FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (15-2, 1-0 SEC) began SEC play with an 8-0 victory over the Missouri Tigers (9-9, 0-1 SEC) on Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith struck out 10 batters and threw six scoreless innings in the start, while freshman designated hitter Nolan Souza hit two homers in his conference debut.
HawgBeat provided live inning-by-inning updates with results for every at bat, live scoring updates and more:
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Top 1 (Missouri)
LHP Hagen Smith pitching for Arkansas
- Tucker Moore struck out swinging (98 mph fastball for strike three)
- Trevor Austin struck out swinging on three pitcher
- Jackson Lovich six-pitch walk
- Lovich picked off at first by Smith
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 1 (Arkansas) - Missouri 0, Arkansas 0
RHP Logan Lunceford pitching for Missouri
- Peyton Stovall grounded out to second base
- Kendall Diggs grounded out to pitcher
- Aloy four-pitch walk
- McLaughlin flied out to center
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 2 (Missouri) - Missouri 0, Arkansas 0
Smith still pitching for Arkansas
- Thomas Curry strikes out swinging
- Jackson Beaman popped out to first (awkward contact)
- Justin Colon grounded out to third
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 2 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0
Lunceford still pitching for Missouri
- Ross Lovich hit by pitch
- Jared Sprague-Lott flied out to center
- Nolan Souza 335-foot homer to right, Lovich scored (2-0)
- Hudson White line out to left field
- Ty Wilmsmeyer reached on a fielding error by shortstop
- Stovall fouled out to third base
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 3 (Missouri) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0
Smith still pitching for Arkansas
- Matt Garcia grounded out to third
- Jedier Hernandez grounded out to pitcher
- Jeric Curtis struck out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 3 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0
Lunceford still pitching for Missouri
- Diggs hit a 101 mph single to right field
- Aloy reaches on a fielding error at third, Diggs advances to second
- McLaughlin flied out to left field
- R. Lovich 394-foot homer to right, Aloy scored, Diggs scored (5-0)
- Sprague-Lott popped out to first base
- Souza flied out to right field
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 0 LOB
Top 4 (Missouri) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0
Smith still pitching for Arkansas
- Moore struck out swinging
- Austin doubled to left field
- J. Lovich struck out swinging
- Curry lined out to left
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 4 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0
Lunceford still pitching for Missouri
- White struck out swinging
- Wilmsmeyer struck out looking
- Stovall five-pitch walk
- Diggs 400-foot homer to right, Stovall scores (7-0)
Pitching change to RHP Jacob Peaden
Top 5 (Missouri) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0
Smith still pitching for Arkansas
- Beaman struck out swinging
- Colon flied out to center
- Garcia strikes out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 5 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
Peaden still pitching for Missouri
- McLaughlin grounded out to second
- Lovich struck out swinging
- Sprague-Lott flied out to left
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Top 6 (Missouri) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
Smith still pitching for Arkansas
- Hernandez singled to shortstop
- Curtis sacrifice bunt and out at first on throw from catcher, Hernandez advanced to second
- Moore struck out swinging
- Austin struck out swinging (No. 10 for Hagen Smith)
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 6 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
Peaden still pitching for Missouri
- Souza singled to center
- White singled to left, Souza advanced to second
- Wilmsmeyer struck out swinging
- Stovall struck out looking
- Diggs flied out left
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Top 7 (Missouri) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
RHP Christian Foutch now pitching for Arkansas
- J. Lovich singled to second base
- Curry fouled out to third base
- Beaman fouled out to first base
- J. Lovich advanced to second on wild pitch
- Colon grounded out to shortstop
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 7 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
Peaden still pitching for Missouri
- Aloy popped out to third
- McLaughlin grounded out to shortstop
- R. Lovich popped out to third
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Top 8 (Missouri) - Arkansas 7, Missouri 0
Foutch still pitching for Arkansas
- Garcia flied out to left field
- Hernandez grounds out to second (nice play by Stovall in the field)
- Curtis double to the wall in center
- Moore flied out to center
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 8 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 8, Missouri 0
Peaden still pitching for Missouri
- Sprague-Lott popped out to short
- Souza 405-foot homer to right (8-0)
- White grounded out to shortstop
- Wilmsmeyer grounded out to first
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Top 9 (Missouri) - Arkansas 8, Missouri 0
RHP Cooper Dossett now pitching for Arkansas
- Austin popped out to second
- Danny Corona struck out swinging (pinch hit)
- Drew Culbertson struck out looking (pinch hit)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
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How to Watch/Listen
Who: No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (14-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. Missouri Tigers (9-8, 0-0 SEC)
When: Friday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. CT
Where: Baum-Walker Stadium — Fayetteville, Arkansas
TV/Stream: SEC Network+/Watch ESPN (Brett Dolan and Troy Eklund)
Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter)
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Arkansas Starting Lineup
1. 2B Peyton Stovall
2. RF Kendall Diggs
3. SS Wehiwa Aloy
4. 1B Ben McLaughlin
5. LF Ross Lovich
6. 3B Jared Sprague-Lott
7. DH Nolan Souza
8. C Hudson White
9. CF Ty Wilmsmeyer
Starting pitcher: LHP Hagen Smith (2-0, 2.12 ERA)
Missouri Starting Lineup
1. LF Tucker Moore
2. 2B Trevor Austin
3. 1B Jackson Lovich
4. DH Thomas Curry
5. RF Jackson Beaman
6. 3B Justin Colon
7. SS Matt Garcia
8. C Jedier Hernandez
9. CF Jeric Curtis
Starting pitcher: RHP Logan Lunceford (1-0, 8.36 ERA)
