No. 6 Arkansas sweeps doubleheader at UNLV Tournament

LAS VEGAS – No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks moved to 4-0 on the season after a pair of impressive wins over Weber St. and Southern Utah on Saturday at the Rebel Kickoff.

Arkansas shut out Weber St. for the second time this weekend after a strong 11-0 (5 inn.) win in game one. The Hogs defeated Southern Utah 10-2 in Saturday’s final. In four games (22 total innings) this season, the Hogs have outscored their opponents 40-2 while recording three shutouts. Arkansas has also scored at least one run in 19 of 22 innings pitched this season.

Saturday’s win over Weber St. marks the first time Arkansas has shut out three consecutive opponents since Feb. 25-26, 2021.

Game 1

Freshmen Robyn Herron (1-0) and Nikki McGaffin combined for a one-hit shutout in Saturday’s matinee against Weber St. Picking up his first career win in his first career start, Herron dazzled in three rounds with the rock. The southpaw gave up just one hit, struck out five Wildcats and didn’t allow a walk. Taking the key in the fourth, McGaffin took care of business as he retired six of the seven batters he faced while striking out one and walking.

The Razorbacks combined for 8 hits, including two home runs and a double. Redshirt junior Rylin Hedgecock tied his career high in RBIs with three after going 2-for-2 at the plate. Junior Hannah Gammill hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot to deep center, in the fourth. Cylie Halvorson also drove in two with one through the 5-6 hole in the second. In her first career at bat, freshman Hannah Camenzind sliced ​​a solo home run to left center in the fifth.

After a quiet first inning offensively, Arkansas outburst into a seven-inning second frame. Sophomore Kacie Hoffmann drew a catch and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Force at the plate, Hedgecock doubled to center to score Hoffmann from second. Spencer Prigge’s RBI single down the right field line gave the Hogs a 2-0 lead. The scoring didn’t end when freshman Atalyia Rijo singled to right to score Prigge from second. Kristina Foreman walked to load the bases for a hot Cylie Halvorson. Halvorson ripped a two-RBI single through the left side to extend the lead to 5-0. Arkansas added the last two on Hedgecock’s two-RBI double to left.

Arkansas never looked back after seconds.

The Hogs tacked on three more runs in the fourth thanks to Gammill’s two-run home run and Raigan Kramer’s RBI single to right.

Arkansas got its 11th and final run of the game on Hannah Camenzind’s solo home run to left center in the fifth.

Game 2

Freshman LHP Hannah Camenzind made her first career start in game two vs. Southern Utah. After three innings, Camenzind won one and did not give up. Junior LHP Callie Turner (2-0) picked up her second win of the week after pitching the final four innings of the game. The Land O’Lakes, Fla., native tallied four strikeouts and gave up zero on one hit.

Spencer Prigge continued to be dynamic at the plate and hit three home runs. Kristina Foreman and Atalyia Rijo had multi-hit games with two hits each. Kristina Foreman hit home three times in an Arkansas jersey – a solo blast.

Taking an early lead on Kristina Foreman’s solo home run in the first, Arkansas found itself down 2-1 in the second after Southern Utah scored on an errant throw and sacrifice fly. The offense quickly took a permanent lead in the top of the fourth via Spencer Prigge’s heroic home run.

Arkansas continued to apply pressure over the final three innings. A bases-loaded walk to Hannah Gammill in the fifth pushed the lead to 5-2.

Hedgecock followed with a two-RBI single to right for a 7-2 lead.

Raigan Kramer scored the eighth inning of the game after picking up a wild pitch.

In the seventh, Rylee Cloud, pinch running for Hedgecock, was forced into an errant throw when he advanced to third on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 9-2.

Kramer scored from third on a wild pitch for the Hogs’ final run.

Record

• Rookie LHP Robyn Herron picked up her first career win (1-0) in her first career start
• Hannah Camenzind, Kristina Foreman, Hannah Gammill and Spencer Prigge homered on Friday
• Junior LHP Callie Turner picked up her second win of the season in game two
• Turner hasn’t given up a single in nine innings
• Arkansas has outscored its opponents this season 40-2
• The Razorbacks have shut out three of their four opponents
• The Hogs move to 4-0 on the season
• Spencer Prigge tied his career high in RBI (3)
• Rylin Hedgecock tied his career high in RBI (3)

Until Next Time

Arkansas squares off against Baylor in Sunday’s Rebel Kickoff finale with first pitch at 11 a.m. CT. The live stream will be available on the UNLV YouTube page. Links to live stats can be found on the Arkansas schedule page.