Scoring Recap: Arkansas 11, Ole Miss 2

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The No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks (24-5) had no trouble with the Ole Miss Rebels (17-12) in the series opener Friday afternoon, as the Diamond Hogs cruised to an 11-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi.

Arkansas starter Hunter Hollan tossed six innings of scoreless ball and added four strikeouts in his impressive outing. Razorback first baseman Brady Slavens had a grand slam in the top of the fifth and he totaled three hits and five RBIs in the contest.

Every Arkansas batter recorded a hit, five had multiple hits and six drove in at least one run.

HawgBeat provided inning-by-inning updates throughout the contest. See how things unfolded:

Pitching Matchup:

Arkansas LHP Hunter Hollan (4-1, 3.50 ERA) vs. Ole Miss RHP Jack Dougherty (2-2, 5.79 ERA)

Arkansas Lineup:

1. Tavian Josenberger CF

2. Peyton Stovall 2B

3. Jared Wegner LF

4. Jace Bohrofen RF

5. Kendall Diggs DH

6. Brady Slavens 1B

7. Caleb Cali 3B

8. Parker Rowland C

9. John Bolton SS

Ole Miss Lineup:

1. Jacob Gonzalez SS

2. Ethan Groff CF

3. Calvin Harris C

4. Kemp Alderman LF

5. Anthony Calarco 1B

6. Ethan Lege 3B

7. Judd Utermark DH

8. TJ McCants RF

9. Peyton Chatagnier 2B

Dougherty sat the Razorbacks down in order and added a pair of strikeouts in the frame.

Hollan hit the leadoff batter, but benefitted from a 4-6-3 double play and and a strikeout to close the first inning.

Caleb Cali's two-out two-run opposite field home run put the Razorbacks up 2-0 after the top of the second.

Hollan worked a 1-2-3 frame and finished it with his second strikeout of the day.

Arkansas wasted a leadoff double from Tavian Josenberger by going down in order and stranding him at second.

A two-out single was the first hit allowed by Hollan, but it was all Ole Miss could muster up in the frame. The Arkansas lefty has faced two more than the minimum through three innings.

A one-out single from Brady Slavens was all the offense for Arkansas, as the Dougherty struck out the other three batters he faced.

Hollan retired the Ole Miss lineup in order for the second time on the afternoon.

Peyton Stovall scored John Bolton with an RBI groundout to make it a 3-0 Arkansas lead. Jace Bohrofen tacked on another run with an RBI single, and Brady Slavens' grand slam extended the lead to 8-0 and chased Rebel starter Jack Dougherty after 4 1/3 innings.

Hollan saw the first two batters reach base, but a 5-4-3 double-play followed by a line out to Peyton Stovall at second got Hollan out of trouble.

Jared Wegner drove in Tavian Josenberger with a one-out RBI single to left that chased Ole Miss reliever Brayden Jones and brought on RHP Jordan Vera.

Kendall Diggs grounded into a double play with bases loaded to help Vera get out of the frame.

The Rebels put two men aboard with one out, but Hollan escaped unscathed with a pair of flyouts to center.

Slavens led off with an infield single, but the bottom of the order could not score him and put the game in run-rule range.

Hollan saw the first two batters he faced reach base and that prompted a change to RHP Dylan Carter, who retired the three batters he faced.

A Peyton Stovall one-out single was erased by Jared Wegner hitting into a double play to end the frame.

Carter gave up a two-out, two-run homer to left to Kemp Alderman that ended the shutout bid.

Jace Bohrofen scored on an RBI triple from Kendall Diggs, who then scored on a sac fly from Brady Slavens that made it 11-2 going into the bottom of the ninth.

Arkansas brought on RHP Austin Ledbetter to start the frame and he got out of a pair of two-out baserunners thanks to a 5-3 double play that ended the game.

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