Arkansas vs Mississippi State (May 17, 2008)



Box Score

                        2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                         Arkansas at Mississippi State
              May 17, 2008 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)

Arkansas 15 (33-22,14-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Chase Leavitt rf.........  5  4  3  0   1  0  3  0   0
Sean Jones cf............  5  1  1  1   0  4  0  0   1
Logan Forsythe 3b........  3  1  2  2   2  0  0  1   0
Casey Coon lf............  5  3  1  1   1  1  0  0   1
Tim Smalling ss..........  4  1  2  1   1  0  2  3   0
Brett Eibner dh/p........  4  2  1  1   1  3  0  0   0
Jeff Nutt c..............  5  0  3  2   0  2 15  1   3
Aaron Murphree 1b........  4  1  0  0   1  1  5  0   2
Ben Tschepikow 2b........  3  2  1  0   2  1  2  0   0
Dallas Keuchel p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Stephen Richards p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 James Mahler p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 38 15 14  8   9 12 27  7   7

Mississippi State 10 (23-33,9-21)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Grant Hogue rf...........  5  2  3  0   0  1  2  1   3
Nick Hardy lf............  5  2  0  0   1  3  2  0   2
Tyler Moore 1b...........  4  3  3  3   2  1  6  0   0
Russ Sneed 3b............  4  1  0  0   2  2  0  2   3
Ryan Duffy c.............  4  1  0  2   0  2 13  1   0
Jet Butler 2b............  5  0  1  1   0  1  3  3   2
Ryan Powers ss...........  4  0  0  1   0  3  0  3   0
Jeff Flagg dh............  3  0  1  2   1  1  0  0   0
 Andy Rice ph............  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Mark Goforth cf..........  4  1  2  0   1  1  1  0   2
Justin Pigott p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Michael Busby p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jesse Carver p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Aaron Weatherford p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Forrest Moore p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Greg Houston p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 38 10 10  9   8 15 27 11  12

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 450 000 132 - 15 14  2
Mississippi State... 202 024 000 - 10 10  5
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E - Nutt(2); Tschepikow(8); T. Moore 2(9); Duffy(5); Butler 2(11). DP - MSU
1. LOB - AR 7; MSU 12. 2B - Leavitt(9); Jones(2); Smalling(13); Hogue(8); T.
Moore(11). HR - Eibner(8); T. Moore(14). HBP - Jones; Hogue; R. Powers. SF -
Forsythe(4); Duffy(3). SB - Leavitt 2(9); Coon 2(4); Tschepikow(6).

Arkansas               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Dallas Keuchel......  5.0  9  6  6  3  6 23 27 111
Stephen Richards....  0.0  0  3  1  2  0  0  3  19
Brett Eibner........  0.1  0  1  0  1  1  3  5  20
James Mahler........  3.2  1  0  0  2  8 12 14  68

Mississippi State      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Justin Pigott.......  1.0  5  8  3  2  2  8 12  55
Michael Busby.......  2.2  2  1  1  2  2 10 12  46
Jesse Carver........  3.1  3  1  0  0  5 12 12  51
Aaron Weatherford...  1.0  2  3  2  2  3  5  7  31
Forrest Moore.......  0.1  2  2  2  2  0  2  4  23
Greg Houston........  0.2  0  0  0  1  0  1  2   6

Win - Mahler (3-1).  Loss - Weatherford (3-1).  Save - None.
WP - Keuchel(4); Pigott(3); Busby(6). HBP - by Pigott (Jones); by Richards
(Hogue); by Eibner (R. Powers). PB - Duffy 2(7). Pitches/strikes: Keuchel
111/66; Richards 19/8; Eibner 20/8; Mahler 68/38; Pigott 55/29; Busby 46/27;
Carver 51/34; Weatherford 31/16; F. Moore 23/12; Houston 6/2.
Umpires - HP: David Savage  1B: Tony Walsh  3B: Richie Tallent
Start: 3:17 pm   Time: 4:02   Attendance: 6738
Game notes:
Actual attendance: 5,489...MSU wins final SEC weekend series, 2-1...Final
game for MSU head coach Ron Polk - Polk completes 35-year head coaching
career with record of 1,373-700-2 - seventh all-time on NCAA victories
list for Division I coaches.
Pigott faced 4 batters in the 2nd.
Richards faced 3 batters in the 6th.
Game: MS0517


