LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts – including an impressive 11 by in six innings – and scored five of their six runs while facing two outs as the Trojans opened the 2020 season with a 6-0 shutout of Illinois State Friday afternoon at Gary Hogan Field.
Arnold (1-0) fanned a career-high 11 batters, allowing just five hits as he kept Illinois State (0-1) batters off guard throughout his six innings on the mound for Little Rock (1-0). (1) claimed the save after now allowing a hit and striking out four batters over the final three frames.