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Hogs tied series with Texas A&M behind Brady Slavens’ day

Arkansas designated hitter Brady Slavens hit two home runs to lift the Diamond Hogs past Texas A&M.

Entering Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, [autotag]Arkansas baseball[/autotag] had only lost consecutive games this season once. A fall against the Aggies in College Station would make it twice.

[autotag]Brady Slavens[/autotag] wasn’t having it.

The Arkansas outfielder hit a pair of solo home runs to help the Diamond Hogs to tie the series against A&M with a 3-1 win on Saturday.

Slavens’ first jack came in the first inning. Batting from the 2-hole, the senior outfielder planted a 2-1 pitch over the right field wall to open the scoring. [autotag]Chris Lanzilli[/autotag] made it 2-0, Arkansas, when he scored on a wild pitch in the second and Slavens’ other homer came in the third to centerfield.

Slavens went 2 for 3 with the two homers and two walks on the day.

Texas A&M had its chances, especially early. The Aggies chased starter [autotag]Hagen Smith[/autotag] after just three innings, but they left six runners on in the first three frames, including leaving the bases loaded in the first. Smith exited after allowing two hits and five walks with just one strikeout.

The Arkansas bullpen stiffened. Zack Morris, Zebulon Vermillion, Evan Taylor and [autotag]Brady Tygart[/autotag] pitched the final six innings and gave up just six baserunners.

The rubber game between the two teams is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.

Arkansas baseball vs. LSU: Preview, how to watch, stream, listen to Game 2

Arkansas took Game One from LSU on Thursday and Hagan Smith will get the nod for the Diamond Hogs in Game Two.

A two-game SEC losing streak was about enough for the sixth-ranked Arkansas baseball team.

The Diamond Hogs beat No. 15 LSU, 5-4, at Baum-Walker Stadium in the opener of a three-game set. Game Two is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch on Friday.

Arkansas had lost its last two SEC games to Florida the previous weekend, snapping a 13-series winning streak in league play that dated back to 2019.

Robert Moore’s two-run single in the seventh proved to be the game-winner for the Razorbacks on Thursday. Starter [autotag]Connor Noland[/autotag] worked six innings, striking out seven and [autotag]Brady Tygart[/autotag] picked up his fifth save in pitching the last two.

Arkansas fights off LSU comeback attempt to win series opener

Robert Moore’s bat and Brady Tygart’s grit lifted Arkansas over LSU on Thursday.

In a game defined by pitching and defense through the first six innings, Arkansas (26-7, 9-4 SEC) needed a late push to fight off the comeback-minded LSU Tigers (23-10, 7-6 SEC) in Thursday’s series-opener in a 5-4 win.

Down 2-0, LSU was able to fight back to take a 3-2 lead in the 6th inning on RBI singles by the heart of their lineup, Jacob Berry, Cade Doughty, and Josh Pearson.

The Razorbacks responded in the 7th inning by scoring three runs to retake the lead, 5-3, headlined by a two-RBI single by [autotag]Robert Moore[/autotag]. But, as they had proven earlier in the game, LSU had the ability to fight back.

Arkansas called on freshman [autotag]Brady Tygart[/autotag] after a tough start to the 8th inning that began with three batters reaching base before a single out was recorded. LSU got a run back, but once that run scored, Tygart got a groundball that turned into a double play to put an end to the pressure that the Tigers were putting on Arkansas.

“That was absolutely huge. That put absolutely all of the momentum in our dugout. That got our fans really, really into the game,” said Tygart of the 8th inning double play.

The headline prior to LSU stealing the lead in the top of the 6th was [autotag]Connor Noland[/autotag]. Noland had everything working for him through 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one baserunner before Dylan Crews singled up the middle to give the Tigers their first hit.

“I was very aware,” Noland said during the postgame press conference when asked if he knew that he was throwing a no-hitter through five innings.

