Mississippi State Bulldogs' Evan Siary (12) pitches as Auburn Tigers baseball takes on Mississippi State Bulldogs at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala., on Friday, April 25, 2025. Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Mississippi State, Ole Miss announce starting pitchers for rivalry series

Originally posted on Mississippi State Bulldogs on SI
By Taylor Hodges | Last updated May 8, 2025 5:39 PM ET

Neither Mississippi State or No. 24 Ole Miss had midweek games to play giving both sides enough time to rest and have their entire pitching staffs available for this weekend.

However, when something isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it.

The Bulldogs (29-19, 10-14 SEC) and Rebels (33-15, 13-11 SEC) will continue to implement the starting pitcher rotations that got them to this point in the season, with the added bonus of their midweek starters also being available.

Game One

LHP Hunter Elliot (6-3, 3.71 ERA, 60.2 IP, 71 SO, 31 BB, 25 ER, .200 b/avg.) vs. LHP Pico Kohn (5-2, 3.90 ERA, 67 IP, 93 SO, 18 BB, 29 ER, .220 b/avg.)

Game Two

RHP Riley Maddox (5-4, 5.80 ERA, 49.2 IP, 49 SO, 21 BB, 25 ER, .269 b/avg.) vs. RHP Evan Siary (1-1, 4.95 ERA, 36.1 IP, 42 SO, 13 BB, 20 ER, .229 b/avg.)

Game Three

RHP Mason Nichols (3-1, 5.40 ERA, 43.1 IP, 45 SO, 18 BB, 26 ER, .266 b/avg.) vs. RHP Karson Ligon (4-5, 6.75 ERA, 42.2 IP, 52 SO, 18 BB, 32 ER, .271 b/avg.)

Starting this weekend at The Dude#HailState pic.twitter.com/R6QrexSfEk
— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) May 8, 2025

Ole Miss at Mississippi State

Friday: @elliotthunter10
Saturday: @riley_maddox1
Sunday: @masonichols11 pic.twitter.com/MLFihW13zq
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) May 8, 2025

Notable Bullpen Pitchers

Mississippi State

RHP Noah Sullivan (0-0, 1.96 ERA, 18.1 IP, 15 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, .246 b/avg.)
LHP Luke Dotson (1-1, 2 SV, 2.50 ERA, 18 IP, 23 SO, 10 BB, 5 ER, .197 b/avg.)
RHP Ryan McPherson (4-0, 1 SV, 3.23 ERA, 30.2 IP, 48 SO, 10 BB, 11 ER, .183 b/avg.)
RHP Stone Simmons (3-2, 2 SV, 4.72 ERA, 26.2 IP, 37 SO, 10 BB, 14 ER, .280 b/avg.)\
RHP Ben Davis (2-2, 1 SV, 4.23 ERA, 44.2 IP, 50 SO, 17 BB, 21 ER, .243 b/avg.)\
RHP Nate Williams (1-3, 4.37 ERA, 22.2 IP, 47 SO, 8 BB, 11 ER, .148 b/avg.)

Ole Miss

RHP Cade Townsend (1-0, 7.03 ERA, 24.1 IP, 35 SO, 13 BB, 19 ER, .225 b/avg.)
RHP Mason Morris (4-1, 1 SV, 2.72 ERA, 39.2 IP, 59 SO, 17 BB, 12 ER, .196 b/avg.)
RHP Connor Spencer (0-1, 4 SV, 0.56 ERA, 16 IP, 18 SO, 8 BB, 1 ER, .127 b/avg.)
RHP Will McCausland (2-0, 2 SV, 4.91 ERA, 33 IP, 43 SO, 6 BB, 18ER, .262 b/avg.)
LHP Gunnar Dennis (2-1, 3.72 ERA, 19.1 IP, 21 SO, 11 BB, 8 ER, .284 b/avg.)