FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Little Rock fell behind early to No. 5 Arkansas Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium and couldn't recover in a 10-0 defeat in seven innings.
The in-state rivals square off again at 5 p.m., Wednesday on a game that will air on the SEC Network with Victor Rojas (play-by-play) and for LSU star and Major League Baseball vet Todd Walker (analyst) providing the coverage.
The Trojans will try to bounce back like they did in 2023 when the No. 5 Razorbacks beat them 21-5 on the first night only to have Little Rock split the midweek series with an 11-4 win.
Tuesday night, The Hogs (35-7) scored five runs in the second inning and four in the third.
Little Rock (18-21) had its best chance to score in the first inning. Arkansas starting pitcher Tate McGuire, who picked up the win, walked lead-off hitter
Alex Seguine and No. 2 hitter
Zach Henry. However,
Ryan Geck lined to shortstop Wehiwa Aloy, who turned a double play at second base.
Ty Rhoades singled to move Henry to third, but
Cooper Chaplain, who was 1-for-3, flew out ending the inning.
Angel Cano added the other hit for the Trojans.
Little Rock starter
Zach Busick took the loss on the mound. He was one of three pitchers who saw action. Brendan Katz finished the night by giving up four hits and striking out four in 3.2 innings while walking just one.
