SWEEP! Pair Of Late Home Runs Lifts Resilient Hogs Over UIC

Two late home runs by Cayden Wallace and Chris Lanzilli push Arkansas over UIC for the weekend sweep.

Wow, what a way to end the final non-conference weekend of the series.

The No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks (12-3) had to fight off the eager Flames of UIC two different times late in the game, but in the end, it was meant to be for the Hogs to snag the fourth win of the weekend, defeating UIC, 10-8 on Sunday at Baum-Walker Stadium.

After UIC stormed back to tie the game at 8-8 in the top of the 9th, Arkansas got the help they needed from two of the more dependable bats in the lineup, Michael Turner and Chris Lanzilli.

Turner opened the inning by sending a line drive to right field for a double, setting the table for the power-bat of Chris Lanzilli to eat. The Wake Forest transfer crushed the fifth pitch of the at-bat into the Hog Pen in left field to lift the Razorbacks over the Flames.

It would be the second time in as many innings that those spectators on the hill in left field got to see an important long ball. In the 8th inning, down 6-4, Cayden Wallace smacked his second grand slam of the weekend to complete a four-run comeback and give the Razorbacks the 8-6 lead.

That would be the only hit of the afternoon for Wallace, but it would be one of the most important. The grand slam by Wallace would be third home run in as many days, as well as his 6th RBI of the game, and 13th of the weekend.

Arkansas grabbed the first lead of the game in the bottom of the 3rd inning, thanks to the hottest bats of the weekend, Cayden Wallace and Michael Turner.

Wallace plated Braydon Webb on a groundout to shortstop, then Turner reached first base successfully on a bunt, allowing Zack Gregory to score from third base and moving the Razorbacks ahead, 2-0.

The Flames took advantage of a handful of Razorback miscues in the 4th inning by scoring six runs on just one hit to take a 6-2 lead over Arkansas. The big blow in the inning came off the bat of Bryan Rosario, who scored three runs on a double down the left field line.

Mark Adamiak earned the win out of the bullpen. He replaced Brady Tygart once the Flames tied the game again in the top of the 9th, and allowed just a walk in 0.2 innings. Jaxon Wiggins got the start for Arkansas, going 3.1 innings and allowing five earned runs on one hit, and striking out five batters.

Arkansas will host a two-game midweek set with Grambling beginning Tuesday before welcoming the Kentucky Wildcats to Baum-Walker Stadium for the first SEC series of the season beginning Friday.

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