![]() They struck out 11 and limited the Commodores to two runs on four hits and three walks. MSU used just two pitchers Tuesday - Houston Harding and Preston Johnson. Seven more Bulldogs would cross the plate thereafter. Vanderbilt walked the bases loaded in the fourth, leading to MSU’s sixth run, which was scored on a fielder’s choice. In total, four walks were drawn in the third inning. Three more Bulldogs would score off a single and passed ball before the third out. The Bulldogs chased Vandy starter Christian Little after he walked in a run in the third to break the tie, 2-1. ![]() Mississippi State outscored Vanderbilt 12-1 from the third inning on, scoring in four of the first five innings. Vanderbilt’s CJ Rodriguez’s tied the game with a solo home run in the second.īut that’s when the similarities to Game 1 ended. The Bulldogs scored first in their first frame off a long RBI single to right by Luke Hancock. Mississippi State’s first inning mimicked Game 1’s. Only one team will be crowned.Ĭlick or tap here to view the interactive bracket A two-hour weather delay that pushed back first pitch seemed to only postpone the inevitable.īoth Mississippi State and Vanderbilt are one win away from a national championship. They trounced the Commodores, 13-2, in Game 2 of the College World Series finals, forcing Game 3. After an 8-2 loss to Vanderbilt on Monday, the Bulldogs flipped the script on Tuesday. Mississippi State won’t go quietly into the night. Scotty Dubrule led the way for the Bulldogs with four RBIs. In Game 2, the Commodores' staff gave up 14 hits, 13 runs and 10 walks. Mississippi State opened the scoring in the first inning and though Vanderbilt tied the game on a home run in the next half inning, it was MSU that responded with the offensive deluge this time as TD Ameritrade Park transformed back into Starkville North. MSU chased Vanderbilt starter Christian Little after two-plus innings, tagging him for five runs before piling it on against the 'Dores bullpen. The Bulldogs forced a winner-take-all situation with a dominant 13-2 win Tuesday night. ![]() ET | ESPN2 | Live statsĬlick or tap here for the full interactive bracket For Vanderbilt, Wednesday's game is a chance to complete a title defense and make the Commodores the third back-to-back champions in the past 15 years while Mississippi State is a one win away from the school's first national championship in any team sport. The 2021 college baseball season comes down to tonight when Mississippi State and Vanderbilt meet in Game 3 of the College World Series finals. Cumbest came out late last night after getting hit in the wrist by a pitch. Something to note in MSU's starting lineup is that Brayland Skinner is in for Brad Cumbest. Here are the starting lineups for tonight's matchup. Bednar will be on just three days of rest, but Landon Sims will be available out of the bullpen. Vandy's hard-throwing righty that won MOP in their 2019 national title run, and Bednar, who has been close to unstoppable in his two starts in the CWS. Tonight, we have the matchup that we have all been waiting for. But, the Bulldogs flipped the narrative last night with a 13-2 win and a strong outing for Houston Harding and Preston Johnson. Game 1 saw an 8-2 win for Vanderbilt after a seven-run inning in the bottom of the first for the Commodores and Jack Leiter on the mound. The weather is looking beautiful, the fans are filing in, and it all comes down to this. Mississippi State and Vanderbilt will play for the national championship tonight at 7 p.m. Watch Mississippi State clinch the national championship below: Two homer runs, including Kellum Clark’s three-run blast and Tanner Allen’s solo shot to give him 100 hits on the season, routed MSU past Vanderbilt, 9-0. Then in the seventh inning, the game became out of reach. The Rowdey Jordan, Tanner Allen tandem atop the lineup helped pad the box score again with singles, in what led a to a 5-0 Bulldog advantage. Those two walks turned into two runs off a ground out and double by Rowdey, 3-0 MSU.īy the fifth inning, Rocker was facing the top of MSU’s order for the third time. Two walks and a pitch clock violation helped taint the second inning for Rocker. Jordan then scored on a sacrifice fly for the game’s first run. Rowdey Jordan led off the game with a single and advanced from first to third on a throwing error by Rocker. Just like Game 1 and Game 2, the Bulldogs scored first in the first inning. MSU’s pitching was dominant and so was its offense. The no-hitter remained in tack until Carter Young's single in the eighth.īednar and Sims combined to no-hit the Commodores through 7.1 innings. Landon Sims piggybacked off Bednar with three innings of shutout ball. Will Bednar holds Vanderbilt hitless in College World Series clincher
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