Play-by-Play

                        2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
                  Arkansas at Mississippi State - Play-by-Play
              May 17, 2008 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 450 000 132 - 15 14  2
Mississippi State... 202 024 000 - 10 10  5
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Arkansas starters: 8/rf Leavitt; 37/cf Jones; 11/3b Forsythe; 7/lf Coon; 4/ss
Smalling; 24/dh Eibner; 27/c Nutt; 20/1b Murphree; 1/2b Tschepikow; 29/p
Keuchel;
Mississippi State starters: 3/rf Hogue; 20/lf Hardy; 11/1b T. Moore; 5/3b
Sneed; 14/c Duffy; 13/2b Butler; 7/ss R. Powers; 27/dh Flagg; 15/cf Goforth;
6/p Pigott;

Arkansas 1st - Leavitt reached on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to
second (3-2 BBSFFB). Leavitt advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jones struck
out looking (2-2 BSSBFFK). Forsythe popped up to rf, SAC, RBI (2-2 BFBFF);
Leavitt scored, unearned. Coon walked (3-1 BBBSB). Smalling doubled, advanced
to third, RBI (1-0 B); Coon scored, unearned. Smalling scored on a passed ball,
unearned. Eibner homered to center field, RBI, unearned (1-1 SB). Nutt singled
through the right side (3-1 BBBS). Murphree struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS).
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Hogue singled to shortstop (1-1 SB). Hardy
reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BSF); Hogue out at second 3b to 2b. T. Moore
homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 SBFB); Hardy scored. Sneed flied out to rf
(2-2 SBSFB). Duffy struck out swinging (1-2 SBSFFS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Tschepikow walked (3-0 BBBB). Leavitt singled through the
left side (1-2 SSB); Tschepikow advanced to third. Jones hit by pitch (3-2
SFBBF); Leavitt advanced to second. Forsythe singled through the left side, RBI
(1-0 B); Jones advanced to second; Leavitt advanced to third; Tschepikow
scored. Busby to p for Pigott. Coon reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2
SFBF); Forsythe out at second ss to 2b, assist by 2b; Jones advanced to third,
scored on a fielding error by 1b, unearned; Leavitt scored. Smalling grounded
out to c unassisted, interference (1-1 BS). Eibner walked (3-2 BBBSSB); Coon
advanced to second. Eibner advanced to second on a wild pitch; Coon advanced to
third. Nutt singled through the right side, 2 RBI (1-2 FFB); Eibner scored;
Coon scored. Murphree flied out to rf (2-0 BB). 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Butler grounded out to ss (1-0 B). R. Powers
popped up to 1b (2-2 FBBS). Flagg struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b
(2-2 SBSBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Tschepikow grounded out to 2b (0-0). Leavitt flied out to
lf (1-0 B). Jones struck out swinging (1-2 SBSFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Goforth walked (3-1 BBSBB). Hogue doubled to
left center (1-1 BS); Goforth advanced to third. Hardy struck out swinging (2-2
BSSBS). T. Moore singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 BSSFB); Hogue advanced
to third; Goforth scored. Sneed walked (3-1 BBBSB); T. Moore advanced to
second. Duffy flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (0-0); Hogue scored. Butler reached on
a fielder's choice (2-2 BFSB); Sneed out at second ss unassisted. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Forsythe walked (3-0 BBBB). Coon flied out to cf (2-2
SBFBF). Smalling singled through the left side, advanced to second (0-1 F);
Forsythe advanced to third. Eibner struck out looking (2-2 FBBFK). Carver to p
for Busby. Nutt struck out swinging (0-2 SSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - R. Powers struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Flagg
grounded out to ss (3-2 BSBBS). Goforth singled through the right side (0-0).
Hogue singled to shortstop (1-0 B); Goforth advanced to second. Hardy grounded
out to p (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Murphree grounded out to ss (2-2 SSBB). Tschepikow struck
out swinging (2-2 BBSSS). Leavitt singled to shortstop (0-0). Jones struck out
