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Stovall’s five hits powers Razorbacks past Missouri State

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Peyton Stovall delivered a five-hit performance and powered No. 2 Arkansas to an 8-5 midweek series-sweeping win over Missouri State on Wednesday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.

With the win, the Razorbacks conclude the year with a 12-0 record in midweek games to finish unbeaten in midweek contests for the first time since the 2005 campaign, head coach Dave Van Horn’s third season on the job.

Ben Bybee made his sixth start of the year on the mound and fired four scoreless frames with a career-high six strikeouts in Wednesday’s win. The junior, who threw 37 of 58 pitches for strikes, allowed just three hits and did not issue a walk.

The Razorbacks took their first lead of the game in the third, scoring a run on a two-out fielding error to open an early 1-0 advantage. After Missouri State tied the game with a solo homer in the top of the fifth, Arkansas responded with a two-spot in the bottom half of the frame to go back up, 3-1, before pouring it on in the sixth and seventh innings.

Peyton Holt’s solo shot in the bottom of the sixth extended the Hogs’ lead to 4-1. The Greenwood, Ark., native finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk to raise his season slash line to .333/.441/.455 with three homers and 15 RBI.

Stovall continued his tear in the same inning, adding an RBI single to stretch the Hogs’ advantage to four runs. The team tri-captain, who finished 5-for-5 (all singles) with an RBI, recorded his first five-hit game since accomplishing the feat against Auburn on June 21, 2022, in Omaha, Neb., at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in the College World Series.

For the season, Stovall is now slashing a team-leading .350/.419/.562 with seven home runs and 31 RBI.

Parker Rowland, meanwhile, finished 2-for-2 with three runs, a double, an RBI and a walk, collecting the Hogs’ only other multi-hit game in Wednesday’s win. Five Arkansas batters recorded at least one RBI, led by Nolan Souza’s two-RBI effort.

In relief, veteran right-handers Dylan Carter (2.1 IP, 2 R, 1 SO) and Koty Frank (2.2 IP, 3 R, 3 SO) combined to work the game’s final five innings. Carter earned the win to improve to 1-0, while Frank logged his fourth save of the year.

Up next, the Hogs travel to Lexington, Ky., for a three-game SEC weekend series. First pitch in the opener between second-ranked Arkansas and eighth-ranked Kentucky is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, on SEC Network+.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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