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Hogs sending Adams to mound to finish season-opening sweep

Listen to the Hogs game to sweep the opening series on ESPN Arkansas 95.3, 96.3 and 104.3. The game will be streamed at HitThatLine.com and listen by CLICKING HERE.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas  scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back, clinching the series against Eastern Illinois with a 10-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Freshman Blake Adams will make his first appearance for the Hogs on Sunday whey they try to complete a sweep, starting at 1 p.m.

You can listen to the game on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home. The game will be streamed at HitThatLine.com and listen by CLICKING HERE.

The pregame show will get underway at 12:30 p.m.

The Razorbacks (2-0) put together their first double-digit run and hit totals of the season, finishing with 12 knocks, including five for extra bases. The presence on the mound was powerful once again, striking out 11 with only two walks.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Patrick Wicklander got the starting nod in the middle game of the series for the Razorbacks and picked up the win after a solid five innings.

He allowed just three hits and two walks, did not allow a run and struck out seven, one shy of a career-high.

Saturday also saw the return of right-handed pitcher Caleb Bolden, who missed the 2019 season with an injury. He worked 3.0 scoreless frames, giving up three hits while striking out three.

Bolden gave way to RHP Peyton Pallette, who allowed a run on two hits, but traded said run for a 4-6-3 double play before striking out the final hitter to end the game.

Infielder Jacob Nesbit and outfielder Braydon Webb produced multi-hit games, as Nesbit posted two singles and a double. It was his 13th multi-hit performance of his career.

Arkansas kicked off Saturday’s game with a pair of homers in the opening frame for an early 3-0 lead. Braydon Webb led off the contest with a homer

off the right field pole for his first as a Razorback.

After a walk to Heston Kjerstad, Matt Goodheart followed with his own home run in the same direction, landing on top of the mound in the visitor bullpen beyond right field for the two-run slam.

It marked the second consecutive game Arkansas has hit two homers in the same inning, as Christian Franklin and Kjerstad accomplished the feat in the fifth inning of Opening Day on Friday.

Franklin led off the third inning with a walk, then was moved over after Casey Martin was intentionally walked to pitch to Jacob Nesbit.

The sophomore third baseman made the Panthers regret the decision, shooting an RBI single past the shortstop to give Arkansas a 4-0 lead.

The exact scenario would play out again in the fourth inning, as Nesbit once again drove in a run after the walk to Martin.

Along with Nesbit’s play, the fourth inning consisted of six hits, five singles and six runs to give Arkansas double digits in the run column for the first time this season.

With one out, Robert Moore, Webb, Franklin and Kjerstad delivered consecutive singles, followed by an RBI groundout from Goodheart.

Cole Austin finished off the inning with a two-RBI double to left field to give the Hogs 10 runs in the game.

Information from Razorback Sports 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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