Mississippi State outlasts LSU in 11-inning thriller

STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Mississippi State outlasted LSU 10-8 in 11 innings Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium, taking the Southeastern Conference series opener. Blake Bevis homered and drove in three runs for the Bulldogs, who improved to 32-10. Kevin Milewski hit a two-run homer in the 11th to break an 8-8 tie after LSU had taken a one-run lead in the top of the ninth. The Tigers (24-19) scored three unearned runs in the first inning and collected 13 hits. Omar Serna homered and had two RBIs. Steven Milam added two hits and three RBIs. Mississippi State’s Noah Sullivan also homered. Bulldogs pitchers Ben Davis, Maddox Webb, Maddox Miller and Dane Burns combined for effective relief. LSU’s Santiago Garcia pitched three hitless innings. The teams play again Saturday.