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Franklin on six-RBI game in 12-4 win over UAPB

Arkansas center fielder Christian Franklin (3-for-4, 6 RBI, stolen base) didn’t have trouble adjusting to slower pitches from Golden Lions.

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Christian Franklin’s career night powered the unanimously top-ranked Razorbacks to their 27th win of the season.

The outfielder finished a triple shy of the cycle, recording three hits and driving in a career-best six runs to lift Arkansas to a 12-4 win against UA Pine Bluff Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Hogs improve to 27-5 overall with their fourth victory of the season against an in-state opponent.

Franklin was hot from the start, doubling to the wall in left center in the bottom of the first before collecting a two-RBI single in the bottom of the second. He drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to bring home his third run of the night.

The consensus preseason All-American saved the best for his last at-bat of the evening, crushing a pitch over the wall in right in the bottom half of the eighth. Franklin’s three-run blast was his team-leading ninth of the year as his fourth, fifth and sixth RBI of the night put Arkansas ahead, 12-4.

Franklin’s big bat backed up a strong pitching performance from starter Caleb Bolden. The righty struck out a career-best nine in five innings of work while limiting UAPB to one run on seven hits and a walk.

Zack Morris, the first reliever out of the bullpen, dazzled as well, striking out four in two hitless frames. Gabe Starks and Heston Tole teamed up to pitch the final two innings, combining for five strikeouts en route to locking down the win.

Offensively, Brady Slavens and Jacob Nesbit also chipped in with productive nights. Slavens drove in two runs by way of two sacrifice flies, and Nesbit racked up his third multi-hit ballgame of the season.

Arkansas closes out its two-game midweek series against UAPB tomorrow night. First pitch in Wednesday’s contest is set for 4 p.m. on SEC Network+.

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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