Spring football ends with today’s Red-white game
FAYETTEVILLE - With today’s 2 p.m. Red-white intrasquad game at Reynolds Razorback Stadium, the Arkansas Razorbacks conclude their 15 spring football practices for 2021.
Admission for today’s game is free but to accommodate COVID-19 social distancing, tickets must be purchased online through the University of Arkansas’ arkansasrazorbacks.com.
In his second year as Arkansas’ head coach but completing his first spring of practices since COVID-19 canceled 2020 spring sports, Sam Pittman was asked about the format for his first Red-white game.
“The Red team is going to be the (number) one defense and the two offense and the White is going to be the one offense and the two defense and basically we’ll have a running clock,” Pittman said Wednesday. “We won’t go live on special teams but will kick off and punt and do everything that’s necessary. We’ll have a running clock until the two-minute point of the half and at the end of the game. And then the clock will just go until normal. We anticipate somewhere around 50 to 55 plays on both sides of the ball, not counting special teams.”,
Pittman estimated a twohour session.
Although it always means an injured starter if there’s an injury, Pittman said Saturday’s session features a healthy session of No. 1 offense vs. No. 1 defense.
“I don’t know how we’re going to continue to get better if we don’t go good on good,” Pittman said. “So we’ll go ones vs. ones.”
Pittman indicated caution about playing any with injuries that could be aggravated playing in Saturday’s game but wants to review all the available that he can forming a preseason depth chart in this last donning of pads
Gentry would tie things the next at-bat with a double to left to plate Bracey and Mefford. Gentry went to third on a wild pitch but had a leisurely jog home when junior Regan “Buddha” Dillon went deep over the centerfield wall to put Bryant ahead 4-2.
Northside made some noise in the top of the seventh with a one-out double and two-out walk to put runners on the corners, but
Hicks induced a ground out to Mefford at first base to seal the win.
Hicks gave up two runs on six hits and three walks without a strikeout in a complete seven innings for the win.
Dillon went 2 for 3 with a double, homer and two
RBIS, with Gentry 1 for 3 and knocking in two runs. Mefford, junior Caitlin Lacerra (two stolen bases) and Bracey all added a hit in the win.
The Lady Hornets are scheduled to resume Central Conference play Tuesday against Mount St. Mary’s.