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Arkansas Softball uses long ball to defeat South Carolina

Arkansas scored all eight runs on four home runs in Saturday’s win over the Gamecocks, clinching the series.

It was business as usual for the “Bogle Bombers” on Saturday.

The No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks (38-8, 16-4 SEC) defeated South Carolina (25-26, 2-18 SEC) by scoring all of their runs via the longball, en route to an 8-4 victory to claim the series at Bogle Park in Fayetteville.

The Razorbacks went down in order in the first inning but bounced back in their next frame to grab the early lead. [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag] led off the inning by crushing the second pitch of the at-bat into the crowded berm in right field to give Arkansas the 1-0 lead.

The “big inning” came in the 4th, when six runs scored on two swings of the bat. [autotag]Taylor Ellsworth[/autotag] and Danielle Gibson reached base to open the inning, and came home on a three-run homer to right field, extending the Razorback lead to 4-0.

The fun did not stop there, as two more Razorbacks would reach base to give [autotag]KB Sides[/autotag] an equal opportunity. For the second time in the inning, an Arkansas batter would crush a three-run bomb. Sides’ home run would break the game open for Arkansas, as they jumped in front , 7-0.

South Carolina scored their first run in the top of the 5th inning with a leadoff home run of their own, and Arkansas would respond by scoring their final run of the game on Malkin’s second home run of the game, ending the inning with an 8-1 lead. For Malkin, it was her third multi-home run game of the year, and her first since hitting two against Auburn on April 8.

Over the final two innings, the Gamecocks would score three runs to cut the Razorbacks lead in half, but would come up short in the final inning.

Malkin, Sides, and Gibson led the team in hits with two, with Malkin scoring four runs. [autotag]Mary Haff[/autotag], [autotag]Callie Turner[/autotag], and [autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] combined to strikeout 10 batters on the day, allowing just five hits and three earned runs.

The finale of the three-game series is set for a 10:30 a.m. CDT first pitch at Bogle Park.

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Arkansas runs winning streak to 8 games with sweep of SEMO

The red-hot Razorbacks continue to get the job done

It was business as usual for the No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks (30-7, 9-3 SEC), as they swept Southeast Missouri State in a doubleheader on Tuesday, 9-1 and 14-0 respectively. By grabbing two wins on the day, the winning streak for Arkansas has now improved to eight games.

The red-hot Razorbacks would produce 11 hits in game one’s win off the bat of eight different batters. [autotag]KB Sides[/autotag], [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag], and [autotag]Hannah Gammill[/autotag] would pace the offense with two hits each; Sides and Gammill would also record three RBI apiece.

Arkansas would also add three home runs to their season total as well. Sides and Gammill would score multiple home runs on their solo shots, while [autotag]Linnie Malkin[/autotag] would hit her 10th home run of the year.

[autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] would win her 8th game of the season by striking out eight batters while allowing five hits and an earned run in 5.0 innings of work.

Arkansas added 13 more hits and did their damage in two innings against SEMO in game two’s 14-0 win. Malkin would go deep two more times, scoring five runs. [autotag]Audrie LaValle[/autotag]y and [autotag]Taylor Ellsworth[/autotag] would also homer in the game. Danielle Gibson went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI. She collected both RBI on a single in the 1st inning, contributing to the six-run inning.

[autotag]Callie Turner[/autotag] grabbed her 2nd win of the year, allowing just three hits in 3.0 IP. [autotag]Lauren Howell[/autotag] struck out two batters in 2.0 innings of relief.

Arkansas will now look ahead to their meeting with No. 12 Kentucky. The three-game set will begin Friday evening at Bogle Park.

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Razorbacks hold off Central Arkansas in midweek action

An early grand slam by Linnie Malkin would be enough to lift the No. 10 Razorbacks over Central Arkansas in midweek action on Tuesday.

The No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks (25-7) started strong in their midweek game against in-state foe Central Arkansas (19-15) on Tuesday, but the Sugar Bears refused to quit.

After going down 6-0 early, Central Arkansas scored four runs over the final four innings, including two runs in the bottom of the 7th, but the early deficit was too much to overcome, as Arkansas grabbed the 6-4 win at Farris Field in Conway, Ark.

