Mississippi State baseball couldn’t get more than two innings from its starting pitcher on a crucial SEC series finale. The Bulldogs fell 14-8 at No. 11 Auburn on April 27. A win would’ve won MSU the series.

Mississippi State took the bats with them on a road trip to face No. 11 Auburn with a chance of getting some momentum at the end of the season. In a series with 52 total runs scored (the Tigers had a 27-25 edge there) both teams were running thin on pitching Sunday.

Auburn baseball beat Mississippi State in a rubber match for its fifth SEC series victory of the season. Here are three observations from the weekend.