Arkansas baseball live score updates vs. Missouri: Hogs go for series sweep over Tigers

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas baseball opened life in the SEC with a series win over Missouri. Today, it goes for the sweep.

The No. 1 Razorbacks (16-2, 2-0 SEC) knocked off the Tigers (9-10, 0-2) in the first two games of a three-game series this weekend. The Hogs won 8-0 Friday as Hagen Smith struck out 10 batter across six scoreless innings as the Hogs won their 11th-straight game.

Freshman Nolan Souza got the start at designated hitter and hit a pair of home runs. Kendall Diggs and Ross Lovich also hit homers, with Lovich doing damage against his former team.

On Saturday, Brady Tygart and Will McEntire both pitched more than four innings and combined to throw a one-hitter in a 6-0 victory. Peyton Stovall, Wehiwa Aloy and Kendall Diggs hit three-straight home runs in the sixth inning as Arkansas cruised to series-clinching win.

Below is a look at the rest of the weekend schedule, probable pitchers and live updates from Arkansas and Missouri in the Border Line Rivalry.

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Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri schedule

• Game 1: No. 1 Arkansas 8, Missouri 0.

• Game 2: Saturday, March 16, 2 p.m., SECN+

• Game 3: Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m. CT, SECN+

Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri: Probable pitchers

Arkansas pitchers listed first.

Game 1: LHP Hagen Smith (2-0, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Lunceford (1-0, 8.36)

Game 2: RHP Brady Tygart (3-0, 0.90) vs. LHP Javyn Pimental (0-0, 2.84 ERA)

Game 3: LHP Mason Molina (2-0, 3.57) vs. TBA

Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri: Live score updates

Game 3

Ninth Inning

• FINAL: No. 1 Arkansas 9, Missouri 1. Mason Molina moves to 3-0 and the Hogs roll their winning streak to 19 games. Next up is a weekend road series against Auburn.

Seventh Inning

• The series shutout is over. Missouri's Thomas Curry hit a solo home run for the Tigers' first run of the weekend. Colin Fisher was able to limit any further damage, so Arkansas leads 8-1 at the stretch.

Sixth Inning

• It's 8-0 Arkansas now thanks to a Missouri error and a two-run single by Wehiwa Aloy. Colin Fisher is coming out of the bullpen to pitch the seventh.

• Koty Frank strikes out two Missouri batters and strands the runners. Arkansas leads 5-0 as we head to the bottom half.

• Missouri ends the no-hit bid, and Mason Molina's day is done with runners on first and second and one out. Molina gets a huge ovation as he walks to the dugout after striking out 10 batters and giving up just one hit over 5 1/3 innings. Koty Frank is out of the bullpen for Arkansas.

Fifth Inning

• Arkansas scored two runs in the fifth and now leads 5-0, but the main story here is that Missouri is still hitless. Mason Molina has been brilliant with 10 strikeouts, and he is back out for the 6th. Koty Frank is getting loose in the bullpen.

Third Inning

• Arkansas extends its lead to 3-0 with a solo home run from Ben McLaughlin

Second Inning

• No score in the second, and Arkansas still leads 2-0. Mason Molina already has five strikeouts.

First Inning

• Arkansas jumps in front right away and leads Missouri 2-0. Kendall Diggs hits an RBI double to score Peyton Stovall, and Diggs eventually scores on a sacrifice fly from Ben McLaughlin.

Pregame

• Arkansas baseball is back at Baum-Walker Stadium, hunting a 13th-straight win and a series sweep over Missouri. The starting lineup is below, and it's the exact same batting order Dave Van Horn selected Friday. Mason Molina (2-0, 3.57 ERA) is on the bump, trying to bounce back from some control struggles last week.

Game 2

Ninth Inning

FINAL: No. 1 Arkansas 6, Missouri 0. Brady Tygart and Will McEntire combine for a one-hitter, and the Hogs win their 12th-straight game to clinch another series victory. All 6 runs were scored in the sixth, with Arkansas hitting three home runs in the frame. The Razorbacks will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon.

Eighth Inning

• Will McEntire has been tremendous out of the bullpen, throwing 3 1/3 hitless innings for Arkansas. The Hogs lead 6-0 as we head to the bottom half.

