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After missing the last three weeks with a shoulder injury, Jace Bohrofen is back in the lineup as the starting designated hitter. It's the third straight game slumping slugger Brady Slavens hasn't started.
B-2nd: Arkansas 6, Mississippi State 0
Jalen Battles got all of the first pitch he saw, crushing a two-run bomb into the Hog Pen to start the scoring.
Later in the inning, the Razorbacks staged a two-out rally. After an infield single by Cayden Wallace and walk by Peyton Stovall, Michael Turner and Chris Lanzilli hit back-to-back RBI singles to double the lead.
Robert Moore followed with a triple that drove in two more runs.
B-3rd: Arkansas 7, Mississippi State 0
Battles thought he had a double down the left field line, but it was called foul. Instead, he hit his second home run of the game.
T-4th: Arkansas 7, Mississippi State 1
The Bulldogs get on the board via a solo home run by Logan Tanner. It's the first home run Connor Noland has allowed this season.
B-7th: Arkansas 8, Mississippi State 1
Wallace led off the inning with a double, stole third and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Turner.
FINAL - Arkansas 8, Mississippi State 1
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Arkansas (19-4, 5-1) vs. Mississippi State (16-10, 3-3)
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Pitching matchup
ARK: Sr. RHP Connor Noland (6 G/6 GS, 34 1/3 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 47 K/9 BB, .262 opp. avg.)
MSU: Jr. RHP Preston Johnson (6 G/5 GS, 34 1/3 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 50 K/13 BB, .198 opp. avg.)
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