Road games in the SEC are tough. Heck, any game in the SEC is tough. It’s college baseball’s best conference for a reason.
But the fifth-ranked team in the country falling twice, in back-to-back games, against the worst team in the SEC East is a bad look.
That’s where Arkansas found itself, though, after Friday night’s 7-3 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. Georgia’s victory ensured a series win after taking the opener Thursday. It also allowed the Dawgs to leap Missouri out of the cellar in the East while simultaneously sending Arkansas back behind SEC West leader LSU. The Razorbacks entered the series with a 1 1/2-game lead.
Evaporation comes quickly, especially in this series as Arkansas lost Friday much the same way it lost Thursday: Georgia had one big inning and the Diamond Hogs’ rally was too little, too late.
Friday, Georgia touched up Arkansas starter Will McEntire four six runs in four innings. McEntire gave up six hits, four of which were homers. It was 4-0, Bulldogs, before six outs were recorded.
Arkansas had nothing going on the other side. Chandler Goldstein gave up just three Arkansas hits while walking no one and striking out five in his six innings. The Razorbacks tagged Georgia’s first two relievers for three runs in the eighth inning alone, yet for naught.
The Hogs will look to avoid the sweep on Saturday at 1 p.m.