The No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks were able to start their weekend series with Eastern Illinois in impressive fashion with a dominant 13-2 win in just seven innings.
Both teams agreed to allow the 10-run mercy rule be in play on Friday, meaning if either team was up by 10 runs or more past the seventh inning, the game would be declared over. Sure enough, the Diamond Hogs were able to utilize it for the second time this season after [autotag]Kendall Diggs[/autotag] hit a three-run homer into deep left field in the bottom of the seventh inning to end the game.
Arkansas looked much better on Friday afternoon than they did in their 9-7 come-from-behind victory over Grambling State earlier in the week. The win marks a historic milestone for Razorbacks head coach [autotag]Dave Van Horn[/autotag], as it marked his 800th win as Arkansas’ head coach.
Let’s go beyond the box score and take a closer look at the Razorbacks’ dominant win to start their weekend series off on the right foot and help Van Horn make history.