College World Series: Mississippi State Bulldogs top Washington Huskies 1-0 in bottom of 9th

Mississippi State's Jake Mangum. (AP Photo/Mike Strasinger)

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Bottom 9: Hunter Stovall reaches first on a single to right ... Elijah MacNamee rips one up the middle and the Bulldogs have two on wth no outs ... Justin Foscue's bunt pops up for an out, runners stay at first and second with one out ... Luke Alexander rips one to deep right, past the reach of Kaiser Weiss, sending MacNamee home for the winning run. | Mississippi State 1, Washington 0

Top 9: Braiden Ward grounds out to open the ninth ... Nick Kahle knocks one to right center, prompting a pitching change from the Bulldogs ... Joe Wainhouse goes down swinging for out No. 2 ... Levi Jordan knocks in a single, Kahle advances to second and the Huskies put two on ... Levi Jordan out at second ends the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 8: Alex Hardy in for Joe Demers on the mound ... Jordan Westburg grounds out to short for the first out ... Jake Mangum doubles to left center ... Rowdey Jordan grounds out and Mangum advances to third with two outs ... Tanner Allen grounds out to short to end the inning. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 8: JP France replaces Ethan Small on the mound for MSU ... France gets Kaiser Weiss looking for out No. 1 ... Jonathan Schiffer lines out to right ... France retires the side after Mason Cerrillo lines out to third. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 7: Justin Foscue goes down swinging ... Luke Alexander rips one to deep left, but not deep enough ... Dustin Skelton lines out for a quick 1-2-3 B7. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 7: Levi Jordan grounds out to second ... Levi Jordan flies out to shallow center ... Willie MacIver's fly out ends the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 6: Tanner Allen pops out for the first out ... Hunter Stovall grounds out, followed by Hunter Stovall. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 6: Mason Cerrillo lines out to open the inning ... Braiden Ward zips one up the middle for a one-out single ... Ward steals second with ease ... Nick Kahle flies out to right and Ward advances to third with two out ... Joe Wainhouse goes down swinging to end the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 5: Luke Alexander reaches first ... Dustin Skelton grounds out to third but advances Alexander to second with one down ... Jordan Westburg grounds out to second for the second out ... the Huskies intentionally walk Jake Mangum, putting two on with two out ... Rowdey Jordan dribbles to second to end the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 5: Willie MacIver pops out to shallow center for the first out ... Christian Jones strikes out swinging .. Jonathan Schiffer flies to end the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 4: Rowdey Jordan goes down swinging ... Tanner Allen flies out to right for the second out ... Tanner Allen rips one up the middle for a single ... Elijah MacNamee goes up the middle to put two on for the Bulldogs ... Justin Foscue grounded out back to the mound to retire the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 4: Ethan Small gets Joe Wainhouse swinging ... Levi Jordan smacks it right back to Small, who picks it up and throws Jordan out at first for out No. 2 ... AJ Graffanino's shot to center retires the side. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 3: Luke Alexander up the middle for a leadoff single ... Dustin Skelton's sacrifice bunt advances Alexander to second with one out ... solid defense from Levi Jordan gets Jordan Westburg on a grounder to short ... Jake Mangum grounds out to third to end the inning.  | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 3: Ethan Small strikes out Christian Jones to start the third .. Jonathan Schiffer rips a single to left ... Mason Cerrillo puts two on with a line drive to left center ... a balk by the Bulldogs advances the UW runners to second and third with one out ... Small plunks Braiden Ward to load the bases with only one out ... 6-4-3 double play ends the inning as Small and MSU escape unscathed.  | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 2: Hunter Stovall leads off the inning with a single to center ... Elijah MacNamee hits into a double play ... inning over as Justin Foscue grounds out to third. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 2: Joe Wainhouse grounds out to third to open the inning ... Levi Jordan strikes out ... AJ Graffanino rips one to the deep right corner for a two-out double ... Willie MacIver pops up to second to end the inning. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Bottom 1: Jake Mangum leads off for the Bulldogs rips one between first and second for a standup single ... Rowdey Jordan hops one to second for a double play ...  Tanner Allen hits to third to end the inning. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

Top 1: Huskies begin at the plate ... Mason Cerrillo grounds out to open the inning ... Braiden Ward follows suit ... Nick Kahle likewise grounds out to short and it's three up, three down to start the game. | Washington 0, Mississippi State 0

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Opening Day of the 2018 College World Series continues with the Mississippi State Bulldogs taking on the Washington Huskies Saturday night.

The Bulldogs are back in Omaha for the first time since 2013, while the Huskies are making their first appearance in the CWS.

Follow along for live inning-by-inning updates from Mississippi State vs. Washington:

What: Mississippi State Bulldogs (37-27) vs. Washington Huskies (35-24)

Where: TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Nebraska

When: 5:36 p.m. PT, Saturday, June 16

TV: ESPN

Live stream: Watch ESPN and the ESPN app

Starters:

UW RHP Joe DeMers - 7-3, 2.56 ERA, .212 b/avg

MSU LHP Ethan Small - 5-3, 3.11 ERA, .238 b/avg

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