Sixth Inning

• Ross Lovich drives in two with a triple and comes around to score on a wild pitch. In total, Arkansas scored six runs and will take a 6-0 lead into the seventh.

• Make that back-to-back-to-back home runs as Kendall Diggs leaves the yard. All of a sudden, it's 3-0 Hogs.

• Missouri makes a pitching change and it immediately backfires. Peyton Stovall and Wehiwa Aloy hit back-to-back home runs, and Arkansas leads 2-0 with no outs. Stovall and Aloy were the first two batters against Bryce Mayer.

Fifth Inning

• Ross Lovich gets the first Arkansas hit of the day, but it's another scoreless inning for the Hogs. Javyn Pimental is firing strikes and putting pressure on the Arkansas offense.

• Arkansas gets into another jam as Brady Tygart hits a batter and walks another with two outs, but Will McEntire comes out of the bullpen and strikes out Jackson Lovich to end the inning. Arkansas and Missouri are still scoreless, and the Hogs don't have a hit as we head to the bottom half.

Fourth Inning

• Missouri gets its first hit and loads the bases, but shortstop Wehiwa Aloy is in the perfect position to snare an inning-ending line drive. Arkansas dodges a big blow and will come to bat with the game scoreless in the bottom of the fourth.

Third Inning

• It's still scoreless, and neither team has a hit through the first three innings. Brady Tygart and Javyn Pimental have both been efficient.

First Inning

• Nothing doing for either side in the first. Brady Tygart set Missouri down 1-2-3, while Arkansas got runners to fist and second but couldn't score.

Pregame

• Arkansas goes for a series victory today against Missouri with Brady Tygart on the mound. The full lineup is below, and Dave Van Horn is rewarding Nolan Souza and Ross Lovich with consecutive starts. Parker Rowland replaces Hudson White behind the dish, while Peyton Holt and Jayson Jones also come into the lineup.

Game 1

Ninth Inning

• FINAL: No. 1 Arkansas 8, Missouri 0. That's 11-straight wins for the Hogs, who hit four home runs tonight and received a six-inning gem from Hagen Smith. Nolan Souza with two bombs. Christian Foutch and Cooper Dossett handle the final three frames, and the Razorbacks will go for the series win tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Eighth Inning

• Nolan Souza hits his second home run of the night, and the Hogs stretch their lead to 8-0. Souza now has 3 home runs and 9 RBIs with a batting average above .400. Not bad for his first year of college baseball.

• Foutch works another scoreless inning and Arkansas still leads 7-0. This is an encouraging performance for Foutch in just his third appearance of the season.

Seventh Inning

• Christian Foutch comes out of the bullpen and pitches a scoreless frame. The Hogs lead 7-0 at the seventh-inning stretch.

Sixth Inning

• Hagen Smith strikes out a pair of Tigers to finish the inning and stand a runner on second. Smith's night is likely done after six scoreless innings. Smith gave up just two hits and struck out 10 across 99 pitches. Arkansas leads 7-0.

Fourth Inning

• Kendall Diggs joins in on the homer parade with a two-run shot to right field. Arkansas now has

• Missouri gets its first hit of the night on Smith in the top half, but the runner is stranded at second. Smith has six strikeouts on 66 pitches across four innings of work.

Third Inning

• Missouri transfer Ross Locivh just took his former team deep for a three-run homer, and the Arkansas lead is pushed to 5-0 as with one out in the inning. Lovich has been terrific this season, now with 2 home runs and 12 RBIs on the year.

Second Inning

• Arkansas head to the third with a 2-0 lead thanks to a two-run homer by freshman Nolan Souza. The designated hitter hit a line drive that just cleared the wall in right field, scoring himself and Ross Lovich.

First Inning

• Nothing doing for Arkansas in the bottom half aside from a two-out walk.

• Hagen Smith strikes out two batters, walks Jackson Lovich and promptly picks off Lovich at first base. Smith threw 16 pitches in the first. Hogs coming to bat.

Pregame

• Good evening from Baum-Walker Stadium. No. 1 Arkansas hosts Missouri in about 30 minutes to kick off the SEC season. The starting lineup is below, with Hagen Smith on the bump and freshman Nolan Souza getting a start at designated hitter. Van Horn went for the lefty over Jared Sprague-Lott and Peyton Holt.

This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas baseball live score updates vs. Missouri: Hogs face Tigers in Game 3