FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In a back-and-forth contest, a six-run sixth inning proved to be the difference on Saturday night, as No. 17 Arkansas (23-9) fell, 11-4, to No. 10 Florida (24-6) in front of the second-highest attended game in program history (3,220). The loss snapped Arkansas’ five-game win streak vs. the Gators.
Arkansas and Florida will clash in a Sunday rubber match beginning at noon C.T. on SEC Network+.
It was a one-run ballgame (5-4 Florida advantage) heading into the sixth. The Gators scored six unearned runs in the sixth en route to a series-evening decision.
Junior first baseman Cylie Halvorson recorded her seventh multi-hit game of the season, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Freshman center fielder Reagan Johnson also had a productive game at the plate, notching her 11th career multi-hit performance. Johnson finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Sophomore Raigan Kramer went 1-for-1 with an RBI and also tied her career high in walks with two.
Freshman LHP Robyn Herron (6-3) made her 10th start of the season and suffered the loss. The Tampa native racked up three strikeouts across 3 1/3 IP and gave up five earned runs on four hits. F reshman LHP Hannah Camenzind took over and tossed 2 1/3 innings and surrendered five unearned runs on two hits while striking out two. Freshman RHP Nikki McGaffin gave up an unearned run across the game’s final 1 1/3 frames and struck out one.
Arkansas will chase back-to-back series victories vs. Florida for the first time in program history on Sunday.
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