The Golden Eagles (19-7) traveled to Pearl, Miss. to face Mississippi State (18-7-1) at Trustmark Park in their lone meeting of the season. Coming into the game, USM had won eight straight games against SEC competition, but that streak was snapped as USM lost, 13-5.
The Golden Eagles were behind early. They were never able to recover the lead they gave up in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Bulldogs brought out the bulk of the Golden Eagle bullpen as USM used nine pitchers to try to capture the win against the No.