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Five score in double figures as Hogs destroy UAB in WNIT second round

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FAYETTEVILLE — Five players in double figures paced Arkansasto a dominating 100-52 win over Alabama-Birmingham in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in Bud Walton Arena on Sunday.

The win pits Arkansas (22-14) against former Southwest Conference rival TCU (22-10) Thursday in Bud Walton Arena.

Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now online here.

Arkansas’ Kiara Williams drives inside against UAB in Sunday afternoon’s game at Bud Walton Arena. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

The Razorbacks made a school record 15 3-pointers, shooting 15-for-30 and 37-for-72 (51.7 percent) overall from the floor for the game. Arkansas jumped out to a 26-10 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, leading by 52-22 at the break.

The Hogs put up 31 points in the third quarter and pushed their lead to 50 points in the second half.

Every Razorback who saw the floor scored with five reaching double digits, including Alexis Tolefree who paced the Razorbacks with 17 points and a career-high eight rebounds.

Chelsea Dungee drives inside for a layup against the Blazers during the Hogs’ second-round win of the WNIT on Sunday afternoon. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

Chelsea Dungee added 13, Malica Monk scored 15 and Bailey Zimmerman and Jailyn Mason had 11 points each.

Notes

• Arkansas Starters: Alexis Tolefree, Malica Monk, Kiara Williams, Jailyn Mason, Chelsea Dungee

• Arkansas’ 22 wins is the 20th 20+ win season and the first since 2011-12.

The Razorbacks’ Jailyn Mason looks inside for a pass during Sunday’s second-round WNIT game against UAB. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITHTATLINE.COM

• Jailyn Mason has scored in double figures in 6-of-last-9 games.

• Arkansas held UAB to 10 points in the first quarter. It is the third time this season Razorback opponents have been held to 10 or fewer points in the opening frame.

• Alexis Tolefree had eight rebounds for a career-high.

• Arkansas led 52-22 at the half. The 30-point advantage is the best of the season.

• Arkansas had a school-record 15 made 3-point field goals. It is the 12th game of the year in double figures from distance.

Arkansas’ Alexis Tolefree drives inside against UAB on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the WNIT. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

• Arkansas played 12 players and everyone scored in the game.

• Post players Kiara Williams (8 pts, 7 reb) and Taylah Thomas (3 pts, 6 reb) played 30 minutes helping Arkansas score 36 points in the paint and win the rebounding battle, 52-37, over UAB.

The Hogs’ A’Tyanna Gaulden passes the ball after driving into the lane against UAB in the second round of the WNIT on Sunday afternoon. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

Arkansas drops second road match, falling to LSU on Sunday

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Arkansas’ men’s tennis team dropped its second road match of the weekend in Baton Rouge, La., to the Tigers of LSU, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon.

Court three was to decide the doubles point after Arkansas and LSU split matchups on courts one and two.

Tied 5-5, Boris Kozlov and his partner Nick Watson won the next two sets over Alex Reco and Joes Dominguez Alonso for a 7-5 final as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

The Tigers quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead as they defeated Pedro Dominguez Alonso and Enrique Paya in two set contests.

The match was clinched on court six as Nick Watson was victorious over Jose Dominguez Alonso in three sets 2-6, 6-4, ,6-2.

The Tigers would hold a 5-0 lead before the Razorbacks would secure their first points of the match.

Alex Reco and No. 53 Oscar Mesquida each won their matchups, each winning in three sets after dropping the first set in their respective contests.

The Razorbacks head to Ole Miss this Thursday before returning home to hose Mississippi State and UAPB in a Saturday doubleheader.

