Bears Fall at Second-Ranked Arkansas, 12-7

Tuesday, April 30

Fayetteville, Ark.

6:30 p.m.

Missouri State University

18-25

Arkansas

38-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Missouri State	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	7	5	2
Arkansas	4	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	X	12	10	1

Bears Fall at Second-Ranked Arkansas, 12-7

April 30, 2024 | Baseball

Box Score

By: MSU Athletics Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Missouri State scored seven runs on the top pitching staff in the country Tuesday evening but couldn't overcome an early 9-0 deficit in a 12-7 loss to No. 2 Arkansas at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The Razorbacks (38-7) hit a grand slam in the first inning, got a two-out RBI single in the second and added four more in the third to lead 9-0 before the MSU (18-25) offense got started.

MoState sent 10 batters to the plate in a four-run fourth and got on the board with a Nick Rodriguez RBI single that extended the junior's on-base streak to 24 games. Dylan Leach was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in another run, and Arkansas native Logan Chambers hit a two-run single to make it 9-4.

Arkansas answered with two in the bottom of the fourth, and Missouri State's Tyler Charlton fired two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and Garrett Ferguson followed with a scoreless seventh to keep the Bears in striking distance.

Taeg Gollert launched his eighth home run of the season in the seventh, a three-run bomb that made it 11-7, but Arkansas kept MSU off the board after that and added a solo homer in the eighth for the 12-7 final.

Gollert, Zack Stewart and Caden Bogenpohl each scored two runs, as the Bears drew six walks and were hit by three pitches. Brendan Beaver (2-3) started and took the loss on the mound.

The teams meet again at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

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