Storms, Belans help clinch series win over Mississippi State

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FAYETTEVILLE — A day removed from her 20th birthday, sophomore Autumn Storms gifted herself a complete-game shutout to lead Arkansas to a 6-0 win over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon at Bogle Park.

Senior A.J. Belans supplied the power with a three-run shot in the fourth inning. With the result, Arkansas (27-6, 4-4 SEC) posts its first series win over Mississippi State since 2010.

Up Next

The Razorbacks’ 13-game home stand ends Sunday afternoon with the series finale against Mississippi State.

First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Bogle Park. With the series in hand, Arkansas is in position for its first SEC series sweep since the 2013 season.

Final: #23 Arkansas 6, #20/18 Mississippi State 0 | Box Score

Belans’ home run was her second and the Razorbacks’ 40th of the season, marking the ninth time the program has reached that figure in a single season.

With Kayla Green on first, Tori Cooper knocked a two-out single up the middle to put two on for Belans.

The senior shortstop took the first pitch from the Bulldogs’ Candace Denis and knocked it off the foul pole down the line in left field.

The run support was more than enough for Storms who gave up just three hits on the day with four strikeouts and no walks.

She gave up a hit in each of the first two innings and then proceeded to retire the next 10 she faced. Mississippi State (28-8, 3-5 SEC) put together its biggest threat in the sixth winning with runners on first and second and just one out.

However, Storms got out of the jam with a force play at third and her fourth strikeout of the day. She handed the Bulldogs’ just their second shutout loss of the season.

Freshman Hannah McEwen opened the fifth frame with an infield single, her 11th multi-hit performance of the season.

Katie Warrick drew a one-out walk to give Arkansas runners on first and second. With two outs, freshman Kayla Green dropped an RBI double to right that scored McEwen.

A throwing error on a Cooper ground ball allowed two more runs to score.

Razorbacks close out busy weekend in Texas, California

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AUSTIN, Texas — Top-ranked Arkansas capped a busy weekend with a pair of bronze finishes at the 91st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin.

The Razorbacks also had competitors in California, putting in mid-distance work at the Stanford Invitational.

In her first outing since winning the NCAA indoor crown, junior Lexi Jacobus took third in the university elite section of the pole vault with a final clearance of 4.55m/14-11.

Twin sister Tori Hoggard had a clearance of 4.50m/14-9 to finish fourth. Just south of Austin at the Texas State Invitational, Rylee Robinson had a winning clearance of 4.00m/13-1.5.

Arkansas picked up another third-place finish at the Texas Relays with its 4×100-meter relay team which combined for a time of 43.71, improving on its qualifying time (44.32) in Friday’s prelims.

Two legs of that relay team, Jada Baylark and Janeek Brown, produced a pair of fourth-place individual finishes.

Baylark tallied a wind-aided time of 11.09 in the final of the 100 meters while Brown dipped below 13 seconds with a wind-aided 12.90 in the 100-meter hurdles final.

The Razorbacks’ sprint crew closed out its weekend in Texas with a sixth-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay, clocking a time of 3:37.27 in its first outing of the season.

At the Stanford Invitational, a quartet of Razorbacks competed at 800 meters to cap competition on the west coast.

In performances right around the 2:10 mark, Arkansas was led by Carina Viljoen whose time of 2:09.42 was good enough for 24th overall in the 51-runner field.

She was followed by teammates Ruth Wiggins (2:10.20), Devin Clark (2:10.27) and Kailee Sawyer (2:11.04).

Up Next

The Razorbacks will return to the track in two weeks for the first of two marquee home meets at John McDonnell Field.

The John McDonnell Invitational will be April 13-14 with the National Relay Championships scheduled for April 27-28.

Saturday Results

Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)

100 meters (final)
4. Jada Baylark – 11.09w (+3.7)

100m hurdles (final)
4. Janeek Brown – 12.90x (+3.3)

Carlette Guidry 4x100m (final)
3. Brown/Parker/Baylark/Burks Magee – 43.71

Sanya Richards-Ross Invitational 4x400m
6. Burks Magee/Parker/Hammit/Davis – 3:37.27

Pole Vault (University Elite)
3. Lexi Jacobus – 4.55m/14-11
4. Tori Hoggard – 4.50m/14-9

Texas State Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)

Pole Vault
1. Rylee Robinson – 4.00m/13-1.5
4. Elizabeth Ramos Mata – 3.85m/12-7.5
8. Morgan Hartsell – 3.70m/12-1.75

Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.)

