STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State scored four runs on seven hits in the first inning and led 6-0 after three as it handed the Chippewas a 7-2 loss in the regional before 11,511 at the Bulldogs' Dudy Noble Field.
The loss ended CMU's win streak at 19 games and it sends the Chippewas to an elimination game on Sunday (3 p.m.) against Miami (Fla.). The winner faces Mississippi State in the championship game on Sunday at 9 p.m. A second title game, made necessary if Mississippi State loses the Sunday night game, is scheduled for Monday (7 p.