GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team will travel to Starkville, Miss., to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs Tuesday evening at Dudy-Noble Field. The game is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch can be seen live online on SEC Network+.
 
Samford and Mississippi State have met 51 previous times, with MSU holding a 40-11 series lead. Last season, the teams played at Joe Lee Griffin Field, with MSU winning, 9-5 win in 10 innings. Samford's last win in the series came in an 8-6 win in 2022 at the Hoover Met.
 
Samford enters the week with a record of 13-11 overall and 1-2 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs dropped two-of-three games at ETSU over the weekend.
 
Samford is scheduled to start right-handed pitcher Brooks Rice in Tuesday night's game. Rice has a record of 0-1 and an ERA of 10.03. Mississippi State has listed right-handed pitcher Noah Sullivan as its starter. Sullivan has thrown just 6.0 innings so far this season and has not allowed a run.
 
Cade Carr is currently leading Samford in hitting with a .395 (32-for-81) average with eight doubles, four home runs and a team-high 34 RBI. His batting average is second in the SoCon and his doubles rank third in the league. Jeffrey Ince is hitting .353 (30-for-85) with five doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI. Parker McDonald is hitting .338 (23-of-68) with four doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI. Jake Souders is hitting .316 (25-of-79) and he ranks fourth in the SoCon with nine doubles.
 
Mississippi State enters the week with a record of 15-9 overall and 1-5 in SEC play. The Bulldogs dropped two-of-three games at Oklahoma over the weekend.
 
Mississippi State has been led at the plate so far this season by Noah Sullivan, hitting .410 (32-for-78) with eight doubles, four home runs and 22 RBI. Ace Reese leads the team in home runs with eight and in RBI with 34.
 
Tuesday night's game will be broadcast live on SECN+, and live stats will also be available. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2025 SCHEDULE.
 
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