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Ian Koch
0
Western Illinois WIU 2-11
3
Winner Arkansas ARKANSAS 13-3
Western Illinois WIU
2-11
0
Final
3
Arkansas ARKANSAS
13-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Arkansas ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 6 1

W: Barrett Loseke (1-0) L: Koch, Ian (0-2) S: Jordan Rodriguez (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Rally Comes Up Short in Series Finale

Leatherneck pitchers strike out nine Razorbacks in loss

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Western Illinois brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning against the 14th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, but a flyball ended the game in a 3-0 decision on Sunday afternoon (March 13).
 
Arkansas (12-3 overall) scored all three of its runs on a two-out hit, starting in the first inning. UA took advantage of a throwing error, wild pitch and two-out single to take an early 1-0 lead.
 
The Razorbacks threatened in the third after consecutive walks with one out, but Ian Koch was able to induce a 4-3 inning-ending double play. In the fourth, UA had consecutive singles to put runners on the corners but Koch battled back with a strikeout and line drive putout in left field to stop the scoring threat again.
 
In the fifth, Arkansas finally got through with two outs with Luke Bonfield's two-run double on a 2-2 pitch with two outs extending the lead to 3-0. Nick Milligan entered the game and got a lineout to end the frame. The Razorbacks used a single and hit batter to start the sixth inning, but Milligan struck out the side.
 
Western threatened with two outs in the fifth on a two-out error and hit batter but Arkansas got a groundout to end the frame. Mark Garton walked to start the seventh, and went to second when Nick Schrader was robbed of a base hit on a sliding stop, but a strikeout again ended Western's chance at scoring.
 
During the ninth inning, Colton Pogue singled with one out. Two batters later he stole second base and Connor Currier drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch. Schrader stepped in against Doug Willey. The freshman fouled off five pitches while facing a two-strike count before Arkansas decided to make a pitching change.
 
Facing the left-handed throwing Jordan Rodriguez, Schrader fouled off a 1-2 pitch before a flyball to right ended the game.
 
Western's other hit came in the fourth inning, a leadoff single by Adam McGinnis. The Leathernecks (2-11 overall) drew three walks and two hit by pitches, leaving six on base in the game.
 
Koch (0-2) was charged for three runs (two earned) on five hits in 4.2 innings. The freshman fanned a season-high five batters. Milligan (1.1 IP), Robert Nunn (1.0) and Nate Westfahl (1.0) gave up one hit, one walk and struck out four down the stretch.
 
Barrett Loseke (1-0) struck out four in four innings of work. Rodriguez, the sixth Razorback pitcher, got the final out for his first save of the year.
 
Western begins a two-game midweek series at (current ranking) #12 Missouri State. First pitch on Tuesday (March 15) is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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