Friday's series opener at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock offered a tantalizing pitching matchup between teams tied atop the Sun Belt Conference West Division.
Reigning Sun Belt pitcher of the week Hayden Arnold took the mound for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and right-hander Spencer Arrighetti -- who entered leading the conference in ERA, batting average against and wins -- opposed him for Louisiana-Lafayette.
Arnold and the Trojans won out.
The senior right-hander struck out 8 and allowed 2 earned runs over 6 innings to propel the Trojans (17-17, 8-5 Sun Belt) to an 8-2 victory.