What Mississippi State baseball's Chris Lemonis said of Nate Dohm's exit vs. Evansville
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball's Nate Dohm exited Friday's series opener against Evansville with apparent discomfort in his throwing arm. After the 5-2 win, coach Chris Lemonis didn't appear worried about the starting pitcher's status.
"I think he had a little zinger," Lemonis said. "He was tired, but he just felt a little zing. He didn't feel like it was anything major. I'm not a doctor, but if he doesn't act like it's a big deal, I'm not going to act like it's a big deal."
With one out in the top of the seventh inning, Dohm's 100th pitch resulted in a double for Evansville's Harrison Taubert. MSU pitching coach Justin Parker went to the mound, and after a prolonged discussion, elected to let Dohm stay in the game.
After the next pitch, Dohm walked off the mound and was looking at his right elbow. That's when Lemonis walked out with a trainer and took Dohm out of the game.
Dohm finished with two runs allowed in 6⅓ innings, striking out 10.
"They jumped on some fastballs early, and he had to really adjust, which was probably good for him," Lemonis said. "He had to really pitch with his off-speed. Last couple weeks, he's kind of been a predominant fastball guy. Today he was able to mix and pitch all four pitches."
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Dohm is in his second season at MSU after transferring from Ball State. The native of Zionsville, Indiana, served primarily as a relief pitcher last season before moving into the Friday starting role this year.
Through four starts, he has allowed four earned runs and struck out 32 in 24 innings.
Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, @skrajisnik3.
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