Live updates: Arkansas versus Little Rock Fall Series exhibition
The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team wraps up fall ball over the weekend with two Fall Series exhibitions at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
Friday’s matchup features the Hogs against the Little Rock Trojans at 6 p.m. CT and they will take on the Dallas Baptist Patriots Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.
Little Rock, led by Conway native Chris Curry, took the nation by storm advancing to the final round of the Baton Rouge Regional last spring. They lost to the host and eventual national champion LSU Tigers, missing out on a chance at facing the Razorbacks in the opening round of the College World Series.
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Pregame
Dave Van Horn and Chris Curry have released their starting lineups and pitchers. Notably, each lineup features 10 batters, expect both teams to use a variety of bats and unorthodox substitutions.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Starting Pitcher: LHP Colin Fisher
- LF Brenton Clark
- C Ryder Helfrick
- 2B Cam Kozeal
- RF Kuhio Aloy
- 1B Reese Robinett
- CF Maika Niu
- SS TJ Pompey
- DH Christian Turner
- 3B Carson Brumbaugh
- DH Damian Ruiz
Little Rock Trojans
Starting Pitcher: RHP Gage Haley
- CF Michael O’Brien
- 2B Cooper Chaplain
- 1B Angel Cano
- 3B Nico Baumbach
- C Cade Martin
- DH Nolan Freund
- DH Ryan Geck
- RF Ty Rhoades
- LF Blake Simpson
- SS Jerdy Lopez
Live Updates
Top 1 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Colin Fisher gets things started with a four-pitch swinging strikeout of Michael O’Brien. Ryder Helfrick is struck hard by a foul tip, but manages to stay in the game. Fisher helps his catcher out by recording the next two outs on two pitches, both via the groundout. Three up, three down for Fisher.
Bottom 1 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Brenton Clark swings away at Gage Haley’s first pitch, grounding out to second base. Ryder Helfrick suffers the same fate after hitting a hard liner over the third baseman’s head that landed foul. Cam Kozeal manages to get ahead 3-0 before becoming the third Razorback of the inning to ground out to Cooper Chaplain. Neither team gets a runner on base in the first
Top 2 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock O
Nico Baumbach dribbles a ball back to Colin Fisher, who completes the throw to first base for the first out before giving up a hard liner into center field by Cade Martin. Fisher bounces back with a strikeout followed by a nice play from TJ Pompey at short to record the third out.
Bottom 2 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Kuhio Aloy grounds out to short off of new Trojan pitcher, Brigden Parker. Reese Robinett follows that up with Arkansas’ fifth groundout of the day. Maika Niu works a walk to become the first Razorback baserunner of the day, and follows it up with a stolen base before TJ Pompey strikes out.
Top 3 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Fisher strikes out Rhoades before giving up a base hit to right field that probably could have been caught if Kuhio Aloy had gotten a better jump. Blake Simpson steals second, followed by a walk, but a double play gets the Razorbacks out of the frame.
Bottom 3 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Substitutions: LR- Zach Busick at pitcher
Zach Busick is the Trojans’ new pitcher. Busick walks Christian Turner after getting ahead 0-2, Turner then steals second. Carson Brumbaugh strikes out. Damian Ruiz strikes out swinging and Turner gets hosed trying to snag third base.
Top 4 – Arkansas 0, Little Rock 0
Substitutions: ARK- Brendan Kleiman in at C, James DeCremer at pitcher
DeCremer strikes out Cooper Chaplain swinging before issuing a walk to Angel Cano and hitting Nico Baumbach to put two on. A pop-up and a groundout to Reese Robinett at first end the inning for DeCremer.
Bottom 4 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 0
Substitutions: LR- Brett Gastman at pitcher
Brenton Clark works a leadoff walk. Gastman throws the ball away attempting to pick off Clark, E1. Kleiman walks too before a wild pitch advances both runners into scoring position. Kozeal completes the walk trifecta to load the bases. Malcom Brown takes the mound for the Trojans. Kuhio Aloy goes down swinging before Robinett K’s looking.
Marshall transfer, Maika Niu, gets the scoring started in a big way with an opposite-field grand slam, traveling 373 feet at 103 mph before Pompey grounds out to end the four-run frame.
