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No. 1 Texas allowed five runs or more in just five of its first 21 SEC games. It took Arkansas took just three innings to score five off the back of two homers to cruise to a 9-0 win and pick up a game in the SEC standings.
In the first matchup as conference foes since 1991, Arkansas snapped the Longhorns' 10-game winning streak and handed Texas its first conference loss since April 12.
The two starters for the game were trending in opposite directions coming into the game.
Texas starter Ruger Riojas allowed just one run in his previous 8 2/3 innings of work while Arkansas starter Zach Root allowed 11 runs over the past two weekends.
Those stats would prove deceptive as Riojas allowed a season-high nine runs and saw his season ERA jump from 2.98 to 4.19.
Root rebounded from his recent woes to post the longest outing from a Razorback starter in over a month. Root turned in the longest outing of any Razorback starter this season. No other starter had lasted longer than six innings since Root went 7 2/3 against Vanderbilt on March 28.
With Logan Maxwell out of the lineup, Carson Boles got the start in right field and got the scoring started with a two-run homer to left.
Touch 'em all, @carson_b1! pic.twitter.com/4kdSN9CsVo
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 1, 2025
Riojas went deep into his bag of tricks to try and get the Razorbacks out, throwing three eephus pitches in three different at-bats all under 60 miles an hour. Cam Kozeal, getting the start at second base didn't let the quirks bother him.
After Riojas threw a eephus pitch earlier in the at-bat, Kozeal blasted a three-run shot on a 3-2 pitch with two outs over 25 miles faster.
411 FEET AND NO DOUBT ABOUT IT pic.twitter.com/ejgdR3qJVH
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 1, 2025
Root just mowed down a Texas lineup that had no answer. The lefty allowed just four baserunners and just one runner to reach second base, setting a new career-high in strikeouts with 11.
ZACH ROOT IS A BAAAAD MAN!
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 2, 2025
That's a career-high 11 strikeouts pic.twitter.com/QFTMgAasaE
Will McEntire pitched a scoreless ninth with three strikeouts to cap the shutout.
Arkansas now climbs back to within four games of the SEC title race and also picks up half a game on LSU, who came into the day tied with Arkansas for second place.
The Tigers will start a Friday-Sunday series on the road against Texas A&M. Game two between Arkansas and Texas is scheduled for 7 p.m Friday and will be broadcast on SEC Network.
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A.J. Hinch Sends Clear Message in Midst of Tumultuous Tigers Stretch
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