ARLINGTON, Texas — There was no Sunday hangover for the Arkansas baseball workforce.
Less than 24 hours faraway from a lopsided loss to TCU, the sixth-ranked Razorbacks run-ruled No. 8 Oklahoma State with an 18-1 victory at Globe Life Field. The groups agreed to a 10-run rule after seven innings on the ultimate day of the College Baseball Showdown.
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn mentioned his workforce confirmed character with the best way it responded from Saturday’s 18-6 loss to Seventeenth-ranked TCU.
“You learn a lot about your team a lot of times after a bad loss, or just even a loss,” Van Horn mentioned.
“They didn’t sulk and they didn’t point their finger at each other. They just got some rest and got up this morning and got after it.”
Arkansas left fielder Jared Wegner had a pair of two-out extra-base hits to cap five-run second and third innings. His three-run triple within the second gave the Razorbacks a 5-0 lead, and his two-run dwelling run within the third put Arkansas forward 10-0.
Van Horn moved Wegner from fifth to 3rd within the batting order Sunday after sitting third baseman Caleb Cali. Wegner went 2 for 4 with 1 stroll, 2 runs and 5 RBI.
“His back-side triple with two outs and the bases loaded, that was a thing of beauty,” Van Horn mentioned. “I would have loved a grand slam, but other than that, that was what I wanted to see — going the other way. They tried to get him out all weekend. The pitchers were going away, they were coming in and he got hit twice. He just kept taking good at-bats, good swings and he took a lot of pitches.”
Wegner, who transferred from Creighton after hitting .348 with 14 dwelling runs final season, completed his debut weekend with the Razorbacks 6 for 11 with 4 extra-base hits and eight RBI. He hit a three-run dwelling run Saturday night time in opposition to TCU.
“It was pretty good,” Wegner mentioned when requested about his efficiency. “It was a fun weekend.”
The Razorbacks (2-1) recorded 14 hits, walked 10 occasions, have been hit by 3 pitches and scored 13 runs with 2 outs in opposition to the Cowboys (1-2). Arkansas scored 5 runs within the second, third and fifth innings.
“They just took what they got, and when they got one they didn’t miss it much,” Van Horn mentioned. (*18*)
Left-hander Hunter Hollan was environment friendly in his pitching debut for the Razorbacks. The Hallsville, Texas, native who pitched final season at San Jacinto (Texas) College allowed 1 run, 3 hits and a pair of walks, and struck out 5 in a 4-inning begin. He threw 38 of 68 pitches for strikes.
“I really didn’t have my best stuff and was having to battle a little bit,” Hollan mentioned. “But when you have 10 runs in the third inning it’s pretty easy to settle down and pitch and throw to the catcher.”
Right-handers Koty Frank, Cody Adcock and Gage Wood every pitched one scoreless inning for the Razorbacks. Wood, a freshman, struck out the aspect within the seventh inning after a tough 10-pitch debut Saturday.
“He’s thrown nothing but strikes since he’s been here,” Van Horn mentioned of the Batesville native. “We wanted to get him back out there if he felt OK, and he told us he did.
“It was good for him.”
Arkansas chased Oklahoma State right-handed starter Bayden Root with Wegner’s bases-clearing triple within the second inning. Root allowed 5 runs, 4 hits and a pair of walks, and struck out 3 in 1 2/3 innings.
The Razorbacks loaded the bases twice in opposition to him within the second inning. Kendall Diggs and Jace Bohrofen singled, and Jayson Jones walked with no outs. Arkansas took a 2-0 lead on John Bolton’s infield single and an RBI groundout by Tavian Josenberger.
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Bohrofen singled to guide off the third inning in opposition to Oklahoma State right-hander Evan O’Toole and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bolton.
Peyton Stovall added a two-run single up the center earlier than Wegner’s 365-foot dwelling run to left subject gave the Razorbacks a 10-0 lead.
“I didn’t see that coming,” Oklahoma State coach Josh Holliday mentioned of the blowout loss. “I knew we were a little bit thinner in terms of available arms…but (the Razorbacks) are good, and when they had runners on base they got extra bases and put big ol’ numbers up.”
Shortstop Marcus Brown, a Springdale native who graduated from Shiloh Christian, put Oklahoma State (1-2) on the board with a sacrifice fly within the backside of the fourth inning. The Razorbacks responded with 5 extra two-out runs within the high of the fifth.
Josenberger’s 417-foot dwelling run to the Oklahoma State bullpen in right-center subject started the scoring. Stovall and Wegner adopted with walks, and scored on Brady Slavens’ double to left subject.
Two extra runs scored when Slavens got here dwelling on a wild pitch and Parker Rowland walked with the bases loaded.
The Cowboys struggled on the mound for the second consecutive day. Vanderbilt had 11 hits in an 11-9 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.
“We just simply played poorly in all phases of the game and obviously the score got away from us in a hurry,” Holliday mentioned.
“Today we were guilty of playing the score, whereas yesterday we did a better job of playing the pitches and fought our way back in the game.”
Arkansas scored its remaining three runs within the high of the seventh inning in opposition to Oklahoma State left-hander Drew Blake. Rowland and Harold Coll had sacrifice flies to attain Reese Robinett and Hunter Grimes, and Peyton Holt singled up the center to attain Jones.
Fifteen place gamers performed for Arkansas and 14 accounted for at the least one hit, run or RBI.
“We feel like we have a little bit of depth (among position players),” Van Horn mentioned, “and we showed that when we got some guys off the bench and they went in there with a fearless attitude and swinging the bat.”
The Razorbacks are scheduled to play once more Tuesday at 3 p.m. in opposition to Grambling State of their dwelling opener.
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