STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — The Mississippi State Bulldogs unleashed an offensive onslaught for the ages on Saturday, March 7, 2026, dismantling the Lipscomb Bisons 26-0 in a nonconference baseball game that was decided almost as soon as it began at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium.

The most important part of the game was its explosive start, which rendered the remaining innings a formality. Mississippi State starter Duke Stone set a dominant tone, striking out six over four perfect innings. His performance was immediately backed by a relentless Bulldogs lineup that scored in each of the first five innings, turning the afternoon contest into a runaway by the evening.

Noah Sullivan, the top star for Mississippi State, was the catalyst. The first baseman launched a two-run homer in the first inning to open the scoring and then obliterated the game in the third. With the Bulldogs already leading 8-0, Sullivan came to bat with two runners on and crushed a three-run shot to left-center, part of an 11-run third inning that saw 16 Bulldogs come to the plate. Sullivan finished 3 for 4 with two home runs and six RBIs, continuing a torrid series after driving in four runs in Friday’s win.

The Bulldogs amassed 20 hits. Ace Reese drove in three runs with a double and a single during the early barrage. Pinch-hitter Jacob Parker delivered a two-run double in the fourth to finish with three RBIs, and Kevin Milewski added a pinch-hit solo homer in the third. Gehrig Frei capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the fifth.

Lipscomb used seven pitchers, none of whom could stem the tide. The Bisons managed just one hit, a fifth-inning single by pinch-hitter Connor Pippenger off reliever Charlie Foster. That lone baserunner was immediately stranded. Caleb Pica provided a brief bright spot for Lipscomb with a scoreless sixth inning, striking out two.

Mississippi State’s bullpen preserved the combined one-hitter. After Foster allowed the hit in the fifth, Dane Burns and Parker Rhodes each threw a perfect inning, with Burns striking out two.

The victory improved 14th-ranked Mississippi State’s record to 14-2, while Lipscomb fell to 6-8. The Bulldogs have now outscored the Bisons 43-7 through the first three games of the weekend series. The result was a stark deviation from the pregame projection by Interstat, which had forecast a 7-5 Mississippi State win and gave the Bulldogs an 82.9% probability of victory.

The teams conclude the four-game series on Sunday.