It certainly wasn't the best time for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to add another event to its plate.
Athletic department officials were already hosting Thursday night's SpectacUALR, its largest fundraising event of the year, on top of two volleyball matches, a men's and women's cross country meet and a soccer game this weekend. But when baseball Coach Chris Curry got a phone call from Arkansas' Dave Van Horn a couple of weeks ago, they certainly couldn't say no.
"I called them in a room and said 'Guys, I hate to do this, but we've got some exciting news and we're going to make this work,'" said UALR Athletic Director Chasse Conque while surrounded by an estimated 1,400 fans Friday night at Gary Hogan Field to see the Trojans play an exhibition game against the University of Arkansas.