STARKVILLE – Missouri ace Tanner Houck baffled Mississippi State at the plate for five frames.
But the fourth-ranked Bulldogs were finally able to get to the top-rated 2017 MLB Draft prospect during their third turn through the lineup, rallying with four runs to win 4-3 and take the series against the Tigers.
“(Houck) threw up zeros for five innings and we chipped away in the sixth, seventh and eighth and scored all those runs,” said MSU pitcher Austin Sexton. “Baseball is a game of patience and I think we waited around just enough.