Farm animals are unique creatures that require special care and food to ensure their safety and help them deliver high-quality products. Some of these animals are raised for a specific purpose. For example, different cows are raised to deliver either milk or meat, while others are bred specifically to reproduce in the interest of expanding a farm’s cow population.
These five ways to increase and maintain cows’ growth rate will give you important information on safety practices that ensure the good development and performance of the animals. A farm will greatly benefit from happy cows, as it will increase their output of goods, resulting in stronger partnerships with industries that purchase their products.
Nutritious Supplements
Scientists and researchers keep expanding their knowledge on how to feed cows so that they can gain weight effectively. Mixing the right food with nutritious supplements like cobalt, calcium, and protein will deliver positive results in the short and long term. Cows eat between 9 and 12 meals daily, requiring a great intake of vitamins and nutrients for healthy development. Alongside these meals, cows also need access to clean water at all times.
Keep Them Comfortable
Cows spend most of their time relaxing, which is why providing them with a comfortable space will positively impact their lives and development. Providing a clean space with grass, shade, and access to food and water is the perfect way to stimulate growth and keep animals happy. Cows enjoy daily routines, so having them do the same activities on a regular basis will help them develop a sense of confidence and trust in their careers.
Track Their Weight
Tracking your cow’s weight is essential because the results will determine whether you must adjust their food, begin tracking pregnancy, or provide assistance when they are sick. Having and maintaining a livestock scale is essential to this practice because it will deliver clear and accurate numbers to track healthy development. A weight shift is often the first sign of a health issue; quickly recognizing such a change will allow you to take immediate action to fix any problems.
Prevent Illnesses
A clean space that’s away from mud and other animals and protected from weather conditions will prevent illnesses that would affect your cattle. Preventing illnesses is the best way to ensure cows’ growth and reproduction because health is key to performance. Some signs of sick cows are eye and nasal discharge, coughing, and blood in the urine.
Reduce Stress
Stress can have a negative effect on your cattle’s minds and bodies, which could result in a lack of sleep and loss of weight. Reducing stress in your livestock will help them live a more well-rounded life in which they yield more milk, which will benefit you, your farm, and your business. Transportation is one of the main causes of stress in animals; sometimes, there is no way around that, but you can implement certain procedures like safe loading and driving to reduce the stress your cattle feel when being transported.
Maintaining adequate comfort levels throughout your home can take some effort. This is especially true as the seasons change. Proper heating and cooling will ensure the temperature and humidity levels stay where you want them throughout the year. However, it can be challenging to get your HVAC settings just right.
Inefficiencies can cost you money and make your living spaces less satisfactory. Use these tips for improving heating and cooling in your home.
Maintain Existing Systems
Your existing HVAC system may not be perfect, but there are some steps you can take to ensure it’s running at maximum efficiency. First, check that your filter is clean. Excess dirt and debris can build up and block the flow of air. Changing or cleaning it every 90 days or so is ideal, as a result.
Inspecting and tuning your HVAC unit at least once a year is also a good practice. Cleaning the ductwork and sealing gaps will ensure temperatures remain stable throughout the home. Updated windows and insulation will ensure the house doesn’t leak air, eliminating energy waste as well.
Create Zoned Areas
Most homeowners don’t use every room throughout the day. Constantly leaving temperatures at the same level is inefficient, especially if you aren’t home. A zoned HVAC system will allow you to fine-tune your heating and cooling to fit the needs of each room.
By regulating airflow and redirecting it where you need it the most, you can improve your HVAC’s existing heating and cooling capacity. The benefits of a zoned HVAC system will allow you to invest where needed and ensure your home fits your lifestyle.
Use Smart Devices
Today’s homeowners are discovering the power of connected smart devices. They can automate equipment and allow users to control settings remotely. You can easily network lighting, security, and HVAC systems together to give you 24/7 access to essential functions.
Connecting a smart thermostat to your home’s heating and cooling will give you greater control over it. You can set a schedule or make subtle adjustments while out of the house. Customizing the home to fit your needs will maximize comfort and efficiency.
