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Bucknam, Razorbacks take third place at SEC Championships

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas took third place at the SEC Outdoor Championships Sunday, finishing the weekend with 99-points highlighted by a title from Kemar Mowatt in the 400-meter hurdles on the final day of action.

“Our kids fought really hard,” said coach Chris Bucknam. “We put 99-points on the board. It’s documented the guys we have missing, but we were still in the mix and fighting until the very end.

“I’m very proud of our team and the efforts our guys made all weekend. The guys put everything they had in it, we just came up short.”

The men’s 4-x-100-meter relay of Ejiakuekwu, Mowatt, Harris, and Cotton started the meet with a bang, finishing runner-up in an extremely close finish.

The margin of victory for LSU was five one-hundredths of a second over Arkansas who posted an identical time of 38.76 seconds.

Following a protest of yesterday’s prelim, the final of the men’s 1,500-meters featured 20 student-athletes competing for precious points.

Arkansas advanced two to the final of the event and yielded points on each entry. Cameron Griffith hung tight for a runner-up finish running 3:47.02 while Jack Bruce finished fifth in the race crossing the finish line in 3:48.00.

Next on the track for Arkansas were the men’s 110-meter hurdles featuring Larry Donald. Donald finished fifth with a wind-legal personal-best time of 13.87 that fell two one-hundredths of a second off his all-conditions best of 13.85w set at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas.

Obi Igbokwe got out hard in the men’s 400-meter final, leading through 300-meters before fading to a seventh-place finish in 45.86.

Cotton returned to the track for finals in the men’s 100-meters (10.24) and the 200-meters (25.46) finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. Cotton was joined in the final of the 200-meters by teammate Igbokwe who finished sixth at 20.52.

Kemar Mowatt locked up the title in the men’s 400-meter hurdles making it back-to-back SEC championships for the senior from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

Mowatt traversed the 10-barrier race in a brisk 49.32 seconds. Teammate Larry Donald finished eighth in 52.91.

Team Results (Top Five) 

Place School Points
1. Florida 111
2. Texas A&M 100
3. Arkansas 99
4. Alabama 97.66
5. Georgia 71


Men’s 1,500-meters
Men’s 4-x-100-meters
2. Ejiakuekwu, Mowatt, Harris, Cotton – 38.76 (38.760)
2. Cameron Griffith – 3:47.02
5. Jack Bruce – 3:48.00

Men’s 110-meter hurdles
5. Larry Donald – 13.87

Men’s 400-meters
7. Obi Igbokwe – 45.86

Men’s 100-meters
7. Kenzo Cotton – 10.24

Men’s 400-meter hurdles
1. Kemar Mowatt – 49.32
8. Larry Donald – 52.91

Men’s 200-meters
6. Obi Igbokwe – 20.52
8. Kenzo Cotton – 25.46

Men’s 5,000-meters
5. Gilbert Boit – 14:01.28
6. Cameron Griffith – 14:09.21
7. Matt Young – 14:13.32
9. Austen Dalquist – 14:14.14
12. Kyle Levermore – 14:32.82
16. Ethan Mohen – 14:43.43
18. Ryan Murphy – 14:43.91

Men’s 4×400-meter relay
3. Mowatt, Ejiakuekwu, Woodhall, Igbokwe – 3:04.45

Men’s Triple Jump
7. Rubin Owens – 15.67m (51′-5″)
14. Laquan Narin – 14.55m (47′-9″)

Men’s High Jump
8. Rubin Owens – 2.16m (7′-1″)

Men’s Discus
16. Erich Sullins – 51.67m (169′-6″)

Jacobus wins again as Hogs finish sixth at SEC Championships

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas took sixth-place at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, as junior Lexi Jacobus took the pole vault title once again to lead the Razorbacks on day three.

“We were going in with a limited squad,” said head coach Lance Harter. “If we could get into the 70-point range, knowing what we left home, then the people that are here fought a great fight. Now it’s a matter of getting everyone healthy, and kicking the motivation to the regional meet to get qualifiers. I think we’ll have a higher team finish at nationals than we did here this weekend,” Harter finished.

