GAME 36 THREAD: ARKANSAS (19-16, 6-8 SEC) vs. KENTUCKY (19-14, 5-8 SEC)

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        ARKANSAS VS KENTUCKY -- SUNDAY AT 12:05PM

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First pitch is set for 12:05PM SUNDAY. 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.

Arkansas (19-16, 6-8 SEC) will go for its third consecutive SEC series win in this rubber match against the Kentucky Wildcats (19-14, 5-8 SEC) at Baum Stadium. Arkansas gave up three runs in the first inning Saturday evening and never recovered, falling 16-4 as Kentucky evened the series. At the beginning of the day, Arkansas (#88 RPI) is in a tie for 4th in the Western Division with MSU and 1/2 game back of Ole Miss (7-8) who completed their weekend series on Saturday.

Probable Starter - Arkansas - Keaton McKinney - RHP
Arkansas plans to send freshman RHP Keaton McKinney to the mound for his 9th start of the year, which makes him team co-leader for starts with Dominic Taccolini. Last week, McKinney worked 3.1 innings at Auburn, allowing five hits and two runs, walking two on 65 pitches. Tacco has held opposing teams to a .259 batting average.

Probable Starter - Kentucky - Kyle Cody RHP
Kentucky will counter with a  6-foot-7, 245-pound righty, Kyle Cody has appeared in eight games and made seven starts this season and has appeared in 41 games with 23 starts in his career, owning a 9-6 record and a 4.57 ERA. Last week, Cody came out of the bullpen against No. 1 Texas A&M, working the final two innings allowing three runs for the loss, striking out four on 40 pitches.


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 - RHP Keaton McKinney      1-1    11     8     4.25   36.0    24   18

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:
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 narrative for those that depend on it as their only source and for those that just simply enjoy it. These threads have been a foundation for great Hogville discussions and that tradition continues today as this is NOT a read only thread (all Hogville posting rules apply). 

As always, I hope to be here with Hog fans to enjoy the game, commentary and discussions and will help out if needed with the game thread. WPS!  :razorback:

[PoconoHog]

I will do the PBP narrative for this game. Hoping that A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S can help add all the things he does to the game thread. And of course...hope that SPAL can work his magic from the park to start things off.
Best thing about game 3....the score begins 0 - 0.

[PoconoHog]

Starting lineup for the Hogs

Eagan           1B
Serrano         LF
Benintendi     CF
Spoon           RF
Spanberger   DH
Wernes         3B
Nomura        2B
Bernal          SS
Gosser           C

McKinney on the mound

[PoconoHog]

Starting lineup for the Cats

Barrett       CF
White        1B
Tom          LF
Shelby      2B
Hairston    RF
Bernal      3B
Arnold      DH
Fettes        C
Heady      SS

Cody on the mound

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Today's lineups

[PoconoHog]

Today's lineups

Thanks for posting the "picture" lineups. I wasn't sure you were going to be here so I went ahead and posted just the typed lineups. Feel free to post anything/everything you want to post pertaining to the game. Nothing you do will bother my posting. Thanks for helping out today.

[Razorbacks#1]

Go HOGS!

[PoconoHog]

It would be nice if the Hogs could return the azz whupping we received last night. I would settle for just a one run win!!
Go Hogs!!

[Razorbacks#1]

It would be nice if the Hogs could return the azz whupping we received last night. I would settle for just a one run win!!
Go Hogs!!

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

A few notes:

Last night's attendance: 9874 paid, was the largest of the year.
Actual was 6145.
Average actual attendance for the weekend is 5700+.

Kentucky's starting pitcher, Kyle Cody has a 8.38 SEC ERA and OP BA in SEC play of .338 with 5 home runs given up.

Hogs have won he last 2 Sundays.

DVH- Zach Jackson is available for about 30 pitches today.

It's almost game time, just a few more practice swings:
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[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

              1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9     R    H    E    LOB
CATS                                                      0    0    0      0
HOGS                                                     0    0    0      0

Due up:
Barrett cf  .374
White  1b   .310
Tom   lf   .385

[PoconoHog]

Announcer was wrong...he said both Hairston and Fettes were the DH and had nobody catching. I know that Fettes is a catcher so just going to leave lineup as is.

[PorcineSublime]

A few notes:

Last night's attendance: 9874 paid, was the largest of the year.
Actual was 6145.
Average actual attendance for the weekend is 5700+.

