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What hurt Mississippi State baseball most in SEC Tournament loss to Georgia

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Mississippi State baseball's SEC Tournament was ended by No. 1 seed Georgia in the quarterfinals on May 21.

HOOVER, AL — Mississippi State baseball was eliminated from the SEC Tournament . The No. 8 seed Bulldogs (40-17) lost 5-3 against No.

1 Georgia (44-12) in the quarterfinals at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on May 21. A win would've gotten them to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2013. A three-run home run by Georgia's Brennan Hudson in the fourth inning was the difference.

MSU is expected to host an NCAA Tournament regional at Dudy Noble Field and will learn its opponents on May 25. Georgia will play the winner of No. 4 Alabama and No.

5 Florida in the semifinals on May 23. Duke Stone pitched well vs Georgia until fourth inning Duke Stone tied his career high with seven runs allowed in his last start at Texas A&M, but pitched well at first against Georgia, the top offense in the SEC. The first inning was an efficient nine pitches.