Mississippi State finally got to walk off the field smiling on Tuesday, which probably felt like a small miracle after the last week. When you lose back‑to‑back games on walkoffs, you start to wonder if the sport is trying to teach you a lesson. Turns out the lesson was just to hang around long enough for someone else to feel that pain. This time it was Kentucky in the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament. And this time it was Mississippi State doing the celebrating after a 4-3 comeback win that kept the Bulldogs alive in Lexington. Hear from the hero 🔊 @TaylorTroutman6 | #HailState pic.twitter.com/rtky9pI0xq — Mississippi State Softball (@HailStateSB) May 5, 2026 It wasn’t clean, it wasn’t quick, and it definitely wasn’t stress free, but it was the kind of seventh inning that makes tournament softball worth the trouble. Mississippi State trailed by two with three outs left and hadn’t done much since the third inning.…