Kentucky's starting pitcher, Kyle Cody has a 8.38 SEC ERA.

Hogs have won he last 2 Sundays.

DVH- Zach Jackson is available for about 30 pitches today.

We really need McKinney to show up big today. FIve innings would be good, six even better. I hope that the guys have last night out of their system. I would love a 16 run output, but am fine with a 3-2 victory. WPS!

[PoconoHog]

I wonder if Cat SS Heady is wearing body armor today...he was HBP three times last night.

[Razorbacks#1]

Pocono, you may have to take it at the start as SPAL appears to be offline

[PoconoHog]

Pocono, you may have to take at the start as SPAL appears to be offline

Understand

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Throwback cream uniforms today!

[PoconoHog]

GAME ON!!

[PoconoHog]

Leadoff batter Barrett...ground ball up the middle...fielded by Nomura...out at 1st

[PoconoHog]

Next batter White...grounds out to Wernes
2 outs

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

First pitch temperature: 72 degrees

Winds were blowing straight in from right earlier, but have now switched to blowing from right to left and slightly out to left.

[PoconoHog]

Next batter Tom...K's looking
Heading to bottom of 1st
NO SCORE

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                1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9     R    H    E    LOB
CATS        0                                            0    0    0      0
HOGS                                                     0    0    0      0


Due up:
Eagan 1B .317
Serrano LF  .272
Benintendi CF  .355

[PoconoHog]

Eagan, Serrano and Benintendi due up for Hogs in bottom of 1st

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Nice to have a 9 pitch - 1,2,3 to start off.

[PoconoHog]

Eagan ground ball off pitchers glove....infield hit
Man on 1st    0 outs    Serrano to the plate

[PoconoHog]

Serrano ahead in count 3 - 0...BB on four pitches
Men on 1st and 2nd   0 outs    Benintendi to the plate

[PoconoHog]

Meeting on the mound for the Cats

[PoconoHog]

Benintendi base hit to LF....run scores
HOGS lead 1 - 0
Men on 1st and 2nd    0 outs    Spoon to the plate

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

That was Benintendi's 39th RBI of the year and runs his hitting streak to 9 games.

Spoon is hitting .339 this season

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Cody has 8 BB in 38 innings

[PoconoHog]

Spoon behind in count 1 - 2...ground ball to SS...out at 2nd...safe at 1st
Men on the corners    1 out    Spanberger to the plate

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Spanberger is today's DH and hits .259 on the season

[PoconoHog]

Spanberger lines out to SS...
2 outs    Men on the corners    Wernes to the plate

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Wernes 3B,  hitting .336

Spoon is 5 for 7 stealing bases

[PoconoHog]

Wernes HBP
Bases loaded    2 outs   Nomura to the plate

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Nomura is playing 2B and is batting .280 and .156 with RISP

.171 SEC BA

[PoconoHog]

Nomura behind in count 1 - 2...K's swinging
Heading to top of 2nd
HOGS lead 1 - 0

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                1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9     R    H    E    LOB
CATS        0                                            0    0    0      0
HOGS       1                                            1    2    0      3


Due up:
Shelby  2b  .339
Hairston rf  .347
Bernal  3B  .304

[PoconoHog]

4-5-6 batters due up for Cats in top of 2nd

[PoconoHog]

Leadoff batter Shelby...BB
Man on 1st   0 outs

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Shelby hit a homer yesterday and that ties him for the team lead for Kentucky at 3 on the season.

[PoconoHog]

Next batter Hairston...K's on check swing
1 out    Man on 1st

[PoconoHog]

Next batter Bernal...behind in count 1 - 2...K's swinging at ball in the dirt
2 outs     Man on 1st

[PoconoHog]

Next batter Arnold flys out to Serrano to end the inning
Heading to bottom of 2nd
HOGS lead 1 - 0

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                1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9     R    H    E    LOB
CATS        0   0                                       0    0    0      1
HOGS       1                                            1    2    0      3


Due up:
Bernal  SS  .272
Gosser C .194
Eagan      1-1

[PoconoHog]

Bernal, Gosser and Eagan due up for Hogs in bottom of 2nd

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Bernal's batting average when leading off: .467

Bernal was ill yesterday and did not play.

[PoconoHog]

Bernal falls behind in count 1 - 2...works the count full...K's swinging
1 out    Gosser to the plate