GAME 35 THREAD: ARKANSAS (19-15, 6-7 SEC) vs. KENTUCKY (18-14, 4-8 SEC)

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ARKANSAS VS KENTUCKY -- SATURDAY at 6:05PM

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First pitch is set for 6:05PM SATURDAY. This game will be broadcast live online on SEC Network Plus, accessible at WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. This game will NOT be televised. Sunday's (12:05pm) game will also be broadcast live online on SEC Network Plus and the WatchESPN App.

This is game 2 of the 3 game SEC series between Arkansas (19-15, 6-7 SEC) and the Kentucky Wildcats (18-14, 4-8) at Baum Stadium. Arkansas took game 1 on Friday by a score of 5-3 which featured another multi-homerun game by Andrew Benintendi and Trey Killian's first win of the season. Arkansas is now 36-23 all-time against Kentucky and will go for their 3rd SEC series win in as many weeks. At the beginning of the day, Arkansas stands alone in 3rd place in the Western Division by 1/2 game over Ole Miss and is 3.0 games behind 2nd place LSU.

SATURDAY -- Probable Pitchers
                                               W-L   APP   GS    ERA      IP     SO   BB
UK - RHP Dustin Beggs            3-2     8      8     3.33    48.2   37    11
ARK - RHP Dominic Taccolini   5-2     8      8     3.11    46.1   41    18

SUNDAY -- 12:05PM
Probable Pitchers                   W-L   APP   GS    ERA     IP     SO   BB
UK - RHP Kyle Cody                2-3     8     7     5.87   38.1    37    8
ARK - TBA                               --     --     --       --      --       --    --

Arkansas - Saturday Probable Starter - RHP Dominic Taccolini
Dominic Taccolini makes his ninth start of the year Saturday and fifth in SEC play as the sophomore looks for his team-leading sixth win of the year. He has allowed three earned runs or less in all eight starts this season, including just one in last week's 7.0-inning outing at Auburn. Taccolini has recorded seven or more strikeouts in a start three times this year, including a career-high nine punch outs against Loyola Marymount. Five of his eight starts on the year have been quality starts with Arkansas posting a 4-1 record in those game.

Kentucky - Saturday Probable Starter  - RHP Dustin Beggs
Beggs has made eight weekend starts in 2015. A 17th round pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, Beggs has tossed a team-leading 48.2 innings, allowing 41 hits and 11 walks, striking out 37. In his last start, a seven-inning series and doubleheader finale vs. No. 1 Texas A&M on Saturday, Beggs worked five innings in a no decision, allowing four hits and three runs, surrendering one walk and striking out four, exiting the game in a 3-3 game.

Preview:
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/news/razorbackbsb-welcomes-kentucky-for-weekend-sec-series-04-09-2015

Arkansas Game Notes:
https://ark-platform-sec-prod.silverchalice.co/v3/files/5526e35ae4b0f470ca5d5b3c

Kentucky Game Notes:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_20150410aaa.pdf

UP NEXT:
Sunday 12:05pm: Series finale vs Kentucky - SECN+
Tuesday 6:35pm: Stephen F. Austin at Baum - SECN+
Wednesday 3:05pm: Stephen F. Austin at Baum - SECN+
Friday 6:35pm: #1 Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park, College Station - SECN+
Saturday 7:30pm: #1 Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park, College Station - ESPNU
Sunday 3:00pm: #1 Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park, College Station - SEC NETWORK


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For many years, Hogville members who love Razorback Baseball have come together to produce these game threads with play-by-play description for those that depend on it as their only source and for those that just simply enjoy it. Hopefully uca, SPAL, Pocono and Razorbacks#1 will give us another great play-by-play today. I should be able to assist today. WPS!  :razorback:

[Razorbacks#1]

Here's hoping that SPAL, Pocono, and ARKANSAS can bring us another awesome game thread today and a win. Go HOGS!

[ucahogfan]

If no one objects, I would like to do PBP this evening if I am able to.

[pigture perfect]

We need this series for a springboard into the last half of the season. A sweep would be really sweet. I believe it's a real possibility.

[ricepig]

If no one objects, I would like to do PBP this evening if I am able to.

If we lose, you are bant for the year.   

[Razorbacks#1]

If no one objects, I would like to do PBP this evening if I am able to.

No objections here. Go HOGS!

[SPAL]

UCA, do you mind if I take the customary 1st inning and then throw it down to you?

[ucahogfan]

UCA, do you mind if I take the customary 1st inning and then throw it down to you?

Sounds like a plan.

[SPAL]

Getting ready to head down to Baum. Gonna eat some chili, enjoy the weather, and watch Taco mow through some wildcats. Gonna be a GREAT day.

[PoconoHog]

If no one objects, I would like to do PBP this evening if I am able to.

If something comes up and you can't....give me a shout....I'll be in the pen.  Go Hogs!!

[ucahogfan]

[ucahogfan]

[SPAL]

Bout 50 minutes from first pitch. UK finishing up BP. I've talked to Ant bell and DJ Williams today. Sampled some good/bad/great chili. Beautiful day out. About 69 degrees , no wind. Nice day at the park.

