Razorbacks Hold Off UCA for Midweek Win

Oliver Grigg April 18, 2023

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 5 Arkansas (30-7) held off a late rally by UCA (16-20) and came out with a 6-3 midweek win on Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The Hogs, now 9-1 in midweek games this year, improved to 25-3 at home with the win. Excluding 2020, Arkansas has posted six consecutive 20-win seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium, including a program-record 34-win season in 2018.

Razorback starter Cody Adcock set the tone on the mound, tossing four innings of one-run ball. The right-hander punched out four while allowing just one hit and issuing only one free pass before giving way to the bullpen.

UCA struck first with a run in the top of the second, but Arkansas responded with three runs of its own in the bottom half of the frame. Harold Coll’s RBI single to left field tied the game at one apiece before Tavian Josenberger brought home a pair of runners with his single to left, extending the Razorbacks’ lead to 3-1 in the second inning.

Trailing by two in the top of the seventh, the Bears broke through for a pair of runs with a two-run homer to tie the game at three. The Razorbacks’ second three-run inning of the ballgame, however, would be the difference.

Arkansas put another three-spot on the board in the bottom of the seventh, beginning with Brady Slavens’ go-ahead RBI single. The Hogs opened their lead to 6-3 on a bases-loaded walk to Hudson Polk followed by a run-scoring wild pitch.

Parker Coil (2.0 IP, 1 SO), Christian Foutch (2.0 IP, 2 SO) and Austin Ledbetter (1.0 IP, 1 SO) locked down the final five innings in relief of Adcock. Foutch earned his first career win, while Ledbetter carded his first career save.

Five Razorbacks finished the game with multiple hits, including Josenberger (2-for-5, 2 RBI), Peyton Stovall (2-for-4), Kendall Diggs (2-for-5), Caleb Cali (2-for-5, 2 R) and Ben McLaughlin (2-for-4). The Hogs’ nation-leading home run streak of 32 consecutive games was snapped in Tuesday night’s win against the Bears.

Arkansas jumps back into SEC play this weekend, traveling to Athens, Ga., to take on Eastern Division foe Georgia. First pitch in the series opener of the three-game series is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Thursday, April 20, on SEC Network.

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