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#1 Diamond Hogs romp Tigers to complete SEC opening weekend sweep

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Behind Mason Molina’s 10-strikeout performance, No. 1 Arkansas (17-2, 3-0 SEC) romped Missouri (9-11, 0-3 SEC), 9-1, Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium to finish off its SEC Opening Weekend series sweep.

With Sunday’s win, the Razorbacks, who have won seven consecutive SEC Opening Weekend series, clinched their sixth conference-opening series sweep in their last seven tries since 2017. Arkansas also swept Mississippi State at home in 2017, Kentucky at home in 2018, Missouri at home in 2019, Kentucky at home in 2022, Auburn at home in 2023.

Missouri had no answers against Molina, who fired 5.1 scoreless innings and matched his season-high with 10 strikeouts for the third time this season. The left-hander, who earned the win to improve to 3-0, lowered his season ERA to 2.74.

The Razorback offense provided Molina with plenty of run support, tagging Tiger starter Carter Rustad for five runs. Arkansas scored twice in the bottom of the first, thanks to Kendall Diggs’ RBI double and Ben McLaughlin’s sac fly.

McLaughlin (1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB) hammered a solo home run in the bottom half of the third to extend the Hogs’ lead to three. Arkansas broke through for two more runs in the

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Around the Diamond: Previewing UCF, news on Bedlam Baseball’s future | Big 12 Sports

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Welcome to Week 5 of the college baseball season.

Oklahoma State (11-7, 0-1 Bg 12) is coming off a 14-5 bedlam win over Oklahoma in Norman on Tuesday evening. This weekend, OSU opened Big 12 play on the road at UCF Friday night, dropping the series opener 13-2.

Plus, more Bedlam Baseball news shortly after.

Finally, OSU’s pitching staff has surpassed its preseason expectations by a wide margin. What’s been the root of its early success?

All that and more in this week’s edition of Around the Diamond.

First: Previewing the opponent

Many questioned, including myself, how UCF would fare in its first season of Power Five baseball. New head coach. Fairly new-look roster. A new and more enhanced slate of competition. The laundry list of reasons goes on.

However, four weeks in, it’s safe to say coach Rich Wallace was a home run hire to lead his alma mater through uncharted waters.

UCF (10-4, 1-0 Big 12) began the season 9-1. Wins, including a three-game series sweep over a stout Samford squad, a series win at home over rival USF, midweek wins at No. 22 Miami, Florida Atlantic, No. 4 Florida and most recently at home against Stetson. Although

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