STATE DIV. I BASEBALL ROUNDUP

SUN BELT TROY 2, UALR 0

A two-run third inning was all Troy University (13-5, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) needed to even its weekend series against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (10-9, 1-1) at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala.

Troy’s two runs came when Matt Sanders reached on a fielder’s choice, which allowed Rigsby Mosley to score. Joey Denison then hit a two-out RBI single through the right side for a 2-0 lead. UALR had opportunities to score in both the sixth and seventh innings but squandered both chances.

Both teams finished with five hits, but no UALR player had more than one. Hayden Arnold (0-2) took the loss after allowing both Troy runs — both earned — with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts over 42/3 innings.

SOUTHLAND CENTRAL ARKANSAS 8-6, INCARNATE WORD 3-5

Tied 5-5 after 5 innings in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, the University of Central Arkansas (12-8, 4-2 Southland Conference) scored a run in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh as the Bears swept their Southland Conference series against Incarnate Word (13-9, 3-3) at Bear Stadium in Conway.

The Bears took an early lead on a tworun single by Colby LeBlanc in the bottom of the first inning. The Cardinals got their first run on a fielder’s choice in the second inning and tied the game at 2-2 in the third on an RBI groundout.

SWAC ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 6-8, VALPARAISO 5-12

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (6-9) used a three-run sixth inning to take the first game of a doubleheader against Valparaiso (6-12) at the Torii Hunter Complex in Pine Bluff.

The Crusaders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the first game with an RBI single and an RBI double. The Golden Lions responded with a two-run double by Sergio Esparza in the bottom of the first to tie the game.