ASU wins at home

Arkansas State University scored two runs in the first inning and three more in the fourth inning Tuesday to beat Mississippi Valley State 6-1 at Tomlinson Stadium in Jonesboro.

Arkansas State jumped ahead on an RBI single by Ben Klutts, who later scored on a fielding error. After the Delta Devils scored their lone run in the top of the fourth inning, the Red Wolves responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning on RBI singles by Karsen Reid and Liam Hicks, and Drew Tipton drove in a run when he reached on a fielder’s choice. Reid added another RBI single in the fifth inning for ASU’s final run.

Reid, Hicks, Klutts and Tyler Duncan each had two hits for the Red Wolves, who finished with 12 as a team. Right-hander Brandon Anderson (1-0) picked up the victory after allowing Mississippi Valley State’s lone run on 1 hit with 2 walks and 13 strikeouts over 6 innings.

In other games involving state Division I teams, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock managed 7 hits Tuesday while committing 2 errors and stranding 7 base runners in a 9-1 loss to No. 17 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. The Cowboys took control of the game in the second inning, getting a two-run home run from Carson McCusker, a solo shot from Brock Mathis and an RBI single from Noah Sifrit. The Trojans scored their lone run in the third inning on an RBI double from Tucker Childers that scored Kale Emshoff. … The University of Central Arkansas took an early 2-0 lead Tuesday, but committed 3 errors and stranded 12 base runners in an 8-5 loss to Memphis at FedEx Park in Memphis. The Bears led in the first inning on a two-run double by Hunter Hicks, but the Tigers took the lead for good in the second inning in which UCA’s first error led to two runs. After Memphis added a run in the third to make it 5-2, UCA got a two-run double from Josh Ragan in the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4. But the Tigers got those two runs back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single from Hunter Goodman and a bases-loaded walk to Chris Swanberg. …

Second baseman Jarficur Parker went 2 for 4 on Tuesday, including an RBI single in the third inning to score the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s lone run in a 2-1 loss to Wichita State at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kan. The Shockers tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth inning on an RBI single by second baseman Jack Sigrist, then won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on an RBI single by shortstop Cade Clemons.