No. 6 Arkansas Takes Series With Easter Sunday Win – University of Kentucky Athletics

Field Rating FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at Bogle Park to take the sequence two video games to 1 with an 8-0 win.
 
The Razorbacks scored runs in every of the primary 4 innings and tallied a pair within the sixth to run rule the Wildcats. Sunday was the primary shutout loss for Kentucky in Southeastern Convention play since a 1-0 loss at Arkansas in March of 2019 through the groups’ final assembly in Fayetteville.
 
Kentucky was held to only 4 hits within the sport with Tatum Spangler notching two of them and Kayla Kowalik and Erin Coffel every recording one. It was Kentucky’s lowest hit whole of the SEC season in a sport.
 
Kentucky falls to 29-11 on the yr and is 9-6 within the SEC. Arkansas improves to 32-8.
 
The subsequent UK sport is Wednesday night time at 6 p.m. ET in opposition to the Japanese Kentucky Colonels. The sport might be streamed dwell on ESPN+ and the ESPN app from Hood Subject in Richmond, Kentucky.
 
Key Play
Linnie Malkin’s three-run residence run within the backside of the third inning was the important thing play within the sport because it prolonged Arkansas’ 2-0 result in 5-0.
 
Key Participant
Tatum Spangler was the important thing participant, as she recorded half of Kentucky’s offensive output with two hits within the sport, together with a lead-off single within the high of the third.
 
Key Stat
0-9. Kentucky was 0-for-9 with runners on base within the sport, and 2-for-25 on the weekend in opposition to Arkansas pitcher Chenise Delce in video games one and three mixed.
 
Run Recap
Arkansas obtained a run within the first on a solo HR from Taylor Ellsworth. ARK 1, UK 0
 
Within the backside of the second, an RBI single by Audrie LaValley despatched the Hogs forward by two. ARK 2, UK 0
 
Within the backside of the third, a three-run HR by Malkin gave Arkansas a five-run lead. ARK 5, UK 0
 
Within the backside of the fourth, KB Sides hit the primary of her two residence runs within the sport. ARK 6, UK 0
 
Sides homered within the backside of the fifth inning and a walk-off single by Danielle Gibson ended the sport by way of a run rule. FINAL – Arkansas 8, Kentucky 0
 
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