STARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s first loss of the season came from an unlikely source.

Andre Davis brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth inning, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat the Bulldogs 3-2 Tuesday at Dudy Noble Field.

The loss snapped Mississippi State’s 13-game winning streak to start the season, and an 11-game winning streak against teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Mississippi State’s last loss to a SWAC team came against Jackson State during the 2010 season.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-5) won its fourth consecutive game.

Rashawn Tillman went 2-for-4 with a run scored for UAPB, and Vladimir Gomez drove in a pair of runs with a single in the first inning. Four pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts.

Southern Miss 3, South Alabama 0

MOBILE, Ala. — Four Southern Miss pitchers combined to limit South Alabama to eight hits as the Golden Eagles registered a 3-0 victory Tuesday night.

Kirk McCarty, Luke Lowery, Nick Johnson and Ryan Milton combined on Southern Miss’ second straight shutout. They allowed eight hits and five walks, and struck out six.

Matt Durst hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to give Southern Miss the lead. It tacked on another run in the fifth on an RBI double by Ryan Ellis.