No. 18 Bulldogs Drop Game Two at Arkansas

Saturday, March 31

Fayetteville, Ark.

1:00 PM

Mississippi State

28-8, 3-5

#23 Arkansas

27-6, 4-4

Mississippi State

Arkansas

For the first time this season, No. 18 Mississippi State dropped back-to-back game with a 6-0 loss at Arkansas.

No. 18 Bulldogs Drop Game Two at Arkansas

March 31, 2018 | Softball

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 18 Mississippi State (28-8, 3-5 SEC) could not manufacture a run as Arkansas (27-6, 4-4 SEC) picked up the series victory with a 6-0 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at Bogle Park.

Mississippi State recorded just three hits in the game with freshman Mia Davidson's sixth-inning double being MSU's lone extra-base hit of the contest.

Coming into the game in relief during the first inning, sophomore Candace Denis competed the game. Denis (4-2) tossed six innings, allowing six runs, four earned, off seven hits and three walks. The right-hander struck out three.

Freshman Emily Williams started the game for the Bulldogs, only tossing two pitches before MSU brought in Denis. Denis and Arkansas starter Autumn Storms dealt three scoreless innings, allowing just two hits each before the Razorbacks broke through in the fourth.

Arkansas led off the inning with a single to left field, but MSU responded with a fly out to right and an out at second on a fielder's choice to retire two. Another Arkansas single up the middle put to on for Tori Cooper, who slugged a home run to left field to put the Razorbacks up 3-0.

The Razorbacks strung together another two-out hit in the fifth. With two on via an infield single and walk, a Kayla Green RBI double brought home a run before a Mississippi State error allowed two unearned runs to score, extending the Arkansas lead to 6-0.

State best scoring chance came in the top of the sixth as Davidson slugged her 11^th double of the season to extend her hit streak to nine game and junior Sarai Niu got on board with her 34^th career hit by pitch, taking over third outright in MSU history. A fielder's choice and strikeout would retire the side and leave Mississippi State scoreless. The Bulldogs went down in order in the bottom of the seventh as the Razorbacks recorded the 6-0 win.

ON DECK
No. 18 Mississippi State and Arkansas will close the three-game series on Sunday, April 1 with a 1 p.m. first pitch from Bogle Park.

WATCH LIVE
The final game of this weekend's series will be streamed on the SEC Network + via the WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.

No. 18 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Game Three)

LIVE STATS
Arkansas will provide live stats for this weekend's series, which may be accessed through the link below:

No. 18 Mississippi State at Arkansas Live Stats

ADMISSION
Admission for this weekend's series at Bogle Park is free.

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