Any worry that may have creeped in last weekend when Arkansas was swept by bottom-of-the-barrel Georgia is pretty much faded away already.
Sixth-ranked Arkansas fell just a spot after that series loss, indicating there was no real reason to buy into some massive fall from grace. On Friday, after taking the series opener against Texas A&M, Arkansas took the series with a 10-4 win. The Razorbacks will go for a sweep Saturday.
Friday’s win wasn’t just that. It was sound.
Will McEntire struck out eight batters and gave up just two hits in his 5 2/3 innings. He actually came in for relief of Brady Tygart, who made his first career start. Tygart, a preseason All-American, had missed the last two months with an arm injury, but coach Dave Van Horn wanted to work him back in slowly.
The Aggies led 1-0 through their first six outs, but Arkansas responded with the next five runs, all of which came one at a time.
It was that kind of game for the lineup. Razorbacks’ hitters had 11 knocks and walked seven times. Jace Bohrofen had the best day. He went 3 for 5 with a double and two RBI.
Texas A&M threatened in the seventh after scoring two runs and loading the bases. But with two outs, Gage Wood recorded a strikeout to limit the damage. Arkansas then scored two runs in the bottom to provide the final.
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