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Arkansas baseball vs Missouri final score: Hogs cruise to sweep over Tigers
Fort Smith Southwest Times Record
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas baseball's offense powered through the rain and cold this weekend with a dominant sweep over Missouri.
The No. 2 Razorbacks (30-3, 11-1 SEC) set a program record for most runs in an SEC series with 51 despite only playing seven innings in each of the three lopsided wins.
You can read our three takeaways from the weekend here and catch up on our running live blog below.
Arkansas baseball vs Missouri schedule
- Game 1: Saturday, April 5, 4 p.m. CT, SECN+
- Game 2: Sunday, April 6, 1 p.m. CT, SECN+
- Game 3: Sunday, April 6, 45 minutes after Game 2, SECN+
Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri: Probable pitchers
Arkansas pitchers listed first.
- Game 1: LHP Zach Root (4-1, 3.23 ERA) vs. RHP Kaden Jacobi (2-3, 8.53 ERA)
- Game 2: RHP Gabe Gaeckle (1-0, 5.93 ERA) vs. LHP Brady Kehlenbrink (0-2, 7.82 ERA)
- Game 3: LHP Landon Beidelschies (3-0, 4.02 ERA) vs. TBA
Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri live score updates
This will be updated throughout the weekend.
Game 3
Seventh Inning
- FINAL Arkansas 16, Missouri 2. The Hogs set a school record with 51 runs in an SEC series and are tied with Texas atop the conference standings.
Fifth Inning
- It's another scoreless frame. Christian Foutch looked good in his first appearance since March 23. Cole Gibler will be the new pitcher for the sixth inning.
Fourth Inning
- No score for either side in the fourth. Arkansas leads 12-2 and is turning to Christian Foutch in the fifth inning. It's a rare, low-leverage situation for the righty.
Third Inning
- The Hogs strike for five runs in the inning, with Cam Kozeal hitting a grand slam for his second home run of the game. It's 12-2 Arkansas as the Razorbacks close in on a third straight SEC sweep.
- Missouri gets a run back off an RBI single from Kaden Peer. Arkansas leads 7-2 heading to the bottom of the third.
Second Inning
- Cam Kozeal crushed a two-run homer off the hitting facility in right field to make it 7-1 Hogs. That's Kozeal's sixth home run of the year, officially eclipsing last year's total of five with Vanderbilt.
First Inning
- Arkansas responds with a five-run first and leads Missouri 5-1. The Hogs have scored 40 runs this weekend, which are their most in an SEC series in the last 28 years.
- Missouri snags another early lead as a passed ball makes it 1-0 Tigers against Landon Beidelschies.
Pregame
- The Hogs' starting lineup for the series finale is below. Cam Kozeal moves up to the three-hole as Carson Boles replaces Logan Maxwell in right field.
Game 2
Seventh Inning
- FINAL: Arkansas 14, Missouri 4. The Hogs clinch another SEC series win and will go for the sweep in roughly 45 minutes. Arkansas has 35 runs this weekend. The last time the Hogs scored 40 in an SEC series was 1997 when they did it thrice.
Sixth Inning
- An RBI single from Cam Kozeal makes it 14-4 Arkansas. Cozeal is 6 for 7 with five runs and seven RBIs on the weekend. The Hogs are three outs away from the win and are calling upon Steele Eaves for the final inning.
- Aiden Jimenez works a clean sixth, and he's been perfect across the last two frames.
Fifth Inning
- For just the second time this weekend, we have a scoreless inning. It's 13-4 Arkansas going to the sixth.
Fourth Inning
- An RBI single from Logan Maxwell extends the Arkansas lead to 13-4 as we head to the fifth.
- The Razorbacks have seized control with six runs in the bottom of the fourth, and Charles Davalan just hit his second home run of the game with a towering grand slam to right field. It's 12-4 Arkansas as Missouri makes a pitching change with one out in the inning.
Third Inning
- Arkansas scores two runs and retakes the lead. It's 6-4 after RBI singles from the Aloy brothers.
- The Tigers immediately respond with two runs to tie the score at 4-4. One of the runs was unearned as an errant throw from catcher Ryder Helfrick proved costly, and the Tigers executed a safety squeeze for their second run.
Second Inning
- Arkansas grabs the lead as Charles Davalan hits a three-run homer to right field. Davalan is now tied with Wehiwa Aloy and Brent Iredale as the team leaders with 10 home runs on the year. The Razorbacks lead Missouri 4-2.
First Inning
- Arkansas halves the deficit on a sacrifice fly from Cam Kozeal that was a few feet away from leaving the yard for a grand slam. The Razorbacks stranded runners on second and third to end the frame and trail 2-1 heading to the second.
- Missouri goes up 2-0, taking advantage of a costly Arkansas error to grab an early lead. The Hogs trail heading to the bottom of the first.
Pregame
- The Arkansas baseball lineup is below. Cam Kozeal and Kuhio Aloy flip spots in the order, and Gabe Gaeckle is on the bump.
Game 1
Seventh Inning
- FINAL: Arkansas 21, Missouri 3. The Razorbacks cruise to a series-opening victory, and the 21 runs are the most Arkansas has ever scored in an SEC game under Dave Van Horn. These teams will try to play two seven-inning games Sunday in frigid temperatures.
Sixth Inning
- It's 21-3 Arkansas after the Razorbacks scored seven more runs in the sixth. Will McEntire will try to record three outs before giving up eight runs to secure a run-rule victory.
Fifth Inning
- It's 14-3 Arkansas through five. Missouri scored a run off Zach Root, but the Hogs answered with five to stretch their lead. Root's day is done, striking out seven batters and allowing three earned runs through five frames. Dylan Carter is the new pitcher for Arkansas.
Fourth Inning
- It took some time, but Arkansas has seized control against last-place Missouri by scoring five runs with two outs i the inning. Brent Iredale hit a home run to left field, Nolan Souza had an RBI single and Justin Thomas Jr. scored two with a single to center field. It's 9-2 Hogs as we head to the fifth.
Third Inning
- Arkansas answers immediately with two runs. Logan Maxwell hit a towering home run on top of the indoor facility in right field, and Ryder Helfrick provided an RBI double. It's 4-2 Arkansas.
- The Tigers have tied the game after forcing Root into a 30-pitch inning. Keegan Knutson had an RBI double, and Peyton Basler scored on a groundout. It's 2-2 heading to the bottom of the third.
First Inning
- The Hogs strike for two runs with just one hit in the inning. A bases-loaded walk to Cam Kozeal and a hit by pitch on Ryder Helfrick provided the scoring. It's 2-0 Arkansas as we head to the second.
- Zach Root sets Missouri down in order during the top of the first. The Hogs are coming to bat inside a wet and dreary Baum-Walker Stadium.
Pregame
- The Arkansas starting lineup is below. There are zero surprises, with Dave Van Horn seemingly settled on his starting nine.
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