Make Your HVAC System Work for You
Understanding your home’s heating and cooling system can make living there much more convenient. You don’t want to adjust the temperature constantly because the HVAC system isn’t meeting your needs.
With these tips for improving heating and cooling in your home, you’ll be able to reduce your energy footprint and ensure the space is as comfortable as possible at the same time.
Owning multiple properties outside a personal home and vacation homes can bring in passive income. However, 1031 and 721 exchanges are excellent real estate investment exchange mechanisms to defer capital gains taxes.
However, there are slight nuances in how they will affect your portfolio. So, what are the differences between 721 and 1031 exchanges? Here’s a guide to help you understand how each exchange operates and how you can potentially benefit as a property owner.
What Is a 721 Exchange?
A 721 exchange is a resource used by real estate investors. If you find a portfolio or trust that expresses interest in purchasing your property in favor of swapping, you can trade for shares in an investment trust. Something to know about 721 exchanges is that they allow you to earn a steady income and upside potential, transitioning from an active investor to a passive one.
Like a 1031 exchange, 721 exchanges don’t trigger taxable events; you won’t have to pay taxes on exchanges until share redemption. In addition, you can do it all at once or spread it out over time, and you get shares in a diverse portfolio that protects your investment from unpredictable market changes.
What Is a 1031 Exchange?
1031 exchanges allow you to trade one investment property for another and defer capital gains taxes. According to the IRC Section 1031, real estate investors must find “like-kind” replacement assets to qualify.
A 1031 exchange helps you grow your real estate investment without paying expensive taxes. However, it isn’t tax-free—you must pay taxes when selling your replacement property unless you pass away, in which case your heirs won’t have to pay capital gains taxes.
What Are Their Differences?
Now that you know more about 721 and 1031 exchanges, let’s review their differences. What responsibilities, ownership capabilities, and diversification opportunities will you have with each?
Responsibility
Ownership of a property comes with a plethora of responsibilities. In situations where you can’t find tenants for your property, you’ll deal with vacancy costs. Similarly, you must deal with paying for repairs directly out of your wallet.
When you go with a 721 exchange, you won’t have maintenance and management responsibilities. However, 1031 exchanges keep you as a direct, active owner where you still have responsibilities on your shoulders.
Diversification
721 exchanges allow for diversification by giving you instant access to extensive portfolios of different property locations and types. 1031 exchanges help diversify your portfolio, especially if you already own other real estate types.
Ownership
In a 1031 exchange, you have complete control of decisions regarding your property. In a 721 exchange, you make a trade that relinquishes ownership of the real estate. You instead own shares in a partnership or trust that has 100 percent control over the property.
Not every property can qualify for a 721 exchange, but they can all be used in a 1031 exchange. Both exchanges can help with tax deferrals but can lead you down two different paths. See what you have in your possession and speak to a financial fiduciary advisor to get you started.
Former Arkansas Razorback outfielder Dominic Fletcher was recalled from Triple A to the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 30. Fletcher, who was hitting .323 at Triple A Reno, was promoted to provide depth in the Arizona outfield.
According to Tom Kuebel of Arizonasports.com, Fletcher, “provides some depth in the outfield for the first place D-backs after sending down Jake McCarthy earlier this week and a collision during Saturday’s match-up with the Rockies that sent Corbin Carrol to the bench in the sixth inning.”
The former Razorbacks star has performed well in the minor leagues, especially this season at the Diamondbacks’ Triple A affiliate Reno. There, Fletcher has hit .323 with five doubles, three triples and three home runs. According to Kuebel, “He’s also shown discipline at the plate with ten walks in 22 games while providing some added pop with 13 RBIs.”
Fletcher was drafted in 2019 by Arizona as the 75th overall pick in the draft. In 2022, the former Razorback was added to the D-backs’ 40-man major league roster. He was later optioned to Triple A Reno in 2023 until his recall back to the majors on April 30 of this year.
Fletcher and the D-backs play at Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, May 2 versus the Rangers. Game time is 7:05 p.m.
