FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. It didnt take long before the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks had its series victory over No. 13 Auburn well in hand. The Hogs scored eight runs over the first three innings and cruised to a 13-2 win over the Tigers, locking up its second conference series of the season.
Arkansas (23-9, 7-4 SEC) will have a chance to lock up its second sweep of the Southeastern Conference season tomorrow when it faces Auburn (23-9, 4-7 SEC) one more time for the series finale. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.
The Razorback offense needed only two innings to drive Auburn starting pitcher Davis Daniel out of the game. The Hogs scored four runs on four hits off Daniel, three of those hits coming in the first inning. After the Tigers went to the bullpen, Arkansas plated four more in the third, two from singles, one from a sacrifice fly, and one from a bases-loaded walk to build up its 8-0 lead.
Eric Cole and Dominic Fletcher each turned in three-hit games to lead all Razorbacks. Cole drove in two, both off singles in the third and eighth innings. He, along with Luke Bonfield and Jordan McFarland each tallied two RBIs in the game, while Jax Biggers drove in three, but none on a base hit. Two sacrifice flies and a bases loaded walk gave Biggers his second highest RBI total in a game this year.
On the mound, lefty pitcher Kacey Murphy locked up his fourth victory of the year after working a strong seven innings with just two earned runs allowed, both off solo home runs. He scattered five hits and struck out a season-high seven batters on 105 pitches. Saturdays start was Murphys fourth appearance this year that lasted six or more innings.
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