STARKVILLE — Mississippi State will wait one more day before returning to the diamond.
MSU announced Monday morning that its game against Southern Mississippi, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been bumped back to Wednesday due to impending weather. The game will still be held at Trustmark Park in Pearl.
MSU concluded its first weekend of home competition Sunday with a walk-off win over Tulane. The Bulldogs took Games 2 and 3 of the series via game winning hits in the ninth inning after dropping Friday night’s contest 7-3.
Coach Chris Lemonis’ squad moved up to No. 3 in D1 Baseball’s Top 25 rankings following the pair of victories. The Bulldogs were also ranked No. 2 in Baseball America’s weekly rankings.
Southern Miss took two games off of UConn this past weekend and currently sit at 4-3 on the year. The Golden Eagles also won two of three games against Northwestern State between Feb. 21 and 22 and lost a midweek contest at South Alabama on Feb. 23.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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