Mississippi State baseball moves to NCAA Regional Final

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WLBT) – Sunday morning, Mississippi State baseball bounced back to keep their NCAA tournament dreams alive.

The Bulldogs took on #3-seeded St. John’s in an elimination game, and MSU’s offense stepped up and showed out. At the top of the third inning, Amani Larry got things going for the Bulldogs with a hit into right field that would bring home Aaron Downs to put Mississippi State on the board first.

Once Larry opened the “RBI door”, the rest of the Bulldogs busted it down. MSU went on to finish the game with 12 RBIs and a season-high of 19 hits.

MRA grad, Bryce Chance was on that RBI list and went 3 for 5 in the box. Then, Jackson Academy grad, Dakota Jordan led the offense and was perfect at the plate going 5 for 5. He also rounded off the top of the ninth inning with a three-run home run that helped take the Bulldogs to a 13-5 win over the St. John’s Red Storm.

Mississippi State will now face the host and #1-seed Virginia on Sunday at 5 pm. The Bulldogs will need to win to force a decisive game on Monday.

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