Two games. Two different types of wins.
Arkansas and Illinois-Chicago played a doubleheader Thursday in advance of expected snow in Fayetteville on Friday. The result was sweep of the day for the third-ranked Diamond Hogs, 12-4 and 5-4.
Connor Noland, Arkansas’ senior starting pitcher, was excellent in the Diamond Hogs’ win in the first of the two games. Noland had 11 strikeouts and gave up just four hits and three runs in the opener.
In Game 2, the Arkansas bats went cold until the eighth, when the Razorbacks plated four runs to turn a three-run deficit into a one-run lead heading into the final frame.
Cayden Wallace, Jalen Battles and Brady Slavens all homered for the Diamond Hogs in the opener, while Michael Turner’s RBI single in the second game proved to be the difference.
Both teams are off Friday before returning Saturday for expected 60-degree temperatures at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch that day is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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