Arkansas victorious at home
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks blanked Southeast Missouri State (SEMO), 5-0, before capturing a 6-2 win over Florida Atlantic (FAU) to secure a doubleheader sweep Friday at Bogle Park.
Across two games Friday (14 innings), the Hogs outhit opponents 16-6, including tallying nine extra-base knocks.
Game 1
Arkansas clinched its fifth consecutive win against SEMO behind a gem from redshirt senior RHP Morgan Leinstock. Picking up the victory, Leinstock (4-0) went the distance in the three-hitter while punching out six batters and only surrendering one walk. The righthander did not allow a base runner in three different innings Friday afternoon.
Combining for nine hits, Arkansas took advantage of a four-run fifth inning to put pressure on SEMO after scoring just one run through the game’s first four frames.
Seniors Cylie Halvorson (2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI) and Hannah Gammill (1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI) each recorded solo home runs. Bri Ellis drove in two runs on an RBI single to left in the fifth. Reagan Johnson also had a standout performance at the plate after going 1-for3 with an RBI double to right center in the fifth. Game 2
Arkansas got its second win against FAU this season after sealing the 6-2 nightcap triumph. Sophomore LHP Robyn Herron pitched her second complete game against the Owls to move to 5-3 on the season. Herron impressed after surrendering just one earned run on three hits across 7.0 IP while ringing up four. The southpaw worked around five walks.
Offensively,
strung together nine hits, including three homers. Freshman Kennedy Miller was dynamite at the plate and recorded her first career multi-home run outing after blemishing two home runs against the Owls. Miller finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Rounding out Arkansas’ home run count, Bri Ellis smoked a solo home run in the first. Hannah Camenzind finished a careerbest 3-for-3, including her first career triple, with an RBI and run scored. Hannah Gammill also drove in a run on an RBI single in the third.
Sophomore center fielder Reagan Johnson’s walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth carried No. 16 Arkansas to a 6-5 win against Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Sunday afternoon at Bogle Park.
The Razorbacks to 17-4 overall.