Box Score STARKVILLE, Miss. - The VMI baseball team opened the 2023 season Friday against some of the toughest competition in the nation, falling 11-2 at Mississippi State University on Dudy Noble Field.
The Bulldogs won the 2021 NCAA Division I Championship.
How it happened:
*Miss State opened a 3-0 lead early, but a
Zac Morris double fueled a two-run fifth inning to get the Keydets back to 3-2. The Bulldogs extended the advantage with three runs each in the fifth and sixth frames and two in the seventh.
Highlights:
*Morris finished 2-5 on the day with a run and an RBI
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Trey Morgan walked three times and
Cole Garrett doubled
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Justin Starke had a hit and three stolen bases
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Jimmy Koza and
Grayson Fitzwater each collected their first collegiate base hits
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Hunter Sipe and
Jack Thompson threw scoreless innings out of the bullpen
*Amani Larry was 4-4 with four RBI and reached base safely in each of his five plate appearances for MSU
Next Time:
The two teams have two more games left in the series, Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (times Eastern).
