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Mason Molina money as Diamond Hogs sweep Murray

Mason Molina struck out 10 batters in Arkansas’ series-sweeping win.

Mason Molina is getting after it.

The Texas Tech transfer struck out 10 batters in five innings for No. 5 Arkansas on Sunday, leading the Diamond Hogs to a sweep of Murray State in a 5-3 win.

Molina gave up just one run on two hits and a walk as his lineup picked him up in third and fourth innings, plating two runs in each.

Nolan Souza started the third with a solo shot before Kendall Diggs gave Arkansas the lead on a sacrifice fly. In the fourth, Souza plated two more on a two-run single to give the Razorbacks all the runs they’d need.

Souza was the only Arkansas batter to pick up more than one hit, but every starter had a knock. Once the lead was secure, Will McEntire came on to finish the final 3 2/3 innings, giving up just one more Murray State run in the process.

Arkansas is back in action Tuesday at Baum-Walker Stadium when Central Arkansas visits from Conway for a one-off game at 3 p.m.

Arkansas beats Murray State, will look for sweep Sunday

Diamond Hogs hitters reached base 20 times and pitchers gave up just three knocks.

Saturday at Baum-Walker Stadium, the Arkansas baseball team did what a top-five team in the country should do.

They rolled a lesser opponent.

Arkansas beat Murray State, 11-1, to take the series and will look for a sweep Sunday. Diamond Hogs pitchers gave up just three hits and the team’s hitters reached base 20 times in the eight-inning game.

Ross Lovich had the best day at the plate, going 2 for 4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs. Jared Sprague-Lott, Ben McLaughlin and Will Edmunson joined him in the two-hit club while McLaughlin upped him by scoring three runs himself.

Most of the damage came in just two innings. Arkansas scored four runs in the fourth inning and tacked on five in the fifth, an inning in which the Diamond Hogs batted around.

It was more than enough for Brady Tygart, who struck out 10 Murray State hitters in his five innings of work. Will McIntire pitched two perfect innings of relief and Cooper Dossett was perfect in the final frame.

Arkansas will go for that sweep at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Arkansas baseball vs. Murray State baseball: How to watch, stream, listen

Arkansas and Murray State are each 6-2 as the Racers visit the No. 5 Razorbacks starting Friday.

The third weekend of the regular season finds the Arkansas baseball settling into Baum-Walker Stadium.

The fifth-ranked Diamond Hogs are playing games No. 2, 3, and 4 of a 12-game homestand against Murray State on the weekend. Arkansas won’t hit the road again for three weeks when it travels to Auburn for the second weekend of SEC play.

Arkansas is coming off a 21-1 shellacking of Grambling on Tuesday, a game that saw the Razorbacks’ chilly bats warm to the tune of 30-plus baserunners. Murray State, though, isn’t Grambling.

The Racers were picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason. The MVC isn’t quite as strong in baseball as it is in basketball, generally, but it’s also a league that could conceivably get two teams in the NCAA Tournament with some luck.

Murray State’s start to the year has validated expectations. MSU is 6-2 with two series wins. The team’s only losses came by one run against Southeast Missouri – a team Arkansas often schedules – and two against Louisiana-Monroe.

First pitch Friday from Baum-Walker is scheduled for 3 p.m. with games two and three on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s how you can catch the action.