FAYETTEVILLE – No. 12 Arkansas (37-14) shutout No. 3 Tennessee (39-7), 2-0, for the series win Monday night at Bogle Park. It’s the program’s first three-game series victory vs. a top-three ranked team.
Arkansas moves to 37-14 overall and 13-8 in SEC play. Arkansas is 69-19 at home over the last three seasons. With the win, Arkansas also has two top-10 series decisions this season.
The Razorbacks have back-to-back series wins vs. the Lady Vols. Arkansas has also clinched two straight series wins vs. Tennessee in Fayetteville.
Freshman LHP Hannah Camenzind and redshirt senior RHP Chenise Delce combined for the shutout.
Camenzind (4-2) got the win after twirling 5.2 scoreless frames and restraining Tennessee to five hits while striking out two. Camenzind’s pitching was lethal as she forced 11 ground outs throughout the ballgame.
Receiving a standing ovation, Camenzind handed the reigns over to Delce, who was lights out in her fourth save of the season. Delce tossed the final 1.1 innings and retired all four batters she faced. Delce entered in the top of the sixth with runners at second and third with two outs. Delce struck out the final batter to put up another zero for Tennessee.
Delce retired the side in the top of the seventh to secure the win.
Arkansas’ pitching staff was electric all weekend against a dominant Tennessee offense. Across 21 innings, the Razorbacks held the Lady Vols to seven runs.
Arkansas combined for two runs on four hits and has homered in back-to-back outings. Redshirt junior Rylin Hedgecock was the star of the show, blasting her 20th home run – a two-run shot – to put the Hogs on the board. Hedgecock now holds the outright SEC lead in homers this season.
It was a scoreless game until the bottom of the fourth. Freshman Reagan Johnson started the bottom half with a leadoff, infield single. Sophomore Raigan Kramer reached on a fielder’s choice as Johnson was forced out at second. With one out, Hedgecock smoked a two-run Bogle bomb to right center for a 2-0 lead.
Reagan Johnson, sophomore Kacie Hoffmann and junior Hannah Gammill scattered a hit apiece. Johnson, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, increased her hitting streak to four games.
Bogle Park was the place to be all weekend as Arkansas set a new series attendance record of 9,595.
Up Next
Arkansas travels to Missouri to wrap up conference play on May 5-7 at Mizzou Softball Stadium. The series opens at 7 p.m. CT Friday on SEC Network+. All three games will be available on SEC Network+.
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FAYETTEVILLE– No. 6 Arkansas (33-11) makes its annual trip to North Little Rock to square off against first-time opponent Lipscomb (23-21) in a midweek matchup at Dickey-Stephens Park.
First pitch between the Razorbacks and Bisons from inside the home of the Arkansas Travelers, the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. The game will not be televised or streamed.
Tuesday night’s game can be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
Lipscomb LHP Michael Dunkelberger (2-6, 6.35 ERA) vs. Arkansas LHP Parker Coil (0-0, 6.23 ERA)
In the Polls Collegiate Baseball – 5
Perfect Game – 5
Baseball America – 6
D1Baseball – 6
NCBWA – 6
USA Today Coaches – 6
Hogs in The Rock Arkansas will play at Dickey-Stephens Park for the 12th time since its first game there in 2010. Prior to the pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Hogs had played a non-conference game in North Little Rock every year since 2010.
The Razorbacks boast an impressive 10-1 record at the ballpark, including last season’s extra-inning win against UCA.
2010: vs. Louisiana Tech – W, 5-4 (10)
2011: vs. Memphis – W, 7-2
2012: vs. Louisiana Tech – W, 6-5 (10)
2013: vs. Mississippi Valley State – W, 2-1
2014: vs. Mississippi Valley State – W, 3-0
2015: vs. Memphis – L, 5-4
2016: vs. ULM – W, 3-1
2017: vs. Memphis – W, 2-0
2018: vs. Grambling State – W, 2-0
2019: vs. Grambling State – W, 17-3
2020: N/A
2021: N/A
2022: vs. UCA – W, 2-1 (10)
Know Before You Go
Gates open at 4 p.m.
