Recap - #20 Mississippi State 9, #19 Alabama 4, 5/15/14

Mississippi State looked to continue their momentum in the SEC after a series win versus Tennessee last weekend, and Thursday night, they did just that with a 9-4 game one road victory over Alabama.

Trevor Fitts started on the mound for the Bulldogs and had a decent outing. In 4 1/3 innings, he struck out two and gave up two runs. Jacob Lindgren replaced Fitts on the bump and struck out one and gave up no hits in 1 2/3 innings. Myles Gentry finished the job for Mississippi State, striking out two and giving up four runs in 3 innings.

By now, every Mississippi State fan that cares about baseball knows that the Bulldogs hit better on the road, and that was clearly apparent today. In one game, the Bulldogs scored two more runs than they did all of last weekend in Starkville. No doubt, C.T. Bradford was the hot bat of the night. He went 3-4 with an RBI and scored three runs. Alex Detz also came up big, especially in the clutch, going 2-4 with five RBIs. Five. Big day for both.

C.T. Bradford Went 3-4 With an RBI and Scored Three Runs in MSU's 9-4 Win Over Alabama

No one scored through 2, but in the 3rd, it was Mississippi State who got on the board off of an Alex Detz single which scored C.T. Bradford. The Crimson Tide scored in the 4th off of an RBI single, and Bama took the lead in the 5th with a fielder's choice RBI. Although down 2-1, the Bulldogs fought back with a big 5th inning. Alex Detz hit a grounder which scored Jake Vickerson, Brett Pirtle singled which scored C.T. Bradford, and Seth Heck singled which scored Pirtle. MSU had the 4-2 lead going to the 6th, where they made even more noise. C.T. Bradford singled which scored Demarcus Henderson, Alex Detz hit a sac fly which scored Jake Vickerson, and Seth Heck hit a single which scored Bradford. Mississippi State took a 7-2 lead heading to the 7th, where they added two runs off of an Alex Detz 2 RBI single which scored Matthew Britton and Demarcus Henderson. Alabama scored twice in the 8th, but couldn't hold on to get the win.

The Bulldogs are now 34-19, 17-11 and look to clinch the series Friday at 6:05 PM on the CBS Sports Network.