#17 Arkansas Clinches Series against #24 Oklahoma with Seven-Run Outburst in Eighth Inning
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A seven-run eighth inning propelled No. 17 Arkansas (34-17, 15-11) to a 12-8 series-clinching come-from-behind win against No. 24 Oklahoma (30-18, 12-14) Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The Hogs improved to 6-3 in SEC weekend sequence, together with a 3-2 sequence document at house, this season with Saturday’s win against the Sooners. Arkansas will shut out the common season and its SEC slate subsequent weekend at Kentucky (May 14-16).
Oklahoma led 8-5 getting into the underside half of the eighth, however Arkansas turned the sport on its head by scoring seven to open a four-run benefit. The seven-run body included six hits, together with 5 singles and a double, to go alongside with a stroll and well timed error, because the Razorbacks capitalized on the Sooners’ miscue to construct a game-changing 12-8 benefit.
Consecutive runs batted in by Kuhio Aloy, Nolan Souza and Maika Niu with one out in the eighth inning tied the sport at eight apiece earlier than Zack Stewart’s go-ahead two-run double down the suitable area line put the Hogs up, 10-8. Back-to-back RBI singles by Carter Rutenbar and Damian Ruiz later in the body would lengthen Arkansas’ result in 4.
Arkansas completed with 12 runs on 9 hits, together with a pair of house runs, and 11 walks in the win. Camden Kozeal and Ryder Helfrick every drew three walks, whereas Niu went 2-for-5 with a homer, his second in as many video games, and three RBI.
TJ Pompey, in the meantime, belted his twelfth house run of the season, third most on the workforce, in the second inning. The Razorback third baseman completed the competition with a pair of walks and a stolen base, his twelfth of the marketing campaign.
Arkansas received when scoring a go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the sixth time since April 3. For the season, the Razorbacks have outscored their opponents 58-18 in the eighth, together with 34-7 for the reason that starting of April.
On the mound, Gabe Gaeckle began for the Hogs and turned in 4.2 innings of three-run ball with 4 strikeouts. Arkansas used 4 pitchers in reduction of Gaeckle – Parker Coil (1.1 IP, 4 R, 2 SO), Steele Eaves (1.0 IP), Tate McGuire (1.0 IP, 1 R) and Ethan McElvain (1.0 IP, 2 SO) – to fend off Oklahoma and pull out Saturday’s series-clinching comeback win.
The Razorbacks will go for the sweep of the Sooners in tomorrow’s finale at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch is ready for 1 pm Sunday, May 10, on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) in the printed sales space.
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