FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks (13-2) won a baseball game as the nation's No. 1 team for the first time since 2021 on Tuesday evening with a 4-2 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-9) at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Arkansas is now on a 10-game winning streak entering the start of SEC play against Missouri on Friday.
HawgBeat provided inning-by-inning updates with the result of each at bat, pitching changes, scoring plays and more:
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Top 1 (Oral Roberts)
LHP Colin Fisher pitching for Arkansas
- Elijah Rodriguez reaches on a fielding error by Aloy at shortstop
- Fisher catches Rodriguez leaning and picks him off at first
- Holden Breeze grounds out to Fisher
- Kyle Booker struck out swinging
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 1 (Arkansas)
LHP Caleb Isaacs pitching for Oral Roberts
- Peyton Stovall grounds out to shortstop
- Wehiwa Aloy six-pitch walk
- Ben McLaughlin four-pitch walk
- Hudson Polk fouled out to first base
- Kendall Diggs struck out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Top 2 (Oral Roberts)
Fisher still pitching for Arkansas
- Drew Stahl strikes out swinging
- David Herring grounds out to shortstop
- Alex Rodgers strikes out looking
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 2 (Arkansas)
Oral Roberts brings on RHP Braydon Sanford in relief
- Peyton Holt five-pitch walk
- Ross Lovich hit by pitch, Holt advanced to second
- Parker Rowland sacrifice bunt, Holt advanced to third, Lovich advanced to second
- Ty Wilmsmeyer walks, bases loaded
- Stovall hits a two-RBI singled to center, Wilmsmeyer advanced to third, Lovich scored, Holt scored (2-0)
- Aloy hits an RBI single to left, Stovall advanced to second, Wilmsmeyer scored (3-0)
- McLaughlin grounded into double play, Stovall out at home trying to score
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 3 (Oral Roberts)
Fisher still pitching for Arkansas
- Kole Dudding flied out to right field
- Garrett Casey strikes out swinging
- Dylan Wipperman singled to right field
- Rodriguez six-pitch walk, Wipperman advanced to second
- Breeze singles to short, bases loaded
- Booker flied out to right
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
Bottom 3 (Arkansas)
Sanford still pitching for Oral Roberts
- Polk grounded out to shortstop
- Diggs grounded out to shortstop
- Holt singled to left field
- Lovich flied out to center
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 4 (Oral Roberts)
Arkansas brings on RHP Will McEntire in relief
- Stahl singled to center
- Herring hits into 6-4-3 double play, Stahl out at second
- Rodger struck out looking
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 4 (Arkansas)
Sanford still pitching for Oral Roberts
- Rowland seven-pitch walk
- Wilmsmeyer flied out to right field
- Stovall strikes out swinging
Oral Roberts brings on RHP Ryan Carmack in relief
- Aloy flied out to center
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 5 (Oral Roberts)
McEntire still pitching for Arkansas
- Dudding grounded out to shortstop
- Casey grounded out to McEntire
- Wipperman strikes out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 5
Carmack still pithing for Oral Roberts
- McLaughlin flied out to center
- Polk flied out to left field
- Diggs hit a 378-foot homer to right-center (4-0)
- Holt doubled to right field
- Lovich grounded out to shortstop
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 6 (Oral Roberts)
Arkansas brings on LHP Stone Hewlett in relief
- Rodriguez struck out looking
- Breeze grounds out to third (nice play in the field by Peyton Holt at third)
- Booker singled to center
Arkansas brings on RHP Dylan Carter in relief
- Stahl flied out to right field
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Bottom 6 (Arkansas)
Oral Roberts brings on RHP Hudson Hart in relief
- Rowland singled to center
- Wilmsmeyer sacrifice bunt, Rowland advanced to second
- Stovall grounded out to shortstop
- Aloy grounded out to the pitcher
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Top 7 (Oral Roberts)
Carter still pitching for Arkansas
- Herring doubled to left field
- Rodgers singled to left field, Herring advanced to third
- Sam Thompson pinch hit RBI sac fly, Herring scored (4-1)
Arkansas brings on RHP Koty Frank in relief
- Casey hits into 5-4-3 double play, Rodgers out at second
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Bottom 7 (Arkansas)
Hart still pitching for Oral Roberts
- McLaughlin four-pitch walk
- McLaughlin advanced to second on wild pitch
Oral Roberts brings on RHP Dalton Patten in relief
- Polk four-pitch walk
- Diggs grounded out to the pitcher, McLaughlin advanced to third, Polk advanced to second
- Holt struck out swinging
- Lovich struck out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Top 8 (Oral Roberts)
Frank still pitching for Arkansas
- Wipperman struck out swinging
- Rodriguez singled to left field
- Breeze six-pitch walk, Rodriguez advanced to second
- Booker flied out to center
- Stahl RBI single through left side, Breeze to third, Rodriguez scored (4-2)
Arkansas brings on RHP Gabe Gaeckle in relief
- Herring flied out to right
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Bottom 8 (Arkansas)
Oral Roberts brings on LHP Reed Ronan in relief
- Rowland flied out to left
- Wilmsmeyer struck out swinging
- Stovall lined out to center
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Top 9 (Oral Roberts)
Gaeckle still pitching for Arkansas
- Rodgers struck out looking
- Thompson grounded out to second
- Nichols struck out swinging
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Box Score
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LINEUPS
Arkansas
1. 2B Peyton Stovall
2. SS Wehiwa Aloy
3. 1B Ben McLaughlin
4. DH Hudson Polk
5. RF Kendall Diggs
6. 3B Peyton Holt
7. LF Ross Lovich
8. C Parker Rowland
9. CF Ty Wilmsmeyer
Starting pitcher: LHP Colin Fisher (3-1, 1.59 ERA)
Oral Roberts
1. LF Elijah Rodriguez
2. 3B Holden Breeze
3. RF Kyle Booker
4. 1B Drew Stahl
5. SS David Herring
6. CF Alex Rodgers
7. DH Kole Dudding
8. C Garrett Casey
9. 2B Dylan Wipperman
Starting pitcher: LHP Caleb Isaacs (0-1, 7.11 ERA)
