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Hogs drop final midweek contest to Missouri State

The Razorbacks’ two-out rally brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth inning Tuesday, but they fell 6-4 to the Missouri State Bears.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Innings flew by Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Down to a last out and facing a five-run deficit, No. 4 Arkansas had collected just two hits all game.

They were able to get the winning run to the plate, but they were not able to complete the comeback, losing 6-4 to the Missouri State Bears.

The visitors opened the scoring in the third inning, and for a while, it looked like it may be all they needed to beat the Hogs.

Missouri State left fielder Spencer Nivens took Razorback sophomore right-hander Will McEntire deep to center field for a two-run homer.

Sophomore catcher Dylan Leach responded with a leadoff blast in the bottom of the frame, cutting the lead to 2-1, but Arkansas mustered just one baserunner between that longball and the ninth inning.

Senior righty Kole Ramage took the mound in the fourth, picking up six outs  but widening the gap on the scoreboard. Center fielder Hayden Moore doubled with one out in the fifth, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Nivens’ RBI groundout.

After scoreless outings from senior righty Zebulon Vermillion and junior lefty Zack Morris, things fell apart in the ninth for the Razorbacks.

Sophomore right-hander Heston Tole walked the leadoff batter, who scored on a home run by catcher Drake Baldwin to make it 5-1. The Bears tacked on another insurance run after first baseman Mason Greer’s double and two wild pitches by freshman lefty Nick Griffin.

With two outs and a runner on second, junior second baseman Robert Moore hit an RBI single to get the rally going.

A hit batsman and a throwing error later, senior shortstop Jalen Battles represented the tying run with the bases loaded. He delivered a two-run single and took second base on another throwing error, giving Leach a chance to tie it with a knock.

Leach hit a hard grounder to shortstop, and the Bears recorded the final out to seal the 6-4 victory.

Arkansas is set to play next at 7 p.m. Friday in Auburn, Alabama, for the first of three games against the No. 19 Tigers, who trail the Razorbacks by two games in the standings.

The series opener will stream live on the 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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