Arkansas Razorbacks opened their series against Vanderbilt with an 8-2 victory.
Hagen Smith and Will McEntire split the work on the mound, combining for nine innings pitched, allowing six hits, and striking out 13 batters. Smith earned the win, while McEntire earned the save.
The Diamond Hogs are the first team in the SEC to have 20 conference wins this year, only the fourth time since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992.
All nine Arkansas batters tagged Commodore starter Patrick Reilly for four runs on one hit, four walks, one hit batsman, and two errors in the first inning. Brady Slavens hit a two-run blast to right field that traveled 398 feet.
The star of the lineup was Peyton Holt, who is taking over for the injured Peyton Stovall at second base. Holt led the team with three hits, his second three-hit game of the season.