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Published Mar 17, 2024
Scoring Recap: Arkansas 9, Missouri 1 (Game 3)
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The No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (16-2, 2-0 SEC) secured a series win with a 6-0 victory over Missouri (9-10, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday and will play for the sweep on Sunday afternoon against the Tigers at Baum Walker-Stadium.

Arkansas pitchers Brady Tygart and Will McEntire combined to give up one hit in Saturday's contest, while the Hogs plated six runs in the bottom of the sixth — three of which came on back-to-back-to-back homers.

"You’ve got one that throws a cutter that’s a breaking ball in McEntire that’s 84 (MPH)," head coach Dave Van Horn said on Saturday. "Then you’ve got a 74, 75 mile an hour breaking ball from Tygart. So it’s a little confusing, probably, for a while. Today, McEntire got through the lineup a couple of times, so they had seen him and he did just as well. I just think his stuff was just really good today."

Taking the mound for the Razorbacks will be junior left-hander Mason Molina, who struggled with command last weekend against McNeese State to the tune of three hits and four earned runs in four innings. He'll need to have a bounceback outing if the Hogs want to hold Missouri scoreless for the third-straight game.

"It’s hard," Van Horn said. "It’s hard to do. It’s hard to shut them out once, much less twice. Back-to-back is something else. I’m sure we’re going to get their best shot tomorrow."

Arkansas owns a 24-15 overall series record against Missouri, including an 12-4 record in Fayetteville. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks are 16-4 overall and 9-2 in games played at Baum-Walker Stadium against the Tigers.

Unable to watch Arkansas-Missouri? HawgBeat has you covered with inning-by-inning updates, highlights, scoring updates and more from the Hogs' 9-1 victory on Sunday:

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Top 1 (Missouri) - Arkansas 0, Missouri 0

LHP Mason Molina pitching for Arkansas

- Moore strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Austin walks on five pitches

- Lovich strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Austin out at second on a pickoff attempt

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

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Bottom 1 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0

RHP Carter Rustad pitching for Missouri

- Stovall singles to left field on the first pitch

- Diggs doubles to left center, Stovall scores on the play (1-0)

- Diggs advances to third base on a wild pitch

- Aloy walks on a full-count, 12-pitch AB

- McLaughlin flies out to Corona in left field, Diggs scores on the play, Aloy advances to second (2-0)

- Lovich grounds out to Austin at 2B, Aloy advances to third base

- Sprague-Lott flies out to Moore in right field

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

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Top 2 (Missouri) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0

Molina still pitching for Arkansas

- Curry strikes out looking on five pitches

- Colon strikes out looking on a full-count pitch

- Corona strikes out looking on five pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

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Bottom 2 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0

Rustad still pitching for Missouri

- Souza grounds out to Austin at 2B

- White flies out to Curtis in center field

- Wilmsmeyer hit by a pitch

- Stovall flies out to Curtis in center field

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Top 3 (Missouri) - Arkansas 2, Missouri 0

Molina still pitching for Arkansas

- Serna grounds out to Aloy at SS

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

- Culbertson strikes out swinging on five pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 3 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 3, Missouri 0

Rustad still pitching for Missouri

- Diggs grounds out to Austin at 2B

- Aloy lines out to Corona in left field on the first pitch of the at-bat

- McLaughlin solo homers to right field (3-0)

- Lovich fouls out to Colon at third base to end the frame

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

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Top 4 (Missouri) - Arkansas 3, Missouri 0

Molina still pitching for Arkansas

- Moore gets hit by a pitch, fifth of the at-bat

- Moore out at second, caught stealing by White at catcher

- Austin flies out to Diggs in right field on a full-count pitch

- Lovich strikes out swinging on five pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

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Bottom 4 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 3, Missouri 0

Rustad still pitching for Missouri

- Sprague-Lott grounds out to Culbertson, who makes a great play to get the out

- Souza pops up to Lovich at 1B on the first pitch of the at-bat

- White lines out to Austin at 2B to end the inning

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Top 5 (Missouri) - Arkansas 3, Missouri 0

Molina still pitching for Arkansas

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

- Colon walks on six pitches

- Corona strikes out swinging on four pitches

- Colon steals second base, the first Missouri player to get past first today

- Serna flies out to Diggs in right field for the final out

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

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Bottom 5 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0

Rustad still pitching for Missouri

- Wilmsmeyer reaches first on an infield single to Colon at third base

- Stovall doubles down the right field line with a 111 MPH hit, Wilmsmeyer scores on the play (4-0)