Jaylee Engelkes looked to play the role of hero for Central Arkansas on Tuesday, as she was responsible for scoring the final three runs of the night in the attempted comeback effort. Following a solo home run by Tyla Vernon in the 4th inning to put the Sugar Bears on the board, Englekes would double to right-center, which scored a run on an error by [autotag]KB Sides[/autotag] to cut into the Razorback lead, 6-2. Then, in the bottom of the 7th inning, Englekes would strike again by recording a double to right-center field to score Tremere Harris and Jenna Wildeman to clear the bases and to cut into Arkansas’s lead, 6-4.

However, for Central Arkansas, their effort was shutdown as Kylie Griffin grounded out to end the game.

The Razorbacks, who just came off a series win at Ole Miss over the weekend, started off the game with hot bats. The first six batters of the inning reached base, with five of them scoring.

[autotag]Taylor Ellsworth[/autotag] walked on a full-count, becoming the third-straight Razorback to reach base to begin the inning. The next batter, [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag], would reach base on a fielder’s choice to 2nd base, which unfortunately ended with Sides being thrown out at home. Arkansas would score their first run of the game in the next at-bat, when [autotag]Hannah Gammill[/autotag] was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

As the bases remained loaded, the momentum would stay on Arkansas’ side as [autotag]Linnie Malkin[/autotag] would get an opportunity to add to the lead. It was an opportunity she gladly took.

Malkin crushed her 7th home run of the season over the center field fence to blow the game open, giving Arkansas the 5-0 lead before Central Arkansas had the chance to respond.

The Razorbacks would get one more run in the game on a solo home run by [autotag]Audrie LaValley[/autotag], who hit her second homerun of the season in the 4th inning, giving Arkansas the 6-0 lead.

Sides and LaValley led the team in hits with two each. Callie Turner earned the win in the circle by striking out three batters and issuing just two walks in 5.0 innings of work, Jenna Bloom would finish the game in relief, allowing a hit and two earned runs in 2.0 innings.

Arkansas Softball returns to Bogle Park on Friday to host the No. 17 Auburn Tigers for game one of a three-game SEC weekend series. First pitch for game one is set for 6 p.m. CT.

Callie Turner enters transfer portal

Lady Vols’ pitcher Callie Turner enters transfer portal.

Lady Vols’ softball player Callie Turner has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Turner, a sophomore pitcher for Tennessee, announced her decision to enter the transfer portal after UT co-head coach Ralph Weekly announced his retirement and co-head coach Karen Weekly was tapped by the school to be the next head coach.

Turner went 10-3 for the Lady Vols in 2021. She made 17 starts for Tennessee and had a 2.28 ERA.

Turner, a Florida native and graduate of Land O’ Lakes High School, came to Knoxville in 2020. She was 8-7 during the campaign, which was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Turner made 33 career starts for the Big Orange and had a 2.50 ERA in two seasons at Tennessee.

Turner has three years of eligibility remaining.

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Callie Turner pitches no-hitter for Lady Vols

Recapping Tennessee’s wins at Texas A&M against Aggies and Lamar Saturday.

Tennessee’s softball team had a big day on the diamond Saturday as it won a pair of games on the second day of the Reveille Classic, hosted by Texas A&M in College Station.

The No. 25 Lady Vols opened action by passing their stiffest test of the season as they edged Southeastern Conference rival and the host Aggies, 3-2, before beating Lamar, 8-0, in five innings to close out the day.

Against the Cardinals in the nightcap, Callie Turner pitched a no-hitter, Tennessee’s second of the season.

The Lady Vols also got past the Aggies (10-3) and pitcher Ashley Rogers as she posted a solid performance, throwing a two-hitter and struck out 10 Texas A&M hitters.

At the plate, Kiki Milloy and Ivy Davis had solo home runs in the top of the fourth inning before Anna Fox scored the winning run in the sixth as she came home on a wild pitch.

The Aggies tallied twice in the bottom of the fifth.

Against the Cardinals (2-17), Turner kept Lamar’s bats at bay as UT (16-1) pounded out 11 hits.

At the plate, Amanda Ayala, the Lady Vols’ leadoff hitter, went 3-for-4 with a two-run inside-the-park home run. She scored twice and knocked in four runs.

Milloy stayed hot, going 2-for-2 with and RBI single and a run scored.

Amanda Curran drove in a run with a groundout and Kaitlin Parsons had a scoring single for Tennessee.

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