Missouri 2, Arkansas 1 — Middle 2nd Inning
Gabe Gaeckle needed only 12 pitches to get through the second inning with a strikeout and a couple of groundouts.
Missouri 2, Arkansas 1 — End 1st Inning
Wehiwa Aloy hit a 1-out infield single and scored on Cam Kozeal’s deep sac fly to right-center field.
Logan Maxwell (hit by pitch) and Brent Iredale (walk) were stranded in scoring position when Kuhio Aloy struck out at a high 3-2 fastball. It was his fifth strikeout of the weekend.
Missouri 2, Arkansas 0 — Middle 1st Inning
The Tigers’ first 3 hitters reached safely on 2 hits and an error by second baseman Nolan Souza.
Cameron Benson’s RBI single scored Keegan Knutson after his leadoff single. Kaden Peer, who reached on the error, scored on a 2-out RBI single by Cayden Nicoletto.
The inning ended when Nicoletto was caught stealing at second base.
Gabe Gaeckle needed 35 pitches to get through that inning.
Pregame
Arkansas and Missouri are set to get underway at 1 p.m. on another cold, overcast day in Fayetteville.
Both of today’s games will be 7 innings in regulation. The second game will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
The Razorbacks won a 7-inning game 21-3 on Saturday. It was the most runs allowed by Mizzou in an SEC game and its worst loss as an SEC team.
Gabe Gaeckle will be on the mound for Arkansas today, opposite Mizzou lefty Brady Kehlenbrink.
Here is Arkansas’ starting lineup:
LF Charles Davalan
SS Wehiwa Aloy
RF Logan Maxwell
3B Brent Iredale
1B Cam Kozeal
DH Kuhio Aloy
C Ryder Helfrick
2B Nolan Souza
CF Justin Thomas