Top 5 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Carter Rutenbar at C for Brendan Kleiman, Cooper Dossett on to pitch
Dossett strikes out Ryan Geck swinging, then walks Ty Rhoades. Blake Simpson dumps a single into left field, followed by another walk issued to Cano. A sac fly from Michael O’Brien scores Ty Rhoades, giving Little Rock its first run. The inning ends on a Cooper Chaplain groundout.
Bottom 5 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: LR- Former Razorback Tag Andrews takes the mound
Christian Turner grounds out to second base, followed by a hard lineout off the bat of Carson Brumbaugh. Damian Ruiz records just the second Razorback hit, a slow grounder to the shortstop, before stealing second base. Brenton Clark smokes a single through the left side, but Ruiz is tagged out at home with ease.
Top 6 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Jackson Kircher on to pitch, Brendan Kleiman back at catcher.
Kircher K’s Angel Cano swinging. Nico Baumbach singles into center field, but an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play via Trojan catcher, Cade Martin, gets the Hogs off the field.
Bottom 6 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: LR- Nic Bronzini on to pitch, Trey Hill at C
Brendan Kleiman walks before Cam Kozeal grounds into a rare 3-6-3 double play, turned pretty impressively by Little Rock first baseman Angel Cano. Kuhio Aloy puts a nice swing on a Nic Bronzini changeup, but the Trojan left fielder ran it down in the gap.
Top 7 – Arkansas 4, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: Luis Castillo on to hit for Ryan Geck, Kade Smith to hit for Blake Simpson
Nolan Freund strikes out swinging off of Jackson Kircher to begin the inning. Luis Castillo finds the same fate just after tanking a ball just foul of the left field pole. Pinch hitter Kade Smith grounds out to third to end the frame.
Bottom 7 – Arkansas 6, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: LR- Trent Jordan on to pitch, Jake McClure to 2B, Lance Anderson to SS, Easton Roe to 1B, AR- Tyler Holland to hit for Christian Turner
Reese Robinett leads off with a single through the right side, notching the third Arkansas hit of the day. Maika Niu nearly hits his second homer of the day, but it dies at the wall. Texas Tech Transfer TJ Pompey works the count full and sends a no-doubter over the Hog Pen bleachers (395 at 106 MPH). Brayden Walls on to pitch. Tyler Holland pinch-hits for Turner and strikes out before Carson Brumbaugh does the same.
Top 8 – Arkansas 6, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Mark Brissey on to pitch, LR- Austin Coyle in to pinch hit
Lance Anderson runs the count full on Brissey before chopping a ball to Kozeal at shortstop, who fumbles it, E4. Austin Coyle strikes out looking, Jake McClure singles. Angel Cano grounds to Brumbaugh at third, who puts the tag on the runner advancing, two outs. A wild pitch moves both runners into scoring position, but a good swing from Easton Roe is erased by a great catch up against the wall in left by Brenton Clark.
Bottom 8 – Arkansas 8, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Zack Stewart to PH for Ruiz, Carter Rutenbar for Kleiman, LR- Isaac Evaniew on to pitch
Zack Stewart works a walk in his first AB. Carson Brumbaugh lays down a nice sac bunt to advance Stewart to second. Rutenbar walks, Cam Kozeal strikes out, but a double steal puts runners at second and third. Luke Schimmels is on to pitch. On Schimmels’ first pitch, Kuhio Aloy hits an infield single that is bobbled, allowing Rutenbar and Stewart to score. Robinett goes down swinging.
Top 9 – Arkansas 8, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Luke Cornelison on to pitch, LR- David Stanley pinch hitting
Trey Hill strikes out swinging. Freund singles to left field, but David Stanley also strikes out swinging. Angel Cano is the third Trojan of the inning to go down swinging, as Luke Cornelison shines in his inning of work. Arkansas will bat in the bottom of the ninth as this is a full nine-inning game.
Bottom 9 – Arkansas 8, Little Rock 1
Substitutions: AR- Alexander Peck, Cayden Mitchell, Landon Schaefer, Luke Cornelison, Carson Willis to pinch hit LR- Brannon Westmoreland on to pitch
Peck singles to right on the first pitch he sees. Cayden Mitchell strikes out swinging before Fayetteville native, Landon Schaefer, works a walk. Luke Cornelison, a two-way player, grounds into a fielder’s choice. Carson Willis grounds out to end the game, leaving Walt Jones as the only position player to go without an at-bat.
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