Arkansas downs Louisiana Tech in 10 innings
By: Jason Snavely
Updated: May 16, 2012
Matt
Reynolds tied a career-high with four hits, drove in three runs and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th
inning as Arkansas defeated Louisiana Tech, 6-5, on Tuesday night in front of 10,512 fans at Dickey-Stephens Park.
The
Razorbacks improve to 36-17 with the win, while Louisiana Tech drops to
23-24
with the loss. Arkansas also improved to 3-0 at Dickey-Stephens Park.
The Razorbacks defeated Louisiana Tech in 2010 and downed Memphis last
season.
With the game tied at five in the bottom of the 10th
inning, Arkansas put together the game-winning rally. With one out,
Reynolds and Brian Anderson had back-to-back singles to put runners on
first and second. With Derrick Bleeker at the plate, Reynolds stole
third and the Louisiana Tech catcher's throw to third
got past the third baseman and down the left field line, allowing
Reynolds to score the game-winning run.
Reynolds
continued his hot hitting, extending his reached base streak to 36
straight
games and his hitting streak to nine straight games. Reynolds tied a
career high with four hits in the win, including his sixth homer of the
season, and also added three RBI with three runs scored. Tim Carver had
three hits out of the leadoff spot and scored
a run, while Anderson and Bo Bigham each added two hits.
Taylor Terrasas and Ryan Gebhardt each had two hits for Louisiana Tech, while
Bre'Shon Kimbell drove in a pair of runs.
Arkansas
reliever Barrett Astin (3-5) picked up the win in relief. Astin threw
two hitless innings and struck out four. Caleb Dudley (4-4) took the
loss for the Bulldogs after throwing two innings and giving up an
unearned run on three hits with a strikeout.
Brandon Moore and Nolan Sanburn each pitched well in relief for Arkansas. Sanburn
threw 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts, while Moore tossed 1.2 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts.
Louisiana
Tech struck first with two runs in the top of the first. Terrasas led
off the game with a 10-pitch at bat, which ended with a single into left
field. Gebhardt then doubled down the left field line to put runners on
second and third. Alex Williams drove in the game's first run with a
line drive single to center field, scoring
Terrasas. A 3-6-3 double play off the bat of Kimbell scored Gebhardt to
put the Bulldogs up 2-0.
Arkansas
answered back with three runs in the bottom of the first. Carver
doubled
down the left field to begin the inning and then moved to third after
Dominic Ficociello reached on an infield single. Reynolds then split the
gap in left-center field, scoring both runners to tie the game. After
back-to-back strikeouts of Anderson and Bleeker,
Bigham reached on an infield single to second and Reynolds was able to
score all the way from second on the play to give the Razorbacks the
lead.
The
Bulldogs regained the lead with two runs in the top of the third.
Justin Gordey
and Terrasas drew back-to-back walks to begin the inning. After a foul
out to the first baseman by Gebhardt, a wild pitch moved runners to
second and third. Williams then popped out to short for the second out
of the inning. Kimbell was able to drive home both
runners with a ground rule double down the left field.
Arkansas evened the game at four in the bottom of the fifth inning on Reynolds'
leadoff homer over the left field wall, his sixth round-tripper of the season.
The
Razorbacks took the lead with a run game in the bottom of the sixth.
Matt
Vinson drew a leadoff walk and then advanced to second on a sacrifice
bunt by Joe Serrano. Carver then looped a single into right field to put
runners on first and third with one out. Ficociello hit a sacrifice fly
to left to score Vinson.
Louisiana
Tech tied the game with a run in the top of the seventh. Sam Alvis
singled
to left to begin the inning, but was cut down at second on a failed
sacrifice bunt attempt by Gordey. Arkansas had Gordey picked off at
first, but Ficociello's throw hit the runner, allowing him to advance to
third with one out. Terrasas then doubled to the
left-center field alley, scoring Gordey with the tying run.
Arkansas had a chance to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth, loading the
bases with two outs. However, Bigham grounded out to short to end the threat and keep the game tied.
Arkansas closes the regular season this weekend with a three-game series at Tennessee.
Game times are set for 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information regarding Razorback baseball or University of Arkansas athletics,
please visit ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
