MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team hosted the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State University on Friday evening. The Boll Weevils came out of the series opener with a 12-9 loss.
Game 1, 9 Innings
Southeastern: 9, Arkansas-Monticello: 12
WP: Ryan Rauss (1-4)
LP: Connor Irvine (5-4)
SV: Austin Hellebrandt (1)
Scoring Recap:
Southeastern was the first team on the board, scoring a single run in the first on an opposite-field home run.
The Boll Weevils responded with two runs in the bottom of the first, scoring the first on an RBI double from Chaz Poppy to right center. The second run came on a sacrifice fly from Camden Tanner. UAM saw Roc Hawthorne and Kirk Woolf plate the runs.
Three runs were scored in the second from the Savage Storm. The first two were brought home on a home run to left center and the third was plated on a ground out to short.
Hawthorne drove in Aidan Garrett in the bottom of the inning to make it a 4-3 game.
A third home run of the ball game for Southeastern pushed the lead to 6-3 for the Savage Storm.
Southeastern tacked on four more in the fourth, scoring the first on a double to left field. The second run came on a single to left and the third on an RBI ground out. The final run of the inning was an RBI single to center field, making it a 10-3 game.
The Savage Storm led off the top of the sixth with a moonshot to left field. The solo shot pushed the lead to 11-3 for SE.
Elijah Nichols ended the drought for UAM in the bottom of the inning, launching a home run over the wall in center field. The inning came to a close with Southeastern leading 11-4.
Southeastern saw its fourth home run of the afternoon in the eighth, clearing the scoreboard to make it a 12-4 game.
Kyle Tolley drove in a run in the bottom of the inning on a single up the middle. Chaz Poppy followed with a two-out, bases-loaded double off the wall in left field, scoring three runs on the drive. Justin Santoyo drove in Poppy for the fifth run of the inning on a double down the right-field line. The inning would close with UAM trailing 12-9.
The late effort proved not enough, as game one concluded with a 12-9 loss for UAM.
Pitching Performances
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Connor Irvine started on the mound for UAM, allowing nine earned runs on nine hits through 3.1 innings. He struck out three batters.
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Nathan McManus took over in the fourth, throwing 3.2 innings with two runs allowed on four hits. He struck out two batters.
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Lane Imhoff took to the mound in the eighth, totaling 1.0 inning with one run allowed on one hit. He struck out a batter in his outing.
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Ruben Macias saw a turn on the bump in the ninth, allowing one hit and no runs through three batters with a strikeout.
Offensive Showcase
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Elijah Nichols - 1-for-4 with a home run, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk and 1 stolen base
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Justin Santoyo - 3-for-5 with two doubles and 1 RBI
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Aidan Garrett - 2-for-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored
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Chaz Poppy - 2-for-3 with two doubles, 4 RBI, 1 walk, 1 HBP, and 1 run scored
On Deck For The Weevils
The Boll Weevils close out senior weekend tomorrow in a doubleheader starting at noon. Senior day festivities began at 10 a.m. with a petting zoo, followed by a senior recognition ceremony at 11:30 a.m. A live stream of the ceremony and games will begin at 11:20 a.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
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