Noland ended the game with seven strikeouts and four hits allowed in 6.0 innings of work. Evan Taylor earned the win out of the bullpen, allowing an unearned run while striking out three batters in 1.0 innings. Tygart would go on to get his 5th save of the season.

[autotag]Cayden Wallace[/autotag] led the Razorbacks with two hits while [autotag]Braydon Webb[/autotag] and Robert Moore recorded two RBI.

Game two of the series with LSU is set for 6 p.m. CT Friday, and can be seen on SEC Network.

 

Arkansas falls to Florida in finale, ending impressive streak

Two comeback efforts from the bat of Zack Gregory weren’t enough as the Razorbacks fall to Florida on Saturday, snapping an SEC series winning streak of 13.

Amazing things must come to an end, it is inevitable.

For the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (23-7, 8-4 SEC), their impressive streak of 13 straight SEC series wins dating back to the 2019 season came to a close on Saturday, with a 9-7 loss to Florida (21-11, 5-7 SEC), with the Gators taking two-of-three games from the Razorbacks at Florida Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla.

Down 7-4 entering the 6th inning, Arkansas cut into the lead thanks to an error and a bases-loaded walk to trim the Gator advantage to 7-6 and tied the game in the 8th inning on a solo home run by [autotag]Zack Gregory[/autotag]. However, Florida would respond by scoring two runs thanks to brothers Deric and Jud Fabian, giving the Gators the win.

After a quiet start to the game, both offenses found their groove. Florida grabbed an early lead, and Arkansas sent an equally brutal blow right back.

The Gators would begin the inning with two singles by Colby Halter and Sterlin Thompson respectively. The third single of the inning would score the first run of the game for Florida. Wyatt Langford singled up the middle to score Halter, giving Florida the 1-0 lead.

The Gators would waste no time expanding the lead, as BT Riopelle crushed his 9th home run of the season to clear the bases, and extend Florida’s lead to 4-0.

Arkansas took the four-run blow by Florida personally, as they responded by scoring four runs of their own in the top of the 4th inning. [autotag]Jalen Battles[/autotag] hit an RBI single with two outs in the inning to put the Razorbacks on the board. Zack Gregory’s first comeback attempt would be a double down the right field line to score Battles, as well as [autotag]Peyton Stovall[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Turner[/autotag], to tie the game at 4-4.

Langford would help the Gators once more in the 5th inning with a three-run home run in the 5th to give his team another lead, 7-4. Arkansas responded by scoring two runs in the top of the 6th to drop Florida’s lead to one run.

The hero of the game for Arkansas at the plate was Zack Gregory. Despite not grabbing the win, Gregory put the team on his back twice, erasing two Gators leads in key moments of the game. He, along with Battles, had multiple hits for Arkansas.

[autotag]Brady Tygart[/autotag] took the loss for Arkansas out of the bullpen. In 2.2 innings of work, the freshman struck out four batters while allowing two runs on two hits. Starter [autotag]Jaxon Wiggins[/autotag] allowed nine hits and seven runs in 4.0 innings, striking out five batters.

Arkansas will look to begin a new streak next weekend at home against LSU. The previous streak dated back to May 16-18, 2019, when Arkansas lost two-of-three games to Texas A&M in College Station. That season was the last time that the Razorbacks participated in the College World Series.

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Brady Tygart’s specialty brings success to Arkansas’ bullpen

This highlight reel of Brady Tygart’s breaking balls from Rob Friedman will bring a smile to your face.

Freshman [autotag]Brady Tygart[/autotag] has not been at Arkansas long enough to get his spikes muddy, but he is already turning into a valuable member of the Arkansas bullpen.

In eight appearances and 15 innings of work, the freshman from Hernando, Miss. has struck out a total of 22 batters. His best, and longest, outing came in the Razorbacks’ most recent series against Mississippi State, where he struck out a career-high seven batters in 3.2 innings of work, allowing only one hit and one walk in Arkansas’ 5-3 loss to Tygart’s home-state team.

