Biloxi, MS- Mississippi State had a huge opportunity after a disappointing series loss to Tulane to take down a ranked opponent in #17 Texas Tech. They delivered, topping the Red Raiders 11-5.

Senior righty Parker Stinnett took the mound for the Bulldogs tonight and was dominant. Stinnett had a bit of a rough outing on Saturday, where he had the save opportunity in the ninth but walked two batters before being taken out. Tonight, however, the Oxford native delivered in only his 2nd career start pitching 5 innings and allowing just 1 hit, 3 walks, and 1 unearned run. Stinnett had a career-high of 12 strikeouts and kept the Texas Tech hitters guessing, mixing in a variety of his fastball, curveball, and slider.

Red Raider starter Chase Hampton shut down the Mississippi State lineup for three innings, but the Bulldog bats heated up in the fourth, putting up nine runs. Left fielder Von Seibert drew a walk with the bases loaded and Tech would make the switch to Trendan Parish. Right fielder Kellum Clark slapped a single into right field to drive in two. Davis Meche, who made his first career start at 2nd base knocked in a run on a single, and 1st basemen Luke Hancock followed it up with an RBI sac-fly.

After 3rd Kamren James knocked in a run with an infield single, freshman designated Hitter Hunter Hines blasted a homer to center to put the Bulldogs of 9-1. The freshman from Madison Central has made an immediate impact in the Bulldog lineup, leading the team in batting average at .378 and home runs with four.

Hines continued to stay hot at the plate in the sixth inning as a he smoked an RBI single into right field.

Senior righty Brandon Smith relieved Stinnett and allowed a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings, and got in some trouble in the eighth. All-American 2nd baseman Jace Jung led off with a home run to right center. Tech then strung a few hits together, and right fielder Owen Washburn drove in a run on a sac fly to make it a 10-5 ballgame.

Mississippi State turned to freshman Pico Kohn, a lefty from Verbena, AL and he was able to strand the Texas Tech runners getting a strikeout and a flyout.

The Bulldogs added a run in the bottom of the eighth as shortstop Tanner Leggett scored on a wild pitch, and Kohn would shut the Red Raiders down in the top of the ninth with a pair of strikeouts, and ended it getting Jace Jung to fly out.

The Bulldogs will get a chance to sweep the 2-game series tomorrow before heading back to Starkville for a 3-game series with Princeton over the weekend.