Razorbacks take fourth straight series from South Carolina

Arkansas can win its second SEC baseball title in three years thanks to a series victory over South Carolina.

Arkansas is in the driver’s seat to win the Southeastern Conference regular season baseball title.

Behind a complete game effort from freshman Hunter Hollan and timely hitting from John Bolton, Parker Rowland and Caleb Cali, the Razorbacks took down South Carolina on Sunday, 5-1.

The No. 3 ranked Hogs will trek to Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday to begin the final regular season series against Vanderbilt.

Arkansas has a half game lead over LSU in the Western Division, and a game lead over Florida for the overall crown.

Hollan threw 113 pitches and retired 20 of the final 21 Gamecock batters in order to end the game. The southpaw struck out 10 and only walked one.

One more victory will clinch 20 SEC victories for only the third time in program history, joining the 1999 and 2021 teams.

A SEC title would also be the third of the Dave Van Horn era, as he also won championships in 2004 and 2021.

The only thing the Gamecocks mustered was a third inning home run to left from Will Tippett.

Ben McLaughlin put the finishing touches on the contest with a home run to right center in the eighth.