Jacobus, a three-time national pole vault champion, took first once again boosting her total to five SEC crowns as her sister Tori Hoggard took silver to give the Razorbacks 18-points in the event.

The women’s 4-x-100-meter relay of Parker, Baylark, Brown, Brooks laid down a breakthrough performance in the final, recording a program record of 43.26 in a third-place finish behind Kentucky (42.30) and the SEC Champion LSU Tigers who set the collegiate record with their time of  42.05.

Nikki Hiltz, in fourth-place (4:22.17), and Carina Viljoen in fifth-place at 4:24.52 contributed points towards the team total in the 1,500-meter final. Hiltz competed outdoor for only the second time this outdoor season finishing the meet with a regional qualifying time.

The final of the women’s 100-meter hurdles produced the No. 2 and No. 3 times in program history as true-freshman Janeek Brown earned bronze running 12.84, while senior Taliyah Brooks finished fourth in 12.94. Both times were wind-legal personal-best performances.

As was the trend all day for No. 4 Arkansas, the final of the women’s 400-meters saw Morgan Burks-Magee turn in a personal-best of her own finishing sixth in the final with her time of 52.93 that shaved one one-hundredth of a second off her previous best set in last nights prelim.

The women’s 100-meter final was no different than any other event on Sunday afternoon, as it too produced a personal-best performance. Kiara Parker, who ran a lifetime-best of 11.22 to qualify last night, lowered her PB, even more, crossing the line in 11.13 seconds to post the No. 3 time in program history behind Veronica Campbell-Brown and Jada Baylark who are tied at 11.10 for the fastest time in program history.

Baylark returned to the track for the final of the women’s 200-meters, scoring points with her seventh-place finish running 23.11 seconds.

Devin Clark was the final medalist on the night, picking up a bronze medal in the women’s 5,000-meters with her time of 16:20.79.

Team Results

Place Team Points
1. Florida 91
2. LSU 88.5
3. Texas A&M 79.5
4. Tennessee 78
5. Ole Miss 74
6. Arkansas 70

Women’s 4-x-100-meters
3. Parker, Baylark, Brown, Brooks – 43.26

Women’s 1,500-meters
4. Nikki Hiltz – 4:22.17
5. Carina Viljoen – 4:24.52

Women’s 100-meter hurdles
3. Janeek Brown – 12.84
4. Taliyah Brooks – 12.94

Women’s 400-meters
6. Morgan Burks-Magee – 52.93

Women’s 100-meters
7. Kiara Parker – 11.13

Women’s 200-meters
7. Jada Baylark – 23.11

Women’s High Jump
T-10. Carmen Sitz – 1.65m (5′-5″)

Women’s Pole Vault
1. Lexi Jacobus – 4.65m (15′-3″)
2. Toir Hoggard – 4.50m (14′-9″)
9. Elizabeth Ramos-Mata – 4.05m (13′-3.50″)
13. Rylee Robinson – 4.05m (13′-3.50″)
17. Morgan Hartsell – 3.80m (12′-5.50″)

Women’s 5,000-meters
3. Devin Clark – 16:20.79
9. Rachel Nichwitz – 16:56.74
26. Micah Huckabee – 17:36.91

Women’s 4×400-meter Relay
7. Burke-Magee, Parker, Baylark, Davis – 3:31.15

Hogs get 13th seed, will host first-ever NCAA Regional

FAYETTEVILLE — For the first time in program history, Arkansas has been selected as a top-16 national seed and will play host to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional beginning Friday at Bogle Park.

The Razorbacks carry the No. 13 seed and will be joined in Fayetteville by Oklahoma State, Wichita State and DePaul.

This marks the program’s eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and second consecutive under coach Courtney Deifel.

It does force the Arkansas Activities Association to move the softball championships scheduled to be played at Bogle Park to the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

NCAA Fayetteville Regional
Who: No. 13 Arkansas (39-15), Oklahoma State (38-20), Wichita State (30-21), DePaul (35-15)
When: May 18-20, 2018
Where: Bogle Park

Arkansas’ opener against Drake is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. (CT) at Bogle Park. Oklahoma State and Wichita State get things going at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets for the NCAA Fayetteville Regional go on sale beginning Monday at 8:30 a.m. (CT) for Razorback Foundation members and at 12 p.m. for the general public.