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,2,3)
1. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) def. Rafael Wagner/Joey Thomas (LSU) 6-3
2. Daniel Moreno/Shane Monroe (LSU) def. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Playa (ARK) 6-4
3. Boris Kozlov/Nick Watson (LSU) def. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) 7-5

Singles Results – Order of Finish (5,4,6,2,3,1)
1. No. 53 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) def. Shane Monroe (LSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Rafael Wagner (LSU) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alex Reco (ARK) def. Malik Bhatnagar (LSU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Boris Kozlov (LSU) def. Enrique Playa (ARK) 6-4, 6-4
5. Joey Thomas (LSU) def. Pedro Alonso (ARK) 6-1, 6-2
6. Nick Watson (LSU) def. Jose Alonso (ARK) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

Razorbacks finish homestand with rally against Aggies that falls just short

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ women’s tennis team came up short against No. 11 Texas A&M Sunday afternoon, closing out a five-match homestand.

The Razorbacks dropped the doubles point at the top two positions, with Lauren Alter and Thea Rice falling 6-3 to No. 55 Renee McBryde and Katya Townsend.

The Aggies clinched the point at the No. 1 position as Martina Zerulo and Tatum Rice fell to No. 63 Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith.

Arkansas bounced back and evened the match at 1-1, with No. 79 Tatum Rice defeating No. 106 Goldsmith 7-6(6), 6-2. The Hogs pulled ahead of Texas A&M with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory from No. 115 Martina Zerulo over No. 50 Townsend.

The Aggies tied the match for the second time, as Miruna Tudor fell in the tiebreaker set at the No. 5 position.

The Razorbacks pulled ahead 3-2 as Jackie Carr earned a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory before Texas A&M tied the match as Alter fell 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 at the No. 4 position.

The Aggies clinched the match in the tiebreaker set at the No. 3 position, with Laura Rijkers falling 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.

The Hogs will return to the court next weekend, closing out March play in Mississippi.

No. 11 Texas A&M 4, No. 46 Arkansas 3

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. No. 63 Tatiana Makarova/Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Martina Zerulo/Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-4
2. No. 55 Renee McBryde/Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Lauren Alter/Thea Rice (ARK) 6-3
3. No. 67 Riley McQuaid/Lucia Quiterio (TAMU) vs. Laura Rijkers/Jackie Carr (ARK) 5-5, unfinished

Singles Results – Order of Finish (2,1,5,6,4,3)
1. No. 115 Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. No. 50 Katya Townsend (TAMU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 79 Tatum Rice (ARK) def. No. 106 Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
3. Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
4. Renee McBryde (TAMU) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
5. Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Miruna Tudor (ARK) 6-1, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2
6. Jackie Carr (ARK) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Hogs can’t get key hits in late innings as Tennessee takes series with 5-2 win

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas couldn’t put together enough late hits Sunday afternoon and dropped the weekend series against No. 5 Tennessee, 5-2.

Arkansas (22-9, 4-5) scored first. Sydney Parr took her first at-bat up the middle and to the warning track in center field for a triple. Hannah McEwen followed with a sacrifice to centerfield, scoring Parr from third, putting the Hogs ahead, 1-0.

The sacrifice by McEwen is Arkansas’ 15th of the season, an SEC best.

Tennessee (26–5, 4-2) capitalized on an error by the Hogs on a two-out dropped fly ball to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth.

After a lead-off strikeout by starter Mary Haff in the fifth, the Lady Volunteers strung together four runs on three hits and another Razorback error to take a 5-1 lead.

Autumn Storms came on in relief for Haff in the fourth, retiring the final five Lady Vols in order through the next inning.

Designated player Danielle Gibson sent one into right field for a base hit in the sixth inning, as Arkansas and pinch-runner Sam Torres got to third after a double by Ashley Diaz, then scored as Katie Warrick put the ball in play and was thrown out at first.

The rally ended there for Arkansas as the next two batters would be retired by Lady Vols reliever Matty Moss.

Arkansas recorded five hits in the contest, two from Gibson and one a piece from Diaz, Parr, and pinch-hitter Ryan Jackson.

Haff followed her career-best performance with another impressive show in the circle, striking out five Lady Vols while allowing only four hits in 22 batters faced.

