Homerun By Hamblin Sparks Comeback Win For Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UA Sports Information)- No. 10 Arkansas overcame a sluggish effort Friday afternoon for a come-from-behind 6-5 win over Cal State Northridge in front of 2,832 fans at Baum Stadium. The win improves the Razorbacks to 14-1 and extends their winning streak to five games. Northridge falls to 9-11 on the season. Trailing 3-0, Danny Hamblin kick started the Hogs offense in the fifth inning with his fifth home run of the season - a two-run moon shot to left field. He finished the day 2 for 4, upping his batting average to .356 and extending his team- and SEC-leading RBI total to 24. Hamblin extended his hitting streak to 13 games with the home run, and his RBI streak to 11 games. He has hit in 14-of-15 games this season and driven in a run in 13-of-15 games. Hamblin also leads the team in multiple-RBI games with eight. Arkansas added three more runs in the sixth inning to take a 5-4 lead. David Hum doubled over the left-fielders head to open the inning and Matt Willard followed with a walk. Craig Gentry, playing in his first game since Feb. 17, then ripped a triple into the left-center field gap to tie the game at 4-4. Pinch hitter James Ewing plated UAs fifth run with a ground ball to shortstop. The Hogs added their sixth run in the bottom of the eighth inning on back-to-back errors by Cal State Northridge. Arkansas left-hander Nick Schmidt turned in his shakiest outing of the season, throwing 4.2 innings and giving up three runs on five hits. He struck out three and walked three. The five hits all came in the first two innings and equaled the total number of hits Schmidt had allowed in 26 innings this season entering the game. Devin Collis (1-0), the Hogs third pitcher of the afternoon, earned the win with 2.1 innings of work. He allowed one run on two hits and did not issue a walk. Daryl Maday notched his third save of the season by recording the final three outs of the game. Maday got CSUN pinch-hitter Kris Kasarjian to fly out to right field to end the game with Matador runners on first and second base. Cal State Northridges starting pitcher Craig Baker took the loss to fall to 3-3 on the season. The right-hander allowed five runs - three earned - on eight hits over 5.1 innings of work. He struck out four and walked three. Jake Dugger, David Hum and Blake Parker also collected two hits each in the Razorbacks nine-hit attack. Brett Blumenthal and Johnny Coit led the Matadors 10-hit day with two hits each. The top four spots in the CSUN lineup all drove in one run apiece. Leadoff hitter Jonathan Sakurais first-inning double was the first extra base hit off Arkansas Schmidt all season. The Razorbacks and Matadors will play at 12:05 p.m. on Saturday to accommodate the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships taking place next door to Baum Stadium at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center. Fridays game was also moved to 12:35 p.m. because of the track championships. -- HOGS -- File: AR15.pdf (109Kbytes) Cal State Northridge vs Arkansas (Mar 10, 2006) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box score (NCAA) Play-by-Play Line score -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box score (NCAA) Arkansas Razorbacks Cal State Northridge at #10 Arkansas Mar 10, 2006 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum Stadium) Cal State Northridge 5 (9-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Sakurai, Jonathan 2b..... 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 5 0 Andrade Jr., Jorge 1b.... 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 Hagstrom, Erik 1b/3b.... 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 Blumenthal, Brett rf..... 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 McGuire, Chase pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott, James dh.......... 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 Wilson, Paul lf.......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 Kasarjian, Kris ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lyons, Scott ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 2 Fleener, Adam c.......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 Shelton, Todd 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lemmon, Steve ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cates, Richard 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Coit, Johnny cf.......... 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 Baker, Craig p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brettl, Jimmy p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gaylord, Matt p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 34 5 10 4 4 6 24 14 9 Arkansas 6 (14-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Craig Gentry cf.......... 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 Ben Tschepikow 2b........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 James Ewing ph/2b....... 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Jake Dugger lf........... 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Danny Hamblin 1b......... 4 1 2 2 1 0 9 1 2 Brian Walker c........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 Chris Hollensworth rf.... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 David Hum dh............. 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stephen Robison pr/dh... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blake Parker 3b.......... 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 John Henry Marquardt ss.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Willard ss......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 Nick Schmidt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brian McLelland p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devin Collis p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Daryl Maday p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 6 9 5 3 4 27 11 10 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Cal State Northridge 120 001 001 - 5 10 3 Arkansas............ 000 023 01X - 6 9 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Sakurai(8); Cates(1); Brettl(1); Marquardt(5). DP - CSUN 1; AR 1. LOB - CSUN 9; AR 10. 2B - Sakurai(5); Hagstrom(1); Dugger(4); Hum(2). 3B - Gentry(2). HR - Hamblin(4). HBP - Andrade; Coit; Dugger; Walker. SH - Sakurai(3). SB - Walker; Parker(6). CS - Sakurai(1). Cal State Northridge IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Baker, Craig........ 