GEAUX TIGERS.......

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:11 pm

Get ready to geaux on back home........ :lol:

MSU wins 9-2, pound out 17 hits.......16 singles.

Mestepey goes 2/3 inn....... :lol:

AJ goes 6 2/3 inn, 2 runs, 7 hits, 6 k's.

bigwater · Postby **bigwater** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:17 pm

maroon white fite fite fite
ms state.. whooo damn right

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:51 pm

Tenn is trying to pull a slick one, throwing a midweek starter against USC and it's backfiring. :lol:

Trying to save Hochevar for us might cost them in the end.

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:08 pm

http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&u ... _well_id=2

#7 Mississippi State 9, #2 LSU 2

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Thomas Berkery was 4-for-4 with two RBI's in Mississippi State's 9-to-2 victory over LSU today in the Southeastern Conference tournament opener.

The seventh-seeded Bulldogs scored five runs on six singles in the first inning and didn't get an extra base hit until a double by Berkery.

Alan Johnson pitched 6-2/3 scoreless innings before allowing two runs in the bottom of the seventh against the Tigers (38-19).

Mississippi State plays the South Carolina-Tennessee winner in the double-elimination tournament. The Tigers will play that game's loser.

The Bulldogs chased LSU starter Lane Mestepey after just two-thirds of an inning, his shortest start of the season.

Mississippi State added four more runs over the third, fourth and fifth innings on seven more singles off LSU reliever Jordan Faircloth, taking an 8-nothing lead.

Mississippi State reliever Saunders Ramsey came in with the bases loaded in the seventh and recorded the final out, pitching 2-1/3 scoreless innings.

POSTGAME QUOTES

LSU Head Coach Smoke Laval
"We did not start out tough today. Lane got four runs fast, so from then on we were just trying to stop the bleeding. We were not on the run today and Mississippi State was. They refused to give in today, and played better we did."

Ryan Patterson, Left Fielder
"Johnson was really good today. He hit the right spots, and kept making pitches that kept getting us off balance today. He kept the ball down better today than Friday. He hit his spots and changed his speeds well. He mixed in balls today that we did not see on Friday night."

Mississippi State Head Coach Ron Polk
"This is the 23rd time that I have had a team in the SEC Tournament, and I think that this is the first time I have ever had at 10 a.m. If they all go this way for us, I think I want to play more at 10 a.m. I don't think my guys wanted to wake up tomorrow at 6 a.m. so they went out and did what they could to get a victory. We found a lot of real estate in the first few innings, and I am proud of my guys for getting A.J. (pitcher Alan Johnson) some runs. We are looking forward to playing Tennessee or South Carolina tomorrow."

Alan Johnson, Pitcher
"I went out there and threw strikes. When we played them on Friday in Starkville, they didn't hit me very well, so I wanted to just throw strikes and let my defense play behind me. In this big ball park, I was just throwing it down the middle, and my teammates got me enough run support."

POSTGAME NOTES

* Mississippi State's 17 hits is a season-high in SEC play, and second to 20 hits vs. Eastern Illinois and Samford
* LSU and Mississippi State combined to open the game with 19 consecutive singles and ended that string when Thomas Berkery doubled to right field in the top of the 7th
* Mississippi State's 16 singles ties season high, set against Samford on April 13th.
* Mississippi State's four runs in the first inning ties for the most runs allowed by LSU in the first this year. (Allowed four runs vs. UNO on March 29)
* With two runs in the 7th, LSU broke a streak of 18.2 innings held scoreless in SEC tournament play (dates back to when Florida held them scoreless in the 8th, 9th and 10th, and then Georgia shut out the Tigers to eliminate them from the tournament.)
* Mississippi State Head Coach Ron Polk extends his streak of SEC tournament appearances with a victory Coach Polk has managed in 23 SEC tournaments and won at least one game in each trip to the tournament
* LSU falls to 49-31 in the SEC tournament, while Mississippi State improves to 49-40.
* LSU pitcher Lane Mestepey's 2/3 of a inning pitched is the shortest of his career.
* LSU falls to 14-8 in SEC tournament opening games, and has lost four straight games at the SEC tournament, dating back to the 2003 championship game vs. Alabama (May 25)
* In Mississippi State's last SEC tournament appearance, LSU beat the Bulldogs 17-5 to end Mississippi State's run in the 2003 tournament

weimhunter · Postby **weimhunter** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:16 pm

Maybe we will hit the ball all week!

mudsucker · Postby **mudsucker** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:33 pm

Well,well,well....Congrats to the Diamond Dawgs! Keep it up fellas! :wink:

As for LSU! :shock:

rebelduckaholic · Postby **rebelduckaholic** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:36 pm

Listening to it on the radio. It seems as if they could not hit the ball to a tiger. Great gap hitting singles. Every inning it seemed that they were going to jump on them some more.

hillhunter · Postby **hillhunter** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:33 pm

them Dawgs surprised me today too.
couldn't believe the score when i saw it.

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:05 pm

State knew they gave away 2 games last weekend so decided to make up for it today.

rebelduckaholic · Postby **rebelduckaholic** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:09 pm

If I was State that is what I would have done. Because they knew Florida was going to win. So just throw a couple of games and give LSU the big head. I understand that completely. :lol:

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:14 pm

You know, I haven't seen it from that perspective yet.....thanks reb. :lol:

rebelduckaholic · Postby **rebelduckaholic** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:45 pm

Just trying to get a little :lol:

Because we get to play Alabama here in a little while at the Met at night. I heard them say we were starting either Holliman or Cupps. Hopefully it is Holliman. This is definately a road game playing at the home field of Bama. Hope all goes well

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:52 pm

I dislike both UM and Bummer so I'm staying neutral, not picking either one.

rebelduckaholic · Postby **rebelduckaholic** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:55 pm

Well alot of UM fans were pulling for State because they hate LSU like State fans hate Bama

Postby **Greenhead22** » Wed May 25, 2005 6:40 pm

True UM fans never pull for MSU, doesn't matter who the opponent is. Same goes for true MSU fans. :lol:

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