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Arkansas Razorbacks shortstop Atalyia Rijo takes a swing against the Ole Miss Rebels in the NCAA Super Regional at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark.
Arkansas Razorbacks shortstop Atalyia Rijo takes a swing against the Ole Miss Rebels in the NCAA Super Regional at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark. | Nilsen Roman-Hogs on SI Images

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas takes on Ole Miss in the first game of the Fayetteville Super Regional. Inclement weather in the area forced the game to be moved up from a 7 p.m. prime time start to a 11 a.m. first pitch.

So far, all the higher seeds have lost with No. 11 upsetting No. 6 Texas and No. 12 Florida State upsetting No. 5 Florida State in the first game of the series last night. (Scroll Down for inning-by-inning updates).

Razorbacks coach Courtney Deifel during NCAA Super Regional
Arkansas Razorbacks coach Courtney Deifel during NCAA Super Regional at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark. | Nilsen Roman-Hogs on SI Images

Starting Lineups:

Arkansas:

CF Reagan Johnson
LF Raigan Kramer
1B Bri Ellis
DP Courtney Day
RF Kailey Wyckoff
3B Ella McDowell
SS Atalyia Rijo
C Kennedy Miller
2B Karlie Davidson
P Robyn Herron

Ole Miss:

LF Jaden Pone
RF Lair Beautae
DP Aliyah Binford
1B Persy Llamas
C Lexie Brady
2B Mackenzie Pickens
3B Ashton Lansdell
SS Angelina DeLeon
CF Taylor Malvin
P Brianna Lopez

1st Inning (Top)

Pone flied out to left, 1 out
Beautae grounded out to first, 2 outs
Binford homered to right, 1-0 Ole Miss
Llamas lined out to second, 3 outs

Good first inning for Herron outside of the homer, just 16 pitches.

1st Inning (Bottom)

Johnson strikes out swinging, 1 out
Kramer flied out to left, 2 outs
Ellis walked
Day walked, Ellis to second
Wyckoff homered to left-center, Ellis scored, Day scored, Arkansas 3, Ole Miss 1
McDowell popped out to second, 3 outs

Ole Miss showed no interest in pitching to Bri Ellis, still looking for her first hit of the tournament, but Wyckoff makes them pay.

2nd Inning (Top)

Brady walked
Pickens grounded into a fielder's choice, Brady out at second, 4-6, 1 out
Lansdall walked, Pickens to second
DeLeon struck out swinging, Pickens stole third, Lansdall stole second, 2 outs
Taylor Roman pinch hit for Malvin
Roman doubled to left, Pickens scored, Lansdall scored, 3-3
Pone struck out swinging, 3 outs

Herron walked two, took two more hitters to a 3-2 count and Roman banged a ball off the left field wall to tie the game on a payoff pitch.

2nd Inning (Bottom)

Rijo flied out to left, 1 out
Miller singled up the middle
Davison doubled down the left line, Miller to third
Johnson grounded into a fielder's choice, Miller out at home, 5-2, Davison to third, 2 outs
Kramer grounded out to second, 3 outs


The bottom of the lineup continues to produce. Rijo made her first out in about a week, but the Hogs had runners on second and third with one out and could not score. Ellis stranded in the on-deck circle

3rd Inning (Top)

Reis Beuerlein to pitch for Herron
Beautae popped up to short, 1 out
Binford walked
Llamas grounded out to second, Binford to second, 2 outs
Brady doubled to left, Binford scored, Ole Miss 4-3
Pickens doubled to right-center, Brady scored, Ole Miss 5-3
Lansdell homered to left, Pickens scored, Ole Miss 7-3
Lexi King to pitch for Beuerlein
Malvin flied out to center, 3 outs

Ole Miss teed off on Beuerlein with two outs with three straight extra-base hits to score four runs. Arkansas is back to the bullpen.

