Brian O'Connor gives Ryan McPherson injury update on Mississippi State starting pitcher
Mississippi State baseball coach Brian O'Connor gave an injury update on starting pitcher Ryan McPherson.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball starting pitcher Ryan McPherson was diagnosed with a mild forearm strain, coach Brian O'Connor announced after the 12-0 win against Southern Miss on March 24. O'Connor said it's "incredibly highly doubtful" he pitches when the No. 4 Bulldogs (21-4) play a three-game series at No.
18 Ole Miss (19-7) beginning on March 27 (6:30 p. m. , SEC Network+).
"There's no timetable to it right now," O'Connor said. "We're still consulting with doctors and stuff, but that is the diagnosis on Ryan McPherson's mild forearm strain. We'll kind of figure out in the coming days what we're looking at from a timetable standpoint.
" McPherson exited his March 20 start against Vanderbilt in the fifth inning after throwing one warmup pitch. He did not slip on the pitch or grab any specific part of his body after throwing the pitch and underwent an MRI on March 22. Ryan McPherson stats McPherson, a sophomore right-hander, has been Mississippi State's Friday starter all season.