STARKVILLE — There was a long pause in Game 1 of the Starkville Super Regional before the beginning of the seventh inning. Players on the field took a knee, and fans in the stands stood in confused silence.

Mississippi State junior pitcher Jack Eagan was transported to the hospital with what the university called "a non-athletic medical event."

Mississippi State Athletics released a statement saying that Eagan has been released from the hospital and will be able to sit in the dugout with his teammates during Sunday's Game 2 of the Starkville Super Regional.

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Mississippi State players formed a human-shield around Eagan, who appeared to be on the ground in the dugout in serious discomfort. A source close to the situation saw Eagan's hands uncontrollably shaking. After a lengthy time on the floor, Eagan was picked up by his teammates and carried out of the dugout.

An ambulance pulled up to the stadium very shortly thereafter. Eagan was loaded into the vehicle on a stretcher. The stretcher was propped up, and Eagan had his legs propped up as well. He did not appear to be unconscious.

It was a scary moment for both teams. Stanford head coach David Esquer went to Mississippi State catcher Dustin Skelton on the field to get the scoop on the situation. Skelton told Esquer that everyone in the Mississippi State dugout was shaken up watching it unfold.

MSU head coach Chris Lemonis surely was. Tears formed in his eyes when asked to detail the situation from his point of view in his post-game press conference.

"It was tough," Lemonis said. "It was a tough five, 10 minutes for our team. Just a group of guys that care a lot about each other. When you see one go down like that, it was tough on everybody. That's all I got on that."

"At that point, it's not Mississippi State versus Stanford," Esquer added. "It is everybody pulling together saying prayer for the health of another ballplayer."

Eagan did not pitch in Saturday's game. He watched the first six innings from the dugout before suffering the medical emergency.

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