GAME 8 THREAD: #5 Arkansas (5-2, 0-0 SEC) vs Dayton (1-5, 0-0 A10)

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Meehan, 0-1 today, fouls off strike 1, 0-2 swinging, grounds to 3B, bobbled but gets the runner at 1B, 2 gone

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Garrity 0-1 so far, takes strike 1, 1-1, grounds to 2B and Martin makes a diving stop but cannot get the runner, single, runners on the corners with 2 outs

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Smith, who Kd his first at bat, takes a ball, 1-1 looking, 1-2 swinging(runner started but then stopped and returned to first), throw to 1B(safe), Ks again swinging

8-0 Arkansas after 2 1/2

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             0               Bot 3rd                   8

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Dayton          0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  3  | 0  | 3   
Arkansas      0  | 8 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  8  |  9  | 0  | 3   


                         

[navyhog24]

Bolden has great control. I see great things for him in the future.

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In the Home Team 3rd

9. Martin    1-1, HR
1. Biggers   1-2
2. Cole       0-1, BB

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Martin, 1-1 with the 3 run dinger, takes a strike, 1-1, 1-2 on a ball smashed foul, grounds out to 3B

[Wisco Pig]

Bolden has great control. I see great things for him in the future.

He's impressive.   You can see he has a plan out there.

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Biggers bats for the 3rd time today and is 1-2, takes a ball, 1-1 looking, 2-1, 3-1, walks

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Cole, 0-1 with a BB thrown in, 0-1 looking, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2 foul, foul tip and is still batting, flies out to center

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Kjerstad, only 2-2 today(average at .458), throw over to 1B(safe), strike 1 called as the zone seems to be enlarging, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, goes full on a foul with the runner going, HBP

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Gates, 1-2 with a double up to now bats with 2 on and 2 out, takes ball 1, 1-1 looking as fans disagree, 2-1, 3-1, grounds out to 1B unassisted

8-0 Arkansas after 3

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             0               Top 4th                   8

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Dayton          0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  3  | 0  | 3   
Arkansas      0  | 8 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  8  |  9  | 0  | 5   


                         

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The Ohio team sends up these batters in the 4th

4. Tirotta    0-1
5. Yamada  0-1
6. Echols     1-1

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Bonfield to LF, Kjerstad moves to rf,  Cole leaves the game

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Tirotta with a strike, 1-1, 2-1 in the dirt, 2-2 foul, full count, foul, foul, flies out to right

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Yamada takes a ball, singles to left

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Echols takes a ball, singles to left and 2 are on with 1 out

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No one working in our pen

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Hagan takes a ball, 2-0, pops out to SS for the second out

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Runners with a double steal and no throw

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Wells swings through the first pitch, 1-1, flies out to right

8-0 after 3 1/2

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             0               Bot 4th                   8

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Dayton          0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  5  | 0  | 5   
Arkansas      0  | 8 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  8  |  9  | 0  | 5   


                         

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In the Good Guy 4th

5. Fletcher  1-2, 2B
6. Lee        2-2
7. Koch      1-2

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Fletcher who is 1-2 with a double as his hit, fouls off the first pitch, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, singles up the box

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Pitching change

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As a note the Arkansas women won their SEC basketball tournament play-in game against Vandy today. They had just lost to Vandy earlier this week.

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First lefty of the day on the mound for Dayton; has the highest era on the team

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Balk sends Fletcher to 2B

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Lee who has his first 2 hits of the year today, faces the new pitcher and takes ball 1, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1 looking, walks and 2 are on to start the inning

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Catcher out to talk to his pitcher

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Another mound trip

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Changing pitchers after a strike pitch to Koch. Appears to be a leg injury. Freshman coming in. Another lefty.

[Pudgepork]

Dang, I really liked that pitcher.

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Koch, 1-2 today, 0-1 looking, 1-1 on the new pitchers first pitch, 2-1, pops out to 1B foul

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Wild pitch behind the batter moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd

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Wilson 0-1 with a BB( one of only 2 batters for Arkansas without a hit), ball 1 is thrown behind him, singles to left, rbi

9-0 Arkansas

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Martin, 1-2 with the Homer and 3 rbis, takes ball 1, takes ball 2 in the dirt(blocked), grounds into a fielder's choice to 3B, out at 2B, safe at 1B, rbi

10-0 Arkansas

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Biggers bats for the 4th time is 1-2, singles, and runners are at 1st and 2nd

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Murrell pinch runs for Biggers

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Runners advance to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch

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Bonfield with his first at-bat today and takes ball 1, 1-1 looking, 2-1, 3-1 on the wild pitch, full count swinging, flies out to center

10-0 after 4 innings

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Cole was the only starter without a hit today. He is no longer in the game.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             0               Top 5th                   10

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Dayton          0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  5  | 0  | 5   
Arkansas      0  | 8 | 0 | 2 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  10|  12 | 0  | 7   


                         

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In the 5th for Dayton

9. Johnson 1-1
1. Meehan  0-2
2. Garrity   1-2

[SPAL]

As a note the Arkansas women won their SEC basketball tournament play-in game against Vandy today. They had just lost to Vandy earlier this week.

And now, for their troubles, a matchup vsca team who has beaten them by 50 twice.

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Johnson singles to left

[navyhog24]

Cole was the only starter without a hit today. He is no longer in the game.

They think he may have hurt himself on a dive play for a foul earlier in the game.

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Meehan grounds to Wilson who now plays SS, out at 2nd, safe at 1st.

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Garrity hits into the 4-6-3 DP

10-0 after 4 1/2