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Jace Jones
Carley Bieser
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Mississippi Valley MVSU 0-6
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Winner Jacksonville St. JAXST 7-2
Mississippi Valley MVSU
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Final
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Jacksonville St. JAXST
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Valley MVSU 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2
Jacksonville St. JAXST 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 X 7 7 2

W: J. Evers (1-0) L: Deutsch, Gage (0-1) S: S. Hutto (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | MVSU Communications

All Five Hits Go For Extra Bases, Bufford & Williams Homer

 
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program racked up 14 total bases over just five hits, tallying three doubles and a pair of home runs in a Wednesday morning setback at Jacksonville State, 7-4.
 
The Basics:
 
  • Score
    • Jacksonville State – 7
    • Mississippi Valley – 4
 
  • Records
    • Mississippi Valley (0-6, 0-0 SWAC)
    • Jacksonville State (7-2, 0-0 Conference USA)
   
  • Series History
    • Gamecocks Lead 2-0 (0%)
 
  • Winning Streak
    • Gamecocks (W2) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: N/A
 
Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
 
  • The fourth inning was where nearly all of the offensive action took place for the Diamond Devils with all of their runs, and four of the five hits came from:
    • Eric Williams knotted the score via a solo shot for the Green and White's first long ball of 2026 and his first as a collegiate athlete.
    • Jaxon Haynes then doubled into the left-centerfield gap.
    • Jace Jones would then replace him at second base with a two-bagger of his own down the left field line.
    • Finally, Noah Bufford uncorked a two-run bomb over the 370' sign in the power alley and into the tree line for his sixth career jack.
 
  • The only other knock would take place in the seventh as Stephen Landaz smashed a pinch-hit double before being left stranded.
 
  • On the mound, Ethan Fuller (1.1 IP) and Clint Lafferty (1.0 IP) each struck out one Gamecock without a baserunner scoring while Kobe Ladd pitched 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run plus a punchout as well.
 
  • Williams added to his hot start in 2026 with a pair of bases on balls to go along with his round-tripper whereas Kendall Brookins walked twice and Johnny Escobalez Jr. coaxed ball four once.
 
Next:
  
  • Valley State will return to The Sip for a three-day weekend in the capital, beginning on Friday at 2 p.m. versus UNC Asheville as part of the Jackson State University Round Robin Tournament.
  
 
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