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Published Mar 3, 2024
Scoring Recap: Arkansas 5, Murray State 3 (Game 3)
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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.


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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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