Game 1 vs Gumps

[Coach34]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Game 34 Lineup<br><br>📺: <a href="https://t.co/zSGMnBPWev">https://t.co/zSGMnBPWev</a><br>📻: <a href="https://t.co/mIeNrJqRmV">https://t.co/mIeNrJqRmV</a><br>📊: <a href="https://t.co/RfFY2mAE1I">https://t.co/RfFY2mAE1I</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HailState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HailState</a>🐶 <a href="https://t.co/ImiCj2K47f">pic.twitter.com/ImiCj2K47f</a></p>&mdash; Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/HailStateBB/status/1910817820113256757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LFG!!!

[msstate7]

How long should we expect for delay?

[bigbub50]

Why is cupp out of lineup?

[DawgFromOxford]

Game on. Frei flies out to start

[Ranchdawg]

Delete

[DawgFromOxford]

Ace Reese with the RBI double to score Reeves

[DawgFromOxford]

Hines with a 2 run blast deep to right. 3-0 Dawgs

[Coach34]

Crushed

[MBDawg601]

Hines is in a nice rhythm lately. Feels nice not having him as a void in the lineup

[bigbub50]

Games of inches. If reeves sun aided liner to left is caught, we probably don’t score in that frame.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Usually after a few years in the program a guy kinda is what he is. Pico has taken a Jared Liebelt level jump.

[DawgFromOxford]

3-0 after 1. Kohn with 23 pitches in the 1st

[Ranchdawg]

Nice Pico!

[Coach34]

Pico got a little extra juice on his FB tonight

[DawgFromOxford]

Pico laboring but so far keeping the scoreboard clean. 3-0 headed to the 3rd

[Ranchdawg]

Whew! I know what that feels like to have bases loaded and not get a run across home plate.

[DawgFromOxford]

Base running error #1 of the night erases a run. Frei with a terrible jump on a ball in the dirt, thrown out at second. Reeves proceeds to hit a HR next pitch. 4-0 Dawgs

[StateDawg44]

Why are we sending Frei?s slow ass to second?

Woulda been a 2 run homer

[Coach34]

Why are we sending Frei?s slow ass to second?

Woulda been a 2 run homer

he took off on his own because the ball hit the dirt

[StateDawg44]

he took off on his own because the ball hit the dirt

Ah I looked away for a second and looked up and he was getting tagged out.

[Coach34]

Terrible Sanders. Thats your ball all the way

[DEDawg]

And here come the errors to cost us

[Tater]

Horrific inning that will likely be the difference in the game.

[DawgFromOxford]

defense letting Pico down in B3. Hines dropped a fly ball. Sanders with an error at 2nd

[Tater]

Frei stumbled and bumbled his way. Man he was 3 wrong steps from one of the worst melts this board would have had.

Lemonis better than his lucky stars he stumbled the right way

[DawgFromOxford]

Frei looks unsteady out there in LF but to his credit he's caught everything hit his way B3. 4-1 headed to the 4th

[Coach34]

defense letting Pico down in B3. Hines dropped a fly ball. Sanders with an error at 2nd

That wasnt on Hines- he should have been called off by Sanders. F'ing terrible

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bottom of the lineup needs to get some offense going.

[Ranchdawg]

We just can’t play a clean baseball game. Just can’t! Lemonis that is on you! You freaking jerk!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Wow. What a terrible at bat by Chance there.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Sanders needs to be active here.

[Coach34]

Trout 12/50 vs SEC pitching

[Lord McBuckethead]

Stevens just hit the he?ll out that wall.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Can?t fault Stevens on the effort.
Pico needs to keep the ball down just a tad. They are smoking him right now.

[Lord McBuckethead]

When the announcers are pointing out, don?t give this guy anything and then we pipe two down the middle to give up a 2 run homer?? no idea what the staff is doing.

Another dropped ball, 2 runs.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Pico, well?? you had a lead.

[Ranchdawg]

The announcers on the tv broadcast just said you just can’t let this bama hitter beat you. The next pitch the guy goes for home run. We are just stupid!

[Coach34]

Stevens should have caught that ball

[magrooder]

Stevens should have caught that ball

That's what I thought, but then I think they should make most plays they get to

[magrooder]

Reeves has this guys number

[Coach34]

Lemon looks like a genius starting Reeves at SS

[Lord McBuckethead]

Got to advance both of these runners here. Might look to choke up and just get one to the grass.

[Tater]

Lemon looks like a genius starting Reeves at SS

No. He looks like he tinkered way too long this year. He doesn't get credit for figuring something out (batting Frei and making the lineup work from there to have the best bats)

This team is so talented our bats (if he just plays the best hitting lineup every game) could go on a tear to keep his job because the bats are that good. Winning 17-14 like it's football is the path.

