GAME 4 THREAD: Arkansas (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Byant (2-2, 0-0 NEC)

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

This team is the best, and I'm not talking about the Diamond Hogs. You PBP folks are beast's. I really appreciate the work.

   :razorback:

[Iwastherein1969]

Very Good Thing.....We beat an SEC type pitcher
Pretty Good Thing...We beat a good baseball team at Baum
Average Thing........Didn't let getting behind early slow us down
Not A Good Thing....Bully allowing good team back in game
Bad Thing..............This is what we are going to see every SEC game we play this year so the pitching, let's hope, improves

GREAT THING..........CHALK up ANOTHER W !

[SPAL]

Couldn't get out of the OR in time to get to Fayetteville so I wasn't able to do my part but I appreciate just being part of the team here. This should be the only weekend I won't be there unless I'm on call.

[TikiHog]

I tell ya what after the sun went down over the stands it got awful cold behind the 3rd base dugout...I'm finally thawed out...WPS

[hawgrunner]

Win is a win!!

WPS!!

[PintailKiller]

A win is a win.  Take them anyway we can get them.
Great job on the pbp guys.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

https://twitter.com/RazorbackBSB/status/835327629125287936

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

PHOTO GALLERY: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/photo_galleries/arkansas-bryant-game-1-in-photos/

REVIEW: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/10-run-sixth-proves-big-for-razorbacks/

BOX SCORE: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Bryant-Arkansas-Game-1-Box.pdf

PLAYERS POST GAME:
Lee: We Just Wanted To Stay Aggressive: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/lee-we-just-wanted-to-stay-aggressive/

DVH POST GAME: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/dvh-we-put-together-some-really-good-at-bats/

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

http://www.nwahomepage.com/razorback-nation/10-run-sixth-proves-big-for-razorbacks/662846652

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas used a 10-run sixth inning Friday afternoon at Baum Stadium to come back from a three-run deficit and defeat Bryant University in game one of its three-game series, 11-8, to stay undefeated on the year.

Arkansas (4-0) only managed three hits off of Bryant starter James Karinchak, but was able to break through in the sixth after a lead-off double by freshman Evan Lee that led to Arkansas not only batting around in the inning, but forced Bryant to go to its bullpen. The Hogs went on to total 10 runs on four hits in the frame. Bryant's pitchers walked four batters and hit three batters in the same inning giving Arkansas plenty of scoring opportunities.

Senior pitcher Dominic Taccolini picked up the win for the Razorbacks, his first of the year, after relieving starting pitcher Blaine Knight in the sixth inning. Knight had given up Bryant's first three runs in the game, but struck out four in five innings, his second straight five-inning outing.

Taccolini pitched only the sixth inning, but kept the Bryant bats silent, walking two and striking out two.

At the plate, sophomore Eric Cole went 2-for-3 in the game with an RBI and a run scored that included an RBI and a run scored. For Cole, it was his third multi-hit game of the year.

Grant Koch led all Razorbacks with four RBIs, part of a 2-for-5 day that included a bases clearing triple as part of that big 10-run sixth inning. He followed it up in the eighth with a solo home run, his second of the year.

Moments That Mattered

Arkansas fell behind early when Bryant plated two runs in the top of the third inning. Knight forced two quick outs to begin the inning before giving up three straight hits, including a double that gave Bryant its first two runs of the game. The lead grew to 3-0 after a one-out home run in the fourth by Chris Wright.

In the bottom of the sixth finally got on top of Karinchak as Lee led off the inning with a double down the left field line, his first hit of his career. That was followed by four walks, three hit by pitches, and three hits to score 10 runs and give the Hogs a commanding 10-3 lead. The 10-run frame was the first by a Razorback team since plating 14 in the first inning against Saint Louis on April 7, 2010, part of a 32-8 victory.

Arkansas fended off an offensive surge by Bryant in the late innings, as the Bulldogs scored two runs in the seventh, two in the eighth and one in the ninth. Redshirt senior Josh Alberius was brought in with the bases loaded and no outs in the ninth and immediately turned a double play on his first pitch. He struck out the final batter to give Arkansas the three-run victory and pick up the save.

Razorback Quotables

"That was the inning that won us the ballgame. We put together some really good at-bats. It started with Evan Lee, who got his first start tonight. I thought he took a really good swing his first at-bat, his second time up he got him with a changeup, and then Lee got him and smoked it down the line." - Head coach Dave Van Horn on the 10-run sixth inning

"I was going to look to get ahead in the count. He was grinding down the last few at-bats out there. He had to really get out of it. Once he got to that extra inning, he was saying he wanted one more. He was winding down and his velocity got low and we just wanted to stay aggressive. It was three runs and we wanted to make the most of it." - Evan Lee on the Hogs' big sixth inning

"It was a 1-0 count, he tried to throw a fastball away and they guy put a good swing on it. He swung hard and we got fortunate it went to the shortstop. It clipped the edge of the mound. I think he would've gotten to it anyway, but it was a great job of throwing the ball knee high and making them swing the bat. That changed the outcome and gave us the opportunity to relax. It was nice to see Josh (Alberius) come in and show a little senior leadership there." - Dave Van Horn on the double play in the ninth inning

Up Next

Arkansas will be back in Baum Stadium Saturday for game two of the three game series against Bryant. First pitch is scheduled for 2:02 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+.