The Razorbacks continue their road stint with a double-header at Texas-Arlington on Tuesday, then jump back into SEC play with a home series against No. 18 Kentucky starting Friday.

Tolefree, Neighbors on Hogs rolling past UAB, 100-52, in WNIT

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Alexis Tolefree (17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) and coach Mike Neighbors with the media after advancing with huge win Sunday.

UAB’s Norton: ‘We ran into a buzzsaw’ in whopping loss to Razorbacks

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Alabama-Birmingham coach Randy Norton talked after the 100-52 loss that Arkansas jumped out early and there really wasn’t a whole lot the Blazers could do.

Razorbacks get balanced offensive outburst, down Crimson Tide to win series

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The game started with a lead-off home run by Casey Martin, then the heart of Arkansas’ order took it the rest of the way combining for 11 of the 14 hits in a 10-2 series-clinching win over Alabama on Sunday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Arkansas (20-4, 5-1 SEC) wins its second-straight Southeastern Conference series to open league play and wins its first conference road series since 2017.

Alabama (19-6, 2-4 SEC) drops its second-straight SEC series with the loss.

The Razorbacks got the offense kickstarted by Martin’s home run and later scored four runs in the fourth inning to put some distance between them and the Tide, making it 8-2 before the midway point of the game.

Five different Razorbacks recorded two or more hits in the game with sophomore Heston Kjerstad and Dominic Fletcher leading all hitters with three hits each.

Kjerstad was a 3-for-4 at the plate, including a double. It’s Kjerstad’s second three-hit game of the series and sixth game with three or more hits this year.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with two singles and an eighth-inning home run, his fourth of the year and second of the weekend.

Fletcher is on a five-game hit streak heading into Tuesday’s midweek game at Missouri State and has three multi-hit performances during that stretch.

Matt Goodheart and Trevor Ezell also had two hits in the game. It’s Ezell’s first two-hit game since March 2, while Goodheart continues to surge as he finished the series 5-for-8 (.625) with two double and two runs scored.

On the mound, redshirt junior Cody Scroggins earned his second victory of the year after working five innings with two runs allowed, one being earned on three hits with three strikeouts.

Scroggins has thrown five or more innings in each of his last three starts and hasn’t allowed more than three hits in either of those outings.

Getting out of the slump

Sophomore Casey Martin got out of his slump in a major way early Sunday, hitting his team-leading fifth home run on the second pitch of the game from Alabama starter Wil Freeman.

Martin’s long ball traveled well over the left field wall and was Arkansas’ first home run to lead off a game since Eric Cole did it against LSU on May 4, 2018. Martin finished the game 2-for-6 with two runs scored, his first multi-hit game since March 13 against Western Illinois.

Playing the long game

It’s been a successful week for the Razorback offense after a win at Texas and two victories at Alabama.

In all three wins, the Hog offense scored 10 or more runs and hit two or more home runs. On Sunday against the Crimson Tide, Martin and junior Dominic Fletcher both went deep, giving the Razorbacks four home runs in the series and 26 as a team for the year.

Fletcher’s home run in the eighth put a cap on the 10-run outburst on Sunday and upped Arkansas’ record to 10-2 when hitting a home run this year.

Coming back swinging

Arkansas has had some of its biggest games, offensively, this season after coming off of a loss. In the four games following a defeat, the Razorbacks are averaging 10.8 runs a game and 1.5 home runs a game.

The offense is hitting .315 in those four games with Heston Kjerstad leading all Razorbacks with 10 or more at-bats with a .556 average (10-for-18) and has seven RBIs.

Up next

Arkansas finishes its six-game road trip with a lone midweek game against Missouri State at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri, on Tuesday.

First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

Six wins pace fourth-ranked Hogs in season opener Saturday at Arkansas Invitational

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas put together 33 Top 10 finishes with six event winners in the rain Saturday at the Arkansas Spring Invitational on Saturday at John McDonnell Field.

