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Bulldogs Jump On Rebels Early For 10-4 Win
4/16/2000 | Baseball
April 15, 2000
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Daron Wright had three hits, including a two-run single in a five-run first inning as Mississippi State beat Mississippi 10-4 on Saturday.
Mississippi State (25-9, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) sent 11 batters to the plate in the first and snapped a four-game losing streak. The Bulldogs bounced back from a loss in the first game of the three-game series against their instate rival.
Ole Miss (23-15, 8-8) fell behind early and never recovered.
Shane Kelly reached on an error and scored on Jon Knott's single to open the five-run inning for the Bulldogs. After Brian Terry was struck by a pitch with the bases loaded, Wright hit the single to score a pair of runs with two outs, and Matthew Maniscalco closed out the opening inning with his single that scored Terry.
The Bulldogs scored a run in each of the next three innings to take an 8-2 lead. The Rebels cut the lead to 8-4, but the Bulldogs added a run in both the seventh and eighth innings to secure the win.
Ty Martin hit his first home run of the year in the fourth inning.
Joey Collums (2-0) allowed two runs on two hits in two innings to earn the win.
Brett Young (2-2) gave up five runs on three hits in 2/3 of an inning to take the loss for Ole Miss.
Mississippi State 10, Ole Miss 4 (Apr 15, 2000 at Starkville, Miss.)------------------------------------------------------------Ole Miss............ 002 002 000 - 4 8 4 (23-15)Mississippi State... 511 100 11X - 10 12 5 (25-9)------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Ole Miss - B. Young, N. Lyons(1), R. Goodwin(4), N. Hunt(5), M. Miller(8).Mississippi State - Brock, Collums(4), Young(6).Win-Collums(2-0) Save-Young(1) Loss-B. Young(2-2) T-3:05 A-13123HR MSU - Martin (1).Game notes:Freshman INF Chad Sterbes recorded a career-high 3 hits.N. Hunt faced 2 batters in the 8th.
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