Arkansas 11, Missouri State 7 - Final
Jake Reindl worked around a one-out single in the ninth to record a 12-out save. Arkansas scored the game's final eight runs and had the game's 11 most recent hits until the Missouri State ninth.
Jeremy Eierman struck out against Reindl to lead off the inning and went 0-for-5. It was his first career hitless game against Arkansas. He was the MVP of the Fayetteville Regional last year.
Arkansas is now 28-10 overall and was 9-1 during its 10-game stand in the state. The Razorbacks play at Mississippi State this weekend.
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Arkansas 11, Missouri State 7 - End 8th Inning
Arkansas couldn't do anything with Grant Koch's leadoff walk and steal in the eighth inning. Jake Reindl is coming back out for the ninth, looking to close out a win over the Bears, but he'll have to face the 2-3-4 hitters, beginning with Jeremy Eierman.
Arkansas 11, Missouri State 7 - Middle 8th Inning
Jake Reindl has thrown three scoreless innings for Arkansas tonight and extended his streak of innings without a hit to nine. He has shut Missouri State down during the Razorbacks' big rally and might get a chance to finish the game.
The Razorbacks will send Dominic Fletcher, Grant Koch and Jordan McFarland to the plate in the bottom of the inning.
Arkansas 11, Missouri State 7 - End 7th Inning
Arkansas loaded the bases and scored on Heston Kjerstad's sacrifice fly in the seventh. He and Casey Martin both have 4 RBI tonight.
Jake Reindl, who has thrown two scoreless innings, is coming back out for the eighth.
Arkansas 10, Missouri State 7 - End 6th Inning
Luke Bonfield led off the sixth with a triple and scored on Heston Kjestad's subsequent RBI single. Arkansas put another on in the inning, but stranded two.
Arkansas is now out-hitting Missouri State 11-9 after the Bears had a 9-1 lead in hits at one point.
Arkansas 9, Missouri State 7 - Middle 6th Inning
Jake Reindl worked around a leadoff walk for a scoreless sixth. The inning ended when Drew Millas hit into a 1-6-3 double play - the Razorbacks' second such double play and third double play of the game.
Arkansas 9, Missouri State 7 - End 5th Inning
Casey Martin's three-run home run off Jake Fromson has given Arkansas a five-run inning and a two-run lead. Martin hit a fly ball into the wind that is howling to left field and the wind carried it the rest of the way.
Eric Cole grounded out to ed the inning.
Jake Reindl is coming into the game for Arkansas in the sixth.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 6 - Bottom 5th Inning
Carson Shaddy hit a sky-high double in the at-bat after Heston Kjerstad's home run, then scored on a one-out single up the middle by Grant Koch.
Jake Fromson, one of the Bears' top bullpen arms, is coming in to face Jordan McFarland with one out.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 5 - Bottom 5th Inning
Heston Kjerstad drove a 2-2 pitch into the wind and into the left field bullpen for a leadoff home run in the fifth. Missouri State was playing a shift against Kjerstad, who has been pulling a lot of balls, but the homer went the opposite way.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 4 - End 4th Inning
Luke Bonfield grounded out to shortstop to strand the bases loaded. Both teams have stranded five.
Kole Ramage, who struck out two in the top of the fourth, is back for Arkansas in the fifth inning.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 4 - Bottom 4th Inning
It took two outs, but Arkansas has finally gotten to Logan Wiley in the fourth inning. The Razorbacks have put four straight aboard, scored a run and loaded the bases to force a second Missouri State pitching change.
Jordan McFarland started the rally with an infield single and Jack Kenley walked. Casey Martin followed with a double to left field. Eric Cole drew a walk in Wiley's last bat.
Luke Bonfield, who is 0-for-2 with two strikeouts tonight, is coming to the plate against Missouri State reliever Matt Russell.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 3 - End 3rd Inning
Logan Wiley, the Missouri State No. 3 starter, just struck out the side in the third. Wiley hasn't allowed base runner in 2 2/3 innings and has only needed 20 pitches.
