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Molina has solid outing, but not enough in loss to James Madison
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Mason Molina struck out nine in his much-anticipated Razorback pitching debut, but No. 3 Arkansas (2-1) fell to James Madison (1-2), 7-3, on a crisp Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The left-hander, who transferred to Arkansas from Texas Tech during the offseason, fanned three in his first inning of work and added six more strikeouts across the second, third and fourth frames. Molina departed the ballgame after completing 3.2 innings on 72 total pitches (45 strikes), allowing two runs on three hits while issuing three walks.
Molina was staked with an early two-run lead, thanks to Ben McLaughlin’s RBI double and Jack Wagner’s RBI single in the bottom half of the first. Arkansas’ 2-0 advantage would hold up until the top of the fourth, when JMU broke through for a pair of runs to end Molina’s day and even the ballgame at two.
The Dukes broke the deadlock in the seventh, scoring four after loading the bases to take a 6-2 lead. Arkansas attempted to mount a rally in the bottom of the seventh, scoring a run on Wehiwa Aloy’s RBI double to cut the deficit to three.
JMU pitcher Joe Vogatsky, however, extinguished the Razorback threat after that. The right-hander earned the win after throwing 80 pitches over 4.1 innings in relief, limiting Arkansas to one run on two hits and three walks.
Aloy (2-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI) and Kendall Diggs (2-for-5, 2 2B) each turned in multi-hit games in Sunday’s setback. Eight of the Razorbacks’ nine batters, including true freshman Nolan Souza, recorded at least one base knock in the ballgame.
The Hogs will once again look to clinch their first series win of the season in tomorrow’s finale against the Dukes. First pitch is scheduled for noon Monday, Feb. 19, with true freshman left-hander Colin Fisher set to make his collegiate debut on the mound. To accommodate JMU’s travel, no inning can start after 3 p.m.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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No answers from Hogs in Vols’ breakaway win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas trailed by six at halftime (46-40) but #8/9 Tennessee opened the second half with a 16-7 run to lead by 17 and never looked back to hand the Razorbacks a 92-63 loss Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
In the loss, Razorbacks senior Davonte Davis reached a milestone. He dished out four assists, the last coming with 2:33 left in the first half on a Jeremiah Davenport 3-pointer, to give Davis 300 career assists. He joins Todd Day as the only Razorbacks to have at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. (Davis now has 1,073 points, 508 rebounds and 300 assists. Day had 2,395 points, 673 rebounds and 319 assists.)
Jonas Aidoo scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Volunteers while Dalton Knecht, the conference’s leading scorer in SEC play, finished with 22 points by going 7-of-10 at the free throw line.
Tennessee only shot 29.4% from 3-point range for the game and the Hogs had a season-high 12 steals. However, the Vols shot 56.9% from the field, getting 48 points in the paint and out-scoring Arkansas 28-12 in points off turnovers.
The second half proved to be the downfall for the Razorbacks. The Hogs shot just 25.8% from the field while Tennessee made 60.9% of its shots with 10 assists on 14 made baskets. Also in the period, Tennessee was 15-of-17 at the free throw line compared to Arkansas being 5-of-8.
Tennessee led, 46-40, at the break. Both teams were effective shooting as Tennessee made 54.3% (19-of-35) of its shots from the field and the Razorbacks were 50% (13-of-26). The Razorbacks held Tennessee to just 2-of-10 from 3-point but the Vols created 10 turnovers on seven steals and out-scored the Hogs, 17-7, on point off turnovers.
Tramon Mark led Arkansas with 12 points and Jalen Graham added seven rebounds.
The Razorbacks hit the road for their next two games. First, the Razorbacks play at Mississippi State on Saturday at 1 p.m. then goes to Texas A&M on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. tip.
Hogs’ Game Notes
•Arkansas starters were El Ellis, Davonte Davis, Tramon Mark, Jalen Graham and Chandler Lawson.
• Tennessee controlled the opening tip.
• Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht scored the first points of the game with a dunk at 19:36. Arkansas’ first point came from Tramon Mark, a 3-pointer at 19:16.
• Keyon Menifield Jr., was the first Razorback sub.
• Tennessee leads the all-time series over Arkansas, 26-22, but Arkansas still leads 12-5 in games played in Fayetteville.
• Tennessee snapped a seven-game losing streak to Arkansas in Bud Walton Arena. This was just Tennessee’s fourth trip to Knoxville over the last 11 regular-season meetings with Arkansas going to Tennessee seven times over the span.
• This was Arkansas’ first time to play on Valentine’s Day since winning at Ole Miss in 2015. The last time Arkansas played at home on Feb. 14 was a loss to Kentucky in 2009. Arkansas is now 14-11 all-time on Valentine’s Day.
• El Ellis is 25 points from scoring 1,000 for his career.
• For the first time this season and the third time in an SEC game, Davonte Davis played all 40 minutes. He has played all 20 minutes of a half a team-best nine times this season.
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