MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team closed out their weekend series with Harding University on Monday afternoon. The Weevils came out with an 8-4 loss in game three to the Bisons, but take the series 2-1.

Game 1, 9 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 4, Harding University: 8
WP: Merritt Jay (3-2)
LP: Charles Peacock (2-2)
SV: Dylan Penick (1)

Scoring Recap:
Brodie Romero brought the first run of the afternoon in the first, scoring Chaz Poppy from first on a double down the right field line. Chase Cripps followed with an RBI double of his own to left center. Romero scored from second on the play.

The Bisons got on the board in the fourth, scoring on a 2 RBI single to right. A home run in the fifth pushed Harding into a 4-2 lead. The Bisons would find two runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh, extending their lead to 7-2.

UAM found a stroke of life in the bottom half of the inning, seeing Kirk Woolf bring home Parker Dorrance.

A solo home run in the eighth gave Harding an 8-3 advantage.

Will Owens drove in Cade Cancilla in the ninth, but the effort proved not enough, as no other Boll Weevil crossed the plate. UAM would drop the final game of the series, 8-4.

Today's game drops Arkansas-Monticello to a 11-9, 9-3 GAC record for the 2024 season.


UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back in action tomorrow, Tuesday, Mar. 12, when they travel to compete in a non-conference match-up against Delta State University. First pitch is set for 5:00 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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