Battles finished his night with a pair of hits, tying him with Wallace for the team lead in multi-hit games (17) this season.Īrkansas goes for its fifth consecutive series win over Alabama tomorrow night in a nationally televised ballgame at The Joe. The bullpen’s job was made even easier in the top of the ninth after Jalen Battles’ two-run double to the gap in left center extended the Hogs’ advantage to 7-3. Tygart locked down the final 1 2/3 innings, striking out two and securing his team-leading eighth save of the year. Ramage fanned two in his 1 1/3 innings out of the bullpen, while Taylor punched out a season-high four over two frames to improve to 5-0 on the season. The trio did exactly that, combining for eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings in relief of McEntire. 306/.399/.526 with 46 runs batted in, which ties for the team lead.Īhead 5-3, Arkansas turned to Kole Ramage, Evan Taylor and Brady Tygart to preserve the lead. Stovall’s two-run homer to right center was his fourth of the season, while Wallace’s three-run tank to over the playground in left was his ninth of the year. The Hogs broke through for five runs, thanks to Stovall and Wallace’s rally-igniting home runs. The redshirt sophomore struck out four while allowing eight hits and issuing two walks before giving way to the bullpen.Īlabama mounted a 3-0 lead after four innings of play, but Arkansas turned it up a notch offensively in the fifth. Will McEntire made his first career SEC start on Thursday night and gave the Razorbacks four innings of three-run ball. The Hogs are seeking their fourth consecutive division title (2018, 2019 & 2021).
6 Texas A&M (34-16, 18-10 SEC) remain tied atop the SEC Western Division standings with two games left to play. SEC East foe Florida was the last team to achieve the feat, doing so from 2014-18.Īrkansas and No. With the victory, the Razorbacks have now won 18 or more conference games for the fifth consecutive season. 7 Arkansas (38-14, 18-10 SEC) overpowered Alabama (27-25, 10-17 SEC) with seven unanswered runs on its way to a 7-3 series-opening win on Thursday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. – Behind Peyton Stovall’s two-run tater and Cayden Wallace’s go-ahead three-run shot in the fifth, No.
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