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Hogs’ Nesbit named top freshman in SEC after big week at plate

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FAYETTEVILLE — Jacob Nesbit was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday after his strong weekend at the plate that helped the Razorbacks split a midweek series at Texas, then a crucial weekend road series against Alabama.

Nesbit started in all five games last week against the Longhorns and Crimson Tide at third base and has started all 24 games after redshirting last season.

The Coppell, Texas, native hit .421 (8-for-19) for the week, good for the second-best average on the team and extended his team-best hitting streak to 14 games, which dates back to a March 6 victory over Charlotte.

Nesbit has also reached base in 21-consecutive games, which is the longest on the team. During his 14-game hit streak, he has seen his batting average rise from .235 to .346 and has tallied five multi-hit games during that span.

On Wednesday against Texas, Nesbit tallied his first three-hit game of his career when he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Two days later he tied his career-high with three RBIs and finished the week with seven runs driven in.

In the same game one win over Alabama, Nesbit hit his first career home run, becoming the eighth different Razorback to hit at least one home run this season, giving him 18 RBIs for the year.

Nesbit currently leads all Razorback hitters with a .346 average and is tied for third with 27 hits.

Up next

Nesbit and the Razorbacks finish their six-game road trip with a lone midweek game at Missouri State on Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

You can hear the game at ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 963. in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Monday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Monday

 

John & Tommy discuss Tommy’s vacation, NCAA tourney, plus Tom Murphy joins the show!

Hogs’ women golfers still in hunt at Evens-Derby Experience in Alabama

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OPELIKA, Ala. — A hot start cooled on the back nine as Arkansas slipped two spots to third place after second round action at the Evens-Derby Experience at Saugahatchee Country Club in Auburn, Alabama, on Sunday.

Arkansas finished the day shooting 11-over with a 299 and is in third place at 584 (285-299). They are just five shots back of the leader, No. 2 Texas (579) and two behind No. 3 Duke (582) with one round remaining.

Senior Kaylee Benton and sophomore Maria Hoyos went low today with 1-over 73s. Benton is currently T-12 overall shooting 72-73=145. Hoyos moved into a T70 overall with rounds of 73-73=156.

Senior Maria Fassi posed a second round 76 and is 18th shooting 145 followed by senior Dylan Kim who is T-19 shooting 70-77=147. Ximena Gonzalez rounds out the Razorback scoring and is T-31 shooting 73-77=150.

Julia Dean, playing as an individual, moved up 11 spots into a T-31. She is in the clubhouse with rounds of 75-75=150.

The Lineup

T12 Kaylee Benton (1) 72-73=145 +1
18 Maria Fassi (2) 70-76=146 +4
T19 Dylan Kim (3) 70-77=147 +5
T31 Ximena Gonzalez (4) 73-77=150 +8
T70 Maria Hoyos (5) 83-73=156 +14
T31 Julia Dean (ind) 75-75=150 +8

 

The Field

1 Texas 290-289=579 +3
2 Duke 293-289=582 +6
3 Arkansas 285-299=584 +8
4 Florida State 293-292=585 +9
5 Kent State 292-298=590 +14
6 Florida 288-304=592 +16
7 Auburn 290-303=593 +17
8 Baylor 296-298=594 +18
T9 South Carolina 296-302=598 +22
T9 Mississippi St. U. 294-304=598 +22
T11 Clemson 305-296=601 +25
T11 Ole Miss 305-296=601 +25
13 Louisville 302-306=608 +32
14 Alabama 301-313=614 +38

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.

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