Scoring Recap: Arkansas 18, McNeese State 5 (Game 3)
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Arkansas Starting Pitcher:
Junior LHP Mason Molina
6'2", 230 pounds / Rancho Santa Margarita, California / Texas Tech
2024 stats: 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 3 GP, 13.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 29 K
Arkansas' Starting Lineup:
1. Ross Lovich, LF
2. Peyton Stovall, DH
3. Wehiwa Aloy, SS
4. Kendall Diggs, RF
5. Ben McLaughlin, 1B
6. Jared Sprague-Lott, 3B
7. Nolan Souza, 2B
8. Hudson White, C
9. Ty Wilmsmeyer, CF
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McNeese State Starting Pitcher:
Junior LHP Alexis Gravel
6'1", 200 pounds / Repentigny, Canada / Felix-Leclerc HS
2024 stats: 2-1, 4.91 ERA, 3 GP, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 12 BB, 16 K
McNeese State Starting Lineup:
1. Connor Westenburg, CF
2. Cooper Hext, LF
3. Chase Keeton, 1B
4. Parker Stroh, DH
5. Peyton LeJeune, 2B
6. Braden Duhon, RF
7. Easton Dowell, SS
8. Ben David, C
9. Gage Trahan, 3B
Top 1 (McNeese State)
LHP Mason Molina pitching for Arkansas
- Westenburg strikes out swinging on a full-count pitch
- Hext is hit by the second pitch of the at-bat
- Hext steals second
- Hext advances to third on a questionable balk call
- Keeton walks on six pitches
- Keeton out at first on a pickoff attempt by Molina
- Stroh strikes out swinging on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 1 (Arkansas)
LHP Alexis Gravel pitching for McNeese State
- Lovich grounds out to LeJeune at second base
- Stovall flies out to Westenburg in center field on the first pitch
- Aloy strikes out swinging on the sixth pitch of the at-bat
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Top 2 (McNeese State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- LeJeune walks on a full-count, seven pitch at-bat
- Duhon grounds out to Molina on a sac bunt, LeJeune advances to second base
- Dowell fouls out to first baseman McLaughlin
- David strikes out swinging on a high fastball, four-pitch at-bat
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 2 (Arkansas)
Gravel still pitching for McNeese State
- Diggs fouls out to David at catcher on a full-count pitch
- McLaughlin grounds out to LeJeune at second base
- Sprague-Lott flies out to Westenburg in center on the third pitch
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Top 3 (McNeese State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Trahan fouls out on the first pitch of the at-bat
- Westenburg lines out to Wilmsmeyer in center on the second pitch
- Hext flies out to Wilmsmeyer in center field
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 3 (Arkansas)
Gravel still pitching for McNeese State
- Souza takes three straight strikes looking for the strikeout
- White walks on five pitches
- Wilmsmeyer singles to left field, White advances to second on the play
- Lovich flies out to Hext in left field on the first pitch
- Stovall singles to center field, which scores White from third; Wilmsmeyer advances to third on the play (1-0)
- Aloy singles to center field, which scores Wilmsmeyer from third; Stovall advances to second on the play (2-0)
- Diggs walks on four pitches to load the bases
- McLaughlin singles to right field, Stovall and Aloy score; Diggs advances to third base (4-0)
- Sprague-Lott walks on five pitches to load the bases
- Souza strikes out for the second time in the inning, this time swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB
Top 4 (McNeese State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Keeton grounds out to Sprague-Lott at third base, who makes a pretty play for the out
- Stroh takes Molina deep to right field for a home run (4-1)
- LeJeune pops up to Sprague-Lott at third base
- Duhon strikes out swinging on the sixth pitch of the at-bat
1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 4 (Arkansas)
Gravel still pitching for McNeese State
- White walks on a full-count, eight-pitch at-bat
RHP Kainin Morrow to relieve Gravel
- Wilmsmeyer pops up to LeJeune at second base
- Lovich strikes out swinging on four pitches
- Stovall grounds out to LeJeune at second base on the second pitch of the at-bat
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Top 5 (McNeese State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Dowell leads off the inning with a double to left field
- David singles to center field; Dowell advances to third on the play
- Trahan walks on five pitches to load the bases
RHP Gage Wood to relieve Molina
- Westenburg grounds out to McLaughlin, who tosses it to Wood for the out at first, Dowell scores, both runners move up (4-2)
- Hext triples down the right field line, which scores David and Trahan (4-4)
- Keeton pokes a single into right to score Hext (5-4)
- Keeton steals second
- Stroh grounds out to Souza at second base, Keeton advances to third
- LeJeune strikes out swinging to finally end the frame
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 5 (Arkansas)
Morrow still pitching for McNeese State
- Aloy lines out to Hext on the warning track in left field
- Diggs singles to right field on a 2-2 count
- McLaughlin singles to right field on the first pitch; Diggs advances to second
- Sprague-Lott reaches on a fielding error by Trahan at third base; Diggs scores the unearned run and McLaughlin reaches second on the play (5-5)
- Souza walks on five pitches to load the bases
- White strikes out swinging after seven pitches
- Wilmsmeyer singles to right field in a full count, which scores McLaughlin and Sprague-Lott; Souza advances to third on the play (7-5)
- Lovich hits a first-pitch home run to right field to blow things open (10-5)
- Stovall flies out to Westenburg in center to end the inning
6 runs, 4 hits, 1 errors, 0 LOB
Top 6 (McNeese State)
Wood still pitching for Arkansas
- Duhon singles to right field
- Dowell strikes out swinging on three pitches
- David strikes out looking on three pitches
- Trahan grounds out to Wood to end the frame
0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 6 (Arkansas)
Morrow still pitching for McNeese State
- Aloy grounds out on the first pitch to Trahan at third base
- Diggs walks on five pitches
- McLaughlin singles to center field; Diggs advances to second
RHP Clay Kennedy to relieve Morrow
- Sprague-Lott walks on a full-count, six-pitch at-bat to load the bases
- Souza walks on a full-count, which scores Diggs from third; all runners advance (11-5)
- White is hit by a pitch; McLaughlin scores and all runners advance (12-5)
RHP Cade Hart to relieve Kennedy
- White advances to second on a wild pitch; Souza advances to third and Sprague-Lott scores (13-5)
- Wilmsmeyer walks on four pitches to load the bases
- Lovich reaches on a fielder's choice; Wilmsmeyer out at second base, White advances to third; Souza scores (14-5)
- Stovall singles to center field; Lovich advances to second base and White scores on the play (15-5)
- Aloy walks on five pitches to load the bases
- Diggs singles to right field; Aloy advances to third base, Stovall and Lovich score on the play (17-5)
- McLaughlin doubles to left center which scores Aloy; Diggs advances to third (18-5)
- Sprague-Lott grounds out to Hart on the mound to end the frame
8 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB
Top 7 (McNeese State)
Wood still pitching for Arkansas
Westenburg grounds out to McLaughlin, who tosses it to Wood for the out at first base
RHP Dylan Carter relieves Wood
- Hext lines out to Diggs in right field on the second pitch
- Keeton lines out to Trahan at third base to end the inning
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB