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A spirited reaction turned disastrous for Mississippi State on Saturday night and will have the home team’s backs against the wall on Sunday. A play at the plate to end the eighth inning made by Johnny Long escalated into some physical contact and a heated situation between the two teams. It would ultimately lead to MSU losing six starters to ejections and UGA would hit a home run in the ninth to win 3-2. With the lead run coming around third in the eighth, a throw got to Long in time and he made the tag on the runner at the plate. The aftereffects created one of the more bizarre scenes in rec…