Diamond Hogs, Rebels split doubleheader

[ASFN Admin]

A complete effort from the No. 5 Razorbacks in the first half of Friday's doubleheader exposed a struggling Ole Miss team, leaving visiting fans with much more noise to make than the locals. After losing 11-2, the defending national champion Rebels pounced on the team they eliminated in the College World Series semifinal for a five-run sixth inning, propelling them to a 7-4 victory in the nightcap and forcing a rubber match in the series finale. Arkansas opened the scoring in the second inning for the second time Friday, as first baseman Brady Slavens drove in his sixth run of the day in the form of a single with the bases loaded and nobody out.

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