[proffitthog]

Good job, appreciate the play by play.

[BigBrandonAllenFan]

https://twitter.com/RazorbackBSB/status/835327629125287936

Wow.  Good reel, A_R.  I didn't get to see the 10 run before now.  Awesome.  Thanks.

[BroyledNutts]

Can't believe I was kind of feeling sorry for these devils.

Never ....

I was sitting there wishing I had a big sign to hold up that said "Remember Manhattan"

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Arkansas designated hitter Evan Lee bats during a game against Bryant on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Fayetteville.


Lee's first hit comes at opportune time
http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2017/feb/24/lees-first-hit-comes-opportune-time/

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas freshman Evan Lee recorded his first start in Friday's game against Bryant.

Lee played briefly in the Razorbacks' opening-weekend sweep of Miami (Ohio). In his only plate appearance he drew a walk and scored a run in the seventh inning of a 10-run win over the Redhawks in the series finale.

But with Arkansas facing a right-handed pitcher, Lee was inserted as the designated hitter to give the Razorbacks an extra option from the left side of the plate Friday. Hitting in the two-hole he flied out and struck out in his first two at-bats.

In his third at-bat, Lee came through with arguably the game's biggest hit - a double off Bryant starter James Karinchak to lead-off the sixth inning. His first career hit was the start to a 10-run sixth inning that saw 11 Arkansas batters come to the plate before the Bulldogs recorded an out. The Razorbacks went on to win 11-8.

"I was going to look to get a hit early in the count," said Lee, whose double came on the first pitch of the inning. "He had ground me down in the last few at-bats we had. He was winding down and his velocity kind of got low. We wanted to stay aggressive."

Lee scored on Grant Koch's two-run triple in the sixth and added his first career RBI later in the inning when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. He scored his second run of the inning on Dominic Fletcher's sacrifice fly.

"It was so clutch for Lee to come through with that big double and get us going a little bit," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said.

Quick call

Arkansas senior Josh Alberius had to warm up quickly after Bryant loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning.

"My jacket was stuck around my neck about five minutes before that happened," Alberius said. "I had two guys pull my jacket off in the bullpen."

Alberius needed only five pitches to record his first save of the season. He induced a ground-ball double play on his first pitch, then struck out Bryant's final batter.

"He was the guy we wanted in there because he's got a little more experience and I didn't feel he would be all uptight about it," Van Horn said. "He came in and did his job."

Alberius was the lone bright spot in Arkansas' bullpen over the game's final three innings. The previous four pitchers allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks in 2-plus innings.

"Guys came in and they didn't have their best stuff today," Alberius said. "You can't do that, I don't care who you're playing. You've got to come out with the mentality that you're going to strike everybody out and pitch to ground balls. We failed to do that early on.

"I think it's good to face some adversity, especially now early in the season than it would be later in the season."

Call overturned

Arkansas' defense had to come back on the field after the Razorbacks thought they recorded the final out of the top of the fifth inning.

Bryant's Ryan Ward popped up in foul ground near the seats down the third base line. Arkansas third baseman Hunter Wilson reached over the wall to catch the ball, but it bounced off his glove and into the glove of shortstop Jax Biggers who also ran over to cover.

Third-base umpire Scott Wilkerson ruled the ball was caught and Arkansas players ran into their dugout. But as the Razorbacks' leadoff batter walked to the plate for the bottom of the inning, the umpires convened to talk about the call.

The play was reviewed and replay showed the baseball bounced off the wall before it landed in Biggers' glove. Umpires are allowed to use video replay in college baseball's regular season for the first time this year.

"(The umpires) said they could obviously see it, that the ball came out of his glove, hit the wall and jumped up," Van Horn said. "Hunter couldn't tell what happened; he thought the ball just slung out of his glove. They got the call right, bottom line."

After Arkansas' defense came back on the field, starting pitcher Blaine Knight needed one pitch to record the third out.

"It was good to see him do that," Van Horn said. "He thought he was done for the game. We weren't going to let him come back out (for the next inning).

"He came back and got him out on one pitch, a change-up or something. That was good to see. That stuff is going to happen, but you have to handle the situation."

Koch heating up

Arkansas catcher Grant Koch hit a home run and a triple, and had 4 RBI on Friday.

Koch is 5-for-9 and has 7 RBI in the past two games. He is batting .353 this season and leads the team in home runs (2), extra-base hits (4) and RBI (9).

His slugging percentage is .882.

"He's a good hitter, a tough out and if you make a mistake he's going to hit it hard somewhere," Van Horn said.

[southeasthog]

Can't believe I was kind of feeling sorry for these devils.

I might of felt sorry for them if their starting pitcher didn't act like a douchenoozle at the end of every inning. I can see being pumped and excited but it reminded me of the Missouri State pitcher a couple of years ago.