Mississippi State added another big resume-boosting series win this weekend, as they traveled to College Station and took 2 games from the top-20 Texas A&M Aggies. The Bulldogs' sixth SEC series win of the season solidified their top-4 RPI status (at least for this weekend) and got them to the 15-win mark in conference play, matching last season's 15 win total with two series left to play.
The series in College Station was supposed to begin on Thursday night and be played Thursday through Saturday, but rain intervened. With Keegan James listed as the starter, the Bulldogs were slated to wear their gray sleeveless jerseys in Thursday night's contest. However, that game was rained out, and the series opener was played Friday afternoon instead.
With Ethan Small on the mound on Friday, back in his 7-day rotation slot, the Bulldogs went with the maroon 85 tops, as they have every game this season with Ethan on the mound, paired with gray pants. Small was perfect through 6 and left the game without giving up a hit through 7, as the Bulldogs won the series opener 4-0. The win increased the Bulldogs' record in the maroon 85 jerseys to 10-3 on the season, and 3-1 when paired with gray pants.
Per SEC rules, a doubleheader consisting of two 7-inning games was played on Saturday, the "third" and final day of the series. Despite an excellent outing from JT Ginn, the Bulldogs dropped a 1-0 contest to Asa Lacy and the Aggies in the early game on Saturday. However, they would bounce back in the late game behind a better offensive outing and six solid innings from Peyton Plumlee; Jared Liebelt was the Bulldogs' only reliever to see action on the weekend, pitching three innings total by closing out the first and third games of the weekend. The Bulldogs came out with a 4-3 victory in the 7-inning rubber match, clinching the series victory.
Gray pinstripes were worn in both games of the Saturday doubleheader; the split kept the Bulldogs' 2019 record in gray pins steady at .500 (now 4-4). Including the gray sleeveless jerseys, the Bulldogs are 5-5 in gray-based uniforms in 2019. They are 4-2 in solid gray pants, and 8-4 in gray-based pants (solid or pinstriped). The win in the second game of Saturday's DH was the Bulldogs' first non-Sunday SEC game 3 victory of 2019, meaning it was also the first SEC game 3 that the Bulldogs have won this season while not wearing black.
The series in College Station was supposed to begin on Thursday night and be played Thursday through Saturday, but rain intervened. With Keegan James listed as the starter, the Bulldogs were slated to wear their gray sleeveless jerseys in Thursday night's contest. However, that game was rained out, and the series opener was played Friday afternoon instead.
With Ethan Small on the mound on Friday, back in his 7-day rotation slot, the Bulldogs went with the maroon 85 tops, as they have every game this season with Ethan on the mound, paired with gray pants. Small was perfect through 6 and left the game without giving up a hit through 7, as the Bulldogs won the series opener 4-0. The win increased the Bulldogs' record in the maroon 85 jerseys to 10-3 on the season, and 3-1 when paired with gray pants.
Per SEC rules, a doubleheader consisting of two 7-inning games was played on Saturday, the "third" and final day of the series. Despite an excellent outing from JT Ginn, the Bulldogs dropped a 1-0 contest to Asa Lacy and the Aggies in the early game on Saturday. However, they would bounce back in the late game behind a better offensive outing and six solid innings from Peyton Plumlee; Jared Liebelt was the Bulldogs' only reliever to see action on the weekend, pitching three innings total by closing out the first and third games of the weekend. The Bulldogs came out with a 4-3 victory in the 7-inning rubber match, clinching the series victory.
Gray pinstripes were worn in both games of the Saturday doubleheader; the split kept the Bulldogs' 2019 record in gray pins steady at .500 (now 4-4). Including the gray sleeveless jerseys, the Bulldogs are 5-5 in gray-based uniforms in 2019. They are 4-2 in solid gray pants, and 8-4 in gray-based pants (solid or pinstriped). The win in the second game of Saturday's DH was the Bulldogs' first non-Sunday SEC game 3 victory of 2019, meaning it was also the first SEC game 3 that the Bulldogs have won this season while not wearing black.
This week, the Bulldogs have a home midweek game before heading north to Oxford, where they will take on the Ole Miss Rebels in a Friday-Sunday weekend series. Barring any weather delays, we should see the same weekend uniform rotation as was worn at Tennessee. Wednesday's game with Memphis is a great opportunity for the white pinstripes to see the field for the first time since March 30th against LSU; expect to see either them or the white 85s.
Uniform Models for the Series in College Station:
Friday at Florida: Maroon 85 over Gray: #44 Ethan Small
Saturday at Florida: Gray Pinstripes: #3 JT Ginn
Saturday at Florida: Gray Pinstripes: #17 Justin Foscue
Uniform Models for the Series in College Station:
Friday at Florida: Maroon 85 over Gray: #44 Ethan Small
Saturday at Florida: Gray Pinstripes: #3 JT Ginn
Saturday at Florida: Gray Pinstripes: #17 Justin Foscue
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