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Hogs Throttle Kentucky in Double Dip, Win 11th Straight SEC Road Series

Grace Tafolla
Grace Tafolla April 22, 2023
Game 1 Box Score Game 2 Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 12 Arkansas (34-12) tamed the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats (26-15-1) with a doubleheader sweep to capture its 11th consecutive SEC road series win Saturday at John Cropp Stadium.

Arkansas defeated Kentucky, 8-1, in the series opener before slamming by Kentucky, 14-6 (5 inn.), in game two for the series win. The Razorbacks combined for 22 runs on 28 hits Saturday.

Game 1
Arkansas set the tone in Saturday’s series opener, which was rescheduled from Friday night due to inclement weather

Redshirt senior RHP Chenise Delce (17-5) earned her 10th ranked win of the season after silencing a hot Kentucky offense. Spinning her 14th complete game, Delce surrendered just one run on six hits and struck out six batters. The Oklahoma City product gave up one extra-base hit – a solo home run in the third. Delce kept Kentucky scoreless across the last four frames. Delce has thrown a complete game in her last eight starts.

The Razorbacks outhit Kentucky at a 14-6 clip. Arkansas scored at least one run in each of the last four frames.

Freshman Reagan Johnson shined offensively for the Hogs. Johnson tied her career high in hits after finishing 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored. Hannah Gammill, Lauren Camenzind and Kacie Hoffmann joined Johnson with multi-hit performances. Gammill went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Camenzind finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Hoffmann went 2-for-3 and scored a run.

Game 2
Redshirt junior designated player Rylin Hedgecock exploded against the Wildcats, mashing a career high three home runs and matching her career high in RBI with seven. Hedgecock reached base in all four plate appearances after getting hit by a pitch in the fifth.

Freshman LHP Robyn Herron (8-4) picked up the nightcap victory after spinning 3.2 innings, surrendering zero runs on one hit and working around a walk. The Tampa native struck out four in 51 total pitches.

Every Razorback starter compiled at least one base hit. Arkansas poured on nine runs in the top of the second.

Reagan Johnson registered back-to-back three-plus hit games after finishing 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Raigan Kramer wrapped up a 2-for-4 outing two runs scored. Atalyia Rijo catapulted her third home run of the season – a three-run shot.

Notes

  • Rylin Hegecock finished a grand slam shy of the home run cycle. In three ABs, Hedgecock blasted a career high three home runs and matched her career high in RBI with seven.
  • Hedgecock posted her third career multi-home run performance in game two.
  • Chenise Delce has pitched a complete game in her last eight starts.
  • Delce has 10 victories against opponents ranked inside the top-25 this season.
  • Across two games, Reagan Johnson finished 7-for-9 with three runs scored and two RBI. After striking out to begin the first game, Johnson recorded a base hit in six straight plate appearances before lining out to short in game two.
  • Arkansas tanked four home runs in game two with three off Hedgcock’s barrel and one via Rijo.
  • The Hogs put up at least one run in five of seven frames in game one.
  • The Razorbacks scored in four of five innings in game two.
  • En route to her game two win, Robyn Herron limited Kentucky to zero runs on one hit while striking out four.

Up Next
Arkansas looks for a top-20 series sweep in Sunday’s series finale at 12 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

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