Fayetteville, Ark. – Playing its fourth consecutive game against a top-five opponent, No. 4 Kentucky fell behind early and couldn’t climb out of the hole, dropping a 9-4 decision to No. 5 Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference opener.
Due to the forecast of storms on Sunday, the two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday with the first pitch of 3 p.m. ET. Each of the games will be a full nine innings.
Arkansas jumped on the Wildcats with three runs in the first inning, including a home run by Eric Cole that got in the jet stream out to left-centerfield.