# SEC Baseball: Mississippi State Bulldogs Defeats Cincinnati Bearcats 10-5 **Published:** 2026-05-31 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/mississippi-state-defeats-cincinnati-10-5-baseball **Players:** [Bryce Chance](https://secscouts.com/players/bryce-chance), [Gehrig Frei](https://secscouts.com/players/gehrig-frei), [Kevin Milewski](https://secscouts.com/players/kevin-milewski), [Jacob Parker](https://secscouts.com/players/jacob-parker), [Reed Stallman](https://secscouts.com/players/reed-stallman), [Tomas Valincius](https://secscouts.com/players/tomas-valincius), [Maddox Webb](https://secscouts.com/players/maddox-webb) --- STARKVILLE, Miss. (05/29/2026) — The Mississippi State Bulldogs powered past the Cincinnati Bearcats 10-5 on Friday at Dudy Noble Field, riding a dominant pitching performance and a relentless middle-innings offense to a comfortable five-run win. Mississippi State controlled the game from the opening frame and never trailed, building a 10-1 lead before Cincinnati pushed across four late runs against the back end of the Bulldog bullpen. ## How It Happened Mississippi State struck first in the bottom of the first when A. Reese homered to center to make it 1-0. Cincinnati answered quickly in the second, as Christian Mitchelle doubled to shallow left to score Enzo Infelise and knot the game at 1-1 — the only tie of the night. From there, the Bulldogs methodically pulled away. In the fifth, Bryce Chance reached on an infield single to shortstop to plate Jacob Parker, and Gehrig Frei followed with an infield single to second that scored both Reed Stallman and Kevin Milewski, stretching the lead to 4-1. The sixth inning belonged entirely to Mississippi State. Stallman doubled to left to bring home Parker, a wild pitch added another run, and Milewski capped the outburst with a two-run homer to right, scoring Stallman and pushing the margin to 8-1. Stallman struck again in the seventh, doubling to right to score N. Sullivan and Parker and extending the Bulldog advantage to 10-1. Cincinnati mounted a late rally to avoid a quiet finish. In the eighth, Ryan Tyranski reached on an infield single to second to score J. Smith, and J. Natili drew a bases-loaded walk that brought Charlie Niehaus home. The Bearcats added two more in the ninth on a Niehaus single that scored Cal Sefcik and a Tyranski groundout that plated Mitchelle, trimming the final to 10-5. ## Turning Point The fifth and sixth innings decided the outcome. After Cincinnati had clawed even at 1-1, Mississippi State scored seven unanswered runs across those two frames, turning a one-run game into an 8-1 cushion. Frei's two-run infield single in the fifth and Milewski's two-run homer in the sixth were the back-breakers, putting the game out of reach and removing any late-inning suspense before Cincinnati's offense finally stirred. ## Star of the Game Reed Stallman was the engine of the Mississippi State attack, finishing 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs. His run-scoring doubles in both the sixth and seventh innings accounted for three of the Bulldogs' final four runs and repeatedly extended the lead at the moments Mississippi State needed to bury the rally. On the mound, starter Tomas Valincius was equally pivotal, working 7.1 innings while allowing just five hits and three runs with 10 strikeouts. His length and swing-and-miss stuff kept Cincinnati's bats quiet through the heart of the game, allowing the Bulldog offense to build its lead without pressure. Milewski added a major boost, going 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs, a home run and a walk, while Frei (2-for-6, 2 RBI), Chance (3-for-5, 1 RBI) and Parker (1-for-2, 3 runs, 1 BB) all contributed to the Bulldogs' balanced effort. For Cincinnati, Sefcik went 2-for-4 with a run, Tyranski drove in two, and Niehaus reached base twice with a run and an RBI. On the mound, Logan Knight gave the Bearcats 3.2 innings with three strikeouts, and Brendin Oliver tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with two punchouts in relief. ## What It Means For Mississippi State, the 10-5 victory was a complete performance — a starting pitcher who churned through 7.1 innings, a deep lineup that produced 13 scoring plays' worth of pressure, and timely power from Milewski and Stallman. The Bulldogs answered Cincinnati's only equalizer with a sustained run that showcased the kind of two-way execution they will lean on the rest of the 2026 season. Cincinnati leaves Dudy Noble Field with a tough loss but a measure of fight, having pushed across four runs in the final two innings against the Bulldog bullpen. Tyranski, Sefcik and Niehaus all reached base multiple times, and Oliver's scoreless relief offered a bright spot. The Bearcats will look to carry that late offensive surge forward as they regroup. --- *Original article: [SEC Baseball: Mississippi State Bulldogs Defeats Cincinnati Bearcats 10-5](https://secscouts.com/news/mississippi-state-defeats-cincinnati-10-5-baseball) — SEC Scouts*