Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn’s decision to stack left-handed hitters paid off Friday.
Lefties had eight hits — including home runs from Jace Bohrofen and Kendall Diggs — and switch hitter Robert Moore singled from the left side before he homered from the right during the Razorbacks’ 11-8 victory at Auburn.
Including Moore, Arkansas started six left-handed hitters against Auburn right-handed pitcher Mason Barnett, a former weekend starter who had started mostly midweek games this season. Teams were batting .310 against Barnett from the left side, compared to .207 from the right side entering the game.
“We’ve been struggling a little bit, so I just went with the odds I guess, so to speak,” Van Horn said.