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Mississippi State scored the first six runs against St. John’s in Sunday’s elimination game at the Charlottesville Regional. They appeared to be in the driver’s seat before the Red Storm began to close the gap in the fourth inning. Bulldogs head coach Chris Lemonis chose to start Brooks Auger, who had struck 13 players out and threw 12 balls in his last outing against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. He wasn’t as crisp as he had been late last month as the game went on after allowing five hits and two earned runs in the first four innings. “Not as much command as we saw that night, and that’s r…