Mississippi State baseball vs Northeastern highlights: Bulldogs win, play FSU in NCAA regional final

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Mississippi State baseball struggled to drive in runs, but scored just enough to reach the Tallahassee Regional championship game of the NCAA tournament. 

The No. 3 seed Bulldogs (36-22) dispatched No. 2 Northeastern 3-2 in an NCAA tournament elimination game on June 1 at Dick Howser Stadium. They did so despite leaving 11 runners on base with 13 hits.

MSU starting pitcher Evan Siary was a difference maker, throwing six powerful innings with two runs allowed on three hits, no walks and nine strikeouts. Then, Stone Simmons threw 2⅓ shutout innings to end the game.

Mississippi State must now beat No. 1 Florida State (40-14) twice to win the regional, starting with Game 1 later on June 1 (5 p.m. CT).

Mississippi State baseball live score vs Northeastern

Mississippi State baseball score: Bulldogs 3, Huskies 2, top of 7

Northeastern cut into the lead with a bases-loaded walk thrown by Nate Williams.

Mississippi State baseball score: Bulldogs 3, Huskies 1, bottom of 5

Hunter Hines drove in another run on a sacrifice fly.

Mississippi State baseball score: Bulldogs 2, Huskies 1, top of 5

Northeastern scored its first run off an RBI single from Alex Lane.

Mississippi State baseball score: Bulldogs 2, Huskies 0, bottom of 1

The Bulldogs jumped on Northeastern early with an RBI double from Hunter Hines. A groundout from Bryce Chance drove in a second run.

What time does Mississippi State baseball vs Northeastern start?  

• Date: Sunday, June 1
• Time: 11 a.m. CT
• Where: Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida

What TV channel is Mississippi State baseball vs Northeastern on today?  

• TV: None
• Streaming: ESPN+
• How to watch online: ESPN+ (subscribe here)

Mississippi State baseball starting pitcher

• Mississippi State: RHP Evan Siary (2-1, 4.13 ERA)
• Northeastern: RHP Aiven Cabral (10-2, 2.74 ERA)

Sawyer Reeves injury update

Mississippi State shortstop Sawyer Reeves left the Northeastern game with an injury and didn't play against Florida State. He's not in the lineup against Northeastern on June 1.

"No update," MSU interim coach Justin Parker said on May 31. "Just day to day. Dealing with some muscular stuff, so just kind of depends on how he feels when he wakes up."

NCAA baseball schedule

Here is the latest college baseball schedule and NCAA Tournament bracket update.

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.