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Box Score 2 LITTLE ROCK, Ark.?Late inning spurts boosted the University of Arkansas-Little Rock to a 12-7 and 5-4 sweep of Tennessee-Martin Saturday at Gary Hogan Field. The Trojans (13-8) recorded a total of 24 hits in the two games.
Mitchell Webb went 6-of-10 over the two games recording two doubles and three RBI, while Ryan Gotcher and Jacob Stover each went 5-of-12 with a double a piece.
In the first match-up, Dustin Turner picked up his second win in as many games allowing no runs in five innings pitched.
Adam Miller recorded his fourth win in the second game pitching two innings.
In the first game, Tennessee-Martin scored two runs on a home run by Douglas Nicodemus. The Trojans answered in the bottom of the first with a solo homer by Derek Eilers.
UALR tied the score in the bottom of the second when Webb recorded an RBI double.
The Skyhawks came back the next inning scoring three runs on a triple by Nicodemus. The Trojans recorded another run at the bottom of the third on a wild pitch.
Each team scored two runs in the fifth inning with Tennessee-Martin holding the 7-5 edge.
UALR recorded six runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead for the first time in the game.
The rally started with a double by Matt Garlington. A single by Webb brought across the first run. Drew Gray then laid down a sacrifice bunt before Gotcher knocked in an RBI double to left field. A single by Eilers and a home run Matt King brought across the remaining runs.
UALR would score a run in the bottom of the seventh on a single by Stover.
Turner held the Skyhawks to only one hit over five innings.
In game two, the Trojans put the first point on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single by Webb.
Tennessee-Martin took the lead in the top of the fourth scoring three runs on four hits.
UALR narrowed the lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by Grant Gatlin.
The Skyhawks took a 4-2 lead in the top of the eighth when an error brought the runner across home.
In the bottom of the eighth the Trojans scored tow runs on two hits to tie the score at four.
Smiley started the inning with a single before Gatlin hit his second home run of the game and season.
Miller allowed no run and no hits in the top of the ninth inning for UALR.
In the bottom of the ninth, Garlington lead off with a double to left field before UTM intentionally walked Lawler. After Smiley reached on a fielder's choice, Garlington scored on an error by the pitcher to win the game 5-4.
