Well, that was competitive for all of 20 minutes. No. 11 Mississippi State beat Nicholls 21-6 in its final midweek game of the season, and the Bulldogs made the most of it. They hit six home runs, including a two‑out grand slam from Jacob Parker that capped a 12‑run first inning. Four more runs came on homers after that, and Ace Reese added a solo shot in the fourth and a three‑run homer in the fifth. NO-DOUBTER. ACE'S SECOND OF THE NIGHT. ♠️ https://t.co/okh6xq5Ll5 pic.twitter.com/Wq8I5RKcRy — Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) May 6, 2026 Mississippi State didn't have to rely entirely on the long ball, though. Gehrig Frei, Parker and Reese got an RBI single, Blake Bevis scored one on a double, and Noah Sullivan drew a bases loaded walk. Truthfully, Mississippi State didn’t need much beyond the opening frame. Nicholls jumped ahead 2-0 on a first‑inning homer and scored five runs off Chris Billingsley Jr., but that was the extent of the pressure.…