LIVE UPDATES: Arkansas Baseball Home Run Derby, Red-White Scrimmage

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas baseball's home run derby and Red-White Game are taking place on Friday evening. Here are live updates from Baum-Walker Stadium.

Home Run Derby

INF TJ Pompey began the home run derby with five home runs and a long of 408 feet. Jorvorskie Lane Jr. tied Pompey with five homers, as he hit a golden ball on his final swing that counted for two home runs. Lane's longest bomb went 432 feet.

AJ Evasco did not hit a home run in his 10 swings at the plate, while Nolan Souza followed with five, two of which came on his final swing with the golden ball.

Judah Ota hit four home runs, coming up just shy of tying Pompey, Lane and Souza. Zack Stewart followed Ota with three home runs, while Dawson Bryce also hit five after hitting the golden ball out on his final swing.

Nolan Souza won the home run derby. His final HR went 430.69 feet.

Red-White Game

Top 1

Brenton Clark put together a long AB and battled Steele Eaves, but Eaves struck Clark out swinging on a full count.

Jovorskie Lane Jr. reached second base on an E5 to become the first baserunner of the contest.

AJ Evasco grounded out to short for the second out of the inning, while Lane advanced to third.

Nolan Traeger grounded out to end the inning, keeping the score at 0-0 going into the top of the first.

Bottom 1

Christian Turner struck out looking to begin the frame.

Carter Rutenbar had the first hit of the night, poking a double into right field. Rutenbar then made it to third on a wild pitch from Mark Brissey.

Dawson Bryce walked on a full count to put runners on the corners.

Nolan Souza struck out to end the inning.

Top 2

The white team made the first call to the bullpen, bringing in Michael Malki.

Malki struck out Pomepy to start his outing.

Johnathan Gomez nearly hit a home run to centerfield, though it was caught on the warning track and the game remained scoreless.

Malki struck out Judah Ota looking to end the inning.

Bottom 2

Trystan Newberry took the mound for the white team to start the inning.

Manny Marin flew out to deep right field for the first out of the frame. Zack Stewart then grounded out to third.

Zeb Allen battled Newberry to a full count but grounded out to end the inning.

Top 3

LHP Cole Gibler took the mound for the Red team to start the third inning.

Dylan Cheek grounded out to start the frame.

Ty Burnham battled Gibler to a full count before Gibler struck him out swinging.

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Brenton Clark struck out for the second time on the night to end the frame.

The attendance for Friday's festivities was 4,184.

Bottom 3

Luke Neiswonger took the mound to begin the inning.

Max Holland's first at-bat ended in a groundout.

Luke Cornelison's first PA saw the righty knock a single up the middle for the Red team's second hit of the night. Turner grounded into the second out of the inning.

Rutenbar's second PA of the night saw him battle Neiswonger to a full count, though he struck out looking after an ABS challenge.

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Top 4

Jackson Kircher took the mound for the Red team to start the inning.

Kircher struck out the side, with Lane, Evasco and Traeger going down 1-2-3.

Bottom 4

Lance Alexander came into the game to pitch for the White team.

Bryce struck out to begin the inning, as did Souza. Marin, however, took first base after being hit by a pitch, though Turner came in to pinch run and was thrown out diving back to first to end the inning.

Top 5

Ridge Harvey took the mound for the Red team.

Pompey took first on a HBP and then stole second, while Gomez was also hit by a pitch and advanced to first base. Ota walked to load the bases.

Cheek got the White team on the board with a sac fly, with Pompey scoring and Gomez advancing to third with one out in the inning.

Burnham hit another sac fly to bring in Gomez and put the White team up 2-0, while the Red team made a call to the bullpen and brought in RHP Holden Hering.

Clark struck out to end the inning.

Bottom 5 (Final half inning of the game)

Stewart homered to lead off the inning, putting the Red team on the board and making the score 2-1.

Zeb Allen tripled, putting himself in position to tie the game with no outs. Holland then hit him in on an E5 to tie the game at 2.

Cornelison was forced out for the first out of the inning.

Turner singled, which advanced Holland into scoring position at second base.

Another error allowed the bases to be loaded after Rutenbar chopped the ball up the middle.

Bryce hit a walk-off single to win the game for the Red team 3-2.

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