Live updates: Arkansas versus Dallas Baptist Fall Series exhibition
The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team will finish up fall ball on Saturday with a Fall Series exhibition matchup against the Dallas Baptist Patriots at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville with first pitch set for 1 p.m. CT.
Arkansas defeated the Little Rock Trojans 8-1 on Friday, powered by a fourth inning grand slam by transfer outfielder Maika Niu.
Junior southpaw Colin Fisher got the start for the Hogs and twirled three innings of two-hit ball with one walk and struck out three batters.
Something of note from Friday, Hogs star catcher Ryder Helfrick was struck by a foul ball in a “tough spot” per head coach Dave Van Horn in the top of the first inning, but he remained in the game before Brendan Kleiman replaced him in the lineup in the fourth.
Van Horn said postgame that he unsure of Helfrick’s status, but he went to get checked out.
“We don’t know yet, sent him to the ER,” Van Horn said. “It was pretty bad.”
Stay tuned to HawgBeat for live updates throughout Saturday’s matchup between the Hogs and Patriots.
Pregame
Dave Van Horn and Dan Heefner have released their starting lineups.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Starting Pitcher: #29 LHP Cole Gibler
- LF Brenton Clark
- CF Maika Niu
- 2B Cam Kozeal
- RF Kuhio Aloy
- 1B Reese Robinett
- 3B TJ Pompey
- DH Christian Turner
- SS Carson Brumbaugh
- DH Zack Stewart
- C Brendan Kleiman
Dallas Baptist Patriots
Starting Pitcher: #27 RHP Russ Smith
- CF Brooks Sartain
- 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
Live Updates
Top 1 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Brooks Sartain works the count full on Cole Gibler before striking out looking as the Razorbacks and the Patriots get underway on a warm fall afternoon. Keaton Grady pops out to Robinett at first before Chayton Krauss turns around a Gibler fastball, sending it 418 feet over the center field fence. Ben Tryon follows that up with a single into right, but Gibler K’s Ryan Martin to get out of the first.
Bottom 1 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Brenton Clark grounds out to second on Russ Smith’s first pitch of the afternoon. Maika Niu goes down looking. Cam Kozeal grounds to Chayton Krauss at first, who makes an excellent pick to record the out.
Top 2 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
In a lefty/lefty matchup, Landon Underhill shoots a ball into the left-center gap for a double to lead off the inning. Adam Berghult grounds out to Pompey at third before Vanderbilt transfer Mac Rose strikes out looking. Cole Gibler gets some help from TJ Pompey, who makes a nice diving stop and throw to get his pitcher out of the inning.
Bottom 2 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Kuhio Aloy goes down looking. Reese Robinett records the first Razorback hit of the day with a single into left field. TJ Pompey walks on a full count to put two men on. Christian Turner goes down swinging, followed by a deep Carson Brumbaugh flyout to center.
Top 3 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Substitutions: AR- Hunter Dietz on to pitch
Dietz walks Cooper Neville after throwing strike three that was called a ball, much to the dismay of the Razorback faithful. Neville steals second after a long flyout off the bat of Brooks Sartain before tagging to third on another long flyout via Keaton Grady. Dietz gets Krauss swinging on a 97 MPH fastball to strand the runner at third.
Bottom 3 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Substitutions: DBU- Jared Schaeffer on to pitch
Zack Stewart grounds to Keaton Grady at second base, who makes a nice running scoop to get the out. Brendan Kleiman singles into left. Brenton Clark singles to right, Kleiman stops at second. Maika Niu flies out to shallow right before Cam Kozeal grounds out to first base to close out the frame.
Top 4 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Reese Robinett makes a nice play at first to retire Tryon, and a few pitches later catches a Ryan Martin pop-up. Landon Underhill grounds out to second base. Three up, three down for the Patriots in the fourth.
Bottom 4 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Kuhio Aloy fights off a few balls foul but eventually grounds out to third base. Reese Robinett flies out to left. TJ Pompey ends the inning with a flyout of his own to the right fielder.
Top 5 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Substitutions: AR- Parker Coil comes on to pitch
Parker Coil strikes out Adam Berghult before hitting Mac Rose to put a runner on. Dylan Cupp smashes a ball to the left side, but Carson Brumbaugh makes a fantastic snag to retire him. Neville singles to right, Mac Rose advances to put runners at the corners with two out. Brooks Sartain lines one right back to Coil, who makes a heads-up catch to get out of it.
