Bingo, Bango! Arkansas wins doubleheader over Drake and Arizona

Arkansas scored a pair of one-run wins in dramatic fashion in Day 2 of the Razorback Invitational.

After splitting a doubleheader in the opening day of the Razorback Invitational on Thursday, the Arkansas softball team took both games of the doubleheader Friday.

The Razorbacks needed 11 innings, but knocked off Drake in the first of two games Friday, 4-3. They followed by taking the rubber match against Arizona, 2-1. The victory over the Wildcats gave Arkansas two in three against Arizona.

Rylin Hedgecock broke the 1-all tie the second game with a solo home run in the sixth inning. Chenise Delce came back out to the mound in the seventh and struck out the side, though Arizona did advance a runner to third base because of a single, a wild pitch and a passed ball.

The opener Friday was even more dramatic as Arkansas forced extra innings in their final chance in the seventh inning against Drake when Cylie Halvorson’s RBI single scored Hannah Gammill to tie the game at three.

Then, in the 11th inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Halvorson singled to left field to score Lauren Camenzind for the game-winner.

Arkansas has two games remaining against the Bulldogs. The first is Saturday at 1 p.m. from Bogle Park and the finale is Sunday at 11 a.m.

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Arkansas to get two opponents in six games over four days on the weekend

Arkansas softball is set to host the Razorback Invitational at Bogle Park on the weekend.

The eighth-ranked Arkansas softball team has a big weekend ahead.

The Razorbacks will play six games from Friday to Sunday at Bogle Park as part of the Razorback Invitation. Arizona and Drake join the round-robin where each team will play the others three times.

Arkansas fell four spots from No. 4 in the country when the rankings were released this week. But it wasn’t exactly a hard fall. The Hogs lost to No. 6 Florida State and No. 15 Duke at the Clearwater Invitational before finishing the weekend with three straight wins.

Arizona is first on the slate for the Razorbacks on Friday. The first game between the two is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, then the two will play again immediately after the same day. Arkansas follows against Drake on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will play Arizona immediately following. The home team will play Drake once on Saturday and again on Sunday to close the invitational.

The tournament is Arkansas’ third of the season. They’re the only kinds of games the Hogs will have played through the first four weeks, too, as Arkansas’ next weekend will be the Woo Pig Classic, again at Bogle Park.

But as the Razorbacks continue to get the reps in, Arkansas should be in good shape when SEC play rolls around March 10 against Texas A&M.

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