Bulldogs walk 11 batters but hang on to take rubber game
By Benjamin Rosenberg • 3 hours ago
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Mississippi State pitcher Karson Ligon pumps his fists after recording an out. Ligon earned the win Saturday night with five-plus innings of one-run ball despite issuing six walks as the Bulldogs took the series over Ole Miss. (Photo courtesy of Mississippi State athletics)
STARKVILLE — Ryan McPherson’s first appearance against Ole Miss was going very well until it suddenly wasn’t.
After 3 ⅓ scoreless innings in the Governor’s Cup on Apr. 22 in Pearl, the Mississippi State freshman allowed a game-tying two-run home run in the ninth to Austin Fawley in a game the Bulldogs would lose in extras. But interim head coach Justin Parker showed faith in McPherson by turning to him Saturday night with the tying and go-ahead runs on base and nobody out as MSU wasRead this content now for free!
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