FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - Mississippi State outhit Arkansas 14-5 but needed a sacrifice fly by Jon Mungle in the 10th inning to claim a 4-3 Southeastern Conference victory on Friday. <br>
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Junior lefty Paul Maholm pitched his second consecutive 10-inning game, scattering five hits, striking out six and holding Arkansas scoreless in nine of 10 innings. Maholm (3-1) threw 140 pitches after pitching 10 innings on March 14 in the Bulldogs 5-4, 13-inning win over Vanderbilt. <br>
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Mississippi State (15-3-1, 3-1 SEC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Matthew Maniscalco scored in the first on a fielder's choice by Brad Corley. In the fourth, Joseph Hunter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and then Maniscalco scored again on a fielder's choice. <br>
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Arkansas (18-3, 2-2) tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a bases-loaded double by Ryan Fox. <br>
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Corley, Jeff Butts and Craig Tatum opened the 10th with singles for Mississippi State and Mungle's fly ball to center field enabled Corley to beat Fox's throw. <br>
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Scott Roehl (2-1) took the loss for Arkansas after pitching three innings of relief for starter Charley Boyce, who allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings. <br>
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Arkansas and Mississippi State continue the series at 2 p.m. Saturday at Baum Stadium.
