Diamond Hogs blast four home runs, take series from Mississippi State
Every Arkansas and Mississippi State baseball series since 2015 has resulted in a sweep. The 2022 series may be no different.
Arkansas won Game 2 between the two schools on Saturday night from Baum-Walker Stadium, 12-5, behind the strength of four home runs. The Diamond Hogs will go for the sweep Sunday at 2 p.m.
Arkansas scored runs in five straight innings, including four runs in the second and another four in the third. Brady Slavens hit a two-run blast in the third. Chris Lanzilli hit a solo shot in the fourth and Robert Moore followed on the next at-bat with one of his own. Zack Gregory sent the last ball over the fence in the fifth.
Slavens knocked in three runs total, going 2 for 4 with a double, a walk and his homer. He was only bested by Cayden Wallace, who went 2 of 5 with four RBI on a two-run double and a two-run single.
Mississippi State opened the scoring when Hagen Smith walked the first three batters of the game and the Bulldogs scored on a sacrifice fly. Smith settled after that, though, ultimately going six innings while not allowing any more walks, striking out seven and giving up three runs.
