The nation’s No. 2 team in the country had little trouble with the defending national champions in the series opener. Mississippi State will seek to tie its series with Arkansas on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s win boasts well for the Diamond Hogs as the last time Arkansas and Mississippi State met and one team didn’t sweep the other was in 2015. Ever since that year, the Razorbacks have swept the series in odd-numbered years and the Bulldogs had swept in even-numbered years, though 2022 broke that streak on Friday.
Arkansas will throw left-handed freshman [autotag]Hagen Smith[/autotag] on Saturday. He will enter 4-1 with a 3.45 earned-run average in six starts.