Bottom 5 – Arkansas 0, DBU 1
Substitutions: DBU- Aiden VanDeHatert on to pitch AR- Damian Ruiz PH for Turner
Damian Ruiz earns a four-pitch walk. Brumbaugh lines out to short despite a 110 MPH exit velocity. Zack Stewart flies out deep into the right field corner for the second out. Brendan Kleiman goes down looking to end the inning.
Top 6 – Arkansas 0, DBU 3
Substitutions: AR- Ethan McElvain on to pitch
McElvain walks Keaton Grady on just five pitches before striking out Chayton Krauss. Ben Tryon singles to center. Both runners advance into scoring position on a wild pitch. Ryan Martin smashes a ball up the middle that scores Grady and Tryon. Underhill strikes out swinging on a full count. Another wild pitch moves Martin to second before Berghult pops out to end the inning.
Bottom 6 – Arkansas 0, DBU 3
Substitutions: DBU- JT Long on to pitch
Brenton Clark works a walk. Maika Niu strikes out swinging. Cam Kozeal then bounces a ball to second that is easily turned for a double play. Plenty of energy coming from the DBU dugout in this one.
Top 7 – Arkansas 0, DBU 3
Substitutions: AR- Steele Eaves on to pitch.
Mac Rose hits it hard to Carson Brumbaugh at short, but the out is recorded with ease. Eaves strikes out former Mississippi State Bulldog Dylan Cupp, swinging, before sitting Cooper Neville down in the same fashion.
Bottom 7 – Arkansas 5, DBU 3
Substitutions: DBU- Avery Duncan on to pitch, followed by Max Luzzaraga and Liam Watt
Kuhio Aloy blasts Avery Duncan’s first pitch 391 feet at 103 MPH over the bullpen bleachers in left. Three pitches later, Reese Robinett puts one in that same bullpen with a 350-foot opposite-field homerun. TJ Pompey gets grazed in the helmet, and with that, DBU pulls Avery Duncan out of the game after just eight pitches in favor of Max Luzzaraga. Damian Ruiz slices a ball into the right-center gap, Pompey moves to third. One pitch later, Carson Brumbaugh ropes one down the left field line, scoring both runners with a double. Still no outs for DBU as Arkansas takes the lead. Luzzaraga strikes out Zack Stewart for out number one. Brendan Kleiman works the count full but strikes out. Brenton Clark walks. After a mound visit, Maika Niu hits one 107 MPH throigh the left side, scoring Brumbaugh. DBU brings on Liam Watt to replace Luzzaraga. Cam Kozeal flies out to right to finally end the seventh.
Top 8 – Arkansas 5, DBU 3
Maika Niu makes a great leaping grab at the wall on a deep fly ball, followed by another great defensive play by Steele Eaves on the next pitch as he jumped to get a ball that looked like it would bounce over his head. It was almost three in a row, as Pompey made a nice spinning grab in the dirt at third, but the throw eats up Robinett at first, E5. Ben Tryon flies out to left to end the top of the eighth.
Bottom 8 – Arkansas 5, DBU 3
Substitutions: DBU- Ashton Branson to pitch
Kuhio Aloy lines out to short, followed by Reese Robinett rolling over on a ball to second base. With two outs, TJ Pompey rips a ball into the left-center gap and shows off his wheels as he makes it to third with ease. DBU brings in Ashton Branson to pitch. Branson strikes out Ruiz swinging.
Top 9 – Arkansas 5, DBU 3
Substitutions: AR- Tate McGuire on to pitch, followed by Peyton Lee
Ryan Martin flies out to left-center. McGuire runs the count full on Underhill, who walks. Maika Niu continues to shine in center field, making a beautiful sliding catch to retire Berghult. DVH pulls McGuire for Peyton Lee. Mac Rose blasts one to left off of Lee, but Brenton Clark makes an unbelievable leaping robbery on a ball that would have cleared the fence.
Bottom 9 – Arkansas 5, DBU 3
Substitutions: DBU- Hayden Willey, AR- Walt Jones PH for Carson Brumbaugh, Carter Rutenbar PH for Zack Stewart, Ty Briscoe PH for Brendan Kleiman, Alexander Peck PH for Brenton Clark, Landon Schaefer PH for Maika Niu, Luke Cornelison PH for Cam Kozeal
Walt Jones works a walk in his first and only at-bat of the fall series. Rutenbar walks as well before DBU makes a mound visit. Briscoe grounds into a fielder’s choice, moving two runners into scoring position. Alexander Peck shoots a rocket back at Hayden Willey, but Willey knocks it down and throws the runner out at home. Landon Schaefer walks to load the bases for Luke Cornelison. Cornelison strikes out swinging to end the game.