[SPAL]

Some infield shots

[SPAL]

Teams huddle for last minute chats. 16 minutes from first pitch. Fans continue to file in. Hogpen is packed. Kinda overcast and cloudy suddenly. Wind blowing in to right. 

[Razorbacks#1]

Go HOGS!

[ucahogfan]

TEAM         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E
Kentucky                                                  0   0   0
Arkansas                                                   0   0   0

LOB
Arkansas - 0
Kentucky - 0

2B:
3B:
HR:
RBI:

[SPAL]

Let's get it started

[GatorHog]

Tacco Saturday

Go Hogs!

[ucahogfan]

[flippinhogmana]

Ole Miss won this afternoon 5-4 over Vandy puting them percentage points ahead of us at 7-8;  if we win we go back in front by a half game.   MSU also beat A&M, but they remain back a game, Alabama is seven runs behind in the bottom of the 9th inning to Georgia, LSU/Auburn starts in an hour.

We control our destiny, lets get this.

[SPAL]

Taco ready to go for the hogs as Barrett steps in....

Taco aims, fires, and misses away...

1-0 misses low

2-0 misses low for ball 3

3-0 low and Barret takes first...

[SPAL]

White now bunts the first pitch perfectly down the 3rd base line and wernes can't throw him out. 1st and 2nd , no outs

[SPAL]

First pitch is laced over Benni's head and to  the wall....a run scores but for some reason the trail runner stopped at 2nd...

1st and 2nd 0 outs

UK 1-0

[SPAL]

Shelby gets behind 1-2

Takes a ball low

2-2 in the dirt.

Full count....walks him.

[SPAL]

Jorn out to chat.

[SPAL]

Fires it in for a strike....

0-1 slider is whiffed and missed...

0-2 misses low

1-2 laced passed a diving Eagan into right....drives in another run.

2-0

[tennesseehogwild]

Hog game is being showm on SEC NETWORK as Fla-SC in rain delay

[Knot2brite]

Rut rho raggy

[SPAL]

First pitch swung on and missed.

0-1 misses low

1-1 change is missed for strike 2

1-2 misses low

2-2 fouled away

BIG STRIKEOUT

1 away

[tennesseehogwild]

Hog game is being showm on SEC NETWORK as Fla-SC in rain delay

We are also on the alternate Channel so hopefully when fla=sc goes back live we stay on there.

[SPAL]

First pitch fouled away

0-1just misses 1-1

Llfted to left to Serrano for out #2

Runner tags and just does beat the throw for the 3rd UK run...

Pennell fires to 3rd and snags the runner trying to take 3 rd.

Kentucky strikes for 3 on 3 hits 1 left.

[cubsfan5150]

Can we score on these guys?

[ucahogfan]

TEAM         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E
Kentucky    3                                            3   3   0
Arkansas                                                   0   0   0

LOB
Arkansas - 0
Kentucky - 1

2B:
3B:
HR:
RBI: Tom (32), Hairston (10), Wilson (12)

Leading off for the Hogs
Eagan
Serrano
Benintendi

[ucahogfan]

Can we score on these guys?

Of course.  Our offense is very solid this year.

[SPAL]

Eagan steps in to start the home half...

In for strike 1

0-1fouled off his foot

0-2 misses high

1-2 gets under it and flies out to left...

1 out

[ucahogfan]

Kentucky's starter Dustin Beggs is a junior out of Georgia who was a 17th round selection by the Cardinals in 2014 out of Georgia Perimeter College.

[SPAL]

First pitch to Serrano misses low

1-0 misses high

2-0 right down the middle for strike 1

2-1 grounded to 2nd for out 2

2 outs

[SPAL]

AB steps in and takes a strike

Fouled off to the left

0-2 breaking ball misses high and away

1-2 fouled off and out

Looks at a nice pitch on the outside corner and froze him

Strikeout ends the inning

0 runs on 0 hits 0 left....

All yours UCA

[ucahogfan]

TEAM         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E
Kentucky    3                                            3   3   0
Arkansas    0                                             0   0   0

LOB
Arkansas - 0
Kentucky - 1

2B:
3B:
HR:
RBI: Tom (32), Hairston (10), Wilson (12)

[ucahogfan]

Arnold down swinging on a filthy breaking ball.  Big Taco's 2nd K.

[ucahogfan]

Heady laces a single into LF.

[ucahogfan]

Barrett chases a sinker low and away.  Big Taco's 3rd K.

[ucahogfan]

White grounds out 4-3.

[ucahogfan]

TEAM         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E
Kentucky    3   0                                        3   4   0
Arkansas    0                                             0   0   0

LOB
Arkansas - 0
Kentucky - 1

2B:
3B:
HR:
RBI: Tom (32), Hairston (10), Wilson (12)

Stepping in the Box for the Hogs
Spoon
Spanberger
Wernes

[ucahogfan]

Spoon grounds out 5-3.

[ucahogfan]

Spanberger grounds out 4-3.

[ucahogfan]

Wernes flies out to right.

[ucahogfan]

TEAM         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E
Kentucky    3   0                                        3   4   0
Arkansas    0   0                                        0   0   0

LOB
Arkansas - 0
Kentucky - 1

2B:
3B:
HR:
RBI: Tom (32), Hairston (10), Wilson (12)