Mississippi State spent most of Saturday walking a tightrope in Austin, dodging traffic inning after inning while trying to figure out Texas’ pitching. It wasn’t pretty, but once the Bulldogs finally cracked the Longhorns’ bullpen, everything shifted. On the Mound Most of Saturday’s game felt like another pitcher’s duel between two of the SEC’s better staffs. Duke Stone gave up one run on five hits in five innings, and Roger Rojas matched him with one run on three hits. They combined for 12 strikeouts and only one walk. duꓘe stone pic.twitter.com/LplHL8ginr — Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) May 2, 2026 The duel ended once Stone and Rojas left the game. Or at least it did for Texas. Ben Davis, Jack Bauer and Maddox Webb allowed only two hits through the next three innings. More importantly, they held the Longhorns to one run despite Texas loading the bases in each of those innings. Bauer escaped bases‑loaded jams in the sixth and seventh. Webb did the same in the eighth.…