Baseball

Mississippi State pounds out 18 hits and hands the Gamecocks their first SEC loss of the season, 13-3, while evening the weekend series.

As a duo, Hunter Hines and Dakota Jordan go 6-for-9 at the plate with three RBIs while the Mississippi State pitching staff tosses nine strikeouts to shut down Samford, 9-4.

Davis Diaz and Jack Bulger tally six RBIs on three homers as the No. 4 Commodores down the Bulldogs, 11-7, earning their first 6-0 start in SEC play since 1972.

Parker Noland and RJ Schreck combine to blast four homers and drive in 19 of the No. 4 Commodores' runs in a 26-3 road win over the Bulldogs.

Southpaw starter Bradley Loftin delivers nine of the Bulldogs' 14 strikeouts as their offense combines for 16 hits to dominate Arkansas State, 16-2.

Kentucky jumps to an early lead with a four-run first frame before scoring eight in the sixth inning to sweep the series with a 17-3 victory over the Bulldogs.