CONWAY -- Shortly before first pitch Tuesday at Bear Stadium, University of Arkansas-Little Rock Coach Chris Curry could be overheard warning the umpires it was going to be a back-of-the-bullpen kind of night.
And until Trojans relief ace Sawyer Smallwood entered to seal the deal, Curry was quite prescient.
UALR and Central Arkansas combined for 15 runs on 19 hits, needing 12 pitchers to get through three-plus hours, but the Trojans avoided a season-series sweep against the Bears, taking a 9-6 win.
Smallwood saw out the last three innings for the Trojans, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced and allowing one hit-by-pitch.