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Pregame Stuff (Game 2)
Cayden Wallace will lead off for the Hogs for the second game in a row after going 3-5 with three RBI in Game 1. Michael Turner moved to first base in place of Peyton Stovall and Dylan Leach will catch for the Hogs. Brady Slavens moved from designated hitter to right field and freshman Kendall Diggs will DH. Austin Ledbetter will get his first career collegiate start.
T-1st - UIC 1, Arkansas 0
Austin Ledbetter walked the leadoff hitter, Clay Conn, who stole second a few pitches later. Rayth Petersen hit a bloop single to center field and advanced Conn to third. Ryan Nagelbach recorded an RBI groundout to second to bring Conn home for the first run of the game.
T-4th - UIC 2, Arkansas 0
Heston Tole came on in relief of Ledbetter to start the fourth, and it was a struggle. Bryan Rosario led the inning off with a double to right field and advance to third on a wild pitch. After a couple of outs, Cole Conn laced a double down the right field like to bring Rosario home and end Tole's day. Kole Ramage entered the game for the Hogs.
T-6th: UIC 3, Arkansas 0
Arkansas RHP Kole Ramage was making quick work of the UIC lineup in the inning, but Bryan Rosario smashed a two-out bomb over the wall in left-center.
B-6th: UIC 3, Arkansas 1
Zack Gregory reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on an error by the pitcher. Peyton Stovall hit a ball to the right-center gap that dropped for an RBI single to put the Hogs on the board.
T-7th: UIC 4, Arkansas 1
Kole Ramage hit Cole Conn with a pitch to start the seventh and Conn then stole second to get in scoring position. Sean Dee hit a hot-shot grounder past Jalen Battles at shortstop to bring Conn around for the Flames' fourth run of the game.
B-8th: UIC 4, Arkansas 2
Chris Lanzilli led off the inning by taking a pitch off the hand. Kendall Diggs walked to push Lanzilli to second, but Diggs was thrown out at second on a fielders choice that allowed Jalen Battles to reach base. Zack Gregory poked an RBI double down the right field line to bring Lanzilli home and push battles to third.
B-8th: UIC 4, Arkansas 3
A wild pitch by UIC RHP Tanner Shears gave enough room for Jalen Battles to sprint home and make it a one-run deficit.
B-8th: Arkansas 4, UIC 4
Freshman Peyton Stovall grounded a ball past the second baseman into right-center field to score Zack Gregory and tie the game.
B-8th: Arkansas 5, UIC 4
Michael Turner dropped a single into right-center field to score Peyton Stovall and advance Cayden Wallace to third base.
FINAL: Arkansas 5, UIC 4
Pregame Stuff (Game 1)
Dave Van Horn has once again shuffled his lineup. Most notably, Cayden Wallace and Robert Moore are now the leadoff and 2-hole hitters. Also, Brady Slavens is starting at DH and Braydon Webb is in the lineup and playing center.
B-1st: Arkansas 1, UIC 0
Cayden Wallace led off the home half of the first with a single and eventually stole second. With two outs, Chris Lanzilli delivered the RBI single that helped Arkansas strike first.
B-6th: Arkansas 3, UIC 0
Zack Gregory walked, Cayden Wallace singled on a bunt and Robert Moore was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Michael Turner stepped up to the plate and delivered with a two RBI single to center field.
B-6th: Arkansas 5, UIC 0
Chris Lanzilli followed the Tuner hit up with a sac-bunt to advance Turner and Moore to second and third, respectively. Brady Slavens delivered with a two RBI double to right field that extended the lead to five.
B-6th: Arkansas 7, UIC 0
The hits continued to roll on with a two run homer from Jalen Battles that snuck right over the wall in right-center. Slavens scored on the hit.
T-7th: Arkansas 7, UIC 2
UIC's Cole Conn led the seventh inning off with a double to right field. Noland recorded two straight outs before hitting Sean Dee with a pitch. UIC first baseman Cory Moore hit a two RBI double to right field to put the Flames on the board.
T-7th: Arkansas 7, UIC 3
UIC's Clay Conn snuck a ball into right field for a double to bring Moore around for the third run of the inning.
Noland was replaced by LHP Evan Taylor.
B-7th: Arkansas 8, UIC 3
Zack Gregory led the bottom of the seventh off with a single to right field. Gregory advanced to second on a ground out by Cayden Wallace. Michael Turner hit an RBI single to right-center to give the Razorbacks some insurance.
B-8th: Arkansas 9, UIC 3
UIC went to RHP Alec Shuldt in the bottom of the eighth and Brady Slavens took the first pitch over the wall in right field to extend the Razorback lead to six.
B-8th: Arkansas 12, UIC 3
Jalen Battles singled to third base to follow up the Slavens homer. Stovall complimented Battles by dropping a single of his own in front of the center fielder. Two outs by Braydon Webb and Zack Gregory were followed up by a Cayden Wallace three-run home run into the left field bullpen.
T-9th: Arkansas 12, UIC 4
Evan Taylor issued two walks to begin the top of the ninth. Freshman RHP Jake Faherty then took the mound for the Hogs and issued a walk on his first batter to load the bases. After a strikeout, Faherty hit Clay Conn with a pitch to bring a run home.
RHP Miller Pleimann replaced Faherty.
FINAL - Arkansas 12, UIC 4
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