Payton Brown led the way in the women’s 1,500-meters with a first-place finish running 4:53.35 followed by teammate Greta Taylor who finished third at 4:56.96. Brown’s time was a lifetime-best in the event.

G’Auna Edwards recorded a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles running a season-best 14.04.

Kethlin Campbell stepped to the track for the first of her two appearances on the day, running 11.51 for a first-place finish in the 100-meters. Campbell led a group of sprinters who recorded wind-aided personal-best marks as the Razorbacks finished first, second, third, and fourth as Payton Chadwick (11.57), Morgan Burks-Magee (11.65), and Tiana Wilson (11.70) followed Campbell across the line. Had the wind been legal, Campbell’s time would have landed at No. 8 on the All-Time Top-10 list in program history but the reading of +2.6 was over the allowable 2.0 meters per second.

Freshman Josie Carson made her Razorback outdoor debut with a second-place finish in the 800-meters running a personal-best 2:17.43.

Sydney Hammit paced the field as she won the 400-meters in 53.92 with Arkansas placing seven athletes in the top-10. Paris Peoples (54.24), Alex Byrnes (55.10), Sydney Davis (55.61), Shafiqua Maloney (55.80), Kayla Carter (57.82), and Tamara Kuykendall (58.68) followed suit in second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth place, respectively.

J’Alyiea Smith took third-place in the 400-meter hurdles with a lifetime-best 1:03.32.

It was a Razorback sweep in the women’s pole vault led by Rylee Robinson’s clearance of 4.13m (13-6.50). Bailee McCorkle 3.95m (12-11.50), and Morgan Hartsell 3.80m (12-5.50) followed Robinson. Women’s pole vault was contested indoors at Randal Tyson due to the weather.

Campbell made it 2-for-2 in the sprints, winning the 200-meters in a lifetime-best 23.37. Campbell’s time is good for No. 8 on the all-time top-10 list. Following Campbell were Janeek Brown (23.53), Burks-Magee (23.84), Wilson (24.24), and Davis (25.37) in second, third, fourth, and ninth-place.

Quinn Owen (2:11.80), Meghan Underwood (2:12.29) turned in second and third-place finishes in the Invitational 800-meters.

Maddy Reed (4:29.06), and Sydney Brown (4:29.98) went 1-2 in the Invitational section of the 1,500-meters to close out the action on the track.

In the field, Ellyot Belote recorded a sixth-place finish in the javelin with a best of 35.10m (115-2). Riley Hoogerwerf finished 11th with a best of 30.02m (98-6).

Hoogerwerf returned to post a seventh-place finish in the discus, finishing with a best of 36.67m (120-3).

Arkansas will return to action next week in Austin, Texas as the Razorbacks compete in the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Razorbacks roll in outdoor season opener Saturday as Schwartz returns

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FAYETTEVILLE — In a steady downpour that lasted all afternoon, Arkansas pieced together 25 top-10 finishes, including seven event winners, at the Arkansas Spring Invitational on Saturday at John McDonnell Field.

On the track, the men’s 4×100-meter relay got things started for the Razorbacks as Josh Oglesby, Rashad Boyd, Kris Hari, and Hunter Woodhall carried the baton to a first-place finish running 40.79.

Kevin Wilkinson ran a huge final lap to surge to a third-place finish in the 1,500-meter running 4:07.93, while teammate Reese Walters was close behind in fifth-place in a time of 4:12.03.

Carl Elliot (14.02), Shakiel Chattoo (14.02), Tre’Bien Gilbert (14.15), and Gabe Moore (14.59) gave Arkansas a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 110-meter hurdles with three of the four turning in personal-best marks in the event. The lone outlier was Chattoo who holds a PR of 13.79 from last year’s Texas Relays.

Oglesby returned to the track for a third-place finish in the 100-meters running a collegiate PR of 10.53 seconds.

Rhayko Schwartz made his return to the track following a redshirt season to heal an injury last year. The junior survived the event unscathed, winning the 400-meters in 47.21.

