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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Junior Darian Frost was the lone Bear to record a hit as the Missouri State softball team (8-6) suffered a 9-0, five-inning loss at the hands of the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-1), Wednesday evening at Bogle Park.
 
Starting pitcher Steffany Dickerson (2-2) recorded a pair of strikeouts to keep the Razorbacks at bay in the first inning, but a pair of identical, solo home runs put Arkansas on top 2-0 in the bottom of the second.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for the Razorbacks with just one out. On a 2-2 count, Arkansas' Hannah McEwen cleared the bases with a grand slam over the right-field fence and upped the Razorbacks' score, 6-0.
 
Frost, who was the only Bear to reach base, broke up Arkansas starter Mary Haff's no-hitter in the top of the fifth when she lifted a single into center field. Sophomore Erin Griesbauer came in to run for Frost at first, but the Missouri State offense was unable to advance the runner.
 
Arkansas put the game out of reach in the bottom of the frame with a three-run homer off of relief pitcher, Madison Hunsaker. The final blow of the state-line matchup, Arkansas tallied its ninth run of the game and ended the game after five innings.
 
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The Bears return to tournament play on Friday, Mar. 2 at the Courtyard Marriott Tournament at the campus of the University of Oklahoma. For all the latest information on the Missouri State softball team, visit missouristatebears.com or follow @MSUSoftball on Twitter.