No. 9 Bulldogs Drop Opener To Tennesssee
STARKVILLE – No. 9 Mississippi State battled back multiple times but couldn’t overcome a late surge by Tennessee, as the Volunteers held off the Bulldogs for a 6-5 victory Friday night at Dudy Noble Field. The Diamond Dawgs (26-8, 7-6 SEC) erased an early deficit and answered again late, but a three-run eighth inning from the Vols proved to be the difference in a tightly contested opener. Tennessee (22-12, 5-8) struck first in the third inning when Garrett Wright tripled and later scored on a groundout before Henry Ford added a solo home run to give the Volunteers a 2-0…
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