AUBURN, Ala. – The ninth-ranked Arkansas baseball team left no doubt Saturday afternoon as it used a great starting performance by freshman Patrick Wicklander and some key hits from Trevor Ezell and Heston Kjerstad to cruise to an 8-0 shutout over No. 15 Auburn, earning the series victory.
The series clincher comes less than 24 hours after Arkansas (24-8, 8-4 SEC) battled Auburn (23-9, 7-5 SEC) through 15 innings before it was the Hogs that came away with the 9-6 victory. Saturdays win marked the Razorbacks third Southeastern Conference series victory and eighth conference win this season. The series win is Arkansas second-straight over Auburn and second at Plainsman Park since 2011. It was also Auburns first series loss at home this year.
Its Arkansas fourth shutout of the year and second in SEC play. Its also the third time the Razorbacks have scored eight or more runs and notched 10 or more hits in a shutout.
Eight of Arkansas nine starters recorded at least one hit in Saturdays game. Kjerstad and Christian Franklin were the only hitters to have multi-hit performances. Ezell, Kjerstad and Jacob Nesbit all drove in two or more runs, while it was Ezell who took home top honors with a three-run home run in the fifth.
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