White's Walk-Off Clinches #1 Arkansas' Series Win over #8 LSU
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Hudson White’s walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted No. 1 Arkansas (22-3, 7-1 SEC) to a thrilling 4-3 series-clinching win over No. 8 LSU (20-8, 2-6 SEC) Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium in front of a season-high 11,156 fans.
The Razorbacks have now won four of their last five weekend series against the Tigers, including three consecutive weekend series against their SEC Western Division rival at Baum-Walker Stadium in 2019, 2022 and 2024. Arkansas has not lost a three-game weekend series against LSU at home in Fayetteville since the 2017 season.
Friday night’s thrilling walk-off win also marked the Hogs’ 16th consecutive victory inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. Arkansas’ current 16-game home winning streak matches that of the 1997 Arkansas team, led by legendary head coach Norm DeBriyn, for the longest winning streak in Baum-Walker Stadium history.
Arkansas starter Mason Molina set the tone on the mound, firing five innings of three-run ball with seven strikeouts. The junior left-hander went toe-to-toe with LSU ace Luke Holman, who was roughed up by the Razorback offense for a season-high three earned runs on five hits and a season-high five walks in 4.1 innings of work.
Trailing by two runs in the fourth, Arkansas put together a three-run rally in the bottom half of the inning to take its first lead of the night. Ty Wilmsmeyer’s RBI double to right scored Ross Lovich from third before Peyton Stovall, who finished with a team-leading three hits, brought home Nolan Souza on an RBI groundout and evened the game at two apiece.
One batter later, Ben McLaughlin gave Arkansas the lead with his two-out double to right. Wilmsmeyer scored from third, as the Razorbacks jumped all over Holman, who had only allowed three earned runs all season entering Friday night’s game, to open a 3-2 advantage over the Tigers.
LSU added a run in the top of the sixth to tie the game at three, but the Arkansas bullpen would not budge in relief of Molina. Christian Foutch (2.0 IP, 1 SO), Gabe Gaeckle (2.2 IP, 3 SO) and Stone Hewlett (0.1 IP, 1 SO) combined for five scoreless frames out of the bullpen, giving the Razorback offense its opportunity to win the game in the 10th inning.
After Will Edmunson reached on a fielding error with one out, White hammered a 1-0 pitch down the left field line for a double. Edmunson raced home from first and scored with ease to complete Arkansas’ walk-off and series-clinching win.
The Hogs go for the series sweep in tomorrow’s finale against the Tigers. First pitch between Arkansas and LSU is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30, on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
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