The No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks (6-2) were able to hold off a stingy Illinois State team in their lone midweek matchup on Wednesday afternoon. Once again, star sophomore [autotag]Kendall Diggs[/autotag] delivered a walk-off double in the 11th inning to give the Diamond Hogs a 10-9 win.
Walking out of Baum Stadium was great, but it came after Arkansas blew a 9-7 ninth-inning lead and saw star closer Brady Tygart leave with an arm injury.
“There was a lot of excitement and that went into ‘oh no’ and then an injury,” [autotag]Dave Van Horn[/autotag] said after the game. “But I thought we held it together, we stayed strong in the dugout and they fought.”
Arkansas will now have Thursday off before beginning their weekend series against Wright State (2-5). The series is set to begin on Friday at 3:00 p.m., but might be subject to postponement due to inclement weather in Northwest Arkansas.
Before moving ahead to Wright State, let’s take a look at some things that stood out in the Razorbacks’ 10-9 win over Illinois State on Wednesday.