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Mississippi State Baseball Drops Game Two Of 2018 Nashville Super Regional

By Ethan Lee

Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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The Mississippi State baseball team couldn’t get enough runs to win Nashville Super Regional in two games

Another Mississippi State baseball game and another walk-off finish. Only this time, the game went the wrong way. The wrong team hit the walk-off home run. Now, the Mississippi State Bulldogs must regroup and get ready for today’s game three of the Nashville Super Regional.

The Mississippi State baseball team came close to wrapping things up.

Mississippi State claimed an early lead putting two runs up on the board in the 2nd inning thanks to Jake Mangum’s two-RBI single that scored Luke Alexander and Justing Foscue. But Vanderbilt inched back into the game slowly, cutting into the lead by bringing the score to 2-1.

Konnor Pilkington took the mound for MSU and threw one of his best games this season. In 5.0 innings and against 23 batters faced, Pilkington struck out a total of 6 batters and held Vanderbilt to a single run.

But MSU still lost.

The Bulldogs attacked this game about as well as they could on the mound. When Pilkington took a rest with a 3-1 lead for Mississippi State, Keegan James stepped up. James threw for 0.2 innings but gave up a couple of hits in the process. Zach Neff then came in to try and finish out the game.

For the most part, Neff did perfectly fine.

Neff took on 11 batters and struck 4 of them out. However, that wouldn’t be enough. While Mississippi State baseball held on to a 3-1 lead over Vanderbilt, the Commodores slowly climbed back into things. The score was tied up at 3-3 heading into the 9th inning. And then Vanderbilt came away with the win.

Vandy made plays when it mattered and claimed the game off of a walk-off home run. The Commodores came away with a 4-3 win.

Next: Here's Game Three For MSU And Vandy

Now, the Mississippi State Bulldogs must find a way to recover if they want to get to the College World Series this year. The team is still just one win away from getting a trip to Omaha. Unfortunately, Vanderbilt is too.

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