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Jurrangelo Cijntje drew the start in the series finale against the Eagles, picking up his first victory of the year. He struck out seven in five innings of work while also only allowing one hit, one earned run and two walks. Brooks Auger and Cam Schuelke both only gave up one earned run and three walks combined while Tyler Davis closed the game, only allowing one hit.
David Mershon led the Diamond Dawgs at the plate as he went 4-for-5 with one run and two RBIs. Bryce Chance and Connor Hujsak both led the team in RBIs with three, and Hujsak went 2-for-2 at the plate. Amani Larry and Hunter Hines also had impressive outings, going 2-for-3 and 3-for-5 respectively. The Bulldogs had 15 hits as a team.
Mississippi State is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when they face Jackson State at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and can be seen on SECN+. The Dawgs will take on Mount St. Mary’s this Thursday-Saturday. First pitch for Thursday’s game is at 3 p.m., 3 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Sam Blancato scored from second as Kent Schmidt singled to center.
Mississippi State 0, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 5
With the bases loaded, Bryce Chance doubled down the left field line to score Amani Larry, David Mershon and Dakota Jordan.
Mississippi State 3, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 6
Mershon singled center which scored Larry from third.
Mississippi State 4, Georgia Southern 1
Bottom 7
Connor Hujsak singled to left which scored Bryce Chance and Hunter Hines from second and third respectively. Logan Kohler advanced to home because of an error on second base, then Larry hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field which scored Hujsak. Mershon hit a ground rule double to left which scored Johnny Long from second.
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 1
Top 8
With runners on the corners, JP Herrholz singled to deep right to score Jarrett Brown from third
Mississippi State 9, Georgia Southern 2
Bottom 8
With runners on the corners, Hujsak singled to right scoring Hines.
Mississippi State 10, Georgia Southern 2
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There were several top performers across the state in boys high school sports, but only one can be voted athlete of the week for Sept. 2-7.
Fans may vote in the poll BELOW one time per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Friday.
To nominate a future athlete of the week, email mchavez@gannett.com or message him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
To submit high school scores, statistics, records, leaders and other items at any time, email mchavez@gannett.com.
Nominations
Kendetryon Backstrom, Kemper County: Backstrom had 247 passing yards, going 13-of-16 on completions for with two touchdowns and had six carries for 45 yards and three touchdowns in Kemper County’s 46-8 win over Noxapater.
Ronde Baker, Terry: Baker produced 171 rushing yards on 12 carries with four touchdowns in Terry’s 57-6 win over Pure Academy.
Wyatt Bond, Lamar School: Bond recorded 320 passing yards, going 24-of-37 with three touchdowns, and had 43 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Lamar’s 35-34 loss to Winston Academy.
Coby King, Greene County: King was 24-of-35 passing for 418 yards with a touchdown and had 11 carries for 137 rushing yards with four touchdowns in Greene County’s 51-36 loss to George County.
Tray Kinkle, Holly Springs: Kinkle produced 10 carries for 300 yards and four touchdowns in Holly Springs’ 33-0 win over Byers.
Tyshun Willis, Velma Jackson: Willis had 15 carries for 203 rushing yards with a touchdown, four receptions with 59 receiving yards, and a touchdown. On defense, he recorded four sacks, 8.5 tackles and three tackles for loss in Velma Jackson’s 24-22 win over Yazoo County.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at mchavez@gannett.com or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi woman was killed during a two-vehicle crash in Grenada County.
Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash occurred on Highway 7 just after 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 7.
Mississippi woman killed in head-on crash in Louisiana
According to MHP, a 2002 Toyota Sequoia was traveling north on the highway when the vehicle collided with a Mercedes van that was also traveling north.
The driver of the Mercedes, 53-year-old Loretta Hopkins, of Winona, died at the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by MHP.
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