Recap - Mississippi State 12, Auburn 1, 5/4/14

Mississippi State hit the bats and pulled out the brooms in game three, completing the sweep of Auburn with a dominating 12-1 victory at Plainsman Park.

Preston Brown got the start, his second start since returning from injury. He struck out one and gave up two hits in 5 innings pitched. In the 6th, Brandon Woodruff replaced Brown and faced one batter before getting benched, a leadoff single. Jacob Lindgren replaced Woodruff and struck one out in 1 inning. Myles Gentry replaced Lindgren, gave up one run in 2 innings, and Ben Bracewell finished the job in the 9th, striking out two.

The Bulldog bats were hot. Very hot. Scorching hot. Burning hot. On fire. The hottest bat was arguably Matthew Britton. Britton went 3-5 with four RBIs and he scored a run. Gavin Collins also had a monster day, going 3-3 with an RBI, including a home run, and two runs scored. Reid Humphreys went 3-5 with two runs scored, Cody Brown went 2-3 with an RBI and a run, and Brett Pirtle went 3-6 with two RBIs and a run scored. It was a monster day for the Bulldogs.

Matthew Britton Went 3-5 With 4 RBIs in Mississippi State's 12-1 Victory Over Auburn

After a scoreless 1st, the Bulldogs got onto the board first with a Gavin Collins homer. In the 4th, Wes Rea got a sac fly and Matthew Britton hit an RBI single, scoring two runs and putting the Bulldogs up 3-0. No one scored in the 5th or 6th, and then the 7th inning happened. Auburn finally got on the board with a home run by Daniel Robert, but Mississippi State stole the show. The Bulldogs but up eight runs, yes, EIGHT runs in the 7th. It all started with a Brett Pirtle RBI single, scoring C.T. Bradford who was on third after a triple. Cody Brown hit an RBI single, scoring Pirtle. Alex Detz doubled, scoring Reid Humphreys and advancing Brown to third. Matthew Britton doubled, scoring Cody Brown and Alex Detz. C.T. Bradford then hit a sac fly, which scored Britton. Brett Pirtle hit a single, which scored Seth Heck. The inning finally ended with a fly out by Reid Humphreys, but State wasn't done. In the 8th, the Bulldogs scored again after a bases loaded walk by C.T. Bradford.

Mississippi State improves to 31-18, 14-10 and currently sits 2nd in the SEC West, one game behind Ole Miss. The Bulldogs return to Dudy Noble to face Tennessee this weekend.