Category: Arkansas baseball

When this team scores, it’s like a pack of sharks with blood in the water. All it takes is one run for the feeding frenzy to start.

The Razorbacks shut out the Tigers for the second straight game. Arkansas won 6-0, with all their runs coming in the sixth inning.

Second baseman Peyton Stovall threw the first piece of proverbial chum in the water with a single shot to right field that bounded off the top of the Hunt Family Baseball Development Center. It was the first of back-to-back-to-back homers to put the Hogs up by 3. Wehiwa Aloy and Kendall Diggs were the other two batters with home runs.

Ross Lovich was the only other Hogs to score, hitting a 2-run triple and stealing home on a wild pitch.

Although it’s exciting when the Hogs have a scoring frenzy, they’re still inconsistently having success at the plate. It’s a small chink in the armor, but one nevertheless. Relying too much on pitching could result in an unfortunate losses if they don’t sure things up at the plate.

Brady Tygart had a down day according to his standards—which nearly every other pitcher in the country would consider a perfectly good performance—walking 4 batters and loading the bases with walks in the fourth. Of course, he also had 7 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, but that’s normal for the righty.

Tygart and Will McEntire combined to allow only one hit and 5 walks. So far through two games, the Diamond Hogs have allowed Mizzou to reach third base once. We know they’re great, but to do that against another SEC team is outstanding, even if it is Missouri.

Arkansas can sweep the Tigers with a win tomorrow. Part of the recipe for victory is keeping the bats warm and taking care of business on the mound.

The Diamond Hogs did what they do best: striking out batters and hitting bombs.

Arkansas defeated Mizzou 8-0 in the first game of the series.

Like death and taxes, Arkansas’ pitchers were nearly perfect, allowing just 4 hits, a walk, and 12 combined strikeouts. Ace Hagen Smith pitched 6 innings, striking out 10 batters, walking just one. Cooper Dossett closed it out with 2 Ks in the top of the ninth.

Razorback batters also played an outstanding game. Their eyes looked toward the skies tonight, driving in every score via a home run.

Nolan Souza grabbed his first homer of the season in the bottom of the third to put the Hogs on the board. He finished the night going 3-4 for 3 RBIs, including another moon shot to right field.

Ross Lovich and Kendall Diggs got in on the action, hitting a dinger a piece to drive in the 5 remaining runs.

Arkansas will play for the series tomorrow as the Tigers hope to stay close and steal a win, giving them a puncher’s chance at handing the Razorbacks their first series loss on Sunday.

One game down, one to go.

Arkansas takes game one of today’s double-header against McNeese State, 3-1.

After 5 straight games of scoring 5 or more runs, Razorback bats cooled down today. Ben McLaughlin and Hudson White went 2-4, and Wehiwa Aloy, Peyton Holt, and White batted in a run, but most everyone else was a non-factor from the plate.

However, Peyton Stovall made his first appearance this season after breaking his foot in the preseason. Like he never missed a day, Stovall hit a single on a full-count in his first time at the plate. The excitement was short-lived, unfortunately, as a 6-4-3 double play ended the inning on the following at bat.

Pitching was excellent, per usual. Hagen Smith did his thing and pitched 4 innings, striking out 9 batters and giving up 3 walks. Will McEntire gave up 5 hits in his 2 innings pitched but only one run. After a short stint on the mound from Jake Faherty, Gabe Gaeckle closed the game, striking out 3 batters in 2 innings.

Arkansas looks to take the series today, as the first pitch is set for 3:00 PM later today.

What a way to start off the week.

A grand slam and three-run bomb in the 3rd inning propelled the Hogs to a 9-7 win against UCA.

Wehiwa Aloy has struggled from the plate through the first 3 weeks, but he came in clutch today. His first home run of the season ended up being a grand slam in the 3rd inning to put the Razorbacks up 4-2. Ben McLaughlin extended the lead even further with a homer of his own for 3 runs.

The Bears didn’t go away without a fight, though. Arkansas was held scoreless until the 8th, and UCA scored 4 runs in the 5th to move within two with another run in the ninth, becoming only the second team to score at least 7 runs on Arkansas.

The comeback attempt proved to be in vain, as Gabe Gaeckle closed out the game, striking out UCA’s Mason King looking on an 0-3 count.

The Diamond Hogs now look forward to their series with McNeese State. The Cowboys have already faced one SEC foe this season, losing a series to No. 8 Texas A&M 0-3 with a combined score of 31-1.