South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1 — Middle 6th Inning
Matthew Becker has retired all six batters he has faced. A great stop and throw by third baseman Talmadge LeCroy robbed Hudson White of a two-out single in the sixth.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1 — End 5th Inning
Parker Coil matched Matthew Becker’s perfect fifth with one of his own. Coil has retired five in a row since a bang-bang play at first gave the first batter he faced a single in the fourth.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1 — Middle 5th Inning
Lefty Matthew Becker, who was South Carolina’s Game 3 starter at Florida last weekend, worked a 1-2-3 fifth. That was the Razorbacks’ first inning without a base runner.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1 — End 4th Inning
After two more walks that brought his total to seven, Mason Molina was replaced by Parker Coil.
Coil allowed a one-out infield single to load the bases, but he stranded three. Cole Messina hit a line drive off of Coil, who had the presence of mind to throw home for a force out. The inning ended with a ground out to third base.
Both teams have stranded seven through four innings.
South Carolina is going to the bullpen in the fifth.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1 — Middle 4th Inning
Peyton Holt and Ross Lovich singled to lead off the fourth against Eli Jones. Holt advanced on a pair of fly out, including an RBI sac fly by Will Edmunson to right field.
It appeared Lovich made a mistake by not tagging on the sac fly that was caught by right fielder Ethan Petry running into the wall in foul ground. Had he tagged and advanced to second, he likely would have scored on Peyton Stovall’s two-out single.
The inning ended and two were stranded when Ben McLaughlin grounded out. The Razorbacks have stranded seven through four innings.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 0 — End 3rd Inning
The Gamecocks had a two-out walk and single to put runners on the corners before Mason Molina delivered an inning-ending strikeout of Dalton Reeves.
Molina through 3 innings has allowed 2 hits and 5 walks and has 3 strikeouts. He has thrown 57 pitches (27 strikes).
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 0 — Middle 3rd Inning
The Razorbacks stranded two more in the third when Nolan Souza’s drive was caught on the run near the warning track in left-center field.
Ben McLaughlin hit a one-out single to center and Kendall Diggs drew a two-out walk. Arkansas’ offensive approach looks much better today but the Razorbacks have nothing to show for it thus far.
South Carolina 2, Arkansas 0 — End 2nd Inning
Back-to-back walks to lead off the second inning came back to bite Mason Molina when, following a sac bunt, he allowed a two-run single up the middle to Talmadge LeCroy.
Molina’s third walk of the inning and fourth of the game put two on with one out, but he struck out the final two batters of the inning to strand two. His command is not strong today.
Arkansas 0, South Carolina 0 — Middle 2nd Inning
Ross Lovich and Hudson White had consecutive two-out singles but were stranded when Will Edmunson grounded out to end the top of the second inning.
Arkansas 0, South Carolina 0 — End 1st Inning
Austin Brinling led off with a five-pitch walk against Mason Molina, but after a couple of fly outs Molina picked off Brinling 1-3-6.
That’s the second time Brinling has been picked off in the series. He drew a leadoff walk vs. Hagen Smith in the third last night and was caught in a rundown.
Arkansas 0, South Carolina 0 — Middle 1st Inning
Some more of the same for the Razorbacks in the first inning. Peyton Stovall singled on the first pitch thrown by Eli Jones and he advanced twice on wild pitches, but was stranded at third base when Kendall Diggs struck out.
Ben McLaughlin also struck out and Wehiwa Aloy lined out to left in the inning.
Pregame
Arkansas and South Carolina are getting set to get underway at noon Central for the first game of a doubleheader at Founders Park.
The second game will begin one hour after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be nine innings, but a 10-run rule after seven innings is in effect.
Arkansas will throw lefty Mason Molina against South Carolina right-hander Eli Jones in the first game. Jones has been the Gamecocks’ Friday starter until this week.
Here is a look at Arkansas’ starting lineup for the game:
2B Peyton Stovall
1B Ben McLaughlin
SS Wehiwa Aloy
RF Kendall Diggs
DH Nolan Souza
3B Peyton Holt
LF Ross Lovich
C Hudson White
CF Will Edmunson
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LHP Mason Molina
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