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The only change in Arkansas' lineup is Brady Slavens returning as the starting designated hitter. He has not played the previous three games, as he's in the midst of a slump.
T-1st: Mississippi State 1, Arkansas 0
After retiring the first batter, Hagen Smith issued three straight walks. That set up a sacrifice fly by Kellum Clark to start the scoring.
B-2nd: Arkansas 4, Mississippi State 1
Similar to Smith in the top of the first, Parker Stinnett walked the bases loaded with one out. Jalen Battles drove in the tying run on a fielder's choice grounder.
Zack Gregory was hit by a pitch in the next at bat to load the bases again and Cayden Wallace delivered the first hit of the game for either team, driving in two with a single.
Following another hit by pitch that loaded the bases, this time with Stovall up to bat, a wild pitch brought home another run.
B-3rd: Arkansas 8, Mississippi State 1
After being hitless in his first 17 at bats, Brady Slavens finally notched his first hit in SEC play with a two-run home run off the Hunt Center beyond the right field wall.
Later in the inning, after a Battles single and Gregory walk, Wallace drove in two more runs on a double to the left-center gap.
B-4th: Arkansas 10, Mississippi State 1
The Razorbacks continue to pile on runs, this time getting an opposite-field solo home run by Chris Lanzilli. Then Robert Moore followed with a solo home run of his own, giving Arkansas back-to-back jacks.
T-5th: Arkansas 10, Mississippi State 3
The Bulldogs got a couple of those runs back on a home run of their own, with Luke Hancock crushing a two-run shot to right.
B-5th: Arkansas 11, Mississippi State 3
Zack Gregory led off the fifth inning by launching a home run over the scoreboard.
B-6th: Arkansas 12, Mississippi State 3
A two-out double by Slavens allowed Moore to score from first.
T-7th: Arkansas 12, Mississippi State 4
Gabe Starks relieved Hagen Smith to start the inning. He issued a one-out walk and then gave up a single to Lane Forsythe. That should have put runners on the corners, but the ball got by Chris Lanzilli in right field. The error allowed the run to score and put Forsythe on third.
T-8th: Arkansas 12, Mississippi State 5
Another error led to a run for the Bulldogs in the eighth, as Wallace dropped a pop up that would have been the third out. Instead, it allowed Kellum Clark to come all around the bases and score.
FINAL - Arkansas 12, Mississippi State 5
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ARK: Fr. LHP Hagen Smith (6 G/6 GS, 31 1/3 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 37 K/15 BB, .246 opp. avg.)
MSU: Sr. RHP Parker Stinnett (8 G/4 GS, 27 IP, 4.67 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 46 K/20 BB, .208 opp. avg.)
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