Razorbacks split first day with South Dakota State, Washington in tournament

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO — Arkansas split day one of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with North Dakota State and No. 5 Washington.

The Hogs claimed a 7-6 win over the Bison before dropping a heartbreaking 3-2 walk-off loss to the Huskies later in the night.

Up Next

The Razorbacks have two more days of competition in Mexico. They will face Northern Colorado Friday at 3 p.m. before matching up against Sacramento State at the same time on Saturday.

The Hogs are a combined 4-4 against the two teams.

The Highlights

Game 1: Arkansas 7, NDSU 6

• Arkansas jumped out to a 2-0 lead with an RBI from Ashley Diaz and Danielle Gibson.

• NDSU responded with a single run in the fourth, unearned off a Razorback error.

• The Hogs scored a run in the fourth as well, as Bugarin’s lead off double put her in position to score after a sacrifice fly by freshman Maggie Hicks.

• The Hogs trailed for the first time this season after the Bison plated three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 5-3 lead. NDSU managed three runs on two hits and two Arkansas errors in the inning.

• Hicks hit her first collegiate homerun of the season, bringing in three runs and giving the hogs a 6- lead.

• NDSU scored one in the seventh to tie the game with a single up the middle on a 2-2 count.

• Arkansas closed out the game after loading the bases in the bottom of the inning for Sydney Parr who earned a walk-off base on balls to win the ball game, 7-6.

• Autumn Storms recorded her third win of the season and stays undefeated in the circle – she tied her career high of nine strikeouts in a single game.

Game 2: Arkansas 2, Washington 3

• After leaving the bases loaded in the first, the Hogs scored first with back-to-back hits by Hannah McEwen and Gibson to score Parr and Hicks.

• Washington tacked on its first run of the game off an Arkansas error in the second inning.

• The Hogs held onto a 2-1 lead all the way through the top of the seventh inning, in that time span they left nine Razorbacks on base.

• UW’s Milloy led off with a first-pitch single, then was sent home on a double by teammate Sis Bates. Bates would be the winning run, scored by Flores’ single to left field.

• The Huskies scored two runs on three hits in the bottom of the inning, taking the 3-2 win.

• Arkansas’ ten hits are the most against Washington all season.

• Mary Haff recorded her first loss of the season and is now at 3-1 headed into day two of the Puerto Vallarta Challenge.