Scoring Recap: Arkansas 12, Missouri State 7 (Game 1)

FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (37-7, 16-5 SEC) are set to host a familiar opponent for a pair of midweek games beginning Tuesday against the Missouri State Bears (18-24, 7-11 MVC) at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Arkansas took two of three games against Florida over the weekend, but had a 27-game home winning streak end in a 9-5 loss in Game 3, which was the second half of a Saturday doubleheader. The Diamond Hogs are a perfect 10-0 in midweek games this season with just the two games this week left for regular season midweek matchups.

Missouri State most recently dropped two of three games at Evansville over the weekend, but it did win in run rule fashion, 19-8, in the Sunday matchup. The last two midweek games for the Bears have been a pair of losses to SEC foe Missouri, which Arkansas swept March 15-17 in Fayetteville.

Razorback sophomore right-handed pitcher Gage Wood (2-1, 2.45 ERA) will get his first collegiate start Tuesday opposite of Missouri State left-hander Brendan Beaver (2-2, 8.67 ERA), who has logged five starts and 11 total appearances this season.

Long-time head coach Keith Guttin is in his 42nd and final season at the helm for Missouri State. His squad got the best of Arkansas last season with an 8-4 win over the Hogs in Springfield, Missouri, on April 25, 2023.

Arkansas is 57-30 in the all-time series against Missouri State, and the Hogs are 35-15 against the Bears in Fayetteville. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks are 19-11 overall against the Bears and Guttin, with an 11-8 record at home in the series.

Unable to watch Arkansas-Missouri State? HawgBeat has you covered with inning-by-inning updates, highlights and more from the Hogs' 12-7 win over Missouri State.

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Who: No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (37-7, 16-5 SEC) vs. Missouri State Bears (18-24, 7-11 MVC)

When: Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. CT

Where: Baum-Walker Stadium — Fayetteville, Arkansas

TV/Stream: SEC Network+/Watch ESPN (Brett Dolan and Logan Forsythe)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter)

Missouri State season stats: Click here

Arkansas season stats: Click here

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RHP Gage Wood pitching for Arkansas

- Bogenpohl strikes out looking in a full-count

- Kelly strikes out swinging in another full-count

- Stewart pops up to Stovall at second base

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

LHP Brendan Beaver pitching for Missouri State

- Stovall singles to left field in a 1-2 count

- Holt singles to center field, Stovall advances to second on the play

- Sprague-Lott bunts back to the pitcher for a single, bases loaded

- Aloy homers to center field for a grand slam, 4 RBI (4-0)

- Helfrick stikes out swinging in a full-count

- Wagner grounds out back to Beaver on the mound

- Jones flies out to Stewart in right field

4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Wood still pitching for Arkansas

- Gollert grounds out to Sprague-Lott at third base

- Rodriguez strikes out swinging on five pitches

- Leach grounds out to Wagner, who tosses it over to Wood for the out at first base

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Beaver still pitching for Missouri State

- White flies out to Gollert in left field

- Edmunson gets hit by a pitch

- Edmunson steals second base, ball is overthrown by catcher Leach

- Stovall bunts it right, Kelly fields it and tosses to Beaver for the out at first base, Edmunson advances to third on the play

- Holt picks up a swinging bunt single to third base, Edmunson scores on the play (5-0)

- Holt advances to second base on a wild pitch

- Sprague-Lott strikes out swinging in a full-count

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Wood still pitching for Arkansas

- Sutherland strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Chambers singles to left field through the open gap in an 0-2 count

- Epstein flies out to Jones in right field

- Chambers gets caught stealing at second base

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

RHP Stephen Schissler pitching for Missouri State

- Aloy draws a leadoff walk after five pitches

- Helfrick walks after taking six pitches, Aloy advances to second

- Wagner singles to left field on the first pitch, Helfrick advances to second and Aloy scores (6-0)

- Jones strikes out swinging on three pitches

- White doubles to right center in a full-count, Wagner advances to third and Helfrick scores (7-0)

- Edmunson pops up to Schissler on the mound

- Stovall singles to right field in a full-count, White and Wagner score (9-0)

LHP Dalen Stewart relieves Schissler for Missouri State

- Holt grounds out to Kelly at first base unassisted

4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

RHP Cooper Dossett relieves Wood for Arkansas

- Bogenpohl walks after taking seven pitches

- Kelly strikes out swinging on a 0-2 fastball

- Stewart singles to right field, Bogenpohl advances to second on the play

- Gollert walks in a full-count, bases loaded with Bears

- Rodriguez swings at the first pitch and singles to right field, all runners advance and Bogenpohl scores (9-1)

