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Fisher first of several pitchers for Hogs to shut down James Madison

Fisher has spectacular debut as a Razorback, clutch hits close out opening series before heading to Arlington.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — True freshman Colin Fisher’s collegiate debut could not have gone any better.

The left-hander capped off the Razorbacks’ Opening Weekend with five shutout innings and four strikeouts to lead No. 2 Arkansas (3-1) to a 4-0 series-clinching win against James Madison (1-3) on Monday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.

With the win, the Hogs clinched their 28th consecutive non-conference home weekend series win. Arkansas has not dropped a non-conference home weekend series since dropping two-of-three games to South Alabama in 2014.

Fisher dazzled in his first collegiate start on the mound, allowing just three hits over five scoreless innings. The Noble, Okla., native did not issue a walk and struck out four, earning the first win of his collegiate career in the process.

The Razorbacks provided Fisher with early run support, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to Ben McLaughlin’s two-RBI single. McLaughlin finished with a team-leading two runs batted in on the day.

Arkansas struck again in the bottom half of the third, scoring a run on a two-out RBI single from Jayson Jones. The Razorback left fielder, who also made a pair of diving catches in the outfield, extended the Hogs’ lead to 3-0.

Wehiwa Aloy made it a four-run ballgame in the seventh with his bases-loaded RBI single to center. The Hawai’i native finished Monday’s contest with team-leading two hits and an RBI.

Koty Frank came on in relief of Fisher in the sixth and threw a scoreless frame in his lone inning of work, retiring the side in order. Will McEntire also made his second appearance of the season in the game, emerging from the bullpen to strike out the side in the top of the seventh before blanking the Dukes in the eighth.

Stone Hewlett, a transfer from Kansas, made his second appearance of the season in the ninth, toeing the rubber and firing a scoreless frame to complete the combined shutout and lock down the Hogs’ 4-0 win.

The Razorbacks hit the road next weekend, traveling to Arlington, Texas, to participate in the Kubota College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field. Arkansas will first take on No. 7 Oregon State at 7 p.m. Friday on FloBaseball.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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