- Stovall advances to third on a wild pitch

- Diggs strikes out swinging on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat

- Aloy flies out to Moore in right field, Stovall scores on the play (5-0)

- McLaughlin walks on six pitches

- Lovich flies out to Curtis in center field on the first pitch

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

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Top 6 (Missouri) - Arkansas 5, Missouri 0

Molina still pitching for Arkansas

- Curtis singles to left field to break up the no-hitter

- Culbertson flies out to Diggs in right field

- Moore walks on five pitches

RHP Koty Frank relieves Molina

- Austrin strikes out looking on five pitches

- Lovich strikes out swinging on three pitches

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

Bottom 6 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 8, Missouri 0

LHP Ian Lohse relieves Rustad for Missouri

- Sprague-Lott singles to Colon at third base

Hudson Polk pinch hits for Souza

- Polk strikes out swinging on five pitches

- White is hit by a pitch, Sprague-Lott advances to second on the play

- Wilmsmeyer reaches on a fielding error by Colon, Sprague-Lott scores an unearned run, White advances to third (6-0)

- Stovall lines out to Culbertson at SS

- Diggs walks on five pitches, Wilmsmeyer advances to second on the play

- Aloy singles to left field, Wilmsmeyer scores, White scores, Diggs advances to second (8-0)

- McLaughlin flies out to Curtis in CF to the the inning

3 runs, 2 hits, 1 errors, 2 LOB

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Top 7 (Missouri) - Arkansas 8, Missouri 1

LHP Colin Fisher relieves Frank

- Curry homers to right center for the Tigers' first run of the weekend (8-1)

- Colon grounds out to Aloy at SS

- Corona out at first base, as McLaughlin fields and throws to Fisher for the out

- Serna singles to center field

- Curtis grounds out to Sprague-Lott at third base on the first pitch to end the frame

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Bottom 7 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 9, Missouri 1

LHP Nick Smith relieves Lohse

- Lovich walks on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat

- Sprague-Lott singles to left field, Lovich advances to second on the play

Hudson Polk to DH

- Polk grounds into double play, Sprague-Lott out on the play, Lovich advances to third

- White doubles to right center on an 0-2 count, Lovich scores (9-1)

- White advances to third base on a wild pitch

- Wilmsmeyer walks on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat

- Stovall strikes out swinging on five pitches

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

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Top 8 (Missouri) - Arkansas 9, Missouri 1

RHP Gage Wood relieves Fisher

- Culbertson walks on a full-count, seven-pitch at-bat

- Moore grounds into double play, Aloy to Stovall to McLaughlin

- Austin strikes out looking on four pitches to end the inning

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 8 (Arkansas) - Arkansas 9, Missouri 1

RHP Brock Lucas relieves Smith for Missouri

- Diggs flies out to Curtis in center field

- Aloy singles to left field in a 2-0 count

- McLaughlin walks on four pitches, Aloy advances to second on the play

- Lovich reaches first on a fielder's choice, McLaughlin out at 2B, Aloy advances to third

- Sprague-Lott flies out to Curtis in center field

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

Top 9 (Missouri) - Arkansas 9, Missouri 1

RHP Gabe Gaeckle relieves Wood

- Lovich grounds out to Stovall at 2B on the first pitch of the at-bat

- Curry grounds out to Aloy at SS

- Colon grounds out to Aloy at SS to end the game

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

FINAL SCORE: Arkansas 9, Missouri 1

How to Watch/Listen

Who: No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (16-2, 2-0 SEC) vs. Missouri Tigers (9-10, 0-2 SEC)

When: Sunday, March 17 at 2:00 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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Starting Lineups:

Arkansas:

1. Peyton Stovall, 2B

2. Kendall Diggs, RF

3. Wehiwa Aloy, SS

4. Ben McLaughlin, 1B

5. Ross Lovich, LF

6. Jared Sprague-Lott, 3B

7. Nolan Souza, DH

8. Hudson White, C

9. Ty Wilmsmeyer, CF

SP: LHP Mason Molina

Missouri:

1. Tucker Moore, RF

2. Trevon Austin, 2B

3. Jackson Lovich, 1B

4. Thomas Curry, DH

5. Justin Colon, 3B

6. Danny Corona, LF

7. Mateo Serna, C

8. Jeric Curtis, CF

9. Drew Culbertson, SS

SP: RHP Carter Rustad