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| Missouri State at #4 Arkansas | |
| Schedule | Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 p.m. |
| Location | Fayetteville, Ark. |
| Site | Baum-Walker Stadium |
| Radio | KFBL 96.9 FM/1060 AM |
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| Watch | SECN+ |
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| Missouri State | MSU Game Notes Baseball Home Page |
| Arkansas | Baseball Home Page |
Starting 9
1) The Missouri State Bears (21-19, 5-7) conclude a four-game road swing Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. game at fourth-ranked Arkansas (34-10, 12-6 SEC) in Fayetteville. The Bears are back home May 6-8 with 11 a.m. games each day against Southern Illinois.
2) The Bears have collected 158 extra base hits in 40 games and rank in the top 44 nationally in batting average (44th – .297), slugging (25th – .503), on-base percentage (34th – .400) and scoring (34th – 7.9). Missouri State has scored 10-plus runs in a game 13 times and five or more runs in an inning 17 times this season.
3) Missouri State has hit five or more home runs in four games this season, has five different players with a multi-homer game, and has hit back-to-back long balls on five occasions.
4) Senior Dakota Kotowski ranks 6th nationally with 19 home runs and 0.51 homers per game. He hit his 10th home run on March 20 in MSU’s 18th game of the season. Only Jason Hart has reached double figures in fewer games, hitting his 10th in game 16 of the 1998 campaign. Kotowski was named the MVC and Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week on April 25.
5) Missouri State has turned 35 double plays on the year to rank 32nd nationally in total DPs and 27th in per game average at 0.88.
6) Opposing bullpens have a combined 10.09 ERA against Missouri State this season. The Bears are hitting .326 and average 4.7 runs per game against opposing relievers. Missouri State has scored more runs than games played in the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth innings this season.
7) Arkansas leads the all-time series 57-28 with a 35-14 record in Fayetteville. The Bears are 5-4 against the Razorbacks at Baum Stadium since the beginning for the 2015 season.
8) In 19 true road games this season, Missouri State is hitting .301 and slugging .531 with 38 home runs and an 8.3 scoring average.
9) Tuesday’s coaching matchup features nearly 2,500 combined victories between 2 of the top 6 active coaches in terms of career NCAA wins. Missouri State’s Keith Guttin ranks third with 1,330 wins, and Arkansas’ Dave Van Horn sits in sixth with 1,155 wins. In head-to-head matchups, Van Horn leads 20-10.