800 Meters
24. Carina Viljoen – 2:09.42
33. Ruth Wiggins – 2:10.20
35. Devin Clark – 2:10.27
40. Kailee Sawyer – 2:11.04

Razorbacks set back by No. 6 South Carolina on road

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 6 South Carolina defeated No. 48 Arkansas, 4-0, on Saturday at the Carolina Tennis Center.

The Gamecocks (18-3, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) earned the early advantage winning the doubles point and followed up in singles with three victories.

In doubles, South Carolina picked up its first victory at No. 3 and then clinched the point with a win at No. 2.

Arkansas’ No. 40 ranked duo of Ana Oparenovic and Tatum Rice was tied 5-5 with South Carolina’s Hadley Berg and Paige Cline at the clinch.

The Gamecocks went on to win at No. 3, 4, and 6 singles, respectively, for the overall match victory.

Up Next

The Razorbacks (5-13, 1-8 SEC) will return to Fayetteville next weekend for its final two home matches against Alabama (April 6) and No. 15 Auburn (April 8).

Missed opportunities costly for Hogs in loss at Ole Miss

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OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas had its chances, but couldn’t get the key hits when they needed it most Friday night, leaving 11 runners on base in a 5-4 loss to Ole Miss at Swayze Field.

The loss evens up the three-game series between the two teams, setting up a rubber match on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The Razorbacks (19-8, 5-3 SEC) outhit the Rebels (24-4, 5-3 SEC) 11-9 in the game, but were hitless in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings as Ole Miss’ bullpen held Arkansas’ offense, for the most part, in check.

Seven of their 11 hits came off of Ole Miss starter Brady Feigl, but the Hogs managed just two runs during his 5.1 innings of work.

Both of those runs coming in the second inning from a string of singles by Dominic Fletcher, Carson Shaddy, and Eric Cole.

Seven different Razorbacks recorded at least one hit with three garnering two or more.

Junior Eric Cole led all Hog hitters, going 3-for-5 with an RBI, his fifth game this season with three or more hits. Freshman Casey Martin and sophomore Dominic Fletcher both turned in a pair of hits each.

Arkansas’ defense was especially sharp, however, as it racked up four double plays in the first four innings, just one shy of the single-game school record for double plays.

Sophomore Evan Lee, who got the start on the mound, had some trouble from the onset, making it just one inning and allowing two earned runs on three hits with one walk in seven batters faced.

Even with the tough outing from Lee, Arkansas’ bullpen kept them in the game as freshmen Bryce Bonnin and Kole Ramage prevented Ole Miss from making any lead insurmountable.

Combined, Bonnin and Ramage threw 7.0 innings and gave up just two earned runs on five hits and struck out six.

Ramage was especially effective as he threw 3.2 no-hit innings and struck out a career-high five batters in his ninth appearance this year.

The Hogs showed some life in the seventh and eighth innings, pulling within one after Grant Koch’s RBI double and Jax Biggers sacrifice fly, but it was too little too late as Ole Miss’ Parker Caracci earned the two-inning save, including striking out the side in the ninth.

Friday’s game was the seventh one-run game Arkansas has played this season and third in its last four games.

Arkansas is 3-4 this season in games decided by one run.

Up Next

The deciding third game of this three-game series between the Razorbacks and Rebels is set for a 1:30 p.m. first pitch on Saturday at Swayze Field.

This is the fourth rubber match in five weekend series for the Hogs and second-straight for the road trip.

A win tomorrow would give Arkansas its first series win over the Rebels in Oxford since 2010.

Sunday’s game can be seen online only on SEC Network+ via the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.

Personal records highlight busy day for Hogs at Texas Relays

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AUSTIN, Texas — Arkansas set multiple personal records as day two concluded at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, while the distance and field began work at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto Calif.

Senior Kemar Mowatt was the lone event winner in Texas, taking first in the 400 meter hurdles invitational with a time of 50.49.

Mowatt secured an early lead in the race and never surrendered it as he won by a comfortable margin, with the second place finisher more than a second behind him.

Senior Larry Donald followed up his seventh-place finish in yesterday’s 400 meter hurdles prelims with a fifth-place finish in today’s finals with a time of 51.15.

Shakiel Chatoo qualified for tomorrow’s 11 meter hurdles finals, as the distance medley relay team placed third in a tightly contested race with a time of 9:44.54.

Out west, multi event competitor Gabe Moore set multiple personal bests at the Stanford Invitational.

