( Andy Shupe)
Arkansas right fielder Cayden Wallace hits his second home run of a game against Florida on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Freshman Cayden Wallace homered twice and the No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks used their tried-and-true pitching combination of Patrick Wicklander and Kevin Kopps to thump No. 8 Florida 6-1 in a series opener on Thursday.
The University of Arkansas (40-10, 20-8 SEC) clinched a share of the SEC West and moved within a game of claiming a share of the SEC championship while eliminating the Gators (35-17, 17-11) from the conference title race.