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Kjerstad, Martin heating up as conference play nears

FAYETTEVILLE — Taking advantage of teams with subpar pitching, Arkansas' two best hitters are back in business.

Hitting first and second in the lineup, Casey Martin and Heston Kjerstad have combined to go 15-for-25 with 11 RBI in the Razorbacks' past three games against Louisiana Tech and Western Illinois.

On Tuesday, both hit a home run in No. 10 Arkansas' 8-0 victory over Western Illinois at Baum-Walker Stadium. Kjerstad went 4-for-4, was hit by a pitch and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle. Martin finished 2-for-4 and walked once.

"It's nice to see the offense kick it into gear a little bit," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said.