Box Score CONWAY, Ark. – UALR baseball (7-13, 4-4) fell to rival Central Arkansas (12-7, 6-3) by a score of 15-3 in seven innings at Bear Stadium in Conway on Wednesday night.
Ryan Scott went 1 for 4 and extended his hitting and reached base streaks to 17 games with a single in the top of the fifth inning.
UALR started the game by loading the bases with one out in the first, but a double play ended the Trojans' chance to put a runner on the board.
The Bears showed no mercy in the first inning, hanging nine runs on the board with seven hits to begin the game.
UCA continued the offensive in the second inning, scoring a couple of more runs on four hits to take an 11-0 lead.
The Bears added two more runs in the third inning with a two-run shot by over the left field wall shortstop Logan Preston to take a 13-0 lead.
A two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth by center fielder Tyler Langley extended Central Arkansas' lead to 15-0.
The Trojans ended the shutout with a couple of runs in the fifth inning. With one out, Justin Steelmon singled up the middle. Ryan Scott singled through the right side of the infield, advancing Steelmon to second. Tanner Rockwell popped up to the middle of the infield, but UCA's pitcher dropped the ball as Steelmon crossed the plate for the Trojans' first run. Kyle Kirk then singled through the left side, scoring Scott to cut the deficit to 15-2. Mitchell Scheuler singled to right to load the bases for the Trojans, but a fly out to center ended UALR's run.
Reed Willenborg entered the game in the bottom of the fifth and only allowed Central Arkansas to get one hit while striking out three in two innings on the mound.
After Hayden Martin walked with one out in the top of the sixth, he advanced to second with a UALR ground out. Sam Vogel then hit an RBI-single up the middle to cut the deficit to 15-3.
Down by 12 runs in the top of the seventh, UALR needed at least three runs to keep the game going due to an imposed run limit, but the Trojans' night ended after grounding out, striking out and flying out.
UALR will look to get back on track this weekend as it welcomes new conference-foe Appalachian State to Gary Hogan Field for a three-game series starting on Friday at 6 p.m.
