Baseball: No. 11 Texas vs. Mississippi State Game Thread (Friday)

[Jim]

Spence in some trouble gave up a lead off homer and an 0-2 base knock 

[Jeff Howe]

Texas has a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second. The Bulldogs have runners on first and second with one out.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[TexasFanatic]

Not a great start 

[Jeff Howe]

It's now a 4-2 lead for Mississippi State. Ross Highfill's three-run home run to right has the Bulldogs up for the first time today.

[CJ Vogel]

Welcome to the SEC, Jared Spencer.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

End of 2: Mississippi State 4, Texas 2

[Jim]

Spencer needs too keep that ball down ball is jumping out of the park today

[Jeff Howe]

After the Longhorns went down in order in the top of the third, Sullivan's two-out double has extended the home half for the Bulldogs.

[Jeff Howe]

Pico Kohn has retired seven in a row since Galvan's home run.

[Jeff Howe]

They're headed to the bottom of the fourth in Starkville with Texas trailing by two runs, 4-2.

[Jeff Howe]

Aaron Downs draws a walk to open the bottom of the fourth.

[Jeff Howe]

After a mound visit, Spencer strikes out Gatlin Sanders on three pitches.

[Jeff Howe]

Make it back-to-back strikeouts with Highfill going down swinging.

[Jeff Howe]

Spencer is up to 54 pitches through 3.2 innings.

[Jeff Howe]

Ethan Mendoza gets the game to the fifth with this play:

 

[Jeff Howe]

End of 5: Mississippi State 4, Texas 2

[Jeff Howe]

Make it 10 in a row retired by Kohn. The Longhorns went down in order in the fifth.

[Jeff Howe]

Spencer takes the mound for the fifth with 56 pitches under his belt.

[TexasFanatic]

Man Flores just missed it 

[Jim]

Mendoza with a 1 out triple scores on a throwing error trying to pick him off at third. 

4-3 Horns trail mid 6th

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Sullivan leads off the bottom of the sixth with a single as Spencer approaches 80 pitches.