Evan Lee will pitch the fourth for Arkansas.
Missouri State 7, Arkansas 3 - Middle 3rd Inning
Hunter Steinmetz walked on a 3-2 pitch to walk home another run. The Missouri State third ended when preseason All-American Jeremy Eierman hit into his second double play of the game.
The Razorbacks' offense is going to have to be on its game tonight because the Bears appear to be locked in against Arkansas pitching.
Missouri State 6, Arkansas 3 - Top 3rd Inning
Landan Ruff has 3 RBI afte entering the game with a .158 average. His two-run double to left has given the Bears another three-run lead.
Ruff hammered a pitch that seemed to lack velocity or movement from Evan Lee - possibly a changeup. Heston Kjerstad didn't play the ball well in left, leaping to try to catch it and then having to run it down when it bounced hard off the wall. The relay throw from Jack Kenley to the plate was late and Jack Duffy scored from first base.
The Bears now have eight hits and the bases are loaded again with one out after Lee hit a batter.
Missouri State 4, Arkansas 3 - Top 3rd Inning
The Razorbacks are going to the bullpen for a second time after Barrett Loseke allowed a leadoff double and one-out double in the third. Left-hander Evan Lee is the new pitcher.
Drew Millas doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning and scored when Matt Brown doubled to center field two at-bats later. The Bears are out-hitting the Razorbacks 6-1.
Arkansas 3, Missouri State 3 - End 2nd Inning
The second inning was nothing like the first. Both pitchers faced the minimum; Arkansas turned a 1-6-3 double play to erase a one-out walk and the Razorbacks went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning.
Arkansas 3, Missouri State 3 - End 1st Inning
Logan Wiley needed only two pitches to get out of the bases loaded jam. Jordan McFarland hit into a 6-4-3 double play. Shortstop Jeremy Eierman threw the ball with his glove to second baseman Jeremy Privitera, who barehanded the catch and threw to first to get McFarland by a step.
Barrett Loseke is the new Arkansas pitcher for the second inning. The first inning took around 40 minutes to complete.
Arkansas 3, Missouri State 3 - Bottom 1st Inning
Six of the Razorbacks' first seven batters have reached, but Arkansas only has one hit. Missouri State starter Austin Knight walked three and hit two with pitches, and he is giving way to right-hander Logan Wiley, who is the Bears' Sunday starter. Missouri State only played two weekend games against Missouri State.
Heston Kjerstad had an RBI single to give Arkansas its first run. Dominic Fletcher followed with a bases-loaded walk and Grant Koch was hit in the back by a pitch, prompting the pitching change.
Jordan McFarland is coming to the plate with the bases loaded and one out.
Missouri State 3, Arkansas 0 - Middle 1st Inning
The Bears scored three runs on four hits in the first inning off Arkansas starter Caleb Bolden. Jack Duffy had the biggest hit of the inning, a two-run single on a 2-2 pitch with two outs. Duffy dropped it in front of left fielder Heston Kjerstad, who might have been able to make a play, but lost the ball in the sun.
Landan Ruff followed with an infield hit to add a third run.
Pregame
It is probably the best night we have had for a game so far this season. It is sunny and in the 80s at game time.
Missouri State enters tonight's game 22-10 following a pair of blowout losses to Oregon State at home over the weekend. The bears are throwing senior right-hander Austin Knight (1-0, 4.97 ERA).
Arkansas is throwing freshman right-hander Caleb Bolden (3-0, 2.81 ERA). Bolden was not sharp last week against Grambling State in North Little Rock, but did pitch well against ULM the week before that.
The Razorbacks are using most of their everyday lineup, with one exception. Jack Kenley is at shortstop for Jax Biggers, who has struggled some offensively.
The wind is blowing out to left field tonight pretty stiff. Keith Sanders in the home plate umpire.