Razorbacks Blow Past Redhawks with 10-Run Inning

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 5 Arkansas (19-2) used a 10-run sixth inning to blow previous Southeast Missouri State (10-13) en path to a 12-2 run-rule win on Tuesday at Baum-Walker Stadium.

With Tuesday’s win, the Razorbacks prolonged their successful streak to 14 video games, their longest in-season successful streak since 1996. Tuesday’s recreation additionally marked the conclusion of the Hogs’ 18-game homestand at Baum-Walker Stadium, wherein Arkansas completed with a 17-1 document.

The win additionally marked Dave Van Horn’s 1,400 total profession victory as a university head baseball coach. Van Horn, who has 815 profession wins at Arkansas (2003-present), gained 214 video games at Texarkana Group Faculty (1989-93), 51 video games at Central Missouri State (1994), 106 video games at Northwestern State (1995-97) and 214 video games at Nebraska (1998-02).

Ben Bybee set the tone on the mound, as soon as once more impressing whereas making his third begin of the season. The freshman right-hander earned his second win of the yr, twirling 4 innings of one-run ball with a career-high 5 strikeouts.

The Razorback offense had Bybee’s again, leaping out to a one-run lead on Harold Coll’s RBI fielder’s selection within the backside of the primary. SEMO tied the sport with a solo homer within the high of the fourth, however freshman Reese Robinett launched an opposite-field solo shot, the primary of his profession, within the backside half of the inning to place the Hogs again in entrance.

Arkansas would preserve its slim one-run lead till the sixth, however the Hogs’ explosive 10-run inning would change that. The primary 9 Razorback batters of the inning reached base, utilizing 5 hits, three walks and an error to attain the primary seven runs of the inning.

Coll’s second double of the sixth introduced residence two extra runs earlier than the Hogs’ tenth and remaining run of the inning got here on the Redhawks’ third error of the body. Coll, who completed the sport with a team-leading three RBI, turned the primary Razorback to document two hits in an inning since Casey Opitz did so in opposition to Jap Illinois on Feb. 16, 2019.

Along with Coll, Robinett, Jayson Jones and Jared Wegner every completed the ballgame with a number of base hits. Wegner had a double to associate with his two-run single within the sixth, elevating his season slash line to .390/.510/.805 and growing his team-leading season RBI complete to 35.

Veteran Zack Morris closed out the sport in reduction of Bybee. The left-hander spun three innings of one-run ball and recorded 5 strikeouts, choosing up his second save of the season whereas securing the Hogs’ 12-2 run-rule win.

A much-anticipated matchup in opposition to top-ranked LSU is up subsequent for fifth-ranked Arkansas. First pitch within the three-game collection between the Tigers and Hogs is ready for 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, from inside Alex Field Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

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