Scoring Recap: Arkansas 6, Auburn 5 (Game 2)

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The No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (18-2, 4-0) won their first true road game of the season in a 1-0 victory over the No. 23 Auburn Tigers (14-7, 0-4 SEC) on Thursday evening.

Led by ninth-year head coach Butch Thompson, the Tigers were swept by No. 8 Vanderbilt to start conference play last weekend, but they bounced back with a midweek victory over South Alabama. Last season, Auburn finished with a 34-23-1 (17-13 SEC) overall record after it was eliminated during the regional round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Arkansas took a major step back offensively against the Tigers in game one, as only four Razorback batters recorded a hit in the matchup. First baseman Ben McLaughlin and center fielder Ty Wilmsmeyer each recorded one knock, while catcher Hudson White collected three singles in four at-bats.

"I don’t know if they were pressing," head coach Dave Van Horn said after the game. "I think it was just a matter of the other team’s pitchers making some really good pitches in some tough situations. We swung through a couple of pitches. Just missed a couple of pitches. Hit fly balls. You could tell our hitters were frustrated.

"They felt like they were on a couple of pitches, but give Auburn’s pitching staff credit. They didn’t throw the ball in the middle of the plate much at all, and they got ahead in the count. They made us earn it. It was a tough win, but we’ll take it."

Smith continued to dominate in his fourth win of the season. In six innings pitched, the left-hander racked up 12 strikeouts and two walks while allowing just three hits. He lowered his season ERA to 1.24 before handing things over to RHP Will McEntire in the bullpen.

McEntire finished the day with a strong scoreless two innings with three strikeouts before freshman RHP Gabe Gaeckle took the mound in the bottom of the ninth to close out the game. He struck out two batters to give Arkansas its sixth 4-0 start in conference play in the last seven season.

Arkansas holds a 54-49 all-time series lead against Auburn, including a 39-23 advantage in the Van Horn era. The Hogs have won five consecutive weekend series against Tigers, as well as seven of the last eight weekend series.

Should Arkansas sweep this weekend at Auburn, it will mark its first 6-0 start in SEC play since 2009. The Razorbacks began their 2009 campaign with an 8-0 mark in conference play, including consecutive sweeps of Florida and Auburn.

Friday's matchup between the Razorbacks and Tigers will feature a battle between RHP Brady Tygart and RHP Chase Allsup. Against Missouri, Brady tossed 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts, four walks and one hit. Allsup's last outing wasn't as strong, as he gave up nine hits and seven runs in four innings against Vanderbilt.

Unable to watch Arkansas-Auburn? HawgBeat has you covered with inning-by-inning updates, highlights, scoring updates and more from the Hogs' 6-5 win over Auburn.

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Who: No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (18-2, 4-0 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (14-7, 0-4 SEC)

When: Friday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m. CT

Where: Plainsman Park — Auburn, Alabama

TV/Stream: SEC Network+/Watch ESPN (Wiley Ballard and Gregg Olson)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Kyle Schassburger)

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RHP Chase Allsup pitching for Auburn

- Stovall singles to left field on the third pitch of the game

- Aloy pops up to Hernandez at second base, Stovall is thrown out at first for the double play

- Diggs grounds out to McMurray, who tosses it to Allsup for the out at first

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

RHP Brady Tygart pitching for Arkansas

- Weiss doubles down the right field line to leadoff the inning

- Weiss steals third

- Irish grounds out to Aloy at shortstop, Weiss scores on the play (1-0)

- Peirce struck out looking on five pitches

- McMurray walks on four pitches

- Stanfield grounds out to Stovall at second base, who gets the unassisted out at second to end the inning

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Allsup still pitching for Auburn

- White grounds out to Weiss at shortstop

- McLaughlin homers to right field to tie the game (1-1)

- Sprague-Lott flies out to Peirce in right field

- Edmunson flies out to Peirce in right field to end the frame

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Tygart still pitching for Arkansas

- Wright singles up the middle

- Maners grounds out to Tygart on a bunt attempt, Wright advances to second on the play

- Miller strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Hernandez grounds out to first, Tygart escapes with only seven thrown pitches

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Allsup still pitching for Auburn

- Rowland strikes out swinging on four pitches

- Wilmsmeyer grounds out to Hernandez at second base

- Stovall pops up to McMurray at first base for the final out

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Tygart still pitching for Arkansas

- Weiss walks on five pitches

- Weiss steals second base

- Irish walks on a full-count, six-pitch at-bat

- Irish, I. advanced to second on an error by McLaughlin; Weiss, C. stole third, scored on an error by 1b, unearned. (2-1)

- Peirce walks on five pitches

- McMurray strikes out swinging on four pitches

- Peirce and Irish advance to second and third because of a balk by Tygart

- Stanfield reaches on a fielder's choice, Peirce out at third, Irish scores (3-1)

- Wright grounds out to Sprague-Lott at third base to finally end the inning

2 runs, 0 hits, 1 errors, 1 LOB

Allsup still pitching for Auburn

- Aloy singles through the left side on a full-count pitch

- Diggs reaches first on an error by Allsup, Aloy advances to second on the play

- White strikes out looking on five pitches

- McLaughlin singles to Weiss at shortstop, Diggs and Aloy advance to second and third on the play to load the bases

