University of Arkansas closer Brady Tygart, who had been close to unhittable for the past three weeks, gave up a key hit, then threw wildly on a potential out at home plate as No. 18 Auburn rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and held off the Hogs 5-3 on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.
The Tigers held No. 3 Arkansas (35-12, 15-8 SEC) to three hits and evened the series before a crowd of 3,875 at Plainsman Park.
Arkansas’ lead in the tightening SEC West race dropped to one game over Texas A&M, which rallied from a 9-0 deficit to beat South Carolina 13-12 on a walk-off two-run home run Saturday.