[DawgFromOxford]

Top of 5 was fun. Batted around and scored 7 runs. More please

[EdwardDrayton]

Dang. Who killed Joe Powell and is wearing his uni?!!?

[Coach34]

I totally agree we are a softball team with alot of 1st basemen playing other positions

[Tater]

Actually pulling a pitcher when it makes sense based on game feel and not trying to steal an extra inning.

[BankerDog]

No. He looks like he tinkered way too long this year. He doesn't get credit for figuring something out (batting Frei and making the lineup work from there to have the best bats)

This team is so talented our bats (if he just plays the best hitting lineup every game) could go on a tear to keep his job because the bats are that good. Winning 17-14 like it's football is the path.

This is one of my mine problems with Lem. I said it last week as well, but the tinkering and waiting so long to settle a line up is ridiculous.

[Brobi-wan]

Lemon is going to accidentally figure something out and keep his job.

[Coach34]

Lemon is going to accidentally figure something out and keep his job.

I've said it since the start- we have too much talent to fail

[Tater]

I've said it since the start- we have too much talent to fail

The Lemonis can't recruit narrative has always been ridiculous. Whether or not he was first to get some of the guys on the 21 team to commit... he kept them and had them in his 3rd season.

But man he is coaching a gorilla ball offense only team.

[EdwardDrayton]

At least we learned not to throw Lebron another BP fastball.

[Tater]

If we get 2 more runs, let stone try to finish it off in the bottom of 7 and save arms for tomorrow/Sunday.

[StateDawg44]

Lemon is going to accidentally figure something out and keep his job.

Just enough to get by. That?s his book.

[Coach34]

The Lemonis can't recruit narrative has always been ridiculous. Whether or not he was first to get some of the guys on the 21 team to commit... he kept them and had them in his 3rd season.

But man he is coaching a gorilla ball offense only team.

Lemon got Bednar. There is no title without Bednar. So all the crap about what he inherited is BS

[Saltydog]

Nobody speculating on Cupp's absence? I mean, the guy has been error prone lately but so has Reeves, plus Cupp leads us in batting in league play. Something going on here I assume, not just a hunch.

[Coach34]

Nobody speculating on Cupp's absence? I mean, the guy has been error prone lately but so has Reeves, plus Cupp leads us in batting in league play. Something going on here I assume, not just a hunch.

Cupp is our 8th leading hitter in SEC play. Could there be something there? Sure. Could we have gone straight offense tonight? Also sure

[Tater]

Cheese cost us a chance to end this game this inning and gives Bama at least 3 more outs with that stupid send

[The Federalist Engineer]

Winning but the 3rd base coaching is awful again. Why can't Lemons coach 3rd base? Polk was the 3rd base coach

[EdwardDrayton]

What's with the nonchalant turn throw?

[GolfDawg]

So tired of seeing Cheese delete runs. Please put anyone else out there?

[DawgFromOxford]

Cheese cost us a chance to end this game this inning and gives Bama at least 3 more outs with that stupid send

Yep. Overall I'm pleased, but this a game that could've been over in the 7th... Frei got thrown out at second early on, cost us a run. Chance hits into a DP with the bases loaded to end an inning. Cheese gets Frei thrown out at home to end an inning.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Lemon is going to accidentally figure something out and keep his job.

If his buyout is minimal just terminate and promote Goat or Parker. See what happens. There is no going back and no need to.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Yep. Overall I'm pleased, but this a game that could've been over in the 7th... Frei got thrown out at second early on, cost us a run. Chance hits into a DP with the bases loaded to end an inning. Cheese gets Frei thrown out at home to end an inning.

If this were a 5-3 game, those would be momentum swings to lose the game

[Tater]

Dumbass running decision and error filled inning adds 3 more outs to an arm. I'm assuming we're gonna try to stretch stone the rest of the game.

[Saltydog]

He's actually 6th but he is batting over .300 in the league.......

[EdwardDrayton]

Bama trotting pitchers out like they grow them in a big incubator overnight.

[EdwardDrayton]

Like the toughness by Hunter there. Takes the pitch before up and tight but stays in on the next pitch and shoots it to left center.

[StateDawg44]

Hines has really made an improvement at the plate. Nice to have a veteran actually playing like one.

ETA: Except that dropped ball early in the game. Shoulda been caught.

[EdwardDrayton]

Very satisfying win. Just hope we didn't dump our load offensively in the first game.

[DawgFromOxford]

Very satisfying win. Just hope we didn't dump our load offensively in the first game.

Had to have at least 1 this weekend. So even if we did, it accomplished the minimum goal to keep the season alive.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yeah. On life support technically is still 'alive'.

[TALL DAWG]

Need Pico to throw a good game next weekend.
2 starts in a row haven’t been up to his standard.

