Slavens, Stovall Power #8 Arkansas to Run-Rule Win in Series Opener against Wright State

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.

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.

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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