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Mississippi State suffers crushing loss to open super regional
Georgia erased a 7-0 deficit with nine straight runs and won on Michael O'Shaughnessy's eighth-inning three-run homer.
- On Saturday, Mississippi State lost 13-12 to Georgia in Game 1 of the Athens Super Regional at Foley Field, failing to protect an early 7-0 lead.
- The best-of-three series determines which program advances to the College World Series in Omaha, with the Diamond Dawgs seeking their first CWS appearance since 2021.
- Both teams combined for 11 home runs during the high-scoring contest, as Georgia rallied from the deficit with five runs in the fourth and four in the fifth inning.
- Facing a must-win scenario, Mississippi State coach Brian O'Connor must win Game 2 on Sunday to force a deciding Game 3 on Monday and keep the season alive.
- MSU will turn to Ryan McPherson on the mound for Game 2, with O'Connor pledging to "attack them one game at a time" toward an Omaha berth.
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Georgia beats Mississippi State in wild 11-homer NCAA super regional slugfest
In a wild super regional contest in the NCAA baseball tournament, Georgia spotted Mississippi State a seven-run lead, scored nine consecutive runs, blew their own two-run lead and needed a three-run home run to erase a late two-run deficit in a 13-12 win against rival Mississippi State.
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