Things simply hadn’t gone Arkansas’ way in the last week.
Until Thursday.
The No. 6 Razorbacks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-5 win over Texas A&M on Thursday from Baum-Walker Stadium. The victory boosted the Diamond Hogs to three games up in the win-column from the Aggies and Alabama in the SEC West. Arkansas is two games back in the loss column from LSU, though the teams are tied in wins.
Thursday’s win nearly wasn’t.
Jace Bohrofen deposited a two-run home run in the eighth inning over the right field to break a 5-all tie, a tie that came only after Arkansas squandered a 5-0 lead.
Razorbacks’ hitters chased A&M starter Troy Wansing after just three innings. Wansing allowed all five runs by walking six and giving up five hits. He also threw a wild pitch. Arkansas tagged him for those five all in the second inning.
The Aggies responded in the fourth with two home runs. A two-run job by Jordan Thompson was followed two batter later with a solo shot from Hunter Haas. In the fifth, Texas A&M tied the game with a sacrifice fly.
Hagen Smith dominated from that point on. The starter-turned-closer for Arkansas threw four innings, giving up just two hits and two walks while striking out four to pick up the victory.
The teams pick things back up Friday night, weather permitting, with first pitch of Game 2 scheduled for 6 p.m.
[mm-video type=playlist id=01fc3h383th881vsf1 player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]