Live Blog: Arkansas softball rallies from 5-0 first-inning deficit to down SEMO 6-5 in Wooo Pig Classic

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON

Arkansas head softball coach Courtney Deifel and her team will look to achieve a fourth straight weekend with just one loss with a win Sunday against Southeast Missouri State.

The Razorbacks (16-4) will face the Redhawks (4-13) in a 12:25 p.m. contest at Bogle Park in the Wooo Pig Classic.

Arkansas is 3-1 so far this weekend with wins over South Dakota State (4-3), Southeast Missouri State (5-0) and Florida Atlantic (6-2) and a 7-3 loss to Wichita State on Saturday night.

SEMO has lost eight games in a row coming into Sunday’s game and has lost it four this weekend by a combined score of 33-4.

Starting line ups:

Southeast Missouri State (4-13)

LF Brittany Affolter .222
CF Paige Halliwell .200
3B Kynzie Wrigley .293
1B Aubrie Shore .294
DP Kat Sackett .194
C Marissa Peak .190
SS Sophie Schupp .273
RF Tatum Gerwitz .136
2B Sydney Dennis .171

P Tegan Livesay (0-3, 4.63)

Arkansas (16-4)

CF Reagan Johnson .471
RF Hannah Camenzind .526
DP Rylin Hedgecock .304
C Kennedy Miller .463
1B Bri Ellis .254
LF Raigan Kramer .275
2B Cylie Halvorson .333
3B Hannah Gammill .196
SS Spencer Priggie .077

P Nikki McGaffin (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Photo by John D. James

Top 1

McGaffin P

Affolter BB, stole second

Halliwell BB

Runners move up on WP

Wrigley RBI SF (SEMO 1-0)

Shore RBI SF (SEMO 2-0)

Sackett 1B

Leinhart P for McGaffin

Peek 1B

Schupp RBI 2B (SEMO 3-0)

Gerwitz 2-run single (SEMO 5-0)

Dennis F-8

SEMO 5, Arkansas 0

Bottom 1

Johnson 1B

Camenzind FC forces Johnson at second

Hedgecock P-3

Miller reaches on E-2

Ellis RBI 1B scores Camenzind, Miller to second (SEMO 5, Arkansas 1)

Kramer BB – bases loaded

Halvorson 4-3

SEMO 5, Arkansas 1

Top 2

Affolter 4-3

Halliwill 1B

Wrigley F-8

Herron to P for Leinstock

Shore F-8

SEMO 5, Arkansas 1

Bottom 2

Gammill HR (SEMO 5, Arkansas 2)

Priggie BB

Johnson 1B, Priggie to second

Camenzind RBI 1B – scores Priggie, sends Johnson to second (SEMO, 5, Arkansas 3)

Hedgecock reaches on FC, bases loaded

Miller 5-3 DP plates Johnson (SEMO 5, Arkansas 4)

Ellis 6-3

SEMO 5, Arkansas 4

Top 3

Sackett P-6

Peek K

Schupp BB

Estes K

SEMO 5, Arkansas 4

Bottom 3

Kramer bunt 1B

Halvorson 1B, Kramer to second

Gammill sac bunt moves runners up

Priggie RBI 1B scores Kramer (Arkansas 5, SEMO 5)

Johnson P-3

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Top 4

Dennis F-8

Affolter K

Halliwill bunt 1B

Wrigley K

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Bottom 4

Hedgecock P-4

Miller F-7

Ellis 5-3

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Top 5

Shore 4-3

Sackett reaches on E-6

Peek L-8

Sackett steals second

Schupp K

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Bottom 5

Kramer F-9

Halvorson 5-3

Gammill F-8

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Top 6

Herron back to mound for Arkansas

PH Saysoff BB

Dennis sac bunts 5-4

PH Luna K

Halliwill F-9

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Bottom 6

Priggie U-3

Johnson U-3

Camenzind F-8

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Top 7

Peek P-5

Sackett F-7

Shore 2B

Wrigley 1-4 out at first

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Bottom 7

Hedgecock F-7

Miller 6-3

Ellis 1B (Sockey PR)

Kramer F-8

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Heading to extra innings

Top 8

Schupp K

Gerwitz L-8

Dennis K

Arkansas 5, SEMO 5

Bottom 8

Halvorson reaches second on throwing error by SS

Gammill IBB

Priggie sac bunt 4-3

Johnson F-8 scores PR Fontenot – Arkansas wins 6-5 – final

Top 7

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