MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team closed out their best-of-three game series with Oklahoma Baptist University on Monday afternoon. The Boll Weevils finished game two of the series, that started on Saturday, with an 11-6 loss; followed by a 8-7 walk-off win in game three to claim the series.

Game 2, 9 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 6, Oklahoma Baptist: 11
WP: Kimbro (5-2)
LP: Charles Peacock (3-4)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
The Weevils scored first in game two, as Chase Cripps singled through the left side to bring Roc Hawthorne across the plate. Monticello went on to increase their lead over the Bison in the second when Hawthorne hit a solo shot over the center field wal to make the game 2-0.

Oklahoma Baptist responded in the top of the third with a two run home run to tie the game, followed by a solo home run to left field to take the lead, 3-2. Monticello would be unable to respond throughout the third and fourth innings, as the Bison continued to stretch their lead to 10-2. 

Heading into the bottom of the fifth, the Weevils were able to rally together some runs when Parker Dorrance plated Chase Cripps with a SAC fly to right field. UAM kept chipping away at the Bison lead with an RBI single from Logan Jones to score Kirk Woolf, making the game 10-4. 

OBU added on to their lead once more in the top of the 6th with another solo home run. The game was sent into a lightning delay in the bottom of the sixth and eventually paused. The game was resumed on Mondya morning in Arkadelphia at Henderson State University. UAM started the bottom of the sixth inning with runners in scoring position, but were unable to make a break through. The score was 11-4 heading into the seventh. 

Ruben Macias shut down Oklahoma Baptist's first three hitters of the seventh inning, giving the Weevils another chance to respond. A single to the shortstop from Chaz Poppy would plate two more runs for the Weevils cutting the Bisons lead down to 11-6. 

Throughout the remainder of the second game neither team could put together anymore runs, leaving Oklahoma Baptist to take game two over Monticello, 11-6. 

Game 3, 11 Innings
 
Arkansas-Monticello: 8, Oklahoma Baptist: 7
WP: Dylan Vail (3-1)
LP: Ellis (2-2)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
Monticello was the first team on the board, scoring in the bottom of the second on an RBI single up the middle from Chase Cripps. With a bases loaded situation Deshaun Cordova drew a walk to increase the Weevils lead. A ball in play from Roc Hawthorne plated Cade Cancilla to push the Weevil lead to 3-0. 

Oklahoma Baptist responded in the top of the fourth, tying the game with a three run home run to left center field. 

OBU took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth with another home run, but saw UAM's offense clap back in the bottom half of the inning. Two back to back RBI singles from Chaz Poppy and Chase Cripps brought this exciting game into another tie at 5-5. 

With another home run in the top of the sixth the Bison were able to take the lead 6-5.

Camden Tanner blasted a two run bomb to right center field in the seventh, giving the Weevils a 7-6 lead.

A Bison SAC fly in the ninth tied the game at 7-7 and sent the game into extra innings. The final run came in th e eleventh when Cade Cancilla drove in Hawthorne on an infield error from OBU. The Weevils reigned victorious and pushed their season to another weekend of baseball.

The split on the day pushes Arkansas-Monticello to a 29-21 record for the 2024 season.

UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back in action on Thursday, May 9, for the opening round of the Great American Conference Championships at Dickey-Stephens Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Boll Weevils will take on #5 seed, and school rival, Southern Arkansas. The game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 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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