NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 4 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team bounced back with a 7-4 win over No. 2 Vanderbilt on Saturday night at Hawkins Field to even the three-game series.
The Bulldogs (29-9, 11-6 SEC) handed Vanderbilt sophomore starting pitcher Jack Leiter (7-1) his first loss of the season as the Commodores drop to 30-7 (12-5 SEC).
MSU sophomore starting pitcher Will Bednar (3-1) tossed five innings, allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
Junior Preston Johnson entered the game in the sixth inning and pitched 1 1⁄3 innings.