Travean Caldwell and Nick Hilson ran out front the entire way in the 400-meter hurdles, with Caldwell edging out Hilson 52.14 to 53.18. Caldwell’s time was a personal-best for the transfer from Arkansas-Baptist.

Rashad Boyd’s time of 21.15 in the 200-meters was good for third-place as the freshman posted a collegiate PR in the event. Boyd was joined by Hunter Woodhall in fourth at 21.33, Kris Hari in fifth at 21.56, and John Winn in sixth at 21.59. Woodhall’s time was a personal-best for the sophomore from Syracuse, Utah.

The Razorbacks finished 4-5-6 in the invitational section of the Invitational 800-meters led by Chase Pareti in 1:53.26. Eugene Grayson III and Colin O’Mara followed close behind in times of 1:56.17 and 1:59.56, respectively.

Kieran Taylor turned in a personal-best in the 1,500-meters running 3:58.10 in the invitational section for a fifth-place finish.

The “A” squad of John Winn, Hunter Woodhall, Rhayko Schwartz, and Travean Caldwell teamed up to win the 4×400-meter relay in 3:17.13.

In the field, Sam Kempka took care of business in the ring, winning the shot put with a best throw of 16.79m (55-1), while Erich Sullins handled the field in the discus with his winning mark of 52.97m (173-9).

Arkansas will return to action next week in Austin, Texas, as the Razorbacks compete in the 92nd Texas Relays.

Razorbacks put up second-highest score in school history at SEC Championships

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NEW ORLEANS — Arkansas placed second in the SEC Championships Session One with a 196.475, the second highest team score recorded at the championship meet.

The Razorbacks were led by record scores from freshman Amanda Elswick on vault and sophomore Sarah Shaffer on bars. Both gymnasts recorded a 9.900 on their apparatus, which tied for the school records on the events at the SEC Championships.

Session One Team Scores:

1. Alabama: 197.350
2. Arkansas: 196.75
3. Auburn: 196.375
4. Missouri: 195.900

All-SEC Gymbacks

Kennedy Hambrick | All-Around
Amanda Elswick | Vault
Sarah Shaffer | Bars

All-SEC Freshman Team

Kennedy Hambrick | All-Around
Amanda Elswick | Vault

First Rotation: Arkansas Floor: 49.275
The Gymbacks took a slight lead over Alabama in the first rotation off of what was the third highest floor score at the SEC Championship in team history. The rotation was led by four scores of 9.850 from freshmen Kennedy Hambrick and Amanda Elswick, as well as sophomores Sarah Shaffer and Sophia Carter. Senior Sydney McGlone led the rotation with a 9.875 as no Razorback scored below a 9.800 on the event.

Second Rotation: Arkansas Vault: 48.950
Arkansas nearly cleared the 49 mark on vault once again, led by Elswick’s 9.900 as the team’s anchor. The score of 9.900 ties the school record on vault at the meet as she Amanda Wellick, Katherine Grable, Jaime Pisani and Michelle Stout who have recorded the score at the meet for the Gymbacks.

The back half of the lineup recorded Arkansas’ highest scores as Hambrick and McGlone recorded 9.8’s in the four and five position. Leadoff vaulter junior Jessica Yamzon scored a 9700 and freshman Savannah Pennese recorded a 9.750 as the other scorers in the rotation.

Third Rotation: Arkansas Bars: 49.100
Sarah Shaffer paced the Hogs with a 9.900 on the bars en route to the third highest team bars score at the SEC Championships. Shaffer’s 9.900 was also the highest by a Gymback at the meet in team history, as she joins Michelle Stout and Melissa Leigh who recorded similar scores in 2009 and 2004, respectively.

With little room for error after a fall in the second spot for the team, the Razorbacks came up strong. Hambrick posted a 9.825 in the two-spot that gave way to a 9.775 from sophomore Hailey Garner. Following Shaffer’s score, junior Michaela Burton recorded a 9.850 in the anchor position to give Arkansas a running score of 147.325 as the Gymbacks trailed just the Crimson Tide of Alabama heading into the final event.

