MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday afternoon for a match-up with Gulf South Conference member, Christian Brothers University. The Weevils came out of the midweek with a monstrous 19-4 win.
Among the Weevils was senior outfielder
Kyle Tolley, who returned for his first start after missing the first 12 games of the season due to injury. The Jonesboro native returned with a bang, going 4-for-5 on the afternoon with a grand slam in the seventh inning. Earlier in the game, he drove in two more runs on two separate doubles to bring his RBI total to 6. The Jonesboro native returned to the diamond and made an immediate impact in the Boll Weevil offense.
Christian Brothers: 4, Arkansas-Monticello: 19
WP:
Ryan Mesaris (1-0)
LP: W. Norris (0-1)
SV: None
Scoring Recap:
UAM kicked off scoring with an RBI single from
Gabe Kuttenkuler, seeing
Camden Tanner score with an error by the shortstop. Darcy Berry wrapped up scoring in the first inning with a single. bringing in G. Kuttenkuler and
Elijah Olaybal. The Weevils added two more runs in the second and third innings. In the top of the second, a triple from Tanner plated
Drew Floyd.
Jackson Riedling found home off a double from
Kyle Tolley.
The Buccaneers rallied in the bottom of the third, driving in three runs on two RBI doubles. The rally closed the deficit to 5-3.
Arkansas-Monticello scored two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth, increasing the lead to 8-3. Eli Maring drove in Tanner on an infield single, and Tolley brought Marvin home on a double to center. Lizarraga plated the eighth run in the sixth by taking advantage of a CBU error.
A solo home run in the sixth was the final run scored by Christian Brothers.
The Boll Weevil offense put on a hitting masterclass in the seventh, scoring 11 runs before the Buccaneers could stop the bleeding. Floyd kicked off the rally with an RBI single that scored Riedling. Floyd would eventually be brought home from third on a balk. Olaybal tacked on two runs with a double to center field, scoring Lizarraga and Tanner. He was brought home by G. Kuttenkuler, who singled to center field and eventually scored on a CBU error.
Kyle Tolley took responsibility for runs 15-18 with a grand slam, and Floyd scored for a second time in the inning on a wild pitch.
The game would finally come to a close after the seventh with a 19-4 win for UAM.
Pitching Performances:
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Ryan Mesaris started on the bump for UAM, pitching 3.0 innings with 3 ER allowed on 6 hits with a strikeout.
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Alberto Oropeza saw 1.0 inning on the afternoon, facing 3 batters and allowing no hits.
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Jake Skelly pitched 2.0 innings, allowing 1 ER on 2 hits with a strikeout.
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Dawson Morrill was the last pitcher for the Weevils, grabbing 1.0 inning with only 2 hits allowed.
Offensive Showcase:
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Kyle Tolley - 4-for-5 with a grand slam, 2 doubles, 6 RBI, 1 run scored, and 1 SB
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Gabe Kuttenkuler - 4-for-5 with a double, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, and 1 SB
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Camden Tanner - 3-for-5 with a triple, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, and 1 BB
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Jackson Riedling - 2-for-3 with a double, 3 runs scored, 1 HBP, and 1 BB
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Elijah Olaybal - 2-for-5 with a double, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, and 1 SB
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Daniel Lizarraga - 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored, 2 HBP, and 1 BB
Notes of Interest:
- The win marks Head Coach
John Harvey's 571st career win, and his 417th at the helm of the Boll Weevils.
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Camden Tanner's triple was the 3rd of his career at UAM.
- Today's game marks the 7th straight game that UAM has hit a home run
- UAM has scored 13+ runs in 6-straight games
- This is the second game of the year that UAM has recorded 20 hits.
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Camden Tanner is three hits shy of joining the top-5 career hits at UAM. (177)
- Jamie Tucker is 5th with 179 (1996-99)
On Deck For The Weevils: The University of Arkansas-Monticello will host the Reddies of Henderson State University on Friday, February 27, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday, February 28, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The games will be played at Weevils Field at Union Bank Park.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Baseball schedule.
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