CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Andriud Martinez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning, Drake Osborn added a two-run single in the seventh, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Mississippi State 6-3 on Sunday in the finale of the Kleberg Bank College Classic.

It was the first loss for Mississippi State (3-4) under interim head coach Gary Henderson. It had won three in a row since he took over following the resignation of Andy Cannizaro.

It was also game four of a marathon nine-game, 12-day road trip. The Bulldogs will play at Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Monday, at McNeese State on Wednesday, and then three games at the Shriner’s Classic in Houston next weekend.

The long road trip was caused by offseason renovations to Dudy Noble Field that are being finished up. Mississippi State won’t play a home game until March 6 against New Mexico State. Ten of its next 11 games after that are at home.

Martinez also had a two-run single in the fourth inning for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-1), and Enrique Sanchez Jr. drove in two runs.

Justin Foscue homered for Mississippi State, and Jake Mangum was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, RBI and one run scored.

Mangum tripled in a run and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Hunter Stovall to tie the game at 3 in the fifth inning. Texas A&M then took the lead for good in the sixth on Martinez’s two-out RBI single.
Mississippi State only had one batter reach base — a leadoff single by Mangum in the eighth — in the last four innings. It struck out eight times against six Islanders pitchers, with five of them coming from the sixth inning on.

Jacob Billingsley started and pitched 3 2/3 innings for the Bulldogs. He allowed three runs, four hits and four walks, but was able to leave with a no-decision.

Zach Neff took the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, over the last 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none.