Moore began the day shaving nearly two-tenths of a second of of his previous best 110 meter hurdles time, and ended the day by adding more than 10 feet to his discus throw.

Moore will make a return to the decathlon in two weeks at the John McDonnell Invitational.

Sophomore Carter Persyn made his debut in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, posting a time of 8:55.81, while Alex Springer posted his first career javelin throw over 200 feet.

Texas Relays Results

M 400 Meter Hurdles Prelims (Thursday)
7. Larry Donald- 51.05
31. Travius Chambers-52.60

110 Meter Hurdles Prelims
5. Shakiel Chattoo- 13.79
18. Larry Donald- 14.22

Sprint Medley Relay
Chattoo, Harris, Stephen, Griffith- DNF

400 Meter Hurdles Finals
5. Larry Donald- 51.15

400 Meter Hurdles Invitational
1. Kemar Mowatt- 50.49

Distance Medley Relay
3. Hosting, Winn, Taylor, Moehn- 9:44.54

Stanford Invite Results

Javelin
2. Alex Springer- 61.63/202-02- PR
9. Andrew Henn- 54.59/179-01

110 Meter Prelims
12. Gabe Moore- 14.82- PR

100 Meter Dash Prelims
7. Harrison Schrage- 10.60-PR

100 Meter Dash Finals
8. Harrison Schrage- 10.64

400 Meters
21. Gabe Moore- 49.89

3,000 Meter Steeplechase
2. Carter Persyn- 8:55.81 PR
11. Kyle Levermore- 9:14.39

Discus
2. Erich Sullins 51.19/167-11
7. Gabe Moore 47.35/155-04 PR

10,000 Meters
Gilbert Boit-
Andrew Ronoh-
Austin Dalquist-
Matt Young-
Ryan Murphy-

Arkansas returns to action for the final day of the Stanford Invitational and the Texas Relays tomorrow with the 4-x-800 meter relay beginning the Razorbacks’ day at 10:50 a.m.

Saturday Event Schedules

Texas Relays
10:50 a.m.4-x-800m- Hosting, Moehn, Taylor, Pareti
12:00 p.m. Invitational 4-x-200- Cotton, Hari, Ejiakuekwu, Igbokwe
2:00 Invitational Men 4-x-100- Hari, Mowatt, Ejiakuekwu, Cotton
2:35 110 Meter Hurdles Final- Shakiel Chattoo
4:10 4-x-400 Invitational- Igbokwe, Mowatt, Stephen, Winn

Stanford Invitational
3:00 PM Men’s Hammer Throw Invitational- Sullins
5:00 PM Men’s Shot Put Collegiate- Kempka
5:30 PM Men’s Triple Jump Invitational- Owens, Nairn
5:42 PM Men’s 200m- Schrage

Top-ranked Razorbacks continue with solid showing in Texas

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AUSTIN, Texas — Arkansas continued action with the sprint crew in Austin for the Texas Relays, while the distance squad got to work at the Stanford Invitational on Friday.

The day began with Arkansas’ 4×100 meter relay crew advancing to tomorrow’s finals.

Coming into the weekend the relay team ranked third early on in the outdoor season and will look to improve on a time of 43:40 that it recorded in the Arkansas Spring Invitational last weekend.

Entering the weekend, freshman Janeek Brown was fifth in the nation in the 100 meter hurdles, clocking a time of 13:10.

She advanced to tomorrow’s finals and will face field that includes three Southeastern Conference foes from LSU that are in the top-20 nationally.

A week removed from tying the school record in the 100 meter dash, Baylark placed fourth in Friday afternoon’s  preliminary.

Tomorrow’s race will headline two defending indoor national champions in Aleia Hobbs of LSU and Gabrielle Thomas of Harvard who finished first and third, respectively.

Texas Relays Results

4×100 Meter Relay Prelim
2. Kykendall, Parker, Baylark, Burks Magee- 44.32

100 Meter Hurdles Prelim
4. Janeek Brown- 13.27

100 Meter Dash Prelim
4. Jada Baylark- 11.17
12. Kiara Parker- 11.43
24. Tamara Kuykendall- 11.67

Stanford Invite Results

1,500 Meters Section 4
7. Abby Gray- 4:35.53

1,500 Meters Section 3
5. Devin Clark- 4:21.21
7. Maddy Reed- 4:24.37
8. Taylor Werner- 4:25.96

1,500 Meters Section 2
5. Carina Viljoen- 4:21.99

3,000m Steeplechase Section 2
3. Rachel Nichwitz Arkansas-10:14.59

3,000 Meter Steeplechase
11. Regan Hime- 10:22.96

The Razorbacks return are back in action tomorrow with the final day of the Texas Relays and the Stanford Invitational.