Dickey-Stephens Park is a cashless facility. Patrons can exchange cash for an in-park gift card at the info booth near the Home Plate Gate. Cash is still accepted in the DSP official parking lot west of the Broadway Bridge.
Clear bag policy is in effect. Clear bags (plastic, vinyl or PVC) must not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″ in size. Small clutch purses (no larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″) and one-gallon plastic freezer bags (Ziploc or similar) are permitted.
Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed inside Dickey-Stephens Park. Chairs are not permitted in the Beer Garden.
Have your print-at-home ticket printed or your mobile ticket saved to your phone before arriving. Please call (501) 664-1555 if you are having any issues with digital or PAH tickets.
No outside food or beverage is allowed into Dickey-Stephens Park.
All forms of smoking are prohibited inside the stadium. For fans who wish to smoke, a designated area will be available outside the ballpark.
Cameras with tripods, monopods and/or detachable lenses are not allowed. Guests seen with these items will be asked to return them to their car before entering.
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FAYETTEVILLE – No. 12 Arkansas (36-14) utilized three home runs and some sixth inning magic to power past No. 3 Tennessee (39-6), 6-4, Sunday afternoon at Bogle Park to even the series. It’s Arkansas’ 11th ranked victory of the season.
The last time Arkansas beat a top-three ranked opponent was on April 10, 2021, vs. No. 3 Alabama at Bogle Park.
In a prolific outing, freshman LHP Hannah Camenzind (4-2) earned the win after spinning 3.0 scoreless innings and restraining the Lady Vols to one run on three hits. In 4.0 total innings pitched, Camenzind struck out one and worked around a walk.
Redshirt senior RHP Chenise Delce (18-6) picked up her fourth save of the season after taking over in the top of the fifth. Delce twirled the final three frames, controlling Tennessee to three runs on four hits. Delce struck out one and only allowed one walk.
Fifth-year senior Kristina Foreman, junior Cylie Halvorson and sophomore Kacie Hoffmann each tanked a home run for the Hogs.
It was a scoreless ballgame until the bottom of the second when Kacie Hoffmann parked a two-out, two-run home run to left center to put the Hogs in front 2-0.
Tennessee evened it at 2-2 in the top of the fifth on a two-RBI double.
A four-run bottom of the sixth for Arkansas was the difference-maker.
It all began with a leadoff double by Raigan Kramer. With one out, Hannah Gammill walked to put two on for the Razorbacks. In a full count, Cylie Halvorson barreled a three-run shot to center to put Arkansas in front 5-2.
In back-to-back fashion, Kristina Foreman mashed a solo home run to give Arkansas a 6-2 advantage.
Tennessee was able to scrap together two runs on a pair of sacrifice flies in the top of the seventh, but its comeback bid felt short as Chenise Delce forced a groundout to first to secure the victory.
Foreman paced Arkansas with two hits, finishing 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a solo home run. Halvorson drove in a team-high three runs on her home run in the sixth. Hoffmann drove in two runs on her home run in the second. Senior Tymber Riley, sophomore Raigan Kramer and freshman Reagan Johnson registered a hit each.
The Razorbacks hit .333 with two outs while limiting Tennessee to a .222 average with two down.
Up Next
Monday’s rubber match between No. 12 Arkansas and No. 3 Tennessee starts at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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Arkansas powered to a Game Two win over Tennesse with sixth inning home runs by Halvorson (12) and Foreman (2). RNN Sports File Photo / Peggy Barger)
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Mansfield senior girls win 2A-4 District Track Meet.
Rain and cold finally broke into a glorious morning for track and field. Mansfield was scheduled to host the 2A-4 Senior Conference meet on Tuesday, April 25. Predictions of rain were fulfilled as Tuesday tears, Wednesday wet and Thursday thunderstorms saturated the area.
Men’s coach Ethan Bowman give the boys encouragement after their runner-up team finish.
