Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast — Georgia tomorrow, Clay on the combine and more!
Tye & Tommy on a Justin Stepp story, Georgia preview, Clay on the combine, plus a joke or two at the end!
Late seventh-inning clutch hits lift Baylor past Arkansas, 3-2
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas battled back from a one0run deficit in the fourth inning, but delivered clutch hits in the top of the seventh to earn a 3-2 road victory over the Razorbacks at Bogle Park on Thursday evening.
The Razorbacks collected two of their four total hits to begin the fourth inning. Junior Hannah McEwen sent a single up the middle which put a runner on base for junior Braxton Burnside’s two run home run to left field.
Burnside’s third homer of the season produced all the Razorbacks’ offense.
Senior pitcher Autumn Storms (7-1) was tagged with her first loss of the season and allowed all three earned runs in six innings of work. She struck out three but stayed out of trouble most of the game by inducing 14 ground outs.
The Lady Bears, who have won their last 13 games, continued their season-long trend of scoring late. Down to its final three outs, Baylor put two runners in scoring position on a single and double to table set the rally.
Arkansas went to its bullpen, but Baylor kept attacking and hit an RBI single and double to claim a 3-2 lead. Freshman Jenna Bloom inherited runners on second and third with nobody out and escaped the jam with a pop out and two strikeouts.
Arkansas attempted to start a two out rally in the bottom of the seventh as junior Kayla Green singled for the second time.
Junior pinch runner Nicole Duncan was the game’s tying run and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch but was left there on a strikeout.
Baylor’s Aliyah Pritchett moved from shortstop to the rubber in the fifth inning and earned the win (5-0). The freshman worked the final two innings and allowed just one hit.
Gia Rodoni completed the first five innings inside the circle for the Lady Bears and allowed both Arkansas runs but struck out seven.
Alyssa Avalos put Baylor on the scoreboard first in the third frame with a solo homer. The Lady Bears have won each of their last five games by one run.
Arkansas plays a twinbill as part of the second day of Wooo Pig Classic action on Friday. The Razorbacks face Villanova at 4:45 p.m. and Kent State at 7 p.m.
Musselman on Henderson’s improvement, Sills’ admitting mistake sign of maturity
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman on Thursday afternoon talked about Ethan Henderson’s increased minutes and Desi Sills making a mistake and coming to him with it during win over Tennessee on Wednesday night.
Tolefree’s 30-point night not enough as Hogs fall to Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. — There may have been an upset alert when Arkansas went on the road against No. 10 Mississippi State, but even Alexis Tolefree’s 30 points weren’t enough in a 92-83 loss Thursday night.
The Razorbacks are one of the country’s top scoring teams and the Bulldogs have been slumping on the defensive end of late.
State’s leading scorer, Rickea Jackson, was also questionable due to illness.
Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer turned to what he called his “secret weapon.”
Freshman guard Aliyah Matharu drew the start, played 38 minutes and scored 18 points.
Jessika Carter had 21 points and 11 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season and five Mississippi State players scored in double figures.
The Bulldogs shot 58% and dominated in the paint, outscoring the Razorbacks 56-34 inside and had a 38-25 edge in rebounding.
The Razorbacks built a 26-24 lead in the first quarter behind 16 points from Tolefree, but whe was held to just three in the second and third quarter combined.
Mississippi State outscored the Razorbacks by 21 points after the first quarter and had a 77-58 advantage going into the final frame.
The biggest issue for the Razorbacks was the lack of production from leading scorer Chelsea Dungee. Having averaged 17.8 points entering the game, Dungee was held to a season-low four points on 1-of-13 shooting. Amber Ramirez had 18 points and hit 6 of 10 3-pointers.
Danberry had 19 points as the Bulldogs’ lone senior on Senior Night. Andra Espinoza-Hunter had 13 points off the bench, and Chloe Bibby finished with 11 points.
After being picked third in the league, the Bulldogs finished ahead of their projected total and have now finished where they were picked or higher in the last six years under former Razorback assistant Schaefer.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast — Recap of the TN game, Richard Davenport and more!
Tye & Tommy on the win over Tennessee, Richard Davenport talks recruiting, plus comparing last season to this season!
Jones on getting win, two-game streak bigger than his scoring production
Hogs Mason Jones (37 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), Isaiah Joe (22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals) and Ethan Henderson (9 rebounds) talking about getting win win over Vols.
Musselman not disclosing defensive secrets in managing to shut down Vols
Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman wasn’t giving up any scheme secrets after a defensive improvement in the 86-69 win over Tennessee after a big loss just a few weeks ago.
Van Horn likes taking team on road early against good opponents
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn talked Wednesday morning about going to Houston for games against Big 12 teams and how he prefers facing good opponents early in year on road.
