ARLINGTON, Texas — The No. 7 Mississippi State baseball team opened the 2021 season with an 8-3 win over No. 9 Texas in the State Farm College Baseball Showdown on Saturday at Globe Life Field.
The Bulldogs (1-0, 0-0 SEC) scored two runs in the top of the second inning, two in the fourth inning, one in the fifth and six innings and two in the eighth inning. Texas (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) scored a run in the fifth inning and two in the ninth.
Offensively, the Bulldogs were led by junior Luke Hancock with three hits, two RBIs and two runs.