The Arkansas baseball team played one of its most complete games of the season Saturday to take the series against Mississippi State.
Arkansas collected 11 hits and picked up strong efforts from Brady Tygart and Will McEntire on the mound to take Game 2, 14-2, in just seven innings. The victory was the Diamond Hogs’ fifth in a row and, combined with Auburn’s defeat of LSU, moved the team to just 1 1/2 games back of the Tigers in the SEC West.
The Razorbacks damaged every pitcher Mississippi State tried. They were never retired 1-2-3 in an inning and scored runs in five different frames. A five-run seventh inning was enough to end the game early after MSU didn’t score in the bottom.
Tygart pitched his second game since March 1 after returning from injury. He started and went two innings, giving up just a walk. McEntire finished the final five and struck out four.
At the plate Kendall Diggs had the best day. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, five RBI and two runs. Caleb Cali and Brady Slavens also homered.
Arkansas will go for the sweep Sunday at 1 p.m.
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