In one of her tougher outings of the season, senior Cassady Knudsen (6-1) anchored MSU in the circle against the Eagles. Knudsen allowed three earned runs, the most she earned runs she has allowed all season, off six hits, two walks and a hit by pitch, but struck out 10 for her fifth double-digit strikeout performance of the season.
Mississippi State's other ace senior Holly Ward tossed the final inning, allowing just one run with one strikeout to notch her second save of the season.
"We moved out game time up, so I wasn't sure how our kids were going to respond," said head coach Vann Stuedeman.