Arkansas 4, Missouri 3, Final
Cronin closes it out with a K, a long, loud out and Christian Franklin going into the stands to catch a foul ball for the final out.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 3, Top Ninth Inning
Casey Opitz' double-play grounder ended the eighth and has now brought on Arkansas closer Matt Cronin looking to close it out.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 3, Middle Eighth Inning
Missouri has cut its deficit to 4-2 with Clayton Peterson singling to lead off the inning and Luke Mann doubling him in with one out. Kameron Misner nearly tied the game with a two-run homer, but left fielder Christian Franklin hauled it in on the warning track.
Ramage is taken out in favor of reliever Kevin Kopps with closer Matt Cronin beginning to loosen in the bullpen.
Kopps gives an RBI single to Chris Cornelius before getting out of the inning.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 1, End Seventh Inning
Ramage rolled through another inning as does Sikkema, who has now thrown 108 pitches, 72 for strikes
Arkansas 4, Missouri 1, End Sixth Inning
Both teams go 3-up, 3-down in the sixth. Cole Ramage still on the mound for Arkansas while Missouri starter TJ Sikkema has allowed four runs, three earned, five hits, fanned seven, walked two, hit two and thrown a wild pitch.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 1, End Fifth Inning
The Razorbacks got a couple of runners on in the fifth, but Casey Opitz's double play grounder kept the home team from adding to its lead.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 1, Middle Fifth Inning
Missouri chases Noland in the fifth on Peter Zimmermans double and an RBI single by Josh Holt, Jr. Cole Ramage comes in and gets the final out.
Noland finishes the day pitching 4 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, one run and fanning four. He will once again not get a decision as he needed to get one more out.
He threw 74 pitches, 49 for strikes.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 0, End Fourth Inning
Christian Franklin's clutch two-out, two-run single puts Arkansas up 4-0 in the fourth. He has three RBIs today.
Arkansas 4, Missouri 0, End Fourth Inning
Christian Franklin's clutch two-out, two-run single puts Arkansas up 4-0 in the fourth. He has three RBIs today.
Arkansas 2, Missouri 0, Middle Fourth Inning
Arkansas freshmen pitcher Connor Noland has now retired eight batters in a row. Just retired the side on six pitches. Razorbacks lead Missouri 2-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
Arkansas 2, Missouri 0, End Third Inning
Missouri ace TJ Sikkema has allowed a pair of runs, one unearned, while giving up three hits, walking one and fanning five, including the side in the bottom of the third
Arkansas 2, Missouri 0, Middle Third Inning
Noland breezes through the third. He has thrown 53 pitches, 33 for strikes. Seeing as how he threw five balls in his first six pitches, he's thrown 32 strikes in his last 46. Noland has allowed two hits, fan two and walked one.
Arkansas 2, Missouri 0, End Second Inning
Arkansas loaded the bases on a walk to Casey Opitz, singles by Matt Goodheart and Jacob Nesbitt, who has now hit in eight straight games and is 11-of-22 during that streak.
Ninth-hole hitter Christian Franklin then drive home the run on a sacrifice fly.
Arkansas 1, Missouri 0, Middle Second Inning
Noland gives up a one-out single, but pitches around. He's thrown 44 pitches through two innings.
Arkansas 1, Missouri 0, End First Inning
Martin led off the Razorback first with an infield single and stole second with two outs. He came home on an error by Tiger shortstop Chris Cornelius, who bobbled Dominic Fletcher's grounder and then threw wildly past first.
Sikkema did pick off Fletcher to end the inning.
Arkansas 0, Missouri 0, Top First Inning
Noland walked Missouri leadoff Josh Holt, Jr., on five pitches, and then went 2-0 on Luke Mann to bring about a visit from Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs.
Mann then reached safely on a bunt and Arkansas shortstop Casey Martin dropped a throw on what would have been a double play.
Noland fanned Kameron Misner for the first out of the inning after Misner hit one just what would have been at least a bases-clearing double.
He then got out of the inning without allowing a run when he threw another grounder that resulted in a double play on a force out at second and runner's interference.
Pregame:
Arkansas freshman pitcher Connor Noland (0-0, 4.32) is set to take the mound for the Razorbacks will face Missouri lefthander T.J. Sikkema (2-0, 0.46).