Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. Arkansas, Game 3
Mississippi State baseball (16-12, 3-5) needs a win Sunday to avoid being swept by the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (21-4, 7-1) after falling 8-1 in the first game of the series and recording a disappointing 12-5 loss on Saturday night.
Stay right here with Cowbell Corner for updates as the action unfolds between Mississippi State and Arkansas. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT. BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
Mississippi State starting lineup:
CF Drew McGowan
3B Kamren James
1B Luke Hancock
C Logan Tanner
DH Hunter Hines
RF Kellum Clark
LF Brad Cumbest
2B RJ Yeager
SS Lane Forsythe
LHP Cade Smith
Arkansas starting lineup:
3B Cayden Wallace
1B Peyton Stovall
C Michael Turner
RF Chris Lanzilli
2B Robert Moore
CF Braydon Webb
DH Brady Slavens
SS Jalen Battles
LF Zack Gregory
RHP Jaxon Wiggins
TOP of 1 (MSU batting):
McGowan struck out looking
James grounded out to third base
Hancock homered to right field
Tanner grounded out to third base
BOTTOM of 1 (Arkansas batting):
Wallace struck out swinging
Stovall struck out swinging
Turner struck out swinging
END of 1: MSU 1, Arkansas 0
TOP of 2 (MSU batting):
Hines struck out swinging
Clark flied out to right field
Cumbest flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 2 (Arkansas batting):
Lanzilli struck out looking
Moore grounded out to second base
Webb walked
Webb advanced to second base on a wild pitch
Slavens walked
Battles grounded out to shortstop
END of 2: MSU 1, Arkansas 0
TOP of 3 (MSU batting):
Yeager homered to left field, RBI
Forsythe grounded out to second base
McGowan struck out looking
James struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 3 (Arkansas batting):
Gregory homered to left field, RBI
Wallace walked
Stovall struck out looking
Turner struck out swinging
Lanzilli reached on a fielder's choice; Wallace out at second base, shortstop to second base
END of 3: MSU 2, Arkansas 1
TOP of 4 (MSU batting):
Hancock singled to center field
Tanner flied out to left field
Hines popped up to third base
Clark flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 4 (Arkansas batting):
Moore grounded out to shortstop
Webb homered to left field, RBI
Slavens grounded out to shortstop
Battles popped up to first base
END of 4: MSU 2, Arkansas 2
TOP of 5 (MSU batting):
Cumbest walked
Yeager struck out looking
Forsythe singled to center field; Cumbest advanced to second
McGowan hit by pitch; Forsythe advanced to second; Cumbest advanced to third
James grounded into double play, shortstop to second base to first base; McGowan out on the play
BOTTOM of 5 (Arkansas batting):
Gregory grounded out to 2b
Wallace singled up the middle
Stovall grounded out to shortstop; Wallace advanced to second
Turner out at first, pitcher to catcher to first base
END of 5: MSU 2, Arkansas 2
TOP of 6 (MSU batting):
Taylor in to pitch for Wiggins
Hancock flied out to center field
Tanner homered to left field, RBI
Hines struck out looking
Clark struck out looking
BOTTOM of 6 (Arkansas batting):
Auger in to pitch for Smith
Lanzilli singled to shortstop
Moore walked; Lanzilli advanced to second
Webb grounded out to third base, bunt, sacrifice fly; Moore advanced to second; Lanzilli advanced to third
Slavens flied out to center field, SF, RBI; Moore advanced to third; Lanzilli scored.
Battles struck out looking
END of 6: MSU 3, Arkansas 3
TOP of 7 (MSU batting):
Cumbest hit by pitch
Vermillion in to pitch for Taylor
Yeager reached on a fielder's choice; Cumbest out at second, third base to second base
Seibert in to pinch hit for Forsythe
Seibert singled to shortstop; Yeager advanced to second
Leggett pinch ran for Seibert
McGowan grounded into double play, second base to shortstop to first base; Leggett out on the play
BOTTOM of 7 (Arkansas batting):
Leggett to shortstop
Gregory flied out to center field
Wallace popped up to second base
Stovall struck out swinging
END of 7: MSU 3, Arkansas 3
TOP of 8 (MSU batting):
Tygart in to pitch for Vermillion
James struck out swinging
Hancock struck out looking
Tanner struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 8 (Arkansas batting):
Turner singled to center field
Lanzilli out at first, first base to second base, bunt, sacrifice fly, Turner advanced to second
Moore popped out to third base
Webb struck out looking
END of 8: MSU 3, Arkansas 3
TOP of 9 (MSU batting):
Hines struck out swinging
Clark struck out looking
Cumbest struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 9 (Arkansas batting):
Slavens singled up the middle
Varnado pinch ran for Slavens
Battles walked; Varnado advanced to second
Gregory out at first, pitcher to second base, bunt, sacrifice fly; Battles advanced to second; Varnado advanced to third
Wallace intentionally walked
Fristoe in to pitch for Auger
Stovall struck out swinging
Turner struck out looking
TOP of 10 (MSU batting):
Yeager singled to center field
Leggett grounded out to pitcher, SAC, bunt; Yeager advanced to second
McGowan grounded out to second base; Yeager advanced to third
James grounded out to second base
BOTTOM of 10 (Arkansas batting):
Lanzilli struck out swinging, out at first, catcher to first base
Moore flied out to center field
Webb singled to third base
Diggs pinch hit for Varnado
Diggs grounded out to pitcher
END of 10: MSU 3, Arkansas 3
TOP of 11 (MSU batting):
Hancock grounded out to third base
Tanner walked
Hines struck out swinging
Clark hit by pitch; Tanner advanced to second
Ramage in to pitch for Tygart
Cumbest struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 11 (Arkansas batting):
Battles singled to right field
Gregory out at first, first base to second base, bunt, SAC; Battles advanced to second
Wallace intentionally walked
Stovall lined into double play, first base to shortstop; Battles out on the play
END of 11: MSU 3, Arkansas 3
TOP of 12 (MSU batting):
Yeager lined out to center field
Leggett hit by pitch
McGowan flied out to left field; Leggett advanced to second
James walked
Hancock singled to second base, RBI; James advanced to third; Leggett scored
Tanner singled to center field, RBI; Hancock advanced to second; James scored
Gray in to pitch for Ramage
Hines popped up to second base
BOTTOM of 12 (Arkansas batting):
Turner flied out to center field
Lanzilli flied out to right field
Moore struck out swinging