No. 11 Mississippi State had its chances to clinch a massively important SEC series win over No. 6 Auburn. Those chances mostly came Friday night , not Saturday. Auburn rolled 13-2 in the finale, the first run-rule loss at Dudy Noble Field since Florida won 13-3 last season. That one lasted eight innings. This one didn’t even make it that far. The Tigers ended it in the seventh by turning a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded. Jacob Parker was a half-step short of beating the throw. Mississippi State didn’t create many scoring chances, and that seventh inning was its best look all day. The only runs came on Ace Reese’s 393-foot homer in the fifth, which only trimmed the deficit to 8-2. 3️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/sR4tJ6vV29 — Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) May 9, 2026 Most of the afternoon was defined by pitching problems. The exception was Ryan McPherson, who returned after seven weeks on the shelf.…