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Arkansas' final game before the team goes into hibernation for the winter after a month of scrimmages is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday against Dallas Baptist. The Razorbacks beat Arkansas-Little Rock 8-1 in the first game of the two-game set.

Catcher Ryder Helfrick took a foul ball behind the plate in the first inning Friday and went to the emergency room after the game and is not in the lineup. Brendan Kleiman will bat 10th and assume the catching duties.

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ARKANSAS:

LF Brenton Clark
CF Maika Niu
2B Cam Kozeal
1B Reese Robinett
3B TJ Pompey
DH Christian Turner
SS Carson Brumbaugh
DH Zack Stewart
C Brendan Kleiman
SP Cole Gibler

DALLAS BAPTIST:

CF Brooks Saratin
2B Keaton Grady
1B Chayton Krauss
RF Ben Tryon
DH Ryan Martin
LF Landon Underhill
C Adam Berghult
DH Mac Rose
3B Dylan Cupp
SS Cooper Neville
SP Russ Smith

Top of the 1st:

Saratin struck out swinging, 1 out (BBKBFK)
Grady fouled out to first, 2 outs (BB)
Krauss homered to center (B), 1-0 DBU
Tryon singled to right
Martin strikes out swinging, 3 outs (BFKK)

Bottom of the 1st:

Clark grounded out to second, 1 out
Niu struck out looking, 2 outs (KFBFK)
Kozeal grounded out, first to the pitcher, 3 outs (BK)

Top of the 2nd:

Underhill doubled to left center (K)
Berghult grounded out to third, 1 out (F)
Rose struck out looking, 2 outs (BKBKK)
Cupp grounded out to third, 3 outs (KBFB)

Pompey with a nice sliding play at the hot corner towards the hole to help Gibler around a leadoff double. Him and Brumbaugh have been splitting time between third and short.

Bottom of the 2nd:

Aloy struck out looking, 1 out (KBKK)
Robinett singled to left (BB)
Pompey walked, Robinett to second (BFKBFBB)
Turner struck out swinging, 2 outs (FKK)
Robinett advanced to third on a wild pitch, Pompey to second
Brumbaugh lined out to center, 3 outs (BKFB)

Brumbaugh a victim of the deep center field: 103 miles an hour off the bat and 393 feet results in a loud third out.

Top of the 3rd: (Hunter Dietz, LHP)

Neville walked (BKBKBB)
Sartain flied out to center, 1 out (KKB)
Neville advanced to second on a wild pitch
Grady lined out to center, Neville to third, 2 outs (BK)
Krauss struck out swinging, 3 outs (BBFKBK)

Bottom of the 3rd: (Jared Schaeffer, RHP)

Stewart grounded out to second, 1 out (KBKB)
Kleiman singled to left (KFBB)
Clark singled to right, Kleiman to second (KBB)
Niu popped out to second on the infield fly rule, 2 outs (K)
Kozeal grounded out to first, unassisted, 3 outs (B)

Top of the 4th:

Tryon grounded out to first, 1 out (KBB)
Martin popped out to first, 2 outs (B)
Underhill grounded out to second, 3 outs (BK)

Bottom of the 4th:

Aloy grounded out to third, 1 out (KBBKFF)
Robinett flied out left, 2 outs (BBBK)
Pompey flied out to right, 3 outs (KK)

Top of the 5th: (Parker Coil, LHP)

Berghult struck out looking, 1 out (KKBFBFFK)
Rose hit by pitch (F)
Cupp lined out to short, 2 outs (KBB)
Neville singled to right, Rose to third (FKB)
Sartain lined out to the pitcher, 3 outs (BKF)

Two stellar defensive plays to save runs. Brumbaugh goes airborne to snag a liner. Coil strands runners on the corners, snagging an 87-mile an hour comebacker.

Bottom of the 5th: (Aiden VanDeHatert, LHP)

Ruiz hit for Turner
Ruiz walked (BBBB)
Brumbaugh lined out to short, 1 out (KBK)
Stewart flied out to right, 2 outs
Kleiman struck out looking, 3 outs (BFBKK)

Top of the 6th: (Ethan McElvain, LHP)

Grady walked (BBBKB)
Krauss struck out swinging (KFFBK)
Tryon singled to center, Grady to second
Grady stole third, Tryon to second
Martin singled to center, Grady scored, Tryon scored (KKBB), 3-0 Dallas Baptist
Underhill stuck out swinging, 2 outs (BBKKFFK)
Martin advanced to second on a wild pitch
Berghult foulded out to first, 3 outs (BKBBF)

Bottom of the 6th: JT Long, RHP

Clark walked (BBKBFFB)
Niu struck out swinging, 1 out (KKFK)
Kozeal grounded into a double play, second to short to first, Clark out at second, 3 outs (BBBK)

Top of the 7th: (Steele Eaves, RHP)

Rose grounded out to short, 1 out (F)
Cupp struck out looking, 2 outs (BKFK)
Neville struck out swinging, 3 outs (FKK)

Bottom of the 7th: (Avery Duncan, RHP)

Aloy homered to left, 3-1 Dallas Baptist, 103 mph, 391 feet
Robinett homered to left (KK), 3-2 Dallas Baptist, 95 mph, 350 feet
Pompey walked (BBBB)
*Max Luzzaraga (RHP) replaces Duncan
Ruiz doubled to right-center, Pompey to third (FBKB)
Brumbaugh doubled down the left field line, Pompey scored, Ruiz scored, 4-3 Arkansas
Stewart struck out swinging, 1 out (KBBKK),
Kleiman struck out swinging, 2 outs (KFBFBFBK)
Clark walked (BBBKB)
Niu singled to left, Brumbaugh scored, Clark to second , 5-3 Arkansas (B)
*Liam Watt (LHP) replaces Luzzaraga
Kozeal flied out to right, 3 outs (KFBF)

Top of the 8th:


Sartain flied out to center, 1 out (B)
Grady grounded out to the pitcher, 2 outs
Krauss reached on an error by the third baseman (KK)
Tryon flied out to left, 3 outs (KBKF)

Two really good defensive plays. Niu makes a catch right up against the wall in straightaway center. Steele Eaves fields the ball cleanly on a high hop back to the mound.

Bottom of the 8th:

Aloy lined out to short, 1 out
Robinett grounded out to second, 2 outs (B)
Pompey tripled to left center (BBKKB)
*Ashton Branson (RHP) replaces Watt
Ruiz struck out swinging, 3 outs (BKKBK)

Top of the 9th (Tate McGuire, RHP)

Martin flied out to center, 1 out
Underhill walked (BKKBBB)
Berghault flied out to center, 2 outs (KKBF)
*Peyton Lee (RHP) replaces McGuire
Rose flied out to left, 3 outs (BKBF)

Goodness gracious... Maika Niu and Brenton Clark have put on quite the defensive clinic today. Clark just scaled the wall to rob Rose of a game-tying homer.

Bottom of the 9th: (Hayden Wiley, RHP)


*Walt Jones hit for Brumbaugh
Jones walked (BBBB)
*Carter Rutenbar hit for Stewart
Rutenbar walked, Jones to second (BKBKBB)
*Tye Briscoe hit for Kleiman
Briscoe grounded out to second, Jones to third, Rutenbar to second 1 out (BBK)
*Alexander Peck hit for Clark
Peck grounded into a fielder's choice, pitcher to catcher, Jones out at home, 2 outs, Rutenbar to third, Peck to first (BK)
*Landon Schaefer hit for Niu
Schaefer walked (BBFKBB), Peck to second
*Luke Cornelison hit for Kozeal
Cornelison struck out swinging, 3 outs (KKK).

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