FAYETTEVILLE — It took a failed offensive maneuver to get Arkansas' powerful lineup going in a 10-2 win over Oral Roberts on Friday.
After reaching on a four-pitch walk to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, Dominic Fletcher was thrown out at second base when Carson Shaddy couldn't make contact with a pitch low and outside on a called hit-and-run. One pitch later the floodgates opened.
Shaddy drove a 2-2 fastball from Justin McGregor into the left field Hog Pen to give Arkansas a 3-1 lead. It was the All-SEC second baseman's first hit in his previous 16 at-bats and ignited an offensive explosion over the Razorbacks' final three innings at the plate.