MSU canât hold ninth inning lead, falls in extras This was Carolinaâs second walk-off win on Motherâs Day in the past four years. (Source: Ryan Bethea) By MSU Sports Information | May 9, 2021 at 11:11 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 11:18 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. - It was a game of momentum swings and for the first time this season the Mississippi State baseball program lost a game when leading after eight innings, as No. 12 South Carolina tied the game in the ninth and won it with a walk-off double in the 11th inning to take a 4-3 victory in the series finale at Founders Park.
Hunter Cloud: Column: A love for America’s game [The Natchez Democrat, Miss.]
Feb. 27 Whether it’s the pop of baseballs hitting gloves or the song “Centerfield” by John Fogerty blaring through the speakers, there is no better sound than that of baseball season.
Spring air carries the smell of fresh cut grass, hotdogs sizzling on a grill and the smoke from kettle corn popping. Time slows as pitch after pitch are delivered from the mound. Action in the game grows and falls like the rhythmic sound of cicadas in summer time.
I love baseball for many reasons, but I love it most because it is a game of romance. It is a game that transcends the diamond, the players and the managers. Baseball is an American pastime, but I would also argue it is the cornerstone of our culture.