Working with mother nature for one good day, the Tigers were able to host a rare early morning track meet on the sunniest day of the week.
Teams from the 2A-4 conference showed up for the eventual coronation of host Mansfield. It was the MHS Lady Tigers that made the most of the moderate Friday morning to take the overwhelming.
Jadelynn and Laney Wood celebrate with a sisterhood tradition.
The senior high district, which was the last avenue for track athletes to qualify to state, went off with a definitive Mansfield flavor. Not only were the event helpers heavily manned with current and former Mansfield people, the events themselves were dominated by Tiger athletes.
Mansfield girls, as they have done so many times before, won another conference championship. It was the program’s 17th such title in the last 20 years.
The Lady Tigers won every field event, and seven of eleven races en route to a 328 point vacation. Mountainburg had moments as they crawled into second with 142 points. Magazine, with a depleted roster due to softball conflicts, shined their stars but claimed only 69 points in a battle for third with Western Yell County, JC Westside, and Lavaca.
Madison Hearron and Daisy Nelson both win individual events at the sr district as freshmen. Nelson also takes the high point plaque.
The Mansfield men were in a real dog fight with Mountainburg all day long. Round after round the pair of contenders frequently showed up tied in the running points game. Each threw appropriate jabs and landed the occasional body blow.
Searching for any point possible, both teams resorted to tossing throwers into the ring late in the afternoon. It turned out to be the funnest race of the night as linemen type behemoths slothed through a two mile race.
Meet Director John Mackey receives his coach of the year plaque from his grandson Noah.
The final two races actually pulled the plug on the Tigers. Mountainburg squeezed by with a nine point wedge to break the pattern of ties. It was the Dragons from up north that took home the conference team championship 219 to 209 over the Tigers.
It was Mansfield that dominated the trophy spoils for the 9 AM to 2:30 PM track meet. Collectively the track program kept a team championship, team runner-up, two high point winners, and a coach of the year plaque in house.
Many former Mansfield players of coach John Mackey share his most recent success at the district track meet.
The MHS senior girls hoisted the top team prize. Freshman Daisy Nelson claimed another high point plaque. Sophomore Trey Powell did likewise. And, Mansfield mentor John Mackey received another coach of the year honor.
Nelson had won the junior high individual honor ten days earlier. This time she moved up to the high ok school division and handled matters equally as well.
Nelson scored 50.5 points off of four individual wins, a second place, and a relay victory. Her best mark came in the 100m hurdles with a new personal record 16.94 seconds. That time established her as the second best measurement in class 2A state wide.
Senior teammate Jadelynn Wood backed that with her new personal record as well. Wood advanced to the state finals in the 100m hurdles with a 17.28 clocking. Her new superlative elevated her class 2A state ranking to third.
Alex Hecox and Austin Ruiz make an exchange in the 4x400m relay.
Powell totaled 45.5 points on his way to the top individual prize in the men’s league. A late switch to the high jump rather than a relay event gave him the extra points needed to claim the honor.
Powell dominated the conference in the long jump, triple jump, 100m dash, and 200m dash. He won each along with anchoring the winning 4x100m relay.
Mansfield had 11 ladies earn admission to the state competition to be run in Quitman on May 2. Their Mansfield counterparts had 9 players make the men’s advancer file.
Nelson led all entries with six qualifying events for All-District honors. Wood and Powell came in next with five events each. They two were anointed All-District recipients along with the other Tiger teammates making the advancer file from a top 2 district placement.
Braxton Bartlett goes to state in four sprint races.
By conference bylaws, a player that state qualifies by place is considered All-District.
Indoor All-State thrower Seven Sanderson made the conference honor roll in her favorite two events, short and discus.
Sanderson is the defending state champion in the discus. This morning, she set a new personal record with a winning whirl of 103’ 8”. She also topped the 33 foot mark in the shot put for another win.
Raine Hecox makes the 400m dash finsh line. The lone junior earned All-District honors via the 4x800m and 4x400m relays.
Throwing partner Kaylee Ward will join Sanderson in the shot at state. She was second in the event with a 32’ 1” toss.
