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Kentucky rolls past Razorbacks on Saturday to even series at Bogle Park

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas dropped game two of its series to Kentucky on Saturday, 16-2, after four errors and some hot hitting by the Wildcats.

Arkansas now stands at 24-10 overall, 5-6 in conference play.

Up next

No. 13 Arkansas and No. 18 Kentucky will fight for the series Sunday at 1p.m.

Sunday’s game will be available for streaming on SEC+. Live scoring will also be available for fans, links for both are below.

How it happened

• A passed ball and Razorback error put the Hogs behind early, trailing 3-0 after the first frame.

• Starting pitcher Mary Haff was relieved with two outs in the first inning after a collision at home plate during a scoring play. Junior Lauren Graves entered and struck out the final Wildcat, swinging.

• Seven Wildcat runs crossed in the second off seven Kentucky hits and three more errors by the Arkansas defense. Five of those runs were scored with two outs on the board.

• The Hogs scored their only two runs of the game in the bottom of the second, off the bat of senior Ashley Diaz, whose single up the middle brought in Nicole Duncan and Keely Edwards.

• The Razorbacks gave up no additional errors, but Kentucky’s offense stayed hot, with six runs over the third and fourth innings. The fifth inning was the only inning UK did not score a run.

Notables

• UK’s 16 runs is the most runs allowed in a single game by Arkansas since April 16, 2016 when the Hogs gave up 23 runs to #3 Auburn in game two of the series.

• Three Razorbacks saw time in the circle today: Haff, Graves, and senior Katie Warrick. Combined, the trio dished out three strikeouts and three walks.

• Today’s run-rule defeat was the second of the season, after the Razorbacks dropped game two of the series to Ole Miss (12-0).

2024 Razorbacks Football

Fri, Dec 27Liberty Bowl
vs Texas Tech (Memphis)
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Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
Sat, Nov 16vs TexasL, 20-10
Sat, Nov 23vs Louisiana TechW, 35-14
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2024 High School Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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