The clear-bag policy is still in effect for the postseason.

Contact the Razorback Ticket Center at 800-982-4647 or 479-575-5151.

Ticket Information

All-Session General Admission
Adult: $25
Youth: $15

Single-Day General Admission
Adult: $10
Youth: $6
Students: $5

Arkansas enters the national tournament with a 39-15 overall record which represents the most wins by the program since the 2002 season.

In their best SEC Tournament showing since 2001, the Razorbacks had wins over No. 19 Kentucky and eighth-ranked and No. 2 seed Georgia.

On the strength of the team’s performance last week, freshman Mary Haff and junior Katie Warrick were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.

The selection was the latest postseason honor for Haff who previously earned spots on the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team alongside teammate Hannah McEwen. Haff is also a top-10 finalist for National Freshman of the Year.

Hogs finish home schedule with fourth SEC sweep

FAYETTEVILLE — For the fourth time this year, Arkansas completed a three-game sweep in conference play, defeating 20th-ranked Texas A&M, 6-3, at Baum Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Senior Luke Bonfield drove in four of the Hogs’ six runs, while redshirt sophomore Isaiah Campbell had his best outing in four weeks.

Senior Luke Bonfield bounced back from a slump a few weeks ago and had another big series against the Aggies. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

The last time Arkansas swept four or more conference series in the same season was 1999. That year, the Razorbacks won 42 games and the SEC regular-season title.

This year’s squad not only swept four conference series, but did not lose a series inside Baum Stadium and set a record for most home wins in a regular season (30) with one game occurring at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

The Razorbacks need just two more wins to tie the school record for most wins at Baum Stadium in a single season (31 in 2004).

Arkansas (36-15, 17-10 SEC) remains at the top of the SEC Western Division with the three-game sweep over the Aggies, one game ahead of Ole Miss and three games up on LSU.

The sweep by Arkansas was also its first over Texas A&M (34-17, 12-15 SEC) since the Aggies joined the league prior to the 2013 season.

Eric Cole again did a solid job in the leadoff spot, getting Arkansas’ first inning off and running. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

The Hitting

For the third game in a row, Arkansas scored in the first inning after an Eric Cole lead-off single eventually turned into a run with the help of two fielding errors by the Aggies.

Texas A&M ended up with four errors in the game, tying for its most in a game this year.

The hit upped Cole’s hitting streak to three games and he finished the series 4-for-13 (.308) with one extra-base hit and two RBIs.

The Hogs added three more in the third on a three-run home run by Bonfield, his seventh of the year. The senior was able to turn on a 3-1 fastball and deposit it well beyond the chairbacks in the left field Hog Pen.

Earlier in the inning, Casey Martin was able to work a lead-off walk and that was followed by a hit by pitch to Heston Kjerstad.

As a team, Arkansas has hit at least one home run in eight of its last nine games and is 29-10 on the year when hitting a long ball.

Bonfield finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs, his second game with four or more RBIs this year and first since March 17 against Kentucky.

The Pitching

Isaiah Campbell (4-5) had his first strong outing in nearly four weeks, going five scoreless and scattering five hits while racking up seven strikeouts on 72 pitches.

It’s the fifth time this year he’s struck out five or more and first since tallying a career-high eight against No. 4 Kentucky on March 17.

Campbell never let more than one batter reach base through his first four innings and also got some help from his defense that turned three double plays.

It was the fifth time this year that Arkansas had turned three or more double plays in a single game.

Cody Scroggins, Evan Lee, and Jake Reindl all followed after Campbell’s exit and was able to maneuver through the Aggie lineup in the sixth and into the seventh inning.

After missing time with mono, relief pitcher Matt Cronin saw his first action Sunday against Texas A&M and was solid. PHOTO BY ANDY HODGES | HITTHATLINE.COM

Then, sophomore Matt Cronin made his return to the mound in the seventh after missing the previous 11 games due to an illness..

Cronin looked good in his first game back, striking out two over two innings while throwing 27 pitches. He nearly locked up the save before running into trouble in the ninth with two consecutive walks.

