NCAA Baseball: Mississippi State vs. Alcorn State

After losing to Texas Southern at home on Tuesday, the Mississippi State baseball team had to take it out on someone on Wednesday.

And that someone just so happens to be in-state rival Alcorn State who was on the wrong end of this one.

- - after losing to texas southern- at home, on tuesday... the- mississippi state baseball team- had to take it out on someone..- on wednesday.

- and that someone... just so - happens to be in-state rival- alcorn state... who was on the- wrong end of this one.- diamond dawgs in need of a big- time bounce-back... hosting the- braves, in this 2 o'clock - mid-week affair.- and m-s-u would get a big time- lift... from who else... just - load- up the mule baby... hurley- native brad cumbest... float- - - - like a butterfly... sting like- an east central hornet... that- second- - inning solo shot makes it 2-1..- in favor of of the bulldogs.- bottom third now... luke hancoc- opens up the lead, with - this two-r-b-i single into- right... here comes tanner- allen rounding third and headin- for home... jordan- westburg already across... 4-1- dawgs... and they would - never look back.- here comes the big blow, in the- seventh... get off me ball... - westburg... hitting one very- east... 410 feet over the wall,- in- right-center... that's a two-ru- shot to make it 8-4 state... an- that would be your final, from- starkville.

- here's more from the winning- side... after the win.- - "we've got really good players, but sometimes this game plays - you tough.

We had to fight- through it.

I think we learned - lot about our team in a twenty- four hour period because when w- left here last night, - very disappointed, but it was - good to see them fight- back."

"you can kind of take a sigh of relief, you know.

We put- yesterday's loss behind us and- moved on to today.

Even if we - didn't play our best baseball,- we still got a win and at the - end of the day, that's all that- matters."

"we had to get back to the ballpark and play another game- today.

I think the main - thing that was going through my- mind was get out there and- put my best foot forward for- these guys."

- - - m-s-u returns to the diamond, o- friday... for the start of a- three-game series, at long beac- state.-