Brendan Farrell

Between a family full of college athletes, a pandemic that threw a wrench into his recruiting process, three years at USC Upstate, a huge breakout season and more, here's how Noah Sullivan ended up leading the Bulldogs' offense. djournal.com/sports/college…

FINAL: Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 7 Bryce Chance finishes a big day for himself and the Bulldogs at the plate with an RBI single. MSU sweeps Vanderbilt.

Pitzer works through a scoreless seventh inning

Bryce Chance with an RBI single to make it 16-7. Chance having a nice day: 3 for 4 with two RBIs

Ryder Woodson with MSU's fourth home run of the day, and it's 15-7.

Foster's day is over. In comes Tyler Pitzer for MSU

Vandy kicks the extra point, making it 14-7

MSU has scored in every inning so far, and we head to the sixth with the Bulldogs up 14-6.

The home run derby in Starkville continues. Ace Reese leads off the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot. Vanderbilt turns to its fifth pitcher of the day, and MSU leads 14-6

Foster retires Vanderbilt in order in the fifth.

Charlie Foster coming in to pitch for Mississippi State here in the top of the fifth.

Bryce Chance RBI double, and it's 13-6, MSU

Three-run home run for Vanderbilt makes it 12-6 through 3.5.

Gehrig Frei strikes out to end the threat, but the Bulldogs are flying. 12-3 through three.

Stallman with a double down the right-field line, and it's 12-3. Two runners still in scoring position for MSU, but there's also two outs.

Mississippi State pouring it on. Noah Sullivan continues to have a big weekend with a two-RBI single. 11-3, MSU

MSU has runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the third, and Vandy is making another pitching change. In comes Nate Taylor.

Ryder Woodson makes it to third on a wild pickoff attempt to first before scoring on a Kevin Milewski sac fly. 9-3, State.

Vanderbilt goes down in order in the top of the third. MSU still leads 8-3.

Not sure if someone's juicing the balls today or what, but we've had yet another ball leave the yard. Reed Stallman with a towering two-run home run to right field, and it's 8-3, State.

Stone gets a strikeout but then gives up his third solo home run of the inning. Wild start to this one. 6-3, MSU