COLUMBIA, Mo. (Interstat) — Hunter Dietz tossed seven innings of three-hit ball with eight strikeouts as Arkansas defeated Missouri 5-4 on Thursday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

The Tigers jumped ahead in the first inning on solo home runs by Jase Woita and Blaize Ward, the latter a two-run shot that made it 3-0. Arkansas answered in the fifth when TJ Pompey homered. The Razorbacks took the lead in the seventh on Carter Rutenbar’s two-run single, then added two runs in the eighth on Zack Stewart’s homer.

Missouri’s Josh McDevitt struck out 11 over 6.1 innings but allowed four hits and three earned runs. Gabe Gaeckle surrendered a run in the ninth, and Donovan Jordan’s RBI single scored Jamal George to cut the lead to 5-4, but Ethan McElvain closed the door with a scoreless frame.

Arkansas improved to 28-15, while Missouri dropped to 20-22. The Tigers stranded eight runners and grounded into two double plays.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 7-2 Arkansas victory, and its ELO system gave the Razorbacks an 80.5 percent win probability entering the contest.