[Todd4State]

Yeah. On life support technically is still 'alive'.

We're treading water right now. Not a big fan of firing him during the season anyway. We just need to let it play out.

[Coach34]

Lemon gonna save his job with a Regional win and a Super appearance. This team has talent. Enjoy

[StateDawg44]

Lemon gonna save his job with a Regional win and a Super appearance. This team has talent. Enjoy

Nah

I agree we have talent though. He just doesn?t know how to tap it.

[Skydawg1]

Just don't give Lebron anything to hit the rest of the weekend and we may sweep.

[Brobi-wan]

If his buyout is minimal just terminate and promote Goat or Parker. See what happens. There is no going back and no need to.

I would fire Goat before Lemon. Lemon holds onto his assistants too long. If we could get some A+ assistants and let Lemon talk to dude’s dads about golf that would be best case scenario. The fact Goat and Cheese still have jobs means that’s not likely to happen. I’m not a huge fan of Lemon, but he’s not the worst coach in our dugout.

[Todd4State]

I would fire Goat before Lemon. Lemon holds onto his assistants too long. If we could get some A+ assistants and let Lemon talk to dude’s dads about golf that would be best case scenario. The fact Goat and Cheese still have jobs means that’s not likely to happen. I’m not a huge fan of Lemon, but he’s not the worst coach in our dugout.

I don't get wanting to fire Gautreau. We're 6th in the SEC in batting average, 7th in slugging, and 8th in OBP. So, top middle of the conference and our offense is improved over last year. You can say "well, we should be higher" but then if that' the case we should fire Parker because our pitching also ranks 6th in the SEC.

So, firing Cheesbrough- I totally get that.

If anything I think MSU should hire an analyst that focuses on defense and an analyst that focuses on baserunning.

[Ranchdawg]

I’m sorry but I haven’t forgotten not making the SEC tournament for two years straight, I haven’t forgotten how unprepared we appear in the early part of season for years, I haven’t forgotten how many base running blunders, haven’t forgotten not getting players recruited for needs of positions. I could come up with a few more but these are the major ones. Just let the season play out then get them away from our program.

[R2Dawg]

Very satisfying win. Just hope we didn't dump our load offensively in the first game.

Yeah we bout to find out if this is just same ole or we have found something. Heading into series I could see us winning 2; just don't think Bama is that good. We flushed their bullpen last night.

Should have swept USC last weekend. This team should be sitting in good shape if if if but we are fighting for our lives. Keep punching, we got a chance with our schedule rest of way. We have the talent to host and win a regional.

[StateDawg44]

I’m sorry but I haven’t forgotten not making the SEC tournament for two years straight, I haven’t forgotten how unprepared we appear in the early part of season for years, I haven’t forgotten how many base running blunders, haven’t forgotten not getting players recruited for needs of positions. I could come up with a few more but these are the major ones. Just let the season play out then get them away from our program.

Totally agree. We are underachieving in so many facets a regional, SR, and even trip to CWS won?t get me back on board with this staff.

[Leroy Jenkins]

What's with the nonchalant turn throw?

To "speed up the game" and avoid unnecessary delays they made a rule that if you step off the rubber it must be to make a play to hold the runner. So now we have this different kind of delay, that is arguably longer.

[chef dixon]

Good win. But let's be honest, Bama baseball is a limp dick, no stones program. Always has and always will be. Doesn't matter if they are ranked #12.

Need to sweep

[EdwardDrayton]

To "speed up the game" and avoid unnecessary delays they made a rule that if you step off the rubber it must be to make a play to hold the runner. So now we have this different kind of delay, that is arguably longer.

Sorry Leroy. Didn't make it clear enough. I was talking about the double play turn at second. Kind of a casual throw and the runner at first was safe.

[Brobi-wan]

I don't get wanting to fire Gautreau. We're 6th in the SEC in batting average, 7th in slugging, and 8th in OBP. So, top middle of the conference and our offense is improved over last year. You can say "well, we should be higher" but then if that' the case we should fire Parker because our pitching also ranks 6th in the SEC.

So, firing Cheesbrough- I totally get that.

If anything I think MSU should hire an analyst that focuses on defense and an analyst that focuses on baserunning.

I don?t necessarily WANT to fire Goat. I just think he?s at best, a mid hitting coach. He?s not really special and I don?t think anyone will ever want to steal him from us. I just think the whole problem is less ?Lemonis sucks? and more everyone but Parker is, on a scale from 1-10, about a 5.5-6 ball coach

[schddog72]

Lemon is going to accidentally figure something out and keep his job.

Wash, rinse, repeat - 2026.

[Skydawg1]

SC lost 17-0 last night...to A&M. We most def should have swept them.