Unable to watch Arkansas-Murray State? HawgBeat has you covered with pregame notes, live scoring updates, highlights and more from the No. 2 Diamond Hogs 5-3 win over the Murray State Racers on Sunday at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Arkansas Starting Pitcher
Junior LHP Mason Molina
6'2", 230 pounds / Rancho Santa Margarita, California / Trabuco Hills HS
2024 stats: 1-0, 2.08 ERA, 2 GP, 8.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 19 K
Arkansas Lineup
1. Will Edmunson CF
2. Kendall Diggs, RF
3. Wehiwa Aloy, SS
4. Ben McLaughlin, DH
5. Jared Sprague-Lott 3B
6. Jayson Jones, LF
7. Nolan Souza, 2B
8. Jack Wagner, 1B
9. Hudson White, C
Murray State Starting Pitcher
Grad RHP Ryan Fender
6'3", 215 pounds / Crown Point, Indiana / Crown Point HS
2024 stats: 2-0, 3.52 ERA, 2 GP, 7.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 7 BB, 12 K
Murray State Lineup
1. Drew Vogel, SS
2. Dustin Mercer, CF
3. Jonathan Hogart, RF
4. Carson Garner, 3B
5. Riley Hawthorne, LF
6. Dalton Rudd, DH
7. Taylor Howell, C
8. Parker Estes, 1B
9. Logan Bland, 2B
Top 1 (Murray State)
LHP Mason Molina pitching for Arkansas
- Vogel strikes out swinging on three pitches
- Mercer strikes out swinging on five pitches (200th career strikeout for Molina)
- Hogart walks on a full-count
- Garner strikes out on three pitches
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 1 (Arkansas)
RHP Ryan Fender pitching for Murray State
- Edmunson pops up to Bland at second base
- Diggs grounds out to Bland at second base
- Aloy grounds out to Vogel at shortstop
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Top 2 (Murray State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Hawthorne flies out to Edmunson in center
- Rudd strikes out looking on a full-count
- Howell homers to deep left center, first homerun that Molina has allowed this season (1-0)
- Estes strikes out swinging
1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 2 (Arkansas)
Fender still pitching for Murray State
- McLaughlin walks on four pitches
- Sprague-Lott flies out to Hawthorne to the warning track in left
- Jones grounds into inning-ending double play, Bland (2B) to Vogel (SS) to Estes (1B); McLaughlin out on the play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Top 3 (Murray State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Bland strikes out swinging on five pitches
- Vogel flies out to Diggs on the warning track in right
- Mercer strikes out looking on the seventh pitch of the at-bat
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 3 (Arkansas)
- Souza goes 398 feet to left for the first homer of his career, 107 MPH off the bat (1-1)
- Wagner strikes out looking on a nasty breaking ball, nine pitch at-bat
- White singles to right field
- Edmunson singles to center field, White advances to third on the play
- Diggs flies out to Hawthorne (LF), White tags up and scores (2-1)
- Edmunson advances to second
- Aloy walks on an eight-pitch at-bat
LHP Allen Roulette relieves Fender
- McLaughlin grounds out to Vogel (SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB
Top 4 (Murray State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Hogart fouls out to Estes (1B) on the first pitch
- Garner strikes out swinging
- Hawthorne strikes out swinging on a nice slider
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 4 (Arkansas)
Roulette still pitching for Murray State
- Sprague-Lott singles to left center field
- Jones smokes a 110-MPH single to left field, Sprague-Lott advances to second
- Jones advances to second on a wild pitch, Sprague-Lott moves up to third base
- Souza singles to center field which scores Jones and Sprague-Lott (4-1)
- Wagner reaches first base on a fielder's choice, Souza out at second on the play
- White flies out to Hogart (RF) on the first pitch
- Edmunson grounds out to Garner (3B) to end the inning
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Top 5 (Murray State)
Molina still pitching for Arkansas
- Rudd smashes a single to left field
- Howell hit-by-pitch, Rudd advances to second on the play
- Estes flies out to Hawthorne (LF) for the first out of the inning
- Bland strikes out swinging on three pitches
- Vogel grounds out to Molina for an unassisted out
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB
Bottom 5 (Arkansas)
Roulette still pitching for Murray State
- Diggs lines out to Hawthorne in left field
- Aloy singles to left field
- McLaughlin strikes out swinging
- Sprague-Lott pops up to Estes (1B) to end the frame
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Top 6 (Murray State)
RHP Gage Wood to pitch for Molina
- Mercer strikes out looking
- Hogart singles to left field
- Garner singles to center field on the second pitch, Hogart advances to third on the play
- Hawthorne reaches first on a fielder's choice and scores Hogart, Garner advances to second on a throwing error by Wagner (1B) (4-2)
- Rudd singles to left field to load the bases with Racers
RHP Will McEntire relieves Wood
- Howell pops up for an infield fly to Sprague-Lott (3B), the ball drops and Garner is out on an attempt to score at home from third base
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB
Bottom 6 (Arkansas)
Roulette still pitching for Murray State
- Jones grounds out to Vogel (SS)
- Souza grounds out to Bland (2B)
- Wagner singles to left field for his first hit of the day
RHP Alex Elsing relieves Roulette
- White strikes out swinging on the fifth pitch of the at-bat
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Top 7 (Murray State)
McEntire still pitching for Arkansas
- Estes strikes out swinging
- Bland strikes out swinging on four pitches
- Vogel homers 364-feet to left field on an 0-2 count, (4-3)
- Mercer lines out to Edmunson in center field
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 7 (Arkansas)
Elsing still pitching for Murray State
- Edmunson reaches first on a fielding error by Vogel (SS)
- Edmunson steals second
- Diggs pokes one into center and Mercer can't reel it in, Edmunson advances to third on the play
LHP Ethan Lyke relives Elsing
- Aloy grounds into double play, Vogel to Bland to Estes, Diggs out on the play; Edmunson scores (5-3)
- McLaughlin singles to left field on the first pitch of the at-bat
- Sprague-Lott lines out to Mercer (CF) on the first pitch
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB
Top 8 (Murray State)
McEntire still pitching for Arkansas
- Hogart strikes out looking on three pitches
- Garner strikes out swinging on three pitches
- Hawthorne scorches a single to right field
- Rudd reaches and advances to second on an error by Diggs in right field, Hawthorne advances to third
- Krizen pops up to Souza at second base to end the inning
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB
Bottom 8 (Arkansas)
RHP Nathan Holler relieves Lyke
- Jones strikes out looking on a full-count
- Souza flies out to Mercer (CF) on a full-count
- Wagner grounds out to Vogel (SS) to end the frame
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB
Top 9 (Murray State)
McEntire still pitching for Arkansas
- Krizen strikes out looking on three pitches
- Bland pops up to Aloy (SS) on the third pitch of the at-bat
- Vogel hits a first-pitch single to center field
- Mercer lines out to Sprague-Lott (3B) to end the game
FINAL: Arkansas 5, Murray State 3