STARKVILLE — Tanner Allen wanted to be alone.
When he struck out with the bases loaded to end the bottom of the seventh inning with No. 4 Mississippi State still trailing Texas A&M by a run, Allen discarded his helmet, pulled on his baseball cap and walked straight to right field, as he normally does, for the top of the eighth.
He realized he wasn’t as disappointed as he expected to be. Allen reasoned with himself as he stood in the outfield grass.
“I’m going to probably hav
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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