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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).

Morris recapping Saturday’s scrimmage, won by defense … again

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Arkansas coach Chad Morris was glad the offense didn’t have turnovers Saturday, but the defense once again won the sought-after belt for winning the day.

Craddock on Jones’ good day, ‘families’ within team working well

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Razorbacks offensive coordinator Joe Craddock talked after Saturday’s scrimmage about quarterback John Stephen Jones, the “family system” within the team.

Wagner, Richardson recapping Saturday’s scrimmage, young players

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Arkansas offensive lineman Dalton Wagner and defensive lineman Gabe Richardson like what they see from younger players after workout.

Campbell, Fletcher, Goodheart talking about kicking off series with win

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Razorback pitcher Isaiah Campbell, designated hitter Matt Goodheart and centerfielder Dominic Fletcher recapping Friday night’s win over Ole Miss.

Van Horn talking about Razorbacks’ 5-3 win over Ole Miss

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Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn talked about how his team held on at the end to start the weekend series against the Rebels with a win.

Photos from early part of Razorbacks’ spring practice Friday

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Running back Rakeem Boyd was back for at least one period in the first four periods of Arkansas’ spring practice Friday in advance of Saturday’s scrimmage.

Here are photos from the first four periods.

Chattoo, Gilbert Advance To 110-meter hurdle final at Texas Relays

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AUSTIN, Texas — Day three of the Texas Relays saw Arkansas capitalize on their opportunities, advancing there and on the west coast at the Stanford Invitational.

On the track, the Razorbacks first event was the prelims in the 4×100-meter relay. The relay of Josh Oglesby, Rashad Boyd, Kris Hari, and Roy Ejiakuekwu carried the baton to the tune of 40.71 — a season-best — finishing 13th-overall.

Prelims in the 110-meter hurdles featured Shakiel Chattoo (14.10q) and Tre’Bien Gilbert (14.11q), both of whom qualified for Saturday’s final in the event after finishing eighth and ninth, respectively.

Arkansas fielded both a sprint medley and distance medley relay on Friday afternoon. the SMR of John Winn, Rhayko Schwartz, Hunter Woodhall, and Kieran Taylor ran 3:22.00 for fourth-place, while Ethan Moehn, Kevin Wilkinson, Chase Pareti, and Cameron Griffith ran 9:53.91 for second-place in the DMR with Griffith posting the third-fastest anchor leg in the race at 4:08.73.

Erich Sullins finished 10th in the discus this Friday morning with a best throw of 51.49m (168-11) following his school record performance yesterday in the hammer.

Sam Kempka 17.48 (57-4.25) and Jeff Rogers 17.36m (56-11.50) finished seventh and eighth in the shot put while Laquan Nairn took seventh-place in the triple jump with a best mark of 15.57m (51-1)ʷ.

On the west coast at the Stanford Invitational, Colin O’Mara finished 11th in his heat of the 1,500-meters running 3:57.95. Kyle Levermore made his 2019 debut in the 3,000-meter steeplechase running 9:26.19 for 16th-place.

Arkansas returns tomorrow for the final day of the Texas Relays.

Robinson’s PR, Brown’s NCAA-leading time highlight Texas Relays’ third day

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AUSTIN, Texas — No. 4 Arkansas pieced together a solid day three of the Texas Relays with several razorbacks setting personal-bests and advancing to the finals of their respective events.

The Razorbacks took the track for the 4×100-meter relay where Kiara Parker, Payton Chadwick, Janeek Brown and Kethlin Campbell ran 44.17 – the third-fastest in prelims – to advance to Saturday’s final.

Brown and Chadwick returned to the track for prelims in the 100-meter hurdles. Brown posted the fastest time in prelims at 12.98 – a time that would’ve ranked No. 1 in the NCAA entering the weekend – while Chadwick ran 13.33 advancing to the final with the eighth-fastest mark.

Kiara Parker (11.21/3.6+) and Kethlin Campbell (11.50/2.1+) will be in the final of the 100-meters after running the No. 2 and No. 5 times in prelims. Parker’s time tied for the No. 2 mark in the NCAA this season while Campbell’s time would’ve been the ninth-fastest time in program history had the wind been under the 2.0 meters per second allowable. Tamara Kuykendall (11.64/2.1+) and Tiana Wilson (11.65/3.3+) finished 12th and 14th, respectively.

J’Alyiea Smith finished eighth in the 400-meter hurdle final running 1:01.68.

In the field, Rylee Robinson posted a huge lifetime-best of 4.21m (13-9.75) clearing the first three bars of the competition before bowing out after three good looks at 4.31m (14-1.75). The PR for Robinson would’ve ranked as the fifth-best mark in the NCAA this season heading into this weekend.

