Arkansas: Courtney Deifel — 333-165 in 10th season at Arkansas and 360-192 in 11th season overall. Missouri State: Kasey Griffith — 1-13 in first season at Missouri State and overall. Arkansas defeated Missouri State 11-3 in 5 innings on March 5, 2022, in Fayetteville. The game will be streamed by SEC Network+ and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (subscriber login required). Shawn Murnin (play-by-play) and Hannah McEwen (analyst) will be on the call. Earned Run Avg. : Arkansas 1.67; Missouri State 9.24 Runs Per Game : Arkansas 9.05; Missouri State 2.71 According to the National Weather Service, Sunday will be sunny with a high of 59 degrees in Fayetteville. South winds could gust to 25 mph. • Arkansas is ranked No. 12 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. • The Razorbacks are 4-0 in the Wooo Pig Classic, with all victories being run rules. They defeated Iowa twice (9-0 and 12-0) and Illinois twice (12-4 and 10-1). • Arkansas utility player Courtney Day recorded 6 hits, 2 home runs and 12 RBI in doubleheaders Friday and Saturday. She is batting .409 this season, the third-best average on the team. • Missouri State’s leading hitters are Kayla Ulrich (.311 BA, 14 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI), Emily Gerardy (.276 BA, 8 H) and Brynn Romine (.242 BA, 8 H). • The Bears’ most-used pitchers are Makenzi Swick (8.17 ERA in 36 1/3 IP) and McKenzie Vaughan (5.91 ERA in 32 IP). • Arkansas senior first baseman Bri Ellis leads Division I in active career home runs with 59. She hit a two-run homer Friday against Illinois and a solo homer Saturday against Iowa. • Razorbacks junior left-handed pitcher Robyn Herron has not allowed a run over her last 19 innings pitched. She has an ERA of 0.42 in 33 innings pitched. Her 47 strikeouts and .083 opponent batting average are team bests.
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