3rd Inning (Bottom)

Ellis flied out to left, 1 out
Day singled up the middle
Wyckoff struck out swinging, 2 outs
McDowell walked, Day to second
Rijo singled up the middle, Day scored, McDowell to third, Ole Miss 7, Arkansas 4
Miali Guachino to pitch for Lopez
Miller popped up to third, 3 outs

Rijo wins a nine-pitch AB and gets one of the runs back. Hogs need more though. Ole Miss is into its bullpen for the first time today. Miali Guachino is in and gets a popup.

4th Inning (Top)

Pone singled to left
Beautae singled to left, Pone to second
Cam Harrison to pitch for King
Addison Duke ran for Beautae
Binford grounded into a fielder's choice, Pone to third, Duke to second
Llamas lined out to second, 1 out
Brady lined out to center, Pone scored, Ole Miss 8, Arkansas 4, 2 outs
Pickens walked, Duke to third, Binford to second
Lansdall walked, Duke scored, Binford to third, Pickens to second, Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 4
DeLeon flied out to center, 3 outs

Things have gone from bad to worse, McDowell missed the bag when Rijo threw to third to try and get the lead runner. Arkansas had a chance to get out of bases loaded, no outs with just one run allowed thanks to a great play in center, but back-to-back walks force home another run. The ballpark held a flyball off the bat of DeLeon just shy of the track to prevent more damage.

4th Inning (Bottom)

Duke to center, Malvin to right
Davison flied out to right, 1 out
Johnson walked
Kramer walked, Johnson to second
Ellis popped out to third, 2 outs
Day singled to center, Johnson scored, Kramer to second, Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 5
Wyckoff walked, Day to second, Kramer to third
Ramsey Walker ran for Day
McDowell flied out to left, 3 outs

This game hasn't been short of action. Both Herron and Peyton Burnham both have food poisoning, according to coach Courtney Deifel on the broadcast. Arkansas had the tying run at the plate in the form of McDowell but the Hogs strand the bases loaded.

5th Inning (Top)

Wyckoff to designated player
Walker to right
Malvin grounded out to pitcher, 1 out
Pone flied out to left, 2 outs
Duke flied out to left, 3 outs

5th Inning (Bottom)

Rijo flied out to right, 1 out
Miller flied out to second base, 2 outs
Davison homered to center, Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 6
Johnson doubled to left-center
Kramer walked
Ellis hit by pitch, Johnson to third, Kramer to second.
Day struck out swinging, 3 outs


Taylor Malvin laid out to take a hit away from Rijo, which would be important as Davison hit a homer with two down. Arkansas left the bases loaded again as Guachino struck out Day after falling behind in the count 3-1. The Hogs have left 10 on base in five innings.

6th Inning (Top)

Binford flied out to right, 1 out
Llamas lined out to right, 2 outs
Brady flied out to left, 3 outs

Seven straight retired by Harrison, who's gone three scoreless.

6th Inning (Bottom)

Wyckoff grounded out to short, 1 out
Binford to pitch for Guachino
McDowell walked
Rijo grounded into a fielder's choice, 1-6, McDowell out at second, 2 outs
Miller struck out swinging, 3 outs

Ole Miss is back to the bullpen after Guachino fought through 2 2/3 innings.

7th Inning (Top)

Pickens singled to short
Pickens stole second
Lansdell grounded out to second, 1 out
Pickens out at second for leaving early, 2 outs
DeLeon flied out to center, 3 outs

Arkansas catches two huge breaks in the inning. Ole Miss makes an out on the basepaths and the ballpark holds a flyball to center as Johnson goes crashing into the wall to make the play.

7th Inning (Bottom)

Davison walked
Johnson grounded into a fielder's choice, Davison to second on an error by the third baseman
Kramer strikes out swinging, 1 out
Ellis strikes out looking, 2 outs
Day walked, Davison to third, Johnson to second
Wood ran for Day
Davison scored on a wild pitch, Johnson to third, Wood to second, Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 7
Wyckoff filed out to right, 3 outs

Wyckoff just missed a game-winning homer down the right field line, just short of the track. Hogs lose the first of three

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DANIEL SHI

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