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Warrick’s walk-off double lifts Razorbacks past Kentucky for series win

Katie Warrick delivered a third-pitch double down the left-field line to lift Arkansas to its second conference series win with a 3-2 win over Kentucky.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Katie Warrick delivered a third-pitch double down the left-field line to lift Arkansas to its second conference series win with a 3-2 win over Kentucky.

How it happened

Arkansas (25-11, 6-6) got another solid performance from Autumn Storms in the circle today. Storms recorded her 13th win of the season, forcing 15 groundouts from the Kentucky offense. Storms saw the bases loaded twice and gave up no hits in either situation.

The Razorbacks scored first with an RBI single by Warrick in the first frame. Sophomore Hannah McEwen scored on the hit from third, after reaching first on a base hit to the right side.

Kentucky (22-13, 7-5) tied the game at two runs apiece with a two-RBI single through the right side off the bat of Alex Martens.

Arkansas’ defense held strong in the top of the seventh inning when the Wildcats loaded the bases with two hits and an intentional walk to Abbey Cheek.

Haydi Bugarin fielded a ground ball at second base and made the play at first for the final out of the inning as the Hogs avoided any additional Wildcat runs.

Danielle Gibson reached base in the bottom of the inning and Arkansas called on pinch-runner Carley Haizlip. Haizlip advanced to second and into scoring position with a walk by senior Ashley Diaz.

Warrick’s double that followed was the ninth of her senior season, bringing her career total to 20.

The series

The Razorbacks continue to hold the series history in their hands, taking a 33-26 advantage over the Wildcats.

Arkansas has not taken a weekend series from Kentucky since 2013, when the Hogs defeated the Wildcats in games one and two of the series.

Arkansas also moves to 3-0 all-time when playing Kentucky on March 31.

Notables

• Arkansas is now 22-4 when it scores first and 15-1 when the Hogs score in the first inning.

• Warrick recorded her 19th multi-hit game and 16 multi-RBI game.

• McEwen has now reached base in 34 of 36 contests, recording hits in all but four games.

• Diaz tallied 11 putouts in the win, putting her only 19 from moving into fourth all-time at Arkansas for career putouts.

Up next

Arkansas will start a four-game road stretch on Wednesday when they travel to Missouri State for a non-conference mid-week game with the Bears.

After Wednesday’s contest, the Razorbacks will head south to Gainesville, where they will kick-off a three-game series with Florida starting Friday at 5 p.m.

2024 Razorbacks Football

Fri, Dec 27Liberty Bowl
vs Texas Tech (Memphis)
W, 39-26
Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
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Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
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2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
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