Tag: Gabriel Starks

Hogs Pitchers Leaving Grambling Grumbling

It was a bullpen day for the 3rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team on Tuesday. Sometimes that can lead to long, inconsistent games as each pitcher who takes the mound never finds time to get comfortable. That was not the case for the Hogs, though. Four pitchers combined to strikeout 13 Grambling Tigers en route to a 14-1 victory in 8 innings.

It was a bullpen day for the 3rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team on Tuesday. Sometimes that can lead to long, inconsistent games as each pitcher who takes the mound never finds time to get comfortable. That was not the case for the Hogs, though. Four pitchers combined to strikeout 13 Grambling Tigers en route to a 14-1 victory in 8 innings.

Each guy did his job for the Hogs tonight. With SEC play looming this weekend, head coach Dave Van Horn and pitching coach Matt Hobbs are surely relieved to see a nice, smooth ride from their bullpen men against Grambling.

The pitching staff combined to sit down 22 of the final 23 Tigers batters. And the one that got away did so thanks to a loosely untucked jersey that caught a Gabe Starks riding fastball.

It was complete dominance after an uneven first inning from Mark Adamiak. And it was such a team effort we decided to highlight each of them as our Arms of the Game.

Pitcher of the Game: Illinois St 3 – Arkansas 2

Arkansas pitching handed out six free passes, hit a batter, and allowed seven base hits. The defense helped limit the damage, and pitchers were able to get out of james they created for themselves. To only allow 3 runs out of 14 baserunners is a notable accomplishment. 

A frustrating afternoon gave way to an even more frustrating evening in Fayetteville on Friday. The #2 Arkansas Razorbacks dropped their home opener for the first time since the Clinton Administration in a 3-2 loss at the hands of Illinois State. That loss, though, was not due to bad pitching.

The pitching was not great, to be sure, but it was more than good enough to win. This may be the only time for the whole year the Hogs lose after limiting their opponents to only three runs. As is so often the case, this game was lost on the margins.

Arkansas pitching handed out six free passes, hit a batter, and allowed seven base hits. The defense helped limit the damage, and pitchers were able to get out of james they created for themselves. To only allow 3 runs out of 14 baserunners is a notable accomplishment.

The game ball for pitching today goes to Gabriel Starks. The Pine Bluff native came into the game in a sticky situation. He spike his first pitch in the dirt for a WP, then came back to strikeout the Redbirds best hitter. He followed that up with another WP, only to cover home plate in time to tag out Kyle Soberano as he tried to score from third.

Starks was the only Razorback to not issue a walk, and he – along with catcher Michale Turner – turned lemons into lemonade in the ninth inning. They gave Arkansas a chance in the home half of the inning.