swinging (2-2 FFBFBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - T. Moore doubled to center field (1-1 BS). T.
Moore advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sneed walked (3-2 SBBSBB). Duffy
struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Butler singled through the left side, RBI (1-1
SB); Sneed advanced to second; T. Moore scored. R. Powers struck out swinging
(0-2 FSS). Flagg singled to right field, RBI (3-2 BBBSS); Butler advanced to
third; Sneed scored. Goforth popped up to ss (3-1 BBSB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Forsythe grounded out to 3b (2-2 SBBF). Coon struck out
swinging (1-2 SFBS). Smalling flied out to lf (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Richards to p for Keuchel. Hogue hit by pitch
(3-2 BBSS). Hardy walked (3-2 BBSFFBFB); Hogue advanced to second. T. Moore
walked (3-2 BBSFBB); Hardy advanced to second; Hogue advanced to third. Eibner
to p. /  for Richards. Sneed struck out looking (3-2 BSBFFBK). Duffy reached on
a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2 FBF); T. Moore advanced to second, advanced to
third on a throwing error by 2b; Hardy scored, unearned; Hogue scored. Butler
reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Duffy advanced to second on a throwing
error by c. R. Powers hit by pitch, RBI (3-0 BBB); Butler advanced to second;
Duffy advanced to third; T. Moore scored, unearned. Flagg walked, RBI (3-0
BBBB); R. Powers advanced to second; Butler advanced to third; Duffy scored,
unearned. Eibner to dh. Mahler to p. Goforth struck out looking (3-2 BBSBFK).
Hogue struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). 4 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Eibner struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBK). Nutt singled up
the middle (3-2 BFBFBF). Murphree reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BS); Nutt
out at second 3b to 2b. Tschepikow singled through the left side (1-1 BS);
Murphree advanced to third. Tschepikow stole second, advanced to third on a
throwing error by c, out at home rf to c; Murphree scored, unearned. 1 run,
2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Hardy struck out swinging (3-2 BSBBSFFS). T.
Moore struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSS). Sneed flied out to rf (1-1 BS). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Weatherford to p for Carver. Leavitt walked (3-2 BFBSBB).
Leavitt stole second. Jones struck out looking (1-2 SSBK). Forsythe singled to
left field, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b, scored (1-0 B);
Leavitt scored. Coon singled up the middle (0-1 S). Coon stole second. Coon
stole third. Smalling walked (3-2 BBSBFB). Smalling advanced to second on a
passed ball; Coon scored, unearned. Eibner struck out looking (3-2 BBSBSK).
Nutt struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 FBBSK). 3 runs, 2 hits,
1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Duffy popped up to c (3-1 BBSB). Butler struck
out looking (3-2 BSBSBFK). R. Powers struck out swinging (1-2 SBSFK). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - F. Moore to p for Weatherford. Murphree walked (3-1
BBSBB). Murphree out at first p to 1b, picked off. Tschepikow walked (3-2
BBSSFBK). Leavitt doubled to right center (1-2 SSBF); Tschepikow advanced to
third, scored on a fielding error by 2b. Leavitt stole third. Jones doubled
down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BBBSS); Leavitt scored. Houston to p for F. Moore.
Forsythe walked (3-0 BBBB). Coon grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b
(0-0); Forsythe out on the play. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Rice pinch hit for Flagg. Rice walked (3-2
BSBSBB). Goforth singled up the middle (1-1 BS); Rice advanced to second. Hogue
reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BS); Goforth out at second p to ss to 2b;
Rice advanced to third. Hardy struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). T. Moore walked
(3-0 BBBB); Hogue advanced to second. Sneed struck out swinging (3-2 BSBFBS).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.