7. Hayden Yost, CF
8. Ashton Wilson, RF
9. Justin Nadeau, 2B

RHP Luke McNeillie (3-1, 4.24 ERA) vs. RHP Karson Ligon (3-4, 5.13 ERA)

No changes for either Florida or Mississippi State in Sunday’s gamedayStudent-Athlete Availability Report. Infielder Cade Kurland and LHPs Pierce Coppola and Frank Menendez are out for the second game of the series and Mississippi State will be without catcher Jackson Owen, LHP Charlie Foster and RHPs Gavin Black and JT Schnoor.

There’ll be a few clouds in the sky, but no rain clouds when the Bulldogs and Gators wrap up their series Sunday. Temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-to-low 802 for much of the game and winds will be traveling at 15 mph and wind gusts up to 30 mph. And it’ll only be slightly humid with a humidity level of 47 percent.

Who: Florida Gators (27-14, 6-11 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (23-16, 5-12 SEC)

When: 2 p.m., Sunday

Where: Dudy Noble Field, Starkville, Miss.

TV: ESPN2

Radio: Live Radio

Stats: Live Stats