Ward will also see action in the women’s high jump as the district’s second place qualifier.
Freshman Joey Williams will see state action in the 4x800m relay and 1600m run.
Sophomore Carter Whiley won the high jump event. Whiley advanced in two additional events as well. The sprinter made it to the final round in the 200m dash, and the 4x100m relay.
Zander Walters begins the 4x200m relay.
Kayla Bieker will join the office of Nelson, Wood, and Whiley in the 4x100m relay.
The four players ran together for the first time this season. Bieker and Nelson had stayed down on the junior high squad as freshmen until their promotion to the high school squad after the April 18th junior high districts.
Senior Seven Sanderson wins shot and discus for the Lady Tigers at conference.
Mansfield’s newly formed sprint team set a new 2A-4 conference record in the race. The blind exchange members passed the baton to the finish line in 53.27 seconds.
Domonic Shores, Dawson Robinson, Braxton Bartlett, and Powell checked in at 47.08 in their 4x100m formation for the Tiger men. Hi They advanced to the state finals with the gold medal victory.
Mansfield players rally around the littliest Tiger fan.
Zander Walters joined Shores, Robinson and Bartlett for the second place 4x200m relay team. A 1:42.02 stopwatch reading gave them the silver medal.
Mansfield girls also took home silver medals in their 4x200m relay. Raine Hecox, Addie Stover, Laney Wood, and Azlynn Stover led that effort in a solid 2:01.15 measurement.
Senior Natalie Allison joins the jumps team before making her way over to the softball finals.
Hecox, Laney Wood, Azlynn Stover, and Trinity Triska won the 4x800m relay. Jadelynn Wood anchored the winning 4x400m relay team joining the last three names on the previous relay list.
Ashton Hinkle takes a break after winnning the men’s pole vault in the 2A-4 Championships.
Ashton Hinkle, Joseph Carter, Austin Ruiz, and Joey Williams won the men’s 4x800m relay by 52 seconds. Hinkle and Ruiz went one-two in the pole vault to claim those advancer file points.
Trinity Triska and Laney Wood make the exchange for the gold medal 4x400m relay.
Freshman Madison Hearoon may have been the surprise of the night. An increase of 2” 9’ in the triple jump from her first meet to the last sent the horizontal hopper to the state finals as the senior high district champion.
“Madison really works at her craft,” stated her head coach John Mackey. “She was so excited she came running down to the far end of the stadium to break the news. She beat the eighth and ninth best players in last year’s state meet to get today’s district win. So proud of her accomplishment.”
Jadelynn Wood passes the blind exchange to Daisy Nelson as the combination tjat includes Kayla Bieker and Carter Whiley set a new district 4x100m relay.
All totaled, Mansfield qualified nine freshmen to the Quitman hosted class 2A finals. Nelson, Hearron, and Ward go for the girls. Bartlett, Carter, Robinson, Shores, Walters, and Willimas go for the boys.
Trey Powell takes a rest after wining four individual events and the high point plaque.
Hecox is the lone junior. Sophomores Addie Stover, Azlynn Stover, Triska, Whiley, and Laney Wood all made the curtain call. Laney Wood and Whiley were the only other girls to win an individual event out of that class. Laney Wood in the pole vault and Wjiley over the high jump being those two.
Jadelynn Wood won the 300m hurdles in her fastest time this season. The senior and last year’s player of the year, negotiated the 8 barrier race in 50.97 seconds.
Azlynn Stover and Addie Stover are all smiles as they eran All-District honors.
Brooklyn Adams, Natalie Allison, Skylynn Harris, Jaelynn Garcia, Summer Frazier, Ashley Martin, Carissa Vaughan, and Saylor Steward all scored or participated in the district track meet for the Mansfield champs.
FAYETTEVILLE – No. 12 Arkansas (35-14) dropped Saturday’s series opener to No. 3 Tennessee (39-5), 3-1, in front of a sold-out crowd at Bogle Park.
