Mississippi State did something it had not done since Ron Polk’s first season as skipper of the Diamond Dawgs. State’s hurlers fired a third straight shutout and claimed an important 4-0 midweek win over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.
Three Straight Shutouts#HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/HbB8ZiKaCI
— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) March 11, 2021
State got another solid start from Houston Harding, with the junior left-hander going 5 solid innings. He was relieved by Preston Johnson and Landon Sims, who combined for 9 strikeouts in their 4 innings of relief. Overall, the Bulldogs got 17 strikeouts in the game, marking 9 straight games and 11 out of 13 games in total where their pitchers have accumulated double digit strikeouts.
Preston Johnson 🔨
Bulldogs thru 7.0 scoreless IP tonight. pic.twitter.com/f6Ord92L9Q
— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) March 11, 2021
State was efficient with offense, with only 4 hits on the night, two of those coming from Josh Hatcher. The Bulldogs scored 2 in the first inning and 2 in the sixth, the final one coming on a Luke Hancock sacrifice fly that scored Tanner Allen.
Mississippi State will get back to action on Friday, taking on Eastern Michigan in the first of a three game set, first pitch at Dudy Noble Field is set for 6 PM.
Photo courtesy of Mississippi State athletics
