Baseball
Razorbacks fall in extra innings to Lipscomb in North Little Rock
The Hogs again leave a complete team on the bases in scoring position and play “possibly worst game” in loss.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For a midweek game that involves a quick drive down I-40, Arkansas’ 8-6 loss to Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park here probably took a little longer than anyone really wanted.
About the only thing the Razorbacks got out of this game was four innings from Austin Ledbetter and two innings from Parker Coil early on the mound that didn’t allow any runs. The Hogs used a total nine pitchers on the mound, which isn’t surprised in the middle of the week when the game takes 11 innings to decide.
Especially when the Hogs’ bats can’t deliver hits at critical times, which has been a nagging problem for this team. They left 10 runners on base in scoring position for the evening. For the game the Hogs were 1-of-12, so it was a big deal.
“Even if we would have won the game, we didn’t play good,” Hogs coach Dave Van Horn said later. “We didn’t play good at all. Really, in any phase of the game — we didn’t pitch good, we didn’t field good, we did not drive in runs. Defensively, we kicked a couple balls, made a bad throw. I mean, overall it was probably one of our worst games of the year, honestly.”
Now Van Horn probably has a ton of questions about his pitching, too. Christian Foutch got pulled without getting a single out for the third straight game and it’s down to crunch time for this team.
“Now you go to Mississippi State wondering if can put him in the game,” Van Horn said. “It’s a tough situation.”
The Hogs got three runs in the first inning on a homer by Harold Coll, then the offense basically disappared while Lipscomb pulled away to a 6-3 lead. In the eighth inning, the Hogs managed to tie it up. Ben McLaughlin led off with a single before Brady Slavens came the the plate with two outs and the Bison pitcher managed to throw a couple of wild pitches, scoring all three Hogs on the bases.
Lipscomb got a couple of runs in the 11th inning and the Hogs went down in order.
Once again, the Hogs got on the road with three SEC series left, playing Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., starting at 6 p.m. Friday night.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | 3:15 PM |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | TBD |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Fayetteville (10) | 1-0 | 214 | 1 |
| 3. | Bryant (6) | 1-0 | 206 | 3 |
| 2 . | Greenwood (2) | 1-0 | 184 | 2 |
| 4. | Conway (2) | 1-0 | 167 | 4 |
| Little Rock Parkview (4) | 1-0 | 167 | 5 | |
| 6. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 106 | 6 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 103 | 8 |
| 7. | Benton | 0-1 | 74 | 7 |
| 9. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 46 | 9 |
| 10. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 15 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 10, Marion 8, Bentonville West 7, Rogers 7, Fort Smith Southside 3, Little Rock Christian 2, Joe T Robinson 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Fayetteville (11) | 1-0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2. | Bryant (9) | 1-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Conway (4) | 1-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 33 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 2. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (24) | 1-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 0-1 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 72 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 1-0 | 36 | 4 |
| 5. | Fort Smith Southside | 1-0 | 17 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 12, Jonesboro 5, Lake Hamilton 3, Sheridan 2. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 1-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 78 | 2 |
| 3. | Joe T Robinson | 0-1 | 59 | — |
| 4. | Camden Fairview | 1-0 | 34 | — |
| 5. | Maumelle | 1-0 | 20 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Greenbrier 18, Pine Bluff 12, Valley View 8, Hot Springs Lakeside 6, Farminton 4, Hot Springs 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Warren (12) | 0-1 | 96 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 0-1 | 80 | 2 |
| 3. | Elkins (5) | 1-0 | 63 | 3 |
| 4. | Bauxite | 1-0 | 44 | 4 |
| 5. | Ozark | 1-0 | 16 | 5 |
| Little Rock Mills | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Southside Batesville | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern (1) 10, DeWitt 10 Ashdown 5, Highland 4. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (11) | 1-0 | 102 | 1t |
| 2. | Prescott (8) | 1-0 | 93 | 1t |
| 3. | Rivercrest (4) | 0-0 | 58 | 3 |
| 4. | Salem | 1-0 | 25 | — |
| 5. | Newport | 1-0 | 23 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Charleston 22, Walnut Ridge 17, Fordyce 7, Bismarck 6, Mansfield 4, Lavaca 2, McGehee 2, West Fork 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Bigelow (9) | 1-0 | 84 | 2 |
| 2. | Junction City (9) | 0-1 | 79 | 1 |
| 3. | Mineral Springs (3) | 0-0 | 57 | 3 |
| 4. | Carlisle (1) | 1-0 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Conway Christian (2) | 1-0 | 31 | 5t |
| Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 22, Des Arc 19, Hector 10, Cross County 91) 8, Mount Ida 3, East Poinsett County 1, Mountainburg 1. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Rector (16) | 1-0 | 72 | 1 |
| 2. | Strong-Huttig (9) | 1-0 | 51 | 2 |
| 3. | Brinkley | 1-0 | 11 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 5, Cedar Ridge 4, Augusta 2. | ||||