On the west coast at the Stanford Invitational, Arkansas’ distance crew was hard at work.

Lauren Gregory posted an eighth-place finish in the 1,500-meters running a collegiate PR of 4:22.39. in the same event, Maddy Reed finished third in her heat at 4:21.53 that finished as a new personal-best. Staying with the 1,500-meters, Meghan Underwood used a fifth-place finish to set her collegiate PR at 4:26.33, while Quinn Owen used a fourth-place finish in her heat at 4:28.53 to set her collegiate PR.

Moving up to the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Rachel Nichwitz finished 13th in 10:28.26 in her season-opening race in the event.

In the 5K, Sydney Brown finished sixth in a quick 16:27.09.

Arkansas returns to Mike A. Myers stadium tomorrow for the final day of the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Fifth-inning homer by Gibson lifts Hogs past Kentucky, 1-0

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FAYETTEVILLE — Danielle Gibson connected on the first pitch from Kentucky’s Grace Baalman and soared her eighth home run of the season over the right-field wall and Arkansas got a 1-0 win Friday night.

Gibson’s home run was Arkansas only run of the game.

It’s the second time this season the Hogs defeated an SEC opponent in this fashion. Arkansas shut out No. 5 Tennessee, 1-0 last Saturday when senior Katie Warrick knocked one out of the park in the fourth.

Starting pitcher junior Autumn Storms gave up only three hits in the victory, striking out six Wildcats in her sixth complete game of the season and second shutout.

Storms forced 11 ground outs from the Kentucky offense, facing only six batters more than the minimum and retiring the first nine batters of the game in order.

Kentucky’s leadoff hitter, catcher Jenny Schaper threatened in the sixth with a single up the middle. UK called to the dugout for a pinch runner but the Wildcat was caught by sophomore catcher Kayla Green during the next batter.

Green’s successful throw down saved the Hogs from what could have been the tying run, as Kentucky doubled before the inning was over.

Besides Gibson’s long ball, two other Razorbacks recorded hits in the victory. Hannah’s McEwen recorded her team-leading 42nd hit of the season with a single in the first, and Warrick recorded two base hits in the win as well. Warricks’ multi-hit performance is the 18th of her career.

The Hogs are now 24-10 overall and 5-5 in conference play. Another win tomorrow (March 30) will put the Razorbacks in the same spot they were last season, 11 games into the SEC season.

Arkansas and Kentucky are anticipated to play game two on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.

Razorbacks knock off Ole Miss on Friday for second SEC match victory

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OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas’ women’s tennis team earned its second SEC win of the season, defeating Ole Miss, 5-2, on Friday night.

The Hogs opened the match strong, taking the doubles point in the third set. Martina Zerulo and Thea Rice recorded a 6-1 win at the No. 2 position before the Rebels tied doubles play with a 6-2 defeat of Jackie Carr and Laura Rijkers.

Arkansas clinched the doubles point at the No. 1 position, with Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice earning a 7-5 victory.

Ole Miss went up 2-1 early in singles play as No. 79 Tatum Rice fell 6-3, 6-1 and Rijkers fell 6-4, 6-1. The Razorbacks evened the match with Miruna Tudor’s 6-4, 6-4 win, pulling ahead of the Rebels with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Alexa Bortles from Alter.

No. 115 Martina Zerulo’s 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win at the No. 1 position clinched the match for Arkansas, with Carr’s 7-5, 6-2 win over Allie Sanford putting the match away.

The Razorbacks will return to the court Sunday to close out March play, facing Mississippi State on the road. First serve in Starkville, Miss., is set for 1 p.m.

For more information on Razorback women’s tennis, follow @RazorbackWTEN on Twitter.

Arkansas 5, Ole Miss 2

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Alexa Bortles/Sabina Machalova (OM) 7-5
2. Martina Zerulo/Thea Rice (ARK) def. Tea Jandric/Anna Vrbenska (OM) 6-1
3. Cameron Kriscunas/Tereza Janatova (OM) def. Laura Rijkers/Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-2

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,2,5,4,1,6)
1. #115 Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. Sabina Machalova (OM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
2. Tea Jandric (OM) def. #79 Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-3, 6-1
3. Anna Vrbenska (OM) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-4, 6-1
4. Lauren Alter (ARK) def. Alexa Bortles (OM) 6-4, 7-5
5. Miruna Tudor (ARK) def. Tereza Janatova (OM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Jackie Carr (ARK) def. Allie Sanford (OM) 7-5, 6-2

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