No. 4 Mississippi State Defeats Alcorn Baseball

STARKVILLE, Miss. – No. 4 Mississippi State scored 13 runs across the opening three innings Wednesday evening as the Bulldogs took down Alcorn 19-0 in midweek baseball action at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi.
 
Vytas Valincius opened the night's scoring for Mississippi State, as the left fielder's sacrifice fly to right field allowed leadoff batter Bryce Chance to score from third. Two batters later, first baseman Blake Bevis delivered his first home run of the campaign – a three-run shot just inside the left field foul pole, to push the Bulldogs lead out to 4-0.
 
MSU (5-0) plated five runs in the second inning with Bevis once again delivering a big blow, this time courtesy a two-run scoring single through the left side past the glove of Alcorn third baseman Jamir Holloway diving to his left. That put the Bulldogs up 7-0.
 
With the Bulldogs up 11-0 in the third, catcher Andrew Raymond singled through the right side to plate Bevis and Drew Wyers, respectively.
 
MSU added another run in the home-half of the fifth courtesy a Peter Mershon sac fly to center which was deep enough to score Valincius and give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead.
 
The Bulldogs plated another five runs in the sixth to cap the night's scoring.
 
Alcorn (1-3) got a hit in the top of the first inning from designated hitter Jaylin Bennett. However, the bats were silent the rest of the night after the Glenn Heights, Texas native tallied his third hit of the season.
 
The win was credited to Bulldogs reliever Maddox Miller, as he went one inning, striking out all three batters he faced. Bulldogs starter Tyler Pitzer did not factor into the decision despite going two frames on the hill, allowing just one hit and fanning three. Meanwhile, the loss went to Alcorn starter Caden Wade as he worked just one inning, giving up four runs on three hits and two walks.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Jaylin Bennett had the only hit of the night for Alcorn in the top of the first inning.
• Myles Dews worked 1.1 innings in relief out of the bullpen, tossing just one walk with no hits allowed in his time on the bump.
• Rayfield Adams III captured a stolen base – his second of the season.
• Adams registered five putouts from his centerfield position.
• Alcorn used seven pitchers on the night.
• The shutout is the first against Alcorn since April 27, 2025, versus Jackson State in Lorman.
 
Up Next
Alcorn returns to action Friday, Feb. 20, as the Braves travel to Houston Christian for a three-game series with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m., in Houston, Texas.
 
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