Arkansas falls to 35-14 overall and 11-8 in conference play. Saturday’s attendance of 3,410 is the second-highest in program history.
Despite the loss, redshirt senior RHP Chenise Delce (18-6) had a commanding outing in her 15th complete game. Delce spun 7.0 innings and curbed Tennessee to two earned runs on four hits – its fewest hits since April 6 vs. Baylor. The right-hander struck out four and worked around one walk. The Oklahoma City product held Tennessee hitless until the top of the fifth. Delce retired the first eight batters she faced Saturday afternoon. Additionally, Delce retired the side in the first and second frames.
Freshmen Reagan Johnson and Atalyia Rijo led Arkansas with one hit each. Johnson finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and Rijo went 1-for-2 while scoring Arkansas’ lone run of the ballgame. Johnson has recorded a hit in 10 of her last 11 games. Rijo has recorded a hit in back-to-back games. Redshirt junior Rylin Hedgecock walked twice.
Arkansas and Tennessee exchanged zeroes until the fifth. Tennessee jumped on board in the top of the fifth on a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead.
The Razorbacks clawed away at the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Atalyia Rijo smacked a two-out double to right and then Johnson drove her in on a single to center to even it at 1-1.
The Volunteers responded with a two-run top of the sixth for a 3-1 lead. An RBI single and throwing error led to Tennessee’s final two runs.
Up Next
Arkansas looks to even the series at noon CT Sunday on ESPN2. Monday’s series finale is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network.
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FAYETTEVILLE – No. 7 Arkansas (33-11, 14-7 SEC) finished off a three-game sweep of Texas A&M (25-19, 9-12 SEC) with an 8-7 win in Saturday’s series finale at Baum-Walker Stadium to claim its third sweep of an SEC opponent this year.
With the win, the Razorbacks swept the Aggies for the first time since 2018. Arkansas improved to 14-7 in SEC play with Saturday’s series-sweeping win, marking the team’s fourth consecutive season with a 14-7 or better conference record.
Arkansas, now 28-3 overall at Baum-Walker Stadium, is off to its best start at home since 2018. That season, the Hogs won 29 of their first 32 home games and set school records for home wins (34) and home winning percentage (.895).
Razorback starter Cody Adcock set the tone with four scoreless innings of work on the mound. The right-hander struck out four while allowing just one hit and issuing three free passes, earning the win and improving to 4-1 on the year.
The offense spotted Adcock with three early runs, thanks to a two-run third inning. Arkansas scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third on Kendall Diggs’ sacrifice fly and Jace Bohrofen’s single to left, opening a 2-0 lead.
Diggs’ second sacrifice fly of the game came one inning later. The Razorback designated hitter drove in his second run of the game with his flyout to center, extending Arkansas’ advantage to three in the fourth.
Arkansas broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth, putting up a five-spot to take a commanding 8-0 lead. Ben McLaughlin and John Bolton, who finished with three hits and two RBI, each collected run-scoring singles in the frame.
The Hogs’ eight-run lead, however, was put to the test against the Aggie offense. Texas A&M scored seven unanswered runs against the Arkansas bullpen, chipping away with three in the sixth, two in the seventh and one more in the eighth.
True freshman Parker Coil was called upon to close out the game, and he did exactly that in his first career SEC appearance on the mound. Working around a leadoff home run in the ninth, the left-hander retired the next three he faced and finished off the ballgame with a strikeout to log his first collegiate save and preserve Arkansas’ 8-7 win.
In addition to Bolton, Caleb Cali (2-for-4), Jace Bohrofen (2-for-3, 1 RBI), and Ben McLaughlin (2-for-3, 1 RBI) each recorded multiple hits in Saturday’s series-sweeping win. With his multi-hit performance at the plate, Bohrofen is now slashing a team-leading .386/.503/.697 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI on the season.
Arkansas plays its final midweek game of the 2023 regular season on Tuesday, May 2, in North Little Rock, Ark., traveling to Dickey-Stephens Stadium, home of the Arkansas Travelers, to take on Lipscomb at 6 p.m.
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