Back-to-back-to-back bombs spark 6th inning scoring frenzy in Hogs win over Mizzou
When this team scores, it’s like a pack of sharks with blood in the water. All it takes is one run for the feeding frenzy to start.
Second baseman Peyton Stovall threw the first piece of proverbial chum in the water with a single shot to right field that bounded off the top of the Hunt Family Baseball Development Center. It was the first of back-to-back-to-back homers to put the Hogs up by 3. Wehiwa Aloy and Kendall Diggs were the other two batters with home runs.
Ross Lovich was the only other Hogs to score, hitting a 2-run triple and stealing home on a wild pitch.
Although it’s exciting when the Hogs have a scoring frenzy, they’re still inconsistently having success at the plate. It’s a small chink in the armor, but one nevertheless. Relying too much on pitching could result in an unfortunate losses if they don’t sure things up at the plate.
Brady Tygart had a down day according to his standards—which nearly every other pitcher in the country would consider a perfectly good performance—walking 4 batters and loading the bases with walks in the fourth. Of course, he also had 7 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, but that’s normal for the righty.
Tygart and Will McEntire combined to allow only one hit and 5 walks. So far through two games, the Diamond Hogs have allowed Mizzou to reach third base once. We know they’re great, but to do that against another SEC team is outstanding, even if it is Missouri.
Arkansas can sweep the Tigers with a win tomorrow. Part of the recipe for victory is keeping the bats warm and taking care of business on the mound.
