Live Blog: Arkansas’ offense comes alive in 21-1 home win over Grambling
BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON
Arkansas will begin a 12-game baseball home stand on Tuesday looking to get its bats going to help out its vaunted arms.
The Razorbacks (5-2) will host Grambling (1-6) with the first pitch slated for 3 p.m with the telecast slated to be streamed by SEC-plus.
Arkansas won two of three games at the Kubota College Baseball Series over the with starter Hagen Smith, Brady Tygart and Mason Molina combining to throw 17 scoreless innings in which they allowed just a total of three hits.
But the hitters struggled and are hitting just .248 in the seven games while leaving 64 runner on base, a frustrating stat to Razorback head coach Dave Van Horn.
“Offensively, we weren’t swinging the bat worth a darn all weekend,” Van Horn said. “I think it put a lot of pressure on our pitchers and they did a tremendous job.
Molina was asked about the offense’s frustration.
“I mean, you hope for it (runs), but it’s nothing that you can get mad about,” Molina said. “You have no control over it. You worry about the stuff you can do which is pitching, putting up zeros and limiting the big innings.
“I feel like we did a good job of that this weekend and we’re going back with a good building block of that, but the hitters, they’ll get going. We’re not worried about that at all. Right now, it’s just a little slow.”
Arkansas will send freshman Colin Fisher (1-1, 0.00 in 7 1/3 innings) to the mound to start Tuesday’s game.
Grambling counters with Carlos Peguero (0-1, 11.57 ERA in 4 2/3 innings).
Arkansas catcher Hudson Polk is getting his first start of the season in today’s game.
Grambling freshman CF Martavius was a multi-sport star at Camden Fairview and a one-time Razorback commit.
Grambling (1-6)
Kyle Walker 2B
Tiger Borom LF
Cameron Bufford 3B
Demarkus Smiley C
Julian Murphy DH
Ashton Inman 1B
Trevor Hatton RF
Jose Vargas SS
Martavius Thomas CF
Carlos Peguero P
Arkansas (5-2)
Will Edmunson CF
Kendall Diggs RF
Ben McLaughlin 1B
Jared Sprague-Lott 3B
Hudson Polk C
Wehiwa Aloy SS
Jayson Jones LF
Peyton Holt 2B
Colin Fisher P
Top 1:
Fisher P
Walker P-4
Borom F-7
Bufford BB\
Smiley K
Arkansas 0, Grambling 0
Bottom 1
Edmunson BB, to second on WP
Diggs RBI 2B scores Edmunson (Arkansas 1-0)
McLaughlin BB
JSL BB to load bases
White FC scores Diggs (Arkansas 2-0)
Polk hits grand slam in his first at bat of the season (Arkansas 6-0)
Aloy F-9
Jones F-9
Holt 1B
Edmunson 2B scores Holt (Arkansas 7-0)
Diggs 4-3
Arkansas 7, Grambling 0
Top 2
Parker Coil comes on to pitch for Fisher
Murphy 4-3
Inman 1B
Hatton 5-4-3 DP ends half inning
Arkansas 7, Grambling 0
Top 2
McLauglin P-6
JSL BB
White P-6
Polk F-7
Arkansas 7, Grambling 0
Top 3
Coil P
Vargas 6-3
Thomas K
Walker P-3
Arkansas 7, Grambling 0
Bottom 3
Aloy 2B
Jones 2-run homer (Arkansas 9-0)
Holt 1B
Edmunson singles
Diggs RBI single scores Holt (Arkansas 10-0)
McLaughlin 6-3 DP scores Edmunson (Arkansas 11-0)
JSL 2B
White RBI single (Arkansas 12-0)
Polk K
Arkansas 12, Grambling 0
Top 4
Cooper Dossett P
Borom K
Bufford K
Smiley K
Arkansas 12, Grambling 0
Bottom 4
Aloy P-5
Jones 5-3
Holt HBP
Edmunson BB
Lovitch RBI single scores Holt (Arkansas 13-0)
Holt scores on WP (Arkansas 13-0)
Edmunson scores on WP (Arkansas 14-0)
Wagner BB
JSL F-8
Arkansas 14, Grambling 0
Top 5
Christian Foutch P
Murphy K
Inman BB
Hatton 5-4-3 DP
Arkansas 14, Grambling 0
Bottom 5
Helfrick BB
Helfrick to second on WP
Polk BB
Runners move up to second and third on WP
Souza BB loads bases
Jones grand slam (Arkansas 18, Grambling 0)
Holt 1B
Edmunson DP 4-6-3
Lovitch 1B
Wagner RBI 2B plates Lovitch (Arkansas 19, Grambling 0)
JSL RBI 1B (Arkansas 20-0)
Helfrick 1B
Polk F-9
Arkansas 20, Grambllng 0
Top 6
Rule is 10 after 7
Gage Wood P
Vargas K
Thomas K
Hall P-3
Arkansas 20, Grambling 0
Bottom 6
Souza 2B
Jones L-9
Holt BB
Edmunson FC – Souza out at third, Holt to 2B
Lovitch RBI 1B (Arkansas 21, Grambling 0)
Arkansas has scored 21 runs on 20 hits
Wagner FC
Arkansas 21, Grambling 0
Top 7
Tate McGuire P
Bennett K
Gardner 2B
Jones RBI 1B (Arkansas 21, Grambling 1)
Inman 1B
Hatton K
Arkansas 21, Grambling 1 – final
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