Arkansas Baseball Weekly Report: Week 4
Overall Record: 9-5
Streak: W2
Last Week’s Results (2-2)
Tuesday, March 3 vs. Illinois State – Loss, 8-7
Friday, March 6 vs. South Alabama – Loss, 13-6
Saturday, March 7 vs. South Alabama – Win, 15-2
Sunday, March 8 vs. South Alabama – Win, 5-3
This Week
Tuesday, March 10 vs. Grand Canyon (9-7) – 6:30 p.m. [SECN+]
Wednesday, March 11 vs. Grand Canyon (9-7) – 3 p.m. [SECN+]
Friday, March 13 at Mississippi State (10-4) – 6:30 p.m. [SECN+]
Saturday, March 14 at Mississippi State (10-4) – 1 p.m. [SECN+]
Sunday, March 15 at Mississippi State (10-4) – 1 p.m. [SECN+]
Top Player of the Week
Christian Franklin – OF – So. – 5-11 – 185 – Overland Park, Kan.
Weekly totals: 4 G/4 GS, 17 AB, 10 H, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 15 TB, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SB
- Final slash line from the weekend: .588/.882/.650.
- Led the team in hits (10), total bases (15) and runs (7).
- Hit leadoff in each of the last two games, going 5-for-9 with two RBIs and four runs over the two games.
- Recorded multiple hits in all four games, with three-hit performances on Tuesday and Sunday.
- Was a double shy of the cycle in Sunday’s finale vs. the Jags (3B-1st, HR-3rd, 1B-9th).
Top Pitcher of the Week
Zebulon Vermillion – RHP – Jr. – 6-4 – 225 – Prairie Village, Kan.
Weekly totals: 2 G/0 GS, 0-0, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
- Pitched twice, with appearances against Illinois State (March 3) and South Alabama (March 8).
- Did not allow a run or a walk, surrendering a hit in each contest.
- Struck out three Redbirds and six Jags, the latter a career-high.
- Matched a career-long outing against South Alabama.
- Retired the last nine batters he faced on Sunday, earning his first win of the season.
Razorback Notes
Arkansas got back in the win column with a series victory over South Alabama on March 6-8 … Before facing the Jags, the Razorbacks dropped their first midweek contest of the year on an 8-7 decision against Illinois State on March 3 … Arkansas racked up a then-season high hit total with 15, but stranded 12 on base, unable to overcome an 8-5 deficit … The Hogs dropped a 13-6 opener against South Alabama, before surging to a 15-2 win on Saturday behind a new season-best 15 runs on 18 hits … Both teams scored in the first and third innings on Sunday to remain tied until the ninth inning, when Heston Kjerstad uncorked a two-run home run to walk off the Jaguars and clinch the series win … It was the first walk-off homer for the Razorbacks since James McCann vs. LSU on April 9, 2011 … It was the first walk-off win for Arkansas this year and second come-from-behind victory this week … Arkansas did not score first in any of the four games this week … The Razorbacks hit .333 as a team over the four games, totaling 49 hits, 13 for extra bases, with 33 runs … Arkansas had a 5.75 ERA this week with 23 earned runs over 36 innings, striking out 45 … Five starters hit above the team average this week, with Christian Franklin leading the way with 10 hits and a .588 clip … Heston Kjerstad has a hit in all 14 games this season, while Franklin has a hit in all but one contest … Arkansas faces Grand Canyon (9-7) in a double midweek at home on Tuesday-Wednesday, March 10-11, before beginning SEC play at Mississippi State (10-4) on March 13-15 in Starkville.
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