Arkansas’ three entries in the pole vault at the Texas State Bobcat Invite will compete tomorrow afternoon.

Saturday Texas Relays Schedule
12:00 Pole Vault- Lexi Jacobus, Tori Hoggard
12:05 4-x-200- Parker, Baylark, Brown, Kuykendall
1:35 4-x-100- Baylark, Brown, Burks Magee, Kuykendall, Parker
2:17 100 Meter Hurdles Finals- Janeek Brown
4:45 4-x-400- Baylark, Burks Magee, Davis, Hammit, Parker
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Seventh-inning rally lifts Razorbacks past Bulldogs, 3-2

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FAYETTEVILLE — With two on in the bottom of the seventh, Autumn Buczek doubled to right center to drive in the game-winning run in Arkansas’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory Friday night over No. 20 Mississippi State.

With the triumph, No. 23 Arkansas improves to 26-6 overall with a 3-4 mark in SEC play.

Behind nine strikeouts, freshman Mary Haff picked up her 16th win in the circle.

Up Next

Game two of the top-25 matchup is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Razorbacks will be looking for their second SEC series win of the season and their first against Mississippi State since 2010.

Final: #23 Arkansas 3, #20/18 Mississippi State 2 | Box Score

The score was tied 2-2 entering the home half of the seventh inning, and senior A.J. Belans got things going with a one-out single down the left-field line.

The Razorbacks had runners on second and third after a double by Haydi Bugarin.

Each team went to its bench with Sydney Parr entering to run at third for Belans and Mississippi State (28-7, 3-4 SEC) went to Cassady Knudsen out of the bullpen.

Buczek wasted little time, knocking the first pitch she saw from the new pitcher off the wall in right center to push Parr across the plate for the win.

Buczek has had the game-winning or deciding hit in Arkansas’ last three wins. The victory is Arkansas’ first home win over Mississippi State since the 2012 season.

Autumn = Clutch

March 23 vs Missouri: Two-out, two-run triple in the second to give Arkansas a 3-0 lead; won the game, 3-1
March 25 vs Missouri: Two-out RBI double in the fifth to give Arkansas an 8-7 lead; won the game, 10-7
Tonight: RBI double in the seventh to give Arkansas the 3-2 win

The visitors jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a two-run shot in the first inning.

Haff appeared to have struck out the side but an illegal pitch extended the frame, and after a walk, Morgan Bell sent her sixth home run to center field.

Haff shook it off and allowed just two hits over the final six innings of the game.

Friday’s game marked Haff’s sixth outing of the season with nine or more strikeouts.

Arkansas’ offense was kept quiet the first time through the lineup by Mississippi State starter Holly Ward.

However, the bats broke through with back-to-back hits by Hannah McEwen and Ashley Diaz to lead off the fourth. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Katie Warrick plated the first run and an RBI single by Lore

Krzysko brought pinch runner Keely Edwards home to tie the game.

O’Grady considered transfer after coaching change

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Arkansas tight end Cheyenne O’Grady considered leaving Arkansas with the coaching change in December, but likes the role of his position in the new offense.

Hammonds liking role of running backs in new offense

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Arkansas running back T.J. Hammonds met with the media after practice Thursday and talked about how he’s enjoying the running back role in the new offense.

Hogs set to host Tide, Mavericks in doubleheader Sunday

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas looks to open the final month of the regular season with a tripleheader Sunday, facing Southeastern Conference foe Alabama at 1 p.m. before taking on Nebraska-Omaha in a doubleheader.

Arkansas (9-11, 2-6 SEC) has had a rough stretch over the past month.

After winning three of their first four matches to begin the month of March, the Razorbacks have dropped six of the last seven with a lone victory over No. 14 Georgia.

It marked the first time in 14 years that Arkansas was able to defeat the Bulldogs.

Arkansas’ lone senior Jose Salazar moved up to No. 65 in the country last week in singles, after defeating a pair of two 50 players. Following his jump in the rankings, Salazar has extended his winning streak to a team-best five straight matches, after going 3-0 last week with another pair of top-50 wins, including a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 8 Alfredo Perez of Florida. Salazar is 20-9 overall this season with a 14-5 mark this spring and a 6-4 record against ranked opponents, including four straight.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

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