Arkansas
Arkansas baseball loses its second series of the year
After weeks of Arkansas handing Kentucky Ls, the Wildcats have finally struck back.
The Diamond Hogs traveled to Lexington this weekend to play its series against No. 8 Kentucky. The Hogs won the first match 10-3 but gave up the following two, 11-3 and 7-4, respectively.
In game one, the Razorbacks took control of the game late. Hagen Smith was his spectacular, again, and held off the Cats offense for most of the game. He gave up one run in the third, but other than that, the performance was nearly flawless. He pitched his second-most strikeouts of the season with 14 for his ninth double-digit game.
The offense finally started to heat up going into the fifth. Peyton Stovall kicked things off with an RBI double. In the sixth, the Hogs took advantage of a back-to-back walks and brought in three more runs. However, they opened up the throttle in the sixth inning, scoring six runs. Unfortunately, they left little in the gas tank for the rest of the weekend.
In the final two games, Arkansas looked emaciated from the plate, scoring a combined seven runs to Kentucky’s 18. The Razorbacks batted a measly 2-15 with runners in scoring position (RISP) for a .133 average in games two and three. To compare, Arkansas batted 5-17 (.294) in the first game. Batting with RISP has been an Achilles heel of this baseball, hitting .278 since the beginning of conference play. That’s last in the league.
DID YOU KNOW?
Going in to today, Arkansas is hitting .195 with runners in scoring position in SEC games.
— Ben Brandon (@BenBrandonHoops) May 5, 2024
Arkansas has two SEC series left before the conference tournament, and it doesn’t get easier. The Diamond Hogs will face No. 16 Mississippi State at home and take on No. 1 Texas A&M in College Station.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including a key 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the second half, to help No. 18 Arkansas to an 86-75 win over No. 19 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Arkansas (11-3) used a 18-5 run over a 6-minute, 37-second span midway through the second half to turn a five-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 5:40 left. Tennessee shot just 2 for 10 from the field during Arkansas’ run, missing eight shots in a row before finally scoring.
The Volunteers (10-4) took advantage of an Arkansas cold shooting spell — the Razorbacks picked up 12 of their 18 points during the run from the free-throw line — to close within two points with under four minutes to play. Acuff made a 3-pointer from the wing with 2:09 remaining to give the Razorbacks a 79-68 lead.
Tennessee shot 49% from the field and was outscored at the line, going 12 for 23 while Arkansas shot 29 for 33.
Acuff was the only Arkansas player to shoot better than 50% from the floor, going 9 for 16. The Razorbacks shot 42% overall. Acuff was joined in double-digit scoring by Meleek Thomas, who scored 18 points. Malique Ewin added 12 points and Karter Knox 11.
Amari Evans’ 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting led three Tennessee players in double figures.
Arkansas won its opening SEC game for the first time since the 2020-21 season. The Razorbacks have reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in four of the five seasons since and made two Elite Eight appearances.
Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas (1) shoots over Tennessee defenders Ja’Kobi Gillespie, left, and Felix Okpara, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Fayetteville, Ark. Credit: AP/Michael Woods
Up next
Arkansas: At Ole Miss on Wednesday.
Tennessee: Hosts Texas on Tuesday.
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