GAME 28 Thread: ARKANSAS (14-13, 3-6 SEC) vs. MISSOURI STATE (17-7, 2-1 MVC)

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

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BEARS     0   0   0   0   2                          2    3    0      6
HOGS      0   0   0   0                               0    1    1      2

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off for Arkansas in the 5th s Rick Nomura, .301, he bats .458 when leading off.

[bulldog04]

McKinney had him struck out before he did but when your wild your not going to get the close calls

[ucahogfan]

Nomura grounds out 6-3.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Carson Shaddy stands in now: .383 on the year and 0-1 today

[flippinhogmana]

2 runs on two singles, two hit batsmen, an error and two walks was it?  Sounds familiar..but it could have been worse.

[bulldog04]

Soft tossing lefties always gives us fits

[ucahogfan]

Shaddy frozen on a breaking ball.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Luke Bonfield comes up now: .125 BA and .263 OB%,  walked his first time up.

[ucahogfan]

Bonfield singles into LF.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Michael Bernal bats now: .316 on the year and 0-1 today with a SO.

[ucahogfan]

Anyone else want to take PBP?

[ucahogfan]

Bernal draws a 2 out walk.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Back to the top of the order now, Joe Serrano hits .277 and 0-2 tonight, caught looking last time up.

[flippinhogmana]

Anyone else want to take PBP?

you are doing great bro, sorry about walking on you a couple times.  When I said Luke was due, I wasnt talking about a single, but I'll take it...

[ucahogfan]

Both runners advance on a WP.

[ucahogfan]

Serrano flies out to the track in RCF just in front of the long list of regionals the Hogs have been too.

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BEARS     0   0   0   0   2                          2    3    0      6
HOGS      0   0   0   0   0                          0    2    1      4

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off for MSU in the 6th is Johnson, .286

[ucahogfan]

Johnson grounds out 6-3.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Fultz bats now:

[ucahogfan]

Fultz flies out to Spoon as Spoon hustles in to make the catch.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Burger stands in now: .300 and 0-1 today with a HBP

[ucahogfan]

Burger chases some high stinky cheese.  McKinney's 2nd K.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

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BEARS     0   0   0   0   2   0                     2    3    0      6
HOGS      0   0   0   0   0                          0    2    1      4

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off the 6th is Bobby Wernes, .354 and 0-2

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Cheray at 86 pitches

[ucahogfan]

Wernes works the count full, and he lines out to the LF who didn't have to move much.

Double barreled action in the MSU bullpen.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Benintendi bats now,  .316,   1-1 with a double and a BB today

[ucahogfan]

Benintendi grounds a single back up the box in CF.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Cullen Gassaway bats now: .318

[flippinhogmana]

lets score some runs this inning boys!

[ucahogfan]

Gassaway singles into LF.  Benintendi moves to 3B and Gassaway moves up to 2B on the throw to 3B.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Here comes Tyler Spoon: .290 this year

[NATEHOGG216]

He is having a heck of a night

[ucahogfan]

Meeting on the mound for Missouri State as Tyler Spoon steps up to the plate.

[ucahogfan]

He is having a heck of a night

Who?

[NATEHOGG216]

Need a bit here

[ucahogfan]

Sophomore Clark Eagan will pinch run for Cullen Gassaway at 2B.

[ucahogfan]

Spoon walks on 4 pitches to load the bases with 1 out.

[GatorHog]

go hogs!

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Rick Nomura bats now: .298 on the year and 0-2 tonight, he will bat from the left side for the first time tonight

[ucahogfan]

Pitching change coming up for Missouri State as Nomura steps in.

New pitcher for the Bears is Senior RHP Zach Merciez (1-2, 4.02 ERA).  Merciez is the second pitcher tonight who graduated from Bartlesville High School.

[ucahogfan]

Nomura down swinging as he had a terrible AB.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Carson Shaddy bats now: .375 on the year and 0-2 today with a SO.

[ucahogfan]

Shaddy grounds out 6-3.

[Knot2brite]

Ugh...maybe that is why Nomura isn't playing

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BEARS     0   0   0   0   2   0                     2    3    0      6
HOGS      0   0   0   0   0   0                     0    4    1      7

[ucahogfan]

Second time tonight we have had a runner on 3B with less than 2 outs and did not score a run.  Hitters must have productive outs in those situations and they struck out instead.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off for MSU in the 7th is Aaron Meyer, .364