Fourth Rotation: Arkansas Beam: 49.150
The Gymbacks started the rotation strong, with a leadoff score of 9.850 from Yamzon, freshmen Hambrick and Elswick each posted 9.900’s on the event. After a fall, freshman Katarina Derrick recorded a 9.650 while anchor Burton put up a 9.850 to end the meet. The beam score was the second highest in team history on the event at the meet to give way for a team score of 196.475.

The Razorbacks now await their postseason fate. The NCAA Selection Show will be streamed on NCAA.com Sunday at 4 p.m. The NCAA Regional Hosts this season are Oregon State, Michigan, LSU and Georgia. This will be the first season under the new NCAA Gymnastics Postseason format.

Crimson Tide hammer Noland, even series with 10-0 shutout over Hogs

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama forced a rubber match with Arkansas, giving up only four hits in a 10-0 shutout at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Casey Martin, Dominic Fletcher, Trey Harris and Jacob Nesbit each tallied a hit in the defeat, but the Razorbacks could not get a baserunner past second as Harris had the only extra-base hit in the contest.

It’s Arkansas’ first conference loss of the year and first time it has been shutout since Game 3 of the College World Series Finals against Oregon State last season.

It’s also the first time the Hogs have been shutout by the Crimson Tide since a 5-0 loss in Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the 2013 season.

Nesbit was able to keep his team-best hitting streak alive as he upped it to 13 games with a fifth-inning single, while also extending his reached base streak to 20 games.

Since his hit streak began on March 6 against Charlotte, Nesbit is hitting .463 with 19 hits, 13 RBIs, 10 runs scored and is slugging .610 with a .489 on-base percentage. Nesbit also continues to lead the team overall with a .356 batting average for the year.

The Razorback pitching wasn’t able to slow the Tide offense either as it allowed three runs in the second inning and six runs in the sixth before the final run came in during the eighth inning. It’s just the second time an opponent has scored 10 or more runs on Arkansas this year (12 against Louisiana Tech on March 9).

Starting pitcher Connor Noland lasted only 1.2 innings, his shortest start of the year, as he gave up all three runs in the second inning before giving way to Kole Ramage out of the bullpen.

Saturday was Noland’s first decision of the year, dropping his record to 0-1.

Ramage was good out of the bullpen, retiring the first 10 batters he faced and seemed to be keeping the Hogs in the game, but he gave up three-consecutive hits to start the sixth which was the start of a string of eight-straight batters that reached base before Arkansas recorded an out.

Patrick Wicklander, Zebulon Vermillion, Liam Henry and Collin Taylor all followed Ramage out of the bullpen. Vermillion and Henry both came away with more of the more effective outings as both pitchers held Alabama to no runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Razorback quotables
“We spotted them a three-run lead in the second inning and we missed some pitches. We hit a couple of balls hard and had a few line outs with runners on first and third, but we had that bad hop play at third at the end of the second inning when we had only given up one run. There wasn’t much he could have done about it. We just got off to a bad start on the mound. Our starting pitcher was behind, he didn’t have his breaking ball today and wasn’t spotting his fastball. They (Alabama) were hitting a lot of balls hard. They kind of took it to us, offensively.” — Dave Van Horn on Saturday’s loss to Alabama

“We just have to learn from what happened today. You can think about it for a while and then just move on to the next day. That’s what you have to do in this league. Nobody is going to give you anything. You have to take it. We’re on the road and tomorrow is a Sunday game. It’s going to be a tough game for us; we have to play perfect to win tomorrow.”  — Van Horn on how to learn from today and prepare for a rubber match on Sunday

Up next

Arkansas will send redshirt junior Cody Scroggins to the mound on Sunday as the Razorbacks will try to take its second-consecutive series to start SEC play.

Scroggins hasn’t given up a run in his last 11 innings and struck out 18 during that span. First pitch from Tuscaloosa is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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