But, Barrett Loseke finished it off in his second appearance of the weekend, facing three batters and needing just five pitches to get the final two outs.

Razorback Quotables
“It was a great weekend for our team, bouncing back after not playing really well in Baton Rouge. Going into the last weekend against LSU and A&M we were hoping to go 4-2, obviously you’d like to do a little better, but at a minimum 4-2. I’m proud of the team for hanging in there this week and getting through finals and coming out and winning three games against a really good team.” — Coach Dave Van Horn on the team’s weekend sweep over Texas A&M

“He played great defense, he laid down a couple of sacrifice bunts, hit a few balls hard. I thought he did a great job. I would give him a really high grade if I was grading him. (Jack) Kenley is a guy that would’ve started on a lot of teams this year.” — Van Horn on Jack Kenley’s performance

“Pretty amazing when you think about it. I don’t care how good you are, winning 29 out of 32 games at home is amazing. 14-1 in conference play is something else.” — Van Horn on the amount of wins Arkansas has accumulated this season at Baum Stadium

“It was awesome. It was awesome to have my family in the stands, it was awesome to play with my teammates, these guys are like my brothers. I’m hoping that we have a lot more time left together, that’s what I’m focusing on right now.” — Luke Bonfield on his final regular season home series at Baum Stadium

“When I’m on the mound, I kind of just tone everything out, and focus on myself. Here, you’re playing in front of the best fans in the country. It makes you more relaxed and more comfortable on the mound, to go out and perform really well. Just playing in front of the best fans in the country makes you feel really good.” — Isaiah Campbell on the support of the crowds at Baum Stadium

“I love playing the field, defense is wonderful. Like I said, Jax Biggers is one of the best shortstop’s I’ve ever played with and I’ve learned so much from him. Anytime I get a chance to play with him, or (Carson) Shaddy or (Hunter) Wilson, or (Casey) Martin, I just love it. So being on the field with those guys is just a lot of fun.” — Jack Kenley having a good defensive game on Sunday

Up Next

Arkansas will finish the 2018 regular season on the road next week as it travels to Athens, Georgia to face the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs with a three-game series starting on Thursday at Foley Field.

First pitch for game one is set for 6 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+.

Van Horn on another SEC sweep at Baum Stadium

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn after Sunday’s 6-3 win over Texas A&M to finish off another sweep of an SEC team at Baum Stadium where Hogs were 29-3 this year.

Bonfield, Kenley, Campbell recapping Hogs’ win over A&M

Razorback players Luke Bonfield, Jack Kenley and Isaiah Campbell talked with the media after another sweep of an SEC team at Baum Stadium this year.

Brown, Brooks sprint into record books at SEC Championships

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 4 Arkansas put points on the board Saturday night, as well as qualifying six through to the finals and racking up 11-points in the women’s steeplechase to cap day two action at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

Razorbacks coach Lance Harter:

“Well we’re on the board. We’ve got people advancing to the finals. Obviously, Jada [Baylark] in the 200-meters, [Morgan] Burks-Magee in the 400-meters with a big PR, and in the 100-meters we have Kiara Parker who laid down a personal-best to make it in. Unfortunately, Jada missed the final by thousandths of a second (0.06), but that the nature of the sport. Both our hurdlers got through and Nikki [Hiltz] had a breakthrough in the 1,500-meters. [Nikki Hiltz] ran a regional qualifying time and won her section of the prelim, that pretty extraordinary, and Carina [Viljoen] advanced in the 1,500-meters as well. We’re obviously very short-handed, so we need to make the most of what it is we have, but so far we’ve done that.”

Janeek Brown and Taliyah Brooks got the day started for Arkansas with the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles.

The heat would prove to be an entertaining one as each Brown and Brooks recorded wind-legal personal-best marks. Brown crossed the line in 12.99Q while Brooks was close behind in 13.03Q.

The times stand as the No. 4 and No. 5 performances in the event in program history. Both advance to the final by virtue of an Auto-Q finish.

Nikki Hiltz and Carina Viljoen advanced through the prelims in the 1,500-meters and will compete in tomorrow’s final.

