Razorbacks take two in Woo Pig Classic

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas sophomore pitcher Mary Haff came in to record the final six outs Friday night to seal a 9-6 victory over Nevada and earn a save in the nightcap of the Woo Pig Classic at Bogle Park.

The No. 14 Razorbacks (16-3), who have won six straight, jumped out to a 6-0 lead only to see a scrappy Wolf Pack squad battle back to tie the score.

“Nevada is a really tough team, and with the offense they have, they are never out of the game,” Arkansas coach Courtney Deifel said. The Wolf Pack (7-6) came in riding a four-game win streak.

“We gave up some runs, and with a team like Nevada, you can’t give them any runs,” she added. “But, I thought when we gave it away, we answered right back.”

Arkansas opened the scoring in the first when sophomore Nicole Duncan was hit by a pitch with bases loaded to force in sophomore Danielle Gibson. After the Razorbacks loaded the bases again in the second inning, Sydney Parr made it 2-0 on a fielder’s choice by Katie Warrick.

A four-run third inning extended the lead to 6-0.

Nevada cut into the lead with pair of runs in the top of the fourth, including an RBI-double by Dallas Millwood.

The Wolf Pack then tied it at 6-6 in the fifth.

Arkansas regained the lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 7-6. Parr led off with a single and again came around to score when Warrick reached on a fielder’s choice.

ARKANSAS 9, OMAHA 0 (5)

Haff (9-3) came within three outs of pitching her first no-hitter of the season, allowing only a fifth-inning double in a 9-0 run-rule victory.

Warrick got the Razorbacks on the scoreboard in the first inning with a two-run homer, her third of the season.

Gibson added her sixth dinger of the year in the third inning, before Diaz hit her first, a 272-foot blast over center field, to put the Hogs up 4-0.

Gibson’s two-run single in the fourth spurred a five-run rally to finish off the Mavericks (1-12).

SHORT HOPS: Warrick has now reached base in 18 of the Razorbacks’ 19 games this season … Gibson leads the team in batting average (.426), home runs 6), RBIs (24), slugging (.845) and on-base percentage (.469).

ON DECK: Arkansas will host Boston University in a doubleheader today. The first game begins at 4 p.m., with Game 2 slated for 6 p.m. Nevada will face Omaha today in the Woo Pig Classic at 9 a.m. Then will play Northwestern State at 1:15 p.m.

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