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Published Feb 27, 2019
LIVE COMMENTARY: Diamond Hogs vs. Memphis (Feb. 27, 2019)
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Andrew Hutchinson  •  HawgBeat
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~Starting pitchers for both teams + Arkansas' pitching plans

~Scouting report on the Tigers

~Notes on an in-state kid making his debut, Heston Kjerstad's struggles and Trevor Ezell's timeline for moving back to second base

~Stat of the Midweek

~Stat comparison

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Bottom 1st - Arkansas 1, Memphis 0

The Razorbacks struck first on an RBI single by Dominic Fletcher, but left the bases loaded with a chance to blow it open early.

Top 2nd - Memphis 2, Arkansas 1

That lead didn't last long. Jason Santana crushed a two-out, two-run home run that cleared the seats behind the left field bullpen. The wind appeared to not only keep it from going foul, but made it fair by quite a ways.

Bottom 4th - Memphis 2, Arkansas 1

Danny Denz has settled in after a rough first inning. One Arkansas player has reached in each of the next three inning, but they've been stranded on base.

Bottom 5th - Arkansas 8, Memphis 2

Arkansas finally chased Denz after 86 pitches and then took the lead on a two-out, two-run single by Jack Kenley off reliever Walker Brockhouse.

That prompted an implosion by the Tigers. The Memphis catcher, Santana, threw down to second and no one covered, allowing Casey Opitz to score from third. Then a couple of runners scored on an infield single by Christian Franklin.

Heston Kjerstad kept it going by breaking out of his slump with a single up the middle, scoring two more runs. All seven runs have come with two outs.

Bottom 7th - Arkansas 10, Memphis 2

Memphis' third error of the game came on a failed pickoff attempt, which allowed Kenley to go from first to third. Jacob Nesbit drove him in with a sacrifice fly in the next at bat.

After Casey Martin reached on a hit by pitch and Kjerstad walked, Ezell knocked in another run with a single.

FINAL - Arkansas 10, Memphis 3

Nick Jones hit a pinch-hit home run in the final inning, but it was not nearly enough for the Tigers to overcome the large deficit.

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Starting Lineups
MemphisArkansas

1. Ben Brooks - 2B (.348)

1. Casey Martin - SS (.357)

2. Cale Hennemann - 3B (.174)

2. Heston Kjerstad - RF (.214)

3. Alex Trela - SS (.273)

3. Trevor Ezell - 1B (.381)

4. Hunter Goodman - DH (.250)

4. Dominic Fletcher - CF (.250)

5. Nick Vaage - LF (.174)

5. Trey Harris - DH (N/A)

6. Kyle Ouellette - 1B (.133)

6. Zack Plunkett - C (.375)

7. Jason Santana - C (.188)

7. Jack Kenley - 2B (.304)

8. Colton Neel - CF (.200)

8. Jacob Nesbit - 3B (.273)

9. Keith Stepter - RF (.125)

9. Christian Franklin - LF (.385)

Pitching: LHP Danny Denz

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