Hiltz finished strong over the last 50-meters passing Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer to finish first in the heat and second-overall with her time of 4:21.15Q.

Viljoen, also competing in the same section, finished fifth-overall in the prelim with her time of 4:24.88Q.

Morgan Burks-Magee lowered her personal-best time in the 400-meters running 52.94Q in the prelims to secure her spot in the final. Burks-Magee’s time is also the No. 10 time in program history.

Kiara Parker will represent the Razorbacks in the 100-meter final tomorrow after a lifetime-best performance in the event where the junior recorded a time of 11.22q seconds.

Jada Baylark, who finished 10th-overall, missed the final in the event by six one-hundredths of a second (0.06) running (11.230) behind Auburn’s Jonielle Smith (11.226) and Alabama’s Tamara Clark who grabbed the final spot with her time of 11.225.

Arkansas wrapped up day two of the SEC Championships scoring 11-points in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Led by Devin Clark (10:08.88), the Razorbacks finished fourth, fifth, and seventh, respectively, with Rachel Nichwitz (10:23.00) and Regan Hime (10:31.67) rounding out scoring for the Hogs.

Arkansas is currently in 10th-place with 11-points through seven of 21 events.

Arkansas will return to Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium championships Sunday with the first event for the Razorbacks slated for 1:30 p.m. in the women’s high jump.

For more information on Arkansas track and field including in-meet updates, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.

SEC Outdoor Championships
Saturday Results

Women’s 100-meter hurdle prelims
3. Janeek Brown – 12.99Q
5. Taliyah Brooks – 13.03Q

Women’s 100-meter prelims
7. Kiara Parker – 11.22q
10. Jada Baylark – 11.23
15. Janeek Brown – 11.37
29. Tamara Kuykendall – 11.83

Women’s 400-meter prelims
5. Morgan Burks-Magee – 52.94Q
15. Sydney Davis – 54.32
19. Sydney Hammit – 54.82

Women’s 1,500-meter prelims
2. Nikki Hiltz – 4:21.15Q
5. Carina Viljoen – 4:24.88Q

Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
4. Devin Clark – 10:08.88
5. Rachel Nichwitz – 10:23.00
7. Regan Hime – 10:31.6

Hogs make move, scoring 26 points on second day at SEC

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas made a move to the top of the leaderboard on day two of the SEC Outdoor Championships, scoring 26-points to bring the two day total to 39-points through seven of 21 scored events.

Razorbacks coach Chris Bucknam

“I see a team that’s competing really hard. We’re fighting for everything. The way we ended tonight with the steeplechase… that was only the second-time Kyle [Hosting] has run the race. He’s an SEC champ, it was a great effort by Kyle Levermore picking up three points, that was a great way to end the night. We just have to come back and keep plugging at it tomorrow but we had some great performances today. Florida, Texas A&M, Alabama they’re all tough so we have to be really dialed in and stay dialed in till the end.”

Gabe Moore and Derek Jacobus picked up where they left off in the decathlon.

Moore posted personal-bests in the 110-meter hurdles and discus propelling him towards a runner-up finish in the event with a lifetime-best total of 7,901-points that is currently No. 6 in the NCAA. Jacobus strung together a solid finish in the decathlon to finish in fourth-place with a total of 7,555-points.

Larry Donald added his name to the list of qualifiers as he punched his ticket to the 110-meter hurdle final posting a time of 13.93q, while in the open 100-meters it was Kenzo Cotton who punched a ticket of his own to the finals after running 10.17q.

Obi Igbokwe had just enough juice to advance to the final of the 400-meters posting a time of 46 seconds flat.

The highlight of the night was also the final event of the day, the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. Kyle Hosting, running his second-ever steeple race, captured the SEC title running a near personal-best time of 8:55.56 scoring 10-points.

Kyle Levermore was close behind in sixth-place with a time of 9:05.31 adding three points.

