FAYETTEVILLE -- Chad Spanberger and Rick Nomura homered and reliever Blaine Knight threw four-plus shutdown innings as Arkansas outslugged Western Illinois 9-3 on Saturday.
The No. 14 Razorbacks (12-3), who had been scuffling since their 8-0 start, had up six doubles among their 15 hits to clinch the weekend series against the Leathernecks (2-10) before an estimated crowd of 6,239 at Baum Stadium.
Today’s game
ARKANSAS vs. WESTERN ILLINOIS
WHEN 1:05 p.m.
WHERE Baum Stadium, Fayetteville
RECORDS Western Illinois 2-10; Arkansas 12-3
SERIES Arkansas leads 9-1
RADIO Razorback Sports Network. Not all games will be carried by affiliates.