2025 Great American Conference Championship (Double-Elimination)
Game 50: No. 3 Arkansas-Monticello (30-19, 21-12 GAC) vs. No. 6 Henderson State (28-20, 20-13 GAC)
Thursday, May 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Enid, Okla. (David Allen Ball Park)
Radio: 93.7 KHBM (Jimmy Sledge)
Live Video | Live Stats (Will be avaiable closer to game) | Reddies Roster | Series History

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MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team is heading to Enid, Oklahoma for the 2025 GAC Championship tournament. The third-seeded Boll Weevils will commence postseason play at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 when they take on the eighth-seed Henderson State Reddies inside the David Allen Ballpark.

GAC CHAMPIONSHIP / ENID INFORMATION
David Allen Ballpark: David Allen Ballpark is located at 301 South Grand Avenue in Enid, Oklahoma.
Tournament Bracket: Online and printable brackets can be found here.
Ticket Prices: Tickets are $10 and are valid for the entire day and will be sold in Enid as e-tickets.
T-Shirts: All tournament merchandise will be sold by PrintMania through their online portal.
Enid Information: Information about hotels, restaurants, and attractions in the Enid area may be found at: http://visitenid.org/

REGULAR SEASON MEETING WITH THE REDDIES
Conference Series Game One - The Reddie offense was the sole performer throughout the first six innings of the ball game, building a 9-0 lead over the Boll Weevils. UAM found a run in both the seventh and eighth innings, with Cade Cancilla driving in the first on a double to right center and Chase Cripps scoring the second on a double to right center of his own. HSU scored three runs in the bottom half of the eighth to complete the 10-run run-rule, 12-2. 

Conference Series Game Two - Arkansas-Monticello was the first to put runs on the board in game two in the top of the second as a Will Owens ground out advanced Chaz Poppy home.  The Weevils plated another run in the top of the third as Camden Tanner grounded out to score Roc Hawthorne on an unearned run. The Reddies would bust the game wide open in the bottom of the third adding all eight of their runs. Seven runs crossed home via six singles, and a bases-loaded walk added the eighth run, giving Henderson an 8-2 lead in the third. UAM would start the try for a comeback in the sixth off a Justin Santoyo ground out that brought in Chase Cripps. In the seventh, an unearned run from Cade Cancilla was put on the board off a Kirk Woolf sacrifice fly to center field. The Boll Weevils could only muster three more runs between the eighth and ninth innings. Santoyo doubled down the right-field line to bring in Cripps in the eighth, and Chaz Poppy homered to right field in the ninth to score Tanner and himself. The Weevils would fall 7-8 to the Reddies. 

Conference Series Game Three - Henderson State put themselves on the board first in game three at the bottom of the second with a home run to the right center. The Weevils answered right back in the third off an HSU wild pitch that brought home Cade Cancilla. Chase Cripps would advance home in the fourth off a single bunt from Aidan Garrett. In the sixth Cripps would score once more as Eli Marvin doubled down the right field line, and Marvin came in as Cancilla singled through the right side. The final run of the game came in the bottom of the seventh as the Reddies hit a homer to right field, but it wouldn't be enough as the Weevils took the second came 4-2. Nelson Mercado recorded the win on the rubber in game three of the series.

Non-Conference Midweek - Henderson State jumped ahead early, scoring four total runs in the first after taking the first pitch of the ball game over the scoreboard. The Reddies would go on to score one in the second, three in the third, and one in the fourth to increase their lead to 9-0. Justin Santoyo put UAM on the board in the bottom of the fourth, driving in two runs on a single to right. Brodie Romero wore a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in a third run. Arkansas-Monticello saw a fourth run in the fifth as Chase Cripps drove in Camden Tanner on a triple to right center field. The sixth inning saw one run for HSU and three runs for UAM. A double down the left field line gave the Reddies a 10-4 lead, but a three-run home run to center field from Roc Hawthorne brought the Weevils back within three. Henderson State scored a final run in the seventh on a single. UAM scored two runs in the ninth as a last-effort push from the offense. Back-to-back doubles from Justin Santoyo and Eli Marvin scored the first, followed by an RBI from Cade Cancilla. The effort fell short as UAM dropped the game, 11-9.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE WEEVILS
The Boll Weevils went 2-1 this past weekend taking on the Muleriders of Southern Arkansas University. The Weevils dropped game one, 3-2, before taking games two and three, 2-1 and 9-5.

GAME RECAPS
After the conclusion of each game, Weevil Baseball will have a release posted to uamsports.com, X, and Facebook, which will give a recap of the game. They can be found on the schedule page as a clickable link after the end of each game, or on UAM Sports social media accounts.

How to follow the Weevils: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Men's Baseball, visit www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X, Instagram and Facebook.

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