Hogs win nail-biter over Texas, 3-2

[ASFN Admin]

With a pair of runners on and tensions high in the bottom of the eighth inning, Arkansas sophomore Brady Tygart entered the game and struck out back-to-back Texas batters to eliminate the threat and bring the Diamond Hogs one step closer to a 3-2 Opening Day victory over the Longhorns. Tygart threw a 1-2-3 frame in the bottom of the ninth to earn the save and send a roar from Arkansas fans at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Hogs' win over the Longhorns was powered by a three-run top of the seventh inning that featured a two-run single from designated hitter Kendall Diggs and an RBI double from Austin Peay transfer shortstop John Bolton in his Razorback debut.

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