5.1 8 5 3 3 4 24 28 Brettl, Jimmy....... 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 10 11 Gaylord, Matt....... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Nick Schmidt........ 4.2 5 3 3 3 3 18 23 Brian McLelland..... 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 Devin Collis........ 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 7 8 Daryl Maday......... 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 Win - Collis (1-0). Loss - Baker (3-3). Save - Maday (3). WP - Baker(5). HBP - by Schmidt (Andrade); by Baker (Walker); by Brettl (Dugger); by Collis (Coit). Umpires - HP: Chris Coskey 1B: Mike Droll 3B: Gary Mitchel Start: 12:36 pm Time: 3:16 Attendance: 5807 Game notes: Actual Attendance: 2832 Collis faced 1 batter in the 9th. Game: AR15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-by-Play Arkansas Razorbacks Cal State Northridge at #10 Arkansas - Play-by-Play Mar 10, 2006 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Cal State Northridge 120 001 001 - 5 10 3 Arkansas............ 000 023 01X - 6 9 1 ------------------------------------------- Cal State Northridge starters: 12/2b Sakurai; 1/1b Andrade; 39/rf Blumenthal; 33/dh Scott, J.; 9/lf Wilson; 38/ss Lyons; 13/c Fleener; 4/3b Shelton; 10/cf Coit; 30/p Baker; Arkansas starters: 12/cf Gentry; 8/2b Tschepikow; 24/lf Dugger; 3/1b Hamblin; 21/c Walker; 10/rf Hollensworth; 5/dh Hum; 20/3b Parker; 9/ss Marquardt; 33/p Schmidt; Cal State Northridge 1st - Sakurai doubled down the lf line. Andrade hit by pitch. Andrade advanced to second; Sakurai scored, scored on a throwing error by ss. Willard to ss for Marquardt. Blumenthal grounded out to ss. Scott, J. singled to center field; Andrade advanced to third. Wilson walked; Scott, J. advanced to second. Lyons flied out to cf. Fleener popped up to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Arkansas 1st - Gentry walked. Tschepikow grounded into double play 2b to 1b; Gentry out on the play. Dugger doubled to left field. Dugger advanced to third on a wild pitch. Hamblin grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Northridge 2nd - Shelton flied out to cf. Coit singled up the middle. Sakurai grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; Coit advanced to second. Andrade singled to catcher, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; Coit scored. Blumenthal singled to right center, RBI; Andrade scored. Scott, J. struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Arkansas 2nd - Walker grounded out to ss. Hollensworth grounded out to ss. Hum singled up the middle. Parker singled to right field; Hum advanced to second. Willard struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cal State Northridge 3rd - Wilson grounded out to ss. Lyons grounded out to 2b. Fleener struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Arkansas 3rd - Gentry grounded out to 2b. Tschepikow grounded out to 2b. Dugger singled to second base. Hamblin walked; Dugger advanced to second. Walker struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cal State Northridge 4th - Shelton grounded out to 3b. Coit struck out looking. Sakurai popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Arkansas 4th - Hollensworth grounded out to 2b. Hum grounded out to ss. Parker singled to left field. Parker stole second. Willard grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Northridge 5th - Andrade grounded out to p. Blumenthal grounded out to 2b. Scott, J. walked. Wilson walked; Scott, J. advanced to second. McLelland to p for Schmidt. Lyons struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Arkansas 5th - Hagstrom to 1b for Andrade. Gentry out at first 1b to p. Tschepikow reached on an error by 2b. Dugger struck out. Hamblin homered, 2 RBI, unearned; Tschepikow scored, unearned. Walker hit by pitch. Walker stole second. Hollensworth lined out to cf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cal State Northridge 6th - Fleener singled to left field. Shelton struck out, bunt. Coit singled down the rf line; Fleener advanced to third. Sakurai reached on a fielder`s choice, RBI; Coit out at second ss to 2b; Fleener scored. Collis to p for McLelland. Sakurai out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Arkansas 6th - Hum doubled to left field. Parker struck out. Willard walked. Robison pinch ran for Hum. Gentry tripled to left center, 2 RBI; Willard scored; Robison scored. Brettl to p for Baker. Ewing pinch hit for Tschepikow. Ewing grounded out to ss, RBI; Gentry scored. Dugger hit by pitch. Hamblin singled to left field; Dugger advanced to second. Walker grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cal State Northridge 7th - Ewing to 2b. Robison to dh. Hagstrom grounded out to 1b unassisted. Blumenthal singled to center field. Scott, J. struck out. Wilson fouled out to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Arkansas 7th - Hollensworth grounded out to ss. Robison popped up to 2b. Parker lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cal State Northridge 8th - Lyons singled to left center. Fleener flied out to rf. Lemmon pinch hit for Shelton. Lemmon grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Lyons out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Arkansas 8th - Hagstrom to 3b. Cates to 1b for Lemmon. Willard grounded out to ss. Gentry reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second. Ewing reached on an error by 1b, advanced to second; Gentry scored, unearned. Dugger grounded out to p; Ewing advanced to third. Gaylord to p for Brettl. Hamblin popped up to 2b. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Northridge 9th - Coit hit by pitch. Maday to p for Collis. Sakurai popped up to 2b. Hagstrom doubled to left center, RBI; Coit scored. McGuire pinch ran for Blumenthal. Blumenthal to rf for McGuire. McGuire pinch ran for Hagstrom. Blumenthal walked. Scott, J. popped up to 3b. Kasarjian pinch hit for Wilson. Kasarjian flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line score Arkansas 6, Cal State Northridge 5 (Mar 10, 2006 at Fayetteville, Ark.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal State Northridge 120 001 001 - 5 10 3 (9-11) Arkansas............ 000 023 01X - 6 9 1 (14-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Cal State Northridge - Baker; Brettl(6); Gaylord(8). Arkansas - Schmidt; McLelland(5); Collis(6); Maday(9). Win-Collis(1-0) Save-Maday(3) Loss-Baker(3-3) T-3:16 A-5807 HR AR - Hamblin (4). Game notes: Actual Attendance: 2832 Collis faced 1 batter in the 9th. Game: AR15