FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Brady Slavens and Peyton Stovall every homered and drove in 4 runs, single-handedly outscoring Wright State (2-6) and powering No. 8 Arkansas (7-2) to a 12-2 run-rule win on Friday at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The Razorbacks put the sport away early, leaping out to a five-run lead after three innings of play. Slavens swatted a three-run homer, his first of the season, earlier than Stovall adopted up with a solo shot to proper, Arkansas’ second back-to-back homer in as many video games, in an explosive four-run third inning.
Caleb Cali additionally continued to seek out his groove offensively, leaving the yard for the second time in as many video games. The junior faculty switch, who hit a solo homer within the second, completed 2-for-4 with two extra-base hits and two RBI.
On the mound, left-hander Hagen Smith dazzled with 4 2/3 innings of three-hit, one-run ball. The sophomore, who allowed his first run of the season on a solo dwelling run within the prime of the fifth, struck out seven whereas strolling 5.
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Via three begins, Smith owns a 2-0 report with a 0.63 ERA over 14 1/3 innings. The lefty has struck out 21 on the yr and restricted opposing hitters to a .146 batting common.
The Hogs’ offense, led by Slavens and Stovall, was buzzing all evening lengthy. Arkansas prolonged its benefit with two runs within the fifth and 4 extra within the seventh, as Slavens collected his fourth RBI on a two-out single within the backside of the fifth and scored on Stovall’s two-out RBI double to proper within the very subsequent at-bat.
Within the seventh, Stovall earned his third and fourth RBI of the ballgame on single to middle. The Razorback second baseman completed with a team-high three hits, falling a triple shy of the cycle.
In reduction of Smith, Dylan Carter was spectacular out of the bullpen for the second recreation in a row. The suitable-hander from Bentonville, Ark., threw 2 1/3 innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts to stop Wright State from rallying.
Freshman left-hander Parker Coil threw a scoreless prime of the eighth with one strikeout, setting the desk for Jared Wegner’s walk-off heroics within the backside half of the body.
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The Hogs’ hottest hitter hammered a game-winning, two-out dwelling run to middle, which pushed the result in 12-2 and invoked the run rule. For the season, Wegner is slashing a team-leading .424/.535/.909 with 4 homers and 16 RBI.
Arkansas seems to clinch its second weekend sequence win in tomorrow’s recreation two in opposition to Wright State. First pitch from inside Baum-Walker Stadium is about for 3 p.m. on SEC Community+.
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Pictured here are six of the most expensive houses sold in Little Rock during the week of July 1-5.
“Sold” refers to the date on which the real estate deed was recorded by the Pulaski County circuit clerk, irrespective of the actual sale date.
$1.38 million. 67 Sologne Circle on Monday, April 18, 2022. Owned by Laxmi Thummalakunta and the Avyay Trust, a house behind this gate — at 208 Sologne Court — was sold to Jennifer and Jonathan Dotson. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
$1.075 million. 23 La Scala Court. Owned by ParFour LLC, a house behind this gate was sold to Rebecca and James Jones and the Buddy and Rebecca Jones Living Trust. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$1,052,280. 14 Deauville Circle. Owned by Kelly and Jon Carnahan and the Carnahan Living Trust, a house behind this gate — at 18 Deauville Circle — was sold to Jennifer and Jordan Greer. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$1.05 million. 16 Cascades Drive. Owned by Sandra and Michael Sheppard, this house was sold to Jessica and Matthew Selig. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$959,999. 3804 Gordon Road. Owned by Dakota Properties Inc., this house was sold to Michelle and Frank Cuervo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
Donna Turk Kuykendall, age 81, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 26, 2024, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Kuykendall was born on December 28, 1942, in Village, Arkansas, and lived in the Texarkana area most of her life. She was a retired
Though he stands at just 6-foot-2, don’t let that fool you – Johnuel “Boogie” Fland will play a major role in the success of this year’s brand-new iteration of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
After John Calipari’s departure and the mass exodus of players and commitments from Kentucky, the Archbishop Stepinac (NY) star followed suit, asking out of his National Letter of Intent from Big Blue Nation to follow the iconic college basketball figure across the Southeastern Conference to Fayetteville.
Joining an absolutely loaded team featuring high-level transfers like Johnell Davis (shooting guard, Florida Atlantic), Jonas Aidoo (forward, Tennessee), and Adou Thiero (forward, Kentucky), Fland will still play a major role on this Arkansas team as a talented combo guard that can straight-up shoot the basketball.
One of the best in the class at shooting off of the bounce, Fland is a really dynamic offensive player who handles the ball well with both hands and can slot into either guard position. Ideally, he will play more of a lead-initiator role in the context of being a prospect for the 2025 NBA Draft, but the scoring upside is so great that it may not really matter.
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At just 175 pounds, he is slight of frame in addition to the height issue, but plays with such an undeniable swagger and confidence, willing to let it fly from nearly any distance – contested or uncontested. Now, this does lead to problems with shot selection, as his shotmaking ability is so great that it can result in his taking (but often making) very difficult looks.
Equipped with an excellent handle and a wicked step-back jump shot, Fland has the game of a prototypical scoring guard at the college and the NBA level. His Synergy Sports statistics indicate that he is an elite scorer by efficiency as well, or at least was playing for Stepinac. He averaged 1.33 points per jump shot, putting him in the 92nd percentile in this category.
His points per shot above expectation was an astounding 0.38, meaning the shotmaking doesn’t just look good on tape – it translates to the advanced stats, too. What will be interesting to monitor will be his minutes, as this Arkansas team does have options at guard.
Other than Fland, the two other featured guards at this point are the aforementioned Nelly Davis, as well as Kentucky transfer DJ Wagner. It doesn’t really matter who starts, and matters much more who closes games; from watching tape, talking to sources, and looking at advanced stats, it seems clear that Fland will be one of the primary pieces on this roster.
He has shown he can create offense for others as well, despite his specialty being scoring. This will be the primary test for him at the collegiate level, as being an undersized scoring guard does not necessarily always translate to the NBA.
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However, if he can continue to develop as a true all-around offensive piece, one that can score and set others up, Boogie Fland could end up being a very high draft pick in a class that has been repeatedly crowned as one of the best in recent memory.
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$1.075 million. 23 La Scala Court. Owned by ParFour LLC, a house behind this gate was sold to Rebecca and James Jones and the Buddy and Rebecca Jones Living Trust. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$1,052,280. 14 Deauville Circle. Owned by Kelly and Jon Carnahan and the Carnahan Living Trust, a house behind this gate — at 18 Deauville Circle — was sold to Jennifer and Jordan Greer. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$1.05 million. 16 Cascades Drive. Owned by Sandra and Michael Sheppard, this house was sold to Jessica and Matthew Selig. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
$959,999. 3804 Gordon Road. Owned by Dakota Properties Inc., this house was sold to Michelle and Frank Cuervo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
