Yes, you read that correctly. Mississippi State defeated #6 Vanderbilt 17-2 on a Friday night at Dudy Noble Field.
Tyler Beede, who turned down a 2 million dollar contract by the Toronto Blue Jays out of high school, started for Vandy, and a surprise for Mississippi State as Preston Brown started in his first ever SEC game. Beede entered the matchup with a 0.84 ERA. After giving up 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings, his ERA went all the way to 2.06. That is insane. Beede is a projected top 10 pick in the MLB Draft, so clearly the Bulldogs were hot.
The Commodores had no doubt their worst game of the year defensively. They committed 5 errors throughout the game, and everything went Mississippi State's way.
The bats were hot for MSU, as the Bulldogs compiled 14 hits, compared to Vanderbilt's 8. Brett Pirtle had three hits, and Seth Heck had a monster game, going 2 for 2 with 4 RBIs, 2 walks, and 3 runs.
Sophomore, Memphis native Preston Brown had his first ever SEC start. Think about it, a pitcher's first ever SEC start against the 6th best team in the nation on a Friday night. The pressure's on. It sure didn't seem that way for Preston, though. He pitched 8 innings and threw 3 strikeouts. Brandon Woodruff threw one strikeout in the 9th.
Mississippi State takes game one of the three game series and improves their record to 16-8, 3-1. Vanderbilt drops to 19-4, 2-2. Game two of the series is Saturday night at 7:30 on ESPNU.
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