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]

Bernal is the #9 hitter tonight and hits: 321 on the season.

[flippinhogmana]

my hat is off to Bonfield, he hung in there an worked a walk to lead off.  It aint what we all want eventually but in a 0-0 ballgame, its a good start for him.

[ucahogfan]

Bernal works the count full, and he chases some high heat.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

We go back to the top of the order in Joe Serrano, 0-1 tonight and .280 on the season.

[ucahogfan]

Serrano grounds into a 6-4-3 DP.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

               1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R    H    E    LOB
BEARS     0   0   0                                   0    1    0      3
HOGS      0   0   0                                   0    0    0      1

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off the MSU 4th is Blake Graham , .349

[ucahogfan]

Graham grounds out 3U.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Justin Paulson hits .262 , walked first time up.

[flippinhogmana]

that nine in a row set down by Teague, five of them by strikeout.

[ucahogfan]

Paulson down swinging on a nice breaking ball.  Teague's 5th K.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Spencer Johnson is 0-1, K's first time up,  .262

[ucahogfan]

Johnson grounds out 6-3 as Gassaway makes a nice dig on a short hop.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

               1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R    H    E    LOB
BEARS     0   0   0   0                              0    1    0      3
HOGS      0   0   0                                   0    0    0      1

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off the Hog 4th is Bobby Wernes, .358,  0-1 today

[ucahogfan]

Wernes lines out just in front of the track in left.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Now batting: Benintendi, .309, walked first time up

[flippinhogmana]

Both Teague and the Bears' Cheray came in with nearly identical 5.7 ERAs.  Cheray has a no hitter going, and Teague has a one hitter going, who would have thought this was going to be a pitcher's duel?

[ucahogfan]

Benintendi doubles right down the RF line and rolls under the RF fence.  Benintendi's 6th double of the year.  A break for Missouri State since Benintendi would have easily tripled.

[flippinhogmana]

There goes Cheray's no hitter, lets take the shutout too!

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Standing in now: Cullen Gassaway: .333, 0-1 today

[ucahogfan]

Benintendi moves to 3B on a WP.

[ucahogfan]

Gassaway runs the count full, and he chases a big breaking ball.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Spoon coming up: .293, 23 RBI's, .333 with RISP, 0-1 today

[ucahogfan]

Spoon hits it hard, but right at the RF for out #3.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

               1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R    H    E    LOB
BEARS     0   0   0   0                              0    1    0      3
HOGS      0   0   0   0                              0    1    0      2

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Leading off the 5th for MSU is Matt Fultz, .333, 0-1 today, K'd first time up.

[flippinhogmana]

hope missing that opportunity doesnt come back to haunt us...

[ucahogfan]

Fultz singles right back up the box.

[flippinhogmana]

hbp on a 1-2 count...my my my...sorry thought I had waited long enough (my bad  )

[ucahogfan]

Burger HBP on a 1-2 pitch.

Freshman RHP Keaton McKinney warming in the pen.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Meyer bats now: .344, 0-1 today

[ucahogfan]

Meyer grounds a single into RF.  Bases are loaded with 0 outs after a long battle between Teague and Meyer.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Back to the top of the order, Becker: .308,   0-1 with a BB and a SO today

[ucahogfan]

DVH out to the mound as the Hogs will make a pitching change.

New pitcher is Freshman RHP Keaton McKinney (1-1, 4.40 ERA).  McKinney was a 28th round pick of the Mets last year.

With McKinney coming into the game, the Hogs have now played players tonight from the following states:

Arkansas (Shaddy, Spoon)
Texas (Gassaway, Bernal)
Oklahoma (Teague)
Kansas (Wernes)
Iowa (McKinney)
Arizona (Serrano)
Ohio (Benintendi)
New Jersey (Bonfield)
Hawaii (Nomura)

[ucahogfan]

Becker sac fly to LF.  Runner tags and scores.  Runners on 1B and 2B with 1 out.

1-0 Bears.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Joey Hawkins bats now: .300, 0-2 today

[flippinhogmana]

Teague pitched well tonight.  One never knows what failing to score last inning does to a pitcher's psyche, but I don't know how often I have seen a wasted opportunity like that lead to a letdown.  Teague had retired ten in a row until the lead-off single.  But the blow that really did him in imho was the hbp on a 1-2 count.  Losing the next batter after being up in the count didn't help either, but, he overall pitched well I thought.

[ucahogfan]

Burger out at 3B on a perfect throw by Shaddy.  Shaddy didn't glove the pitch and Burger tried to move to 3B.  The only reason why it was a close play was because Shaddy held onto the ball and didn't throw it earlier.

[ucahogfan]

Hawkins grounds it back to McKinney who doesn't glove it.  McKinney just didn't reach down far enough.  E1.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Matheny bats now: 1-2 with a double tonight,  hits .298 on the year.

[ucahogfan]

Matheny HBP to load the bases with 2 outs.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Blake Graham come up now: .344, .409 with RISP, .500 with bases loaded, 0-2 tonight

[flippinhogmana]

Hate to second guess DVH, but McKinney is not the pitcher I would have brought in, no way, no how.

[ucahogfan]

Graham walks on 4 pitches to bring home another run.

2-0 Missouri State.

[ucahogfan]

Coach Jorn makes the slow stroll out to the mound to calm McKinney down.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Batting now: Justin Paulson, .259,   .222 with RISP,  0-1 with a BB and a SO today

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Jackson Lowery warming

[flippinhogmana]

well, Luke Bonfield is due...

[ucahogfan]

Paulsen down swinging.  McKinney's 1st K.