MONTICELLO, Ark. – Following their home opening win Saturday, the University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team closed out their first conference series with a sweep over East Central University with a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. The Weevils came out with a 14-0 victory in game one, followed by a 4-3 win in game two against the Tigers.

Game 1, 7 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 14, East Central: 0
WP: Charles Peacock (1-1)
LP: C. Birchfiel (0-3)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
For the first game the bats started of hot for the Weevils as they scored the first 7 runs in the first two innings. The first inning saw a big home run from Chase Cripps over the right field wall, followed by an RBI single from Kirk Woolf to bring home Cade Cancilla.

Cancilla drove in both Aidan Garrett and Parker Dorrance in the second to increase the Monticello lead to 5-0. Camden Tanner increased the total runs to seven on a 2 RBI double to center.

Charles Peacock continued to shut the Tigers down, keeping them scoreless as the Weevil offense continued to shine in the 5th. Will Owens drove in two runs with a home run over the right field wall, followed by a couple RBI singles from Roc Hawthorne and Chaz Poppy and a sac fly from Cancilla.

Graham Gonzales and Chase Cripps drove in the final two runs in the sixth on a pair of singles to push the Boll Weevil lead to 14-0.

The Weevils would take game one with a run-rule victory over the Tigers.

Game 2, 7 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 4, East Central: 3
WP: Kyle Roop (1-0)
LP: C. Solomon (0-3)
SV: Nelson Mercado (1)

Scoring Recap:
The final game of the series started off slow for the Weevils as they only led through the fourth inning 1-0 thanks to a RBI single from Cade Cancilla.

The Tigers took the lead from the Monticello in the fifth after an error in the field making the game 2-1. 

Kirk Woolf launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the 6th to re-claim a 4-2 lead over East Central.

Nelson Mercado came in and shut down the Tigers in the final inning after allowing only one hit and one run, resulting in a 4-3 win for UAM.

Pitching Performances
Game 1
- Charles Peacock started on the mound for UAM in game one, taking the win with 6.0 innings pitched, allowing only one hit. Peacock also struck out 8 batters in his appearance.
- Ruben Macias closed out the last 1.0 inning, giving up 0 runs and 0 hits to close out the game for the Weevils.

Game 2
- Maxim Marakovcic  started on the mound in game two, throwing 4.0 innings with 2 runs allowed on 2 hits.
- Kyle Roop tossed 2.0 innings for the Weevils getting the win for the game, allowing no hits and no runs, with 2 strikeouts.
- Nelson Mercado closed out the final 1.0 inning, earning the save, allowing only 1 hit and 1 run.


Offensive Showcase
Game 1
- Chase Cripps - 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored
- Cade Cancilla - 2-for-4 with a double, 3 RBI, with 2 runs scored 
- Cameron Tanner - 1-for-3 with  a double, 2 RBI, with 1 stolen base, and 1 run scored
- Will Owens - 1-for-3 with a home run, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored

Game 2
- Cade Cancilla - 1-for-3 with 1 RBI
- Kirk Woolf - 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored


Today's games bring Arkansas-Monticello to a 4-5 record 3-0 GAC for the 2024 season.

GAME DAY SPONSOR
UAM Athletics would like to give a massive shout out to Saturday afternoon's game day sponsors, Interfor Corporation! Thank you for your continued support of UAM Athletics!



UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they travel to Searcy, Arkansas to play a non-conference game against Harding University. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.

All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the UAM Baseball schedule.

How to follow the Weevils: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Weevils Baseball, visit www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels by searching "Weevils Baseball" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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