SEC Outdoor Championships
Saturday Results

Men’s Decathlon 110-meter hurdles
1. Gabe Moore – 14.69
6. Derek Jacobus – 15.76

Men’s Decathlon Discus
1. Gabe Moore – 48.28m (158′-4″)
6. Derek Jacobus – 37.44m (122′-10″)

Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault
2. Derek Jacobus – 4.60m (15′-1″)
3. Gabe Moore – 4.50m (14′-9″)

Men’s Long Jump 
11. Harrison Schrage – 5.80m (19′-0.50″)
17. Laquan Narin – 7.48m (24′-6.50″)
22. Rubin Owens – 5.80m (19′-0.50″)

Men’s Shot Put
14. Jeff Rogers – 16.37m (53′-8.50″)

Men’s 110-meter hurdle prelims
8. Larry Donald – 13.93q

Men’s 1,500-meter prelims
1. Cameron Griffith – 3:47.03Q
15. Ethan Moehn – 3:53.67
30. Jack Bruce – 4:02.97q

Men’s 400-meter prelims
6. Obi Igbokwe – 46.00
16. Hunter Woodhall – 47.46
20. Jamarco Stephen – 47.74

Men’s 100-meter prelims
5. Kenzo Cotton – 10.17q
20. Roy Ejiakuekwu – 10.56
21. Kristoffer Hari – 10.59

Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
1. Kyle Hosting – 8:55.56
6. Kyle Levermore – 9:05.31

 

Murphy baffles Aggies for series-clinching win Saturday

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas got another strong outing from a starting pitcher Saturday as junior lefty Kacey Murphy hurled 7.1 scoreless innings on 108 pitches to help the Hogs to a 3-1 victory over No. 20 Texas A&M.

The win is Arkansas’ (35-15, 16-10 SEC) ninth in a row at home and 14th of the year by two runs or less.

Saturday’s win also clinches the series over the Aggies (34-16, 12-14 SEC) and guarantees that Arkansas will finish the 2018 regular-season undefeated in series played at Baum Stadium.

The Razorbacks are now 29-3 in home games this year, including one game played at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

Twenty-eight of those wins, however, have come at Baum Stadium and puts this year’s team just three away from tying the record for most wins at Baum Stadium in a single season.

The Hitting

Senior Carson Shaddy had another strong day at the plate, going 2-for-4 and accounting for driving in all three Razorback runs.

The big hit came in the seventh inning when Shaddy drove in two on a wind-aided double in right field. Today was Shaddy’s sixth game of the season with three or more RBI, and his 13th multi-hit game of the year.

Eric Cole and Heston Kjerstad also turned in multi-hit performances with two hits apiece. Both Cole and Kjerstad contributed a double in the game.

Kjerstad is tied for the team lead with 13 doubles, while Cole is right behind with 12 on the year.

The Pitching

For the second day in a row, the Arkansas starting pitcher handcuffed the Texas A&M offense as Murphy went a career-long 7.1 innings, scattering just four hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

It’s the sixth start in a row that Murphy has worked five or more innings and his fifth in his last six with five or more strikeouts.

He now has a 2.30 ERA on the year, which not only leads the team, but is second-lowest in the SEC behind only Florida’s Brady Singer (2.25).

Junior Barrett Loseke finished off the game’s final 1.2 innings to pick up his third save of the year. He wasn’t able to preserve the shutout as Texas A&M got a sacrifice fly in the ninth to cut the lead the two.

However, Loseke did strike out the final batter with two runners on, giving him 22 strikeouts in his last six outings.

The Defense

Arkansas’ defense wasn’t completely flawless on Saturday, but it did come up with some key plays that kept the game in its favor.

In the first inning, Texas A&M was already threatening as Murphy loaded the bases on a one-out single, a walk, and a hit by pitch.

Fortunately, the next batter, Chris Andritsos, grounded a ball to third base where Casey Martin picked it out of the dirt and got the force out at home. Grant Koch made a good scoop on the play as well to keep the run off the board and allow the Hogs to get out of the inning unscathed.

Up Next

Arkansas and Texas A&M will finish the three-game series on Sunday with first pitch at Noon at Baum Stadium.

The game will be televised on ESPN2 and it will be the final home game of the 2018 regular season.

Van Horn just glad to get win over Aggies on Saturday

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn liked the performance from Kacey Murphy on the mound and Casey Martin’s key defensive play to thwart the A&M rally.