ALVA, Okla. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team traveled to Alva, Oklahoma to face off against Great American Conference co-leader Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Friday afternoon. The Boll Weevils open up their conference series with two wins on the day to claim a solo lead in the GAC. UAM took a 17-8 win in game one, followed by a 15-13 win in game two.

Game 1, 9 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 17, Northwestern Okla.: 8
WP: Jacob McDaniel (3-1)
LP: D. Toborg (2-3)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
The Boll Weevils struck first in game one, scoring two runs in the first on a two-run bomb from Chaz Poppy to take an early lead. The Rangers responded with a seven run third inning.

UAM's offense climbed their way back in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings, with Aidan Garrett driving his first and second two-run home runs of the day, alongside Chaz Poppy scoring on a passed ball and an RBI single from Cade Cancilla.

After Northwestern scoring a single run in the bottom of the seventh, Monticello responded with seven runs of their own in the eighth. Logan Jones, Roc Hawthorne, and Cade Cancilla all drove in runs. Chaz Poppy launched his second home run of the game to make it a 15-8 ball game.

The icing on the cake came in the ninth, as Aidan Garrett  hit his THIRD two-run bomb of the game, scoring Kirk Woolf alongside him for the third time on the afternoon to result in a 17-8 UAM victory.


Game 2, 9 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 15, Northwestern Okla.: 13
WP: Nelson Mercado (3-3)
LP: Z. McEachern (1-2)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
Camden Tanner brought home the first four runs of game two, hitting an RBi single in the first and a three-run home run in the second. The Rangers would score 10 runs total between the third and fourth innings.

Tanner grabbed his fifth and sixth RBI of the game in the fifth, driving in both Roc Hawthorne and Noah Estrem. Chaz Poppy launched his third home run of the day to score three, followed by Aidan Garrett's fourth two-run home run on the day against the Rangers, once again scoring Kirk Woolf on the drive.

After a three-run, Ranger home run in the bottom of the fourth, Cancilla would keep the Boll Weevils alive in the seventh, tying the game at 13-13 with a two-run shot of his own.

Tanner put the Weevils back up front in extras, sending a solo home run over the center field wall in the ninth. Cancilla scored the final run of the game on a dropped pop up, eventually leading to a 15-13 win for UAM.

The doubleheader wins pushes Arkansas-Monticello to a 22-17, 18-8 GAC record for the 2024 season.


UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back in action tomorrow, Saturday, April 13, for game three of the series. First pitch is set for noon.

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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