BASEBALL: UCA wins big over UAPB; Memphis tops ASU; Sooners rout Trojans

UCA wins big over UAPB

Hunter Strong led the University of Central Arkansas by going 2 for 5 with 2 RBI in a 9-1 victory over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on Tuesday at the Torii Hunter Complex in Pine Bluff.

Strong had a two-run double in the fifth inning to score Eddy Sanchez and Dusty Wright. Justin McCarty went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and stole home on a double steal in the third inning. Keaton Presley went 2 for 4 and scored 3 runs for the Bears (19-13).

Will Brand (2-5) picked up the victory, allowing 1 hit in 4 innings with 3 strikeouts.

Nathan Sawrie (1-2) took the loss for UAPB (11-14), allowing 6 runs on 5 hits in 3 innings.

Memphis tops ASU

Alec Trela's two-run single up the middle in the seventh inning helped the Memphis Tigers (10-23) pull away from Arkansas State University 4-1 at FedEx Park in Memphis on Tuesday night.

Danny Denz and Blake Bennett (2-2) combined to hold the Red Wolves (11-17) to 1 runs on 3 hits while striking out 14 batters. Zachary Patterson (0-2) took the loss for the Red Wolves, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits in 5⅓ innings.

Drew Tipton had two hits for the Red Wolves.

Sooners rout Trojans

The Oklahoma Sooners scored 10 times combined in the seventh and eighth innings to rout the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans 13-0 in Norman, Okla., on Tuesday night.

In the seventh, Steele Walker had a three-run home run while Blake Brewster had a two-run double and Cade Harris had an RBI double for the Sooners.

In the eighth, UALR center fielder Marcus Ragan dropped a fly ball hit by Walker, allowing three runs to score.

Kyle Tyler (3-2) picked up the victory for the Sooners (24-11) with eighth shutout innings. Carter Brown (0-2) took the loss for the Trojans (17-14).

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