MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team closed out its final non-conference midweek and home game of the 2025 regular season Tuesday with a 8-4 loss to the Choctaws of Mississippi College.

Game 1, 9 Innings

Mississippi College: 8, Arkansas-Monticello: 4

WP: J. Wilson(1-2)
LP: Trey Miller (2-1)  
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
Mississippi College started the game with a pair of runs in the top of the second courtesy of a home run and a passed ball. 

The Boll Weevils tied it at 2 in the third as Camden Tanner doubled to left to bring in Chaz Poppy, and a bases-loaded hit by pitch forced Justin Santoyo home.

Two more runs in the fourth and a wild pitch in the sixth would help the Choctaws take the lead by three. 

Play was suspended heading into the bottom of the inning, for an hour and a half, as inclement weather crossed into the Monticello area.

Mississippi College was quick to resume scoring coming out of the delay, etching three runs to the board between the seventh and eighth innings, via a home run, an error, and a balk.

The Weevils cut the deficit to just four in the bottom half of the eighth off an Elijah Nichols home run to left field and a Kirk Woolf double the right field line that plated Aidan Garrett.

Arkansas-Monticello could not produce any runs in the ninth, falling to the Choctaws, 8-4.

Pitching Performances
- Bryce Louis started on the mound for the Weevils allowing two runs on two hits while striking out two in his 2.0 innings pitched.
- Nathan McManus was called in to pitch for UAM, pitching 2.0 innings and allowing a single hit.
- Trey Miller saw action in the fourth inning, allowing two runs on one hit, striking out one batter in the process, to suffer the loss.
- Dylan Vail started the fifth inning for the Weevils pitching 1.0 innings (due to weather), allowing one run on one hit, and striking out a batter in the process.
- Ryan Mesaris was called from the bullpen following the delay and faced five batters, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one.
- John White was summoned to the mound in the seventh and faced one batter.
- Nelson Mercado received the call to take the mound and allowed two runs on two hits with three strikeouts.
- Ruben Macias pitched the remaining 1.0 inning and faced five batters.

Offensive Showcase
- Elijah Nichols - 2-for-5 with a home run, 1RBI , and 1 run scored.
- Justin Santoyo - 2-for-4 with a double.
- Camden Tanner - 1-for-5 with double and 1RBI.
- Kirk Woolf - 1-for-4 with a double, 1RBI and 1HBP.
- Chaz Poppy - 1-for-4 with 1BB and a run scored.
- Aidan Garrett - 1-for-2 with a double, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HBP and one run scored.

On Deck For The Weevils
The Boll Weevils will close out the 2025 Regular Season in Magnolia, Arkansas as they take on the Muleriders of Southern Arkansas University in a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 25 at 6:00 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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