- Sprague-Lott walks on a full-count pitch, all runners move up and Aloy scores (3-2)

- Edmunson singles to left field, McLaughlin and Diggs score, Sprague-Lott advances to second on the play (4-3)

- Rowland strikes out looking on four pitches

- Wilmsmeyer strikes out looking on three pitches to end the inning

3 runs, 3 hits, 1 errors, 2 LOB

Tygart still pitching for Arkansas

- Maners singles up the middle in a 3-1 count

- Miller flies out to Edmunson in left field on a full-count pitch

- Hernandez strikes out swinging on four pitches

- Maners advances to second on a wild pitch

- Weiss walks on four pitches

RHP Koty Frank relieves Tygart

- Irish flies out to Diggs in right field on the first pitch for the final out

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

Allsup still pitching for Auburn

- Stovall grounds out to Hernandez at second base on the first pitch

- Aloy grounds out to Weiss at shortstop on a full-count pitch

- Diggs grounds out to McMurray at first base for the final out

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Frank still pitching for Arkansas

- Peirce doubles down the right field line on the first pitch fo the inning

- McMurray strikes out swinging on six pitches

- Stanfield singles through the left side, Peirce advances to third on the play

- Stanfield scores second, advances to third on an error by Rowland, Peirce scores (4-4)

- Wright reaches on a fielder's choice, Stanfield out at home on the play

- Maners strikes out swinging to end the frame

1 runs, 2 hits, 1 errors, 1 LOB

Allsup still pitching for Auburn

- White grounds out to Miller at third base on the first pitch

- McLaughlin flies out to Peirce in deep right field

- Sprague-Lott strikes out swinging on four pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Frank still pitching for Arkansas

- Miller flied out to Wilmsmeyer in center field

- Hernandez singles up the middle

- Hernandez steals second base

- Weiss singles to left field, Hernandez scores on the play (5-4)

- Irish doubles and advances to third, Weiss out at home on the play on a throw by Stovall

RHP Gage Wood relieves Frank

- Peirce strikes out looking on five pitches to end the frame

1 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

RHP John Armstrong relieves Allsup for Auburn

- Edmunson is hit by the first pitch of the inning

Nolan Souza pinch hits for Rowland

- Souza strikes out looking on five pitches

- Wilmsmeyer singled to third base on a bunt, Edmunson advances to third on an error by Miller

- Stovall flies out to Maners in left field, Edmunson scores on the play (5-5)

- Aloy strikes out swinging on five pitches

1 runs, 1 hits, 1 errors, 1 LOB

Wood still pitching for Arkansas, Ryder Helfrick to catcher for Souza

- McMurray is hit by a pitch to start the inning

- Stanfield strikes out looking in a full-count, six-pitch at-bat

- Wright doubles down the right field line, McMurray advances to third on the play

- Maners singles back to Wood, no runs score and the bases are loaded

LHP Stone Hewlett relieves Wood

- Hall strikes out swinging on a full-count, six-pitch at-bat

RHP Cooper Dossett relieves Hewlett

- Hernandez grounds out to McLaughlin at first base to end the threat

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB

Armstrong still pitching for Auburn

- Diggs flies out to Stanfield in center field

- White strikes out swinging on four pitches

- McLaughlin walks on a full-count, six-pitch at-bat

- Sprague-Lott strikes out swinging to end the inning

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Dossett still pitching for Arkansas

- Weiss walks on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat to leadoff the inning

- Weiss out at second on a throw from Helfrick, caught stealing

DELAY: Homeplate umpire exits the game after getting hit by a fouled-off pitch

- Irish flies out to Diggs in right field

- Peirce strikes out swinging on four pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Armstrong still pitching for Auburn

- Edmunson grounds out to Weiss at shortstop

- Helfrick homers to right field (6-5)

- Wilmsmeyer singles through the right side

LHP Tanner Bauman relieves Armstrong

- Stovall strikes out looking after a lengthy nine-pitch at-bat

- Aloy is hit by a pitch, Wilmsmeyer advances to second

- Diggs strikes out swinging on five pitches to end the inning

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

RHP Will McEntire relieves Dossett for Arkansas

- McMurray strikes out swinging on three pitches to open the inning

- Stanfield grounds out to Stovall at second base

- Wright strikes out swinging on five pitches to end the game

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Arkansas:

1. Peyton Stovall, 2B

2. Wehiwa Aloy, SS

3. Kendall Diggs, RF

4. Hudson White, DH

5. Ben McLaughlin, 1B

6. Jared Sprague-Lott, 3B

7. Will Edmunson, LF

8. Parker Rowland, C

9. Ty Wilmsmeyer, CF

SP: RHP Brady Tygart

Auburn:

1. Cooper Weiss, SS

2. Ike Irish, C

3. Bobby Peirce, RF

4. Cooper McMurray, 1B

5. Chris Stanfield, CF

6. Carter Wright, DH

7. Mason Maners, LF

8. Gavin Miller, 3B

9. Javon Hernandez, 2B

SP: RHP Chase Allsup

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