- Leach gets hit by a pitch, all runners advance and Stewart scores (9-2)

RHP Christian Foutch relives Dossett

- Sutherland strikes out on a 1-2 splitter

- Chambers singles to right field on the first pitch, Leach advances to third, Rodriguez and Gollert score (9-4)

- Epstein gets hit by the first pitch, Chambers advances to second

- Bogenpohl strikes out looking on three pitches

4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB

Stewart still pitching for Missouri State

- Sprague-Lott walks on four pitches

- Aloy strikes out looking in a 3-2 count

- Helfrick doubles down the left field line, Sprague-Lott scores (10-4)

- Helfrick advances to third on a wild pitch

- Wagner pops up to Kelly at first base

- Jones singles to center field, Helfrick scores on the play (11-4)

- Jones steals second base

- White flies out to Bogenpohl in center field in a full-count

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

LHP Stone Hewlett relieves Foutch for Arkansas

- Kelly flies out to Holt in center field

- Stewart walks on four pitches

- Gollert strikes out swinging on four pitches

- Rodriguez walks after taking eight pitches, Stewart advances to second

- Leach strikes out looking on four pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

LHP Tyler Charlton relieves Stewart for Missouri State

- Edmunson gets hit by a pitch

- Stovall fouls out to Gollert in left field in a 3-2 count

- Holt flies out to Bogenpohl in center field

- Sprague-Lott strikes out swinging on three pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

RHP Will McEntire relieves Hewlett for Arkansas

- Sutherland flies out to Holt in center field on the first pitch

- Chambers strikes out swinging on five pitches

- Epstein grounds out to Sprague-Lott at third base in a 3-1 count

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Charlton still pitching for Missouri State

- Aloy swings at the first pitch and grounds out to Sutherland at third base

- Helfrick reaches second base on a throwing error by Rodriguez at second

Ben McLaughlin pinch hits for Wagner

- McLaughlin strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Jones strikes out swinging on three pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 errors, 1 LOB

LHP Parker Coil relieves McEntire for Arkansas

McLaughlin to first base for Wagner

- Bogenpohl walks after taking six pitches

- Dropped foul ball, error

- Kelly walks on eight pitches, Bogenpohl advances to second

- Stewart reaches on a fielder's choice, Kelly out at second base, Bogenpohl advances to third

- Gollert homers to left field, Stewart and Bogenpohl score (11-7)

- Rodriguez grounds out to McLaughlin at first base unassisted

- Leach got hit by a pitch

- Sutherland strikes out swinging on three pitches

3 runs, 1 hits, 1 errors, 1 LOB

RHP Garrett Ferguson relieves Charlton for Missouri State

- White strikes out swinging in a full-count

- Edmunson strikes out swinging in a full-count

- Stovall flies out to Gollert in left field in a full-count

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

RHP Gabe Gaeckle relieves Coil for Arkansas

- Chambers strikes out swinging on six pitches

- Epstein grounds out to Aloy at shortstop

- Bogenpohl strikes out swinging on four pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

RHP Jake Syverson relieves Ferguson for Missouri State

- Holt swings at the first pitch and grounds out to Syverson on the mound

- Sprague-Lott homers to left field, RBI (12-7)

- Aloy strikes out swinging on five pitches

- Helfrick strikes out swinging on five pitches

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

RHP Jake Faherty relieves Gaeckle for Arkansas

- Kelly pops up to Sprague-Lott at third base in a 2-2 count

- Stewart strikes out swinging on three pitches

- Gollert strikes out swinging on four pitches

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

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Arkansas:

1. Peyton Stovall, 2B

2. Peyton Holt, CF

3. Jared Sprague-Lott, 3B

4. Wehiwa Aloy, SS

5. Ryder Helfrick, DH

6. Jack Wagner, 1B

7. Jayson Jones, RF

8. Hudson White, C

9. Will Edmunson, LF

SP: RHP Gage Wood (2-1, 2.45 ERA)

Missouri State:

1. Caden Bogenpohl, CF

2. Cody Kelly, 1B

3. Zack Stewart, RF

4. Taeg Gollert, LF

5. Nick Rodriguez, 2B

6. Dylan Leach, C

7. Curry Sutherland, 3B

8. Logan Chambers, DH

9. Tyler Epstein, SS

SP: LHP Brendan Beaver (2-2, 8.67 ERA)

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