Game 5: Arkansas-Monticello (1-3) vs. Arkansas Tech University (1-6)
Tuesday, Feb. 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Monticello, AR (Weevils Field at Union Bank Park)
Game Note: Non-Conference Mid-Week / Home Opener
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Game 6 & 7: Arkansas-Monticello (1-3, 0-0 GAC) vs. Southern Nazarene (4-4, 0-0 GAC)
Friday, Feb. 13 | 12:00 & 3:00 p.m. | Bethany, Okla. (Feland Field (Cypert Athletic Complex))
Game Note: Conference Opener
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Game 8: Arkansas-Monticello vs. Southern Nazarene
Saturday, Feb. 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Bethany, Okla. (Feland Field (Cypert Athletic Complex))
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MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team returns home to Monticello Tuesday afternoon for their 2026 home opener at Weevils Field at Union Bank Park versus the Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech University at 4:00 p.m. The men in green and white will then hit the road to Bethany, Oklahoma, for a three-game conference opening series with the Crimson Storm of Southern Nazarene at Feland Field (Cypert Athletic Complex).

LAST MEETING
Arkansas Tech - The Weevils swept the Wonder Boys in the last meeting, 3-0 (12-5, 12-2, 14-12) in March of 2025. Arkansas Tech was on the board first in game one, taking advantage of a Boll Weevil error to put three runs across the plate in the top of the first. UAM responded in the bottom half of the inning with two runs of their own. Justin Santoyo drove in Camden Tanner for the first, followed by a walk with the bases loaded to bring Chaz Poppy across the plate. Kirk Woolf drove in a third run in the second on a double to left center. The Wonder Boys put up another run in the fourth on an RBI single through the four-hole, but were matched with two Boll Weevil runs in the bottom of the inning. Kirk Woolf launched a ball over the left field wall to score two, putting Monticello on top. Santoyo was responsible for three runs across the fifth and sixth innings, driving in two in the fifth on a home run to right center, followed by a bases-loaded walk in the sixth. Cade Cancilla drove in the final four runs for UAM on a grand slam to left field. ATU brought home a consolation run in the ninth on a sac fly.  Connor Irvine (4-2) was the winning pitcher in the game. ATU was once again on the board first in the opening inning of the ball game, scoring two runs in their first appearances at the plate. The runs would be the Wonder Boys' only runs of game two. The Boll Weevils scored four runs in the second, five in the third, two in the fourth, and a final run in the sixth. Aidan Garrett kicked off the UAM scoring with an RBI down the right-field line. Logan Jones brought home Garrett on a moon shot over the center field wall. Roc Hawthorne scored the final run of the second after stealing third base and scoring on the throw to second. Santoyo launched his second home run of the afternoon in the third, hitting a solo shot to the opposite field. Hawthorne and Poppy each found an RBI in the inning, with Garrett scoring on a bases-loaded walk between them. Chase Cripps drove in the ninth run of the game on an RBI double to center. Camden Tanner sent his third home run of the season over the wall in the fourth, scoring two runs on the drive over the right-center wall. Kirk Woolf brought home the final run of the ball game in the sixth, scoring Logan Jones on a double to left center. ATU was unable to respond, resulting in a Boll Weevil win and a 2-0 sweep on the day for UAM. Maxim Mrakovcic was the winning pitcher in game two. For the third time on the weekend, Arkansas Tech put runs on the board first. The Wonder Boys posted three runs in the top of the first inning, scoring on a two-run home run and an RBI double. The Boll Weevils responded with five runs in the bottom half of the inning. Chaz Poppy was responsible for four of them, driving an opposite-field grand slam over the green monster in right. Aidan Garrett plated the fifth run on a suicide squeeze turned single to make it a 5-3 game. ATU saw a fourth run on a wild pitch in the second. Arkansas-Monticello scored seven runs between the third and fifth innings, seeing two in the third, four in the fourth, and one in the fifth. Camden Tanner drove in both runs in the third on an RBI double to left center. Aidan Garrett brought home two runs in the fourth on a home run to right center. Roc Hawthorne and Camden Tanner each drove in a run on singles up the middle. Chaz Poppy plated the twelfth run on a solo home run in the fifth to left center. Arkansas Tech saw six runs scored in the sixth, taking advantage of walks alongside a sac fly and two RBI singles. The Wonder Boys plated an eleventh run in the seventh on a sac fly to make it a 12-11 game. ATU tied the game 12-12 on a solo home run in the top of the ninth. Kirk Woolf gave UAM the win on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the inning, scoring Roc Hawthorne on the drive. Nelson Mercado was the winning pitcher of game three.

