re: Bama Baseball 33-24 (13-17) (2023-24)

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Alabama baseball dropped game one of the weekend series with 16th-ranked Mississippi State, 13-3, on Friday evening at Dudy Noble Field. With the loss, the 17th-ranked Crimson Tide moves to 28-17 overall and 9-13 in Southeastern Conference play.

Mississippi State wasted no time getting on the board, plating six runs over the first three innings to gain the early advantage. The Bulldogs then posted a six-run fourth to build a 12-0 lead. The Crimson Tide chipped away for three of their own in the fifth, but MSU followed with one run in the sixth to give the Bulldogs the run-rule victory.

Khal Stephen (7-3) got the win, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work. The loss went to Tide starter Greg Farone (4-2).

From Associate Head Coach Jason Jackson
"We just didn't locate the heater tonight and left breaking balls over too much of the plate. They did a good job of taking advantage of our mistakes on the mound. We had some really good at-bats, a lot of loud outs, a lot of baserunners and nine hits, but they made the pitches when they had to, and we did not."

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