@MizzouSoftball Drops Slugfest Sunday at Arkansas, 10-7

Sunday, March 25

Fayetteville, Ark.

1 pm

University of Missouri

19-17, 2-7

(RV) Arkansas

25-6, 2-4

Missouri

Arkansas

@MizzouSoftball Drops Slugfest Sunday at Arkansas, 10-7

3/25/2018 4:03:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Tigers let 7-3 lead in fifth inning slip away

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mizzou Softball (19-17, 2-7 SEC) and Arkansas' offenses both exploded Sunday in the series finale with the Razorbacks ultimately claiming a 10-7 victory. A wild fifth inning was the deciding factor at Bogle Park, as the Tigers first recorded six runs on seven hits to take a 7-3 lead.

The four-run advantage was short-lived for Mizzou however, as the host Razorbacks answered immediately with seven runs in the bottom half of the inning. In all, five pitchers between the two teams Sunday surrendered three-plus runs in the circle as both offenses reigned supreme.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Amanda Sanchez: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Braxton Burnside: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Rylee Pierce: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Eli Daniel: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R

Hear From Coach Fogue

On Sunday's series finale…

"Today was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions for both teams. We finally broke through in the fifth inning on offense, as tons of people stepped up and delivered in clutch situations. When you produce a big inning like that on offense it's critical that you come back in the circle and on defense and tally a zero on the scoreboard. Unfortunately, we weren't able to do that and things just got away from us really quick. After we lost that momentum from the top of the fifth, it was really tough to mentally come back from that."

#MIZ Takeaways

Sanchez matched her season high with three hits in the series finale. It marked the sixth time this season that she's tallied three hits in a single game.
The West Covina, California, native's standout afternoon at the plate also secured her 30th consecutive game of reaching base safely. That total now ranks tied for fourth all-time in Mizzou Softball history.
Sanchez regained the team lead in multi-hit games this season. She now has 13 multi-hit efforts in 33 games played this year.
Five different Tigers recorded an RBI Sunday, led by two apiece from Sanchez and Pierce. Cayla Kessinger, Kolby Romaine and Burnside all tacked on a single RBI each.
Mizzou's seven runs scored matched its SEC single-game season high, as it produced the same total in a victory over Mississippi State (March 17).
Numerous Tigers produced strong offensive showings this weekend in Fayetteville, led by Sanchez's .400 average. Regan Nash (.375), Kessinger (.364), Pierce (.333), Trenity Edwards (.333) and Burnside (.300) all eclipsed the .300 mark individually.

Up Next

The Tigers return home Easter weekend (March 30-31) for a three-game series against No. 10 LSU. The two teams will play a doubleheader Friday with game one scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. Game two is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

Mizzou and LSU's quick two-day meeting concludes on Saturday afternoon with first pitch set for 2 p.m. CT. All three contests next weekend in Columbia, Missouri, will air live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.

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