Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — Final
Reagan Johnson hit a two-out single to give Arkansas a runner but the game ended with a Nia Carter fielder’s choice ground out.
Alabama knotted the series and forced a series-deciding Game 3 scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday on ESPNU.
Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — Middle 7th Inning
Alabama went down in order in the seventh inning.
Due up for the Razorbacks: Rylin Hedgecock, Lauren Camenzind and Reagan Johnson.
Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — End 6th Inning
Kennedy Miller singled with two outs but was stranded in the sixth inning with a fly out by Raigan Kramer.
Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — Middle 6th Inning
Reis Beuerlein and the Razorbacks stranded a pair of runners in scoring position in the sixth.
Alabama had two hits in the inning but Beuerlein induced three fly outs.
Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — End 5th Inning
The Razorbacks went down in order in the fifth inning.
Reagan Johnson flew out to left field, Nia Carter grounded out and Bri Ellis lined out to shortstop.
Alabama 5, Arkansas 1 — Middle 5th Inning
Alabama took a commanding lead in the fifth inning.
Kendal Clark led off the inning with a double to left-center field and back-to-back hits by Emma Broadfoot and Kali Heivilin brought a run home.
Lauren Johnson gave the Crimson Tide their first lead of the weekend with an RBI single.
It came after the umpires failed to give the Crimson Tide an out for runners crossing paths between first and second base.
Robyn Herron was replaced in the circle for Morgan Leinstock with two runners on and two outs.
Herron was responsible for two runners on base and a three-run homer by Jenna Johnson off Leinstock gave Alabama a big lead.
Herron threw 4 2/3 innings with 4 runs allowed on 5 hits and struck out 7 batters. Leinstock did not record an out and was replaced by Reis Beuerlein.
The bases were loaded for Alabama but Beuerlein got out of it with a fly out to left field.
The no-call by the umpires was huge.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — End 4th Inning
Raigan Kramer hit a one-out double to deep center field that bounced off the glove of Alabama outfielder Lauren Johnson’s glove.
Kramer was thrown out on a fielder’s choice grounder by Rylin Hedgecock and Lauren Camenzind struck out swinging to strand Arkansas’ fifth runner tonight.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — Middle 4th Inning
Robyn Herron is putting together an impressive pitching performance.
Her no-hitter was broken with a one-out single by Jenna Johnson, but Herron struck two batters looking and got out of the inning with a fly out by Bailey Dowling.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — End 3rd Inning
Cylie Halvorson drew a two-out walk but was stranded due to a ground out by Hannah Gammill.
The Razorbacks have left four runners on base through three innings.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — Middle 3rd Inning
Herron has now retired the Alabama lineup in order.
She struck out two batters swinging in the third inning, which ended with a fly out to left field by Lauren Johnson. Herron is up to five strikeouts.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — End 2nd Inning
The Razorbacks left the bases loaded in the second inning.
Base hits by Raigan Kramer and Lauren Camenzind along with a muffed throw on a sharply hit ball by Rylin Hedgecock gave Arkansas an opportunity to do some serious damage, but Reagan Johnson grounded out to end the inning.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — Middle 2nd Inning
Another strong inning for Robyn Herron, who struck out all batters faced in the second. All three went down swinging.
Herron is up to four strikeouts and her pitch count is at 26.
Arkansas 1, Alabama 0 — End 1st Inning
Reagan Johnson led off the inning with a single off the shortstop’s extended glove. Nia Carter and Bri Ellis each grounded out, but moved Johnson over to third base.
With two outs, Johnson stole home base on a wild pitch to give the Razorbacks an early lead.
Cylie Halvorson struck out to end the inning.
Arkansas 0, Alabama 0 — Middle 1st Inning
Robyn Herron is off to a good start in the circle. She threw 12 pitches and retired all batters she faced in the first inning with two fly outs and a ground out.
Lineups
No. 14 Arkansas (31-11, 10-6 SEC)
CF Reagan Johnson
RF Nia Carter
1B Bri Ellis
2B Cylie Halvorson
3B Hannah Gammill
C Kennedy Miller
LF Raigan Kramer
DP Rylin Hedgecock
SS Lauren Camenzind
LHP Robyn Herron (1.82 ERA, 88 2/3 IP)
No. 15 Alabama (30-11, 7-9 SEC)
SS Kenleigh Cahalan
LF Jenna Johnson
DP Abby Duchscherer
3B Bailey Dowling
RF Kendal Clark
1B Emma Broadfoot
2B Kali Heivilin
C Riley Valentine
CF Lauren Johnson
RHP Jocelyn Briski (2.96 ERA, 49 2/3 IP)
Pregame
No. 14 Arkansas (31-11, 10-6 SEC) and No. 15 Alabama (30-11, 7-9) are set to get underway at Bogle Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Newly hired Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari and transfer center Zvonimir Ivišić are expected to be here for the game. It has been announced as a sellout.
If this game turns out anything like the last three times the Razorbacks and Crimson Tide have met, fans should be treated to a good game.
The Razorbacks won Friday’s series opener 1-0 in 9 innings when Lauren Camenzind hit a walk-off single.
Arkansas won a rubber match 2-1 in 10 innings last year in Tuscaloosa, Ala.., and then the Crimson Tide got revenge with a 3-2 victory in 9 innings during the SEC Tournament at Bogle Park.
The Razorbacks are looking to win their fourth consecutive series.
Arkansas is fourth and Alabama is ninth in the SEC standings.
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