Razorbacks Roughed Up in Game Two Loss to Rebels

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 17 Ole Miss (31-16, 12-11 SEC) scored 5 on the prime of the primary and by no means seemed again on its approach to an 11-4 series-evening win over No. 22 Arkansas (31-17, 12-11 SEC) Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The Razorbacks and Rebels will determine the collection at 2 pm Sunday, May 3, on SEC Network with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Chris Burke (analyst) on the decision. Arkansas has received 5 consecutive weekend collection in opposition to Ole Miss (2021-25).

Cole Gibler, making his fourth begin of the season on the mound, struck out a career-high 9 batters in 5.1 innings. The Razorback left-hander, nevertheless, was tagged for seven runs, together with a grand slam in the primary, to endure his second loss.

Arkansas’ offensive manufacturing got here on house runs by Maika Niu, Kuhio Aloy and Camden Kozeal. Niu hit a two-run blast, his sixth of the season, in the sixth, and Aloy swatted a solo shot, his seventh of the yr and second in as many days, in the seventh earlier than Kozeal’s solo shot, his 14th lengthy ball of the marketing campaign and second of the collection, in the eighth.

Aloy was one in all two Hogs, together with Damian Ruiz (2-for-4, 2B), to end with a number of hits in Saturday’s setback. The Razorback designated hitter, who now has 15 multi-hit video games on the yr, raised his season slash line to .309/.370/.490.

In reduction of Gibler, right-handers Tate McGuire (2.2 IP, 2 R, 3 SO) and Jackson Kircher (1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 SO) labored the sport’s ultimate 3.2 innings. The Razorback pitching workers mixed for 14 strikeouts with only one stroll in the loss.

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