Why Mississippi State baseball trolled Ole Miss at SEC Tournament

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HOOVER, AL — Mississippi State baseball had a little fun on social media regarding the new ABS challenge system in the SEC Tournament.

The No. 8 seed Bulldogs beat No. 16 Missouri 12-2 on May 20 in the second round of the SEC Tournament. A new challenge system, similar to what's being used in Major League Baseball this season, is getting tested in games at the Hoover Met this week.

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Catchers, pitchers and hitters have the ability to challenge called balls and strikes. On May 19, Ole Miss became the first team to utilize that feature in its 10-8 loss to Missouri.

Catcher Austin Fawley challenged a called ball that was upheld on review. Ole Miss put out a graphic on social media recognizing the moment.

Ole Miss did not challenge any other balls or strikes during the game, and Missouri was successful on 7 of 9 challenges.

Mississippi State put out a similar graphic a day later during the game against Missouri, but with an emphasis that MSU was the first Mississippi team to correctly challenge a pitch. The Bulldogs did that in the second inning.

MSU starting pitcher Tomas Valincius threw a pitch at the top of the zone to Missouri's Kaden Peer that was called a ball. MSU catcher Chone Jones challenged, and it was strike three.

Mississippi State was 2-of-3 on challenges against Missouri.

The Bulldogs will play No. 1 seed Georgia (43-12) on May 21 (3 p.m., SEC Network) in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.

Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_

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