Most of his strikeouts have been earned by his ability to make opposing batters look silly in the box thanks to his breaking pitches. Tygart has tossed pitches that have spin rates of 3,100 RPM, which makes it nearly impossible to make contact. Rob Friedman, also known as “Pitching Ninja” on Twitter, has become a fan of Tygart this season and looks to showcase his talents at every opportunity given.

On Sunday, Friedman pieced together highlights of Tygart’s outing against Mississippi State. Here’s a 0:46 highlight of Tygart’s breaking pitches, courtesy of “the pitching ninja” Rob Friedman. Enjoy.

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Tygart Bends Mizzou into Knots

The #3 Arkansas Razorbacks outlasted Missouri on Friday night, beating the Tigers 7-5 in Columbia, Missouri, in a back-and-forth affair. While Mizzou never led, they pushed the Hogs by answering Razorback runs time and again. That is, until the 8th inning.

Enter Brady Tygart

The #3 Arkansas Razorbacks outlasted Missouri on Friday night, beating the Tigers 7-5 in Columbia, Missouri, in a back-and-forth affair. While Mizzou never led, they pushed the Hogs by answering Razorback runs time and again. That is, until the 8th inning.

Enter Brady Tygart

The electric freshman baffled the black and gold, making SEC hitters look silly by striking out 5 of the 8 batters he faced. Even after Missouri brought the tying run to the plate, Tygart answered the bell by striking out Mike Colleta to end the game.

Conor Noland started the game for Arkansas, leaving after 5 complete innings on 101 pitches. The Tigers worked the Hogs senior, scratching out 7 hits – 3 of which that never left the infield – while only earning one walk. Noland padded his impressive strikeout total but K-ing 9 batters, giving him 47 for the year. He has an impressive 12.3 K/9 rate this year, notably without an overpowering fastball.

Zebulon Vermillion picked up the win after surrendering the lead by giving up his first three hits and first earned run of the season. Evan Taylor gave up a run in relief but also looked sharp at times.

Any win is a good win the SEC, especially on a Friday night. It was not the prettiest or most dominating win of the season, but it was good to see the Hogs respond after being pushed by a scrappy Missouri team. They’ll play again on Saturday in CoMo. First pitch is set for 2:00pm and will be televised on ESPN Plus.

Hogs Pitching Dominates on Sweep Sunday

Jaxon Wiggins may be the best Sunday starter in the SEC. After elite pitching from Friday starter Connor Noland and Saturday starter Hagen Smith, Wiggins showed he can be just as dominant in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Kentucky. That completes a three-game sweep and puts Arkansas alone in first place in the SEC West after one weekend of conference play. 

Jaxon Wiggins may be the best Sunday starter in the SEC. After elite pitching from Friday starter Connor Noland and Saturday starter Hagen Smith, Wiggins showed he can be just as dominant in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Kentucky. That completes a three-game sweep and puts Arkansas alone in first place in the SEC West after one weekend of conference play.

After taking a few weeks to wake up, the Arkansas bats have certainly begun to make some noise. The Hogs scored 45 runs in 5 games this week. Scoring runs will not be a longterm problem.

The pitching, though, has been the main storyline for the 2022 Razorbacks after 19 games. Wiggins pitched six strong innings, yielding only four hits while not allowing a run. He did issues four walks, but he backed that up with 8 strikeouts. The few times he was in trouble Wiggins was able to get out of it.

The bullpen was phenomenal all weekend, too, and Sunday was no exception. Even Taylor gave up a solo home run in one inning of work, while freshman Brady Tygart recorded a 6-out save in which he only allowed one base hit.

For the weekend Arkansas pitching allowed a total of 6 Kentucky runs (all earned) while striking out 32 batters. It was total dominance. As the Hogs begin running the gauntlet of SEC play, make not mistake: this team is ready.