SUN BELT
UALR 11, TROY 8
Troy scored three runs in the top of the first inning Thursday, but UALR responded with nine runs in the first three innings and survived a mid-game rally at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock.
UALR (10-11, 3-4 Sun Belt) got RBI singles from Cameron Knight and Kyle Kirk in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 3-2, then tied the game in the second on an RBI single by Dalton Thomas. After a Nik Gifford walk, Knight hit a two-run single to give UALR a 5-3 lead.