FAYETTEVILLE — Jaxon Wiggins pitched six scoreless innings and led fourth-ranked Arkansas to a 3-1 victory over Kentucky on Sunday at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The Razorbacks (16-3, 3-0 SEC) swept the three-game series against the Wildcats. Arkansas has won 11 consecutive games.
Wiggins faced a base runner in every inning, but stranded eight Wildcats. Kentucky had at least one base runner stranded in every inning.
Wiggins allowed 4 hits, walked 4 and struck out 8. He earned his third victory in five starts.
He pitched with the lead for half of his outing. Braydon Webb’s two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning followed a leadoff single by Jalen Battles.