CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Mississippi State baseball team beat The Citadel 10-2 on Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina.

Outfielder Brad Cumbest continued making the most of his opportunities in left field of late, going 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs for the No. 4 Bulldogs (33-10, 14-7 Southeastern Conference). The junior from Hurley also had the Bulldogs’ only stolen base on the night against The Citadel (11-29).I liked the way we played tonight.

Freshman Cade Smith got the start for the Bulldogs, throwing three innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts and earning the win.

Logan Tanner had a nice night at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Freshman Kellum Clark made the most of his limited opportunity, going 1 for 3 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored.

“We got a good start, our [relievers] pitched well, we played good defense and we got some big hits with two outs and with runners in scoring position,” Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis said in a news release. “I am excited because we have a big weekend ahead of us. The home runs gave us a little separation tonight and the ballpark played a little more offensive, so that was huge for us.

Mississippi State drew first blood in the top of the first, when a Scotty Dubrule single chased home Tanner Allen. After a Rowdey Jordan sacrifice fly scored a run in the second, Cumbest’s single plated two runs in the third inning. The Bulldogs broke it open in the fifth when Logan Tanner and Cumbest each had two-run home runs, making it an 8-1 game. From there, Lane Forsythe singled home a run later in the fifth, and Drew McGowan hit a sacrifice fly to make it 10-1 in the top of the ninth.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a weekend set at No. 19 South Carolina (27-15, 11-10 SEC). The series is set to begin at 6 p.m. Friday in Columbia, South Carolina.

Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.