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Pregame Stuff
Arkansas moved Brady Slavens to first base and will DH Dylan Leach against the LHP Grayson Hitt. Michael Turner moved down to the six-hole and Braydon Webb moved up to the two-hole.
Full lineups below.
T-1st: Arkansas 1, Alabama 0
Braydon Webb hit a one-out single to third base. Robert Moore drew a four-pitch walk to give the Hogs two runners on. Chris Lanzilli hit an RBI single up the middle to bring Webb home. Moore advanced to third on the play.
T-1st: Arkansas 2, Alabama 0
Jalen Battles hit an RBI single through the left side to score Moore. Lanzilli advanced to second on the play.
B-2nd: Arkansas 2, Alabama 1
Jaxon Wiggins issued a five-pitch walk to Drew Williamson to start the bottom of the second. Dominic Tamez singled through the left side to advance Williamson to second. Owen Diodati hit an RBI single into right center to score Williamson. Tamez advanced to third on the play.
B-2nd: Arkansas 2, Alabama 2
Diodati advanced to second on a wild pitch by Wiggins. Another wild pitch allowed Tamez to score and Diodati to advance to third.
B-2nd: Alabama 3, Arkansas 2
Wiggins walked Jim Jarvis on four pitches to put runners on the corners with one out. Bryce Eblin bunted back to Wiggins, who wasn't able to make the toss to home in time. Eblin reached first on the fielder's choice.
B-2nd: Alabama 4, Arkansas 2
With the bases loaded and one out, William Hamiter drove in a run with a ground out.
B-2nd: Alabama 5, Arkansas 2
The Crimson Tide tacked on another run with a wild pitch by Kole Ramage.
B-2nd: Alabama 6, Arkansas 2
An RBI double by Andrew Pinckney capped the six-run outburst.
B-3rd: Alabama 7, Arkansas 2
Loading the bases without putting a ball in play against Hagen Smith, Alabama scored on a wild pitch - the third time it has scored that way today.
T-4th: Alabama 7, Arkansas 3
Cayden Wallace hits a solo home run to pull the Razorbacks within four.
B-4th: Alabama 8, Arkansas 3
The Crimson Tide immediately got that run back with a first-pitch homer to right by Hamiter.
B-4th: Alabama 9, Arkansas 3
With runners on the corners, Dominic Tamez put the ball in play and Cayden Wallace bobbled it while thinking about going home with the ball. Everyone was safe on what was ruled an RBI fielder's choice.
B-4th: Alabama 10, Arkansas 3
Zane Denton is hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in another run.
B-4th: Alabama 11, Arkansas 3
An error by Slavens allowed another run to score.
Eight of the Crimson Tide's runs have scored on plays other than hits.
B-4th: Alabama 13, Arkansas 3
Hamiter drives in two more with a two-out single through the left side.
B-5th: Alabama 14, Arkansas 3
The Crimson Tide loaded the bases without a hit and scored on Denton's sacrifice fly.
B-5th: Alabama 18, Arkansas 3
Alabama continues to pile it on, as Bryce Eblin hits an opposite-field grand slam.
T-6th: Alabama 18, Arkansas 5
Braydon Webb blasts a two-run homer with one out in the sixth.
FINAL - Alabama 18, Arkansas 5
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Arkansas (38-15, 18-11) at Alabama (28-25, 11-17)
First pitch: 1 p.m. CT
TV: SEC Network (link)
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Pitching matchup
ARK: Sophomore RHP Jaxon Wiggins (13 G/13 GS, 5.31 ERA, 73 K/34 BB, 61.0 IP)
ALA: Sophomore LHP Grayson Hitt (12 G/12 GS, 5.02 ERA, 57 K/24 BB, 52.0 IP)
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