Little Rock Baseball Sweeps Northwestern State After A Sunday Doubleheader

LITTLE ROCK- Little Rock Baseball (10-6) takes the final non-conference home series in a clean sweep rolling past the Northwestern State Demons (4-12). The Trojans now sit 4 games above .500 heading into the final week before conference play begins.

Game 1: Trojans 7 - Demons 3
Little Rock scored 6 of the 7 runs in the second inning. Noah Brewer got it all started with a single through the left side. Ty Rhoades then moved Brewer to second with a single through the right side. Jake Wright then added a single which loaded the bases. Ben Harmon reached first on what would have been a fielder's choice, but is instead an error by the short stop trying to throw Jake Wright out at second. All runners advanced and Noah Brewer scored. Ty Rhoades then stole home off a wild pitch making the lead 2-0. Alex Seguine stepped to the plate and notched an RBI single through the left side allowing Jake Wright to score. Luke Pectol then brought Seguine and Harmon home off a single through the right side. Tyler Williams then moved Pectol into scoring position with a single of his own through the left side. Finally, Nico Baumbach added a single through the left side to bring Pectol home. The Trojans ended the inning with 6 runs on 7 hits and 1 error on the Demons.

The Trojans would add one more run to the score in the next inning after a Ben Harmon RBI bringing Ty Rhoades home.

The score would remain 7-0 until the top of the ninth where the Demons found signs of life. The Demons plated 3 runs on a mini rally, but would ultimately be overtaken.

Thomas Kuykendall (2-0) was the pitcher of record and earned his second win of the year. Kuykendall threw 10 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched conceding no runs on only 4 hits and 2 walks.

Game 2: Trojans 4 - Demons 2 (7)
Game 2 saw less scoring from both sides. Tyler Williams would give the Trojans the lead in the third inning driving in a 2 RBI double bringing Jake Wright and Ty Rhoades across the plate.

The Trojans would double their lead in the fourth inning with Skyler Trevino and Ty Rhoades scoring on 2 separate wild pitches.

The Demons would answer in the fifth with 2 runs of their own, but it wouldn't be enough to earn a win.

Hoss Brewer (1-2) was the pitcher of record earning his first win of the year. In this game, Brewer pitched 6 innings with 8 strikeouts allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk. Jacob Weatherely (3) closed the game and earned his 3rd save of the year which moved him to tied for 6th all-time in career saves at 10.

The Trojans move to 4 games above .500 ahead of a midweek series against Arkansas State.

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