Southern Nazarene - UAM swept the Crimson Storm 3-0 (22-4 and 13-1 (7 innings), and 7-2) in February of 2025. Southern Nazarene was the first team on the board, scoring a run on an error in right field to take a 1-0 lead. The Boll Weevil offense responded in the bottom half of the inning with nine runs of their own. Camden Tanner and Chaz Poppy brought home the first four runs on a two-run home run each. Justin Santoyo scored Will Owens for the fifth on a single to right, followed by a bases-loaded walk from Tanner to push the UAM lead to 6-1. Kirk Woolf drove in the last three runs on a double down the right field line. SNU grabbed three runs back over the next two innings, scoring two in the second and another in the third to put the Crimson Storm within five. This would be the last time the team scores in the game. UAM would score 13 runs in the remainder of the game, scoring three in both the fourth and fifth innings, followed by seven in the sixth. Cade Cancilla drove in Owens on an error, followed by a two-run bomb from Santoyo to increase the lead to 12-4. Cripps drove in the three runs of the sixth on a three-run shot over the left field wall. A two-run shot from Aidan Garrett, followed by two singles and two bases-loaded walks, pushed the Boll Weevils to a dominant 22-4 lead. The game would conclude in the seventh with Connor Irvine snagging the win. In game two, Southern Nazarene saw their only run of the game in the top of the first, stemming from a hit up the middle. Arkansas-Monticello responded in the bottom of the first with six runs of their own. Chaz Poppy and Roc Hawthorne would score off a Chase Cripps triple to right field. Eli Marvin singled to right field to bring in Cripps, while Justin Santoyo doubled to left center to plate Cade Cancilla and Marvin. Santoyo would close out the scoring in the first thanks to an error. The Boll Weevils added a commanding cushion of four runs in the third. Cripps made it a 7-1 ball game on a solo home run to right center. Santoyo brought in Cancilla on his second double of the day, followed by a single to left center from Kirk Woolf that scored both Aidan Garrett and Santoyo to home. UAM extended the lead by three runs between the fifth and sixth innings, which would seal the game. In the fifth inning, Poppy singled to right to bring in Camden Tanner. Justin Santoyo saw his third double of the game, once again scoring Cancilla on the play, while Tanner closed out the scoring with a single up the middle to bring Santoyo across the plate. The Weevils would take game two, 13-1, with Bryce Louis recording the win on the mound. The Boll Weevils found their footing first in the game in the final game after a Kirk Woolf double down the left field line brought in Roc Hawthorne, and a Chaz Poppy single through the left side scored Woolf, to make it a 2-0 ball game. SNU cut the deficit to one run with a home run to right center. Monticello returned the game to two runs once again after Cade Cancilla scored off Hawthorne's double to left center. The Crimson Storm saw their final run of the series in the top of the third off a sacrifice ground-out that plated a run. A single from Poppy that scored Woolf, followed by a bases-loaded walk and a single, brought home the final four runs of the game, securing a 7-2 win and sweep for the Boll Weevils. Maxim Mrakovcic recorded the win with Nelson Mercado recording the save.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Arkansas Tech - The Wonder Boys lead Arkansas-Monticello in the all-time series, 74-49, dating back to the first meeting on May 1, 1976, an 11-9 win for the Weevils. The overall conference record stands at 38-66 with ATU leading. The Boll Weevils have a 23-37 record in Monticello, an 18-35 record in Russellville, and an 8-2 record at neutral locations. The largest margin of Victory for the men in green and white came via a 16-4 9-inning decider in April of 2019. To this date, the Weevils and Wonder Boys have met 123 times, with UAM running in 649 runs, averaging 5.28 runs a game.

Southern Nazarene - UAM holds a 28-8 overall record against the Crimson Storm, dating back to April of 2013, when the Weevils lost 1-2. The Boll Weevils held a 15-game win streak over SNU from February 2016 - April 2022. At home in Monticello, the Weevils are 17-4, while in Bethany, Oklahoma, they are 11-4. The largest margin of victory came in April of 2021, a powerhouse scoring game that ended 28-3 in 7 innings, with 11 runs scored in the 4th inning. Arkansas-Monticello has plated 387 runs in 36 games, averaging 10.75 runs per game.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE WEEVILS
The Boll Weevils went 1-3 this past weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas, against the Bearcats of Northwest Missouri State University. In the first set of twin bill games, the Weevils fell 17-1 and 18-1 before splitting the final twin bill day with a 5-3 loss and a 6-5 win.

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..

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