Arizona State 6, at Mississippi 7

LINCOLN, Neb. (Interstat) — Arizona State and Mississippi battled for 14 innings Friday night at Haymarket Park, with the Rebels emerging with a 7-6 victory in a playoff thriller that extended both teams’ seasons. The Sun Devils, the visiting team, jumped ahead early. Landon Hairston walked to lead off the game and Nu’u Contrades singled. Dean Toigo drove in Hairston with a single, and Austen Roellig added a run-scoring groundout to give Arizona State a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Mississippi answered in the bottom half when Judd Utermark homered to right center, cutting the deficit to 2-1. The… Read more...